Poslanica Hebrejima 5

1 Veliki svećenik je čovjek odabran da zastupa ljude u njihovu odnosu prema Bogu. Prinosi Bogu njihove darove i žrtve za grijehe.2 Stoga što je čovjek, može suosjećati s ljudima koji griješe iz neznanja i sa zabludjelima jer je i sam podložan slabosti.3 Zato mora prinositi žrtve i za svoje grijehe i za grijehe drugih.

4 Nitko ne može postati velikim svećenikom prisvajajući sebi tu čast. Na to ga mora pozvati Bog, baš kao što je pozvao i Arona.
5 Tako ni Krist nije sam sebi dodijelio tu čast da bude Velikim svećenikom. Postavio ga je Bog koji je rekao:
"Ti si moj Sin,
danas sam ti postao Ocem."6 Drugom mu je prilikom Bog rekao:
"Ti si svećenik zauvijek i
po tome sličan Melkisedeku."7 Dok je Isus živio na zemlji, sa silnim je vapajima i suzama upućivao molitve Bogu, koji ga je mogao izbaviti od smrti. Bog ga je uslišio zbog njegova strahopoštovanja.8 Iako je bio Božji Sin, Isus se kroz patnju naučio poslušnosti.9 Postignuvši savršenstvo, postao je darovateljem vječnoga spasenja svima koji ga slušaju.

10 I Bog ga je postavio da bude Velikim svećenikom poput Melkisedeka.

Poziv na duhovni rast

11 O tomu vam imam još mnogo toga reći, ali teško mi je to riječima protumačiti jer slabo slušate.12 Dugo ste već kršćani i morali biste već poučavati druge. Umjesto toga, trebate nekoga da vas ponovno pouči temeljnim stvarima koje početnik mora naučiti o Svetome pismu. Potrebno vam je mlijeko, a ne kruta hrana.13 Tko je još na mlijeku, nije napredovao u učenju o pravednosti jer je još dojenče.

14 A kruta je hrana za zrele, za one koji su iskustvom izvježbali ćutila za razlikovanje dobra od zla te čine dobro.

Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest is taken from among the peoplet and appointedt to represent them before God,t to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.2 He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,3 and for this reason he is obligated to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.4 And no one assumes this honors on his own initiative,t but only when called to it by God,t as in fact Aaron was.5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God,t who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,”ts6 as also in another place Godt says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”s7 During his earthly lifet Christt offeredt both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.s9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

10 and he was designatedt by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.s

The Need to Move on to Maturity

11 On this topic we have much to sayt and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggisht in hearing.12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time,t you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances.t You have gone back to needingt milk, nots solid food.13 For everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced in the message of righteousness, because he is an infant.

14 But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.