Hebrews 11
1 It is because people trust [God] that they are sure that they will receive the things that they confidently expect [God to give them]. They are also certain [that they will see those things], though no one sees them yet.
İman, umut edilenlere güvenmek, görünmeyen şeylerin varlığından emin olmaktır.
2 It was because our ancestors trusted in God that they pleased him.
Atalarımız bununla Tanrı'nın beğenisini kazandılar.
3 It is because we trust in God that we understand that he formed the universe by commanding [it to exist]. The result is that the things that we see were not made from things that already existed. (aiōn g165)
Evrenin Tanrı'nın buyruğuyla yaratıldığını, böylece görülenlerin görünmeyenlerden oluştuğunu iman sayesinde anlıyoruz. (aiōn g165)
4 It was because [Adam’s son] Abel trusted God that he sacrificed something better to God than what [his older brother] Cain offered to God. Because Abel did that, when God spoke well about what Abel sacrificed, God declared that Abel was righteous. And although Abel is dead, we still learn from him [about trusting God].
Habil'in Tanrı'ya Kayin'den daha iyi bir kurban sunması iman sayesinde oldu. İmanı sayesinde doğru biri olarak Tanrı'nın beğenisini kazandı. Çünkü Tanrı onun sunduğu adakları kabul etti. Nitekim Habil ölmüş olduğu halde, iman sayesinde hâlâ konuşmaktadır.
5 It was because Enoch believed [God that God] took him [up to heaven]. The result was that he did not die. No one found him, because he was taken up {[God] had removed him} from the earth [to heaven]. Before [God] took him away, [he] testified that Enoch pleased him well.
İman sayesinde Hanok ölümü tatmamak üzere yukarı alındı. Kimse onu bulamadı, çünkü Tanrı onu yukarı almıştı. Yukarı alınmadan önce Tanrı'yı hoşnut eden biri olduğuna tanıklık edildi.
6 It is possible for people to please God only if they trust God, because anyone who wants to come to God must first believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek [to know] him.
İman olmadan Tanrı'yı hoşnut etmek olanaksızdır. Tanrı'ya yaklaşan, O'nun var olduğuna ve kendisini arayanları ödüllendireceğine iman etmelidir.
7 It was because Noah trusted [God] that after he was warned by God {after [God] warned him} about [a flood that] had not yet happened, Noah [showed that he] revered God by building a huge ship to save his family. By doing that, he [showed all the people who did not believe him] [MTY] [that they deserved to be condemned] {[that God would] condemn them}. He was someone whom God declared to be righteous because of his trusting in God.
İman sayesinde Nuh, henüz olmamış olaylarla ilgili olarak Tanrı tarafından uyarılınca, Tanrı korkusuyla ev halkının kurtuluşu için bir gemi yaptı. Bununla dünyayı yargıladı ve imana dayanan doğruluğun mirasçısı oldu.
8 It was because Abraham trusted God that when he was told to go {when [God] told him to go}, he obeyed [God], he left [his own country], and went to a place that God would give him. Abraham left his own country, even though he did not know where he would be going.
İman sayesinde İbrahim miras alacağı yere gitmesi için çağrılınca, Tanrı'nın sözünü dinledi ve nereye gideceğini bilmeden yola çıktı.
9 It was because Abraham trusted God that he lived as though he was a foreigner in the land that [God] had promised to him. Abraham lived in tents, and his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob did also. God promised to give to Isaac and Jacob the same things that he promised to give Abraham.
İman sayesinde bir yabancı olarak vaat edilen ülkeye yerleşti. Aynı vaadin ortak mirasçıları olan İshak ve Yakup'la birlikte çadırlarda yaşadı.
10 Abraham was waiting to live in a city [in heaven] that would exist forever [MET]. It was a city that God is building [DOU].
Çünkü mimarı ve kurucusu Tanrı olan temelli kenti bekliyordu.
11 It was because Abraham trusted God that God gave Abraham strength so that he [was] able to produce a son. Even though his wife Sarah was past the age [when women bear children], [God] promised [that he would give her a son], and Abraham considered that God would do what he promised to do.
İbrahim, yaşı geçmiş ve karısı Sara kısır olduğu halde, imanı sayesinde vaat edeni güvenilir saydığından çocuk sahibi olmak için güç buldu.
12 So, although Abraham was also too old to have children, so many people descended from that one man that they were as numerous as the stars in the sky and are as countless as the grains of sand along the seashore, [just like God promised him].
Böylece tek bir adamdan, üstelik ölüden farksız birinden gökteki yıldızlar, deniz kıyısındaki kum kadar sayısız torun meydana geldi.
13 It was while they still trusted in God that all those people died. Even though they had not yet received the things that God had promised to give them, [it was as though] they saw those things in a distance. They were glad [to know] about what God promised. It was as though they admitted that they were not from this earth, but that they were only here temporarily.
