Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is the grounds of things, which are hoped for, and the euidence of things which are not seene.
Gyidie yɛ ahotosoɔ a yɛwɔ wɔ nneɛma a yɛn ani da so ne awerɛhyɛmu a yɛwɔ wɔ nneɛma a yɛn ani nnhunu mu.
2 For by it our elders were well reported of.
Gyidie a na tetefoɔ no wɔ enti na wɔnyaa adanseɛ pa.
3 Through faith we vnderstand that the world was ordeined by the worde of God, so that the things which we see, are not made of things which did appeare. (aiōn g165)
Gyidie na ɛma yɛte aseɛ sɛ ɛnam Onyankopɔn asɛm so na wɔbɔɔ ewiase. Ɛma yɛhunu sɛ wɔbɔɔ deɛ wɔhunu firii deɛ wɔnnhunu mu. (aiōn g165)
4 By faith Abel offered vnto God a greater sacrifice then Cain, by the which he obtained witnes that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: by the which faith also he being dead, yet speaketh.
Ɛnam gyidie so na Habel bɔɔ afɔdeɛ a ɛsɔ ani kyɛn deɛ Kain de maa Onyankopɔn no. Ne gyidie enti, Onyankopɔn buu no sɛ onipa tenenee, na nʼakyɛdeɛ no sɔɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Na ɛno so na ɔnam wuiɛ a ɛnnɛ mpo ɔda so kasa.
5 By faith was Enoch translated, that he should not see death: neither was he found: for God had translated him: for before he was translated, he was reported of, that he had pleased God.
Gyidie enti, wɔfaa Henok kɔɔ ɔsoro a wanhunu owuo. Obiara anhunu no, ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn na ɔfaa no kɔeɛ. Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ ansa na wɔrebɛfa Henok akɔ no, na wasɔ Onyankopɔn ani.
6 But without faith it is vnpossible to please him: for he that commeth to God, must beleeue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.
Obiara a ɔnni gyidie rentumi nsɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara a ɔba Onyankopɔn nkyɛn no nya gyidie sɛ Onyankopɔn te ase na ɔdom wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ no.
7 By faith Noe being warned of God of the things which were as yet not seene, mooued with reuerence, prepared the Arke to the sauing of his housholde, through the which Arke hee condemned the world, and was made heire of the righteousnes, which is by faith.
Gyidie enti na ɛmaa Noa tee Onyankopɔn kɔkɔ a ɔbɔ faa daakye nneɛma a ebi nsii da no, ɔtiee Onyankopɔn yɛɛ adaka a emu na wɔgyee ɔno ne ne fiefoɔ nkwa. Ɛnam so maa Onyankopɔn buu ewiase fɔ, na Noa deɛ, ne nsa kaa tenenee a wɔnya firi gyidie mu.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed God, to goe out into a place, which hee should afterward receiue for inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Gyidie enti na ɛberɛ a Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Abraham sɛ ɔnkɔ asase a wahyɛ ho bɔ sɛ ɔde bɛma no so no, ɔtieeɛ na ɔkɔeɛ. Ɔgyaa ne ɔman hɔ kɔeɛ a na ɔnnim baabi a ɔrekɔ.
9 By faith he abode in the land of promise, as in a strange countrey, as one that dwelt in tents with Isaac and Iacob heires with him of the same promise.
Gyidie enti ɔtenaa asase a na Onyankopɔn ahyɛ no ho bɔ no so sɛ ɔhɔhoɔ. Ɔne Isak ne Yakob a Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn bɔ korɔ no ara bi tenaa ntomadan mu.
10 For he looked for a citie hauing a foundation, whose builder and maker is God.
Nanso, na Abraham retwɛn kuro kɛseɛ bi a Onyankopɔn akyekyere a ne fapem rensɛe da mu akɔtena.
11 Through faith Sara also receiued strength to conceiue seede, and was deliuered of a childe when she was past age, because she iudged him faithfull which had promised.
Gyidie enti na Sara nso de nyaa tumi nyinsɛnee, ɛberɛ a na wanyini na ɔntumi nwo no. Ɔde ne ho too Onyankopɔn so sɛ ɔbɛdi ne bɔhyɛ so.
12 And therefore sprang there of one, euen of one which was dead, so many as the starres of the skie in multitude, and as the land of the sea shore which is innumerable.
