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

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

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',

²to whom Abraham gave also the tenth portion of all; first being interpreted King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

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

³without father, without mother, without genealogy; having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but assimilated to the Son of God, abides a priest continually.

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

⁴Now consider how great this [personage] was, to whom [even] the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils.

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.

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

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

⁶but he who has no genealogy from them has tithed Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

⁷Vastuvaidlematult on nii, et alam saab õnnistuse ülemalt.

⁷But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.

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

⁸And here dying men receive tithes; but there [one] of whom the witness is that he lives;

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

⁹and, so to speak, through Abraham, Levi also, who received tithes, has been made to pay tithes.

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

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

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?

¹¹If indeed then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, for the people had their law given to them in connexion with *it*, what need [was there] still that a different priest should arise according to the order of Melchisedec, and not be named after the order of Aaron?

¹²Preestriameti muutmisega sünnib ju paratamatult ka seaduse muutmine.

¹²For, the priesthood being changed, there takes place of necessity a change of law also.

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

¹³For he, of whom these things are said, belongs to a different tribe, of which no one has [ever] been attached to the service of the altar.

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

¹⁴For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests.

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

¹⁵And it is yet more abundantly evident, since a different priest arises according to the similitude of Melchisedec,

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

¹⁶who has been constituted not according to law of fleshly commandment, but according to power of indissoluble life.

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

¹⁷For it is borne witness, *Thou* art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.

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

¹⁸For there is a setting aside of the commandment going before for its weakness and unprofitableness,

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

¹⁹(for the law perfected nothing,) and the introduction of a better hope by which we draw nigh to God.

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

²⁰And by how much [it was] not without the swearing of an oath;

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

²¹(for they are become priests without the swearing of an oath, but he with the swearing of an oath, by him who said, as to him, The Lord has sworn, and will not repent [of it], *Thou* [art] priest for ever [according to the order of Melchisedec];)

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

²²by so much Jesus became surety of a better covenant.

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

²³And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by death;

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

²⁴but he, because of his continuing for ever, has the priesthood unchangeable.

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

²⁵Whence also he is able to save completely those who approach by him to God, always living to intercede for them.

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

²⁶For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens:

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.

²⁷who has not day by day need, as the high priests, first to offer up sacrifices for his own sins, then [for] those of the people; for this he did once for all [in] having offered up himself.

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

²⁸For the law constitutes men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the swearing of the oath which [is] after the law, a Son perfected for ever.