Hebru 11
1 Jumeinak tak ti hin käh mi hmuh thei ja mi äpeia khana mlung üpnaka kyaki ni.
Faith is the realisation of things hoped for – the proof of things not seen.
2 Ahlana khyange naw ami jumeinaka phäh ni Pamhnam naw a jah ksing ta.
And it was for faith that the people of old were renowned.
3 Am mi hmuh theinak üngka mi hmuh thei vaia khawmdek ja khankhaw sepbeiki cun Pamhnama ngthu ni tia mi ksingnak cun jumeinak üngkhyüh ni. (aiōn g165)
Faith enables us to perceive that the universe was created at the bidding of God – so that we know that what we see was not made out of visible things. (aiōn g165)
4 Kaihnaha ngkengnaka kthaka daw bawkia ngkengnak Abelah naw Pamhnam üng a pet hin jumeinak kyaki. A jumeinaka phäh ngsungpyunkia Pamhnam naw a pyen, isetiakyaküng, Pamhnam amät naw a peta ngkengnak cun a doei pet ni. Abelah thi päng kyaw lüpi ania mawng cun a jumeinak naw pyen hamki ni.
Faith made the sacrifice which Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain’s, and won him renown as a righteous man, God himself establishing his renown by accepting his gifts; and it is by the example of his faith that Abel, though dead, still speaks.
5 Jumeinaka phäh va Enawk am thi. Ani cun Pamhnama veia kai be lü u naw pi am hmu u, isetiakyaküng, ani cun Pamhnam naw a lak be ni. Cangcim naw a pyen ta Pamhnam jesakia kya lü Enawk cun Pamhnam naw a lak be ni.
Faith led to Enoch’s removal from earth, so that he might not experience death. “He could not be found because God had removed him.” For, before his removal, he was renowned as having pleased God;
6 Jumeinak am taki au naw pi Pamhnam am jesak, Pamhnam veki tia jumnak ta lü Pamhnama vei law lü suileiki cun ngkhyengnak yah khai.
but without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who seek for him.
7 Malama law khai am a hmuh thei Pamhnama mcäinak cun Nawe naw Jumeinak am ngjaki. Pamhnama pyen kcang na lü mlawngnu a saka phäh a imkyawng lätnak yahkie. Khawmdek cun mkümnak kham lü Nawe naw jumeinak üngkhyüh lawkia ngsungpyunnak yahki.
It was faith that enabled Noah, after he had received the divine warning about what could not then be foreseen, to build, in reverent obedience, an ark in which to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world, and became possessed of that righteousness which follows on faith.
8 Pamhnam naw khyütam lü a pet vai pe cua Abraham Pamhnam naw a khü üng a kcangnak cun jumeinaka phäha kyaki. Hawa a cehnak vai am ksing xa lü ani naw a pe cun hawih hütki ni.
It was faith that enabled Abraham to obey the call that he received, and to set out for the place which he was afterwards to obtain as his own; and he set out not knowing where he was going.
9 Ani cun jumeinaka phäh üng Pamhnam naw khyü a tam peta pe cua khina kba ngtuinglengki. Ani cun hjam üng ve lü Pamhnama khyütam yahki Isak ja Jakop pi acukba ve hngaki xawi.
It was faith that made him go to live as an emigrant in the promised land – as in a strange country – living there in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who shared the promise with him.
10 Abraham cun naw angläta ngkhängkia Pamhnam naw a sawngsak peta mlüh cun k'äiheiki ni.
For he was looking for the city with the sure foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 Sarah cun am cana khawh ti lü Abraham pi xü ngvai tawng kyaw sepi jumeinak naw ani cun pa tia thawn law khawhki. Akhyütam cun a mänak vaia Pamhnam cun ümnaki.
Again, it was faith that enabled Sarah to conceive (though she was past the age for childbearing), because she felt sure that he who had given her the promise would not fail her.
12 Abraham cun mtisa lama thi kyaw lüpi ani üngkhyüh mpanglai pei veki am mi kheh khawha mdihe ja khankhaw veki aisiea kba a tuca khawhah ve lawki ni.
And so from one man – and that when his powers were dead – there sprang a people as numerous “as the stars in the heavens or the countless grains of sand on the shore.”
