¹Aga peaasi selles, millest siin räägitakse, on see: meil on selline ülempreester, kes on istunud Ausuuruse trooni paremale poole taevas,

¹Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

²kes talitab pühamus ja tõelises lepingutelgis, mida ei ole püstitanud inimene, vaid Issand.

²a servant of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

³Iga ülempreester seatakse ju ohverdama ande ja ohvreid; seepärast on tingimata vaja, et temalgi oleks midagi ohverdada.

³For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.

⁴Kui ta nüüd oleks maa peal, siis ta ei olekski preester, sest siin on juba olemas neid, kes ohverdavad ande Seaduse järgi

⁴For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;

⁵ja teenivad pühamus, mis on ainult taevase kuju ja vari. Moosest ju juhendati, kui ta hakkas valmistama telki: 'Vaata, et sa teed kõik selle kuju järgi, mida sulle näidati mäel!'

⁵who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was warned by God when he was about to make the tabernacle, for he said, “See, you shall make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.” Exodus 25:40

⁶Nüüd on aga Jeesus saanud seda ülevama ameti, mida parema lepingu vahemees ta on, mis on seadustatud paremate tõotuste alusel.

⁶But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law.

⁷Sest kui esimene leping oleks olnud laitmatu, siis ei oleks otsitud kohta teisele.

⁷For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.

⁸Kuid tema ütleb neid laites: 'Vaata, päevad tulevad, ütleb Issand, mil ma sõlmin Iisraeli kojaga ja Juuda kojaga uue lepingu,

⁸For finding fault with them, he said, “Behold, the days come,” says the Lord, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;

⁹mitte selle lepingu sarnase, mille ma tegin nende esiisadega tol päeval, kui ma nad kättpidi võtsin, et neid viia välja Egiptusemaalt; aga et nad ei jäänud minu lepingusse, siis minagi ei hoolinud neist, ütleb Issand.

⁹not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they didn’t continue in my covenant, and I disregarded them,” says the Lord.

¹⁰Sest see leping, mille ma teen Iisraeli kojaga pärast neid päevi, ütleb Issand, on niisugune: ma annan oma seadused nende mõistusesse ja kirjutan need nende südamesse ja ma olen neile Jumalaks ja nemad saavad mulle rahvaks.

¹⁰“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days,” says the Lord; “I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

¹¹Ja kunagi enam ei õpeta keegi oma kaaskodanikku ega keegi oma venda, öeldes: 'Tunne Issandat!', sest kõik tunnevad mind, nende pisikestest kuni suurteni,

¹¹They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, TR reads “neighbor” instead of “fellow citizen” and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all will know me, from their least to their greatest.

¹²sest ma olen armuline nende ülekohtuste tegude vastu ja ei tuleta enam meelde nende patte.'

¹²For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.” Jeremiah 31:31-34

¹³Nimetades uut on ta esimese tunnistanud vananenuks. Aga mis vananeb ja raugastub, see on hääbumise äärel.

¹³In that he says, “A new covenant,” he has made the first old. But that which is becoming old and grows aged is near to vanishing away.