Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is being sure of the things hoped for and certain of things that are not seen.
Na, ko te whakapono, he whakapumautanga i nga mea e tumanakohia atu ana, he whakakitenga i nga mea kahore nei e kitea.
2 For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith.
Na konei hoki nga kaumatua i korerotia paitia ai.
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)
Na te whakapono i matau ai tatou he mea hanga nga ao e te kupu a te Atua, a, ko nga mea e tirohia atu nei kihai i puta ake i roto i nga mea e kitea ana. (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.
Na te whakapono i pai ake ai i ta Kaina te patunga tapu i tapaea e Apera ki te Atua, na tena hoki i whakaatu tona tika, i whakaatu hoki te Atua mo ana whakahere; na tena ano ia i whai kupu ai, ahakoa mate.
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.
Na te whakapono a Enoka i kawea ketia ai, te kite i te mate; na kahore ia i kitea, no te mea kua kawea ketia ia e te Atua; i mua atu hoki i tona kawenga ketanga i whakaaturia mai ia, e ahuareka ana te Atua ki a ia.
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.
Ki te kahore hoki he whakapono, e kore e taea he mea e ahuareka mai ai ia: ki te haere hoki tetahi ki te Atua, me whakapono ko ia ano tenei ko te Atua, e homai ana e ia he utu ki te hunga e ata rapu ana i a ia.
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.
Na te whakapono a Noa, i tona whakamaharatanga e te Atua ki nga mea kahore i kitea noatia, i oho ai, he wehi ki te Atua, a hanga ana e ia te aaka hei whakaora mo tona whare; he whakataunga tena nana i te he ki te ao, a uru ana ki te tika o te wha kapono.
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.
Na te whakapono a Aperahama i ngohengohe ai, i tona karangatanga kia haere ki te wahi meake riro i a ia hei kainga; a haere ana ia, te matau ki te wahi e haere ai ia.
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.
Na te whakapono ia i noho manene ai ki te whenua i whakaaria mai, he whenua tangata ke ano ki a ia, a noho teneti ana ia, ratou ko Ihaka, ko Hakopa, ona hoa kua uru tahi nei ratou ki taua mea i whakaaria mai ra:
10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
I tatari hoki ia ki te pa whai turanga, ko te Atua nei te kaihanga, te kaimahi.
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.
Me Hera ano hoki, na te whakapono ia i whai kaha ai, i hapu ai, a whanau ana tana tama i te mea kua taka ke ona tau; i mahara hoki ia he pono ta te kaiwhakaari mai.
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.
Na, whanau ake i te kotahi, he tangata ano hoki ia kua whakatupapakutia ki enei mea, me te mea ko nga whetu o te rangi te tini, koia ano kei te onepu i te taha o te moana e kore nei e taea te tatau.
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.
I mate katoa enei i runga i te whakapono, kihai i whiwhi ki nga mea i whakaaria mai ra, engari he mea kite atu na ratou i tawhiti, a whakaponohia atu ana e ratou, awhitia atu ana, whakaae ana ratou he manene ratou, he noho noa iho i runga i te w henua.
14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
Ko te hunga hoki he penei a ratou korero, e whakakite pu ana ratou he whenua tupu ta ratou e rapu nei.
15 If they had been thinking of the country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return.
Me i mahara hoki ratou ki taua kainga i haere mai nei ratou i reira, penei kua atea he hokinga atu mo ratou:
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.
Tena ko tenei e hiahia ana ratou ki tetahi kainga pai ake, ki tera i te rangi: koia te Atua te whakama ai ki a ratou, kia kiia ko to ratou Atua; kua rite hoki i a ia tetahi pa mo ratou.
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.
Na te whakapono a Aperahama i tapae ai i a Ihaka, i tona whakamatautauranga; ae ra, ko te tangata i a ia nei nga kupu whakaari, tapaea ana e ia tana huatahi,
18 It was Abraham to whom it had been said, “It is through Isaac that your descendants will be named.”
Mona nei te kupu, Kei a Ihaka he huanga mo tau whanau:
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.
I whakaaro hoki ia, ahakoa i roto nei ano i te hunga mate, e taea ia e te Atua te whakaara ake; a riro mai ana ia i reira, he mea whakaahua.
20 It was also by faith about things to come that Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.
Na te whakapono ta Ihaka kupu manaaki mo Hakopa raua ko Ehau; he meatanga ki nga mea o muri nei.
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.
