Hebraeos 5

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Omnis namque pontifex ex hominibus assumptus, pro hominibus constituitur in iis quæ sunt ad Deum, ut offerat dona, et sacrificia pro peccatis :	1 Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
2 qui condolere possit iis qui ignorant et errant : quoniam et ipse circumdatus est infirmitate :	2 He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness
3 et propterea debet, quemadmodum pro populo, ita etiam et pro semetipso offerre pro peccatis.	3 and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.
4 Nec quisquam sumit sibi honorem, sed qui vocatur a Deo, tamquam Aaron.	4 No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 Sic et Christus non semetipsum clarificavit ut pontifex fieret : sed qui locutus est ad eum : Filius meus es tu, ego hodie genui te.	5 In the same way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: "You are my son; this day I have begotten you";
6 Quemadmodum et in alio loco dicit : Tu es sacerdos in æternum, secundum ordinem Melchisedech.	6 just as he says in another place: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."
7 Qui in diebus carnis suæ preces, supplicationesque ad eum qui possit illum salvum facere a morte cum clamore valido, et lacrimis offerens, exauditus est pro sua reverentia.	7 In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
8 Et quidem cum esset Filius Dei, didicit ex iis, quæ passus est, obedientiam :	8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered;
9 et consummatus, factus est omnibus obtemperantibus sibi, causa salutis æternæ,	9 and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
10 appellatus a Deo pontifex juxta ordinem Melchisedech.	10 declared by God high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
11 De quo nobis grandis sermo, et ininterpretabilis ad dicendum : quoniam imbecilles facti estis ad audiendum.	11 About this we have much to say, and it is difficult to explain, for you have become sluggish in hearing.
12 Etenim cum deberetis magistri esse propter tempus, rursum indigetis ut vos doceamini quæ sint elementa exordii sermonum Dei : et facti estis quibus lacte opus sit, non solido cibo.	12 Although you should be teachers by this time, you need to have someone teach you again the basic elements of the utterances of God. You need milk, (and) not solid food.
13 Omnis enim, qui lactis est particeps, expers est sermonis justitiæ : parvulus enim est.	13 Everyone who lives on milk lacks experience of the word of righteousness, for he is a child.
14 Perfectorum autem est solidus cibus : eorum, qui pro consuetudine exercitatos habent sensus ad discretionem boni ac mali.	14 But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties are trained by practice to discern good and evil.