Hebræerne 5
1 Thi hver Ypperstepræst, som tages af Mennesker, beskikkes for Mennesker til Tjenesten for Gud, at han skal frembære baade Gaver og Slagt-Offere for Synder,2 og kan have Medlidenhed med de Vankundige og Vildfarende, eftersom han og selv er omgiven med Skrøbelighed.3 Og for dennes Skyld maa han, som for Folket, saaledes og for sig selv, frembære Synd-Offer.4 Og Ingen tager sig selv denne ære, men den, som er kaldet af Gud, ligesom og Aron var.5 Saaledes har ei heller Christus tillagt sig selv den ære at blive Ypperstepræst, men den, som sagde til ham: du er min Søn, jeg fødte dig i Dag.6 Efter hvad han og siger et andet Sted: du er en Præst til evig Tid, efter Melchisedeks Viis.7 Han, som i sine Kjøds Dage frembar med stærkt Raab og Taarer Bønner og ydmygelige Begjeringer til den, der var mægtig at frelse ham fra Døden, og blev bønhørt i sin Ængstelse,8 alligevel han var Søn, lærte dog Lydighed af det, han led;9 og, fuldendet, blev han alle dem, som ham lyde, Aarsag til evig Frelse,10 udnævnt af Gud til Ypperstepræst efter Melchisedeks Viis.11 Herom have vi meget at sige, og som er svart at udlægge, eftredi I ere blevne sløve til at fatte.12 Thi skjøndt I efter Tiden endog burde være Lærere, have I atter behov, at man skal lære Eder Begyndelsesgrundene i Guds Ord, og I ere blevne saadanne, som have Mælk behov og ikke haard Føde.13 Hver, som faaer Mælk, er uforfaren i den rette Lære, thi han er et Barn;14 men for de Fuldkomne er haard Føde, hvilke ved Forfarenhed have øvet Sands til at skjelne mellem Godt og Ondt.
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.