1 ك انَ مَلْكِيصادَقُ مَلِكاً عَلَى سالِيْمَ، وَكاهِناً للهِ العَلِيِّ. وَذاتَ يَومٍ، قابَلَ مَلْكِيصادَقُ إبراهِيْمَ وَهُوَ عائِدٌ مِنَ المَعْرَكَةِ الَّتيْ هَزَمَ فِيْها المُلوكَ. فَبارَكَ مَلْكِيصادَقُ إبْراهِيْمَ.

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

2 و َأعطاهُ إبْراهِيْمُ عُشْراً مِنْ كُلِّ ما غَنِمَهُ مِنَ الحَربِ. وَاسْمُهُ يَعْنيْ «مَلِكَ البِرِّ،» وَهُوَ أيْضاً «مَلِكُ سالِيْمَ» أيْ «مَلِكُ السَّلامِ.»

And Abraham gave to him a tenth portion of all. He is primarily, as his name when translated indicates, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, which means king of peace.

3 و َلا ذِكْرَ لِأبِيْهِ أوْ أُمِّهِ أوْ أصلِهِ، وَلا ذِكْرَ لِبِدايَةِ حَياتِهِ أوْ نِهايَتِها. وَهُوَ، مِثلُ ابْنِ اللهِ، يَبقَى كاهِناً إلَى الأبَدِ.

Without father or mother or ancestral line, neither with beginning of days nor ending of life, but, resembling the Son of God, he continues to be a priest without interruption and without successor.

4 ف َأنتُمْ تَرَونَ إذاً عَظَمَةَ هَذا الرَّجُلِ! فَحَتَّى أبُونا إبراهِيْمُ قَدَّمَ لَهُ عُشراً مِمّا غَنِمَهُ.

Now observe and consider how great this was to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils.

5 و َتَأْمُرُ شَرِيْعَةُ مُوسَى نَسلَ لاوِي الكَهَنَةَ أنْ يَجمَعُوا عُشراً مِنَ الشَّعبِ، أيْ مِنْ إخْوَتِهِمْ، مَعَ أنَّ إخْوَتَهُمْ هُمْ أيضاً مِنْ نَسلِ إبراهِيْمَ.

And it is true that those descendants of Levi who are charged with the priestly office are commanded in the Law to take tithes from the people—which means, from their brethren—though these have descended from Abraham.

6 و َمَلْكِيصادَقُ لَمْ يَأْتِ مِنْ نَسلِ لاوِي. وَمَعَ هَذا فَقَدْ أخَذَ العُشرَ مِنْ إبراهِيْمَ نَفْسِهِ. وَبارَكَ مَلْكِيصادَقُ إبراهِيْمَ الَّذِي أعْطاهُ اللهُ الوُعُودَ.

But this person who has not their Levitical ancestry received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who possessed the promises.

7 و َلا شَكَّ فِي أنَّ الأعلَى هُوَ الَّذِي يُبارِكُ الأدنَى.

Yet it is beyond all contradiction that it is the lesser person who is blessed by the greater one.

8 ف َفِي حالَةِ الَّلاوِيِّيْنَ، يَجْمَعُ العُشْرَ كَهَنَةٌ فانُونَ. أمّا مَلْكِيصادَقُ فَقَدْ شُهِدَ بِأنَّهُ حَيٌّ.

Furthermore, here tithes are received by men who are subject to death; while there, they are received by one of whom it is testified that he lives.

9 ك َما نَستَطِيْعُ أنْ نَقُولَ إنَّ لاوِي الَّذِي يَجمَعُ العُشُورَ قَدْ دَفَعَ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ العُشْرَ مِنْ خِلالِ إبراهِيْمَ،

A person might even say that Levi himself, who received tithes (the tenth), paid tithes through Abraham,

10 ل أنَّهُ كانَ ما يَزالُ فِي جِسْمِ جَدِّهِ إبراهِيْمَ لَمّا قابَلَهُ مَلْكِيصادَقُ.

