Hebera 11
1 O KA manaoio, o ka hilinai ana no ia ma na mea i manaolanaia'i, a o ka hoomaopopo ana hoi o na mea i ike maka ole ia.
Faith is the realisation of things hoped for – the proof of things not seen.
2 No ia hoi, i hoaponoia mai ai ka poe kahiko.
And it was for faith that the people of old were renowned.
3 Ma ka manaoio na ike kakou ua hanaia ka lani a me ka honua e ka olelo a ke Akua, o na mea i nanaia, aole no loko mai o na mea i ikeia. (aiōn g165)
Faith enables us to perceive that the universe was created at the bidding of God – so that we know that what we see was not made out of visible things. (aiōn g165)
4 Ma ka manaoio i kaumaha aku ai o Abela i ke Akua i ka mohai maikai aku i ko Kaina, malaila hoi i hoaponoia'i oia he pono, oia ka ke Akua hoike ana mai no kona alana; malaila hoi ke olelo nei oia ka mea i make.
Faith made the sacrifice which Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain’s, and won him renown as a righteous man, God himself establishing his renown by accepting his gifts; and it is by the example of his faith that Abel, though dead, still speaks.
5 No ka manaoio i lawe ola ia'ku o Enoka, me ka ike ole i ka make; aole ia i ike hou ia, no ka mea, ua lawe ola aku ke Akua ia ia. A ua hoaponoia oia no kona hooluolu ana i ke Akua mamua aku o kona laweia'ku.
Faith led to Enoch’s removal from earth, so that he might not experience death. “He could not be found because God had removed him.” For, before his removal, he was renowned as having pleased God;
6 Aka, he mea hiki ole ke hooluolu i ke Akua me ka manaoio ole; no ka mea, o ka mea e hele ana i ke Akua, e pono no e manaoio oia, he mea io no ia, a, he mea hoi e uku mai ana i ka poe i imi ikaika ia ia.
but without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who seek for him.
7 Ma ka manaoio o Noa i aoia'i e ke Akua no na mea i ike maka ole ia, ua hoomakaukau oia me ka makau, i halelana e ola'i kona hale; ma ia mea hoi ia i hoahowa aku ai i ko ke ao nei, a ua loaa ia ia ka hoapono ana no ka manaoio.
It was faith that enabled Noah, after he had received the divine warning about what could not then be foreseen, to build, in reverent obedience, an ark in which to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world, and became possessed of that righteousness which follows on faith.
8 Ma ka manaoio hoi i hoolohe ai o Aberahama, i ka wa i heaia mai ai e hele aku i kahi e loaa mai ai ia ia ka noho ana; a hele aku la ia me ka ike ole i kona wahi i hele ai.
It was faith that enabled Abraham to obey the call that he received, and to set out for the place which he was afterwards to obtain as his own; and he set out not knowing where he was going.
9 Ma ka manaoio i noho malihini ai oia i ka aina i olelo mua ia'i, ka aina o ka poe e, e noho ana ia iloko o na halelewa, me Isaaka a me Iakoba, na hooilina pu me ia no ka mea hookahi i hai mua ia mai ai:
It was faith that made him go to live as an emigrant in the promised land – as in a strange country – living there in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who shared the promise with him.
10 No ka mea, ua imi aku ia i ke kulanakauhale i hookumuia, a o kona mea nana i hana, a i kukulu hoi, o ke Akua ia.
For he was looking for the city with the sure foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 Ma ka manaoio i loaa'i ia Sara ka ikaika e hapai keiki ai, a hanau mai, mahope iho o ka manawa maoli o kona ola ana, no kona manao ana i ka oiaio o ka mea nana i hai mua mai.
Again, it was faith that enabled Sarah to conceive (though she was past the age for childbearing), because she felt sure that he who had given her the promise would not fail her.
12 Nolaila i laha mai ai mai kela mea hookahi, a o ua mea la me he mea make la, ka poe mamo e like me na hoku o ka lani ka lehulehu, a me ke one ma kahakai aole pau i ka heluia.
And so from one man – and that when his powers were dead – there sprang a people as numerous “as the stars in the heavens or the countless grains of sand on the shore.”
