Lettera agli Ebrei - Hebrews 9

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ειχε μεν λοιπον και η πρωτη σκηνη διαταξεις λατρειας και το αγιον το κοσμικον.	1 The first covenant also had its laws governing worship and its sanctuary, a sanctuary on this earth.
2 Διοτι κατεσκευασθη σκηνη η πρωτη, εις την οποιαν ητο και η λυχνια και η τραπεζα και η προθεσις των αρτων, ητις λεγεται Αγια.	2 There was a tent which comprised two compartments: the first, in which the lamp-stand, the table andthe loaves of permanent offering were kept, was cal ed the Holy Place;
3 Μετα δε το δευτερον καταπετασμα ητο σκηνη η λεγομενη Αγια αγιων,	3 then beyond the second veil, a second compartment which was called the Holy of Holies
4 εχουσα χρυσουν θυμιατηριον και την κιβωτον της διαθηκης πανταχοθεν περικεκαλυμμενην με χρυσιον, εν η ητο σταμνος χρυση, εχουσα το μαννα, και η ραβδος του Ααρων η βλαστησασα και αι πλακες της διαθηκης,	4 to which belonged the gold altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant, plated al over with gold. Inthis were kept the gold jar containing the manna, Aaron's branch that grew the buds, and the tables of thecovenant.
5 υπερανω δε αυτης ησαν Χερουβειμ δοξης κατασκιαζοντα το ιλαστηριον? περι των οποιων δεν ειναι τωρα χρεια να λεγωμεν κατα μερος.	5 On top of it were the glorious winged creatures, overshadowing the throne of mercy. This is not the timeto go into detail about this.
6 Οντων δε τουτων ουτω κατεσκευασμενων, εις μεν την πρωτην σκηνην εισερχονται διαπαντος οι ιερεις εκτελουντες τας λατρειας,	6 Under these provisions, priests go regularly into the outer tent to carry out their acts of worship,
7 εις δε την δευτεραν απαξ του ενιαυτου εισερχεται μονος ο αρχιερευς, ουχι χωρις αιματος, το οποιον προσφερει υπερ εαυτου και των εξ αγνοιας αμαρτηματων του λαου,	7 but the second tent is entered only once a year, and then only by the high priest who takes in the bloodto make an offering for his own and the people's faults of inadvertence.
8 και τουτο εδηλοποιει το Πνευμα το Αγιον, οτι δεν ητο πεφανερωμενη η εις τα αγια οδος, επειδη η πρωτη σκηνη ιστατο ετι?	8 By this, the Holy Spirit means us to see that as long as the old tent stands, the way into the holy placeis not opened up;
9 ητις ητο τυπος εις τον τοτε παροντα καιρον, καθ' ον προσεφεροντο δωρα και θυσιαι, αιτινες δεν ηδυναντο να καμωσι τελειον κατα την συνειδησιν τον λατρευοντα,	9 it is a symbol for this present time. None of the gifts and sacrifices offered under these regulations canpossibly bring any worshipper to perfection in his conscience;
10 επειδη ησαν διατεταγμενα μονον εις βρωματα και ποματα και διαφορους βαπτισμους και διαταξεις σαρκικας, μεχρι καιρου διορθωσεως.	10 they are rules about outward life, connected with food and drink and washing at various times, whichare in force only until the time comes to set things right.
11 Ελθων δε ο Χριστος αρχιερευς των μελλοντων αγαθων δια της μεγαλητερας και τελειοτερας σκηνης, ουχι χειροποιητου, τουτεστιν ουχι ταυτης της κατασκευης,	11 But now Christ has come, as the high priest of al the blessings which were to come. He has passedthrough the greater, the more perfect tent, not made by human hands, that is, not of this created order;
12 ουδε δι' αιματος τραγων και μοσχων, αλλα δια του ιδιου αυτου αιματος, εισηλθεν απαξ εις τα αγια, αποκτησας αιωνιαν λυτρωσιν.	12 and he has entered the sanctuary once and for all, taking with him not the blood of goats and bulcalves, but his own blood, having won an eternal redemption.
13 Διοτι εαν το αιμα των ταυρων και τραγων και η σποδος της δαμαλεως ραντιζουσα τους μεμολυσμενους αγιαζη προς την καθαροτητα της σαρκος,	13 The blood of goats and bul s and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkled on those who have incurreddefilement, may restore their bodily purity.
