Hebrifo 11
1 Gyidi yɛ ahotoso a yɛwɔ wɔ nneɛma a yɛn ani da so ne awerehyɛmu a yɛwɔ wɔ nneɛma a yɛn ani nhu mu.
Now faith is the grounds of things, which are hoped for, and the euidence of things which are not seene.
2 Gyidi a na tetefo no wɔ nti na wonyaa adanse pa.
For by it our elders were well reported of.
3 Gyidi na ɛma yɛte ase sɛ ɛnam Onyankopɔn asɛm so na wɔbɔɔ wiase. Ɛma yehu sɛ wɔbɔɔ nea wohu fii nea wonhu mu. (aiōn g165)
Through faith we vnderstand that the world was ordeined by the worde of God, so that the things which we see, are not made of things which did appeare. (aiōn g165)
4 Ɛnam gyidi so na Habel bɔɔ afɔre a ɛsɔ ani kyɛn nea Kain de maa Onyankopɔn no. Ne gyidi nti, Onyankopɔn buu no sɛ onipa trenee, na nʼakyɛde no sɔɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Na ɛno so na ɔnam wui a nnɛ mpo ɔda so kasa.
By faith Abel offered vnto God a greater sacrifice then Cain, by the which he obtained witnes that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: by the which faith also he being dead, yet speaketh.
5 Gyidi nti, wɔfaa Henok kɔɔ ɔsoro a wanhu owu. Obiara anhu no, efisɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔfaa no kɔe. Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se ansa na wɔrebɛfa Henok akɔ no, na wasɔ Onyankopɔn ani.
By faith was Enoch translated, that he should not see death: neither was he found: for God had translated him: for before he was translated, he was reported of, that he had pleased God.
6 Obiara a onni gyidi rentumi nsɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara a ɔba Onyankopɔn nkyɛn no nya gyidi sɛ Onyankopɔn te ase na ɔdom wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ no no.
But without faith it is vnpossible to please him: for he that commeth to God, must beleeue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.
7 Gyidi nti na ɛmaa Noa tee Onyankopɔn kɔkɔ a ɔbɔ faa daakye nneɛma a bi nsii da no ho, otiee Onyankopɔn yɛɛ adaka a mu na wogyee ɔno ne ne fifo nkwa. Ɛnam so maa Onyankopɔn buu wiase fɔ, na Noa de, ne nsa kaa trenee a wonya fi gyidi mu no.
By faith Noe being warned of God of the things which were as yet not seene, mooued with reuerence, prepared the Arke to the sauing of his housholde, through the which Arke hee condemned the world, and was made heire of the righteousnes, which is by faith.
8 Gyidi nti na bere a Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ Abraham se ɔnkɔ asase a wahyɛ ho bɔ sɛ ɔde bɛma no no so no, otiei na ɔkɔe. Ogyaw ne man hɔ kɔe a na onnim faako a ɔrekɔ.
By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed God, to goe out into a place, which hee should afterward receiue for inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 Gyidi nti ɔtenaa asase a na Onyankopɔn ahyɛ no ho bɔ no so sɛ ɔhɔho. Ɔne Isak ne Yakob a Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn bɔ koro no ara bi tenaa ntamadan mu.
By faith he abode in the land of promise, as in a strange countrey, as one that dwelt in tents with Isaac and Iacob heires with him of the same promise.
10 Nanso na Abraham retwɛn kurow kɛse bi a Onyankopɔn akyekyere a ne fapem rensɛe da mu akɔtena.
For he looked for a citie hauing a foundation, whose builder and maker is God.
11 Gyidi nti na Sara nso de nyaa tumi nyinsɛnee, bere a na wanyin na ontumi nwo no. Ɔde ne ho too Onyankopɔn so se obedi ne bɔhyɛ so.
Through faith Sara also receiued strength to conceiue seede, and was deliuered of a childe when she was past age, because she iudged him faithfull which had promised.
12 Ɛno nti, ɛwɔ mu sɛ na Abraham regye nna awu de, nanso nʼasefo adɔɔso sɛ wim nsoromma ne mpoano nwea.
