GNT

1 οὖτος γὰρ ὁ μελχισέδεκ, βασιλεὺς σαλήμ, ἱερεὺς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου, ὁ συναντήσας ἀβραὰμ ὑποστρέφοντι ἀπὸ τῆς κοπῆς τῶν βασιλέων καὶ εὐλογήσας αὐτόν,

2 ᾧ καὶ δεκάτην ἀπὸ πάντων ἐμέρισεν ἀβραάμ, πρῶτον μὲν ἑρμηνευόμενος βασιλεὺς δικαιοσύνης ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ βασιλεὺς σαλήμ, ὅ ἐστιν βασιλεὺς εἰρήνης,

3 ἀπάτωρ, ἀμήτωρ, ἀγενεαλόγητος, μήτε ἀρχὴν ἡμερῶν μήτε ζωῆς τέλος ἔχων, ἀφωμοιωμένος δὲ τῶ υἱῶ τοῦ θεοῦ, μένει ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸ διηνεκές.

4 θεωρεῖτε δὲ πηλίκος οὖτος ᾧ [καὶ] δεκάτην ἀβραὰμ ἔδωκεν ἐκ τῶν ἀκροθινίων ὁ πατριάρχης.

5 καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν λευὶ τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῦν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν, καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος ἀβραάμ·

6 ὁ δὲ μὴ γενεαλογούμενος ἐξ αὐτῶν δεδεκάτωκεν ἀβραάμ, καὶ τὸν ἔχοντα τὰς ἐπαγγελίας εὐλόγηκεν.

7 χωρὶς δὲ πάσης ἀντιλογίας τὸ ἔλαττον ὑπὸ τοῦ κρείττονος εὐλογεῖται.

8 καὶ ὧδε μὲν δεκάτας ἀποθνῄσκοντες ἄνθρωποι λαμβάνουσιν, ἐκεῖ δὲ μαρτυρούμενος ὅτι ζῇ.

9 καὶ ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, δι᾽ ἀβραὰμ καὶ λευὶ ὁ δεκάτας λαμβάνων δεδεκάτωται,

10 ἔτι γὰρ ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ τοῦ πατρὸς ἦν ὅτε συνήντησεν αὐτῶ μελχισέδεκ.

11 εἰ μὲν οὗν τελείωσις διὰ τῆς λευιτικῆς ἱερωσύνης ἦν, ὁ λαὸς γὰρ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς νενομοθέτηται, τίς ἔτι χρεία κατὰ τὴν τάξιν μελχισέδεκ ἕτερον ἀνίστασθαι ἱερέα καὶ οὐ κατὰ τὴν τάξιν ἀαρὼν λέγεσθαι;

12 μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται.

13 ἐφ᾽ ὃν γὰρ λέγεται ταῦτα φυλῆς ἑτέρας μετέσχηκεν, ἀφ᾽ ἧς οὐδεὶς προσέσχηκεν τῶ θυσιαστηρίῳ·

14 πρόδηλον γὰρ ὅτι ἐξ ἰούδα ἀνατέταλκεν ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν, εἰς ἣν φυλὴν περὶ ἱερέων οὐδὲν μωϊσῆς ἐλάλησεν.

15 καὶ περισσότερον ἔτι κατάδηλόν ἐστιν, εἰ κατὰ τὴν ὁμοιότητα μελχισέδεκ ἀνίσταται ἱερεὺς ἕτερος,

16 ὃς οὐ κατὰ νόμον ἐντολῆς σαρκίνης γέγονεν ἀλλὰ κατὰ δύναμιν ζωῆς ἀκαταλύτου,

17 μαρτυρεῖται γὰρ ὅτι σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν μελχισέδεκ.

18 ἀθέτησις μὲν γὰρ γίνεται προαγούσης ἐντολῆς διὰ τὸ αὐτῆς ἀσθενὲς καὶ ἀνωφελές,

19 οὐδὲν γὰρ ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος, ἐπεισαγωγὴ δὲ κρείττονος ἐλπίδος, δι᾽ ἧς ἐγγίζομεν τῶ θεῶ.

