عِبرانِيّين 11

١ 1 وَأَمَّا ٱلْإِيمَانُ فَهُوَ ٱلثِّقَةُ بِمَا يُرْجَى وَٱلْإِيقَانُ بِأُمُورٍ لَا تُرَى.

Now faith is [the] substantiating of things hoped for, [the] conviction of things not seen.

٢ 2 فَإِنَّهُ فِي هَذَا شُهِدَ لِلْقُدَمَاءِ.

For in [the power of] this the elders have obtained testimony.

٣ 3 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ نَفْهَمُ أَنَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ أُتْقِنَتْ بِكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ، حَتَّى لَمْ يَتَكَوَّنْ مَا يُرَى مِمَّا هُوَ ظَاهِرٌ. (aiōn g165)

By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by [the] word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear. (aiōn g165)

٤ 4 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ قَدَّمَ هَابِيلُ لِلهِ ذَبِيحَةً أَفْضَلَ مِنْ قَايِينَ. فَبِهِ شُهِدَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ بَارٌّ، إِذْ شَهِدَ ٱللهُ لِقَرَابِينِهِ. وَبِهِ، وَإِنْ مَاتَ، يَتَكَلَّمْ بَعْدُ!

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony of being righteous, God bearing testimony to his gifts, and by it, having died, he yet speaks.

٥ 5 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ نُقِلَ أَخْنُوخُ لِكَيْ لَا يَرَى ٱلْمَوْتَ، وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ نَقَلَهُ. إِذْ قَبْلَ نَقْلِهِ شُهِدَ لَهُ بِأَنَّهُ قَدْ أَرْضَى ٱللهَ.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him; for before [his] translation he has the testimony that he had pleased God.

٦ 6 وَلَكِنْ بِدُونِ إِيمَانٍ لَا يُمْكِنُ إِرْضَاؤُهُ، لِأَنَّهُ يَجِبُ أَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَأْتِي إِلَى ٱللهِ يُؤْمِنُ بِأَنَّهُ مَوْجُودٌ، وَأَنَّهُ يُجَازِي ٱلَّذِينَ يَطْلُبُونَهُ.

But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]. For he that draws near to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them who seek him out.

٧ 7 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ نُوحٌ لَمَّا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ عَنْ أُمُورٍ لَمْ تُرَ بَعْدُ خَافَ، فَبَنَى فُلْكًا لِخَلَاصِ بَيْتِهِ، فَبِهِ دَانَ ٱلْعَالَمَ، وَصَارَ وَارِثًا لِلْبِرِّ ٱلَّذِي حَسَبَ ٱلْإِيمَانِ.

By faith, Noah, oracularly warned concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which [is] according to faith.

٨ 8 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَمَّا دُعِيَ أَطَاعَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ إِلَى ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ عَتِيدًا أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ مِيرَاثًا، فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ إِلَى أَيْنَ يَأْتِي.

By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he was going.

٩ 9 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ تَغَرَّبَ فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْمَوْعِدِ كَأَنَّهَا غَرِيبَةٌ، سَاكِنًا فِي خِيَامٍ مَعَ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ٱلْوَارِثَيْنِ مَعَهُ لِهَذَا ٱلْمَوْعِدِ عَيْنِهِ.

By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with [him] of the same promise;

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْتَظِرُ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ ٱلَّتِي لَهَا ٱلْأَسَاسَاتُ، ٱلَّتِي صَانِعُهَا وَبَارِئُهَا ٱللهُ.

for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is [the] artificer and constructor.

١١ 11 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ سَارَةُ نَفْسُهَا أَيْضًا أَخَذَتْ قُدْرَةً عَلَى إِنْشَاءِ نَسْلٍ، وَبَعْدَ وَقْتِ ٱلسِّنِّ وَلَدَتْ، إِذْ حَسِبَتِ ٱلَّذِي وَعَدَ صَادِقًا.

By faith also Sarah herself received strength for [the] conception of seed, and [that] beyond a seasonable age; since she counted him faithful who promised.

١٢ 12 لِذَلِكَ وُلِدَ أَيْضًا مِنْ وَاحِدٍ، وَذَلِكَ مِنْ مُمَاتٍ، مِثْلُ نُجُومِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ، وَكَالرَّمْلِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَى شَاطِىءِ ٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلَّذِي لَا يُعَدُّ.

Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which [is] by the sea shore.

١٣ 13 فِي ٱلْإِيمَانِ مَاتَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَجْمَعُونَ، وَهُمْ لَمْ يَنَالُوا ٱلْمَوَاعِيدَ، بَلْ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ نَظَرُوهَا وَصَدَّقُوهَا وَحَيَّوْهَا، وَأَقَرُّوا بِأَنَّهُمْ غُرَبَاءُ وَنُزَلَاءُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

١٤ 14 فَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ مِثْلَ هَذَا يُظْهِرُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يَطْلُبُونَ وَطَنًا.

For they who say such things shew clearly that they seek [their] country.

١٥ 15 فَلَوْ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ ٱلَّذِي خَرَجُوا مِنْهُ، لَكَانَ لَهُمْ فُرْصَةٌ لِلرُّجُوعِ.

And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنِ ٱلْآنَ يَبْتَغُونَ وَطَنًا أَفْضَلَ، أَيْ سَمَاوِيًّا. لِذَلِكَ لَا يَسْتَحِي بِهِمِ ٱللهُ أَنْ يُدْعَى إِلَهَهُمْ، لِأَنَّهُ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ مَدِينَةً.

but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city.

١٧ 17 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ قَدَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِسْحَاقَ وَهُوَ مُجَرَّبٌ. قَدَّمَ ٱلَّذِي قَبِلَ ٱلْمَوَاعِيدَ، وَحِيدَهُ

By faith Abraham, [when] tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

١٨ 18 ٱلَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ: «إِنَّهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ يُدْعَى لَكَ نَسْلٌ».

as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

١٩ 19 إِذْ حَسِبَ أَنَّ ٱللهَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى ٱلْإِقَامَةِ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ أَيْضًا، ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْهُمْ أَخَذَهُ أَيْضًا فِي مِثَالٍ.

counting that God [was] able to raise [him] even from among [the] dead, whence also he received him in a figure.

٢٠ 20 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ إِسْحَاقُ بَارَكَ يَعْقُوبَ وَعِيسُو مِنْ جِهَةِ أُمُورٍ عَتِيدَةٍ.

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

٢١ 21 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ يَعْقُوبُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ بَارَكَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنِ ٱبْنَيْ يُوسُفَ، وَسَجَدَ عَلَى رَأْسِ عَصَاهُ.

By faith Jacob [when] dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped on the top of his staff.

٢٢ 22 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ يُوسُفُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ ذَكَرَ خُرُوجَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَوْصَى مِنْ جِهَةِ عِظَامِهِ.

By faith Joseph [when] dying called to mind the going forth of the sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.

٢٣ 23 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ مُوسَى، بَعْدَمَا وُلِدَ، أَخْفَاهُ أَبَوَاهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ، لِأَنَّهُمَا رَأَيَا ٱلصَّبِيَّ جَمِيلًا، وَلَمْ يَخْشَيَا أَمْرَ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

By faith Moses, being born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child beautiful; and they did not fear the injunction of the king.

٢٤ 24 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ مُوسَى لَمَّا كَبِرَ أَبَى أَنْ يُدْعَى ٱبْنَ ٱبْنَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ،

By faith Moses, when he had become great, refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter;

٢٥ 25 مُفَضِّلًا بِٱلْأَحْرَى أَنْ يُذَلَّ مَعَ شَعْبِ ٱللهِ عَلَى أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ تَمَتُّعٌ وَقْتِيٌّ بِٱلْخَطِيَّةِ،

choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have [the] temporary pleasure of sin;

٢٦ 26 حَاسِبًا عَارَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ غِنًى أَعْظَمَ مِنْ خَزَائِنِ مِصْرَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى ٱلْمُجَازَاةِ.

esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense.

٢٧ 27 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ تَرَكَ مِصْرَ غَيْرَ خَائِفٍ مِنْ غَضَبِ ٱلْمَلِكِ،لِأَنَّهُ تَشَدَّدَ، كَأَنَّهُ يَرَى مَنْ لَا يُرَى.

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as seeing him who is invisible.

