Hebrews 11
1 Now our trust in God is the guarantee of what we hope for, the evidence of what we can't see.
| ܐܝܬܝܗ ܕܝܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܦܝܤܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܒܤܒܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܘ ܕܗܘܝ ܠܗܝܢ ܒܤܘܥܪܢܐ ܘܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ |
2 People who lived long ago trusted God and this is what gained them God's approval.
| ܘܒܗܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ |
3 Through our trust in God we understand that the whole universe was created by God's command, that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen. (aiōn g165)
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܤܬܟܠܝܢܢ ܕܐܬܬܩܢܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܗܘܝ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ (aiōn g165) |
4 By trusting him Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, and as a result God identified him as someone who lived right. God showed this by accepting his offering. Even though Abel has been dead for a long time, he still speaks to us through what he did.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܩܪܒ ܗܒܝܠ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܐ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܕܩܐܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܛܠܬܗ ܗܘܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܟܐܢܐ ܗܘ ܘܤܗܕ ܥܠ ܩܘܪܒܢܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܛܠܬܗ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܡܝܝܬ ܡܡܠܠ |
5 By trusting God Enoch was taken to heaven so he didn't experience death. He couldn't be found on earth because God took him to heaven. Before this happened he was known as someone God was pleased with.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܫܬܢܝ ܚܢܘܟ ܘܡܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܛܥܡ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܢܝܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܫܢܝܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܗܘܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܦܪ ܠܐܠܗܐ |
6 You can't expect God to be pleased with you if you don't trust him! Anyone who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who are searching for him.
| ܕܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܫܦܪ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܒ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܗܝܡܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܗܘܐ ܦܪܘܥܐ |
7 Noah trusted God, and was warned by him about things that had never happened before. Because Noah paid serious attention to what God said, he constructed an ark to save his family. By trusting God, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and received the reward of being set right by God.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܢܘܚ ܟܕ ܐܬܡܠܠ ܥܡܗ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܗܘܝ ܕܚܠ ܘܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܠܚܝܐ ܕܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܒܗ ܚܝܒܗ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܝܪܬܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ |
8 Through trusting God Abraham obeyed when God called him to go to the land God was going to give him. He left, not knowing where he was going.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܟܕ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܐܫܬܡܥ ܕܢܦܘܩ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܤܒ ܠܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܘܢܦܩ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܝܟܐ ܐܙܠ |
9 Trusting in God he lived in the promised land—but as a foreigner, living in tents, together with Isaac and Jacob who shared with him in inheriting the same promise.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܘܬܒܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܬܡܠܟܬ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ ܘܒܡܫܟܢܐ ܥܡܪ ܥܡ ܐܝܤܚܩ ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܢܝ ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܠܟܢܐ |
10 For Abraham was looking forward to a city built on foundations that last, with God as its builder and maker.
| ܡܤܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܫܬܐܤܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܕܐܘܡܢܗ ܘܥܒܘܕܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ |
11 By her trust in God even Sarah herself was given the ability to conceive a child though she was too old, because she trusted God who had made the promise.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܦ ܤܪܐ ܕܥܩܪܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܢܤܒܬ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܬܩܒܠ ܙܪܥܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܫܢܝܗ ܝܠܕܬ ܥܠ ܕܐܫܪܬ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܗܘ ܗܘ ܕܡܠܟ ܠܗ |
12 That is why the descendants of Abraham, (who was as good as dead!), became as numerous as the stars of heaven, as countless as the sand of the sea-shore.
| ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܚܕ ܕܒܛܠ ܒܤܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܬܝܠܕܘ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܟ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܚܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܤܦܬܗ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܡܢܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ |
13 They all died still trusting in God. Though they didn't receive the things God promised, they were still looking for them as it were from a distance and welcomed them, acknowledging that on this earth they were foreigners, people just passing through.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܝܬܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܤܒܘ ܡܘܠܟܢܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܘܚܕܝܘ ܒܗ ܘܐܘܕܝܘ ܕܐܟܤܢܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܬܘܬܒܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ |
14 People who say such things make it clear that they're looking for a country of their own.
| ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܡܚܘܝܢ ܕܠܡܕܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܒܥܝܢ |
15 For if they cared about the country they'd left behind, they could have returned.
| ܘܐܠܘ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܡܢܗ ܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܬܘܒ ܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܠܗ |
16 But they're looking for a better country instead, a heavenly country. That is why God isn't disappointed with them, and is happy to be called their God, for he has built a city for them.
| ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܕܠܕܛܒܐ ܡܢܗ ܪܓܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܟܦ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܛܝܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ |
17 Abraham trusted God when he was tested and offered Isaac to God. Abraham, who had accepted God's promises, was still ready to offer to God his only son,
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܩܪܒ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܠܐܝܤܚܩ ܒܢܤܝܘܢܗ ܘܠܝܚܝܕܗ ܐܤܩ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܗܘ ܕܩܒܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܡܘܠܟܢܐ |
18 even though he'd been told, “It's through Isaac that your descendants will be counted.”
| ܐܬܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܐܝܤܚܩ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܠܟ ܙܪܥܐ |
19 Abraham had thought it through and decided that God could bring Isaac back to life from the dead. In a sense that's what did happen—Abraham received Isaac back from the dead.
| ܘܐܬܪܥܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܕܡܛܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܐ ܠܡܩܡܘ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܡܬܠܐ ܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܗ |
20 Trusting in God, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to what the future would bring.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܟ ܐܝܤܚܩ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܠܥܤܘ |
21 Trusting in God, Jacob as he was dying blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped God, leaning on his staff.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܟܕ ܡܐܬ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪܟ ܠܟܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܤܦ ܘܤܓܕ ܥܠ ܪܝܫ ܚܘܛܪܗ |
22 Trusting in God, Joseph too, when his own death approached, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites, and gave instructions about what to do with his bones.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܝܘܤܦ ܟܕ ܡܐܬ ܥܗܕ ܠܡܦܩܬܐ ܕܒܢܝ ܐܝܤܪܝܠ ܘܦܩܕ ܥܠ ܓܪܡܘܗܝ |
23 Trusting in God, Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born. They recognized he was a special child. They weren't afraid to go against what the king had commanded.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܒܗܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܛܫܝܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܝܪܚܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܕܚܙܘ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܛܠܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܚܠܘ ܡܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ |
24 Trusting in God, Moses, when he grew up, refused to be known as the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܟܦܪ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܒܪܐ ܠܒܪܬܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ |
25 Instead he chose to share in the sufferings of God's people rather than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin.
| ܘܓܒܐ ܠܗ ܕܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܥܡ ܥܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܙܒܢ ܙܥܘܪ ܢܬܒܤܡ ܒܚܛܝܬܐ |
26 He counted the rejection he experienced from following Christ to be of far greater value than the wealth of Egypt—because he was focused on the reward to come.
| ܘܐܬܪܥܝ ܕܡܝܬܪ ܗܘ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܚܤܕܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܤܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܚܐܪ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܦܘܪܥܢ ܐܓܪܐ |
27 Trusting in God, he left Egypt and wasn't scared of Pharaoh's anger—he kept going with his eyes fixed on the invisible God.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܒܩܗ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܚܡܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܤܝܒܪ ܐܝܟ ܗܘ ܕܚܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܐ |
28 Trusting in God he observed the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroying angel would not touch the Israelites.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܥܒܕ ܦܨܚܐ ܘܪܤܤ ܕܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܡܚܒܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ |
29 Trusting in God the Israelites crossed the Red Sea as if it were dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do the same they were drowned.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܥܒܪܘ ܝܡܐ ܕܤܘܦ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܝܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܒܗ ܐܬܒܠܥܘ ܡܨܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܪܚܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ |
30 Trusting in God, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the walls fell down.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܕܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܢܦܠܘ ܡܢ ܕܐܬܟܪܟܘ ܫܒܥܐ ܝܘܡܝܢ |
31 Trusting in God, Rahab the prostitute didn't die with those who rejected God, because she had welcomed the Israelite spies in peace.
| ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܪܚܒ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܒܕܬ ܥܡ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܬܡܥܘ ܕܩܒܠܬ ܠܓܫܘܫܐ ܒܫܠܡܐ |
32 What other examples should I give? I don't have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; about David, Samuel, and the prophets.
| ܘܡܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܡܪ ܙܥܘܪ ܗܘ ܠܝ ܓܝܪ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܐܫܬܥܐ ܥܠ ܓܕܥܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܒܪܩ ܘܥܠ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܬܚ ܘܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܠ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܘܥܠ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܢܒܝܐ |
33 Because of their trust in God they conquered kingdoms, did what was good and right, received God's promises, shut the mouths of lions,
| ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܙܟܘ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܦܠܚܘ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܘܩܒܠܘ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܘܤܟܪܘ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܝܘܬܐ |
34 put out blazing fires, escaped being killed by the sword, were weak but made strong, did mighty deeds in war, and routed enemy armies.
| ܘܕܥܟܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܘܐܬܦܨܝܘ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܤܝܦܐ ܘܐܬܚܝܠܘ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܘܗܘܘ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܒܩܪܒܐ ܘܤܚܦܘ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ |
35 Women were given their dead family members back through resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to compromise and be pardoned, because they wanted to be part of a better resurrection.
| ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܢܫܐ ܒܢܝܗܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܒܫܢܕܐ ܡܝܬܘ ܘܠܐ ܤܟܝܘ ܠܡܬܦܨܝܘ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ |
36 Yet others suffered insults and whippings; they were put in chains and imprisoned.
| ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܒܙܚܐ ܘܠܢܓܕܐ ܥܠܘ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܐܤܘܪܐ ܘܠܚܒܘܫܝܐ ܐܫܬܠܡܘ |
37 Some were stoned, cut in pieces, tempted, killed by the sword. Some dressed in sheepskins and goatskins: destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
| ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܬܪܓܡܘ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܬܢܤܪܘ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܤܝܦܐ ܡܝܬܘ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܬܟܪܟܘ ܟܕ ܠܒܝܫܝܢ ܡܫܟܐ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܘܕܥܙܐ ܘܤܢܝܩܝܢ ܘܐܠܝܨܝܢ ܘܡܛܪܦܝܢ |
38 The world was not worthy to have such people who wandered in the deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the ground.
| ܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܛܥܝܐ ܒܚܘܪܒܐ ܘܒܛܘܪܐ ܘܒܡܥܪܐ ܘܒܦܥܪܝܗ ܕܐܪܥܐ |
39 All of these people, even though they had God's approval, didn't receive what God had promised.
| ܘܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܗܘܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܩܒܠܘ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ |
40 God has given us something even better, so that they can't be complete without us.
| ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܡ ܚܪ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܠܐ ܒܠܥܕܝܢ ܢܬܓܡܪܘܢ |
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
