¹For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

¹ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϫⲱϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

²To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

²ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲫⲉϣ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.

³Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

³ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ϥⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ.

⁴Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

⁴⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ.

⁵And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲗⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲕⲉⲡⲉⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.

⁶But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

⁶ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

⁷And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

⁷ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϣⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

⁸And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ.

⁹And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲗⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙⲁϯ ⲁϥϯⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ.

¹⁰For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

¹⁰ⲉⲧⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ.

¹¹If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

¹¹ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲉⲩⲓⲧⲏ ⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲧⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁ⳿ⲁⲣⲱⲛ.

¹²For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

¹²ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏ ⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.

¹³For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

¹³ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ.

¹⁴For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

¹⁴⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ.

¹⁵And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲏⲃ.

¹⁶Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

¹⁶ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲃⲱⲗ.

¹⁷For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

¹⁷ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ.

¹⁸For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

¹⁸ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϯϩⲏⲟⲩ.

¹⁹For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

¹⁹ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲕ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.

²⁰And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲁⲛⲁϣ.

²¹(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

²¹ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ.

²²By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

²²ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲱϣ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ.

²³And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

²³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟϩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.

²⁴But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

²⁴ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ.

²⁵Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

²⁵ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.

²⁶For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

²⁶ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲥⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.

²⁷Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

²⁷ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ.

²⁸For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

²⁸ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