< Hebraeer 11 >
1 Der Glaube aber ist eine Verwirklichung dessen, was man hofft, eine Überzeugung von Dingen, die man nicht sieht.
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.
2 Denn in diesem haben die Alten Zeugnis erlangt.
It was because our ancestors trusted in God that they pleased him.
3 Durch Glauben verstehen wir, daß die Welten durch Gottes Wort bereitet worden sind, so daß das, was man sieht, nicht aus Erscheinendem geworden ist. (aiōn )
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 )
4 Durch Glauben brachte Abel Gott ein vorzüglicheres Opfer dar als Kain, durch welches er Zeugnis erlangte, daß er gerecht war, indem Gott Zeugnis gab zu seinen Gaben; und durch diesen, obgleich er gestorben ist, redet er noch.
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].
5 Durch Glauben ward Henoch entrückt, damit er den Tod nicht sehen sollte, und er wurde nicht gefunden, weil Gott ihn entrückt hatte; denn vor der Entrückung hat er das Zeugnis gehabt, daß er Gott wohlgefallen habe.
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.
6 Ohne Glauben aber ist es unmöglich, ihm wohlzugefallen; denn wer Gott naht, muß glauben, daß er ist, und denen, die ihn suchen, ein Belohner ist.
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.
7 Durch Glauben bereitete Noah, als er einen göttlichen Ausspruch über das, was noch nicht zu sehen war, empfangen hatte, von Furcht bewegt, eine Arche zur Rettung seines Hauses, durch welche er die Welt verurteilte und Erbe der Gerechtigkeit wurde, die nach dem Glauben ist.
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.
8 Durch Glauben war Abraham, als er gerufen wurde, gehorsam, auszuziehen an den Ort, den er zum Erbteil empfangen sollte; und er zog aus, ohne zu wissen, wohin er komme.
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.
9 Durch Glauben hielt er sich auf in dem Lande der Verheißung, wie in einem fremden, und wohnte in Zelten mit Isaak und Jakob, den Miterben derselben Verheißung;
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.
10 denn er erwartete die Stadt, welche Grundlagen hat, deren Baumeister und Schöpfer Gott ist.
Abraham was waiting to live in a city [in heaven] that would exist forever [MET]. It was a city that God is building [DOU].
11 Durch Glauben empfing auch selbst Sara Kraft, einen Samen zu gründen, und zwar über die geeignete Zeit des Alters hinaus, weil sie den für treu achtete, der die Verheißung gegeben hatte.
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.
12 Deshalb sind auch von einem, und zwar Gestorbenen, geboren worden gleichwie die Sterne des Himmels an Menge, und wie der Sand am Ufer des Meeres, der unzählig ist.
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].
13 Diese alle sind im Glauben gestorben und haben die Verheißungen nicht empfangen, sondern sahen sie von ferne und begrüßten sie und bekannten, daß sie Fremdlinge und ohne Bürgerschaft auf der Erde seien.
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.
14 Denn die solches sagen, zeigen deutlich, daß sie ein Vaterland suchen.
As for those people who talk like that, they clearly show that they long for [a place that will become] their true native land.
15 Und wenn sie an jenes gedacht hätten, von welchem sie ausgegangen waren, so hätten sie Zeit gehabt zurückzukehren.
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.
16 Jetzt aber trachten sie nach einem besseren, das ist himmlischen. Darum schämt sich Gott ihrer nicht, ihr Gott genannt zu werden, denn er hat ihnen eine Stadt bereitet.
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.
17 Durch Glauben hat Abraham, als er versucht wurde, den Isaak geopfert, und der, welcher die Verheißungen empfangen hatte, brachte den Eingeborenen dar,
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]!
18 über welchen gesagt worden war: “In Isaak soll dein Same genannt werden”;
It was to Abraham that God said, “It is [only] from Isaac that I will consider your family to descend.”
19 indem er urteilte, daß Gott auch aus den Toten zu erwecken vermöge, von woher er ihn auch im Gleichnis empfing.
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.
20 Durch Glauben segnete Isaak, in Bezug auf zukünftige Dinge, den Jakob und den Esau.
It was because Isaac trusted God that he [prayed that after he died, God would] bless [his] sons Jacob and Esau.
21 Durch Glauben segnete Jakob sterbend einen jeden der Söhne Josephs und betete an über der Spitze seines Stabes.
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].
22 Durch Glauben gedachte Joseph sterbend des Auszugs der Söhne Israels und gab Befehl wegen seiner Gebeine.
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]).
23 Durch Glauben wurde Moses, als er geboren wurde, drei Monate von seinen Eltern verborgen, weil sie sahen, daß das Kindlein schön war; und sie fürchteten das Gebot des Königs nicht.
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].
24 Durch Glauben weigerte sich Moses, als er groß geworden war, ein Sohn der Tochter Pharaos zu heißen,
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).
25 und wählte lieber, mit dem Volke Gottes Ungemach zu leiden, als die zeitliche Ergötzung der Sünde zu haben,
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].
26 indem er die Schmach des Christus für größeren Reichtum hielt als die Schätze Ägyptens; denn er schaute auf die Belohnung.
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.
27 Durch Glauben verließ er Ägypten und fürchtete die Wut des Königs nicht; denn er hielt standhaft aus, als sähe er den Unsichtbaren.
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.
28 Durch Glauben hat er das Passah gefeiert und die Besprengung des Blutes, auf daß der Zerstörer der Erstgeburt sie nicht antaste.
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].
29 Durch Glauben gingen sie durch das Rote Meer wie durch trockenes Land, welches die Ägypter versuchten und verschlungen wurden.
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]!
30 Durch Glauben fielen die Mauern Jerichos, nachdem sie sieben Tage umzogen waren.
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.
31 Durch Glauben kam Rahab, die Hure, nicht mit den Ungläubigen um, da sie die Kundschafter in Frieden aufgenommen hatte.
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].
32 Und was soll ich noch sagen? Denn die Zeit würde mir fehlen, wenn ich erzählen wollte von Gideon und Barak und Simson und Jephta, und David
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.
33 und Samuel und den Propheten, welche durch Glauben Königreiche bezwangen, Gerechtigkeit wirkten, Verheißungen erlangten, der Löwen Rachen verstopften,
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].
34 des Feuers Kraft auslöschten, des Schwertes Schärfe entgingen, aus der Schwachheit Kraft gewannen, im Kampfe stark wurden, der Fremden Heerscharen zurücktrieben.
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.
35 Weiber erhielten ihre Toten wieder durch Auferstehung; andere aber wurden gefoltert, da sie die Befreiung nicht annahmen, auf daß sie eine bessere Auferstehung erlangten.
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.
36 Andere aber wurden durch Verhöhnung und Geißelung versucht und dazu durch Bande und Gefängnis.
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.
37 Sie wurden gesteinigt, zersägt, versucht, starben durch den Tod des Schwertes, gingen umher in Schafpelzen, in Ziegenfellen, hatten Mangel, Drangsal, Ungemach,
[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}.
38 (deren die Welt nicht wert war) irrten umher in Wüsten und Gebirgen und Klüften und den Höhlen der Erde.
[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.
39 Und diese alle, die durch den Glauben ein Zeugnis erlangten, haben die Verheißung nicht empfangen,
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].
40 da Gott für uns etwas Besseres vorgesehen hat, auf daß sie nicht ohne uns vollkommen gemacht würden.
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.