हिब्रू 11
1 अब विश्वासचाहिँ आशा गरिएका कुराहरूको बारेमा भएको निश्चयता हो; अहिलेसम्म नदेखेका घटनाहरूको बारेमा भएको प्रमाण हो ।
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
2 किनकि हाम्रा पुर्खाहरू तिनीहरूको विश्वासका निम्ति यसरी नै प्रमाणित भएका थिए ।
This is why the ancients were commended.
3 विश्वासद्वारा हामी बुझ्न सक्छौँ, कि सारा विश्व परमेश्वरको आज्ञाद्वारा सृष्टि भएको थियो । त्यसकारण, जे देखिन्छन् ती देखिने कुराहरूबाट बनाइएका होइनन् । (aiōn g165)
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (aiōn g165)
4 विश्वासद्वारा नै हाबिलले कयिनले भन्दा उत्तम बलिदान चढाए । यसकारण, तिनी धर्मी हुन पुगे । यसरी, परमेश्वरप्रति तिनको भेटीको कारणले गर्दा तिनले सर्मथन पाए । त्यसैकारण, हाबिल मरे तापनि तिनी अझ बोलिरहेका छन् ।
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 विश्वासद्वारा नै हनोक माथि उठाई लगिए र तिनले मृत्यु देखेनन् । “तिनी भेटिएनन्, किनकि परमेश्वरले तिनलाई उठाउनुभयो ।” कारण तिनी उठाइनुभन्दाअघि तिनले परमेश्वरलाई प्रसन्न पारेको प्रमाणित भएको थियो ।
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
6 विनाविश्वास परमेश्वरलाई प्रसन्न पार्न असम्भव छ । किनकि जो परमेश्वरकहाँ आउँछ उसले परमेश्वर अस्तित्वमा हुनुहुन्छ भन्ने कुरामा विश्वास गर्नैपर्छ र उहाँलाई जसले खोज्छ त्यसले इनाम पाउनेछ भनी विश्वास गर्नुपर्छ ।
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
7 विश्वासद्वारा नै नोआलाई अहिलेसम्म नदेखेका कुराहरूका बारेमा ईश्वरीय सन्देश दिइएको थियो । तिनले भक्तिमय सम्मानसाथ एउटा पानी जहाज बनाए र आफ्नो घरानालाई बचाए । यसो गरेर तिनले संसारलाई दोषी ठहराए र विश्वासअनुसार तिनी धार्मिकताका उत्तराधिकारी भए ।
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
8 अब्राहामलाई बोलाइँदा विश्वासद्वारा नै तिनले आज्ञापालन गरे र तिनी उत्तराधिकारको रूपमा पाउनुपर्ने ठाउँतिर गए । आफू कहाँ जाँदै छु भन्ने कुरा थाहै नपाए तापनि तिनी गए ।
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
9 तिनी विश्वासद्वारा नै प्रतिज्ञाको देशमा एक परदेशीको रूपमा बसे । तिनी पालहरूमा इसहाक र याकूबसँगै उही प्रतिज्ञाको सङ्गी उत्तराधिकारीको रूपमा बसे ।
By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
10 किनकि तिनले जगहरू भएको सहरलाई हेरिरहेका थिए, जुन सहरको रचनाकार र निर्माणकर्ता परमेश्वर स्वयम् हुनुहुन्छ ।
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 सारा बाँझी भए तापनि अब्राहामले गर्भधारण गराउने शक्ति विश्वासद्वारा नै प्राप्त गरे । तिनी एकदमै वृद्ध भइसक्दा यसो भएको थियो । तिनीहरूलाई प्रतिज्ञा दिनुहुनेप्रति तिनीहरू विश्वासयोग्य भइरहे ।
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
12 त्यसैकारण, मरेतुल्य यिनै एक जना मानिसबाट आकाशका असङ्ख्य तारा र समुद्री किनारका असङ्ख्य बालुवासरह सन्तानहरू जन्मिए, जसलाई गन्नै सकिँदैन ।
And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13 यी सबै प्रतिज्ञालाई प्राप्त नगरिकनै यिनीहरू सबैले टाढैबाट स्वागत गरे । पृथ्वीमा परदेशी र निर्वासितहरू मात्र हौँ भन्ने कुरा स्वीकार गर्दै तिनीहरू विश्वासमा नै मरे ।
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
14 किनकि जसले यस्ता कुराहरू भन्दछन् तिनीहरूले एउटा स्वदेश खोजिरहेका छन् भन्ने कुरा स्पष्ट हुन्छ ।
Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
15 साँच्चै नै तिनीहरूले आफू निस्केर गएको देशका लागि सोचिरहेका भए, तिनीहरूले फर्केर जाने मौका पाउने थिए ।
If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
16 तर तिनीहरू अझ उत्तम देश अर्थात् स्वर्गीय देशको चाहना गर्दछन् । त्यसकारण, परमेश्वर तिनीहरूका परमेश्वर हुन लजाउनुहुन्न, किनकि उहाँले तिनीहरूका लागि एउटा सहर तयार पार्नुभएको छ ।
Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
17 आफ्नो जाँच हुँदा विश्वासद्वारा नै अब्राहामले इसहाकलाई बलि चढाए, जो उनको एक मात्र छोरा थिए जसलाई उनले बलिदान चढाए । उनले नै प्रतिज्ञाहरू प्राप्त गरेका थिए ।
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
18 यिनी तिनै अब्राहाम थिए जसलाई यसो भनिएको थियो, “इसहाकद्वारा नै तेरो सन्तानको नाउँ रहनेछ ।”
even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
19 परमेश्वरले इसहाकलाई मृत्युबाट जीवित पार्न सक्नुहुने थियो भन्ने कुरा अब्राहामलाई थाहा थियो, र साङ्केतिक अर्थमा भन्नुपर्दा उनले तिनिहरूबाट आफ्ना छोरालाई फिर्ता पाएका थिए ।
