Hebrews 7
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1This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
1ⲠⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲖⲬⲒⲤⲈⲆⲈⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϪⲰϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ
2and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
2ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲪⲈϢ ⲢⲈⲘⲎⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ.
3Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
3ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϦⲀⲈ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ϤⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲂ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
4Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
4ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀϢ ⲘⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲢⲈⲘⲎⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ.
5Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϬⲒ ⲢⲈⲘⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲔⲈⲠⲈⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦϮⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
6But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
6ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲢⲈⲘⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
7And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
7ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϢⲀϤϬⲒⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
8In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ.
9And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϪⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲖⲈⲨⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲀϮ ⲀϤϮⲢⲈⲘⲎⲦ.
10For when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor.
10ⲈⲦⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦϮⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲈⲖⲬⲒⲤⲈⲆⲈⲔ.
11Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
11ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲞⲠ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲖⲈⲨⲒⲦⲎ ⲤⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲦⲀⲜⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲈⲖⲬⲒⲤⲈⲆⲈⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲈⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲈϪⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲦⲀⲜⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲀⲢⲰⲚ.
12For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
12ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎ ⲂϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
13He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
13ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲰ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ϮϨⲐⲎϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
14For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
14ϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲪⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀ ⲦⲀⲒⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ.
15And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲞⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲘⲈⲖⲬⲒⲤⲈⲆⲈⲔ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲈⲞⲨⲎⲂ.
16one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
16ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲀⲐⲂⲰⲖ.
17For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
17ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲎⲂ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲦⲀⲜⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲈⲖⲬⲒⲤⲈⲆⲈⲔ.
18So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
18ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲤⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲤⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϮϨⲎⲞⲨ.
19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
19ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲈⲔ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲤⲤⲞⲦⲠ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
20And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲀⲚⲀϢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲀⲚⲀϢ.
21but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
21ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲰⲢⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚϨⲐⲎϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲎⲂ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
22Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
22ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲀⲒⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲠϢⲦⲰⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲈⲤⲤⲞⲦⲠ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲰϢ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲠ.
23Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞϨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
24But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
24ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
25ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
26ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲤⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲀⲦⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲈϤⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
27ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲎⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲤ ϢⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ.
28For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
28ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲀⲚⲀϢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϤⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
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