Bu kişilerin hepsi imanlı olarak öldüler. Vaat edilenlere kavuşamadılarsa da bunları uzaktan görüp selamladılar, yeryüzünde yabancı ve konuk olduklarını açıkça kabul ettiler.
14 As for those people who talk like that, they clearly show that they long for [a place that will become] their true native land.
Böyle konuşanlar bir vatan aradıklarını gösteriyorlar.
15 If they had been thinking about [that place being] the place from which they had come, they would have taken the opportunity to return there.
Ayrıldıkları ülkeyi düşünselerdi, geri dönmeye fırsatları olurdu.
16 But, instead, they desired a better [place in which to live]; that is, they desired [a home] in heaven. So God has prepared a city for them to live [with him], and he is pleased [LIT] for them to say that he is their God.
Ama onlar daha iyisini, yani göksel olanı arzu ediyorlardı. Bunun içindir ki, Tanrı onların Tanrısı olarak anılmaktan utanmıyor. Çünkü onlara bir kent hazırladı.
17 It was because Abraham trusted [God] that he [was ready to] kill his son Isaac as a sacrifice when [God] tested him. This same man to whom [God] promised [to give] ([a son/many descendants]) was going to sacrifice [that same son], the only son [whom his own wife had borne]!
İbrahim sınandığı zaman imanla İshak'ı kurban olarak sundu. Vaatleri almış olan İbrahim biricik oğlunu kurban etmek üzereydi.
18 It was to Abraham that God said, “It is [only] from Isaac that I will consider your family to descend.”
Oysa Tanrı ona, “Senin soyun İshak'la sürecek” demişti.
19 Abraham considered that [to fulfill that promise], God could make [Isaac] live again [even if] he had died [after Abraham sacrificed him]! The result was that when Abraham did receive Isaac back [after God told him not to harm Isaac], it was as though he received him back even after he died.
İbrahim Tanrı'nın ölüleri bile diriltebileceğini düşündü; nitekim İshak'ı simgesel şekilde ölümden geri aldı.
20 It was because Isaac trusted God that he [prayed that after he died, God would] bless [his] sons Jacob and Esau.
İman sayesinde İshak gelecek olaylarla ilgili olarak Yakup'la Esav'ı kutsadı.
21 It was because Jacob trusted God that, as he was dying, he [prayed that God would] bless each of the sons of [his own son Joseph]. He worshipped God as he leaned upon his walking stick [before he died].
Yakup ölürken iman sayesinde Yusuf'un iki oğlunu da kutsadı, değneğinin ucuna yaslanarak Tanrı'ya tapındı.
22 It was because Joseph trusted God that, when he was about to die [in Egypt], he anticipated the time when the Israelis would leave Egypt; and he instructed [that] his people [should carry] his bones [with them when they] ([left Egypt/returned to Canaan]).
Yusuf ölürken iman sayesinde İsrailoğulları'nın Mısır'dan çıkacağını anımsattı ve kemiklerine ilişkin buyruk verdi.
23 It was because Moses’ father and mother trusted God that they hid [their son] for three months shortly after he was born, because they saw that he was so beautiful. They were not afraid of [disobeying] what the king of Egypt had commanded, [namely, that all the Jewish male babies must be killed].
Musa doğduğunda annesiyle babası onu imanla üç ay gizlediler. Çünkü çocuğun güzel olduğunu gördüler ve kralın fermanından korkmadılar.
24 The daughter of the [king, whom they called] Pharaoh, [raised] Moses, but when he had grown up, it was because he trusted God that he refused to [accept the privileges that would have been his if people] considered that he was (the son of the king’s daughter/the king’s own grandson).
Musa büyüyünce iman sayesinde firavunun kızının oğlu olarak tanınmayı reddetti.
25 He decided that it was better for others to mistreat him for a time along with the Israeli people, than to temporarily enjoy living sinfully [in the King’s palace].
Bir süre için günahın sefasını sürmektense, Tanrı'nın halkıyla birlikte baskı görmeyi yeğledi.
26 This is because he decided that if he suffered for the Messiah, it would be worth far more [in God’s sight] than his owning all the treasures of Egypt [that he would receive as Pharaoh’s heir. He decided that] because he looked forward to the time when [God would give him] an [eternal] reward.
Mesih uğruna aşağılanmayı Mısır hazinelerinden daha büyük zenginlik saydı. Çünkü alacağı ödülü düşünüyordu.
27 It was because he trusted God that he left Egypt. He was not afraid that the king would be angry [because of his doing that]. He (kept going/did not turn back) because [it was as though] he kept seeing [God], whom no one can see.
Kralın öfkesinden korkmadan imanla Mısır'dan ayrıldı. Görünmez Olan'ı görür gibi dayandı.