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
20 आउन लागेका थोकहरूको बारेमा इसहाकले विश्वासद्वारा नै याकूब र एसावलाई आशिष् दिए ।
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
21 याकूब मर्नै लागेका बेलामा विश्वासद्वारा नै उनले योसेफका हरेक छोरालाई आशिष् दिए । लौरोको टुप्पोमा अडेस लागेर याकूबले आराधना गरे ।
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
22 योसेफको अन्त्य नजिकिँदा विश्वासद्वारा नै तिनले मिश्रबाट इस्राएलीहरू प्रस्थान हुने विषयमा बोलेका थिए र तिनका अस्थिहरूको बारेमा तिनीहरूलाई आदेश दिएका थिए ।
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
23 मोशा जन्मँदा तिनी सुन्दर भएको कारणले गर्दा उनका आमाबुबाले विश्वासद्वारा नै तिनलाई तिन महिनासम्म लुकाएर राखे र तिनीहरू राजाको आदेशसित डराएनन् ।
By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
24 मोशा हुर्केपछि विश्वासद्वारा नै तिनले फारोकी छोरीको छोरा कहलाइनलाई इन्कार गरे ।
By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
25 त्यसको सट्टामा, तिनले पापको क्षणिक सुख भोग्नुभन्दा बरु परमेश्वरका मानिसहरूसँगै दुःख भोग्ने कुरालाई छाने ।
He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
26 मिश्रको सम्पत्तिमा भन्दा ख्रीष्टलाई पछ्याउँदा सहनुपर्ने अपमानलाई नै उनले बहुमूल्यको ठाने । कारण उनले आफ्ना आँखालाई इनाममाथि केन्द्रित गराएका थिए ।
He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
27 विश्वासद्वारा नै मोशाले मिश्रदेश छोडे । उनी राजाको क्रोधदेखि डराएनन्, किनकि एक जो अदृश्यलाई देखेजस्तै गरी उनले सही रहे ।
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
28 त्यसकारण, नाश गर्नेले इस्राएलीहरूका पहिले जन्मिएका जेठा छोराहरूलाई छुन नसकोस् भनी विश्वासद्वारा नै उनले निस्तार-चाड र रगतको छिट्काउको पालन गरे ।
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
29 विश्वासद्वारा नै उनले सुख्खा जमिनमा हिँडेजस्तै गरी लाल समुद्र पार गरे । जब मिश्रीहरूले पनि यसै गर्न खोजे, तब तिनीहरू डुबे ।
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
30 तिनीहरूले सात दिनसम्म यरीहो पर्खालको वरिपरि घुमेपछि विश्वासद्वारा नै यो ढल्यो ।
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
31 राहाब वेश्याले विश्वासद्वारा नै जासुसहरूलाई शान्तिसाथ सत्कार गरेकीले हुनाले तिनी अनाज्ञाकारीहरूसँगै नष्ट भइनन् ।
By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
32 अनि योभन्दा बढी म के भनौँ? यदि मैले गिदोन, बाराक, शिमशोन, यिप्ता, दाऊद, शमूएल र अगमवक्ताहरूको बारेमा भनेँ भने, मलाई समय नै पुग्दैन ।
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
33 विश्वासद्वारा नै तिनीहरूले राज्यहरूलाई जिते; न्यायपूर्ण काम गरे; र प्रतिज्ञाहरू प्राप्त गरे । तिनीहरूले सिंहहरूको मुखलाई बन्द गरिदिए ।
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
34 तिनीहरूले आगोको ज्वालालाई निभाए; तरवारको धारबाट भागे; रोगहरूबाट निको पारिए; युद्धमा शक्तिशाली भए; र विदेशी सेनाहरूलाई भगाए ।
quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
35 स्त्रीहरूले आफ्ना मरेकाहरूलाई पुनरुत्थानद्वारा प्राप्त गरे । अरूले अझ उत्तम पुनरुत्थान प्राप्त गर्नलाई तिनीहरूले छुटकारालाई स्वीकार गरेनन् । त्यसैले, तिनीहरूले दण्ड भोगे ।
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
36 अरूहरूले निन्दा, कोर्रा, साङ्ला र कैदजस्ता आदि कुराहरू सहे ।
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 तिनीहरूलाई ढुङ्गाले हानियो । तिनीहरूलाई दुई भाग हुने गरी चिरियो । तिनीहरूलाई तरवारले मारियो । तिनीहरूले भेडा र बाख्राको छाला लगाएर हिँड्डुल गर्नुपर्यो र विभिन्न किसिमका दुःख, निर्दयता र अमानवीय कुराहरू सहनुपर्यो ।
They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
38 यो संसार तिनीहरूका लागि योग्य थिएन । तिनीहरू मरुभूमि, पहाड, गुफा र जमिनका ओडारहरूतिर तितर-बितर हुनुपर्यो ।
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
39 यहाँसम्म यी सबै मानिसहरू तिनीहरूका विश्वासको कारण परमेश्वरद्वारा प्रमाणित भए, तापनि तिनीहरूले प्रतिज्ञा गरिएका कुराहरू प्राप्त गर्न सकेनन् ।
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
40 हामीविना तिनीहरू सिद्ध नहोऊन् भनी परमेश्वरले हाम्रा लागि अझ उत्तम कुरा अघिबाटै योजना गरिदिनुभएको थियो ।
God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