Ɛno enti, ɛwom sɛ na Abraham regye nna awu, nanso nʼasefoɔ adɔɔso sɛ ewiem nsoromma ne mpoano anwea.
13 All these died in faith, and receiued not the promises, but sawe them a farre off, and beleeued them, and receiued them thankefully, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Gyidie mu na saa nnipa yi nyinaa wuwuiɛ. Ɛwom sɛ wɔn nsa anka bɔ a Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn no deɛ, nanso wɔhunuu no akyirikyiri yɛɛ no atuu, gye dii sɛ wɔyɛ ahɔhoɔ ne amamfrafoɔ wɔ asase so.
14 For they that say such things, declare plainely, that they seeke a countrey.
Wɔn a wɔka saa no da no adi pefee sɛ wɔrehwehwɛ wɔn ankasa wɔn ɔman.
15 And if they had bene mindfull of that countrey, from whence they came out, they had leasure to haue returned.
Wɔannwene ɔman a wɔgyaa wɔ wɔn akyire no ho. Sɛ wɔyɛɛ no saa a, anka wɔbɛtumi anya ɛkwan asane wɔn akyi akɔ hɔ.
16 But nowe they desire a better, that is an heauenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a citie.
Na mmom, ɔman pa a ɛyɛ ɔsoro ɔman no na na wɔpere kɔ mu. Enti, ɛnyɛ Onyankopɔn aniwu sɛ ɔma wɔfrɛ no wɔn Onyankopɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, wasiesie ɔman bi ama wɔn.
17 By faith Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was tryed, and he that had receiued the promises, offered his onely begotten sonne.
Gyidie enti, Abraham de ne ba Isak kɔbɔɔ afɔdeɛ ɛberɛ a Onyankopɔn sɔɔ no hwɛeɛ. Abraham nko ara ne onipa a na Onyankopɔn ahyɛ no bɔ no, nanso na wasiesie ne ho sɛ, ɔde ne ba korɔ no bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ.
18 (To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)
Na Onyankopɔn aka akyerɛ no sɛ, “Ɛnam Isak so na wʼase bɛtrɛ.”
19 For he considered that God was able to raise him vp euen from the dead: from whence he receiued him also after a sort.
Na Abraham nim sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛtumi anyane awufoɔ afiri owuo mu, na ɛkwan bi so no, yɛbɛtumi aka sɛ Onyankopɔn nyanee Isak firii owuo mu.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Iacob and Esau, concerning things to come.
Gyidie enti na ɛmaa Isak hyiraa Yakob ne Esau maa wɔn daakye asetena.
21 By faith Iacob when he was a dying, blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph, and leaning on the ende of his staffe, worshipped God.
Gyidie enti na ɛmaa Yakob hyiraa Yosef mma no nyinaa ansa na ɔrewuo. Ɔkuraa ne poma mu sɔree Onyankopɔn.
22 By faith Ioseph when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gaue commandement of his bones.
Gyidie enti na Yosef rebɛwuo no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ sɛ, wɔbɛtu afiri Misraim, na ɔhyɛɛ deɛ sɛ ɔwu a, wɔnyɛ nʼamu no.
23 By faith Moses when he was borne, was hid three moneths of his parents, because they sawe he was a proper childe, neither feared they the kings commandement.
Gyidie enti na ɛmaa Mose awoɔ akyi no, nʼawofoɔ de no siee abosome mmiɛnsa no. Wɔhunuu sɛ na ɔyɛ sononko, enti na wɔansuro sɛ wɔbɛbu ɔhene no mmara so.
24 By faith Moses when he was come to age, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter,
Gyidie enti na Mose nyiniiɛ no, wampɛ sɛ wɔbɛfrɛ no Farao babaa ba no.
25 And chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinnes for a season,
Na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn mma bɛhunu amane sene sɛ ɔbɛgye nʼani wɔ bɔne mu mmerɛ tiawa bi.
26 Esteeming the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt: for he had respect vnto the recompence of the reward.
Ɔsusuu sɛ, sɛ ɔhunu amane ma Kristo a, ɛyɛ sene agyapadeɛ a ɛwɔ Misraim nyinaa, ɛfiri sɛ, na nʼani da ade pa bi so daakye.
27 By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.
Gyidie enti na ɛmaa Mose tu firii Misraim a na ɔnsuro ɔhene no abufuo. Ɔmiaa nʼani sɛ ɔrensane nʼakyi ɛfiri sɛ na wahunu Onyankopɔn a obi nhunu no no.
