1 N ow the important thing is this: We have such a Religious Leader Who has made the way for man to go to God. He is the One Who sits at the right side of the All-powerful God in the heavens.

Ahora bien, el punto principal de lo que se ha dicho es éste: tenemos tal Sumo Sacerdote, que se ha sentado a la diestra del trono de la Majestad en los cielos,

2 H e is the Religious Leader of that holy place in heaven which is the true place of worship. It was built by the Lord and not by men’s hands.

como ministro del santuario y del tabernáculo verdadero, que el Señor erigió, no el hombre.

3 E very religious leader of the Old Way of Worship had the work of killing animals and of giving gifts on the altar to God. So Christ had to have something to give also.

Porque todo sumo sacerdote está constituido para presentar ofrendas y sacrificios, por lo cual es necesario que este Sumo Sacerdote también tenga algo que ofrecer.

4 I f Christ were on the earth, He would not be a religious leader such as these. The religious leaders on earth give gifts like the Law says.

Así que si El estuviera sobre la tierra, ni siquiera sería sacerdote, habiendo sacerdotes que presentan las ofrendas según la Ley;

5 T heir work shows us only a picture of the things in heaven. When Moses was putting up the tent to worship in, God told him, “Be sure you make the tent for worship like I showed you on Mount Sinai.”

los cuales sirven a lo que es copia y sombra de las cosas celestiales, tal como Moisés fue advertido por Dios cuando estaba a punto de erigir el tabernáculo. Pues, dice El: “Haz todas las cosas conforme al modelo que te fue mostrado en el monte.” Cristo, Mediador de un Mejor Pacto

6 B ut Christ has a more perfect work. He is the One Who goes between God and man in this new and better way. The New Way of Worship promises better things.

Pero ahora Jesús ha obtenido un ministerio tanto mejor, por cuanto El es también el mediador de un mejor pacto, establecido sobre mejores promesas.

7 I f the Old Way of Worship had been perfect, there would have been no need for another one.

Pues si aquel primer pacto hubiera sido sin defecto, no se hubiera buscado lugar para el segundo.

8 G od was not happy how the people lived by the Old Way of Worship. He said, “The day will come when I will make a New Way of Worship for the Jews and those of the family group of Judah.

Porque reprochándolos, El dice: “ Miren que vienen dias, dice el Señor, en que establecere un nuevo pacto con la casa de Israel y con la casa de Juda;

9 T he New Way of Worship will not be like the Old Way of Worship I gave to their early fathers. That was when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. But they did not follow the Old Way of Worship. And so I turned away from them.

no como el pacto que hice con sus padres el dia que los tome de la mano para sacarlos de la tierra de Egipto; porque no permanecieron en Mi pacto, y yo me desentendi de ellos, dice el Señor.

10 T his is the New Way of Worship that I will give to the Jews. When that day comes, says the Lord, I will put My Laws into their minds. And I will write them in their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Porque este es el pacto que Yo hare con la casa de Israel despues de aquellos dias, dice el Señor: Pondre Mis leyes en la mente de ellos, y las escribire sobre sus corazones. Yo sere su Dios, y ellos seran Mi pueblo.

11 N o one will need to teach his neighbor or his brother to know the Lord. All of them will already know Me from the least to the greatest.

Y ninguno de ellos enseñara a su conciudadano ni ninguno a su hermano, diciendo: ‘Conoce al Señor,’ porque todos Me conoceran, desde el menor hasta el mayor de ellos.

12 I will show loving-kindness to them and forgive their sins. I will remember their sins no more.”

Pues tendre misericordia de sus iniquidades, y nunca mas me acordare de sus pecados.”

13 W hen God spoke about a New Way of Worship, He showed that the Old Way of Worship was finished and of no use now. It will never be used again.

Cuando Dios dijo: “Un nuevo pacto,” hizo anticuado al primero; y lo que se hace anticuado y envejece, está próximo a desaparecer.