Jevrejima 11
1 Vjera je pak tvrdo èekanje onoga èemu se nadamo, i dokazivanje onoga što ne vidimo.
Now faith is [the] substance of things hoped for, [the] proof of matters not being seen,
2 Jer u njoj stari dobiše svjedoèanstvo.
for by this, the elders were well-attested.
3 Vjerom poznajemo da je svijet rijeèju Božijom svršen, da je sve što vidimo iz ništa postalo. (aiōn g165)
By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen having not come out of things appearing. (aiōn g165)
4 Vjerom prinese Avelj Bogu veæu žrtvu nego Kain, kroz koju dobi svjedoèanstvo da je pravednik, kad Bog posvjedoèi za dare njegove; i kroz nju on mrtav još govori.
By faith Abel offered a better sacrifice to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, yet speaks.
5 Vjerom bi Enoh prenesen da ne vidi smrti; i ne naðe se, jer ga Bog premjesti, jer prije nego ga premjesti, dobi svjedoèanstvo da ugodi Bogu.
By faith Enoch was translated—not to see death, and was not found, because God translated him; for before his translation he had been testified to—that he had pleased God well,
6 A bez vjere nije moguæe ugoditi Bogu; jer onaj koji hoæe da doðe k Bogu, valja da vjeruje da ima Bog i da plaæa onima koji ga traže.
and apart from faith it is impossible to please [Him], for it is required of him who is coming to God to believe that He exists and [that] He becomes a rewarder to those seeking Him.
7 Vjerom Noje primivši zapovijest i pobojavši se onoga šta još ne vidje, naèini kovèeg za spasenije doma svojega, kojijem osudi sav svijet, i posta našljednik pravde po vjeri.
By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, prepared an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he condemned the world, and he became heir of the righteousness according to faith.
8 Vjerom posluša Avraam kad bi pozvan da iziðe u zemlju koju šæaše da primi u našljedstvo, i iziðe ne znajuæi kuda ide.
By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed, to go forth into the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing to where he goes.
9 Vjerom doðe Avraam u zemlju obeæanu, kao u tuðu, i u kolibama življaše s Isakom i s Jakovom, sunašljednicima obeæanja toga.
By faith he sojourned in the land of the promise as a strange country, having dwelt in dwelling places with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,
10 Jer èekaše grad koji ima temelje, kojemu je zidar i tvorac Bog.
for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose craftsman and constructor [is] God.
11 Vjerom i sama Sara nerotkinja primi silu da zatrudni, i rodi preko vremena starosti; jer držaše za vjerna onoga koji obeæa.
And by faith Sarah, herself barren, received power to conceive seed even after the time of life, seeing she judged Him who promised faithful;
12 Zato se i rodiše od jednoga, još gotovo mrtvoga, kao zvijezde nebeske mnoštvom, i kao nebrojeni pijesak pokraj mora.
for this reason, also, from one—and that of one who had become dead—were begotten as the stars of the sky in multitude, and innumerable as the sand that [is] by the seashore.
13 U vjeri pomriješe svi ovi ne primivši obeæanja, nego ga vidjevši izdaleka, i poklonivši mu se, i priznavši da su gosti i došljaci na zemlji.
All these died in faith, having not received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having been persuaded, and having greeted [them], and having confessed that they are strangers and sojourners on the earth,
14 Jer koji tako govore pokazuju da traže otaèanstva.
for those saying such things make apparent that they seek a country;
15 I da bi se oni opomenuli onoga iz kojega iziðoše, imali bi vrijeme da se vrate.
and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,
16 Ali sad bolje žele, to jest nebesko. Zato se Bog ne stidi njih nazivati se Bog njihov; jer im pripravi grad.
but now they long for better, that is, heavenly, for this reason God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He prepared a city for them.
17 Vjerom privede Avraam Isaka kad bi kušan, i jedinorodnoga prinošaše, pošto bješe primio obeæanje,
By faith Abraham has offered up Isaac, being tried, even the [one] having received the promises offered up his only begotten,
18 U kojemu bješe kazano: u Isaku nazvaæe ti se sjeme;
of whom it was said, “In Isaac will your Seed be called,”
19 Pomislivši da je Bog kadar i iz mrtvijeh vaskrsnuti; zato ga i uze za priliku.
reckoning that God is even able to raise up out of the dead, from where also in a figurative sense he received [him].
