Lettera agli Ebrei 9

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Habuit ergo et prius praecepta cultus et Sanctum huius saeculi.	1 The former indeed had also justifications of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
2 Tabernaculum enim praeparatum est primum, in quo inerat candelabrum et mensa et propositio panum, quod dicitur Sancta;	2 For there was a tabernacle made the first, wherein were the candlesticks, and the table, and the setting forth of loaves, which is called the holy.
3 post secundum autem velamentum, tabernaculum, quod dicitur Sancta Sanctorum,	3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle, which is called the holy of holies:
4 aureum habens turibulum et arcam testamenti circumtectam ex omni parte auro, in qua urna aurea habens manna et virga Aaron, quae fronduerat, et tabulae testamenti,	4 Having a golden censer, and the ark of the testament covered about on every part with gold, in which was a golden pot that had manna, and the rod of Aaron, that had blossomed, and the tables of the testament.
5 superque eam cherubim gloriae obumbrantia propitiatorium; de quibus non est modo dicendum per singula.	5 And over it were the cherubims of glory overshadowing the propitiatory: of which it is not needful to speak now particularly.
6 His vero ita praeparatis, in prius quidem tabernaculum semper intrant sacerdotes sacrorum officia consummantes;	6 Now these things being thus ordered, into the first tabernacle the priests indeed always entered, accomplishing the offices of sacrifices.
7 in secundum autem semel in anno solus pontifex, non sine sanguine, quem offert pro suis et populi ignorantiis;	7 But into the second, the high priest alone, once a year: not without blood, which he offereth for his own, and the people's ignorance:
8 hoc significante Spiritu Sancto, nondum propalatam esse sanctorum viam, adhuc priore tabernaculo habente statum;	8 The Holy Ghost signifying this, that the way into the holies was not yet made manifest, whilst the former tabernacle was yet standing.
9 quae parabola est temporis instantis, iuxta quam munera et hostiae offeruntur, quae non possunt iuxta conscientiam perfectum facere servientem,	9 Which is a parable of the time present: according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered, which can not, as to the conscience, make him perfect that serveth, only in meats and in drinks,
10 solummodo in cibis et in potibus et variis baptismis, quae sunt praecepta carnis usque ad tempus correctionis imposita.	10 And divers washings, and justices of the flesh laid on them until the time of correction.
11 Christus autem cum advenit pontifex futurorum bonorum, per amplius et perfectius tabernaculum, non manufactum, id est non huius creationis,	11 But Christ, being come an high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, that is, not of this creation:
12 neque per sanguinem hircorum et vitulorum sed per proprium sanguinem introivit semel in Sancta, aeterna redemptione inventa.	12 Neither by the blood of goats, or of calves, but by his own blood, entered once into the holies, having obtained eternal redemption.
13 Si enim sanguis hircorum et taurorum et cinis vitulae aspersus inquinatos sanctificat ad emundationem carnis,	13 For if the blood of goats and of oxen, and the ashes of an heifer being sprinkled, sanctify such as are defiled, to the cleansing of the flesh:
14 quanto magis sanguis Christi, qui per Spiritum aeternum semetipsum obtulit immaculatum Deo, emundabit conscientiam nostram ab operibus mortuis ad serviendum Deo viventi.	14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the Holy Ghost offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God?
15 Et ideo novi testamenti mediator est, ut, morte intercedente in redemptionem earum praevaricationum, quae erant sub priore testamento, repromissionem accipiant, qui vocati sunt aeternae hereditatis.	15 And therefore he is the mediator of the new testament: that by means of his death, for the redemption of those trangressions, which were under the former testament, they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
16 Ubi enim testamentum, mors necesse est afferatur testatoris;	16 For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must of necessity come in.
17 testamentum autem in mortuis est confirmatum, nondum enim valet, dum vivit, qui testatus est.	17 For a testament is of force, after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the testator liveth.
18 Unde ne prius quidem sine sanguine dedicatum est;	18 Whereupon neither was the first indeed dedicated without blood.
19 enuntiato enim omni mandato secundum legem a Moyse universo populo, accipiens sanguinem vitulorum et hircorum cum aqua et lana coccinea et hyssopo, ipsum librum et omnem populum aspersit	19 For when every commandment of the law had been read by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
20 dicens: “ Hic sanguis testamenti, quod mandavit ad vos Deus ”;	20 Saying: This is the blood of the testament, which God hath enjoined unto you.
21 etiam tabernaculum et omnia vasa ministerii sanguine similiter aspersit.	21 The tabernacle also and all the vessels of the ministry, in like manner, he sprinkled with blood.
22 Et omnia paene in sanguine mundantur secundum legem, et sine sanguinis effusione non fit remissio.	22 And almost all things, according to the law, are cleansed with blood: and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
23 Necesse erat ergo figuras quidem caelestium his mundari, ipsa autem caelestia melioribus hostiis quam istis.	23 It is necessary therefore that the patterns of heavenly things should be cleansed with these: but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 Non enim in manufacta Sancta Christus introivit, quae sunt similitudo verorum, sed in ipsum caelum, ut appareat nunc vultui Dei pro nobis;	24 For Jesus is not entered into the holies made with hands, the patterns of the true: but into heaven itself, that he may appear now in the presence of God for us.
25 neque ut saepe offerat semetipsum, quemadmodum pontifex intrat in Sancta per singulos annos in sanguine alieno.	25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holies, every year with the blood of others:
26 Alioquin oportebat eum frequenter pati ab origine mundi; nunc autem semel in consummatione saeculorum ad destitutionem peccati per sacrificium sui manifestatus est.	26 For then he ought to have suffered often from the beginning of the world: but now once at the end of ages, he hath appeared for the destruction of sin, by the sacrifice of himself.
27 Et quemadmodum statutum est hominibus semel mori, post hoc autem iudicium,	27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment:
28 sic et Christus, semel oblatus ad multorum auferenda peccata, secundo sine peccato apparebit exspectantibus se in salutem.	28 So also Christ was offered once to exhaust the sins of many; the second time he shall appear without sin to them that expect him unto salvation.