20 καὶ καθ᾽ ὅσον οὐ χωρὶς ὁρκωμοσίας, οἱ μὲν γὰρ χωρὶς ὁρκωμοσίας εἰσὶν ἱερεῖς γεγονότες,

21 ὁ δὲ μετὰ ὁρκωμοσίας διὰ τοῦ λέγοντος πρὸς αὐτόν, ὤμοσεν κύριος, καὶ οὐ μεταμεληθήσεται, σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,

22 κατὰ τοσοῦτο [καὶ] κρείττονος διαθήκης γέγονεν ἔγγυος ἰησοῦς.

23 καὶ οἱ μὲν πλείονές εἰσιν γεγονότες ἱερεῖς διὰ τὸ θανάτῳ κωλύεσθαι παραμένειν·

24 ὁ δὲ διὰ τὸ μένειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀπαράβατον ἔχει τὴν ἱερωσύνην·

25 ὅθεν καὶ σῴζειν εἰς τὸ παντελὲς δύναται τοὺς προσερχομένους δι᾽ αὐτοῦ τῶ θεῶ, πάντοτε ζῶν εἰς τὸ ἐντυγχάνειν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν.

26 τοιοῦτος γὰρ ἡμῖν καὶ ἔπρεπεν ἀρχιερεύς, ὅσιος, ἄκακος, ἀμίαντος, κεχωρισμένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν γενόμενος·

27 ὃς οὐκ ἔχει καθ᾽ ἡμέραν ἀνάγκην, ὥσπερ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, πρότερον ὑπὲρ τῶν ἰδίων ἁμαρτιῶν θυσίας ἀναφέρειν, ἔπειτα τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ· τοῦτο γὰρ ἐποίησεν ἐφάπαξ ἑαυτὸν ἀνενέγκας.

28 ὁ νόμος γὰρ ἀνθρώπους καθίστησιν ἀρχιερεῖς ἔχοντας ἀσθένειαν, ὁ λόγος δὲ τῆς ὁρκωμοσίας τῆς μετὰ τὸν νόμον υἱὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τετελειωμένον.

KJV

1  For¹⁰⁶³ this³⁷⁷⁸ Melchizedek,³¹⁹⁸ king⁹³⁵ of Salem,⁴⁵³² priest²⁴⁰⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ most high⁵³¹⁰ God,²³¹⁶ who met⁴⁸⁷⁶ Abraham¹¹ returning⁵²⁹⁰ from⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ slaughter²⁸⁷¹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ kings,⁹³⁵ and²⁵³² blessed²¹²⁷ him;⁸⁴⁶

2  To whom³⁷³⁹ also²⁵³² Abraham¹¹ gave³³⁰⁷ a tenth part¹¹⁸¹ of⁵⁷⁵ all;³⁹⁵⁶ first^{4412 3303} being by interpretation²⁰⁵⁹ King⁹³⁵ of righteousness,¹³⁴³ and¹¹⁶¹ after that¹⁸⁹⁹ also²⁵³² King⁹³⁵ of Salem,⁴⁵³² which is,³⁶⁰³ King⁹³⁵ of peace;¹⁵¹⁵

3  Without father,⁵⁴⁰ without mother,²⁸² without descent,³⁵ having²¹⁹² neither³³⁸³ beginning⁷⁴⁶ of days,²²⁵⁰ nor³³⁸³ end⁵⁰⁵⁶ of life;²²²² but¹¹⁶¹ made like unto⁸⁷¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Son⁵²⁰⁷ of God;²³¹⁶ abideth³³⁰⁶ a priest²⁴⁰⁹ continually.^{1519 1336}

4  Now¹¹⁶¹ consider²³³⁴ how great⁴⁰⁸⁰ this man³⁷⁷⁸ was, unto whom³⁷³⁹ even²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ patriarch³⁹⁶⁶ Abraham¹¹ gave¹³²⁵ the tenth¹¹⁸¹ of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ spoils.²⁰⁵