For he was still in the loins of his forefather when Melchizedek met him.

11 ف َمِنَ الواضِحِ أنَّ الكَهَنُوتَ الَّلاوِي، الَّذِي أُعطِيَتِ الشَّرِيْعَةُ عَلَى أساسِهِ إلَى الشَّعبِ، عاجِزٌ عَنْ إيصالِ النّاسِ إلَى الكَمالِ. وَإلّا فَلِماذا كانَتْ هُناكَ بَعدُ حاجَةٌ إلَى ظُهُورِ كاهِنٍ آخَرَ عَلَىْ رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصادَقَ، وَلَيْسَ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ هارُونَ؟

Now if perfection (a perfect fellowship between God and the worshiper) had been attainable by the Levitical priesthood—for under it the people were given the Law—why was it further necessary that there should arise another and different kind of Priest, one after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one appointed after the order and rank of Aaron?

12 ف َحِيْنَ يَكُونُ هُناكَ تَغيِيْرٌ لِلكَهَنُوتِ، فَلا بُدَّ أنْ يَتبَعَ هَذا تَغيِيْرٌ لِلشَّرِيْعَةِ.

For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is of necessity an alteration of the law as well.

13 ف َالمَسِيْحُ الَّذِي تُقالُ فِيْهِ هَذِهِ الأُمُورُ جاءَ مِنْ عَشِيرَةٍ أُخْرَى غَيْرِ قَبِيلَةِ لاوِي. وَهِيَ عَشِيرَةٌ لَمْ يَخدِمْ أحَدٌ مِنْها كَكاهِنٍ عِندَ المَذبَحِ.

For the One of Whom these things are said belonged to another tribe, no member of which has officiated at the altar.

14 ف َمِنَ الْمَعْروفِ أنَّ رَبَّنا أتَى مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ يَهُوذا الَّتي لَمْ يَذكُرْ مُوسَى أيَّ ارتِباطٍ لَها بِالكَهَنُوتِ. يَسُوعُ كاهِنٌ كَمَلْكِيصادَق

For it is obvious that our Lord sprang from the tribe of Judah, and Moses mentioned nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

15 و َتُصبِحُ المَسألَةُ أكثَرَ وُضُوحاً مَعَ ظُهُورِ هَذا الكاهِنِ الآخَرِ الَّذِي يُشبِهُ مَلْكِيصادَقَ.

And this becomes more plainly evident when another Priest arises Who bears the likeness of Melchizedek,

16 و َقَدْ جُعِلَ كاهِناً، لا عَلَى أساسِ شَرِيْعَةٍ تَتَضَمَّنُ تَرتِيباً بَشَرِيّاً، بَلْ عَلَى أساسِ قُوَّةِ حَياةٍ لا تَفْنَى.

Who has been constituted a Priest, not on the basis of a bodily legal requirement, but on the basis of the power of an endless and indestructible Life.

17 إ ذْ يُقالُ عَنْهُ فِي الكِتابِ: «أنتَ كاهِنٌ إلَى الأبَدِ عَلَىْ رُتْبَةِ مَلْكِيصادَقَ.»

For it is witnessed of Him, You are a Priest forever after the order (with the rank) of Melchizedek.

18 و َالآنَ يُوضَعُ النِّظامُ القَدِيْمُ جانِباً، لِأنَّهُ كانَ ضَعِيْفاً وَعَدِيْمَ الفائِدَةِ.

So a previous physical regulation and command is cancelled because of its weakness and ineffectiveness and uselessness—

19 ف َشَرِيْعَةُ مُوسَى لَمْ تَجعَلْ شَيئاً كامِلاً، أمّا الآنَ فَقَدْ صارَ لَنا رَجاءٌ أفضَلُ، بِهِ نَستَطِيْعُ أنْ نَقتَرِبَ مِنَ اللهِ.

For the Law never made anything perfect—but instead a better hope is introduced through which we come close to God.

