1 A hora bien, el punto principal de lo que venimos diciendo es que el sumo sacerdote que tenemos es tal que se sentó a la derecha del trono de la Majestad en los cielos.

Now 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.

2 É l es ministro del santuario, de ese tabernáculo verdadero, levantado por el Señor y no por los hombres.

He 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.

3 T odo sumo sacerdote es designado para presentar ofrendas y sacrificios, y por eso es necesario que también tenga algo que ofrecer.

Every 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.

4 S i estuviera sobre la tierra, ni siquiera sería sacerdote, porque aquí ya hay sacerdotes que presentan las ofrendas de acuerdo con la ley.

If 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.

5 E stos sacerdotes sirven a lo que no es más que modelo y sombra de las cosas celestiales, tal y como se le advirtió a Moisés cuando iba a levantar el tabernáculo: «Ten cuidado de hacer todas las cosas según el modelo que se te ha mostrado en el monte.»

Their 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.”

6 P ero nuestro Sumo Sacerdote ha recibido un ministerio mucho mejor, pues es mediador de un pacto mejor, establecido sobre mejores promesas.

But 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.

7 S i el primer pacto hubiera sido perfecto, no habría sido necesario un segundo pacto.

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

8 P ero Dios, al reprocharles sus defectos, dice: «Vienen días (dice el Señor) en que estableceré un nuevo pacto con la casa de Israel y la casa de Judá.

God 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.

9 E se pacto no será semejante al que hice con sus antepasados el día en que los tomé de la mano para sacarlos de la tierra de Egipto, pues ellos no fueron fieles a mi pacto, y por eso los abandoné (dice el Señor).

The 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.

10 É ste es el pacto que haré con la casa de Israel: Después de aquellos días (dice el Señor) pondré mis leyes en su mente, y las escribiré sobre su corazón. Yo seré su Dios, y ellos serán mi pueblo.

This 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.

11 Y a nadie enseñará a su prójimo, ni le dirá a su hermano “Conoce al Señor”, porque todos me conocerán, desde el más pequeño hasta el más grande.

No 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.

12 S eré misericordioso con sus injusticias, y nunca más me acordaré de sus pecados ni de sus iniquidades.»

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

13 A l decir «nuevo pacto», se ha dado por viejo al primero; y lo que es viejo y anticuado está en vías de desaparecer.

When 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.