Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is being sure of the things hoped for and certain of things that are not seen.
Est autem fides sperandarum substantia rerum, argumentum non apparentium.
2 For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith.
In hac enim testimonium consecuti sunt senes.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by God's command, so that what is visible was not made out of things that were visible. (aiōn g165)
Fide intelligimus aptata esse sæcula verbo Dei: ut ex invisibilibus visibilia fierent. (aiōn g165)
4 It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested to be righteous, and God spoke well of him because of his offerings, and by faith Abel 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 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death. “He was not found, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, it was testified that he had pleased God.
Fide Henoch translatus est ne videret mortem, et non inveniebatur: quia transtulit illum Deus: ante translationem enim testimonium habuit placuisse Deo.
6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him. For it is necessary that anyone coming to God must believe that he exists and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Sine fide autem impossibile est placere Deo. Credere enim oportet accedentem ad Deum quia est, et inquirentibus se remunerator sit.
7 It was by faith that Noah, having been given a divine message about things not yet seen, with godly reverence built a ship to save his household. By doing this, he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.
Fide Noe responso accepto de iis, quæ adhuc non videbantur, metuens aptavit arcam in salutem domus suæ, per quam damnavit mundum: et iustitiæ, quæ per fidem est, heres est institutus.
8 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to the place that he was to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
Fide qui vocatur Abraham obedivit in locum exire, quem accepturus erat in hereditatem: et exiit, nesciens quo iret.
9 It was by faith that he lived in the land of promise as a foreigner. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs 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 It was by faith, even though Sarah herself was barren, that Abraham received ability to father a child. This happened even though he was too old, since he considered as faithful the one who had given the promise.
Fide et ipsa Sara sterilis virtutem in conceptionem seminis accepit, etiam præter tempus ætatis: quoniam fidelem credidit esse eum, qui repromiserat.
12 Therefore, from this one man—and he was almost dead—were born descendants as many as the stars in the sky and as countless as sand by the seashore.
Propter quod et ab uno orti sunt (et hoc emortuo) tamquam sidera cæli in multitudinem, et sicut arena, quæ est ad oram maris, innumerabilis.
13 It was in faith that all these died without receiving the promises. Instead, after seeing and greeting them from far off, they admitted that they were foreigners and exiles on 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 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
Qui enim hæc dicunt, significant se patriam inquirere.
15 If they had been thinking of the country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Et si quidem ipsius meminissent de qua exierunt, habebant utique tempus revertendi.
16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, since he has prepared a city for them.
nunc autem meliorem appetunt, id est, cælestem. Ideo non confunditur Deus vocari Deus eorum: paravit enim illis civitatem.
17 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac. It was his only son whom he offered, he who had received the promises.
Fide obtulit Abraham Isaac, cum tentaretur, et unigenitum offerebat, qui susceperat repromissiones;
18 It was Abraham to whom it had been said, “It is through Isaac that your descendants will be named.”
ad quem dictum est: Quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen:
19 Abraham reasoned that God was able to raise up Isaac from the dead, and figuratively speaking, it was from them that he received him back.
arbitrans quia et a mortuis suscitare potens est Deus: unde eum et in parabolam accepit.
20 It was also by faith about things to come that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.
Fide et de futuris benedixit Isaac Iacob, et Esau.
21 It was by faith that Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons. Jacob worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
Fide Iacob, moriens, singulos filiorum Ioseph benedixit: et adoravit fastigium virgæ eius.
22 It was by faith that Joseph, when his end was near, spoke of the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt and instructed them about his bones.
Fide Ioseph, moriens, de profectione filiorum Israel memoratus est, et de ossibus suis mandavit.
23 It was by faith that Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents because they saw he was a beautiful child. They were not afraid of the king's command.
Fide Moyses, natus, occultatus est mensibus tribus a parentibus suis, eo quod vidissent elegantem infantem, et non timuerunt regis edictum.
24 It was by faith that Moses, after he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Fide Moyses grandis factus negavit se esse filium filiæ Pharaonis,
25 Instead, he chose to suffer with the people of God, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a while.
magis eligens affligi cum populo Dei, quam temporalis peccati habere iucunditatem,
26 He reasoned that the disgrace of following Christ was greater riches than Egypt's treasures. For he was fixing his eyes on his reward.
maiores divitias æstimans thesauro Ægyptiorum, improperium Christi: aspiciebat enim in remunerationem.
27 It was by faith that Moses left Egypt. He did not fear the king's anger, for he endured as if he were seeing the one who is invisible.
Fide reliquit Ægyptum, non veritus animositatem regis: invisibilem enim tamquam videns sustinuit.
28 It was by faith that he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch the Israelites' firstborn sons.
Fide celebravit pascha, et sanguinis effusionem: ne qui vastabat primitiva, tangeret eos.
29 It was by faith that they passed through the Sea of Reeds as if over dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do this, they were swallowed up.
Fide transierunt Mare rubrum tamquam per aridam terram: quod experti Ægyptii, devorati sunt.
30 It was by faith that Jericho's walls fell down, after they had been circled around for seven days.
Fide muri Iericho corruerunt, circuitu dierum septem.
31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute did not die with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace.
Fide Rahab meretrix non periit cum incredulis, excipiens exploratores cum pace.
32 What more can I say? For the time will fail me if I tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and about the prophets.
Et quid adhuc dicam? Deficiet enim me tempus enarrantem de Gedeon, Barac, Samson, Iephte, David, Samuel, et Prophetis:
33 It was through faith that they conquered kingdoms, worked justice, and received promises. They stopped the mouths of lions,
qui per fidem vicerunt regna, operati sunt iustitiam, adepti sunt repromissiones, obturaverunt ora leonum,
34 extinguished the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were healed of illnesses, became mighty in battle, and defeated foreign armies.
extinxerunt impetum ignis, effugerunt aciem gladii, convaluerunt de infirmitate, fortes facti sunt in bello, castra verterunt exterorum:
35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might experience a better resurrection.
acceperunt mulieres de resurrectione mortuos suos: alii autem distenti sunt non suscipientes redemptionem, ut meliorem invenirent resurrectionem.
36 Others had testing in mocking and whippings, and even chains and imprisonment.
Alii vero ludibria, et verbera experti, insuper et vincula, et carceres:
37 They were stoned. They were sawn in two. They were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins. They were destitute, oppressed, 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 were always wandering about in the deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
quibus dignus non erat mundus: in solitudinibus errantes, in montibus, in speluncis, et in cavernis terræ.
39 Although all these people were approved by God because of their faith, they did not receive the promise.
Et hi omnes testimonio fidei probati, non acceperunt repromissionem,
40 God planned something better for us, so that without us, they would not be made perfect.
Deo pro nobis melius aliquid providente, ut non sine nobis consummarentur.
