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 among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to 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;

he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is beset with weakness;

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

and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself.

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 honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was.

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;'

So also Christ did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest, but He who said to Him, “ You are My Son, Today I have begotten You ”;

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

just as He says also in another passage, “ You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

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,

In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.

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

Although He was a 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 made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation,

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

being designated by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

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

Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of 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 though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

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

For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

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 is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.