Vēstule Ebrējiem 11
1 Bet ticība ir paļaušanās uz lietām, kas cerējamas, un pārliecināšanās par lietām, kas neredzamas.
Faith is the realisation of things hoped for – the proof of things not seen.
2 Jo caur to tie vecaji liecību ir dabūjuši.
And it was for faith that the people of old were renowned.
3 Caur ticību mēs noprotam, ka pasaule ir radīta caur Dieva vārdu, tā ka tās redzamās lietas nav cēlušās no redzamām. (aiōn g165)
Faith enables us to perceive that the universe was created at the bidding of God – so that we know that what we see was not made out of visible things. (aiōn g165)
4 Caur ticību Ābels Dievam lielāku upuri ir pienesis nekā Kains: caur to viņš liecību ir dabūjis, ka viņš taisns, kad Dievs par viņa dāvanām liecināja; un caur to viņš vēl runā, jebšu miris.
Faith made the sacrifice which Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain’s, and won him renown as a righteous man, God himself establishing his renown by accepting his gifts; and it is by the example of his faith that Abel, though dead, still speaks.
5 Caur ticību Enohs ir aizņemts, tā ka nāvi neredzēja; un viņš netapa atrasts, tāpēc ka Dievs viņu bija aizņēmis; jo pirms viņš tapa aizņemts, viņš liecību ir dabūjis, ka viņš Dievam paticis.
Faith led to Enoch’s removal from earth, so that he might not experience death. “He could not be found because God had removed him.” For, before his removal, he was renowned as having pleased God;
6 Bet bez ticības nevar Dievam patikt; jo kas pie Dieva nāk, tam būs ticēt, ka Viņš ir un ka būs atmaksātājs tiem, kas Viņu meklē.
but without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who seek for him.
7 Caur ticību Noa, no Dieva par to pamācīts, kas nebija redzams, Dievu bīdamies to šķirstu ir uzcirtis savam namam par izglābšanu; caur to viņš pasauli ir notiesājis un iemantojis to taisnību, kas nāk caur ticību.
It was faith that enabled Noah, after he had received the divine warning about what could not then be foreseen, to build, in reverent obedience, an ark in which to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world, and became possessed of that righteousness which follows on faith.
8 Caur ticību Ābrahāms aicināts ir paklausījis un izgājis uz to vietu, ko tam bija mantot, un viņš ir izgājis, nezinādams, kur nonākšot.
It was faith that enabled Abraham to obey the call that he received, and to set out for the place which he was afterwards to obtain as his own; and he set out not knowing where he was going.
9 Caur ticību viņš mājojis tai apsolītā zemē tā kā svešā, un teltīs dzīvojis ar Īzaku un Jēkabu, kas bija tās pašas apsolīšanas līdzmantinieki.
It was faith that made him go to live as an emigrant in the promised land – as in a strange country – living there in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who shared the promise with him.
10 Jo viņš gaidīja to pilsētu, kam stipri pamati un kam cēlējs un uztaisītājs pats Dievs.
For he was looking for the city with the sure foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 Caur ticību arī tā pati Sāra spēku dabūjusi, grūta tapt, un dzemdējusi pāri par laiku savā vecumā, jo viņa To turēja par uzticīgu, kas to bija apsolījis.
Again, it was faith that enabled Sarah to conceive (though she was past the age for childbearing), because she felt sure that he who had given her the promise would not fail her.
12 Tādēļ arī no viena, un no tā paša izdēdējušā, ir dzimuši tik daudz kā debess zvaigznes un kā smiltis jūrmalā, kas neskaitāmas.
And so from one man – and that when his powers were dead – there sprang a people as numerous “as the stars in the heavens or the countless grains of sand on the shore.”
13 Šie visi ir miruši iekš ticības un to, kas bija apsolīts, nav panākuši, bet no tālienes redzējuši un ar mieru bijuši un apliecinājuši, ka viņi esot virs zemes viesi un svešinieki.
All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only foreigners and strangers on the earth.
14 Jo tie, kas tādas lietas runā, rāda, ka tie tēva zemi meklē.
Those who speak like this show plainly that they are seeking their homeland.
15 Un ja tie būtu prātā turējuši to, no kuras bija izgājuši, tad tiem būtu bijis laiks, atpakaļ griezties.
If they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they could have found opportunities to return.
16 Bet nu tie ilgojās pēc vienas labākas, proti debešķīgas; tāpēc Dievs viņu dēļ nekaunas saukties viņu Dievs, jo Viņš tiem pilsētu ir sataisījis.
But no, they were longing for a better, a heavenly, land! And therefore God was not ashamed to be called their God; indeed he had already prepared them a city.
17 Caur ticību Ābrahāms, kad tapa pārbaudīts, ir upurējis to Īzaku un atnesis to vienpiedzimušo, lai gan tas tās apsolīšanas bija dabūjis,
It was faith that enabled Abraham, when put to the test, to offer Isaac as a sacrifice – he who had received the promises offering up his only son,
18 Un uz to bija sacīts: iekš Īzaka tev dzimums taps dēvēts;
of whom it had been said – “It is through Isaac that there will be descendants to bear your name.”
19 Jo viņš domāja, ka Dievs spēcīgs arī no miroņiem uzmodināt; tādēļ viņš to arī kā priekšzīmi atdabūja.
For he argued that God was even able to raise a man from the dead – and indeed, figuratively speaking, Abraham did receive Isaac back from the dead.
