Hebreus 11
1 Ora, a fé é o firme fundamento das coisas que se esperam, e a prova das coisas que se não vêem.
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
2 Porque por ella os antigos alcançaram testemunho.
This is why the ancients were commended.
3 Pela fé entendemos que os seculos pela palavra de Deus foram creados; de maneira que as coisas que se vêem não foram feitas das que se viam. (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 Pela fé Abel offereceu a Deus maior sacrificio do que Caim, pela qual alcançou testemunho de que era justo, porquanto Deus deu testemunho dos seus dons, e, depois de morto, ainda falla por ella.
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 Pela fé Enoch foi trasladado para não ver a morte, e não foi achado, porquanto Deus o trasladara; porque antes da sua trasladação alcançou testemunho de que agradava a Deus.
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 Ora, sem fé é impossivel agradar a Deus: porque é necessario que aquelle que se approxima de Deus creia que elle existe, e que é galardoador dos que o buscam.
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 Pela fé Noé, divinamente advertido das coisas que ainda se não viam, temeu, e, para salvação da sua familia, fabricou a arca, pela qual condemnou o mundo, e foi feito herdeiro da justiça que é segundo a fé.
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 Pela fé Abrahão, sendo chamado, obedeceu, para sair ao logar que havia de receber por herança; e saiu, sem saber para onde ia
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 Pela fé habitou na terra da promessa, como em terra alheia, morando em cabanas com Isaac e Jacob, herdeiros com elle da mesma promessa.
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 Porque esperava a cidade que tem fundamentos, da qual o artifice e fabricador é Deus.
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 Pela fé tambem a mesma Sarah recebeu a virtude de conceber, e deu á luz já fóra da edade; porquanto teve por fiel aquelle que lh'o tinha promettido.
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 Pelo que tambem de um, e esse já amortecido, nasceram em tão grande multidão como as estrellas do céu, e como a areia innumeravel que está na praia do mar.
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 Todos estes morreram na fé, sem terem recebido as promessas; porém, vendo-as de longe, e crendo-as e abraçando-as, confessaram que eram estrangeiros e peregrinos na terra.
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 Porque os que isto dizem claramente mostram que buscam outra patria.
Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
15 E se, na verdade, se lembrassem d'aquella d'onde haviam saido, teriam tempo de tornar para ella.
If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
16 Mas agora desejam uma melhor, isto é, a celestial. Pelo que tambem Deus se não envergonha d'elles, de se chamar seu Deus, porque já lhes apparelhou uma cidade.
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 Pela fé offereceu Abrahão a Isaac, quando foi provado; e aquelle que recebera as promessas offereceu o seu unigenito,
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 Sendo-lhe dito: Em Isaac será chamada a tua descendencia; considerando que Deus era poderoso para até dos mortos o resuscitar.
even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
19 Por onde tambem em similhança o tornou a recobrar.
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
20 Pela fé Isaac abençoou Jacob e Esaú, no tocante ás coisas futuras.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
21 Pela fé Jacob, proximo da morte, abençoou cada um dos filhos de José, e adorou encostado á ponta do seu bordão.
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 Pela fé José, proximo da morte, fez menção da saida dos filhos de Israel, e deu ordem ácerca de seus ossos.
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
23 Pela fé Moysés, já nascido, foi escondido tres mezes por seus paes, porque viram que era um formoso menino; e não temeram o mandamento do rei
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 Pela fé Moysés, sendo já grande, recusou ser chamado filho da filha de Pharaó,
By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
25 Escolhendo antes ser maltratado com o povo de Deus de que por um pouco de tempo ter o gozo do peccado;
He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
26 Tendo por maiores riquezas o vituperio de Christo do que os thesouros do Egypto; porque tinha em vista a recompensa.
He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
27 Pela fé deixou o Egypto, não temendo a ira do rei; porque esteve firme, como vendo o invisivel.
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
28 Pela fé celebrou a paschoa e o derramamento de sangue, para que o destruidor dos primogenitos os não tocasse.
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 Pela fé passaram o Mar Vermelho, como por terra secca; o que intentando os egypcios, se afogaram.
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
30 Pela fé cairam os muros de Jericó, sendo sitiados durante sete dias.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
31 Pela fé Rahab, a meretriz, não pereceu com os incredulos, acolhendo em paz os espias.
By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
32 E que mais direi? Faltar-me-hia o tempo, contando de Gideon, e de Barac, e de Sansão, e de Jefthe, e de David, e de Samuel e dos prophetas:
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
33 Os quaes pela fé venceram reinos, exercitaram justiça, alcançaram promessas, fecharam as boccas dos leões,
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
34 Apagaram a força do fogo, escaparam do fio da espada, da fraqueza tiraram forças, na batalha se esforçaram, pozeram em fugida os exercitos dos estranhos.
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 As mulheres tornaram a receber pela resurreição os seus mortos, e outros foram estirados, não acceitando o seu livramento, para alcançarem uma melhor resurreição.
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 E outros experimentaram escarneos e açoites, e até cadeias e prisões;
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 Foram apedrejados, serrados, tentados, mortos ao fio da espada; andaram vestidos de pelles de ovelhas e de cabras, desamparados, afflictos e maltratados
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 (Dos quaes o mundo não era digno), errantes pelos desertos, e montes, e covas e cavernas da terra.
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
39 E todos estes, tendo testemunho pela fé, não alcançaram a promessa:
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
40 Provendo Deus alguma coisa melhor a nosso respeito, para que sem nós não fossem aperfeiçoados.
God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
