Hebreerbrevet 11
1 Men tron är en fast tillförsikt om det som man hoppas, en övertygelse om ting som man icke ser.
It is because people trust [God] that they are sure that they will receive the things that they confidently expect [God to give them]. They are also certain [that they will see those things], though no one sees them yet.
2 På grund av den fingo ju de gamle sitt vittnesbörd.
It was because our ancestors trusted in God that they pleased him.
3 Genom tron förstå vi att världen har blivit fullbordad genom ett ord av Gud, så att det man ser icke har blivit till av något synligt. (aiōn g165)
It is because we trust in God that we understand that he formed the universe by commanding [it to exist]. The result is that the things that we see were not made from things that already existed. (aiōn g165)
4 Genom tron frambar Abel åt Gud ett bättre offer än Kain, och genom den fick han det vittnesbördet att han var rättfärdig, i det Gud själv gav vittnesbörd om hans offergåvor; och genom tron talar han ännu, fastän han är död.
It was because [Adam’s son] Abel trusted God that he sacrificed something better to God than what [his older brother] Cain offered to God. Because Abel did that, when God spoke well about what Abel sacrificed, God declared that Abel was righteous. And although Abel is dead, we still learn from him [about trusting God].
5 Genom tron togs Enok bort, för att han icke skulle se döden; och "man såg honom icke mer, ty Gud tog honom bort". Förrän han togs bort, fick han nämligen det vittnesbördet att han hade täckts Gud;
It was because Enoch believed [God that God] took him [up to heaven]. The result was that he did not die. No one found him, because he was taken up {[God] had removed him} from the earth [to heaven]. Before [God] took him away, [he] testified that Enoch pleased him well.
6 men utan tro är det omöjligt att täckas Gud. Ty den som vill komma till Gud måste tro att han är till, och att han lönar dem som söka honom.
It is possible for people to please God only if they trust God, because anyone who wants to come to God must first believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek [to know] him.
7 Genom tron var det som Noa, sedan han hade fått uppenbarelse om något som man ännu icke såg, i from förtröstan byggde en ark för att rädda sitt hus; och genom den blev han världen till dom och fick till arvedel den rättfärdighet som hör tron till.
It was because Noah trusted [God] that after he was warned by God {after [God] warned him} about [a flood that] had not yet happened, Noah [showed that he] revered God by building a huge ship to save his family. By doing that, he [showed all the people who did not believe him] [MTY] [that they deserved to be condemned] {[that God would] condemn them}. He was someone whom God declared to be righteous because of his trusting in God.
8 Genom tron var Abraham lydig, när han blev kallad, och han drog så ut till det land som han skulle få till arvedel; han drog ut, fastän han icke visste vart han skulle komma.
It was because Abraham trusted God that when he was told to go {when [God] told him to go}, he obeyed [God], he left [his own country], and went to a place that God would give him. Abraham left his own country, even though he did not know where he would be going.
9 Genom tron bosatte han sig såsom främling i det utlovade landet, likasom i ett främmande land, och bodde i tält med Isak och Jakob, som voro hans medarvingar till samma löfte.
It was because Abraham trusted God that he lived as though he was a foreigner in the land that [God] had promised to him. Abraham lived in tents, and his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob did also. God promised to give to Isaac and Jacob the same things that he promised to give Abraham.
10 Ty han väntade på "staden med de fasta grundvalarna", vars byggmästare och skapare är Gud.
Abraham was waiting to live in a city [in heaven] that would exist forever [MET]. It was a city that God is building [DOU].
11 Genom tron fick jämväl Sara, fastän överårig, kraft att bliva stammoder för en avkomma, i det hon höll den för trovärdig, som hade givit löftet.
It was because Abraham trusted God that God gave Abraham strength so that he [was] able to produce a son. Even though his wife Sarah was past the age [when women bear children], [God] promised [that he would give her a son], and Abraham considered that God would do what he promised to do.
12 Därför föddes ock av en och samme man, en som var så gott som död, avkomlingar "så talrika som stjärnorna på himmelen och som sanden på havets strand, som man icke kan räkna".
So, although Abraham was also too old to have children, so many people descended from that one man that they were as numerous as the stars in the sky and are as countless as the grains of sand along the seashore, [just like God promised him].
13 I tron dogo alla dessa, innan de ännu hade fått vad utlovat var; de hade allenast sett det i fjärran och hade hälsat det och bekänt sig vara "gäster och främlingar" på jorden.
It was while they still trusted in God that all those people died. Even though they had not yet received the things that God had promised to give them, [it was as though] they saw those things in a distance. They were glad [to know] about what God promised. It was as though they admitted that they were not from this earth, but that they were only here temporarily.
