Hebrews

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Every chief habr was appointed from among people to intercede with Allah for the sake of the people by means of qurbans and sacrifices, which are offered to expiate sins.
كَانَ كُلُّ رَئِيسٍ لِلْأَحْبَارِ يُعَيَّنُ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ لِكَيْ يَشْفَعَ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ الشَّعْبِ بِوَاسِطَةِ الْقَرَابِينِ وَالذَّبَائِحِ الْمُقَدَّمَةِ لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ،
2
He was able to empathize with people who are jahil and have gone astray, because he is a person who is surrounded by weakness.
وَاسْتَطَاعَ التَّعَاطُفَ مَعَ الْجَاهِلِينَ وَالضَّالِّينَ، لِأَنَّهُ إِنْسَانٌ مُحَاطٌ بِالضَّعْفِ،
3
So he had to offer sacrifices to expiate the sins of the people and also his own sins.
لِذَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَ الذَّبَائِحَ لِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْ ذُنُوبِ الشَّعْبِ وَعَنْ ذُنُوبِ نَفْسِهِ أَيْضًا،
4
No one appointed himself to this position of honor. Rather, Allah chose the person he willed, as he chose Harun.
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُعَيِّنَ نَفْسَهُ لِمَنْصِبِ الشَّرَفِ هَذَا، بَلْ كَانَ اللهُ يَخْتَارُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ، كَمَا اخْتَارَ هَارُونَ،
5
Al-Masih also did not raise himself in splendor so that he could be a great intercessor. But Allah appointed him by his saying in the Zabur: "You are my beloved Amir. Today, I have made you a unique one to me,"
كَمَا أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ نَفْسَهُ جَلَالًا حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ شَفِيعًا عَظِيمًا، لَكِنَّ اللهَ عَيَّنَهُ بِقَوْلِهِ فِي الزَّبُورِ: «أَنْتَ أَمِيرِي الْحَبِيبُ، وَالْيَوْمَ جَعَلْتُكَ فَرِيدًا لِي،»
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and also by his saying in the Zabur, "You are an interceding habr forever with the rank of Melchizadek."
وَبِقَوْلِهِ أَيْضًا فِي الزَّبُورِ: «أَنْتَ حَبْرٌ مُتَشَفِّعٌ إِلَى الْأَبَدِ عَلَى رُتْبَةِ ‹مَلِكِي صَادِقَ›.»
7
In the days of Isa's human life on earth, Isa raised up dua' prayers, and supplicated with strong shouts and tears to Allah, who was able to save him from death, and Allah answered him because of his humility and reverence.
وَفِي أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ الْبَشَرِيَّةِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ، رَفَعَ عِيسَى الدُّعَاءَ مُتَضَرِّعًا بِالصُّرَاخِ الشَّدِيدِ وَالدُّمُوعِ إِلَى اللهِ الْقَادِرِ أَنْ يُنْجِيَهُ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ فَاسْتَجَابَ اللهُ لَهُ بِسَبَبِ خُشُوعِهِ وَتَقْوَاهُ،
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Though he is the beloved Amir, he learned obedience through his pains.
وَمَعَ أَنَّهُ الْأَمِيرُ الْحَبِيبُ، فَقَدْ تَعَلَّمَ الطَّاعَةَ مِنْ خِلَالِ آلَامِهِ،
9
After he had finished his work, he became the means through which everyone who obeys him can receive the eternal mercy of Allah.
فَبَعْدَ أَنْ أَتَمَّ عَمَلَهُ، أَصْبَحَ الْوَسِيلَةَ الَّتِي بِهَا يَنَالُ جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ يُطِيعُونَهُ رَحْمَةَ اللهِ الْخَالِدَةَ،
10
This is because Allah appointed him as a great, interceding habr with the rank of Melchizadek.
إِذْ عَيَّنَهُ اللهُ حَبْرًا مُتَشَفِّعًا عَظِيمًا عَلَى رُتْبَةِ «مَلِكِي صَادِقَ».
11
We have many words about this that we want to explain to you, but it is difficult for you because of your apathy in listening and understanding.
وَلَنَا كَلَامٌ كَثِيرٌ عَنْهُ نُرِيدُ أَنْ نُفَسِّرَهُ لَكُمْ، لَكِنَّهُ صَعْبٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِسَبَبِ بَلَادَتِكُمْ فِي الْإِصْغَاءِ وَالْفَهْمِ.
12
You were obliged to become teachers because of the long time that you have spent in faith, but you are still in need of someone to teach you the foundational elements of the words of Allah. You need milk, not solid food.
فَقَدْ كَانَ وَاجِبًا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُصْبِحُوا مُعَلِّمِينَ بِسَبَبِ الْفَتْرَةِ الطَّوِيلَةِ الَّتِي قَضَيْتُمُوهَا فِي الْإِيمَانِ، لَكِنَّكُمْ مَا زِلْتُمْ بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى مَنْ يُعَلِّمُكُمُ الْعَنَاصِرَ الْأَسَاسِيَّةَ لِكَلَامِ اللهِ، وَأَنْتُمْ مُحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى اللَّبَنِ، لَا إِلَى الطَّعَامِ الصُّلْبِ.
13
Everyone whose food is limited to milk is a nursing child. He has no experience in teaching righteousness.
كُلُّ مَنْ يَنْحَصِرُ طَعَامُهُ فِي اللَّبَنِ هُوَ رَضِيعٌ مُنْعَدِمُ الْخِبْرَةِ فِي تَعْلِيمِ الِاسْتِقَامَةِ،
14
But mature believers eat solid food, because they have trained their ability to comprehend by practice to distinguish good from evil.
أَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الرَّاشِدُونَ فَيَتَنَاوَلُونَ الطَّعَامَ الصُّلْبَ لِأَنَّهُمْ دَرَّبُوا بِالْمُمَارَسَةِ مَلَكَةَ إِدْرَاكِهِمْ عَلَى تَمْيِيزِ الْخَيْرِ مِنَ الشَّرِّ.