20 Vjerom blagoslovi Isak Jakova i Isava u stvarima koje æe doæi.
By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau.
21 Vjerom blagoslovi Jakov umiruæi svakoga sina Josifova, i pokloni se vrhu palice njegove.
By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped on the top of his staff.
22 Vjerom se opominja Josif umiruæi izlaska sinova Izrailjevijeh, i zapovijeda za kosti svoje.
By faith Joseph, dying, made mention concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel, and gave command concerning his bones.
23 Vjerom Mojsija, pošto se rodi, kriše tri mjeseca roditelji njegovi, jer vidješe krasno dijete, i ne pobojaše se zapovijesti careve.
By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child beautiful, and were not afraid of the decree of the king.
24 Vjerom Mojsije, kad bi veliki, ne htjede da se naziva sin kæeri Faraonove;
By faith Moses, having become great, refused to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,
25 I volje stradati s narodom Božijim, negoli imati zemaljsku sladost grijeha:
having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin’s pleasure for a season,
26 Državši sramotu Hristovu za veæe bogatstvo od svega blaga Misirskoga; jer gledaše na platu.
having reckoned the reproach of the Christ greater wealth than the treasures in Egypt, for he looked to the repayment of reward.
27 Vjerom ostavi Misir, ne pobojavši se ljutine careve; jer se držaše onoga koji se ne vidi, kao da ga viðaše.
By faith he left Egypt behind, having not been afraid of the wrath of the king, for as seeing the Invisible One—he endured.
28 Vjerom uèini pashu i proljev krvi, da se onaj koji gubljaše prvoroðene ne dotakne do njih.
By faith he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, so that He who is destroying the firstborn might not touch them.
29 Vjerom prijeðoše Crveno More kao po suhoj zemlji; koje i Misirci okušavši potopiše se.
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land, which having made an attempt [to cross], the Egyptians were swallowed up.
30 Vjerom padoše zidovi Jerihonski, kad se obilazi oko njih sedam dana.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been surrounded for seven days.
31 Vjerom Raav kurva ne pogibe s nevjernicima, primivši uhode s mirom, i izvedavši ih drugijem putem.
By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.
32 I šta æu još da kažem? Jer mi ne bi dostalo vremena kad bih stao pripovijedati o Gedeonu, i o Varaku i Samsonu i Jeftaju, o Davidu i Samuilu, i o drugijem prorocima,
And what yet will I say? For the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, also Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, also David, and Samuel, and the prophets,
33 Koji vjerom pobijediše carstva, uèiniše pravdu, dobiše obeæanja, zatvoriše usta lavovima,
who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,
34 Ugasiše silu ognjenu, utekoše od oštrica maèa, ojaèaše od nemoæi, postaše jaki u bitkama, rastjeraše vojske tuðe;
quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of weakness, became strong in battle, caused armies of the foreigners to give way;
35 Žene primiše svoje mrtve iz vaskrsenija; a drugi biše pobijeni, ne primivši izbavljenja, da dobiju bolje vaskrsenije;
women received their dead by a resurrection, and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that they might receive a better resurrection,
36 A drugi ruganje i boj podnesoše, pa još i okove i tamnice;
and others received trial of mockings and scourgings, and yet of bonds and imprisonment;
37 Kamenjem pobijeni biše, pretrveni biše, iskušani biše, od maèa pomriješe; idoše u kožusima i u kozijim kožama, u sirotinji, u nevolji, u sramoti;
they were stoned, they were sawn apart, they were tried; they died in the killing of the sword; they went around in sheepskins, in goatskins—being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,
38 Kojijeh ne bijaše dostojan svijet, po pustinjama potucaše se, i po gorama i po peæinama i po rupama zemaljskijem.
of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts, and mountains, and caves, and the holes of the earth;
39 I ovi svi dobivši svjedoèanstvo vjerom ne primiše obeæanja;
and all these, having been testified to through faith, did not receive the promise,
40 Jer Bog nešto bolje za nas odredi, da ne prime bez nas savršenstva.
God, having provided something better for us, that apart from us they might not be made perfect.
