Hebrejcem 11
1 Vera je torej zagotovilo stvarem, v katere upamo, dokaz nevidnih stvari.
Now faith is a realization of things being hoped for, an evidence of things not seen.
2 Kajti po njej so starešine dosegli dober glas.
By it the ancients were approved.
3 Po veri razumemo, da so bili svetovi zasnovani po Božji besedi, tako da stvari, ki so vidne, niso bile narejene iz stvari, ki se kažejo. (aiōn g165)
By faith we understand that the ages were created by a word from God, so that the things that are seen were made out of things invisible. (aiōn g165)
4 Po veri je Abel Bogu daroval odličnejšo žrtev kakor Kajn, s katero je dosegel pričevanje, da je bil pravičen, ker je Bog pričeval o njegovih darovih; in po njih, čeprav mrtev, še vedno govori.
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than did Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying concerning his gifts; and by means of it he still speaks, even though being dead.
5 Po veri je bil Henoh prestavljen, da ne bi videl smrti; in ni ga bilo najti, ker ga je Bog prestavil, kajti pred njegovo prestavitvijo je imel to pričevanje, da je ugajal Bogu.
By faith Enoch was transferred so as not to see death, and could not be found because God had translated him; before his translation he had obtained witness that he was pleasing to God.
6 Toda brez vere mu je nemogoče ugajati, kajti kdor prihaja k Bogu, mora verovati, da on je in da je nagrajevalec teh, ki ga marljivo iščejo.
Now without faith it is impossible to please Him, because the one approaching God must believe that He exists and that He becomes a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him.
7 Po veri je Noe, ki je bil posvarjen od Boga, o še nevidenih stvareh, prevzet s strahom, pripravil barko za rešitev svoje hiše, po kateri je obsodil svet in postal dedič pravičnosti, ki je po veri.
By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.
8 Po veri je Abraham ubogal, ko je bil poklican, da gre ven, na kraj, ki naj bi ga kasneje prejel v dediščino; in odšel je ven, ne vedoč kam je šel.
By faith Abraham, upon being called to go forth to the place that he would receive as an inheritance, obeyed and went, though not being acquainted with where he was going.
9 Po veri se je mudil v obljubljeni deželi kot v tuji deželi in prebival v šotorih z Izakom in Jakobom, z njim sodedičema iste obljube;
By faith he migrated into the land of promise as into a foreign country, dwelling in tents, along with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise;
10 kajti iskal je mesto, ki ima temelje, katerega graditelj in izdelovalec je Bog.
for he was waiting expectantly for the city with the real foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
11 Preko vere je tudi sama Sara prejela moč, da spočne seme in rodila otroka, ko je bila čez starost, ker je tega, ki je obljubil, precenila zvestega.
By faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the normal age, since she judged Him faithful who had promised.
12 Zatorej jih je izšlo celó iz enega in skoraj mrtvega, tako velika množica kakor zvezd neba in kakor peska, ki je brezštevilen ob morski obali.
And so from one man, actually an impotent, were begotten descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13 Vsi ti so umrli v veri in niso prejeli obljub, vendar so jih videli od daleč in bili prepričani o njih in jih sprejeli ter priznali, da so bili tujci in romarji na zemlji.
These all died believing—not having received the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, thus confessing that they were aliens and sojourners on the earth.
14 Kajti tisti, ki govorijo takšne stvari, odkrito razglašajo, da iščejo domovino.
Now those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
15 In resnično, če bi razmišljali o tej domovini, od koder so izšli, bi mogoče imeli priložnost, da se vrnejo.
If they were actually remembering that land from which they had departed, they would have had opportunity to return.
16 Toda odslej si želijo boljšo domovino, to je, nebeško. Zato Bog ni osramočen, da se imenuje njihov Bog, kajti zanje je pripravil mesto.
Instead they are aspiring to a better home—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; in fact He has prepared a city for them.
17 Po veri je Abraham, ko je bil preizkušan, daroval Izaka. In on, ki je prejel obljube, je daroval svojega edinorojenega sina,
By faith Abraham, upon being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his only begotten,
18 o katerem je bilo rečeno: ›Da se bo tvoje seme imenovalo po Izaku, ‹
of whom it had been said, “Through Isaac will your seed be reckoned,”
19 ker je menil, da ga je bil Bog zmožen obuditi celó od mrtvih; od koder ga je po podobi tudi prejel.
calculating that God was indeed able to raise him from the dead; from whence in fact he did receive him, figuratively speaking.
