Bahebera 11
1 Tumelo ke eng? Ke tsholofelo e e tlhomameng ya gore se re se batlang se tlaa diragala. Ke tlhomamiso ya gore se re se solofetseng se re letetse, le fa re sa se bone ka matlho a senama.
Now faith is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see.
2 Batho ba Modimo mo malatsing a bogologolo ba ne ba itsege ka ntlha ya tumelo ya bone.
For by this, the people of old were attested.
3 Ka tumelo, ka go dumela Modimo, re itse gore lefatshe le dinaledi, tota a ke re dilo tsotlhe, di dirilwe ka taolo ya Modimo; le gore di dirilwe ka dilo tse di sa bonweng. (aiōn g165)
By faith, we understand that the ages were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible. (aiōn g165)
4 E ne e le ka ntlha ya tumelo gore Abele a reetse Modimo a bo a ntsha setlhabelo se se neng sa itumedisa Modimo go gaisa sa ga Kaene. Modimo o ne wa amogela Abele wa bo wa supa jalo ka go amogela mpho ya gagwe; mme le fa Abele a sa bolo go swa, re santse re ka ithuta dithuto mo go ene ka go ikanya Modimo.
By faith, Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested as righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and though he died he still speaks through it.
5 Enoke le ene o ne a ikanya Modimo, mme ka moo Modimo o ne wa mo tseela kwa legodimong a sa swa, ka tshoganetso o ne a tsamaya gonne Modimo o ne wa mo tsaya. Pele ga tiragalo e, Modimo o ne o rile o itumetse thata jang ka Enoke.
By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he would not see death, "and he was not found, because God took him away." For before he was taken he was attested as having pleased God.
6 Ga o kake wa itumdisa Modimo kwa ntle ga tumelo, kwa ntle ga go ikaega mo go One. Le fa e le mang yo o batlang go tla kwa Modimong o tshwanetse go dumela gore go na le Modimo le gore o duela ba ba o batlang ka boammaaruri.
Now without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
7 Noa le ene e ne e le mongwe yo o neng a ikanya Modimo. Erile a utlwa tlhagiso ya Modimo ka malatsi a a tlang, Noa a o dumela le fa go ne go sena sekai sepe sa morwalela, mme kwa ntle ga go senya nako a aga araka (ntlo e e kokobalang) mme a boloka ba ntlo ya gagwe. Ka go dumela mo Modimong Noa o ne a supa boleo jwa lefatshe lotlhe le go sa dumeleng ga lone, le le ganneng go reetsa, mme ka ntlha ya tumelo ya gagwe o ne a nna mongwe wa ba Modimo o ba amogetseng.
By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared a box-shaped ship for the salvation of his household, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
8 Aberahame o ne a ikanya Modimo, mme erile Modimo o mo raya o re a huduge mo ga gabo a ye kgakala kwa lefatsheng le lengwe le o le mo solofeditseng, Aberahame a dumela. A tsamaya, a sa itse tota le kwa a neng a ya teng.
By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
9 Mme erile le a goroga kwa lefatsheng le Modimo o le mo solofeditseng, a nna mo megoping (ditante) jaaka moeti fela, jaaka Isake le Jakobe ba le bone Modimo o ba solofeditseng jaaka Aberahame.
By faith, he sojourned in a land of promise, as a foreigner, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
10 Aberahame o ne a dira jaana gonne o ne a letetse Modimo ka tlhomamiso go mo lere kwa lefelong le le nonofileng la selegodimo le modiri le moagi wa lone e leng Modimo.
For he looked for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 Sara, le ene o ne a na le tumelo, mme ka ntlha ya yone tumelo e, o ne a bona nonofo ya go nna le ngwana ntswa a ne a tsofetse, gonne o ne a lemoga gore Modimo o o mo solofeditseng, o tlaa diragatsa tsholofetso ya one.
By faith, even barren Sarah herself received power to conceive when she was past age, and gave birth, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
12 Ke gone ka moo chaba yotlhe e duleng mo go Aberahame, yo o neng a tsofetse thata go ka nna le e leng ngwana a le mongwe fela, tota chaba e e nang le didikadike tsa batho tse di senang palo, ba bontsi jwa bone bo lekanang le dinaledi tsa legodimo le motllhaba wa lotshitshi lwa lewatle.
