¹For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

¹Thi denne Melkisedek, Konge i Salem, den højeste Guds Præst, som gik Abraham i Møde, da han vendte tilbage fra Kongernes Nederlag, og velsignede ham,

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;

²hvem også Abraham gav Tiende af alt, og som, når hans Navn udlægges, først er Retfærdigheds Konge, dernæst også Salems Konge, det er: Freds Konge,

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.

³uden Fader, uden Moder, uden Slægtregister, uden Dages Begyndelse og uden Livs Ende, men gjort lig med Guds Søn, - han forbliver Præst for bestandig.

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

⁴Ser dog, hvor stor denne er, hvem endog Patriarken Abraham gav Tiende af Byttet.

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,

⁵Og hine, som, idet de høre til Levi Sønner, få Præstedømmet, have et Bud om at tage Tiende efter Loven af Folket, det er af deres Brødre, endskønt disse ere udgåede af Abrahams Lænd;

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

⁶men han, som ikke regner sin Slægt fra dem, har taget Tiende af Abraham og har velsignet den, som havde Forjættelserne.

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

⁷Men uden al Modsigelse er det den ringere, som velsignes af den ypperligere.

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

⁸Og her er det dødelige Mennesker, som tager Tiende; men der er det en, om hvem der vidnes, at han lever.

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

⁹Ja, så at sige, har endog Levi, som tager Tiende, igennem Abraham givet Tiende;

¹⁰for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.

¹⁰thi han var endnu i Faderens Lænd, da Melkisedek gik denne i Møde.

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?

¹¹Hvis der altså var Fuldkommelse at få ved det levitiske Præstedømme (thi på Grundlag af dette har jo Folket fået Loven), hvilken Trang var der da yderligere til, at en anden Slags Præst skulde opstå efter Melkisedeks Vis og ikke nævnes efter Arons Vis?

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

¹²Når nemlig Præstedømmet omskiftes, sker der med Nødvendighed også en Omskiftelse af Loven.

¹³For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

¹³Thi han, om hvem dette siges, har hørt til en anden Stamme, af hvilken ingen har taget Vare på Alteret.

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

¹⁴thi det er vitterligt, at af Juda er vor Herre oprunden, og for den Stammes Vedkommende har Moses intet talt om Præster.

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

¹⁵Og det bliver end ydermere klart, når der i Lighed med Melkisedek opstår en anden Slags Præst,

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

¹⁶som ikke er bleven det efter et kødeligt Buds Lov, men efter et uopløseligt Livs Kraft.

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

¹⁷Thi han får det Vidnesbyrd: "Du er Præst til evig Tid efter Melkisedeks Vis."

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

¹⁸Thi vel sker der Ophævelse af et forudgående Bud, fordi det var svagt og unyttigt

¹⁹(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

¹⁹(thi Loven har ikke fuldkommet noget); men der sker Indførelse af et bedre Håb, ved hvilket vi nærme os til Gud.

²⁰Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath

²⁰Og så vist som det ikke er sket uden Ed,

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

²¹(thi hine ere blevne Præster uden Ed, men denne med Ed, ved den, som siger til ham: "Herren svor, og han skal ikke angre det: Du er Præst til evig Tid"):

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

²²så vist er Jesus bleven Borgen for en bedre Pagt.

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

²³Og hine ere blevne Præster, flere efter hinanden, fordi de ved Døden hindredes i at vedblive;

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

²⁴men denne har et uforgængeligt Præstedømme, fordi han bliver til evig Tid,

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.

²⁵hvorfor han også kan fuldkomment frelse dem, som komme til Gud ved ham, efterdi han lever altid til at gå i Forbøn for dem.

²⁶For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

²⁶Thi en sådan Ypperstepræst var det også, som sømmede sig for os, en from, uskyldig, ubesmittet, adskilt fra Syndere og ophøjet over Himlene;

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.

²⁷en, som ikke hver Dag har nødig, som Ypperstepræsterne, at frembære Ofre først for sine egne Synder, derefter for Folkets; thi dette gjorde han een Gang for alle, da han ofrede sig selv.

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.

²⁸Thi Loven indsætter til Ypperstepræster Mennesker, som have Skrøbelighed; men Edens Ord, som kom senere end Loven, indsætter en Søn, som er fuldkommet til evig Tid: