Hebrews, 7

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

1. Doista, taj Melkisedek, kralj šalemski, sveæenik Boga Svevišnjega što je izašao u susret Abrahamu koji se vraæao s poraza kraljeva i blagoslovio ga,

2. And Abraham divided to him a tenth part of everything. And in translation his name is first, indeed, king of justice, and next also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

2. i komu Abraham odijeli desetinu od svega; on koji u prijevodu znaèi najprije "kralj pravednosti", a zatim i kralj šalemski, to jest "kralj mira";

3. Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life, he is thereby likened to the Son of God, who remains a priest continuously.

3. on, bez oca, bez majke, bez rodoslovlja; on, kojemu dani nemaju poèetka ni život kraja - slièan Sinu Božjemu, ostaje sveæenik zasvagda.

4. Next, consider how great this man is, since the Patriarch Abraham even gave tithes to him from the principal things.

4. Pa promotrite koliki li je taj komu Abraham, rodozaèetnik, dade desetinu od najboljega.

5. And indeed, those who are from the sons of Levi, having received the priesthood, hold a commandment to take tithes from the people in accord with the law, that is, from their brothers, even though they also went forth from the loins of Abraham.

5. Istina, i oni sinovi Levijevi, koji primaju sveæeništvo imaju zakonsku zapovijed da ubiru desetinu od naroda, to jest od svoje braæe premda su i ona izašla iz boka Abrahamova.

6. But this man, whose lineage is not enumerated with them, received tithes from Abraham, and he blessed even the one who held the promises.

6. Ali on, koji nije iz njihova rodoslovlja, ubra desetinu od Abrahama i blagoslovi njega, nosioca obeæanja!

7. Yet this is without any contradiction, for what is less should be blessed by what is better.

7. A posve je neprijeporno: veæi blagoslivlja manjega.

8. And certainly, here, men who receive tithes still die; but there, he bears witness that he lives.

8. K tome, ovdje desetinu primaju smrtni ljudi, a ondje onaj, za kojega se svjedoèi da živi.

9. And so it may be said that even Levi, who received tithes, was himself a tithe through Abraham.

9. I u Abrahamu se, tako reæi, ubire desetina i od Levija koji inaèe desetinu prima

10. For he was still in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him.

10. jer još bijaše u boku oèevu kad mu u susret iziðe Melkisedek.

11. Therefore, if consummation had occurred through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), then what further need would there be for another Priest to rise up according to the order of Melchizedek, one who was not called according to the order of Aaron?

11. Da se dakle savršenstvo postiglo po levitskom sveæeništvu - jer na temelju njega narod je dobio Zakon - koja bi onda bila potreba da se po redu Melkisedekovu postavi drugi sveæenik i da se ne imenuje po redu Aronovu?

12. For since the priesthood has been transferred, it is necessary that the law also be transferred.

12. Doista kad se mijenja sveæeništvo, nužno se mijenja i Zakon.

13. For he about whom these things have been spoken is from another tribe, in which no one attends before the altar.

13. Jer onaj o kojemu se to veli pripadao je drugom plemenu, od kojega se nitko nije posvetio žrtveniku.

14. For it is evident that our Lord arose out of Judah, a tribe about which Moses said nothing concerning priests.

14. Poznato je da je Gospodin naš potekao od Jude, plemena za koje Mojsije ništa ne reèe s obzirom na sveæenike.

15. And yet it is far more evident that, according to the likeness of Melchizedek, there rises up another priest,

15. To je još oèitije ako se drugi sveæenik postavlja po sliènosti s Melkisedekom:

16. who was made, not according to the law of a carnal commandment, but according to the virtue of an indissoluble life.

16. postao je sveæenikom ne po Zakonu tjelesne uredbe, nego snagom neuništiva života.

17. For he testifies: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

17. Ta svjedoèi se: Zauvijek ti si sveæenik po redu Melkisedekovu.

18. Certainly, there is a setting aside of the former commandment, because of its weakness and lack of usefulness.

18. Dokida se dakle prijašnja uredba zbog njezine nemoæi i beskorisnosti -

19. For the law led no one to perfection, yet truly it introduced a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

19. jer Zakon nije ništa priveo k savršenstvu - a uvodi se bolja nada, po kojoj se približujemo Bogu.

20. Moreover, it is not without an oath. For certainly, the others were made priests without an oath.

20. I to se nije zbilo bez zakletve. Jer oni su bez zakletve postali sveæenicima,

21. But this man was made a priest with an oath, by the One who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and he will not repent. You are a priest forever.”

21. a on sa zakletvom Onoga koji mu reèe: Zakleo se Gospodin i neæe se pokajati: "Zauvijek ti si sveæenik".

22. By so much, Jesus has been made the sponsor of a better testament.

22. Utoliko je Isus i postao jamac boljega Saveza.

23. And certainly, so many of the others became priests because, due to death, they were prohibited from continuing.

23. K tomu, mnogo je bilo sveæenika jer ih je smrt prijeèila trajno ostati.

24. But this man, because he continues forever, has an everlasting priesthood.

24. A on, jer ostaje dovijeka, ima neprolazno sveæeništvo.

25. And for this reason, he is able, continuously, to save those who approach God through him, since he is ever alive to make intercession on our behalf.

25. Zato i može do kraja spasavati one koji po njemu pristupaju k Bogu - uvijek živ da se za njih zauzima.

26. For it was fitting that we should have such a High Priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted higher than the heavens.

26. Takav nam Veliki sveæenik i bijaše potreban - svet, nedužan, neokaljan, odijeljen od grešnika i uzvišeniji od nebesa -

27. And he has no need, daily, in the manner of other priests, to offer sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people. For he has done this once, by offering himself.

27. koji ne treba da kao oni veliki sveæenici danomice prinosi žrtve najprije za svoje grijehe, a onda za grijehe naroda. To on uèini jednom prinijevši samoga sebe.

28. For the law appoints men as priests, though they have infirmities. But, by the word of the oath that is after the law, the Son has been perfected for eternity.

28. Zakon doista postavi za velike sveæenike ljude podložne slabosti, a rijeè zakletve - nakon Zakona - Sina zauvijek usavršena. ÷ISUSA