13 Ahina khyange cun jumeinak üng thikie. Pamhnama khyütam cun amimi naw am yahei u lüpi amimi cun khawmdeka cencawn u lü khinnghleia kba dokhamnak yahei khaie ti cun ajan üngkhyüh hmukie ni.
All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only foreigners and strangers on the earth.
14 Amimi naw ami pe vai suileikie ti cun ahi bange naw angsinga mdanki ni.
Those who speak like this show plainly that they are seeking their homeland.
15 Ami hawih hüta pe cun am cungai ti u, acun hin ami cungaiha kyaküng nglat be khawhkie ni.
If they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they could have found opportunities to return.
16 Akdaw bawka pe khankhaw pe cun äpeikie ni. Amimia Pamhnam tia khü vaia Pamhnam cun am ngkeei, isetiakyaküng, Pamhnam naw amimia phäha mlüh cun pyangthamki ni.
But no, they were longing for a better, a heavenly, land! And therefore God was not ashamed to be called their God; indeed he had already prepared them a city.
17 Pamhnam naw Abraham a cam üng Abraham naw jumeinaka phäh a ca Isak cun ngkengnaka kba Pamhnam üng peki ni. Abrahama vei Pamhnam naw a peta khyütam mata kya kyaw lüpi a ca mat däk cun ngkengnaka kba pe khaia ngtüneiki ni.
It was faith that enabled Abraham, when put to the test, to offer Isaac as a sacrifice – he who had received the promises offering up his only son,
18 Pamhnam naw ania vei, “Isak üngkhyüh ka ning peta khyütam na tucae cun na yah khai,” a ti.
of whom it had been said – “It is through Isaac that there will be descendants to bear your name.”
19 Pyen vai ania kyaküng, Abraham cun naw thihnak üngkhyüh Isak cun Pamhnam naw mtho be khawhki tia ngaiki, acuna kyase Abraham naw Isak cun thihnak üngkhyüh yahei beki ni.
For he argued that God was even able to raise a man from the dead – and indeed, figuratively speaking, Abraham did receive Isaac back from the dead.
20 Jumeinak naw Isak cun malama law khai Jakop ja Etawa phäh dawkyanaka khyütam cun pawhki ni.
It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to the future.
21 Jumeinaka phäh Jakop naw Josepa ca xawi am a thih ham üng dawkyanak jah peki ni. Lam a cehnak sawngkhe cun üng nghnganei lü Pamhnam cun hjawkhahki ni.
Faith enabled Jacob, when dying, to give his blessing to each of the sons of Joseph, and “to bow himself in worship as he leant on the top of his staff.”
22 Jumeinaka phäh Josep naw a thi law hlühnüh üng Isarele Egypt üngkhyüh ami ceh be vai ua mawng pyen lü a yawk cun ihawkba ami pawh vai cun jah mcuhmthehki ni.
Faith caused Joseph, when his end was near, to speak of the future migration of the Israelites, and to give instructions with regard to his bones.
23 Jumeinaka phäh Mosi a hmi käna a nupa xawi naw khya kthum ami cüm ni. Hnasen cun ngtokia ami hmuha phäh käh kyühei lü sangpuxanga pyen cun kpetki xawi ni.
Faith caused the parents of Moses to hide the child for three months after his birth, for they saw that he was a beautiful child; and they would not respect the king’s order.
24 Jumeinaka phäh Mosi adäm law üng Pharoa ca nghnua capaa ngsuinak cun hawihki ni.
It was faith that caused Moses, when he was grown up, to refuse the title of “son of a daughter of Pharaoh.”
25 Ani naw asäng mkhye üng jekyaia kthaka Pamhnama khyange am khuikha vai cun tängki ni.
He preferred sharing the hardships of God’s people to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.
26 Ani naw Mesijaha khuikhanak hin Egypta ka khawhthema kthaka dawki ti cun süm lü malama vekia ngkhyengnak cun bük kyetki ni.
For he counted “the reproaches that are heaped on the Christ” of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, looking forward, as he did, to the reward awaiting him.