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
13 Batho ba ba tumelo ba ke ba umakileng, ba sule ba ise ba amogele gotlhe mo Modimo o neng o go ba solofeditse; mme ba ne ba go bona go ba letetse kwa pele mme ba itumela, gonne ba ne ba dumela gore lefatshe leno ga se legae la bone tota mme e le baeng fela mo go lone.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and temporary residents on the earth.
14 Mme go bonala fela sentle gore e ne e re fa ba bua jalo, ba bo ba solofetse legae la bone tota kwa legodimong.
For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
15 Fa ba ne ba rata, ba ka bo ba ne ba boela kwa morago kwa dilong tse di molemo tsa lefatshe leno.
If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
16 Mme ga ba a ka ba dira jalo. Ba ne ba tshelela legodimo. Jaanong Modimo ga o tlhajwe ke ditlhong go bidiwa Modimo wa bone, gonne o ba agetse motse wa selegodimo.
Instead, they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 Erile o santse o mo leka, Aberahame o ne a nna a ikanya Modimo le ditsholofetso tsa one, mme ke gone a ntsha Isake morwawe tshupelo, a bo a ipaakanyetsa go mmolaela mo sebesong sa ditlhabelo;
By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;
18 ee, go bolaya le e leng Isake, yo ka ene Modimo o neng o solofeditse go naya Aberahame chaba yotlhe ya losika lwa gagwe!
even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your descendants be called;"
19 O ne a dumela gore fa Isake a ka swa Modimo o tlaa mo tsosa mo losong; mme ke sone se tota se neng sa diragala seo, gonne mo mogopolong wa ga Aberahame, Isake o ne a tshwanetse go swa, mme o ne a tsoga mo losong!
concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
20 E ne e le ka tumelo mo Isake a neng a itse gore Modimo o tlaa naya bomorwawe ba babedi masego, ka lobaka lo lo tlang, ebong Jakobe le Esau.
By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
21 Ka tumelo erile Jakobe a setse a tsofetse ebile a tloga a a swa, a segofatsa bomorwa Josefe boo-babedi fa a ema ka dinao a rapela, a itshegeleditse ka thobane ya gagwe.
By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and bowed over the top of his staff.
22 Gape e ne e le ka tumelo mo Josefe erileng a tla a tloga a a swa, a bua ka tlhomamiso gore Modimo o tlaa ntsha batho ba Iseraele mo Egepeto; o ne a tlhomamisa kgololo ya bone mo e leng gore o ne a ba raya a re ba mo solofetse go tsaya marapo a gagwe fa ba tsamaya.
By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones.
23 Batsadi ba ga Moshe le bone ba ne ba na le tumelo. Erile fa ba bona gore Modimo o ba file ngwana yo o sa tlwaelesegang, ba ikanya Modimo gore o tlaa mmoloka mo losong lo kgosi e lo laotseng, mme ba mo fitlha dikgwedi di le tharo, ebile ba sa boife.
By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
24 E ne e le ka tumelo mo Moshe erileng a gola, a gana go tsewa jaaka setlogolwana sa kgosi, mme a itlhophela go boga le batho ba Modimo mo boemong jwa go ja monate wa dikgatlhego tsa boleo ka lobakanyana.
By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;
26 O ne a bona gore go botoka go bogela Keresete yo o solofetsweng go na le go rua mahumo otlhe a Egepeto, gonne o ne a solofetse tuelo e kgolo e Modimo o neng o tlaa e mo naya.
considering the abuse suffered for the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
27 Gape e ne e le ka ntlha ya gore o ne a ikanya Modimo mo a ileng a tswa mo lefatsheng la Egepeto a sa boife bogale jwa kgosi. Moshe o ne a nna a tsamaya; go ne go bonala ekete o bona Modimo o na le ene teng koo.
