1 F or every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining 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 T he high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

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

3 B ecause of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

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

4 N obody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

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

5 S o also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”

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 says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”

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

7 H e, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly 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 t hough he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

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

9 H aving been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

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

10 n amed by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

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

11 A bout him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

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

12 F or although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid 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 everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

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

14 B ut solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern 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.