5  And²⁵³² verily³³⁰³ they³⁵⁸⁸ that are of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ sons⁵²⁰⁷ of Levi,³⁰¹⁷ who receive²⁹⁸³ the³⁵⁸⁸ office of the priesthood,²⁴⁰⁵ have²¹⁹² a commandment¹⁷⁸⁵ to take tithes⁵⁸⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ people²⁹⁹² according²⁵⁹⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ law,³⁵⁵¹ that is,⁵¹²³ of their⁸⁴⁸ brethren,⁸⁰ though²⁵³⁹ they come¹⁸³¹ out of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ loins³⁷⁵¹ of Abraham:¹¹

6  But¹¹⁶¹ he whose descent is not counted^{1075 3361} from¹⁵³⁷ them⁸⁴⁶ received tithes¹¹⁸³ of Abraham,¹¹ and²⁵³² blessed²¹²⁷ him that had²¹⁹² the³⁵⁸⁸ promises.¹⁸⁶⁰

7  And¹¹⁶¹ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ all³⁹⁵⁶ contradiction⁴⁸⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ less¹⁶⁴⁰ is blessed²¹²⁷ of⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ better.²⁹⁰⁹

8  And²⁵³² here^{5602 3303} men⁴⁴⁴ that die⁵⁹⁹ receive²⁹⁸³ tithes;¹¹⁸¹ but¹¹⁶¹ there¹⁵⁶³ he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed³¹⁴⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ he liveth.²¹⁹⁸

9  And²⁵³² as I may so say,^{5613 2031 2036} Levi³⁰¹⁷ also,²⁵³² who receiveth²⁹⁸³ tithes,¹¹⁸¹ paid tithes¹¹⁸³ in¹²²³ Abraham.¹¹

10  For¹⁰⁶³ he was²²⁵⁸ yet²⁰⁸⁹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ loins³⁷⁵¹ of his father,³⁹⁶² when³⁷⁵³ Melchizedek³¹⁹⁸ met⁴⁸⁷⁶ him.⁸⁴⁶

11  If^{1487 3303} therefore³⁷⁶⁷ perfection⁵⁰⁵⁰ were²²⁵⁸ by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ Levitical³⁰²⁰ priesthood,²⁴²⁰ (for¹⁰⁶³ under¹⁹⁰⁹ it⁸⁴⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ people²⁹⁹² received the law,)³⁵⁴⁹ what⁵¹⁰¹ further²⁰⁸⁹ need⁵⁵³² was there that another²⁰⁸⁷ priest²⁴⁰⁹ should rise⁴⁵⁰ after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ order⁵⁰¹⁰ of Melchizedek,³¹⁹⁸ and²⁵³² not³⁷⁵⁶ be called³⁰⁰⁴ after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ order⁵⁰¹⁰ of Aaron?²

12  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ priesthood²⁴²⁰ being changed,³³⁴⁶ there is made¹⁰⁹⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ necessity³¹⁸ a change³³³¹ also²⁵³² of the law.³⁵⁵¹

13  For¹⁰⁶³ he of¹⁹⁰⁹ whom³⁷³⁹ these things⁵⁰²³ are spoken³⁰⁰⁴ pertaineth³³⁴⁸ to another²⁰⁸⁷ tribe,⁵⁴⁴³ of⁵⁷⁵ which³⁷³⁹ no man³⁷⁶² gave attendance⁴³³⁷ at the³⁵⁸⁸ altar.²³⁷⁹

14  For¹⁰⁶³ it is evident⁴²⁷¹ that³⁷⁵⁴ our²²⁵⁷ Lord²⁹⁶² sprang³⁹³ out of¹⁵³⁷ Judah;²⁴⁵⁵ of¹⁵¹⁹ which³⁷³⁹ tribe⁵⁴⁴³ Moses³⁴⁷⁵ spake²⁹⁸⁰ nothing³⁷⁶² concerning⁴⁰¹² priesthood.²⁴²⁰

15  And²⁵³² it is²⁰⁷⁶ yet²⁰⁸⁹ far more⁴⁰⁵⁴ evident:²⁶¹² for that¹⁴⁸⁷ after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ similitude³⁶⁶⁵ of Melchizedek³¹⁹⁸ there ariseth⁴⁵⁰ another²⁰⁸⁷ priest,²⁴⁰⁹

