FOR this Malkiy-Tsedeq, King of Shalem, priest of El Elyon, who met Avraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
To whom also Avraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of Righteousness, and after that also King of Shalem, which is, King of Peace;
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of Elohiym; abides a priest continually.
Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Avraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
And truly they that are of the sons of Leviy, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the statutes, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Avraham:
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Avraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.
And as I may so say, Leviy also, who received tithes, payed tithes in Avraham.
For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Malkiy-Tsedeq met him.
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the Law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Malkiy-Tsedeq, and not be called after the order of Aharon?
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the priestly regimen.
For he of whom these things are spoken pertains to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
For it is evident that our Adonai sprang out of Yahudah; of which tribe Mosheh spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Malkiy-Tsedeq there arises another priest,
Who is made, not after the regimen of the commands of the flesh, but after the power of an endless life.
For he testifies, You are a priest forever after the order of Malkiy-Tsadiyq.
For there is truly a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
For the priestly regimen made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto Elohiym.
And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, Yahuah swore and will not repent, You are a priest forever after the order of Malkiy-Tsedeq:)
By so much was Yahusha made a surety of a better covenant.
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
But this man, because he continues ever, has an unchangeable priesthood.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto Elohiym by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.
For such a High Priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Who needs not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
For the Law makes men high priests which have infirmity; but by the word of the oath, which was since the Torah, the Son, is consecrated forevermore.