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;

¹Seesama Melkisedek oli ju Saalemi kuningas, Kõigekõrgema Jumala preester, kes tuli vastu Aabrahamile, kui see pöördus tagasi kuningaid löömast, ja õnnistas teda,

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;

²kellele ka Aabraham jagas kümnist kõigest, ja kes on, nagu ta nimi esmalt tõlgitakse, 'Õiguse kuningas', siis aga ka Saalemi kuningas, see on 'Rahu kuningas',

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.

³isatu, ematu, suguvõsatu, kellel ei ole päevade algust ega elu otsa, aga sarnaselt Jumala Pojaga jääb preestriks jäädavalt.

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

⁴Vaadake siis, kui suur on see, kellele ka peavanem Aabraham andis kümnist sõjasaagist!

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:

⁵Leevi poegadel, kes saavad preestriameti, on küll käsk võtta Seaduse järgi kümnist rahva, see tähendab oma vendade käest, ehk küll nemadki on lähtunud Aabrahami niuetest.

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

⁶Aga see, kelle sugu nende sekka ei arvata, võttis kümnist Aabrahami käest ja õnnistas teda, kellel olid tõotused.

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

⁷Vastuvaidlematult on nii, et alam saab õnnistuse ülemalt.

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

⁸Ja siin võtavad kümnist surelikud inimesed, seal aga see, kellest tunnistatakse, et ta elab.

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

⁹Jah, võib isegi öelda, et ka Leevi, kes võttis kümnist, oli ise Aabrahami kaudu maksnud kümnist,

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

¹⁰sest ta oli alles esiisa niuetes, kui Melkisedek Aabrahamile vastu tuli.

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?

¹¹Kui nüüd täiuslikkus oleks olnud olemas leviitide preestriameti kaudu - selle läbi on rahvas ju saanud Seaduse -, miks oli siis veel vaja esile tõsta teistsugune preester Melkisedeki korra järgi, mitte aga Aaroni korra järgi?

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

¹²Preestriameti muutmisega sünnib ju paratamatult ka seaduse muutmine.

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

¹³Sest see, kelle kohta kõike seda öeldakse, on ju teise suguharu liige, kust veel keegi pole teeninud altari juures.

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

¹⁴On ju ilmne, et meie Issand on tõusnud Juudast, kelle suguharule Mooses ei ole midagi rääkinud preestriametist.

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

¹⁵Ja asi saab veel selgemaks, kui Melkisedeki sarnaselt tõstetakse preestriks üks teine,

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

¹⁶kes ei ole preestriks saanud lihaliku käsu Seadust mööda, vaid hävimatu elu väge mööda.

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

¹⁷Sest tunnistatakse ju: 'Sina oled igavesti preester Melkisedeki korra järgi.'

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

¹⁸Varasem käsk tühistatakse, sest see oli nõder ja kasutu -

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

¹⁹Moosese Seadus ei ole ju midagi teinud täiuslikuks -, asemele tuuakse aga hoopis parem lootus, mille kaudu me võime saada Jumala ligi.

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

²⁰Ja niivõrd kui see ei sündinud ilma vandeta - sest leviidid on saanud preestriks vandeta,

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:)

²¹Jeesus aga vandega selle kaudu, kes talle ütleb: 'Issand on vandunud ja tema ei kahetse seda: Sina oled igavesti preester' -,

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

²²sedavõrd on parem ka leping, mille käemeheks on saanud Jeesus.

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

²³Teisi, kes on järjekorras saanud preestriks, on küll palju olnud, sest surm keelas neid selleks jäämast;

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

²⁴Jeesusel on aga selle tõttu, et ta jääb igavesti, muudetamatu preestriamet.

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.

²⁵Just seepärast ta võibki päriselt päästa neid, kes tulevad Jumala ette tema läbi, elades aina selleks, et nende eest paluda.

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

²⁶Just selline ülempreester on meile kohane: püha, veatu, laitmatu, patustest lahutatud ja kõrgemaks saanud kui taevad.

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.

²⁷Tema ei ole sunnitud teiste ülempreestrite kombel päevast päeva tooma esmalt ohvreid omaenda pattude eest ja alles seejärel rahva pattude eest, sest seda ta on teinud ühe korra ja alatiseks, kui ta ohverdas iseenda.

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.

²⁸Sest Moosese Seadus seab ülempreestreiks inimesed, kes on nõrgad, aga vande sõna, mis on Seadusest hilisem, seab selleks Poja, kes on saanud täiuslikuks igavesti.