16  Who³⁷³⁹ is made,¹⁰⁹⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ after²⁵⁹⁶ the law³⁵⁵¹ of a carnal⁴⁵⁵⁹ commandment,¹⁷⁸⁵ but²³⁵ after²⁵⁹⁶ the power¹⁴¹¹ of an endless¹⁷⁹ life.²²²²

17  For¹⁰⁶³ he testifieth,³¹⁴⁰ Thou⁴⁷⁷¹ art a priest²⁴⁰⁹ forever^{1519 165} after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ order⁵⁰¹⁰ of Melchizedek.³¹⁹⁸

18  For¹⁰⁶³ there is¹⁰⁹⁶ verily³³⁰³ a disannulling¹¹⁵ of the commandment¹⁷⁸⁵ going before⁴²⁵⁴ for¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ weakness⁷⁷² and²⁵³² unprofitableness⁵¹² thereof.⁸⁴⁶

19  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ made nothing perfect,^{5048 3762} but¹¹⁶¹ the bringing in¹⁸⁹⁸ of a better²⁹⁰⁹ hope¹⁶⁸⁰ did; by¹²²³ the which³⁷³⁹ we draw nigh¹⁴⁴⁸ unto God.²³¹⁶

20  And²⁵³² inasmuch as^{2596 3745} not³⁷⁵⁶ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ an oath³⁷²⁸ he was made priest:

21  (For¹⁰⁶³ those priests^{2409 3303} were¹⁵²⁶ made¹⁰⁹⁶ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ an oath;³⁷²⁸ but¹¹⁶¹ this³⁵⁸⁸ with³³²⁶ an oath³⁷²⁸ by¹²²³ him that said³⁰⁰⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶ The Lord²⁹⁶² swore³⁶⁶⁰ and²⁵³² will not³⁷⁵⁶ repent,³³³⁸ Thou⁴⁷⁷¹ art a priest²⁴⁰⁹ forever^{1519 165} after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ order⁵⁰¹⁰ of Melchizedek:)³¹⁹⁸

22  By²⁵⁹⁶ so much⁵¹¹⁸ was Jesus²⁴²⁴ made¹⁰⁹⁶ a surety¹⁴⁵⁰ of a better²⁹⁰⁹ testament.¹²⁴²

23  And²⁵³² they³⁵⁸⁸ truly³³⁰³ were¹⁵²⁶ many⁴¹¹⁹ priests,²⁴⁰⁹ because they were not suffered²⁹⁶⁷ to continue³⁸⁸⁷ by reason of death:²²⁸⁸

24  But¹¹⁶¹ this³⁵⁸⁸ man, because he⁸⁴⁶ continueth³³⁰⁶ ever,^{1519 165} hath²¹⁹² an unchangeable⁵³¹ priesthood.²⁴²⁰

25  Wherefore³⁶⁰⁶ he is able¹⁴¹⁰ also²⁵³² to save⁴⁹⁸² them to¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ uttermost³⁸³⁸ that come⁴³³⁴ unto God²³¹⁶ by¹²²³ him,⁸⁴⁶ seeing he ever³⁸⁴² liveth²¹⁹⁸ to make intercession¹⁷⁹³ for⁵²²⁸ them.⁸⁴⁶

26  For¹⁰⁶³ such⁵¹⁰⁸ a high priest⁷⁴⁹ became⁴²⁴¹ us,²²⁵⁴ who is holy,³⁷⁴¹ harmless,¹⁷² undefiled,²⁸³ separate⁵⁵⁶³ from⁵⁷⁵ sinners,²⁶⁸ and²⁵³² made¹⁰⁹⁶ higher⁵³⁰⁸ than the³⁵⁸⁸ heavens;³⁷⁷²

27  Who³⁷³⁹ needeth^{2192 318} not³⁷⁵⁶ daily,^{2596 2250} as⁵⁶¹⁸ those high priests,⁷⁴⁹ to offer up³⁹⁹ sacrifice,²³⁷⁸ first⁴³⁸⁶ for⁵²²⁸ his own²³⁹⁸ sins,²⁶⁶ and then¹⁸⁹⁹ for³⁵⁸⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ people's:²⁹⁹² for¹⁰⁶³ this⁵¹²⁴ he did⁴¹⁶⁰ once,²¹⁷⁸ when he offered up³⁹⁹ himself.¹⁴³⁸

