¹For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, 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 divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then 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 genealogy, 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 Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.

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

⁵And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have 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 genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.

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

⁷But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.

⁷Vastuvaidlematult on nii, et alam saab õnnistuse ülemalt.

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

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

⁹And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;

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 Melchizedek met him.

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

¹¹Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need [was there] that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned 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 said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given 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 hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests.

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

¹⁵And [what we say] is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,

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

¹⁶who hath been 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 it is witnessed [of him,] Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

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

¹⁸For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

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

¹⁹(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through 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 [it is] not without the taking of an oath

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

²¹(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that saith of him, The Lord sware and will not repent himself, Thou art a priest for ever);

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

²²by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.

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

²³And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered from continuing:

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

²⁴but he, because he abideth for ever, hath his priesthood unchangeable.

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

²⁵Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost them that draw near unto God through 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 a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated 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, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the [sins] of the people: for this he did once for all, 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 appointeth men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, [appointeth] a Son, perfected 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.