¹[] Διοτι πας αρχιερευς, εξ ανθρωπων λαμβανομενος, υπερ ανθρωπων καθισταται εις τα προς τον Θεον, δια να προσφερη δωρα τε και θυσιας υπερ αμαρτιων,

¹For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

²δυναμενος να συμπαθη εις τους αγνοουντας και πλανωμενους, διοτι και αυτος ειναι περιενδεδυμενος ασθενειαν·

²The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

³και δια ταυτην χρεωστει, καθως περι του λαου, ουτω και περι εαυτου να προσφερη θυσιαν υπερ αμαρτιων.

³Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

⁴Και ουδεις λαμβανει την τιμην ταυτην εις εαυτον, αλλ' ο καλουμενος υπο του Θεου, καθως και ο Ααρων.

⁴Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

⁵Ουτω και ο Χριστος δεν εδοξασεν εαυτον δια να γεινη αρχιερευς, αλλ' ο λαλησας προς αυτον· Υιος μου εισαι συ, εγω σημερον σε εγεννησα·

⁵So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.” Psalm 2:7

⁶καθως και αλλαχου λεγει· Συ εισαι ιερευς εις τον αιωνα κατα την ταξιν Μελχισεδεκ.

⁶As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” Psalm 110:4

⁷Οστις εν ταις ημεραις της σαρκος αυτου, αφου μετα κραυγης δυνατης και δακρυων προσεφερε δεησεις και ικεσιας προς τον δυναμενον να σωζη αυτον εκ του θανατου, και εισηκουσθη δια την ευλαβειαν αυτου,

⁷He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

⁸καιτοι ων Υιος, εμαθε την υπακοην αφ' οσων επαθε,

⁸though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

⁹και γενομενος τελειος, κατεσταθη αιτιος σωτηριας αιωνιου εις παντας τους υπακουοντας εις αυτον,

⁹Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

¹⁰[] ονομασθεις υπο του Θεου αρχιερευς κατα την ταξιν Μελχισεδεκ·

¹⁰named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

¹¹Περι του οποιου πολλα εχομεν να ειπωμεν και δυσερμηνευτα, διοτι εγεινετε νωθροι τας ακοας.

¹¹About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

¹²Επειδη ενω ως προς τον καιρον επρεπε να ησθε διδασκαλοι, παλιν εχετε χρειαν του να σας διδασκη τις τα αρχικα στοιχεια των λογων του Θεου, και κατηντησατε να εχητε χρειαν γαλακτος και ουχι στερεας τροφης.

¹²For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

¹³Διοτι πας ο μετεχων γαλακτος ειναι απειρος του λογου της δικαιοσυνης· επειδη ειναι νηπιος·

¹³For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

¹⁴των τελειων ομως ειναι η στερεα τροφη, οιτινες δια την εξιν εχουσι τα αισθητηρια γεγυμνασμενα εις το να διακρινωσι το καλον και το κακον.

¹⁴But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.