Hebreus 11
1 Ora, a fé é o firme fundamento das coisas que se esperam, e a prova das coisas que se não veem.
Faith is the realisation of things hoped for – the proof of things not seen.
2 Porque por ela os antigos alcançaram testemunho.
And it was for faith that the people of old were renowned.
3 Pela fé entendemos que os séculos pela palavra de Deus foram criados; de maneira que as coisas que se veem não foram feitas das que se viam. (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 Pela fé Abel ofereceu a Deus maior sacrifício do que Caim, pela qual alcançou testemunho de que era justo, porquanto Deus deu testemunho dos seus dons, e, depois de morto, ainda fala por ela.
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 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.
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 Ora, sem fé é impossível agradar a Deus: porque é necessário que aquele que se aproxima de Deus creia que ele existe, e que é galardoador dos que o buscam.
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 Pela fé Noé, divinamente advertido das coisas que ainda se não viam, temeu, e, para salvação da sua família, fabricou a arca, pela qual condenou o mundo, e foi feito herdeiro da justiça que é segundo a fé.
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 Pela fé Abraão, sendo chamado, obedeceu, para sair ao lugar que havia de receber por herança; e saiu, sem saber para onde ia
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 Pela fé habitou na terra da promessa, como em terra alheia, morando em cabanas com Isaac e Jacob, herdeiros com ele da mesma promessa.
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 Porque esperava a cidade que tem fundamentos, da qual o artífice e fabricador é Deus.
For he was looking for the city with the sure foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 Pela fé também a mesma Sarah recebeu a virtude de conceber, e deu à luz já fora da idade; porquanto teve por fiel aquele que lho tinha prometido.
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 Pelo que também de um, e esse já amortecido, nasceram em tão grande multidão como as estrelas do céu, e como a areia inumerável que está na praia do mar.
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 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 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 Porque os que isto dizem claramente mostram que buscam outra pátria.
Those who speak like this show plainly that they are seeking their homeland.
15 E se, na verdade, se lembrassem daquela de onde haviam saído, teriam tempo de tornar para ela.
If they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they could have found opportunities to return.
16 Mas agora desejam uma melhor, isto é, a celestial. Pelo que também Deus se não envergonha deles, de se chamar seu Deus, porque já lhes aparelhou uma cidade.
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 Pela fé ofereceu Abraão a Isaac, quando foi provado; e aquele que recebera as promessas ofereceu o seu unigênito,
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 Sendo-lhe dito: Em Isaac será chamada a tua descendência; considerando que Deus era poderoso para até dos mortos o resuscitar.
of whom it had been said – “It is through Isaac that there will be descendants to bear your name.”
19 Por onde também em semelhança o tornou a recobrar.
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 Pela fé Isaac abençoou Jacob e Esaú, no tocante às coisas futuras.
It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to the future.
21 Pela fé Jacob, próximo da morte, abençoou cada um dos filhos de José, e adorou encostado à ponta do seu bordão.
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 Pela fé José, próximo da morte, fez menção da saída dos filhos de Israel, e deu ordem acerca de seus ossos.
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 Pela fé Moisés, já nascido, foi escondido três meses por seus pais, porque viram que era um formoso menino; e não temeram o mandamento do rei
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 Pela fé Moisés, sendo já grande, recusou ser chamado filho da filha de faraó,
It was faith that caused Moses, when he was grown up, to refuse the title of “son of a daughter of Pharaoh.”
25 Escolhendo antes ser maltratado com o povo de Deus de que por um pouco de tempo ter o gozo do pecado;
He preferred sharing the hardships of God’s people to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.
26 Tendo por maiores riquezas o vitupério de Cristo do que os tesouros do Egito; porque tinha em vista a recompensa.
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 Pela fé deixou o Egito, não temendo a ira do rei; porque esteve firme, como vendo o invisível.
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 Pela fé celebrou a pascoa e o derramamento de sangue, para que o destruidor dos primogênitos os não tocasse.
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 Pela fé passaram o Mar Vermelho, como por terra seca; o que intentando os egípcios, se afogaram.
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 Pela fé cairam os muros de Jericó, sendo sitiados durante sete dias.
Faith caused the walls of Jericho to fall after being encircled for seven days.
31 Pela fé Rahab, a meretriz, não pereceu com os incrédulos, acolhendo em paz os espias.
Faith saved Rahab, the prostitute, from perishing with the unbelievers, after she had entertained the spies with friendliness.
32 E que mais direi? faltar-me-ia o tempo, contando de Gideon, e de Barac, e de Sansão, e de Jefthe, e de David, e de Samuel e dos profetas:
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 Os quais pela fé venceram reinos, exercitaram justiça, alcançaram promessas, fecharam as bocas dos leões,
By their faith they subdued kingdoms, ruled righteously, gained the fulfilment of God’s promises, shut the mouths of lions,
34 Apagaram a força do fogo, escaparam do fio da espada, da fraqueza tiraram forças, na batalha se esforçaram, puseram em fugida os exércitos dos estranhos.
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 As mulheres tornaram a receber pela ressurreição os seus mortos, e outros foram estirados, não aceitando o seu livramento, para alcançarem uma melhor ressurreição.
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 E outros experimentaram escárneos e açoites, e até cadeias e prisões;
Others had to face taunts and blows, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 Foram apedrejados, serrados, tentados, mortos ao fio da espada; andaram vestidos de peles de ovelhas e de cabras, desamparados, aflitos e maltratados
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 (Dos quais o mundo não era digno), errantes pelos desertos, e montes, e covas e cavernas da terra.
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 E todos estes, tendo testemunho pela fé, não alcançaram a promessa:
Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfilment of God’s promise;
40 Provendo Deus alguma coisa melhor a nosso respeito, para que sem nós não fossem aperfeiçoados.
since God had in view some better thing for us, so that they would only reach perfection together with us.
