Hebreo 11
1 Fatokisañe ty mamente o raha tamaeñeo, ty fampibentarañe o raha tsy oniñeo.
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 Ie ty nahazoa’ o taoloo to.
It was because our ancestors trusted in God that they pleased him.
3 Fatokisañe ty ahaoniñan-tika amy Tsinaran’ Añaharey, te tsy nalaha’e amo raha oniñeo o raha miboake amo sào. (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 Fatokisañe ty nañengà’ i Abela aman’ Añahare soroñe soa te amy Kaina, vaho nitaroñeñe te vantañe, ie nitsaraen’ Añahare i banabana’ey, toe misaontsy re ndra te nihomake.
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 Fatokisañe ty nampionjoneñe i Enoke tsy handia havilasy, ie tsy nitendreke fa rinamben’ Añahare; ie nitaroñeñe taolo’ ty nampionjonañe aze te nisohen’ Añahare.
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 Tsy mahafale Aze t’ie tsy amam-patokisañe. Amy te ze hañarine aman’ Añahare, tsy mete tsy matoky t’ie eo, naho manambe ty mitsoek’ aze.
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 Fatokisañe am-pañeveñañe ty nandranjia’ i Noe lakan-katae ty amy hatahatan’ Añaharey o raha mbe tsy rendrekeo, handrombaha’e i hasavereña’ey, ie ty namarañe ty tane bey toy, naho nampandovañe i havantañam-patokisañey.
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 Fatokisañe ty niantofa’ i Abraàme, ie kinanjy hienga mb’an-tane ho rambese’e afara ho lova, vaho nionjoñe mb’eo tsy nahafohiñe ty hombà’e.
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 Fatokisañe ty nañialoa’e an-tane nampitamaeñey, hoe ambahiny, ie nimoneñe an-kivoho mindre am’ Ietsake naho Iakobe, mpitrao-lova ama’e amy fampitamàñey.
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 Toe i rova reke-manantañey ty nitamà’e, i rinanjin’ Añahare naho tsinene’ey.
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 Fatokisañe ka, ty nampaozatse i Saràe hiareñe, naho nahasamak’ anake ndra te losotse o taoñe nahampela azeo, ie niantoke te migahiñe i Nampitàmay.
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 Aa le sinama’ i fa hihomakey, ty mira ami’ty hatozantoza’ o vasian-dikerañeo naho o faseñe añ’ olon-driake tsy lefe iaheñeo.
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 Songa nivilasy am-patokisañe, tsy tam’ iereo o nampitamañeo; fe nioni’ iereo tsietoimoneñe añe, le nisalalaeñe, vaho niantofa’ iereo t'ie renetane, mpañialo an-tane atoy.
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 Ampalangese’ o mitaroñe izaio te mitamà tanen-droae.
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 Aa naho nimaniña’ iareo i tane niboahañey, le nalalake t'ie ho nimpoly.
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 F’ie nitamà ty soa—toe i andindìñe añey. Ie amy zay, tsy mahasalatse an’ Andrianañahare ty atao Andrianañahare’ iareo vaho nihalankàña’e rova.
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 Fatokisañe ty nañengà’ i Abraàme t’Ietsake, ie nitsoheñe; nengae’ i nandrambe i fitamañeiy i bako toka’ey,
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 ie nanoañe ty hoe: Am’ Isaka ty hikanjiañe o tarira’oo.
It was to Abraham that God said, “It is [only] from Isaac that I will consider your family to descend.”
19 Natokisa’e te lefen’ Añahare ty hampitroatse ty nihomake, le ao ty nandrambesa’e aze am-pandrazañañe.
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 Fatokisañe ty nitatà’ Isaka t’Iakobe naho i Esave amo raha ho avio.
It was because Isaac trusted God that he [prayed that after he died, God would] bless [his] sons Jacob and Esau.
21 Fatokisañe ty nitatà’ Iakobe fa hihomakey i ana’ Iosefe rey vaho nitalaho t’ie niato andoham-pitoño’e.
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 Fatokisañe ty nitokia’ Iosefe, ie fa hèta’ey, ty hiavota’ o nte-Israeleo vaho toe nafè’e o taola’eo.
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 Fatokisañe ty nañetahan-droae’ i Mosè aze te nitoly, naho nioni’ iareo t’ie ajaja soa, vaho tsy nahahembañe iareo ty nafè’ i mpanjakay.
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 Fatokisañe ty nifoneña’ i Mosè tsy hatao ana’ ty anak’ ampela’ i Farao, ie fa niañoñ’ay,
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 te mone jinobo’e ty hifeake fampisoañañe mindre am’ondatin’ Añahareo, ta t’ie hanañ’andro hieranerañe an-kakeo;
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 natao’e te vara mandikoatse ty harea’ i Egipte ty ìnje’ i Norizañey, amy te nitalakese’e i tambe’ey.
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 Fatokisañe ty niengà’e i Egipte, tsy nihembaña’e ty haviñera’ i mpanjakay; fe nifeake hoe te niisa’e i tsy isakey.
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 Fatokisañe ty nahahenefa’e i Fihelañey, naho i fitse-lioy, tsy hipaoha’ i mpanjaman-tañoloñolòñañey iareo.
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 Fatokisañe ty nitoaña’ iareo i Riake Menay hoe an-tane maike, fe nagedra’e o nte Egipte nahavany nisoroke ama'eo.
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 Fatokisañe ty nampiforetrake o kijoli’ i Jerikòo, ie niariaria’ iareo fito andro.
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 Fatokisañe ty tsy nitraofa’ i Rahaba karapilo fivetrak’ amo nanjehatseo ie nandrambe i mpifilo rey am-panintsiñañe.
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 Aa inon-ka ty hataliliko? Fa hilesa ty andro naho taroñeko i Gideona naho i Baraka naho i Samsone naho i Jefta, i Davide ka, naho i Samoela vaho o mpitokio,
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 ie am-patokisañe ro nampiambane fifeheañe, nitolon-kavantañañe, nahazo fampitamàñe, nampitsiteke ty vavan-diona,
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 namono ty afo nisotratràke, nibolititse ami’ty lelam-pibara, ni-haozareñe te naifoifo, nifanalolahy añ’aly vaho nampitriban-day o lahin-defon’ ambahinio.
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 Rinambe’ o rakembao o vilasi’ iareoo te vinañon-ko veloñe; nisamporeraheñe ty ila’e nitoky tsy hahañe, handrambesa’ iareo ty fitroarañe soa,
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 nitsoehem-pañinjeañe naho firiso ty ila’e, mbore vinahotse vaho najo am-pandrohizañe ao.
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 Finetsa-bato iereo, linily lasý, nizizieñe, vinono am-pibara, nirererere an-kolits’ añondry naho holits’ ose, nibangý, niforekekèñe, nivolevolèñe—
[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 tsy nañeva iareo ty voatse toy—nisariosario an-dratraratra añe naho am-bohitse ao naho an-dakato vaho an-kobo’ ty tane toy ao.
[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 Ie iaby rezay, niventem-patokisañe, fe tsy nandrambe i nampitamaeñey.
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 Amy te lombolombon-kasoa ty natolon’ Añahare aman-tika, te tsy ho fonireñe iereo naho tsy itika.
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.