14 ποσω μαλλον το αιμα του Χριστου, οστις δια του Πνευματος του αιωνιου προσεφερεν εαυτον αμωμον εις τον Θεον, θελει καθαρισει την συνειδησιν σας απο νεκρων εργων εις το να λατρευητε τον ζωντα Θεον;	14 How much more wil the blood of Christ, who offered himself, blameless as he was, to God throughthe eternal Spirit, purify our conscience from dead actions so that we can worship the living God.
15 Και δια τουτο ειναι μεσιτης διαθηκης καινης, ινα δια του θανατου, οστις εγεινε προς απολυτρωσιν των επι της πρωτης διαθηκης παραβασεων, λαβωσιν οι κεκλημενοι την επαγγελιαν της αιωνιου κληρονομιας.	15 This makes him the mediator of a new covenant, so that, now that a death has occurred to redeem thesins committed under an earlier covenant, those who have been cal ed to an eternal inheritance may receive thepromise.
16 Διοτι οπου ειναι διαθηκη, αναγκη να υπαρχη θανατος εκεινου, οστις εκαμε την διαθηκην?	16 Now wherever a wil is in question, the death of the testator must be established;
17 διοτι η διαθηκη επι τεθνεωτων ειναι βεβαια, επειδη ποτε δεν ισχυει, ενοσω ζη ο διαθετης.	17 a testament comes into effect only after a death, since it has no force while the testator is stil alive.
18 Οθεν ουδε η πρωτη δεν ητο εγκαινιασμενη χωρις αιματος?	18 That is why even the earlier covenant was inaugurated with blood,
19 διοτι αφου πασα εντολη του νομου ελαληθη υπο του Μωυσεως προς παντα τον λαον, λαβων το αιμα των μοσχων και των τραγων με υδωρ και μαλλιον κοκκινον και υσσωπον, ερραντισε και αυτο το βιβλιον και παντα τον λαον,	19 and why, after Moses had promulgated al the commandments of the Law to the people, he took thecalves' blood, the goats' blood and some water, and with these he sprinkled the book itself and all the people,using scarlet wool and hyssop;
20 λεγων? Τουτο ειναι το αιμα της διαθηκης, την οποιαν διεταξεν εις εσας ο Θεος?	20 saying as he did so: This is the blood of the covenant that God has made with you.
21 και την σκηνην δε και παντα τα σκευη της υπηρεσιας με το αιμα ομοιως ερραντισε.	21 And he sprinkled both the tent and all the liturgical vessels with blood in the same way.
22 Και σχεδον με αιμα καθαριζονται παντα κατα τον νομον, και χωρις χυσεως αιματος δεν γινεται αφεσις.	22 In fact, according to the Law, practical y every purification takes place by means of blood; and if thereis no shedding of blood, there is no remission.
23 Αναγκη λοιπον ητο οι μεν τυποι των επουρανιων να καθαριζωνται δια τουτων, αυτα ομως τα επουρανια με θυσιας ανωτερας παρα ταυτας.	23 Only the copies of heavenly things are purified in this way; the heavenly things themselves have to bepurified by a higher sort of sacrifice than this.
24 Διοτι ο Χριστος δεν εισηλθεν εις χειροποιητα αγια, αντιτυπα των αληθινων, αλλ' εις αυτον τον ουρανον, δια να εμφανισθη τωρα ενωπιον του Θεου υπερ ημων?	24 It is not as though Christ had entered a man-made sanctuary which was merely a model of the realone; he entered heaven itself, so that he now appears in the presence of God on our behalf.
25 ουδε δια να προσφερη πολλακις εαυτον, καθως ο αρχιερευς εισερχεται εις τα αγια κατ' ενιαυτον με ξενον αιμα?	25 And he does not have to offer himself again and again, as the high priest goes into the sanctuary yearafter year with the blood that is not his own,
26 διοτι επρεπε τοτε πολλακις να παθη απο καταβολης κοσμου? τωρα δε απαξ εις το τελος των αιωνων εφανερωθη, δια να αθετηση την αμαρτιαν δια της θυσιας εαυτου.	26 or else he would have had to suffer over and over again since the world began. As it is, he has madehis appearance once and for al , at the end of the last age, to do away with sin by sacrificing himself.
27 Και καθως ειναι αποφασισμενον εις τους ανθρωπους απαξ να αποθανωσι, μετα δε τουτο ειναι κρισις,	27 Since human beings die only once, after which comes judgement,
28 ουτω και ο Χριστος, απαξ προσφερθεις δια να σηκωση τας αμαρτιας πολλων, θελει φανη εκ δευτερου χωρις αμαρτιας εις τους προσμενοντας αυτον δια σωτηριαν.	28 so Christ too, having offered himself only once to bear the sin of many, will manifest himself a secondtime, sin being no more, to those who are waiting for him, to bring them salvation.