14 De som så tala giva ju därmed till känna att de söka efter ett fädernesland.
As for those people who talk like that, they clearly show that they long for [a place that will become] their true native land.
15 Och om de hade menat det land som de hade gått ut ifrån, så hade de haft tillfälle att vända tillbaka dit.
If they had been thinking about [that place being] the place from which they had come, they would have taken the opportunity to return there.
16 Men nu stod deras håg till ett bättre, nämligen det himmelska. Därför blyges icke Gud för att kallas deras Gud; ty han har berett åt dem en stad.
But, instead, they desired a better [place in which to live]; that is, they desired [a home] in heaven. So God has prepared a city for them to live [with him], and he is pleased [LIT] for them to say that he is their God.
17 Genom tron var det som Abraham frambar Isak såsom offer, när han blev satt på prov; ja, sin ende son frambar han såsom offer, han som hade mottagit löftena,
It was because Abraham trusted [God] that he [was ready to] kill his son Isaac as a sacrifice when [God] tested him. This same man to whom [God] promised [to give] ([a son/many descendants]) was going to sacrifice [that same son], the only son [whom his own wife had borne]!
18 han till vilken det hade blivit sagt: "Genom Isak är det som säd skall uppkallas efter dig."
It was to Abraham that God said, “It is [only] from Isaac that I will consider your family to descend.”
19 Ty han tänkte på att Gud var mäktig att till och med uppväcka från de döda; från de döda fick han honom ock tillbaka, liknelsevis talat.
Abraham considered that [to fulfill that promise], God could make [Isaac] live again [even if] he had died [after Abraham sacrificed him]! The result was that when Abraham did receive Isaac back [after God told him not to harm Isaac], it was as though he received him back even after he died.
20 Genom tron gav jämväl Isak sin välsignelse åt Jakob och Esau för kommande tider.
It was because Isaac trusted God that he [prayed that after he died, God would] bless [his] sons Jacob and Esau.
21 Genom tron välsignade den döende Jakob Josefs båda söner och tillbad, lutad mot ändan av sin stav.
It was because Jacob trusted God that, as he was dying, he [prayed that God would] bless each of the sons of [his own son Joseph]. He worshipped God as he leaned upon his walking stick [before he died].
22 Genom tron talade Josef, när han låg för döden, om Israels barns uttåg och gav befallning om vad som skulle göras med hans ben.
It was because Joseph trusted God that, when he was about to die [in Egypt], he anticipated the time when the Israelis would leave Egypt; and he instructed [that] his people [should carry] his bones [with them when they] ([left Egypt/returned to Canaan]).
23 Genom tron blev Moses vid sin födelse dold av sina föräldrar och hölls av dem gömd i tre månader, eftersom de sågo att "det var ett vackert barn"; och de läto icke förskräcka sig av konungens påbud.
It was because Moses’ father and mother trusted God that they hid [their son] for three months shortly after he was born, because they saw that he was so beautiful. They were not afraid of [disobeying] what the king of Egypt had commanded, [namely, that all the Jewish male babies must be killed].
24 Genom tron försmådde Moses, sedan han hade blivit stor, att kallas Faraos dotterson.
The daughter of the [king, whom they called] Pharaoh, [raised] Moses, but when he had grown up, it was because he trusted God that he refused to [accept the privileges that would have been his if people] considered that he was (the son of the king’s daughter/the king’s own grandson).
25 Han ville hellre utstå lidande med Guds folk än för en kort tid leva i syndig njutning;
He decided that it was better for others to mistreat him for a time along with the Israeli people, than to temporarily enjoy living sinfully [in the King’s palace].
26 han höll nämligen Kristi smälek för en större rikedom än Egyptens skatter, ty han hade sin blick riktad på lönen.
This is because he decided that if he suffered for the Messiah, it would be worth far more [in God’s sight] than his owning all the treasures of Egypt [that he would receive as Pharaoh’s heir. He decided that] because he looked forward to the time when [God would give him] an [eternal] reward.
27 Genom tron övergav han Egypten, utan att låta förskräcka sig av konungens vrede; ty därigenom att han likasom såg den Osynlige kunde han härda ut.
It was because he trusted God that he left Egypt. He was not afraid that the king would be angry [because of his doing that]. He (kept going/did not turn back) because [it was as though] he kept seeing [God], whom no one can see.
28 Genom tron har han ock förordnat om påsken och blodbestrykningen, på det att "Fördärvaren", som förgjorde allt förstfött, icke skulle komma vid dem.
