Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see.
Vera pa je trdno pričakovanje tistega, kar se upa, dokaz stvarî, katere se ne vidijo.
2 For by this, the people of old were attested.
V tej namreč so starejši pričanje prejeli.
3 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)
Po veri umemo, da so svetovi osnovani bili po besedi Božji, tako da ni iz prikazujočega se postalo, kar je vidno. (aiōn g165)
4 By faith, Hevel 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.
Po veri je daroval Abelj Bogu boljšo žrtev mimo Kajna, po kateri je bil izpričan za pravičnega, ker je Bog sam pričal po darovih, in po njej se še o mrtvem govori.
5 By faith, Hanokh 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.
Po veri je bil Enoh umaknen, da ni videl smrti "in ni ga bilo najti, ker ga je bil Bog umaknil." Kajti pred umaknenjem svojim dobil je pričanje, "da je Bogu po volji."
6 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.
Brez vere pa je nemogoče biti po volji; kajti verovati je treba njemu, kateri se bliža Bogu, da je in da postane plačevalec njim, ki ga iščejo.
7 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.
Po veri je napravil Noe, na povelje, za to, kar se ni še videlo, v strahu Božjem skrinjo v rešenje hiše svoje; po njej je obsodil svet, in je postal dedič pravice po veri.
8 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.
Po veri je slušal Abraham poklican, naj izide v kraj, katerega je imel dobiti v dedščino, in izšel je ne vedoč, kam ide.
9 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.
Po veri je bival v deželi obljube kakor tuji, stanujoč v šatorih z Izakom in Jakobom sodedičema iste obljube.
10 For he looked for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Kajti čakal je mesta imajočega podstave, katerega zidar in stvarnik je Bog.
11 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.
Po veri je tudi sama Sara zadobila moč ustanoviti seme in rodila je, zunaj pravega časa starosti, ker je za zvestega imela njega, ki je bil obljubil.
12 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.
Zato jih je tudi od enega, in to umrlega, rodilo se kakor zvezd na nebu po številu, in kakor peska ob bregu morja bez števila.
13 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 foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.
Poleg vere so umrli ti vsi, ko niso prejeli obljub; temuč videli so jih od daleč, in prepričani bili in pozdravili jih in spoznali, da so tujci in priseljenci na zemlji.
14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
Kateri namreč tako govoré, naznanjajo, da iščejo domovine.
15 If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
In ko bi se bili spominjali one, iz katere so bili izšli, imeli bi bili čas obrniti se;
16 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.
Sedaj pa hrepené po boljši, to je, nebeški; zato se jih Bog ne sramuje imenovati se njih Boga; pripravil jim je namreč mesto.
17 By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;
Po veri je daroval Abraham Izaka izkušan, in edinorojenca je daroval on, ki je bil prejel obljube, kateremu se je govorilo:
18 even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your descendants be called;"
"V Izaku se ti bode imenovalo seme;"
19 concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
Ker je pomislil, da more Bog tudi od mrtvih zbujati, od koder ga je tudi po priliki odnesel.
20 By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
Po veri o prihodnjosti je Izak blagoslovil Jakoba in Ezava.
21 By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and bowed over the top of his staff.
Po veri je Jakob umirajoč blagoslovil slehernega izmed sinov Jožefovih in: "molil je na konci palice njegove."
22 By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones.
Po veri je Jožef umirajoč spominjal se izhoda sinov Izraelovih in naročal za kosti svoje.
23 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.
Po veri so Mojzesa rojenega roditelji skrivali tri mesece, ker so videli, da je dete zalo; in niso se bali ukaza kraljevega.
24 By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Po veri je Mojzes, ko je bil velik postal, branil se imenovan biti sin hčere Faraonove,
25 choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;
Ker je raji hotel zlo trpeti z ljudstvom Božjim, nego imeti začasen užitek od greha;
26 considering the abuse suffered for the Messiah greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
Ker je imel sramoto Kristusovo za večje bogastvo nad zaklade v Egiptu; kajti oziral se je v povračilo.
27 By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Po veri je zapustil Egipt, ne boječ se jeze kraljeve; stanoviten namreč je bil, kakor da bi videl nevidnega.
28 By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
Po veri je napravil pasho in polivanje s krvjo, da bi moritelj ne dotaknil se njih prvorojencev.
29 By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
Po veri so pregazili rudeče morje kakor po suhem; Egipčani pa poskusivši to bili so pogoltneni.
30 By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.
Po veri je palo zidovje Jerihovo, okroženo sedem dnî.
31 By faith, Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
Po veri Rahab kurba ni poginila z nevernimi, sprejemši oglednike v miru.
32 What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;
In kaj še govorim? Časa namreč mi bode primanjkovalo, ko bi pripovedoval o Gedeonu, Baraku in Samsonu in Jeftaji, Davidu in Samuelu in prerokih;
33 who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Kateri so po veri zmagovali kraljestva, delali pravico, dobivali obljube, levom žrela našili;
34 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.
Ognja moč gasili, meča osti ubežavali, od bolezni ozdravevali, junaki v vojski postajali, napade odbijali tujcev.
35 Women received their dead by resurrection. And others were tortured, not accepting the payment for release, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
Žene so dobivale po vstajenji mrtve svoje; drugi pa so bili mučeni, in niso sprejemali oproščenja, da zadobé boljše vstajenje;
36 Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
Drugi pa so poskusili zasramovanje in bičanje, in pa vezî in ječe;
37 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
Bili so kamenjani, razrezani, izkušani, umrli so v smrti z mečem; hodili so v ovčjih, v kozjih kožah, v potrebi, v stiskah in težavah;
38 (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
(Njih ni bil vreden svet), po puščavah tavajoč in gorah in brlogih in podzemeljskih jamah.
39 These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise,
In vsi ti, pričanje prejemši po veri, niso dobili obljube,
40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Ker je bil Bog nekaj boljšega pred videl za nas, da bi se ne popolnili brez nas.
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