1 N ow indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary.

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

2 F or a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

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 fter 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 h aving a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

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 above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail.

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

6 N ow these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,

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 alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors 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 T he Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn’t yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still 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 is a symbol of the present age, where gifts and sacrifices are offered that are incapable, concerning the conscience, of making the worshiper perfect;

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 eing only (with meats and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

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

11 B ut Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the 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 or yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained 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 goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleanness 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 will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works 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 F or this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may 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 last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

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

17 F or a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.

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

18 T herefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood.

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

19 F or when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself 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 covenant which God has commanded you.”

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

21 M oreover he sprinkled the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry in the same way with the blood.

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

22 A ccording to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from 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 I t was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed 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 hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into 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 often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood 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 r else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away 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 I nasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

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

28 s o Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.

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!