By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 Gape e ne e le ka ntlha ya gore o ne a dumela gore Modimo o tlaa boloka batho ba one jaaka a ba laotse go bolaya kwana, ka fa Modimo o neng o ba laotse go dira ka teng le go kgatsha madi mo mepakong ya dikgoro tsa matlo a bone, gore Moengele yo o boitshegang wa Loso wa Modimo a se ka a ama ngwana ope wa ntlha wa mosimane mo malapeng ao, jaaka o ne wa dira mo Baegepetong.
By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
29 Batho ba Iseraela ba ne ba ikanya Modimo ba bo ba ralala Lewatle le Lehibidu jaaka o ka re ba tsamaya mo mmung o o omeletseng. Mme erile Baegepeto ba ba neng ba ba setse morago ba leka go le kgabaganya, ba nwela botlhe.
By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
30 E ne e le tumelo e e neng ya ribegetsa dithako tsa Jeriko batho ba Iseraela ba sena go di dikologa malatsi a supa, jaaka Modimo o ne o ba laotse.
By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.
31 Ka tumelo Rahabe wa seaka o ne a seka a swa le botlhe ba bangwe mo motseng wa ga bone fa ba ne ba gana go reetsa Modimo, gonne o ne a dumela Modimo le thata ya One, gonne o ne a amogela ditlhola ka kagiso.
By faith, Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
32 Mme he, ke santse ke tlhoka go bua go le kae? Go ka tsaya nako e telele thata go boelela dipolelo tsa tumelo ya ga Gideone le Baraka le Samesone le Jefethe le Dafide le Samuele le baporofiti botlhe.
And what more should I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;
33 Batho ba botlhe ba ne ba ikanya Modimo mme ka ntlha ya go o ikanya ba fenya dintwa, ba diga dipuso, ba busa batho ba bone sentle, mme ba amogela se Modimo o neng o se ba solofeditse; ba ne ba sireletsega mo go gagolakweng ke ditau mo mengobong;
who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34 le mo boubelong, Bangwe ka tumelo ya bone, ba falotse mo losong lwa chaka. Bangwe ba ne ba nonotshiwa gape morago ga bokoa jwa bone le bolwetse. Ba bangwe ba ne ba fiwa nonofo e kgolo mo ntweng; ba ne ba dira gore mephato ya ntwa e sie e ba tshabe.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
35 Mme basadi bangwe, ka tumelo, ba amogela ba ga bone ba ba rategang, ba ba neng ba sule. Le fa go ntse jalo, bangwe ba ikanya Modimo, mme ba betswa go fitlhelela ba a swa. Ba itlhophela go swa go na le go furalela Modimo gore ba gololesege, ba tshepha gore ba tlaa tsogela botshelong jo bo botoka moragonyana.
Women received their dead by resurrection. And others were tortured, not accepting the payment for release, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36 Bangwe ba ne ba tshegwa, ba fatolwa mekwatla ka dithupa, mme ba bangwe ba ne ba golegelelwa ka dikeetane mo dikgolegelong.
Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
37 Bangwe ba sule ba kgobotlediwa ka maje ba bangwe ka go fatoganngwa ka dishaga; ba bangwe ba ne ba solofediwa kgololo fa ba ne ba ka itatola tumelo ya bone, morago ga moo ba ne ba bolawa ka chaka. Bangwe ba ne ba tsamaya ba apere matlalo a dinku le dipodi, ba kgarakgatshega mo dikakeng le mo dithabeng, ba iphitlha mo mengobong le mo dikgageng. Ba ne ba bolawa ke tlala, ba lwala, ba tshwerwe setlhogo, e le batho ba lefatshe le sa ba tshwanelang.
They were stoned, they were sawed apart, they were put to the test, they were killed with the sword. They went around in sheepskins and in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, mistreated
(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
39 Mme batho ba ba tumelo, le fa ba ne ba ikanya Modimo ebile ba ne ba gapa maikutlo a One, ga go na ope wa bone yo o neng a amogela tsotlhe tse Modimo o neng o di solofeditse;
These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise,
40 gonne Modimo o ne o batla gore ba iketle gore le bone ba tle ba nne le seabe mo dituelong tse di botoka tse di sa fetogeng tse re di baakanyeditsweng.
God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
