Worship in the Earthly Tabernacle
1Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. 3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, 4which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. 5Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
6When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. 7But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. 9This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. 10They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.
The Blood of Christ
11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here,9:11 Some early manuscripts are to come he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining9:12 Or blood, having obtained eternal redemption. 13The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,9:14 Or from useless rituals so that we may serve the living God!
15For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
16In the case of a will,9:16 Same Greek word as covenant; also in verse 17 it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. 18This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. 19When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”9:20 Exodus 24:8 21In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. 22In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
23It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. 25Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. 26Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
1Na apam a ɛdi ɛkan9.1 Apam a wɔyɛɛ Sinai no (8.3) no wɔ mmara a wɔnam so som. Saa ara nso na na wɔwɔ beaeɛ a nnipa asiesie a wɔsom. 2Wɔsii ntomadan a wɔatwa mu mmienu. Ɛdan a ɛdi ɛkan no a wɔfrɛ no Kronkronbea no na kaneadua, ɛpono ne burodo a wɔate ho a wɔde ma Onyankopɔn no wɔ. 3Ntwamu no akyi a wɔfrɛ hɔ Kronkron mu Kronkron no, 4na sika aduhwamhyeɛ afɔrebukyia ne Apam Adaka a wɔde sika adura ho nyinaa wɔ. Saa adaka no mu na na sika pɔre a mana ne Aaron poma a ɛfefɛeɛ ne apam abopono no wɔ. 5Adaka no so hɔ nso na animuonyam Kerubim a wɔatrɛ wɔn ntaban mu akata Adaka no nkatasoɔ no so si. Nanso, yɛrentumi nka nneɛma yi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri seesei.
6Saa na wɔahyehyɛ nneɛma no. Ɛda biara na asɔfoɔ no kɔ ɛdan a ɛdi ɛkan no mu kɔyɛ wɔn adwuma; 7nanso na Ɔsɔfopanin no nko ara na ɔwɔ ho ɛkwan sɛ ɔkɔ Kronkron mu Kronkron hɔ pɛnkorɔ pɛ afe biara. Ɔde mogya a ɔde bɔ ɔno ankasa ne ne nkurɔfoɔ mfomsoɔ ho afɔdeɛ ka ne ho kɔ. 8Honhom Kronkron no nam saa ɛkwan yi so kyerɛ yɛn sɛ, wɔnnya mmuee ɛkwan a wɔde kɔ Kronkron mu Kronkron hɔ wɔ ɛberɛ a Ntomadan no ne emu nneɛma da so wɔ hɔ. 9Ɛyɛ mfatoho ma ɛnnɛ berɛ yi. Ɛkyerɛ sɛ akyɛdeɛ ne mmoa a na wɔde bɔ afɔdeɛ ma Onyankopɔn no rentumi mma wɔn a wɔsom no akoma mu nyɛ kronn. 10Wɔde nnuane, anonneɛ ne nneɛma ahodoɔ a wɔde dwira wɔn ho na ɛdi dwuma no. Yei yɛ ɔhonam fam nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛyɛ adwuma kɔsi ɛberɛ a nhyehyɛeɛ foforɔ bɛba.
11Nanso, Kristo aba dada sɛ Ɔsɔfopanin ama nneɛma pa a yɛwɔ dada yi. Ntomadan a ɔsom wɔ mu no so na ɛdi mu kyɛn dada no. Ɛnnyɛ nnipa na wɔyɛeɛ. Afei nso, ɛmmfiri adebɔ yi mu. 12Ɛberɛ a Kristo kɔɔ ntomadan no mu a ɔkɔɔ Kronkronbea hɔ pɛnkorɔ no, wamfa mmirekyie ne anantwie mogya na ɛkɔbɔɔ afɔdeɛ. Mmom, ɔno ara de ne mogya na ɛbɔɔ afɔdeɛ de gyee nkwa a ɛnni awieeɛ maa yɛn.