20 Caur ticību Īzaks Jēkabu un Ēsavu ir svētījis par nākamām lietām.
It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to the future.
21 Caur ticību Jēkabs mirdams katru no Jāzepa dēliem ir svētījis, un ir Dievu pielūdzis, noliecies pār sava zižļa galu.
Faith enabled Jacob, when dying, to give his blessing to each of the sons of Joseph, and “to bow himself in worship as he leant on the top of his staff.”
22 Caur ticību Jāzeps mirdams ir sludinājis par Israēla bērnu iziešanu un ir devis pavēli par saviem kauliem.
Faith caused Joseph, when his end was near, to speak of the future migration of the Israelites, and to give instructions with regard to his bones.
23 Caur ticību Mozus, kad bija piedzimis, tapa apslēpts trīs mēnešus no saviem vecākiem, tādēļ ka tie redzēja, viņu esam krāšņu bērniņu. Un tie nebijās par ķēniņa pavēli.
Faith caused the parents of Moses to hide the child for three months after his birth, for they saw that he was a beautiful child; and they would not respect the king’s order.
24 Caur ticību Mozus, kad bija liels palicis, liedzās saukties par Faraona meitas dēlu,
It was faith that caused Moses, when he was grown up, to refuse the title of “son of a daughter of Pharaoh.”
25 Un labāki gribēja ļaunu ciest ar Dieva ļaudīm, nekā uz īsu laiku baudīt grēka laimi,
He preferred sharing the hardships of God’s people to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.
26 Un turēja Kristus negodu par lielāku bagātību nekā visas Ēģiptes mantas; jo viņš skatījās uz to algu.
For he counted “the reproaches that are heaped on the Christ” of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, looking forward, as he did, to the reward awaiting him.
27 Caur ticību viņš atstāja Ēģipti, nebīdamies no ķēniņa dusmības; jo viņš pastāvīgi turējās pie tā, kas nebija redzams, tā kā viņš to redzētu.
Faith caused him to leave Egypt, though undaunted by the king’s anger, for he was strengthened in his endurance by the vision of the invisible God.
28 Caur ticību viņš turēja to Pasa un to aplaistīšanu ar asinīm, ka tas pirmdzimušo maitātājs tos neaiztiktu.
Faith led him to institute the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the Destroyer might not touch the eldest children of the Israelites.
29 Caur ticību tie gāja caur sarkano jūru tā kā pa sausumu, ko ēģiptieši arī raudzījuši un noslīkuši.
Faith enabled the people to cross the Red Sea, as if it had been dry land, while the Egyptians, when they attempted to do so, were drowned.
30 Caur ticību Jērikus mūri ir sagruvuši, kad tie septiņas dienas bija apstāti.
Faith caused the walls of Jericho to fall after being encircled for seven days.
31 Caur ticību tā mauka Rahaba nav pazudusi līdz ar tiem neticīgiem, kad viņa tos izlūkus ar mieru bija uzņēmusi.
Faith saved Rahab, the prostitute, from perishing with the unbelievers, after she had entertained the spies with friendliness.
32 Un ko lai vēl vairāk saku? Man pietrūktu laika, kad es stāstītu par Gideonu un Baraku un Simsonu un Jeftu un Dāvidu un Samuēli un tiem praviešiem,
Need I add anything more? Time would fail me if I attempted to relate the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, and those of David, Samuel, and the prophets.
33 Kas caur ticību ķēniņu valstis ir uzvarējuši, taisnību darījuši, apsolīšanas panākuši, lauvu rīkles aizbāzuši,
By their faith they subdued kingdoms, ruled righteously, gained the fulfilment of God’s promises, shut the mouths of lions,
34 Uguns spēku izdzēsuši, zobena asmenim izbēguši, atspirgušies no vājības, karā vareni tapuši, svešu kara spēku uz bēgšanu spieduši;
quelled the fury of the flames, escaped the edge of the sword, found strength in the hour of weakness, displayed their prowess in war, and routed hostile armies.
35 Sievas savus mirušos caur augšāmcelšanos ir atdabūjušas, un citi grūti ir mocīti un to izglābšanu nav pieņēmuši, lai labāku augšāmcelšanos dabūtu.
Women received back their dead raised to life. Some were tortured on the wheel, and refused release in order that they might rise to a better life.
36 Un citi mēdīšanas un pātagas ir cietuši un arī saites un cietumu,
Others had to face taunts and blows, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 Ar akmeņiem ir nomētāti, ar zāģiem sagriezti, sadedzināti, caur zobenu nomaitāti, avju un kazu ādās viņi apkārt gājuši, atstāti, mocīti, bēdināti;
They were stoned to death, they were tortured, they were swan asunder, they were put to the sword; they wandered about clothed in the skins of sheep or goats, destitute, persecuted, ill-used –
38 (Kuru pasaule nebija vērta) tuksnešos maldījušies un kalnos un alās un zemes bedrēs.
people of whom the world was not worthy – roaming in lonely places, and on the mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
39 Un šiem visiem caur ticību liecība ir bijusi, un tie nav panākuši, kas tiem bija solīts,
Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfilment of God’s promise;
40 Tādēļ ka Dievs priekš mums ko labāku papriekš bija izredzējis, ka tie netaptu pilnīgi bez mums.
since God had in view some better thing for us, so that they would only reach perfection together with us.
