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1 habuit quidem et prius iustificationes culturae et sanctum saeculare
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Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.
2 tabernaculum enim factum est primum in quo inerant candelabra et mensa et propositio panum quae dicitur sancta
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For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary;
3 post velamentum autem secundum tabernaculum quod dicitur sancta sanctorum
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and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All,
4 aureum habens turibulum et arcam testamenti circumtectam ex omni parte auro in qua urna aurea habens manna et virga Aaron quae fronduerat et tabulae testamenti
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which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;
5 superque eam cherubin gloriae obumbrantia propitiatorium de quibus non est modo dicendum per singula
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and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
6 his vero ita conpositis in priori quidem tabernaculo semper introibant sacerdotes sacrificiorum officia consummantes
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Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services.
7 in secundo autem semel in anno solus pontifex non sine sanguine quem offert pro sua et populi ignorantia
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But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance;
8 hoc significante Spiritu Sancto nondum propalatam esse sanctorum viam adhuc priore tabernaculo habente statum
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the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.
9 quae parabola est temporis instantis iuxta quam munera et hostiae offeruntur quae non possunt iuxta conscientiam perfectum facere servientem
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It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience--
10 solummodo in cibis et in potibus et variis baptismis et iustitiis carnis usque ad tempus correctionis inpositis
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concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
11 Christus autem adsistens pontifex futurorum bonorum per amplius et perfectius tabernaculum non manufactum id est non huius creationis
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But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.
12 neque per sanguinem hircorum et vitulorum sed per proprium sanguinem introivit semel in sancta aeterna redemptione inventa
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Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
13 si enim sanguis hircorum et taurorum et cinis vitulae aspersus inquinatos sanctificat ad emundationem carnis
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For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,
14 quanto magis sanguis Christi qui per Spiritum Sanctum semet ipsum obtulit inmaculatum Deo emundabit conscientiam vestram ab operibus mortuis ad serviendum Deo viventi
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how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15 et ideo novi testamenti mediator est ut morte intercedente in redemptionem earum praevaricationum quae erant sub priore testamento repromissionem accipiant qui vocati sunt aeternae hereditatis
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And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
16 ubi enim testamentum mors necesse est intercedat testatoris
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For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 testamentum enim in mortuis confirmatum est alioquin nondum valet dum vivit qui testatus est
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For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.
18 unde ne primum quidem sine sanguine dedicatum est
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Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood.
19 lecto enim omni mandato legis a Mose universo populo accipiens sanguinem vitulorum et hircorum cum aqua et lana coccinea et hysopo ipsum quoque librum et omnem populum aspersit
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For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
20 dicens hic sanguis testamenti quod mandavit ad vos Deus
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saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."
21 etiam tabernaculum et omnia vasa ministerii sanguine similiter aspersit
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Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry.
22 et omnia paene in sanguine mundantur secundum legem et sine sanguinis fusione non fit remissio
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And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
23 necesse est ergo exemplaria quidem caelestium his mundari ipsa autem caelestia melioribus hostiis quam istis
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Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 non enim in manufactis sanctis Iesus introiit exemplaria verorum sed in ipsum caelum ut appareat nunc vultui Dei pro nobis
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For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
25 neque ut saepe offerat semet ipsum quemadmodum pontifex intrat in sancta per singulos annos in sanguine alieno
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not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another--
26 alioquin oportebat eum frequenter pati ab origine mundi nunc autem semel in consummatione saeculorum ad destitutionem peccati per hostiam suam apparuit
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He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
27 et quemadmodum statutum est hominibus semel mori post hoc autem iudicium
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And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
28 sic et Christus semel oblatus ad multorum exhaurienda peccata secundo sine peccato apparebit expectantibus se in salutem
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so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
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