¹Malxisadeq-agi yella d agellid n Salem, d lmuqeddem n Sidi Ṛebbi ɛlayen. D nețța i gemmugren Sidna Ibṛahim mi d-yuɣal seg umenɣi i deg yeɣleb igelliden nniḍen, iwakken a t-ibarek.

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

²I nețța i gefka Sidna Ibṛahim amur wis ɛecṛa n wayen akk i d-yerbeḥ seg umenɣi. Malxisadeq lmeɛna n yisem-is « agellid n lḥeqq », yețțusemma daɣen agellid n Salem yeɛni « agellid n lehna ».

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;

³Ur neẓri ara anwa i d baba-s neɣ anta i d yemma-s, ur nessin tajaddit-is, ur neẓri melmi i glul neɣ melmi i gemmut. Yella d lemtel n Mmi-s n Ṛebbi, yeqqim d lmuqeddem i dayem.

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.

⁴Walit acḥal meqqeṛ ccan n win iwumi yefka Sidna Ibṛahim leɛcuṛ seg wayen i d-yerbeḥ deg umenɣi.

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

⁵At Lewwi yellan d lmuqedmin, țțawin leɛcuṛ ɣef wat Isṛail yellan d atmaten-nsen akken i d-tenna ccariɛa, ɣas akken ula d nutni ț-țarwa n Sidna Ibṛahim.

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:

⁶Ma d Malxisadeq ur nelli ara n at Lewwi, yewwi leɛcuṛ s ɣuṛ Sidna Ibṛahim yerna iburek-it.

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

⁷Mbla ccekk win yețbaraken yugar win yețțubarken.

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

⁸At Lewwi-agi yețțawin leɛcuṛ, d imdanen yețmețțaten, ma d Malxisadeq d win i ɣef d-nnant tira iqedsen : Mazal idder.

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

⁹Nezmer ihi a d-nini belli Lewwi yețțawin leɛcuṛ ɣef wat Isṛail, yefka leɛcuṛ i Malxisadeq uqbel a d-ilal s ufus n Sidna Ibṛahim yellan si lejdud-is ;

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

¹⁰axaṭer asmi yemmuger Malxisadeq Sidna Ibṛahim, Lewwi urɛad d-ilul.

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

¹¹Ccɣel i xeddmen lmuqedmin n at Lewwi, d lsas n ccariɛa yețțunefken i wegdud n wat Isṛail ; meɛna lemmer yennekmal ccɣel-agi, acuɣeṛ ihi ara d-yili lmuqeddem nniḍen am Malxisadeq mačči am Haṛun n at Lewwi ?

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?

¹²Ma yella ccɣel i xeddmen lmuqeddmin n at Lewwi yuɣal di rrif, ihi ula d ccariɛa aț-țuɣal di rrif.

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

¹³Axaṭer Ssid-nneɣ, ur d-yekki ara seg wedrum n at Lewwi, meɛna yekka-d seg wedrum nniḍen. Adrum-nni ulac deg-s ula d yiwen n lmuqeddem i gqedcen deg wudekkan n iseflawen.

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.

¹⁴Ihi neẓra belli Ssid-nneɣ yeffeɣ ed seg wedrum n Yahuda, yerna Sidna Musa ur d-yenni ara a d-yeffeɣ lmuqeddem seg wedrum agi.

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

¹⁵Yella wayen i d-ibeggnen annect agi, axaṭer yeffeɣ-ed lmuqeddem nniḍen yecban Malxisadeq.

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

¹⁶Mačči d ccariɛa i t-yerran d lmuqeddem meɛna yuɣal d lmuqeddem s tezmert n tudert ur nețfaka ;

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

¹⁷imi yura fell-as : Kečč d lmuqeddem i dayem am Malxisadeq.

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

¹⁸Lameṛ aqdim yeɛnan lmuqedmin yețwabeddel, axaṭer ixuṣṣ yerna ur yenfiɛ ara.

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

¹⁹Ccariɛa n Musa ur tezmir ara a ɣ-terr d iḥeqqiyen zdat Sidi Ṛebbi, meɛna yella yiwen usirem s wayes ara nqeṛṛeb ɣuṛ-es ;

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

²⁰yerna ayagi yedṛa-d s limin n Sidi Ṛebbi, mačči am at Lewwi yuɣalen d lmuqedmin mbla limin ;

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

²¹ma d Sidna Ɛisa yesbedd-it Sidi Ṛebbi s limin mi s-yenna : Sidi Ṛebbi yeggul ur yeḥnit aț-țiliḍ d lmuqeddem i dayem .

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];)

²²Ɛisa, d nețța i ɣ-iḍemnen lɛahed yifen amezwaru.

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

²³Aṭas seg wat Lewwi i gellan d lmuqedmin axaṭer lmut ur ten-tețțaǧa ara ad dumen di ccɣel-nsen ;

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

²⁴ma d Sidna Ɛisa, d win yețdumun, ur yuḥwaǧ ara a d-yeǧǧ lxedma-s n lmuqeddem i wayeḍ.

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

²⁵Daymi i gezmer ad isellek di mkul lweqt wid akk yețqeṛṛiben ɣer Ṛebbi s yisem-is, imi nețța yedder i dayem, ideɛɛu fell-asen ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi.

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

²⁶D wagi i d lmuqeddem ameqqran i ɣ-ilaqen, d imqeddes, d azedgan, ur yesɛi ara lɛib, yemxalaf d imdanen idenben yerna ițwarfed sennig igenwan.

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

²⁷Ur yeḥwaǧ ara ad yefk iseflawen am lmuqedmin nniḍen ɣef ddnubat-is neɣ ɣef wid n wegdud, lameɛna yefka iman-is d asfel yiwet n tikkelt kan ɣef ddemma n ddnubatnneɣ.

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.

²⁸Lmuqedmin imeqqranen i d tesbeddad ccariɛa, d irgazen ixuṣṣen di lǧehd, ma d win i gesbedd Sidi Ṛebbi s limin deffir ccariɛa, d Mmi-s i gessaweḍ ɣer tezmert tameqqrant i dayem.

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.