Ibrani 7:2-7

7:2 To him ¹  also Abraham apportioned a tithe ²  of everything. ³  His name first means ⁴  king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace. 7:3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time. 7:4 But see how great he must be, if ⁵  Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe ⁶  of his plunder. 7:5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office ⁷  have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, ⁸  although they too are descendants of Abraham. ⁹  7:6 But Melchizedek ¹⁰  who does not share their ancestry ¹¹  collected a tithe ¹²  from Abraham and blessed ¹³  the one who possessed the promise. 7:7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,

[7:2]  ¹ tn Grk “to whom,” continuing the description of Melchizedek. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[7:2]  ² tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:2]  ³ sn A quotation from Gen 14:20.

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.

[7:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “to whom.”

[7:4]  ⁶ tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:5]  ⁷ tn Or “the priesthood.”

[7:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “from their brothers.” See BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

[7:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “have come from the loins of Abraham.”

[7:6]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.

[7:6]  ¹¹ tn Grk “is not descended from them.”

[7:6]  ¹² tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:6]  ¹³ sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.