Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
Est autem fides sperandarum substantia rerum, argumentum non apparentium.
2 This is why the ancients were commended.
In hac enim testimonium consecuti sunt senes.
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)
Fide intelligimus aptata esse saecula verbo Dei: ut ex invisibilibus visibilia fierent. (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.
Fide plurimam hostiam Abel, quam Cain, obtulit Deo, per quam testimonium consecutus est esse iustus, testimonium perhibente muneribus eius Deo, et per illam defunctus adhuc loquitur.
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.
Fide Henoch translatus est ne videret mortem, et non inveniebatur: quia transtulit illum Deus: ante translationem enim testimonium habuit placuisse Deo.
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.
Sine fide autem impossibile est placere Deo. Credere enim oportet accedentem ad Deum quia est, et inquirentibus se remunerator sit.
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.
Fide Noe responso accepto de iis, quae adhuc non videbantur, metuens aptavit arcam in salutem domus suae, per quam damnavit mundum: et iustitiae, quae per fidem est, heres est institutus.
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.
Fide qui vocatur Abraham obedivit in locum exire, quem accepturus erat in hereditatem: et exiit, nesciens quo iret.
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.
Fide demoratus est in Terra repromissionis, tamquam in aliena, in casulis habitando cum Isaac, et Iacob coheredibus repromissionis eiusdem.
10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Expectabat enim fundamenta habentem civitatem: cuius artifex, et conditor Deus.
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.
Fide et ipsa Sara sterilis virtutem in conceptione seminis accepit, etiam praeter tempus aetatis: quoniam fidelem credidit esse eum, qui repromiserat.
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.
Propter quod et ab uno orti sunt (et hoc emortuo) tamquam sidera caeli in multitudinem, et sicut arena, quae est ad oram maris, innumerabilis.
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.
Iuxta fidem defuncti sunt omnes isti, non acceptis repromissionibus, sed a longe eas aspicientes, et salutantes, et confitentes quia peregrini, et hospites sunt super terram.
14 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
Qui enim haec dicunt, significant se patriam inquirere.
15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
Et si quidem ipsius meminissent de qua exierunt, habebant utique tempus revertendi.
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.
nunc autem meliorem appetunt, id est, caelestem. Ideo non confunditur Deus vocari Deus eorum: paravit enim illis civitatem.
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,
Fide obtulit Abraham Isaac, cum tentaretur, et unigenitum offerebat, in quo susceperat repromissiones;
18 even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
ad quem dictum est: Quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen:
19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
arbitrans quia et a mortuis suscitare potens est Deus: unde eum et in parabolam accepit.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
Fide et de futuris benedixit Isaac Iacob, et Esau.
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.
Fide Iacob, moriens, singulos filiorum Ioseph benedixit: et adoravit fastigium virgae eius.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
Fide Ioseph, moriens, de profectione filiorum Israel memoratus est, et de ossibus suis mandavit.
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.
Fide Moyses, natus, occultatus est mensibus tribus a parentibus suis, eo quod vidissent elegantem infantem, et non timuerunt regis edictum.
24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
Fide Moyses grandis factus negavit se esse filium filiae Pharaonis,
25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
magis eligens affligi cum populo Dei, quam temporalis peccati habere iucunditatem,
26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
maiores divitias aestimans thesauro Aegyptiorum, improperium Christi: aspiciebat enim in remunerationem.
27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
Fide reliquit Aegyptum, non veritus animositatem regis: invisibilem enim tamquam videns sustinuit.
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.
Fide celebravit pascha, et sanguinis effusionem: ne qui vastabat primitiva, tangeret eos.
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
Fide transierunt Mare rubrum tamquam per aridam terram: quod experti Aegyptii, devorati sunt.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
Fide muri Iericho corruerunt, circuitu dierum septem.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
Fide Rahab meretrix non periit cum incredulis, excipiens exploratores cum pace.
32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
Et quid adhuc dicam? Deficiet enim me tempus enarrantem de Gedeon, Barac, Samson, Iephte, David, Samuel, et Prophetis:
33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
qui per fidem vicerunt regna, operati sunt iustitiam, adepti sunt repromissiones, obturaverunt ora leonum,
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.
extinxerunt impetum ignis, effugaverunt aciem gladii, convaluerunt de infirmitate, fortes facti sunt in bello, castra verterunt exterorum:
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.
acceperunt mulieres de resurrectione mortuos suos: alii autem distenti sunt non suscipientes redemptionem, ut meliorem invenirent resurrectionem.
36 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Alii vero ludibria, et verbera experti, insuper et vincula, et carceres:
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.
lapidati sunt, secti sunt, tentati sunt, in occisione gladii mortui sunt, circuierunt in melotis, in pellibus caprinis, egentes, angustiati, afflicti:
38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
quibus dignus non erat mundus: in solitudinibus errantes, in montibus, in speluncis, et in cavernis terrae.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
Et hi omnes testimonio fidei probati, non acceperunt repromissionem,
40 God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
Deo pro nobis melius aliquid providente, ut non sine nobis consummarentur.