٢٨ 28 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ صَنَعَ ٱلْفِصْحَ وَرَشَّ ٱلدَّمَ لِئَلَّا يَمَسَّهُمُ ٱلَّذِي أَهْلَكَ ٱلْأَبْكَارَ.

By faith he celebrated the passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

٢٩ 29 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ ٱجْتَازُوا فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْأَحْمَرِ كَمَا فِي ٱلْيَابِسَةِ، ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِي لَمَّا شَرَعَ فِيهِ ٱلْمِصْرِيُّونَ غَرِقُوا.

By faith they passed through the Red sea as through dry land; of which the Egyptians having made trial were swallowed up.

٣٠ 30 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ سَقَطَتْ أَسْوَارُ أَرِيحَا بَعْدَمَا طِيفَ حَوْلَهَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.

٣١ 31 بِٱلْإِيمَانِ رَاحَابُ ٱلزَّانِيَةُ لَمْ تَهْلِكْ مَعَ ٱلْعُصَاةِ، إِذْ قَبِلَتِ ٱلْجَاسُوسَيْنِ بِسَلَامٍ.

By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies in peace.

٣٢ 32 وَمَاذَا أَقُولُ أَيْضًا؟ لِأَنَّهُ يُعْوِزُنِي ٱلْوَقْتُ إِنْ أَخْبَرْتُ عَنْ جِدْعُونَ، وَبَارَاقَ، وَشَمْشُونَ، وَيَفْتَاحَ، وَدَاوُدَ، وَصَمُوئِيلَ، وَٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ،

And what more do I say? For the time would fail me telling of Gideon, and Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, and David and Samuel, and of the prophets:

٣٣ 33 ٱلَّذِينَ بِٱلْإِيمَانِ: قَهَرُوا مَمَالِكَ، صَنَعُوا بِرًّا، نَالُوا مَوَاعِيدَ، سَدُّوا أَفْوَاهَ أُسُودٍ،

who by faith overcame kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths,

٣٤ 34 أَطْفَأُوا قُوَّةَ ٱلنَّارِ، نَجَوْا مِنْ حَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، تَقَوَّوْا مِنْ ضَعْفٍ، صَارُوا أَشِدَّاءَ فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ، هَزَمُوا جُيُوشَ غُرَبَاءَ،

quenched [the] power of fire, escaped [the] edge of the sword, became strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, made [the] armies of strangers give way.

٣٥ 35 أَخَذَتْ نِسَاءٌ أَمْوَاتَهُنَّ بِقِيَامَةٍ. وَآخَرُونَ عُذِّبُوا وَلَمْ يَقْبَلُوا ٱلنَّجَاةَ لِكَيْ يَنَالُوا قِيَامَةً أَفْضَلَ.

Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection;

٣٦ 36 وَآخَرُونَ تَجَرَّبُوا فِي هُزُءٍ وَجَلْدٍ، ثُمَّ فِي قُيُودٍ أَيْضًا وَحَبْسٍ.

and others underwent trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, and of bonds and imprisonment.

٣٧ 37 رُجِمُوا، نُشِرُوا، جُرِّبُوا، مَاتُوا قَتْلًا بِٱلسَّيْفِ، طَافُوا فِي جُلُودِ غَنَمٍ وَجُلُودِ مِعْزَى، مُعْتَازِينَ، مَكْرُوبِينَ، مُذَلِّينَ،

They were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, died by the death of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, evil treated,

٣٨ 38 وَهُمْ لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلْعَالَمُ مُسْتَحِقًّا لَهُمْ. تَائِهِينَ فِي بَرَارِيَّ وَجِبَالٍ وَمَغَايِرَ وَشُقُوقِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

(of whom the world was not worthy, ) wandering in deserts and mountains, and [in] dens and caverns of the earth.

٣٩ 39 فَهَؤُلَاءِ كُلُّهُمْ، مَشْهُودًا لَهُمْ بِٱلْإِيمَانِ، لَمْ يَنَالُوا ٱلْمَوْعِدَ،

And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,

٤٠ 40 إِذْ سَبَقَ ٱللهُ فَنَظَرَ لَنَا شَيْئًا أَفْضَلَ، لِكَيْ لَا يُكْمَلُوا بِدُونِنَا.

God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.

The Egyptians Drown in the Sea