And therefore sprang there of one, euen of one which was dead, so many as the starres of the skie in multitude, and as the land of the sea shore which is innumerable.
13 Gyidi mu na saa nnipa yi nyinaa wuwui. Ɛwɔ mu sɛ wɔn nsa anka bɔ a Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn no de, nanso wohuu no wɔ akyirikyiri yɛɛ no atuu, gye dii sɛ wɔyɛ ahɔho ne amamfrafo wɔ asase so.
All these died in faith, and receiued not the promises, but sawe them a farre off, and beleeued them, and receiued them thankefully, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 Wɔn a wɔka saa no da no adi pefee sɛ wɔrehwehwɛ wɔn ankasa wɔn man.
For they that say such things, declare plainely, that they seeke a countrey.
15 Wɔannwene ɔman a wogyaw wɔ wɔn akyi no ho. Sɛ wɔyɛɛ no saa a, anka wobetumi anya ɔkwan asan wɔn akyi akɔ hɔ.
And if they had bene mindfull of that countrey, from whence they came out, they had leasure to haue returned.
16 Na mmom, ɔman pa a ɛyɛ ɔsoro man no na na wɔrepere. Enti ɛnyɛ Onyankopɔn aniwu sɛ ɔma wɔfrɛ no wɔn Nyankopɔn, efisɛ wasiesie ɔman bi ama wɔn.
But nowe they desire a better, that is an heauenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a citie.
17 Gyidi nti Abraham de ne ba Isak kɔbɔɔ afɔre bere a Onyankopɔn sɔɔ no hwɛe. Abraham nko ara ne onipa a na Onyankopɔn ahyɛ no bɔ no, nanso na wasiesie ne ho sɛ ɔde ne ba koro no bɛbɔ afɔre.
By faith Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was tryed, and he that had receiued the promises, offered his onely begotten sonne.
18 Na Onyankopɔn aka akyerɛ no se, “Ɛnam Isak so na wʼase bɛterɛw.”
(To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)
19 Na Abraham nim sɛ Onyankopɔn betumi anyan awufo afi owu mu, na ɔkwan bi so no, yebetumi aka se Onyankopɔn nyan Isak fii owu mu.
For he considered that God was able to raise him vp euen from the dead: from whence he receiued him also after a sort.
20 Gyidi nti na ɛmaa Isak hyiraa Yakob ne Esau maa wɔn daakye asetena.
By faith Isaac blessed Iacob and Esau, concerning things to come.
21 Gyidi nti na ɛmaa Yakob hyiraa Yosef mma no nyinaa ansa na ɔrewu. Obutuw ne pema so sɔree Onyankopɔn.
By faith Iacob when he was a dying, blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph, and leaning on the ende of his staffe, worshipped God.
22 Gyidi nti na Yosef rebewu no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfo se, wobetu afi Misraim, na ɔhyɛɛ nea sɛ owu a, wɔnyɛ nʼamu no.
By faith Ioseph when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gaue commandement of his bones.
23 Gyidi nti na ɛmaa Mose awo akyi no, nʼawofo de no siee asram abiɛsa no. Wohuu sɛ na ɔyɛ sononko, enti na wɔansuro sɛ wobebu ɔhene no mmara so no.
By faith Moses when he was borne, was hid three moneths of his parents, because they sawe he was a proper childe, neither feared they the kings commandement.
24 Gyidi nti na Mose nyin no, wampɛ sɛ wɔbɛfrɛ no Farao babea ba no.
By faith Moses when he was come to age, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter,
25 Na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn mma behu amane sen sɛ obegye nʼani wɔ bɔne mu mmere tiaa bi.
And chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinnes for a season,
26 Osusuw sɛ, sɛ ohu amane ma Kristo a, eye sen agyapade a ɛwɔ Misraim nyinaa, efisɛ na nʼani da ade pa bi so daakye.
Esteeming the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt: for he had respect vnto the recompence of the reward.
27 Gyidi nti na ɛmaa Mose tu fii Misraim a na onsuro ɔhene no abufuw. Omiaa nʼani sɛ ɔrensan nʼakyi, efisɛ na wahu Onyankopɔn a obi nhu no no.