13 A make aku la kela poe a pau, iloko o ka manaoio, aole hoi i loaa ia lakou na mea i oleloia mai, aka, i ko lakou ike ana ia mau mea i kahi loihi, ua manaoio a paulele ilaila, a ua hai aku ia lakou iho, he poe kanaka e, he poe malihini ma ka honua.
All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only foreigners and strangers on the earth.
14 A o ka poe i hai aku pela, ua hoike maopopo lakou i ko lakou imi ana i wahi e noho ai.
Those who speak like this show plainly that they are seeking their homeland.
15 No ka mea, ina i manao lakou i kela aina a lakou i haalele ai, ua hiki no ia lakou ke hoi aku ilaila.
If they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they could have found opportunities to return.
16 Aka, na makemake lakou i aina maikai aku, oia o ko ka lani. No ia mea, aole ke Akua i hilahila ia lakou ke kapaia oia he Akua no lakou; no ka mea, ua hoomakaukau oia i kulanakauhale no lakou.
But no, they were longing for a better, a heavenly, land! And therefore God was not ashamed to be called their God; indeed he had already prepared them a city.
17 Ma ka manaoio i kaumaha aku ai o Aberahama ia Isaaka i kona wa i hoaoia mai ai; a o ka mea nona ka pono i hai mua ia mai, ua mohai aku la oia i kana keiki hookahi;
It was faith that enabled Abraham, when put to the test, to offer Isaac as a sacrifice – he who had received the promises offering up his only son,
18 Ia ia hoi ka olelo ana mai, E kapaia'ku kau mau mamo. mamuli o Isaaka.
of whom it had been said – “It is through Isaac that there will be descendants to bear your name.”
19 Ua manao hoi ia, e hiki i ke Akua ke hoala mai ia ia mai ka make mai; mai laila mai hoi, i loaa ai oia ia ia ma ke aka.
For he argued that God was even able to raise a man from the dead – and indeed, figuratively speaking, Abraham did receive Isaac back from the dead.
20 Ma ka manaoio i hoomaikai aku ai o Isaaka ia Iakoba a me Esau no na mea e hiki mai ana.
It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to the future.
21 Ma ka manaoio i hoomaikai aku ai o Iakoba i na keiki elua a Iosepa i kona wa e kokoke i ka make; a kulou iho la ia maluna o ke poo o kona kookoo.
Faith enabled Jacob, when dying, to give his blessing to each of the sons of Joseph, and “to bow himself in worship as he leant on the top of his staff.”
22 Ma ka manaoio, i ka pau ana o kona ea, i olelo ai o Iosepa i ka hele ana'ku o na mamo a Iseraela; a ua kauoha aku la no kona mau iwi.
Faith caused Joseph, when his end was near, to speak of the future migration of the Israelites, and to give instructions with regard to his bones.
23 Ma ka manaoio i hunaia'i o Mose i na malama ekolu e kona mau makua mahope iho o kona hanau ana, no ko laua ike ana he keiki maikai ia; aole hoi laua i makau i ke kauoha a ke alii.
Faith caused the parents of Moses to hide the child for three months after his birth, for they saw that he was a beautiful child; and they would not respect the king’s order.
24 Ma ka manaoio i ae ole aku ai o Mose i kona wa oo e kapaia mai he keiki na ke kaikamahine a Parao;
It was faith that caused Moses, when he was grown up, to refuse the title of “son of a daughter of Pharaoh.”
25 E koho ana ma ka pilikia pu me ko ke Akua poe kanaka, aole ma ka lealea pau koke o ka hewa;
He preferred sharing the hardships of God’s people to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.
26 E manao ana hoi i ka hoino ana a Kristo i hoinoia'i he waiwai ia e oi aku ana mamua o ko Aigupita waiwai; no ka mea, ua manao aku oia i ka hoonkuia mai.
For he counted “the reproaches that are heaped on the Christ” of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, looking forward, as he did, to the reward awaiting him.
27 Ma ka manaoio no oia i haalele ai ia Aigupita, me ka makau ole aku i ka huhu o ke alii; no ka mea, ua ku paa oia me he mea la e ike maoli ana i ka mea i ike maka ole ia.
