1 ¶ Nevertheless the first had its justifications of worship and its worldly sanctuary.

It had, indeed, then (even the first tabernacle) ordinances of service, also a worldly sanctuary,

2 F or there was a tabernacle made: the first, in which was the lampstand and the table and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary.

for a tabernacle was prepared, the first, in which was both the lamp-stand, and the table, and the bread of the presence -- which is called `Holy;'

3 A nd after the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

and after the second vail a tabernacle that is called `Holy of holies,'

4 w hich had a golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, in which was the golden urn that had the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the testament,

having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid all round about with gold, in which the golden pot having the manna, and the rod of Aaron that budded, and the tables of the covenant,

5 a nd over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the seat of reconciliation, of which we cannot now speak particularly.

and over it cherubim of the glory, overshadowing the mercy-seat, concerning which we are not now to speak particularly.

6 N ow when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

And these things having been thus prepared, into the first tabernacle, indeed, at all times the priests do go in, performing the services,

7 B ut into the second the high priest went alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for his own ignorance, and for that of the people:

and into the second, once in the year, only the chief priest, not apart from blood, which he doth offer for himself and the errors of the people,

8 ¶ The Holy Spirit signifying in this, that the way into the sanctuary was not yet made manifest, as long as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

the Holy Spirit this evidencing that not yet hath been manifested the way of the holy, the first tabernacle having yet a standing;

9 W hich was a figure of that time present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience,

which a simile in regard to the present time, in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered, which are not able, in regard to conscience, to make perfect him who is serving,

10 b ut in foods and drinks and different washings and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of correction.

only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances -- till the time of reformation imposed upon.

11 B ut Christ being now come, high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

And Christ being come, chief priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands -- that is, not of this creation --

12 n either by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the sanctuary designed for eternal redemption.

neither through blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, did enter in once into the holy places, age-during redemption having obtained;

13 F or if the blood of bulls and of goats and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctified to the purifying of the flesh,

for if the blood of bulls, and goats, and ashes of an heifer, sprinkling those defiled, doth sanctify to the purifying of the flesh,

14 h ow much more shall the blood of the Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from the works of death to serve the living God?

how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

15 ¶ And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, so that death intervening for the redemption of the rebellions that took place under the first testament, those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

And because of this, of a new covenant he is mediator, that, death having come, for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those called may receive the promise of the age-during inheritance,

16 F or where a testament is, there must also of necessity intervene the death of the testator.

for where a covenant, the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,

17 F or a testament is confirmed by the death: otherwise it is not valid as long as the testator lives.

for a covenant over dead victims stedfast, since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth,

18 F rom which came that not even the first one was dedicated without blood.

whence not even the first apart from blood hath been initiated,

19 F or when Moses had read every commandment of the law to all the people, taking the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book and all the people,

for every command having been spoken, according to law, by Moses, to all the people, having taken the blood of the calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, he both the book itself and all the people did sprinkle,

20 s aying, This is the blood of the testament which God has commanded unto you.

saying, `This the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,'

21 M oreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry.

and both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the service with blood in like manner he did sprinkle,

22 A nd almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

and with blood almost all things are purified according to the law, and apart from blood-shedding forgiveness doth not come.

23 ¶ So that it was necessary that the figures of the heavenly things should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

necessary, therefore, the pattern indeed of the things in the heavens to be purified with these, and the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these;

24 F or Christ is not entered into the sanctuary made with hands (which is a figure of the true), but into the heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us,

for not into holy places made with hands did the Christ enter -- figures of the true -- but into the heaven itself, now to be manifested in the presence of God for us;

25 n or yet that he should offer himself many times (as the high priest enters into the sanctuary each year with blood that is not his own);

nor that he may many times offer himself, even as the chief priest doth enter into the holy places every year with blood of others;

26 o therwise it would have been necessary for him to suffer many times since the foundation of the world; but now once in the consummation of the ages he has appeared to abolish sin by the sacrifice of himself.

since it had behoved him many times to suffer from the foundation of the world, but now once, at the full end of the ages, for putting away of sin through his sacrifice, he hath been manifested;

27 A nd as it is appointed unto men to die once, and after this the judgment;

and as it is laid up to men once to die, and after this -- judgment,

28 s o also the Christ is offered once to take away the sins of many; and unto those that wait for him without sin he shall appear the second time unto saving health.

so also the Christ, once having been offered to bear the sins of many, a second time, apart from a sin-offering, shall appear, to those waiting for him -- to salvation!