Hebreerne 11
1 Men tru er full vissa um det som ein vonar, yvertyding um ting som ein ikkje ser.
Faith is the realization of things hoped for – the proof of things not seen.
2 For på grunn av henne fekk dei gamle godt vitnemål.
And it was for faith that the people of old were renowned.
3 Ved tru skynar me at verdi er fullførd ved Guds ord, so det som vert set, ikkje vart til av det synlege. (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 Ved tru bar Abel fram for Gud eit betre offer enn Kain; ved henne fekk han det vitnemål at han var rettferdig, med di Gud vitna um gåvorne hans, og ved henne talar han enno, etter han er daud.
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 Ved tru vart Enok burtrykt, so han ikkje skulde sjå dauden, «og han vart ikkje funnen, av di Gud hadde rykt honom burt.» For fyrr han vart burtrykt, fekk han det vitnemål at han tektest Gud;
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 men utan tru er det umogelegt å tekkjast Gud; for den som vil koma til Gud, må tru at han er til, og at han løner deim som søkjer honom.
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 Ved tru var det Noah, då Gud varsla honom um det som ein ikkje såg endå, med heilag otte bygde ei ark til frelsa for sitt hus; ved henne fordømde han verdi og vart erving til den rettferd som er av tru.
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 Ved tru var Abraham lydug då han vart kalla, so han gjekk til den staden han skulde få til arv; og han tok ut, endå han ikkje visste kvar han skulde koma.
It was faith that enabled Abraham to obey the call that he received, and to set out for the place which he was afterward to obtain as his own; and he set out not knowing where he was going.
9 Ved tru busette han seg som utlending i det landet som var honom lova, liksom i eit framandt land, og budde i tjeld saman med Isak og Jakob, som var medervingar til den same lovnaden;
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 for han venta på byen med dei faste grunnvollarne, som Gud er byggmeister og skapar til.
For he was looking for the city with the sure foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 Ved tru fekk og Sara kraft til å grunnleggja ei ætt, og det trass i alderen sin, for ho heldt honom for trufast som hadde lova det.
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 Difor vart det og av ein, og det ein utlivd, avla so mange som stjernorne på himmelen og som sanden på havsens strand, som ingen kann telja.
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 I tru døydde alle desse, utan dei hadde nått det som var lova; men dei såg det langt burte, og helsa det og sanna at dei var framande og utlendingar på jordi.
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 For dei som segjer slikt, dei syner at dei søkjer eit fedreland.
Those who speak like this show plainly that they are seeking their homeland.
15 Og dersom dei hadde tenkt på det som dei kom ifrå, so hadde dei havt tid til å fara dit att;
If they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they could have found opportunities to return.
16 men no stundar dei etter eit betre, det er eit himmelsk; difor skjemmest ikkje Gud ved deim, ved å kallast deira Gud; for han hev bygt ein by ferdig åt deim.
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 Ved tru ofra Abraham Isak, då han vart freista, ja, sin einborne ofra han som hadde fenge lovnaderne,
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 han som det var sagt til: «Etter Isak skal ætti di heita.»
of whom it had been said – ‘It is through Isaac that there will be descendants to bear your name.’
19 For han tenkte at Gud var megtig endå til å vekkja upp ifrå dei daude, og han fekk honom liksom att derifrå.
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 Ved tru velsigna Isak Jakob og Esau med syn på det som skulde koma.
It was faith that enabled Isaac to bless Jacob and Esau, even with regard to the future.
21 Ved tru velsigna Jakob døyande kvar ein av Josefs søner og tilbad, bøygd yver knappen på staven sin.
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 Ved tru tala Josef på sitt siste um at Israels born skulde ganga ut, og gav påbod um beini sine.
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 Ved tru vart Moses, då han var fødd, gøymd av foreldri sine i tri månader, av di dei såg at det var so vænt eit barn, og dei var ikkje rædde for kongens bod.
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 Ved tru vilde Moses, då han vart stor, ikkje kallast dotterson til Farao,
It was faith that caused Moses, when he was grown up, to refuse the title of ‘son of a daughter of Pharaoh.’
25 og valde heller å lida vondt saman med Guds folk, enn å hava ei stuttvarug njoting av syndi,
He preferred sharing the hardships of God’s people to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.
26 då han heldt Kristi vanære for større rikdom enn Egyptarlands skattar; for han såg fram til løni.
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 Ved tru forlet han Egyptarland, urædd for kongens vreide; for han heldt ut som um han såg den usynlege.
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 Ved tru heldt han påsken med utrenning av blodet, so tynaren ikkje skulde røra deira fyrstefødde.
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 Ved tru gjekk dei gjenom Raudehavet liksom yver turt land; men då egyptarane freista på det same, drukna dei.
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 Ved tru fall Jerikos murar, då dei hadde gjenge kring deim i sju dagar.
Faith caused the walls of Jericho to fall after being encircled for seven days.
31 Ved tru slapp skjøkja Rahab å ganga under med dei vantruande, då ho hadde teke imot spæjarane med fred.
Faith saved Rahab, the prostitute, from perishing with the unbelievers, after she had entertained the spies with friendliness.
32 Og kvi talar eg meir? Tidi vilde verta meg for stutt, um eg skulde fortelja um Gideon og Barak og Samson og Jefta, um David og Samuel og profetarne,
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 som ved tru sigra yver kongerike, heldt uppe rettferd, vann lovnader, tepte gapet på løvor,
By their faith they subdued kingdoms, ruled righteously, gained the fulfillment of God’s promises, shut the mouths of lions,
34 sløkte elds magt, slapp undan sverds egg, vart sterke att etter sjukdom, vart velduge i strid, fekk fiendeherar til å vika.
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 Kvinnor fekk sine daude att med di dei stod upp; andre vart utspana til pinsla med di dei ikkje vilde taka imot utløysing, so dei kunde vinna ei herlegare uppstoda;
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 andre fekk røyna spotting og hudflengjing, ja endå til band og fengsel.
Others had to face taunts and blows, and even chains and imprisonment.
37 Dei vart steina, gjenomsaga, freista, dei vart drepne med sverd, dei flakka ikring i sauskinn og geitskinn, leid naud og trengsla og hard medferd -
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 dei som verdi ikkje var verd, drivande um i øydemarker og fjell og holor og jordklufter.
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 Og endå alle desse fekk vitnemål for si tru, nådde dei ikkje lovnaden,
Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God’s promise;
40 etter di Gud fyreåt hadde set ut noko betre for oss, so dei ikkje skulde verta fullkomne utan oss.
since God had in view some better thing for us, so that they would only reach perfection together with us.