Nhyehyɛeɛ Foforɔ No
13Na sɛ mmirekyie ne anantwinini mogya ne anantwibereɛ nsõ a wɔde dwira wɔn a wɔn ho agu fi te wɔn ho kɔ honam ahofirie mu a, 14mpɛn ahe na Kristo a ɔnam Honhom so, de ne ho bɔɔ afɔdeɛ a ɛho nni dɛm maa Onyankopɔn no mogya rente mo ho mfiri nnwuma bɔne mu, na mo nkɔsom Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no?
15Yei enti na Kristo yɛ apam foforɔ no ntamgyinafoɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔn a Onyankopɔn afrɛ wɔn no bɛnya nhyira a ɛnni awieeɛ sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn ahyɛ bɔ no. Yei aba saa, ɛfiri sɛ, owuo bi asi a ɛgye nnipa firi wɔn bɔne a wɔyɛɛ ɛberɛ a na wɔwɔ apam a ɛdi ɛkan no mu no.
16Sɛ nsamanseɛ bi wɔ hɔ a, ɛwɔ sɛ wɔtumi kyerɛ sɛ onipa a ɔhyɛɛ saa samanseɛ no awu. 17Sɛ onipa a ɔhyɛɛ nsamanseɛ no te ase a, saa nsamanseɛ no nka hwee. Ɛberɛ a wawu no na ɛka biribi. 18Ɛno enti na apam a ɛdi ɛkan no wɔnam mogya so na wɔhyɛɛ no den no. 19Deɛ ɛdi ɛkan no, Mose kaa mmaransɛm no nyinaa, sɛdeɛ ɛwɔ Mmara no mu no kyerɛɛ nnipa no. Nantwie mma mogya ne nsuo ne kuntu kɔkɔɔ ne sommɛ na ɔde petee Mmara nwoma no ne nnipa no nyinaa so 20kaa sɛ, “Yei ne mogya a ɛsɔ apam a Onyankopɔn ahyɛ mo sɛ monni so no ano.” 21Saa ara na Mose petee mogya guu ntomadan no ne nneɛma a wɔde som no nyinaa so ne no. 22Nokorɛm, sɛdeɛ Mmara no kyerɛ no, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ mogya na ɛtumi te adeɛ nyinaa ho, na saa ara nso na gye sɛ mogya ahwie agu ansa na bɔnefakyɛ aba.
23Saa ɛkwan yi ara so na wɔnam ma biribiara a ɛyɛ ɔsoro nhwɛsodeɛ no ho te. Nanso, ɔsoro nneɛma9.23 (8.5) Sɛdeɛ na ɛho hia sɛ wɔde mmoa te kronkron ho no, saa ara nana ɛho hia sɛ ɔsoro kronkron nso, wɔde afɔdeɛ a ɛkyɛn mmoa deɛ a ɛyɛ Yesu Kristo no ankasa no te ho. no ankasa deɛ, afɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ kyɛn yeinom na wɔde te ho. 24Ɛfiri sɛ, Kristo ankɔ baabi a ɛyɛ kronkron a nnipa de wɔn nsa na ayɛ a ɛyɛ ade kann nhwɛsodeɛ. Ɔkɔɔ ɔsoro ankasa na ɔsi yɛn ananmu wɔ hɔ wɔ Onyankopɔn anim. 25Afe biara Yudafoɔ Sɔfopanin de aboa mogya kɔ Kronkronbea hɔ. Nanso, Kristo amfa ne ho amma mpɛn bebree saa. 26Sɛ ɔyɛɛ saa a, anka ɛfiri adebɔ ahyɛaseɛ no, ɔbɛhunu amane mpɛn bebree. Mmom, waba prɛko a nneɛma nyinaa reba awieeɛ, na ɔnam afɔdeɛ a ɔde ne ho bɔeɛ no so apepa bɔne. 27Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara wu prɛko pɛ, na ɛno akyi Onyankopɔn abu no atɛn. 28Saa ara na wɔde Kristo nso bɔɔ afɔdeɛ baako pɛ de gyee dodoɔ no ara wɔ wɔn bɔne mu. Ɔbɛba ne mprenu so a ɔmmɛgye nnebɔneyɛfoɔ na mmom, ɔbɛba abɛgye wɔn a wɔretwɛn no no nkwa.