28 It was because Moses believed [that God would save his own people] that he instituted the [festival called] Passover. He did that [by commanding that the people should kill lambs and] sprinkle their blood [on their] doorposts. They did that in order that [the angel who] causes people to die would not kill [EUP] the oldest male Israelites [when he killed the oldest sons in each Egyptian family].
İlk doğanları öldüren melek İsrailliler'e dokunmasın diye Musa imanla, Fısıh kurbanının kesilmesini ve kanının kapılara sürülmesini sağladı.
29 It was because they trusted God that [when] the [Israelite] people walked through [where] the Red Sea [had been, it was] as [though they walked] on dry land! But, when the [army of] Egypt also attempted to [cross that same water], they drowned, because [the sea came back and flooded them]!
İman sayesinde İsrailliler karadan geçer gibi Kamış Denizi'nden geçtiler. Mısırlılar bunu deneyince boğuldular.
30 It was because the [Israeli] people trusted God that the walls around Jericho [city] collapsed, after the Israelis marched around the walls for seven days.
İsrailliler yedi gün boyunca Eriha surları çevresinde dolandılar; sonunda imanları sayesinde surlar yıkıldı.
31 Rahab [had been] a prostitute, but because she trusted God, she did not perish with those [inside Jericho] who disobeyed [God. Joshua sent some spies] into the city [in order] to find ways to destroy it, but God saved her because she welcomed those spies [peaceably].
Fahişe Rahav casusları dostça karşıladığı için imanı sayesinde söz dinlemeyenlerle birlikte öldürülmedi.
32 I do not know what more I should say [RHQ] [about others who trusted in God]. It would take too much time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the [other] prophets.
Daha ne diyeyim? Gidyon, Barak, Şimşon, Yiftah, Davut, Samuel ve peygamberlerle ilgili olanları anlatsam, zaman yetmeyecek.
33 It was because they trusted God that some of them [did great things for him]. Some conquered lands ruled by powerful men. Some ruled [Israel] and justly [punished those men and nations who rebelled against God]. Some obtained [from God] the things that he promised to give them [MTY].
Bunlar iman sayesinde ülkeler ele geçirdiler, adaleti sağladılar, vaat edilenlere kavuştular, aslanların ağzını kapadılar.
34 Some forced lions to keep their mouths shut. Some escaped from being destroyed by fire. Some of those people escaped from [being killed with] a sword [MTY]. Some of those [people who trusted God] were made strong {became mighty} again after they had once been weak. Some became powerful when they fought wars. Some caused armies [that came from foreign lands] to run away from them.
Kızgın ateşi söndürdüler, kılıcın ağzından kaçıp kurtuldular. Güçsüzlükte kuvvet buldular, savaşta güçlendiler, yabancı orduları bozguna uğrattılar.
35 Some women [who trusted God] received [their relatives] back again when [God] ([made them live again after they had died/raised them from the dead]). But [others who trusted God] were tortured until they died. They were tortured because they refused to agree when [their captors said, “We will] release you [if you deny that you believe in God.” They refused to do that], because they wanted to live with God forever, which is better than [continuing to live on earth] after having almost died.
Kadınlar dirilen ölülerini geri aldılar. Başkalarıysa salıverilmeyi reddederek dirilip daha iyi bir yaşama kavuşma umuduyla işkencelere katlandılar.
36 Other [people who trusted God] were mocked; [some had their backs] cut [open by being struck] with leaded whips. Some were chained and put in prison.
Daha başkaları alaya alınıp kamçılandı, hatta zincire vurulup hapsedildi.
37 [Some of] those believers were stoned to death {People [killed some of those believers by] throwing stones at them}. Others were cut completely in two. Others were killed with swords. Others of these people who trusted God wandered around the land [wearing garments made only of] skins from sheep and goats. They did not have any money. They were continually oppressed and tormented {People continuously oppressed them and tormented them}.
Taşlandılar, testereyle biçildiler, kılıçtan geçirilip öldürüldüler. Koyun postu, keçi derisi içinde dolaştılar, yoksulluk çektiler, sıkıntılara uğradılar, baskı gördüler.
38 [The people on earth who caused those who trusted in God to suffer were so bad that] they did not deserve [to live with people who trusted God. Some who trusted God] wandered in deserts and on mountains. Some lived in caves and in other [large] holes in the ground.
Dünya onlara layık değildi. Çöllerde, dağlarda, mağaralarda, yeraltı oyuklarında dolanıp durdular.
39 Although all these people were commended [by God] {[God] commended all these people} because they trusted him, God did not give them all that he promised them [while they were alive].
İmanları sayesinde bunların hepsi Tanrı'nın beğenisini kazandıkları halde, hiçbiri vaat edilene kavuşmadı.
40 God knew ahead of time that what he would give us and them [later] would be better than giving [them immediately what he promised]. What God intends is that only when they and we are together will we have all that God intends us to have.
Bizden ayrı olarak yetkinliğe ermesinler diye, Tanrı bizim için daha iyi bir şey hazırlamıştı.
