1 ¶ For every high priest is taken from among men, constituted on behalf of men in things relating to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

For every chief priest -- out of men taken -- in behalf of men is set in things to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

2 w ho can have compassion on the ignorant and on those that are in error; for he himself is also compassed with weakness.

able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

3 A nd by reason of this he ought, as for the people so also for himself, to offer for sins.

and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;

4 A nd no one takes this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:

5 S o also the Christ did not glorify himself to make himself high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son; today have I begotten thee.

so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: `My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;'

6 A s he said also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

as also in another He saith, `Thou a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

7 W ho in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, was heard because of his reverent fear;

who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death -- with strong crying and tears -- having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,

8 a lthough he was the Son of God, yet he learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered -- the obedience,

9 a nd being made perfect, he became the author of eternal saving health unto all those that hearken unto him,

and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,

10 ¶ named by God high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

11 O f whom we have many things to say and difficult to declare, seeing ye are hard of hearing.

concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,

12 F or you should now be teaching others, if we look at the time, yet you need to be taught again which are the first elements of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.

for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

13 F or any one that uses milk is not qualified in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.

for every one who is partaking of milk unskilled in the word of righteousness -- for he is an infant,

14 B ut strong food belongs to those that are perfect, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.