It was because Moses believed [that God would save his own people] that he instituted the [festival called] Passover. He did that [by commanding that the people should kill lambs and] sprinkle their blood [on their] doorposts. They did that in order that [the angel who] causes people to die would not kill [EUP] the oldest male Israelites [when he killed the oldest sons in each Egyptian family].
29 Genom tron drogo de fram genom Röda havet likasom på torra landet; men när egyptierna försökte gå samma väg, dränktes de.
It was because they trusted God that [when] the [Israelite] people walked through [where] the Red Sea [had been, it was] as [though they walked] on dry land! But, when the [army of] Egypt also attempted to [cross that same water], they drowned, because [the sea came back and flooded them]!
30 Genom tron föllo Jerikos murar, sedan man i sju dagar hade gått runt omkring dem.
It was because the [Israeli] people trusted God that the walls around Jericho [city] collapsed, after the Israelis marched around the walls for seven days.
31 Genom tron undgick skökan Rahab att förgås tillsammans med de ohörsamma, eftersom hon hade tagit emot spejarna såsom vänner.
Rahab [had been] a prostitute, but because she trusted God, she did not perish with those [inside Jericho] who disobeyed [God. Joshua sent some spies] into the city [in order] to find ways to destroy it, but God saved her because she welcomed those spies [peaceably].
32 Och vad skall jag nu vidare säga? Tiden bleve mig ju för kort, ifall jag skulle förtälja om Gideon, Barak, Simson och Jefta, om David och Samuel och profeterna,
I do not know what more I should say [RHQ] [about others who trusted in God]. It would take too much time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the [other] prophets.
33 om dessa som genom tron besegrade konungariken, övade rättfärdighet, fingo löften uppfyllda, tillstoppade lejons gap,
It was because they trusted God that some of them [did great things for him]. Some conquered lands ruled by powerful men. Some ruled [Israel] and justly [punished those men and nations who rebelled against God]. Some obtained [from God] the things that he promised to give them [MTY].
34 dämpade eldens kraft, undkommo svärdets egg, blevo starka från att hava varit svaga, blevo väldiga i krig och drevo främmande härar på flykten.
Some forced lions to keep their mouths shut. Some escaped from being destroyed by fire. Some of those people escaped from [being killed with] a sword [MTY]. Some of those [people who trusted God] were made strong {became mighty} again after they had once been weak. Some became powerful when they fought wars. Some caused armies [that came from foreign lands] to run away from them.
35 Kvinnor funnos som fingo igen sina döda genom deras uppståndelse. Andra läto sig läggas på sträckbänk och ville icke taga emot någon befrielse, i hopp om en så mycket bättre uppståndelse.
Some women [who trusted God] received [their relatives] back again when [God] ([made them live again after they had died/raised them from the dead]). But [others who trusted God] were tortured until they died. They were tortured because they refused to agree when [their captors said, “We will] release you [if you deny that you believe in God.” They refused to do that], because they wanted to live with God forever, which is better than [continuing to live on earth] after having almost died.
36 Andra åter underkastade sig begabberi och gisselslag, därtill ock bojor och fängelse;
Other [people who trusted God] were mocked; [some had their backs] cut [open by being struck] with leaded whips. Some were chained and put in prison.
37 de blevo stenade, marterade, söndersågade, dödade med svärd. De gingo omkring höljda i fårskinn och gethudar, nödställda, misshandlade, plågade,
[Some of] those believers were stoned to death {People [killed some of those believers by] throwing stones at them}. Others were cut completely in two. Others were killed with swords. Others of these people who trusted God wandered around the land [wearing garments made only of] skins from sheep and goats. They did not have any money. They were continually oppressed and tormented {People continuously oppressed them and tormented them}.
38 dessa människor som världen icke var värdig att hysa; de irrade omkring i öknar och bergstrakter och levde i hålor och jordkulor.
[The people on earth who caused those who trusted in God to suffer were so bad that] they did not deserve [to live with people who trusted God. Some who trusted God] wandered in deserts and on mountains. Some lived in caves and in other [large] holes in the ground.
39 Och fastän alla dessa genom tron hava fått sitt vittnesbörd, undfingo de ändå icke vad utlovat var;
Although all these people were commended [by God] {[God] commended all these people} because they trusted him, God did not give them all that he promised them [while they were alive].
40 ty Gud hade åt oss utsett något bättre, på det att de icke oss förutan skulle bliva fullkomnade.
God knew ahead of time that what he would give us and them [later] would be better than giving [them immediately what he promised]. What God intends is that only when they and we are together will we have all that God intends us to have.
