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;

¹Šis Melhizedeks, Salemas ķēniņš, visaugstākā Dieva priesteris izgāja pretim Ābrahamam, kad tas, satriecis ķēniņus, atgriezās atpakaļ, un svētīja viņu:

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;

²Viņam arī Ābrahams piešķīra desmito daļu no visa; tulkojumā viņš vispirms ir taisnības ķēniņš, bet tad Salemas ķēniņš, tas ir, miera ķēniņš,

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.

³Bez tēva, bez mātes, bez cilts grāmatas; viņam nav ne dienu sākuma, ne dzīves gala. Tā viņš pielīdzināms Dieva Dēlam un paliek priesteris uz mūžiem.

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

⁴Tāpēc skatieties, cik liels ir tas, kam pat patriarhs Ābrahams deva desmito daļu no labākā!

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:

⁵Arī tiem Levi pēcnācējiem, kas saņem priesterību, ir pavēle saskaņā ar bauslību ņemt desmito daļu no tautas, tas ir, no saviem brāļiem, lai gan tie arī cēlušies no Ābrahama gurniem.

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

⁶Tā tas, kas neskaitās pie viņu cilts, ir ņēmis desmito daļu no Ābrahama un svētīja to, kam bija apsolījumi.

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

⁷Bez kādas pretrunas pārākais svētī mazāko.

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

⁸Jo šeit desmito daļu saņem mirstīgi cilvēki, bet tur tas, par kuru liecina, ka viņš dzīvs.

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

⁹Un (tā sakot) arī Levi, kas saņem desmito daļu, caur Ābrahamu bija aplikts ar desmito daļu,

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

¹⁰Jo viņš vēl atradās tēva gurnos, kad Melhizedeks to satika.

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?

¹¹Ja jau Levi priesterība (jo tauta tās laikā saņēma likumu) būtu nesusi pilnību, kāda vēl bija vajadzība celties citam priesterim saskaņā ar Melhizedeka iekārtu un nesaukties pēc Ārona iekārtas?

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

¹²Priesterībai mainoties, nepieciešami jāmainās arī likumam.

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

¹³Jo Tas, par ko šis tiek runāts, ir no citas cilts, no kuras neviens vēl nav kalpojis pie altāra.

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

¹⁴Jo zināms, ka mūsu Kungs cēlies no Jūdas cilts, kurai Mozus nekā nav norādījis par priesterību.

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

¹⁵Un tas kļūst vēl skaidrāk ar to, ka celsies cits priesteris, Melhizedekam līdzīgs,

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

¹⁶Kas tāds kļuvis ne miesīgā likuma un pavēles dēļ, bet neiznīcīgās dzīves spēkā.

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

¹⁷Jo apliecināts: Tu esi mūžam priesteris saskaņā ar Melhizedeka iekārtu.

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

¹⁸Tā iekšējais likums tik atcelts tā nespēka un nederības dēļ.

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

¹⁹Jo likums neko nav vedis pie pilnības, turpretī tiek ievesta lielāka cerība, ar kuru mēs tuvojamies Dievam.

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

²⁰Un tas nenotiek bez zvēresta (jo citi kļuvuši priesteri bez zvēresta,

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:)

²¹Bet šis ar zvērestu caur To, kas Viņam teicis: Kungs zvērējis un nenožēlos, Tu esi priesteris mūžam).

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

²²Tāpēc Jēzus kļuvis par daudz augstākas derības galvinieku.

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

²³Un viņi gan daudzi kļuvuši priesteri, jo tiem nāve neatļāva pastāvīgi palikt,

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

²⁴Bet Viņam priesterība neiznīcīga, tāpēc ka paliek mūžīgi.

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.

²⁵Tāpēc arī Viņš visos laikos spēj izglābt tos, kas caur Viņu tuvojas Dievam, vienmēr dzīvs būdams, lai mūs aizstāvētu.

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

²⁶Jo vajadzēja, lai mums būtu tāds augstais priesteris: svēts, nevainīgs, neaptraipīts, atšķirts no grēciniekiem un augstāks par debesīm;

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.

²⁷Kam nevajag kā tiem priesteriem ik dienas upurēt dāvanas vispirms par saviem, pēc tam par tautas grēkiem; jo to Viņš darīja vienreiz, pats sevi upurēdams.

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.

²⁸Jo bauslība ieceļ par priesteriem cilvēkus, kam savas vājības, bet zvēresta vārds, kas nāca pēc bauslības, - mūžam pilnīgo Dēlu.