28  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ maketh²⁵²⁵ men⁴⁴⁴ high priests⁷⁴⁹ which have²¹⁹² infirmity;⁷⁶⁹ but¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ word³⁰⁵⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ oath,³⁷²⁸ which³⁵⁸⁸ was since³³²⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ law,³⁵⁵¹ maketh the Son,⁵²⁰⁷ who is consecrated⁵⁰⁴⁸ forevermore.^{1519 165}

Vul

1 Hic enim Melchisedech, rex Salem, sacerdos Dei summi, qui obviavit Abrahæ regresso a cæde regum, et benedixit ei:

2 cui et decimas omnium divisit Abraham: primum quidem qui interpretatur rex justitiæ: deinde autem et rex Salem, quod est, rex pacis,

3 sine patre, sine matre, sine genealogia, neque initium dierum, neque finem vitæ habens, assimilatus autem Filio Dei, manet sacerdos in perpetuum.

4 Intuemini autem quantus sit hic, cui et decimas dedit de præcipuis Abraham patriarcha.

5 Et quidem de filiis Levi sacerdotium accipientes, mandatum habent decimas sumere a populo secundum legem, id est, a fratribus suis: quamquam et ipsi exierint de lumbis Abrahæ.

6 Cujus autem generatio non annumeratur in eis, decimas sumpsit ab Abraham, et hunc, qui habebat repromissiones, benedixit.

7 Sine ulla autem contradictione, quod minus est, a meliore benedicitur.

8 Et hic quidem, decimas morientes homines accipiunt: ibi autem contestatur, quia vivit.

9 Et (ut ita dictum sit) per Abraham, et Levi, qui decimas accepit, decimatus est:

10 adhuc enim in lumbis patris erat, quando obviavit ei Melchisedech.

11 Si ergo consummatio per sacerdotium Leviticum erat (populus enim sub ipso legem accepit) quid adhuc necessarium fuit secundum ordinem Melchisedech, alium surgere sacerdotem, et non secundum ordinem Aaron dici?

12 Translato enim sacerdotio, necesse erat ut et legis translatio fiat.

13 In quo enim hæc dicuntur, de alia tribu est, de qua nullus altari præsto fuit.

14 Manifestum est enim quod ex Juda ortus sit Dominus noster: in qua tribu nihil de sacerdotibus Moyses locutus est.

15 Et amplius adhuc manifestum est: si secundum similitudinem Melchisedech exsurgat alius sacerdos,

16 qui non secundum legem mandati carnalis factus est, sed secundum virtutem vitæ insolubilis.

17 Contestatur enim: Quoniam tu es sacerdos in æternum, secundum ordinem Melchisedech.

18 Reprobatio quidem fit præcedentis mandati, propter infirmitatem ejus, et inutilitatem:

19 nihil enim ad perfectum adduxit lex: introductio vero melioris spei, per quam proximamus ad Deum.

20 Et quantum est non sine jurejurando (alii quidem sine jurejurando sacerdotes facti sunt,

21 hic autem cum jurejurando per eum, qui dixit ad illum: Juravit Dominus, et non pœnitebit eum: tu es sacerdos in æternum):

22 in tantum melioris testamenti sponsor factus est Jesus.

23 Et alii quidem plures facti sunt sacerdotes, idcirco quod morte prohiberentur permanere:

24 hic autem eo quod maneat in æternum, sempiternum habet sacerdotium.

25 Unde et salvare in perpetuum potest accedentes per semetipsum ad Deum: semper vivens ad interpellandum pro nobis.

26 Talis enim decebat ut nobis esset pontifex, sanctus, innocens, impollutus, segregatus a peccatoribus, et excelsior cælis factus:

27 qui non habet necessitatem quotidie, quemadmodum sacerdotes, prius pro suis delictis hostias offerre, deinde pro populi: hoc enim fecit semel, seipsum offerendo.

28 Lex enim homines constituit sacerdotes infirmitatem habentes: sermo autem jurisjurandi, qui post legem est, Filium in æternum perfectum.