Na te whakapono a Hakopa, i a ia ka tata te mate, i manaaki ai i nga tama tokorua a Hohepa; a koropiko ana i runga i tana tokotoko.
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.
Na te whakapono a Hohepa, i a ia e whakahemohemo ana i whakahua ai i te haerenga mai o nga tamariki a Iharaira; i whakatakoto tikanga ai mo ona wheua.
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.
Na te whakapono a Mohi, i tona whanautanga, i huna ai e ona matua e toru nga marama, i kite hoki raua he tamaiti ataahua ia; kihai hoki raua i mataku ki te ture a te kingi.
24 It was by faith that Moses, after he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Na te whakapono a Mohi, i tona kaumatuatanga, kihai i pai kia kiia he tama na te tamahine a Parao;
25 Instead, he chose to suffer with the people of God, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a while.
Ki tana hoki, ko te mamae tahi me ta te Atua iwi, he mea pai ke atu i nga ahuareka o te hara kia riro mo tetahi wa:
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.
Ki tona whakaaro, ko te tawainga mo te Karaiti, he taonga nui ke atu i nga taonga o Ihipa; i titiro atu hoki ia ki te utu ka homai.
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.
Na te whakapono ia i haere atu ai i Ihipa, kihai hoki i mataku i te riri a te kingi: i u tonu hoki ia, he titiro nona ki te Atua e kore nei e kitea.
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.
Na te whakapono ia i whakarite ai i te kapenga, i te ringihanga toto, kei pa ki a ratou te kaiwhakamate i nga whanau matamua.
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.
Na te whakapono ratou i haere ai ra te Moana Whero me te mea e na runga ana i te whenua maroke; a, i te whakamatauranga a nga Ihipiana, ki te pera horomia ake ratou.
30 It was by faith that Jericho's walls fell down, after they had been circled around for seven days.
Na te whakapono nga taiepa o Heriko i whenuku ai, i te mea e whitu nga ra e taiawhiotia ana.
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.
Na te whakapono a Rahapa, te wahine kairua, i kore ai e whakangaromia ngatahitia me te hunga whakaponokore, mona i whakamanuhiri i nga tutei i runga i te rangimarie.
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.
Kia pehea ake ano hoki aku korero? e kore hoki e ranea te taima hei korerotanga maku i nga mea a Kiriona, a Paraka, a Hamahona, a Iepeta, a Rawiri, a Hamuera, a nga poropiti:
33 It was through faith that they conquered kingdoms, worked justice, and received promises. They stopped the mouths of lions,
Na te whakapono nei i hinga ai i a ratou nga rangatiratanga, i mahia ai e ratou te tika, i whiwhi ai ratou ki nga mea i whakaaria mai i mua, i tutakina ai e ratou nga waha o nga raiona,
34 extinguished the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were healed of illnesses, became mighty in battle, and defeated foreign armies.
I tineia ai e ratou te kaha o te ahi, i mawhiti ai i te mata o te hoari, i haere atu ai i te ngoikore ki te kaha, i meinga ai kia kaha i te whawhaitanga, whati ana i a ratou nga taua a nga tauiwi.
35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might experience a better resurrection.
Riro ana i nga wahine a ratou tupapaku, he mea whakaara ake: ko etahi i whakamamaetia, kihai ano i whakaae atu kia whakaorangia; kia whiwhi ai ratou ki te whakaarahanga pai ke atu:
36 Others had testing in mocking and whippings, and even chains and imprisonment.
Ko etahi i whakamatau i nga tawainga, i nga whiunga, i nga mekameka ano hoki, i te whare herehere.
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.
I akina ratou ki te kohatu, i wahia ki te kani, i whakawaia, i mate i te patunga a te hoari: i haereere ratou, he hiako hipi te kakahu, he hiako koati; he hunga rawakore ratou, e tukinotia ana, e whakatupuria kinotia ana;
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.
Kihai nei te ao i pai mo ratou: atiutiu noa ana ratou i waenga tahora, i nga maunga, i nga ana, i nga poka o te whenua.
39 Although all these people were approved by God because of their faith, they did not receive the promise.
Na pai tonu te korero mo enei katoa, he mea na te whakapono, heoi kihai ratou i whiwhi ki te mea i whakaaria mai:
40 God planned something better for us, so that without us, they would not be made perfect.
Kua whakaaroa wawetia hoki e te Atua tetahi mea pai atu mo tatou, kei tino tika ratou i te mea kahore nei tatou.