By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.
28 Gyidi nti na ɔhyɛɛ Twam Afahyɛ no ma wɔde mogya petee apon ho, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔsɛebɔfo no renkum Israelfo mmakan a wɔyɛ mmarima no.
Through faith he ordeined the Passeouer and the effusion of blood, least he that destroyed the first borne, should touche them.
29 Gyidi nti na ɛmaa Israelfo no twaa Po Kɔkɔɔ sɛnea wɔnam asase kesee so no. Misraimfo no pɛɛ sɛ wotwa bi no, asu no bu faa wɔn so.
By faith they passed through the red sea as by drie land, which when the Egyptians had assayed to doe, they were swallowed vp.
30 Gyidi nti na Israelfo de nnanson twaa Yeriko afasu ho hyia dwiriw gui no.
By faith the walles of Iericho fell downe after they were copassed about seue dayes.
31 Gyidi nti na wɔankum aguaman Rahab amfra wɔn a wonnye Onyankopɔn nni no, efisɛ ogyee akwansrafo no fɛw so.
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them which obeyed not, when she had receiued the spies peaceably.
32 Afei dɛn na menka? Bere bebree nni hɔ sɛ mɛka Gideon, Barak, Samson, Yefta, Dawid ne Samuel ne adiyifo no ho asɛm.
And what shall I more say? for the time would be too short for me to tell of Gedeon, of Barac, and of Sampson, and of Iephte, also of Dauid, and Samuel, and of the Prophets:
33 Wɔnam gyidi so koo amanko, dii nkonim ma wɔn nsa kaa nea Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn ho bɔ no. Wɔkataa gyata ano,
Which through faith subdued kingdomes, wrought righteousnesse, obteined the promises, stopped the mouthes of lions,
34 dum ogyatannaa, tetew wɔn ho fii afoawu ano. Na wɔyɛ mmerɛw, nanso wɔyɛɛ den. Na wɔyɛ den wɔ akono, enti wodii wɔn atamfo so.
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sworde, of weake were made strong, waxed valiant in battell, turned to flight the armies of the aliants.
35 Ɛnam gyidi so ma wonyan mmea bi awufo maa wɔn. Wɔyɛɛ afoforo bi nso ayayade sɛ anka wɔmpa Onyankopɔn na wonnyaa wɔn. Nanso wɔampo Onyankopɔn, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn nsa bɛka daakye wusɔre a ɛkyɛn so no.
The women receiued their dead raised to life: other also were racked, and woulde not be deliuered, that they might receiue a better resurrection.
36 Woguu afoforo anim ase, bɔɔ wɔn mmaa, na wɔkyekyeree ebinom de wɔn guu afiase.
And others haue bene tryed by mockings and scourgings, yea, moreouer by bondes and prisonment.
37 Wosiw ebinom abo. Wɔde sradaa paee ebinom mu abien, de afoa kum bi. Wokyinkyin sɛ nnipa a nguan ne mmirekyi nwoma kata wɔn ho. Wɔyɛɛ mmɔbɔ. Wɔn ho hiaa wɔn na wohuu amane.
They were stoned, they were hewen asunder, they were tempted, they were slaine with the sworde, they wandred vp and downe in sheepes skinnes, and in goates skinnes, being destitute, afflicted, and tormented:
38 Wiase yi annye amma wɔn. Wokyinkyin sɛ atutenafo wɔ sare ne mmepɔw so, abodan ne asase so abon mu.
Whom the world was not worthie of: they wandered in wildernesses and mountaines, and dennes, and caues of the earth.
39 Wodii eyinom nyinaa ho adanse pa wɔ wɔn gyidi ho, nanso wɔn nsa anka bɔ a Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn no,
And these all through faith obteined good report, and receiued not the promise,
40 efisɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ tirimupɔw papa bi ma yɛn, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a yɛne wɔn nyinaa bɛbɔ mu anya bɔhyɛ no.
God prouiding a better thing for vs, that they without vs should not be made perfite.