28 Through faith he ordeined the Passeouer and the effusion of blood, least he that destroyed the first borne, should touche them.
Gyidie enti na ɔhyɛɛ Twam Afahyɛ no ma wɔde mogya petee apono ho, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔsɛebɔfoɔ no renkum Israelfoɔ mmakan a wɔyɛ mmarima no.
29 By faith they passed through the red sea as by drie land, which when the Egyptians had assayed to doe, they were swallowed vp.
Gyidie enti na ɛmaa Israelfoɔ no twaa Ɛpo Kɔkɔɔ no, sɛdeɛ wɔnam asase kesee so no. Misraimfoɔ no pɛɛ sɛ wɔtwa bi no, nsuo no bu faa wɔn so.
30 By faith the walles of Iericho fell downe after they were copassed about seue dayes.
Gyidie enti na Israelfoɔ de nnanson twaa Yeriko afasuo ho hyiaeɛ no, ɛdwiri guiɛ.
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them which obeyed not, when she had receiued the spies peaceably.
Gyidie enti na wɔankum adwaman Rahab amfra wɔn a wɔnnye Onyankopɔn nni no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔgyee akwansrafoɔ no fɛ so.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would be too short for me to tell of Gedeon, of Barac, and of Sampson, and of Iephte, also of Dauid, and Samuel, and of the Prophets:
Afei ɛdeɛn na menka? Ɛberɛ bebree nni hɔ sɛ mɛka Gideon, Barak, Samson, Yefta, Dawid ne Samuel ne adiyifoɔ no ho asɛm.
33 Which through faith subdued kingdomes, wrought righteousnesse, obteined the promises, stopped the mouthes of lions,
Wɔnam gyidie so koo aman dii nkonim ma wɔn nsa kaa deɛ Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn ho bɔ no. Wɔkataa gyata ano,
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sworde, of weake were made strong, waxed valiant in battell, turned to flight the armies of the aliants.
dumm ogyaframa, tetee wɔn ho firii akofenawuo ano. Na wɔyɛ mmerɛ, nanso wɔyɛɛ den. Na wɔyɛ den akono, enti wɔdii wɔn atamfoɔ so.
35 The women receiued their dead raised to life: other also were racked, and woulde not be deliuered, that they might receiue a better resurrection.
Ɛnam gyidie so ma wɔnyanee mmaa bi awufoɔ maa wɔn. Afoforɔ bi nso, wɔyɛɛ wɔn aniɛyadeɛ sɛ anka wɔmpo Onyankopɔn na wɔagyaa wɔn. Nanso, wɔammpo Onyankopɔn, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn nsa bɛka daakye owusɔreɛ a ɛkyɛn so.
36 And others haue bene tryed by mockings and scourgings, yea, moreouer by bondes and prisonment.
Wɔguu afoforɔ anim ase, bɔɔ wɔn mmaa, na wɔkyekyeree ebinom de wɔn guu afiase.
37 They were stoned, they were hewen asunder, they were tempted, they were slaine with the sworde, they wandred vp and downe in sheepes skinnes, and in goates skinnes, being destitute, afflicted, and tormented:
Wɔsii ebi aboɔ. Wɔde sradaa paee ebinom mu mmienu, de sekan kumm bi. Wɔkyinkyinii sɛ nnipa a nnwan ne mmirekyie nhoma kata wɔn ho. Wɔyɛɛ mmɔbɔ. Wɔn ho dwanee wɔn na wɔhunuu amane.
38 Whom the world was not worthie of: they wandered in wildernesses and mountaines, and dennes, and caues of the earth.
Ewiase yi annyɛ amma wɔn. Wɔkyinkyinii sɛ atutenafoɔ wɔ ɛserɛ so ne mmepɔ so, abodan ne asase so abɔn mu.
39 And these all through faith obteined good report, and receiued not the promise,
Wɔdii yeinom nyinaa ho adanseɛ pa wɔ wɔn gyidie ho, nanso wɔn nsa anka bɔ a Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn no,
40 God prouiding a better thing for vs, that they without vs should not be made perfite.
ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn wɔ tirimupɔ papa bi ma yɛn, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a yɛne wɔn nyinaa bɛbom anya bɔhyɛ no.
