Ebre 11
1 Lè yon moun di li gen konfyans nan Bondye, sa vle di li sèten li gen pou l' resevwa sa l'ap tann lan. Li gen konviksyon bagay nou pa ka wè ak je nou egziste tout bon vre.
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 Se paske granmoun lontan yo te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè Bondye te moutre li dakò ak yo.
It was because our ancestors trusted in God that they pleased him.
3 Se paske nou gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè nou ka konprann se Pawòl Bondye a ki kreye tout bagay. Li sèvi ak sa nou pa ka wè pou li te fè tou sa nou ka wè. (aiōn g165)
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)
4 Se paske Abèl te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè li te ofri bay Bondye yon ofrann bèt ki pi bon pase pa Kayen an. Paske li te gen konfyans, Bondye asepte l' pou yon moun ki dwat. Se konsa Bondye te asepte kado li te fè l' la. Se paske li te gen konfyans sa a kifè Abèl ap pale toujou jouk koulye a, atout li mouri.
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 Se paske Enòk te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè li moute nan syèl la bò kot Bondye san li pa janm mouri; apre sa, pesonn pa janm wè kote l' ye ankò. Se Bondye menm ki te fè pran l' mennen l' bò kote li. Nou jwenn ekri nan Liv la ki jan Enòk te fè Bondye plezi lontan anvan Bondye te fè l' moute nan syèl la.
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 Nou konnen pesonn pa ka fè Bondye plezi si li pa gen konfyans nan Bondye. Moun ki vle pwoche bò kot Bondye, se pou yo kwè gen yon Bondye, yon Bondye k'ap rekonpanse tout moun k'ap chache li.
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 Se paske Noe te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè Bondye te fè l' konnen davans bagay ki tapral rive, bagay li menm Noe pa t' ankò kapab wè. Li koute Bondye, li bati yon gwo batiman. Se ladan batiman sa a li te jwenn delivrans ansanm ak tout fanmi li. Se konsa, li kondannen tout lòt moun yo. Men, Bondye te fè Noe gras paske Noe te gen konfyans sa a nan li.
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 Se paske Abraram te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè li te obeyi lè Bondye te rele l' la. Li pati pou peyi Bondye tapral ba li pou pòsyon eritaj pa li. Li leve, li kite peyi l' la, san l' pa t' konnen ki bò li taprale.
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 Paske li te gen konfyans nan Bondye, se anba tant twal li te rete. Li t'ap viv nan peyi Bondye te pwomèt li a tankou yon etranje ki depasaj. Se konsa Izarak ak Jakòb te fè tou, yo menm ki te resevwa menm pwomès la nan men Bondye.
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 Paske, Abraram menm t'ap tann lavil ki gen bon fonadasyon solid la. Se Bondye ki te fè plan lavil sa a, epi se li menm tou ki te bati li.
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 Se paske Abraram te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè Bondye te ka fè l' fè pitit, atout li te fin depase laj pou sa, atout Sara pou tèt pa l' tou pa t' kapab fè pitit ankò. Li te sèten Bondye t'ap kenbe pwomès li.
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 Se konsa, yon sèl nonm ki te tou fin mouri rive gen kantite pitit pitit moun pa ka konte: yo tankou zetwal nan syèl la, yo tankou grenn sab bò lanmè.
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 Tout moun sa yo mouri ak konfyans pou Bondye nan kè yo. Yo pa t' gen tan resevwa benediksyon Bondye te pwomèt yo, men yo wè benediksyon yo byen, lwen, yo salwe yo delwen. Yo tout te deklare se etranje depasaj sou latè yo ye, tankou moun yo depòte.
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 Lè yo t'ap pale konsa, yo te tou fè moun wè yo t'ap chache yon peyi ki peyi pa yo.
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 Si yo te regrèt latè apre yo te fin kite l', yo ta ka gen chans tounen ladan l' ankò.
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 Okontrè, yo te dèyè yon lòt peyi ki pi bon, sa vle di: peyi ki nan syèl la. Se poutèt sa, Bondye pa wont di se Bondye yo li ye, paske l'ap pare yon lavil pou yo.
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 Se paske Abraram te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè li te asepte touye Izarak tankou yon ofrann bèt bay Bondye, lè Bondye te vle wè jouk ki bò konfyans li t'ap rive a. Abraram te tou pare pou l' te ofri bay Bondye sèl pitit gason Bondye te pwomèt li a.
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 Bondye te di l' konsa: Se Izarak ki pral ba ou anpil pitit pitit.
It was to Abraham that God said, “It is [only] from Isaac that I will consider your family to descend.”
19 Men, Abraram te mete nan tèt li Bondye te gen pouvwa pou l' te fè Izarak leve vivan ankò soti nan lanmò. Se konsa, nan yon sans, nou ka di Izarak soti vivan nan lanmò, li tounen vin jwen papa l' ankò.