27 Jumeinaka phäh Mosi naw Pharoa mlung sonak käh kyühei lü egypt cun cehtaki ni. Am hmuh theia Pamhnam cun hmu lü a nglat law be vai maki ni.
Faith caused him to leave Egypt, though undaunted by the king’s anger, for he was strengthened in his endurance by the vision of the invisible God.
28 Jumeinaka phäh Isarelea ca kcüke Thihnaka Ngsä naw käh a jah hnim vaia ksawh naküt üng thi kthüih vai ja kphyawnnak cun tüneiki ni.
Faith led him to institute the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the Destroyer might not touch the eldest children of the Israelites.
29 Jumeinaka phäh Isarele naw Mpanglai Sen cun kawnga ami ceha kba citkie; Egypt khyange cit khaia ami ngtün üng tui üng ngcum päihkie ni.
Faith enabled the people to cross the Red Sea, as if it had been dry land, while the Egyptians, when they attempted to do so, were drowned.
30 Jumeinaka phäh Isarele naw Jerikho ngvawng cun mhnüp khyüh ami leng käna pyaki ni.
Faith caused the walls of Jericho to fall after being encircled for seven days.
31 Jumeinaka phäh nghnumi kse Rahap naw Isarel msäke a püiea mäiha a jah dokhama phäha Pamhnam am kcangnakie jah hnimnak üngkhyüh lätki ni.
Faith saved Rahab, the prostitute, from perishing with the unbelievers, after she had entertained the spies with friendliness.
32 Ka pyen ham khai aw? Sahmae ja Kihdong, Barak, Samson, Jephatah, Davit, Samuilah jah pyennaka kcün vai am lawk ti ve.
Need I add anything more? Time would fail me if I attempted to relate the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, and those of David, Samuel, and the prophets.
33 Jumeinaka phäh amimi naw khyawngpe jah tu u lü jah nängkie. Akcang i ti cun pawh u lü Pamhnama khyütam i ti cun pi yaheikie ni. Hengsih hea mpyawng ami jah mkhüpsak,
By their faith they subdued kingdoms, ruled righteously, gained the fulfilment of God’s promises, shut the mouths of lions,
34 mei kdäie pi jah mthih lü kcim am jah hnimnak vai üng pi lätki he ni. Amimi cun ktha ngcek u lüpi kthamah law u lü ngtukahnak üng kthamah u lü khyangkce ami yee cun jah nängkie ni.
quelled the fury of the flames, escaped the edge of the sword, found strength in the hour of weakness, displayed their prowess in war, and routed hostile armies.
35 Nghnumie naw jumeinak üngkhyüh thikiea ami mjüphyüie cun akxünga tho law bekie cun jah yahei bekie ni. Akcee ta xünnak akdaw bawk ami yahei vaia mhlätnak cun mah u lü mkhuimkhanak kham lü thikie ni.
Women received back their dead raised to life. Some were tortured on the wheel, and refused release in order that they might rise to a better life.
36 Avang cun jah yaihyün lü jah kpai, akcee cun jah khun u lü thawng üng ami jah khyum ni.
Others had to face taunts and blows, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 Lung am ami jah khawng tawng, hlah am jah kthawt tawng lü kcim am ami jah hnim ni. Ami cun mpyenksekie, mkhuimkha kham u lü ami jah mdihmsuia kya lü toe ja meea vun cun suisa lü cit hükie ni.
They were stoned to death, they were tortured, they were swan asunder, they were put to the sword; they wandered about clothed in the skins of sheep or goats, destitute, persecuted, ill-used –
38 Khawmdek cun amimia phäh am daw ve! Amimi cun mdek khui ja khuikawke ja mcunge ja khawkhyawnga mpyenksea kba citcawn hükie ni.
people of whom the world was not worthy – roaming in lonely places, and on the mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
39 Ami jumeinaka phäh ahinea calang cun ami yah ni. Lüpi Pamhnama khyütam cun am yah u,
Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfilment of God’s promise;
40 isetiakyaküng, Pamhnam naw mimia phäh bünak akdaw bawk a mkhyah pänga phäh ni. Ania nümnak cun mimi ngpüi lü ami kümcei vaia phäh ni.
since God had in view some better thing for us, so that they would only reach perfection together with us.
