Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
Jumeinak tak ti hin käh mi hmuh thei ja mi äpeia khana mlung üpnaka kyaki ni.
2 This is why the ancients were commended.
Ahlana khyange naw ami jumeinaka phäh ni Pamhnam naw a jah ksing ta.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (aiōn g165)
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)
4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
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.
5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
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.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Jumeinak am taki au naw pi Pamhnam am jesak, Pamhnam veki tia jumnak ta lü Pamhnama vei law lü suileiki cun ngkhyengnak yah khai.
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
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.
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
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.
9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
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.
10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Abraham cun naw angläta ngkhängkia Pamhnam naw a sawngsak peta mlüh cun k'äiheiki ni.
11 By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
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.
12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
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.
13 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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.
14 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
Amimi naw ami pe vai suileikie ti cun ahi bange naw angsinga mdanki ni.
15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
Ami hawih hüta pe cun am cungai ti u, acun hin ami cungaiha kyaküng nglat be khawhkie ni.
16 Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
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.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
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.
18 even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
Pamhnam naw ania vei, “Isak üngkhyüh ka ning peta khyütam na tucae cun na yah khai,” a ti.
19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
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.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
Jumeinak naw Isak cun malama law khai Jakop ja Etawa phäh dawkyanaka khyütam cun pawhki ni.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
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.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
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.
23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
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.
24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
Jumeinaka phäh Mosi adäm law üng Pharoa ca nghnua capaa ngsuinak cun hawihki ni.
25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
Ani naw asäng mkhye üng jekyaia kthaka Pamhnama khyange am khuikha vai cun tängki ni.
26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
Ani naw Mesijaha khuikhanak hin Egypta ka khawhthema kthaka dawki ti cun süm lü malama vekia ngkhyengnak cun bük kyetki ni.
27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
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.
28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
Jumeinaka phäh Isarelea ca kcüke Thihnaka Ngsä naw käh a jah hnim vaia ksawh naküt üng thi kthüih vai ja kphyawnnak cun tüneiki ni.
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
Jumeinaka phäh Isarele naw Mpanglai Sen cun kawnga ami ceha kba citkie; Egypt khyange cit khaia ami ngtün üng tui üng ngcum päihkie ni.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
Jumeinaka phäh Isarele naw Jerikho ngvawng cun mhnüp khyüh ami leng käna pyaki ni.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
Jumeinaka phäh nghnumi kse Rahap naw Isarel msäke a püiea mäiha a jah dokhama phäha Pamhnam am kcangnakie jah hnimnak üngkhyüh lätki ni.
32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
Ka pyen ham khai aw? Sahmae ja Kihdong, Barak, Samson, Jephatah, Davit, Samuilah jah pyennaka kcün vai am lawk ti ve.
33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
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,
34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
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.
35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
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.
36 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Avang cun jah yaihyün lü jah kpai, akcee cun jah khun u lü thawng üng ami jah khyum ni.
37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
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.
38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
Khawmdek cun amimia phäh am daw ve! Amimi cun mdek khui ja khuikawke ja mcunge ja khawkhyawnga mpyenksea kba citcawn hükie ni.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
Ami jumeinaka phäh ahinea calang cun ami yah ni. Lüpi Pamhnama khyütam cun am yah u,
40 God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
isetiakyaküng, Pamhnam naw mimia phäh bünak akdaw bawk a mkhyah pänga phäh ni. Ania nümnak cun mimi ngpüi lü ami kümcei vaia phäh ni.
