Lettera agli Ebrei 5

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Omnis namque pontifex ex hominibus assumptus pro homi nibus constituitur in his, quae sunt ad Deum, ut offerat dona et sacrificia pro peccatis;	1 For every high priest, having been taken from among men, is appointed on behalf of men toward the things which pertain to God, so that he may offer gifts and sacrifices on behalf of sins;
2 qui aeque condolere possit his, qui ignorant et errant, quoniam et ipse circumdatus est infirmitate	2 he is able to commiserate with those who are ignorant and who wander astray, because he himself is also encompassed by infirmity.
3 et propter eam debet, quemadmodum et pro populo, ita etiam pro semetipso offerre pro peccatis.	3 And because of this, he also must make such offerings for sins even for himself, in the same manner as for the people.
4 Nec quisquam sumit sibi illum honorem, sed qui vocatur a Deo tamquam et Aaron.	4 Neither does anyone take up this honor himself, but rather he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 Sic et Christus non semetipsum glorificavit, ut pontifex fieret, sed qui locutus est ad eum: “ Filius meus es tu; ego hodie genui te ”;	5 Thus, even Christ did not glorify himself, so as to become High Priest, but instead, it was God who said to him: “You are my Son. Today I have begotten you.”
6 quemadmodum et in alio dicit: “ Tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech ”.	6 And similarly, he says in another place: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”
7 Qui in diebus carnis suae, preces supplicationesque ad eum, qui possit salvum illum a morte facere, cum clamore valido et lacrimis offerens et exauditus pro sua reverentia,	7 It is Christ who, in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offered prayers and supplications to the One who was able to save him from death, and who was heard because of his reverence.
8 et quidem cum esset Filius, didicit ex his, quae passus est, oboedientiam;	8 And although, certainly, he is the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things that he suffered.
9 et, consummatus, factus est omnibus oboedientibus sibi auctor salutis aeternae,	9 And having reached his consummation, he was made, for all who are obedient to him, the cause of eternal salvation,
10 appellatus a Deo pontifex iuxta ordinem Melchisedech.	10 having been called by God to be the High Priest, according to the order of Melchizedek.
11 De quo grandis nobis sermo et ininterpretabilis ad dicendum, quoniam segnes facti estis ad audiendum.	11 Our message about him is great, and difficult to explain when speaking, because you have been made feeble when listening.
12 Etenim cum deberetis magistri esse propter tempus, rursum indigetis, ut vos doceat aliquis elementa exordii sermonum Dei, et facti estis, quibus lacte opus sit, non solido cibo.	12 For even though it is the time when you ought to be teachers, you are still lacking, so that you must be taught the things that are the basic elements of the Word of God, and so you have been made like those who are in need of milk, and not of solid food.
13 Omnis enim, qui lactis est particeps, expers est sermonis iustitiae, parvulus enim est;	13 For anyone who is still feeding on milk is still unskillful in the Word of Justice; for he is like an infant.
14 perfectorum autem est solidus cibus, eorum, qui pro consuetudine exercitatos habent sensus ad discretionem boni ac mali.	14 But solid food is for those who are mature, for those who, by practice, have sharpened their mind, so as to discern good from evil.