20 Po veri je, glede na stvari, ki pridejo, Izak blagoslovil Jakoba in Ezava.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
21 Po veri je Jakob, ko je umiral, blagoslovil oba Jožefova sinova, in oboževal oprt na vrh svoje palice.
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
22 Po veri je Jožef, ko je umiral, naredil omembo odhoda Izraelovih otrok in dal zapoved glede svojih kosti.
By faith Joseph, near the end, thought of the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave orders concerning his bones.
23 Po veri so Mojzesa, ko je bil rojen, njegovi starši tri mesece skrivali, ker so videli, da je bil čeden otrok, in se niso bali kraljeve zapovedi.
By faith Moses was hidden for three months by his parents, after he was born, because they saw he was a fine child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
24 Po veri je Mojzes, ko je prišel v leta, odklonil, da bi bil imenovan sin faraonove hčere;
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
25 raje si je izbral, da z Božjimi ljudmi trpi stisko, kakor da nekaj časa uživa zadovoljstva greha;
choosing rather to be maltreated along with God's people than to have the temporary pleasure of sin,
26 Kristusovo grajanje je cenil za večja bogastva kakor zaklade v Egiptu, kajti imel je spoštovanje do povračila nagrade.
considering the reproach of Christ to be greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; because he was looking ahead to the reward.
27 Po veri je zapustil Egipt in se ni bal kraljevega besa, kajti vztrajal je, kakor [bi] zrl tistega, ki je neviden.
By faith he left Egypt behind, not fearing the king's rage, because he persevered as though seeing Him who is invisible.
28 Prek vere je praznoval pasho in škropljenje s krvjo, da se jih ne bi dotaknil tisti, ki je uničil prvorojence.
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
29 Po veri so šli skozi Rdeče morje, kakor po kopni zemlji, kar so poskušali storiti Egipčani, [pa] so bili utopljeni.
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry ground, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were swallowed up.
30 Po veri so padli dol zidovi Jerihe, potem ko so jo obkrožali sedem dni.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, having been encircled for seven days.
31 Po veri pocestnica Rahába, ko je v miru sprejela oglednika, ni umrla s temi, ki niso verovali.
By faith the prostitute Rahab, having received the spies in peace, did not perish with the disobedient.
32 In kaj naj še rečem? Kajti zmanjkalo bi mi časa, da vam povem o Gideónu in o Baráku in o Samsonu in o Jefteju; tudi o Davidu in Samuelu ter o prerokih,
And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell about Gideon, about Barak and Samson and Jephtha, about David and Samuel and the prophets,
33 ki so po veri podjarmljali kraljestva, izvrševali pravičnost, dosegali obljube, mašili gobce levom,
who through faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, closed lions' mouths,
34 gasili silovitost ognja, pobegnili rezilu meča, iz slabosti postajali močni, v boju postajali hrabri, vojske neznancev obračali v beg.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, put to flight foreign armies.
35 Ženske so ponovno prejemale svoje mrtve, dvignjene v življenje. Drugi pa so bili mučeni, ker niso sprejeli osvoboditve; da bi lahko dosegli boljše vstajenje;
Women received their dead back by resurrection; while others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, so that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36 in drugi so imeli preizkušnjo krutih zasmehovanj ter bičanj, da, poleg tega vezi in ujetništvo.
Still others were tried by mockings and scourgings, and even by chains and imprisonment.
37 Bili so kamnani, bili so žagani narazen, bili so skušani, bili so umorjeni z mečem. Okoli so tavali v ovčjih in kozjih kožah; bili so v pomanjkanju, užaloščeni, mučeni
They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were tempted, they were murdered by sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, mistreated
38 (katerih svet ni bil vreden). Tavali so po puščavah in po gorah in po brlogih in zemeljskih votlinah.
—of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
39 In vsi ti, ki so prek vere dosegli dober glas, niso prejeli obljube,
Now all these did not receive the promise, though having been approved through faith,
40 kajti Bog je za nas priskrbel neko boljšo stvar, da oni ne bi postali popolni brez nas.
God having planned something better for us, so that they should not be perfected without us.