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 Se paske Izarak te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè, lè li t'ap beni Jakòb ak Ezaou, li te pwomèt yo anpil benediksyon pou pita.
It was because Isaac trusted God that he [prayed that after he died, God would] bless [his] sons Jacob and Esau.
21 Se paske Jakòb te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè li te gen tan beni tout pitit Jozèf yo yonn apre lòt anvan l' mouri. Lèfini li apiye sou tèt baton li, li adore Bondye.
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 Se paske Jozèf te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè, lè li tapral mouri, li te fè pitit Izrayèl yo konnen yon jou yo te gen pou yo te kite peyi Lejip la. Se lè sa a tou li ba yo lòd sa pou yo fè ak zosman l' yo.
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 Se paske papa ak manman Moyiz te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè yo te rive sere l' pandan twa mwa apre li te fin fèt. Yo te wè jan li te yon bèl ti pitit, yo pa t' pè dezobeyi lòd wa a te bay la.
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 Se paske Moyiz te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè, lè li vin gran, li te refize pote non pitit fi farawon an.
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 Li te pito kite yo maltrete li ansanm ak pèp Bondye a, pase pou l' te asepte pran plezi l' nan peche pou yon ti tan.
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 Tankou moun Bondye te chwazi pou voye a, li te konsidere li te pi rich lè yo t'ap pase l' nan betiz pase si l' te gen tout richès ki nan peyi Lejip la. Tou sa, paske je l' te fikse sou rekonpans Bondye t'ap pare pou li a.
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 Se paske Moyiz te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè li te kouri kite peyi Lejip, san l' pa t' pè kòlè wa a. Li pa t' chanje lide menm, tankou si l' te wè Bondye moun pa ka wè a.
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 Se paske Moyiz te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè li te fete fèt Delivrans lan, li bay lòd make pòt kay yo ak san an pou zanj Bondye a pa t' touye premye pitit gason pèp Izrayèl yo.
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 Se paske pitit Izrayèl yo te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè yo te kapab pase nan mitan lanmè Wouj la tankou si yo t'ap mache sou tè sèk. Men, lè moun peyi Lejip yo vin seye fè menm bagay tou, lanmè a kouvri yo.
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 Se paske pitit Izrayèl yo te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè miray lavil Jeriko a te tonbe, apre pèp la te fin pase sèt jou ap fè wonn lavil la.
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 Se paske Rarab, fanm movèz vi a, te gen konfyans nan Bondye kifè li pa t' mouri ansanm avèk moun ki te desobeyi Bondye yo. Paske, li menm li te byen resevwa espyon pèp Izrayèl yo lakay li.
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 Kisa m' ta di nou ankò? Se tan mwen pa genyen pou m' ta pale nou sou Gedeyon, Barak, Samson, Jefte, David, Samyèl ak tout pwofèt yo.
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 Ak konfyans yo te gen nan Bondye a, yo goumen, yo pran peyi lòt moun nan men yo, yo gouvènen san patipri, yo resevwa sekou Bondye te pwomèt la. Yo fèmen bouch lyon yo,
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 yo touye gwo gwo dife, yo chape anba men moun ki te vle touye yo ak nepe. Yo te fèb, men yo vin gen fòs, sa te rann yo vanyan anpil nan lagè, kifè yo te ka kraze lame etranje yo.
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 Ak konfyans yo te gen nan Bondye a, anpil fanm wè moun pa yo ki te mouri tounen leve vivan ankò. Gen ladan yo yo matirize jouk yo mouri. Yo refize asepte okenn moun vin delivre yo, pou yo te ka leve soti nan lanmò, antre nan yon lavi ki pi bon.
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 Gen lòt ladan yo moun pase anba betiz, yo bat yo byen bat. Gen lòt ankò yo mare yo ak chenn, yo jete yo nan prizon.
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 Yo touye yo anba kout wòch, yo siye yo fè de moso, yo touye yo ak nepe. Se kouri yo t'ap kouri soti yon kote al nan yon lòt tèlman moun t'ap pèsekite yo, tèlman yo t'ap maltrete yo. Se po mouton ak po kabrit yo pran sèvi rad tèlman yo te pòv.
[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 Moun konsa, latè pa t' bon ase pou yo. Yo t'ap kouri moute kouri desann nan dezè yo, nan mòn yo. Yo t'ap viv nan twou wòch ak nan twou tè.
[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 Tout moun sa yo, Bondye te dakò ak yo paske yo te gen konfyans nan li. Men, atousa, yo pa t' resevwa sa Bondye te pwomèt la.
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 Bondye te sere yon pi bon bagay ankò pou nou. Li pa t' vle pou moun sa yo te rive bon nèt kite nou dèyè. Sèl jan pou moun sa yo te ka rive bon nèt, se ansanm ak nou.
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.
