1 F or every high priest taken from amongst men is established for men in things relating 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 b eing able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;

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

3 a nd, on account of this, he ought, even 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 one takes the honour to himself but called by God, even as Aaron also.

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

5 T hus the Christ also has not glorified himself to be made a high priest; but he who had said to him, Thou art my Son, I have to-day begotten thee.

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

6 E ven as also in another he says, Thou a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.

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 both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;)

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

8 t hough he were Son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered;

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

9 a nd having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation;

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

10 a ddressed by God high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.

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

11 C oncerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking, since ye are become dull in hearing.

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

12 F or when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have again need that should teach you what the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, 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 partakes of milk unskilled in 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 belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil.

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