1 Jo katrs no cilvēku vidus ņemtais augstais priesteris cilvēku labā tiek iecelts kalpošanai Dievam, lai nestu dāvanas un upurus par grēkiem; 2 viņš var iežēloties par nezinātājiem un maldīgajiem, tāpēc ka arī viņš pats vājības apņemts. 3 Un tās dēļ viņam pienākas kā tautas, tā arī sevis dēļ upurēt par grēkiem. 4 Un neviens sev pats neņem šo godu, bet Dieva aicināts, tāpat kā Ārons. 5 Tāpat arī Kristus nav pats Sev piešķīris augstā priestera godu, bet Tas, kas Viņam ir teicis: Mans Dēls Tu esi, šodien Es Tevi esmu dzemdinājis. 6 Kā arī citā vietā Viņš saka: Tu esi priesteris mūžīgi pēc Melhisedeka kārtas. - 7 Savās miesas dienās ar stipru balsi un asarām Viņš ir raidījis daudz karstu lūgšanu pie Tā, kas Viņu varēja izglābt no nāves, un ir ticis atpestīts no bailēm 8 un, Dēls būdams, tomēr ir mācījies paklausību no tā, ko cietis. 9 Un, pilnību sasniedzis, Viņš ir palicis visiem, kas Viņam paklausa, par mūžīgās pestīšanas gādnieku, 10 Dieva nosaukts par augsto priesteri pēc Melhisedeka kārtas. 11 Par to mums būtu daudz ko runāt, bet ir grūti darīt to saprotamu, tāpēc ka jūs esat kūtri palikuši dzirdēt. 12 Jo, lai gan laika ziņā jums pašiem pienākas būt tiem, kas māca, jums atkal vajadzīgs kāds, kas jums māca Dieva vārdu pirmsākumus, un esat tapuši par tādiem, kam vajag piena, ne cietas barības. 13 Jo katrs, kas bauda pienu, ir taisnības vārda nepratējs, jo tas ir bērns. 14 Bet pilngadīgiem pienākas cieta barība, tiem, kam ir piedzīvojumi un kam prāti vingrināti izšķirt labu un ļaunu.
1 Every high priest is appointed to help others by offering gifts and sacrifices to God because of their sins. 2 A high priest has weaknesses of his own, and he feels sorry for foolish and sinful people. 3 This is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins and for the sins of others. 4 But no one can have the honor of being a high priest simply by wanting to be one. Only God can choose a priest, and God is the one who chose Aaron.
5 This is how it was with Christ. He became a high priest, but not just because he wanted the honor of being one. It was God who told him,
“You are my Son, because today
I have become your Father!”
6 In another place, God says,
“You are a priest forever
just like Melchizedek.”
7 God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshiped God, and God listened to his prayers. 8 Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer before he could learn what it really means to obey God. 9 Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save forever all who obey him. 10 This is because God chose him to be a high priest like Melchizedek.
Warning against Turning Away
11 Much more could be said about this subject. But it is hard to explain, and all of you are slow to understand. 12 By now you should have been teachers, but once again you need to be taught the simplest things about what God has said. You need milk instead of solid food. 13 People who live on milk are like babies who don't really know what is right. 14 Solid food is for mature people who have been trained to know right from wrong.
