1 F or 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,

For every high priest taken from amongst men is established for men in things relating to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

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

being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;

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

and, on account of this, he ought, even as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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

And no one takes the honour to himself but called by God, even as Aaron also.

5 s o 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;'

Thus the Christ also has not glorified himself to be made a high priest; but he who had said to him, Thou art my Son, I have to-day begotten thee.

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

Even as also in another he says, Thou a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.

7 w ho 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,

Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;)

8 t hrough being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered -- the obedience,

though he were Son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered;

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

and having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation;

10 h aving been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

addressed by God high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.

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

Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking, since ye are become dull in hearing.

12 f or 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,

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have again need that should teach you what the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, not of solid food.

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

For every one that partakes of milk unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe;

14 a nd 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.

but solid food belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil.