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

¹For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of 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 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;

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 made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.

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

⁴Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best 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.

⁵They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,

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

⁶but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.

⁷Vastuvaidlematult on nii, et alam saab õnnistuse ülemalt.

⁷But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

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

⁸Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.

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

⁹We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,

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

¹⁰for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek 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?

¹¹Now if there were perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

¹²Preestriameti muutmisega sünnib ju paratamatult ka seaduse muutmine.

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

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 another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

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

¹⁴For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

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

¹⁵This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,

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

¹⁶who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

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

¹⁷for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” Psalm 110:4

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

¹⁸For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

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 made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

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

²⁰Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking 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 indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, “The Lord swore and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’” Psalm 110:4

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

²²By so much, Jesus has become the collateral of a better covenant.

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

²³Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

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

²⁴But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable.

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

²⁵Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.

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

²⁶For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made 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 doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he 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 appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints a Son forever who has been perfected.