1 F or every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

فَكُلُّ رَئِيسِ كَهَنَةٍ يَتِمُّ اختِيارُهُ مِنَ بَينِ النّاسِ، يُعَيَّنُ لِكَي يُعِينَ النّاسَ فِي أُمُورِ اللهِ. فَهُوَ يُقَدِّمُ للهِ تَقدِماتٍ وَذَبائِحَ عَنِ الخَطايا.

2 w ho can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

وَهُوَ قادِرٌ أنْ يَتَرَفَّقَ بِالجُهّالِ وَالضّالِّيْنَ لِأنَّهُ هُوَ نَفسُهُ مُحاطٌ بِالضَّعْفِ أيضاً.

3 a nd by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

وَبِسَبَبِ ضَعفِهِ هَذا كانَ عَلَيهِ أنْ يُقَدِّمَ ذَبِيحَةً عَنْ خَطايا الشَّعبِ وَعَنْ خَطاياهُ هُوَ نَفسُهُ أيضاً.

4 A nd no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.

وَما مِنْ أحَدٍ يُنَصِّبُ نَفسَهُ فِي هَذِهِ الوَظِيفَةِ الشَّرِيفَةِ، بَلْ يَنْبَغيْ أنْ يَكُونَ مَدعُوّاً مِنَ اللهِ، كَما كانَ هارُونُ.

5 S o Christ also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that spake unto him, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee:

وَكَذَلِكَ لَمْ يَرفَعِ المَسِيحُ نَفسَهُ إلَى مَرْكِزِ رَئِيسِ كَهَنَةٍ، لَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي قالَ لَهُ: «أنتَ ابنِي، وَأنا اليَومَ وَلَدْتُكَ.»

6 a s he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

كَما يَقُولُ لَهُ فِي مَكانٍ آخَرَ مِنَ الكِتابِ: «أنتَ كاهِنٌ إلَى الأبَدِ عَلَىْ رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصادَقَ.»

7 W ho in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

وَأثناءَ حَياةِ يَسُوعَ عَلَى الأرْضِ، قَدَّمَ تَضَرُّعاتٍ بِصُراخٍ شَدِيدٍ وَدُمُوعٍ للهِ القادِرِ أنْ يُنقِذَهُ مِنَ المَوتِ، وَسُمِعَتْ صَلاتُهُ بِسَبَبِ تَقواهُ.

8 t hough he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

وَرُغمَ أنَّهُ كانَ ابناً، فَقَدْ تَعَلَّمَ الطّاعَةَ مِنْ خِلالِ الآلامِ الَّتِي عاناها.

9 a nd having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;

وَبَعدَ أنْ كُمِّلَ بِالآلامِ، صارَ مَصدَرَ خَلاصٍ أبَدِيٍّ لِكُلِّ الَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَهُ.

10 n amed of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

وَقَدْ أعلَنَهُ اللهُ رَئِيسَ كَهَنَةٍ عَلَىْ رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصادَقَ. تَحذِيْرٌ مِنَ السُّقُوط

11 O f whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

لَدَيْنا الكَثِيرُ لِنَقُولَهُ لَكُمْ حَولَ هَذا المَوضُوعِ. لَكِنْ يَصعُبُ عَلَينا إفْهامُكُمْ، لِأنَّكُمْ صِرْتُمْ بَطِيئِي الفَهْمِ.

12 F or when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

فَمَعَ أنَّهُ يُفتَرَضُ أنْ تَكُونُوا قَدْ أصبَحتُمُ الآنَ مُعَلِّمِيْنَ، فَما زِلْتُمْ تَحتاجُونَ مَنْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ مِنْ جَديدٍ أساسِيّاتِ تَعالِيْمِ اللهِ. أنتُمْ كَالأطفالِ تَحتاجُونَ إلَى الحَلِيبِ، لا إلَى طَعامٍ حَقِيْقِيٍّ صَلْبٍ!

13 F or every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

فَالمُبتَدِئُونَ غَيْرُ المُتَمَرِّسِيْنَ فِي التَّعلِيْمِ الصَّحِيْحِ هُمْ كَالأطفالِ الَّذِيْنَ يَحتاجُونَ إلَى الحَلِيْبِ.

14 B ut solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

أمّا الطَّعامُ الحَقِيْقِيُّ فَلِلنّاضِجِيْنَ الَّذِيْنَ تَدَرَّبَتْ قُدُراتُهُمْ بِالخِبرَةِ عَلَى التَّمِيِيزِ بَيْنَ الخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ.