Hebrews 11
1 Now our trust in God is the guarantee of what we hope for, the evidence of what we can't see.
Είναι δε η πίστις ελπιζομένων πεποίθησις, βεβαίωσις πραγμάτων μη βλεπομένων.
2 People who lived long ago trusted God and this is what gained them God's approval.
Διότι διά ταύτης έλαβον καλήν μαρτυρίαν οι πρεσβύτεροι.
3 Through our trust in God we understand that the whole universe was created by God's command, that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen. (aiōn g165)
Διά πίστεως εννοούμεν ότι οι αιώνες εκτίθησαν με τον λόγον του Θεού, ώστε τα βλεπόμενα δεν έγειναν εκ φαινομένων. (aiōn g165)
4 By trusting him Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, and as a result God identified him as someone who lived right. God showed this by accepting his offering. Even though Abel has been dead for a long time, he still speaks to us through what he did.
Διά πίστεως ο Άβελ προσέφερε προς τον Θεόν καλητέραν θυσίαν παρά τον Κάϊν, διά της οποίας εμαρτυρήθη ότι ήτο δίκαιος, επειδή ο Θεός έδωκε μαρτυρίαν περί των δώρων αυτού, και δι' αυτής καίτοι αποθανών έτι λαλεί.
5 By trusting God Enoch was taken to heaven so he didn't experience death. He couldn't be found on earth because God took him to heaven. Before this happened he was known as someone God was pleased with.
Διά πίστεως μετετέθη ο Ενώχ, διά να μη ίδη θάνατον, και δεν ευρίσκετο, διότι μετέθεσεν αυτόν ο Θεός· επειδή προ της μεταθέσεως αυτού εμαρτυρήθη ότι ευηρέστησεν εις τον Θεόν·
6 You can't expect God to be pleased with you if you don't trust him! Anyone who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who are searching for him.
χωρίς δε πίστεως αδύνατον είναι να ευαρεστήση τις εις αυτόν· διότι ο προσερχόμενος εις τον Θεόν πρέπει να πιστεύη ότι είναι και γίνεται μισθαποδότης εις τους εκζητούντας αυτόν.
7 Noah trusted God, and was warned by him about things that had never happened before. Because Noah paid serious attention to what God said, he constructed an ark to save his family. By trusting God, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and received the reward of being set right by God.
Διά πίστεως ο Νώε, ειδοποιηθείς θεόθεν περί των μη βλεπομένων έτι, εφοβήθη και κατεσκεύασε κιβωτόν προς σωτηρίαν του οίκου αυτού, δι' ης κατέκρινε τον κόσμον και έγεινε κληρονόμος της διά πίστεως δικαιοσύνης.
8 Through trusting God Abraham obeyed when God called him to go to the land God was going to give him. He left, not knowing where he was going.
Διά πίστεως υπήκουσεν ο Αβραάμ, ότε εκαλείτο να εξέλθη εις τον τόπον τον οποίον έμελλε να λάβη εις κληρονομίαν, και εξήλθε μη εξεύρων που υπάγει.
9 Trusting in God he lived in the promised land—but as a foreigner, living in tents, together with Isaac and Jacob who shared with him in inheriting the same promise.
Διά πίστεως παρώκησεν εις την γην της επαγγελίας ως ξένην, κατοικήσας εν σκηναίς μετά Ισαάκ και Ιακώβ των συγκληρονόμων της αυτής επαγγελίας·
10 For Abraham was looking forward to a city built on foundations that last, with God as its builder and maker.
διότι περιέμενε την πόλιν την έχουσαν τα θεμέλια, της οποίας τεχνίτης και δημιουργός είναι ο Θεός.
11 By her trust in God even Sarah herself was given the ability to conceive a child though she was too old, because she trusted God who had made the promise.
Διά πίστεως και αυτή η Σάρρα έλαβε δύναμιν εις το να συλλάβη σπέρμα και παρά καιρόν ηλικίας εγέννησεν, επειδή εστοχάσθη πιστόν τον υποσχεθέντα.
12 That is why the descendants of Abraham, (who was as good as dead!), became as numerous as the stars of heaven, as countless as the sand of the sea-shore.
Διά τούτο και εξ ενός, μάλιστα νενεκρωμένου, εγεννήθησαν καθώς τα άστρα του ουρανού κατά το πλήθος, και ως η άμμος η παρά το χείλος της θαλάσσης, ήτις δεν δύναται να αριθμηθή.
13 They all died still trusting in God. Though they didn't receive the things God promised, they were still looking for them as it were from a distance and welcomed them, acknowledging that on this earth they were foreigners, people just passing through.
Εν πίστει απέθανον ούτοι πάντες, μη λαβόντες τας επαγγελίας, αλλά μακρόθεν ιδόντες αυτάς και πεισθέντες και εγκολπωθέντες και ομολογήσαντες ότι είναι ξένοι και παρεπίδημοι επί της γης.
14 People who say such things make it clear that they're looking for a country of their own.
Διότι οι λέγοντες τοιαύτα δεικνύουσιν ότι ζητούσι πατρίδα.
15 For if they cared about the country they'd left behind, they could have returned.
Και εάν μεν ενεθυμούντο εκείνην, εξ ης εξήλθον, ήθελον ευρεί καιρόν να επιστρέψωσι·
16 But they're looking for a better country instead, a heavenly country. That is why God isn't disappointed with them, and is happy to be called their God, for he has built a city for them.
τώρα όμως επιθυμούσι καλητέραν, τουτέστιν επουράνιον. Διά τούτο ο Θεός δεν επαισχύνεται αυτούς να λέγηται Θεός αυτών, διότι ητοίμασε δι' αυτούς πόλιν.
17 Abraham trusted God when he was tested and offered Isaac to God. Abraham, who had accepted God's promises, was still ready to offer to God his only son,
Διά πίστεως ο Αβραάμ, ότε εδοκιμάζετο, προσέφερε τον Ισαάκ, και τον μονογενή αυτού προσέφερεν εκείνος όστις ανεδέχθη τας επαγγελίας,
18 even though he'd been told, “It's through Isaac that your descendants will be counted.”
προς τον οποίον ελαλήθη ότι εν Ισαάκ θέλει κληθή εις σε σπέρμα,
19 Abraham had thought it through and decided that God could bring Isaac back to life from the dead. In a sense that's what did happen—Abraham received Isaac back from the dead.
συλλογισθείς ότι ο Θεός δύναται και εκ νεκρών να ανεγείρη· εξ ων και έλαβεν αυτόν οπίσω παραβολικώς.
20 Trusting in God, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to what the future would bring.
Διά πίστεως ο Ισαάκ ηυλόγησε τον Ιακώβ και τον Ησαύ περί των μελλόντων.
21 Trusting in God, Jacob as he was dying blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped God, leaning on his staff.
Διά πίστεως ο Ιακώβ αποθνήσκων ηυλόγησεν έκαστον των υιών του Ιωσήφ και προσεκύνησεν επιστηριζόμενος επί το άκρον της ράβδου αυτού.
22 Trusting in God, Joseph too, when his own death approached, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites, and gave instructions about what to do with his bones.
Διά πίστεως ο Ιωσήφ αποθνήσκων προανήγγειλε περί της εξόδου των υιών Ισραήλ και παρήγγειλε περί των οστέων αυτού.
23 Trusting in God, Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born. They recognized he was a special child. They weren't afraid to go against what the king had commanded.
Διά πίστεως ο Μωϋσής, αφού εγεννήθη, εκρύφθη τρεις μήνας υπό των γονέων αυτού, διότι είδον κεχαριτωμένον το παιδίον, και δεν εφοβήθησαν το διάταγμα του βασιλέως.
24 Trusting in God, Moses, when he grew up, refused to be known as the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Διά πίστεως ο Μωϋσής, αφού εμεγάλωσεν, ηρνήθη να λέγηται υιός της θυγατρός του Φαραώ,
25 Instead he chose to share in the sufferings of God's people rather than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin.
προκρίνας μάλλον να κακουχήται με τον λαόν του Θεού παρά να έχη πρόσκαιρον απόλαυσιν αμαρτίας,
26 He counted the rejection he experienced from following Christ to be of far greater value than the wealth of Egypt—because he was focused on the reward to come.