20 و َما يَهُمُّ أيضاً أنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَجعَلْ يَسُوعَ رَئِيْسَ كَهَنَةٍ مِنْ دُونَ قَسَمٍ.

And it was not without the taking of an oath,

21 ف َالآخَرُونَ صارُوا كَهَنَةً مِنْ دُونِ قَسَمٍ، أمّا هُوَ فَصارَ كاهِناً بِقَسَمٍ إذْ قالَ اللهُ لَهُ: «أقسَمَ الرَّبُّ وَلَنْ يَتَراجَعَ: ‹أنتَ كاهِنٌ إلَى الأبَدِ.›»

For those who formerly became priests received their office without its being confirmed by the taking of an oath by God, but this One was designated and addressed and saluted with an oath, The Lord has sworn and will not regret it or change His mind, You are a Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

22 و َهَذا يَجعَلُ يَسُوعَ ضَمانَتَنا لِعَهدٍ أفضَلَ.

In keeping with, Jesus has become the Guarantee of a better (stronger) agreement.

23 ك انَ فِي العَهدِ القَدِيْمِ رُؤَساءُ كَهَنَةٍ كَثِيْرُونَ. وَكُلَّما ماتَ أحَدُهُمْ، كانَ لا بُدَّ مِنَ استِبدالِهِ.

was made up of many, because they were each prevented by death from continuing;

24 أ مّا يَسُوعَ فَهُوَ حَيٌّ إلَى الأبَدِ، لِذَلِكَ فَإنَّ كَهَنُوتَهُ كَهَنُوتٌ دائِمٌ.

But He holds His priesthood unchangeably, because He lives on forever.

25 و َلِذَلِكَ يَقدِرُ أنْ يُعطِيَ خَلاصاً أبَدِيّاً لِلَّذينَ يَأْتُونَ إلَى اللهِ بِواسِطَتِهِ، لِأنَّهُ حَيٌّ عَلَى الدَّوامِ لِيَشفَعَ فِيْهِمْ عِندَ اللهِ.

Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them.

26 ف َيَسُوعُ هُوَ رَئيسُ كَهَنَةٍ يُناسِبُ احتِياجاتِنا. وَهُوَ قُدُّوسٌ بِلا خَطِيَّةٍ وَطاهِرٌ، وَلا يَتَأثَّرُ بِالخُطاةِ. وَهُوَ مُمَجَّدٌ فَوقَ السَّماواتِ.

the High Priest to our needs, as was fitting—holy, blameless, unstained by sin, separated from sinners, and exalted higher than the heavens.

27 و َلا يَحْتاجُ كَأيِّ رَئيسِ كَهَنَةٍ آخَرَ، إلَى تَقدِيْمِ ذَبائِحَ يَومِيَّةً عَنْ خَطاياهُ أوَّلاً، ثُمَّ عَنْ خَطايا الشَّعبِ. فَقَدْ قَدَّمَ يَسُوعُ ذَبِيْحَةً عَنْ خَطايا النّاسِ مَرَّةً واحِدَةً نِهائِيَّةً حاسِمَةً، عِندَما قَدَّمَ نَفسَهُ.

He has no day by day necessity, as high priests, to offer sacrifice first of all for his own sins and then for those of the people, because He once for all when He brought Himself which He offered up.

28 ف َالشَّرِيْعَةُ تُعَيِّنُ رُؤَساءَ كَهَنَةٍ مِنَ البَشَرِ الضُّعَفاءِ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ أعطَى فِيما بَعْدُ وَعداً مَصحُوباً بِقَسَمٍ. وَبِحَسَبِ هَذا الوَعدِ، فَإنَّ الابْنَ المُكَمَّلَ إلَى الأبَدِ هُوَ الَّذِي عُيِّنَ رَئِيْسَ كَهَنَةٍ.

For the Law sets up men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of oath, which after the institution of the Law,, a Son Who has been made perfect forever.