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, who met Abraham returning 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.»

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “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, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.

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

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham 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 indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of 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 he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

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

Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.

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

Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.

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

Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak,

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

for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him. Need for a New Priesthood

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؟

Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?

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

For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law.

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 He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man 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 evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

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

And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest

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

who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

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

For He testifies: “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

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

For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness,

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

for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. Greatness of the New Priest

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

And inasmuch as He was not made priest without 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 they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: “The L ord has sworn And will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek’” ),

22 و َهَذا يَجعَلُ يَسُوعَ ضَمانَتَنا لِعَهدٍ أفضَلَ.

by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.

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

Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

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

But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.

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

Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

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

For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become 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.

who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

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 appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.