1 T he first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one.

Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary.

2 F or a tabernacle was set up; the first, in which both the candlestick and the table and the exposition of the loaves, which is called Holy;

For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

3 b ut after the second veil a tabernacle which is called Holy of holies,

After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

4 h aving a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, covered round in every part with gold, in which the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant;

having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

5 a nd above over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which it is not now to speak in detail.

and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail.

6 N ow these things being thus ordered, into the first tabernacle the priests enter at all times, accomplishing the services;

Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,

7 b ut into the second, the high priest only, once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people:

but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.

8 t he Holy Spirit shewing this, that the way of the holies has not yet been made manifest while as yet the first tabernacle has standing;

The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn’t yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;

9 t he which an image for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices, unable to perfect as to conscience him that worshipped, are offered,

which is a symbol of the present age, where gifts and sacrifices are offered that are incapable, concerning the conscience, of making the worshiper perfect;

10 o nly of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until time of setting things right.

being only (with meats and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

11 B ut Christ being come high priest of the good things to come, by the better and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, (that is, not of this creation,)

But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

12 n or by blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, has entered in once for all into the holies, having found an eternal redemption.

nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.

13 F or if the blood of goats and bulls, and a heifer's ashes sprinkling the defiled, sanctifies for the purity of the flesh,

For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleanness of the flesh:

14 h ow much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to worship living God?

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

15 A nd for this reason he is mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

16 ( For where a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.

For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

17 F or a testament of force when men are dead, since it is in no way of force while the testator is alive.)

For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.

18 W hence neither the first was inaugurated without blood.

Therefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood.

19 F or every commandment having been spoken according to law by Moses to all the people; having taken the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

20 s aying, This the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined to you.

saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”

21 A nd the tabernacle too and all the vessels of service he sprinkled in like manner with blood;

Moreover he sprinkled the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry in the same way with the blood.

22 a nd almost all things are purified with blood according to the law, and without blood-shedding there is no remission.

According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

23 n ecessary then that the figurative representations of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with sacrifices better than these.

It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 F or the Christ is not entered into holy places made with hand, figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:

For Christ hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

25 n or in order that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy places every year with blood not his own;

nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,

26 s ince he had been obliged often to suffer from the foundation of the world. But now once in the consummation of the ages he has been manifested for putting away of sin by his sacrifice.

or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

27 A nd forasmuch as it is the portion of men once to die, and after this judgment;

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

28 t hus the Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear to those that look for him the second time without sin for salvation.

so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.