Faith caused him to leave Egypt, though undaunted by the king’s anger, for he was strengthened in his endurance by the vision of the invisible God.
28 Ma ka manaoio hoi oia i malama ai i ka moliaola, a me ka pipi ana o ke koko, i ole ai e hoopa mai ia lakou ka mea nana i luku mai i na makahiapo.
Faith led him to institute the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the Destroyer might not touch the eldest children of the Israelites.
29 Ma ka manaoio i hele ai lakou mawaena o ke Kaiula me he hele ana la ma ka aina maloo, ka mea a ko Aigupita i hoao ai a make iho la i ke kai.
Faith enabled the people to cross the Red Sea, as if it had been dry land, while the Egyptians, when they attempted to do so, were drowned.
30 No ka manaoio i hiolo ai na pa o Ieriko, i ka pau o ka hoopuni ana i na la ehiku.
Faith caused the walls of Jericho to fall after being encircled for seven days.
31 No ka manaoio i make pu ole ai o Rahaba ka wahine hookamakama me ka poe hoomaloka, mahope iho o kona hookipa ana i na kiu me ke aloha.
Faith saved Rahab, the prostitute, from perishing with the unbelievers, after she had entertained the spies with friendliness.
32 A heaha hoi ka'u e olelo hou aku ai? No ka mea, e pau e no kuu manawa ke hai aku i ka Gideona a me Baraka, a me Samesona a me Iepeta, a me Davida hoi, a me Samuela, a me ka poe kaula;
Need I add anything more? Time would fail me if I attempted to relate the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, and those of David, Samuel, and the prophets.
33 Ka poe nana ma ka manaoio i hoopio ai i na aupuni, i hoopai ai hoi ma ka pono, i loaa ai hoi he mau pono i hai mua ia mai, i papani ai hoi i na waha o na liona,
By their faith they subdued kingdoms, ruled righteously, gained the fulfilment of God’s promises, shut the mouths of lions,
34 I hoopio ai hoi i ka wela o ke ahi, i pakele ai hoi i ka maka o ka pahikaua, i hooikaikaia'i hoi i ka nawaliwali ana, a i lilo ai hoi i poe ikaika i ke kana, i auhee ai hoi ka poe kaua o na aina e.
quelled the fury of the flames, escaped the edge of the sword, found strength in the hour of weakness, displayed their prowess in war, and routed hostile armies.
35 Ua loaa hou i na wahine ma ke alahouana, ko lakou poe make; ua hoehaehaia kekahi poe, aole nae i ae lakou i ka hookuu ana, i loaa mai ia lakou ke alahou maikai ae.
Women received back their dead raised to life. Some were tortured on the wheel, and refused release in order that they might rise to a better life.
36 A ua hoaoia kekahi poe me ka hoomaewaewaia, a me ka hahau ana, a me ka hoopea ana, a me ka paa ana i ka halepaahao;
Others had to face taunts and blows, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 Ua hailukuia lakou; ua oloia a kaawale; ua hoowalewaleia; ua pepehi wale ia me ka pahikaua; ua kaahele lakou me na aahu ili hipa, a me na ili kao, me ka ilihune, a me ka popilikia, a me ke koloheia;
They were stoned to death, they were tortured, they were swan asunder, they were put to the sword; they wandered about clothed in the skins of sheep or goats, destitute, persecuted, ill-used –
38 Aohe pono ko ke ao nei e like me ko lakou; ua auwana ma na waonahele, a ma na mauna, a ma na ana hoi, a me na lua o ka honua.
people of whom the world was not worthy – roaming in lonely places, and on the mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
39 A o ua poe a pau, ka poe i hoaponoia no ko lakou manaoio, aole i loaa ia lakou ka pono i haiia mai;
Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfilment of God’s promise;
40 Na ke Akua i hoomakaukau i ka pono nui no kakou, aole i loaa ia lakou ka hooko loa ana o ka mea e pono ai, ke ole kakou.
since God had in view some better thing for us, so that they would only reach perfection together with us.
