Hebræerne 7

¹ Thi denne Melkisedek, Konge i Salem, den højeste Guds Præst, som gik Abraham i Møde, da han vendte tilbage fra Kongernes Nederlag, og velsignede ham,

¹ For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

³ uden Fader, uden Moder, uden Slægtregister, uden Dages Begyndelse og uden Livs Ende, men gjort lig med Guds Søn, - han forbliver Præst for bestandig.

³ Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.

⁵ Og hine, som, idet de høre til Levi Sønner, få Præstedømmet, have et Bud om at tage Tiende efter Loven af Folket, det er af deres Brødre, endskønt disse ere udgåede af Abrahams Lænd;

⁵ And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these are descended from Abraham.

⁷ Men uden al Modsigelse er det den ringere, som velsignes af den ypperligere.

⁷ But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

⁹ Ja, så at sige, har endog Levi, som tager Tiende, igennem Abraham givet Tiende;

⁹ And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes,

¹¹ Hvis der altså var Fuldkommelse at få ved det levitiske Præstedømme (thi på Grundlag af dette har jo Folket fået Loven), hvilken Trang var der da yderligere til, at en anden Slags Præst skulde opstå efter Melkisedeks Vis og ikke nævnes efter Arons Vis?

¹¹ Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people received the Law), what further need was there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be designated according to the order of Aaron?

¹³ Thi han, om hvem dette siges, har hørt til en anden Stamme, af hvilken ingen har taget Vare på Alteret.

¹³ For the one concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

¹⁵ Og det bliver end ydermere klart, når der i Lighed med Melkisedek opstår en anden Slags Præst,

¹⁵ And this is clearer still, if another priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek,

¹⁷ Thi han får det Vidnesbyrd: "Du er Præst til evig Tid efter Melkisedeks Vis."

¹⁷ For it is attested of Him,“You are a priest foreverAccording to the order of Melchizedek.”

¹⁹ (thi Loven har ikke fuldkommet noget); men der sker Indførelse af et bedre Håb, ved hvilket vi nærme os til Gud.

¹⁹ (for the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

²¹ (thi hine ere blevne Præster uden Ed, men denne med Ed, ved den, som siger til ham: "Herren svor, og han skal ikke angre det: Du er Præst til evig Tid"):

²¹ (for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him,“The Lord has swornAnd will not change His mind,‘You are a priest forever’”);

²³ Og hine ere blevne Præster, flere efter hinanden, fordi de ved Døden hindredes i at vedblive;

²³ The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing,

²⁵ hvorfor han også kan fuldkomment frelse dem, som komme til Gud ved ham, efterdi han lever altid til at gå i Forbøn for dem.

²⁵ Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

²⁷ en, som ikke hver Dag har nødig, som Ypperstepræsterne, at frembære Ofre først for sine egne Synder, derefter for Folkets; thi dette gjorde han een Gang for alle, da han ofrede sig selv.

²⁷ who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.