κρίνας τον υπέρ του Χριστού ονειδισμόν μεγαλήτερον πλούτον παρά τους εν Αιγύπτω θησαυρούς· διότι απέβλεπεν εις την μισθαποδοσίαν.
27 Trusting in God, he left Egypt and wasn't scared of Pharaoh's anger—he kept going with his eyes fixed on the invisible God.
Διά πίστεως αφήκε την Αίγυπτον, μη φοβηθείς τον θυμόν του βασιλέως· διότι ως βλέπων τον αόρατον ενεκαρτέρησε.
28 Trusting in God he observed the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroying angel would not touch the Israelites.
Διά πίστεως έκαμε το πάσχα και την πρόσχυσιν του αίματος, διά να μη εγγίση αυτούς ο εξολοθρεύων τα πρωτότοκα.
29 Trusting in God the Israelites crossed the Red Sea as if it were dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do the same they were drowned.
Διά πίστεως διέβησαν την Ερυθράν θάλασσαν ως διά ξηράς, την οποίαν δοκιμάσαντες οι Αιγύπτιοι κατεποντίσθησαν.
30 Trusting in God, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the walls fell down.
Διά πίστεως έπεσον τα τείχη της Ιεριχώ, αφού εκυκλώθησαν επί επτά ημέρας.
31 Trusting in God, Rahab the prostitute didn't die with those who rejected God, because she had welcomed the Israelite spies in peace.
Διά πίστεως η πόρνη Ραάβ δεν συναπωλέσθη με τους απειθήσαντας, δεχθείσα τους κατασκόπους με ειρήνην.
32 What other examples should I give? I don't have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; about David, Samuel, and the prophets.
Και τι έτι να λέγω; Διότι θέλει με λείψει ο καιρός διηγούμενον περί Γεδεών, Βαράκ τε και Σαμψών και Ιεφθάε, Δαβίδ τε και Σαμουήλ και των προφητών,
33 Because of their trust in God they conquered kingdoms, did what was good and right, received God's promises, shut the mouths of lions,
οίτινες διά της πίστεως κατεπολέμησαν βασιλείας, ειργάσθησαν δικαιοσύνην, επέτυχον τας επαγγελίας, έφραξαν στόματα λεόντων,
34 put out blazing fires, escaped being killed by the sword, were weak but made strong, did mighty deeds in war, and routed enemy armies.
έσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, έφυγον στόματα μαχαίρας, ενεδυναμώθησαν από ασθενείας, έγειναν ισχυροί εν πολέμω, έτρεψαν εις φυγήν στρατεύματα αλλοτρίων.
35 Women were given their dead family members back through resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to compromise and be pardoned, because they wanted to be part of a better resurrection.
Έλαβον γυναίκες τους νεκρούς αυτών αναστηθέντας· άλλοι δε εβασανίσθησαν, μη δεχθέντες την απολύτρωσιν, διά να αξιωθώσι καλητέρας αναστάσεως·
36 Yet others suffered insults and whippings; they were put in chains and imprisoned.
άλλοι δε εδοκίμασαν εμπαιγμούς και μάστιγας, έτι δε και δεσμά και φυλακήν·
37 Some were stoned, cut in pieces, tempted, killed by the sword. Some dressed in sheepskins and goatskins: destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
ελιθοβολήθησαν, επριονίσθησαν, επειράσθησαν, με σφαγήν μαχαίρας απέθανον, περιεπλανήθησαν με δέρματα προβάτων, με δέρματα αιγών· υστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι,
38 The world was not worthy to have such people who wandered in the deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the ground.
των οποίων δεν ήτο άξιος ο κόσμος, πλανώμενοι εν ερημίαις και όρεσι και σπηλαίοις και ταις τρύπαις της γης.
39 All of these people, even though they had God's approval, didn't receive what God had promised.
Και ούτοι πάντες αν και έλαβον καλήν μαρτυρίαν διά της πίστεως, δεν απήλαυσαν την επαγγελίαν,
40 God has given us something even better, so that they can't be complete without us.
διότι ο Θεός προέβλεψε καλύτερόν τι περί ημών, διά να μη λάβωσι την τελειότητα χωρίς ημών.
