| Chapter 7 |
1 | outoV gar o melcisedek basileuV salhm iereuV tou qeou tou uyistou o sunanthsaV abraam upostrefonti apo thV kophV twn basilewn kai euloghsaV auton |
2 | w kai dekathn apo pantwn emerisen abraam prwton men ermhneuomenoV basileuV dikaiosunhV epeita de kai basileuV salhm o estin basileuV eirhnhV |
3 | apatwr amhtwr agenealoghtoV mhte archn hmerwn mhte zwhV teloV ecwn afwmoiwmenoV de tw uiw tou qeou menei iereuV eiV to dihnekeV |
4 | qewreite de phlikoV outoV w kai dekathn abraam edwken ek twn akroqiniwn o patriarchV |
5 | kai oi men ek twn uiwn leui thn ierateian lambanonteV entolhn ecousin apodekatoun ton laon kata ton nomon toutestin touV adelfouV autwn kaiper exelhluqotaV ek thV osfuoV abraam |
6 | o de mh genealogoumenoV ex autwn dedekatwken ton abraam kai ton econta taV epaggeliaV euloghken |
7 | cwriV de pashV antilogiaV to elatton upo tou kreittonoV eulogeitai |
8 | kai wde men dekataV apoqnhskonteV anqrwpoi lambanousin ekei de marturoumenoV oti zh |
9 | kai wV epoV eipein dia abraam kai leui o dekataV lambanwn dedekatwtai |
10 | eti gar en th osfui tou patroV hn ote sunhnthsen autw o melcisedek |
11 | ei men oun teleiwsiV dia thV leuitikhV ierwsunhV hn o laoV gar ep auth nenomoqethto tiV eti creia kata thn taxin melcisedek eteron anistasqai ierea kai ou kata thn taxin aarwn legesqai |
12 | metatiqemenhV gar thV ierwsunhV ex anagkhV kai nomou metaqesiV ginetai |
13 | ef on gar legetai tauta fulhV eteraV meteschken af hV oudeiV proseschken tw qusiasthriw |
14 | prodhlon gar oti ex iouda anatetalken o kurioV hmwn eiV hn fulhn ouden peri ierwsunhV mwshV elalhsen |
15 | kai perissoteron eti katadhlon estin ei kata thn omoiothta melcisedek anistatai iereuV eteroV |
16 | oV ou kata nomon entolhV sarkikhV gegonen alla kata dunamin zwhV akatalutou |
17 | marturei gar oti su iereuV eiV ton aiwna kata thn taxin melcisedek |
18 | aqethsiV men gar ginetai proagoushV entolhV dia to authV asqeneV kai anwfeleV |
19 | ouden gar eteleiwsen o nomoV epeisagwgh de kreittonoV elpidoV di hV eggizomen tw qew |
20 | kai kaq oson ou cwriV orkwmosiaV oi men gar cwriV orkwmosiaV eisin iereiV gegonoteV |
21 | o de meta orkwmosiaV dia tou legontoV proV auton wmosen kurioV kai ou metamelhqhsetai su iereuV eiV ton aiwna kata thn taxin melcisedek |
22 | kata tosouton kreittonoV diaqhkhV gegonen egguoV ihsouV |
23 | kai oi men pleioneV eisin gegonoteV iereiV dia to qanatw kwluesqai paramenein |
24 | o de dia to menein auton eiV ton aiwna aparabaton ecei thn ierwsunhn |
25 | oqen kai swzein eiV to panteleV dunatai touV prosercomenouV di autou tw qew pantote zwn eiV to entugcanein uper autwn |
26 | toioutoV gar hmin eprepen arciereuV osioV akakoV amiantoV kecwrismenoV apo twn amartwlwn kai uyhloteroV twn ouranwn genomenoV |
27 | oV ouk ecei kaq hmeran anagkhn wsper oi arciereiV proteron uper twn idiwn amartiwn qusiaV anaferein epeita twn tou laou touto gar epoihsen efapax eauton anenegkaV |
28 | o nomoV gar anqrwpouV kaqisthsin arciereiV econtaV asqeneian o logoV de thV orkwmosiaV thV meta ton nomon uion eiV ton aiwna teteleiwmenon |