عِبرانِيّين 11

١ 1 أَمَّا الإِيمَانُ، فَهُوَ الثِّقَةُ بِمَا نَرْجُوهُ، وَالاقْتِنَاعُ بِأَنَّ مَا لاَ نَرَاهُ مَوْجُودٌ حَقّاً.

NOW faith is the realizing confidence of the things hoped for, and the demonstration of things unseen:

٢ 2 بِهَذَا الإِيمَانِ، كَسَبَ رِجَالُ اللهِ قَدِيماً شَهَادَةً حَسَنَةً أَمَامَ اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ.

for thereby the ancients obtained a testimony of approbation.

٣ 3 وَعَنْ طَرِيقِ الإِيمَانِ، نُدْرِكُ أَنَّ الْكَوْنَ كُلَّهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْوُجُودِ بِكَلِمَةِ أَمْرٍ مِنَ اللهِ. حَتَّى إِنَّ عَالَمَنَا الْمَنْظُورَ، قَدْ تَكَوَّنَ مِنْ أُمُورٍ غَيْرِ مَنْظُورَةٍ! (aiōn g165)

By faith we understand that the worlds were exactly formed by the word of God, so that the visible objects were not made out of things which now appear. (aiōn g165)

٤ 4 بِالإِيمَانِ، قَدَّمَ هَابِيلُ لِلهِ ذَبِيحَةً أَفْضَلَ مِنْ تِلْكَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَهَا قَايِينُ. وَعَلَى ذَلِكَ الأَسَاسِ، شَهِدَ اللهُ بِأَنَّ هَابِيلَ بَارٌّ، إِذْ قَبِلَ التَّقْدِمَةَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَهَا لَهُ. وَمَعَ أَنَّ هَابِيلَ مَاتَ قَتْلاً، فَإِنَّهُ مَازَالَ الآنَ يُلَقِّنُنَا الْعِبَرَ بِإِيمَانِهِ.

By faith Abel offered unto God a sacrifice of more excellence than Cain, by which he received a testimony that he was a righteous man, God bearing witness upon his gifts: and by this, though dead, he still speaketh.

٥ 5 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، انْتَقَلَ أَخْنُوخُ إِلَى حَضْرَةِ اللهِ دُونَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ. وَقَدِ اخْتَفَى مِنْ عَلَى هَذِهِ الأَرْضِ لأَنَّ اللهَ أَخَذَهُ إِلَيْهِ. وَقَبْلَ حُدُوثِ ذلِكَ، شُهِدَ لَهُ بِأَنَّهُ قَدْ أَرْضَى اللهَ.

By faith Enoch was translated, so as not to see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he was recorded to have been acceptable to God.

٦ 6 فَمِنَ الْمُسْتَحِيلِ إِرْضَاءَ اللهِ بِدُونِ إِيمَانٍ. إِذْ إِنَّ مَنْ يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللهِ، لاَبُدَّ لَهُ أَنْ يُؤْمِنَ بِأَنَّهُ مَوْجُودٌ، وَبِأَنَّهُ يُكَافِئُ الَّذِينَ يَسْعَوْنَ إِلَيْهِ.

But without faith it is impossible to be acceptable; for he must believe, who cometh unto God, that he exists, and is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.

٧ 7 وَبِالإِيمَانِ نُوحٌ، لَمَّا أَنْذَرَهُ اللهُ عَنْ طَرِيقِ الْوَحْيِ بِالطُّوفَانِ الآتِي، دَفَعَهُ خَوْفُ اللهِ إِلَى بِنَاءِ سَفِينَةٍ ضَخْمَةٍ كَانَتْ وَسِيلَةَ النَّجَاةِ لَهُ وَلِعَائِلَتِهِ، مَعَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ رَأَى طُوفَاناً مِنْ قَبْلُ. وَبِعَمَلِهِ هَذَا، حَكَمَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِ وَأَصْبَحَ وَارِثاً لِلْبِرِّ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ.

By faith Noah, being divinely warned respecting things not yet seen, filled with reverential awe, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

٨ 8 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، لَبَّى إِبْرَاهِيمُ دَعْوَةَ اللهِ، فَتَرَكَ وَطَنَهُ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَرْضٍ أُخْرَى وَعَدَهُ اللهُ بِأَنْ يُوَرِّثَهُ إِيَّاهَا. وَلَمَّا خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ، لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ أَيْنَ يَتَوَجَّهُ.

By faith Abraham, called to go forth unto a place which he should in future obtain as an heritage, obeyed; and he went forth, not knowing whither he was going.

٩ 9 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، كَانَ يَرْحَلُ كَالْغَرِيبِ مِنْ مَكَانٍ إِلَى آخَرَ فِي الأَرْضِ الَّتِي وَعَدَهُ اللهُ بِهَا، وَكَأَنَّهَا أَرْضٌ غَرِيبَةٌ. وَكَانَ يَسْكُنُ فِي الْخِيَامِ مَعَ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ، شَرِيكَيْهِ فِي إِرْثِ الْوَعْدِ عَيْنِهِ.

By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.

١٠ 10 فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْتَظِرُ الانْتِقَالَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ السَّمَاوِيَّةِ ذَاتِ الأُسُسِ الثَّابِتَةِ، الَّتِي صَانِعُهَا وَبَانِيهَا هُوَ اللهُ.

For he expected a city having foundations, of which God is the planner and architect.

١١ 11 وَبِالإِيمَانِ أَيْضاً، نَالَتْ سَارَةُ زَوْجَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قُدْرَةً عَلَى الإِنْجَابِ، فَوَلَدَتِ ابْناً مَعَ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ قَدْ جَاوَزَتْ سِنَّ الْحَمْلِ. وَذَلِكَ لأَنَّهَا آمَنَتْ بِأَنَّ اللهَ، الَّذِي وَعَدَهَا بِذَلِكَ، لاَبُدَّ أَنْ يُحَقِّقَ وَعْدَهُ.

By faith also that very Sarah, who was barren, received ability for the conception of seed, and past the usual time of life brought forth a child, because she accounted that he who promised it, would be true to his promise.

١٢ 12 وَهكَذَا وُلِدَ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَقَدْ كَانَ مَيِّتاً مِنْ حَيْثُ الْقُدْرَةُ عَلَى الإِنْجَابِ، شَعْبٌ كَبِيرٌ «كَنُجُومِ الْفَضَاءِ عَدَداً، وَكَالرَّمْلِ الَّذِي عَلَى شَطِّ الْبَحْرِ، لاَ يُحْصَى».

Wherefore even from one person, and he become dead in respect to these matters, there sprang a race, as the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sand, which is on the shore of the sea, innumerable.

١٣ 13 هَؤُلاَءِ جَمِيعاً، حَافَظُوا عَلَى إِيمَانِهِمْ إِلَى النِّهَايَةِ. وَمَاتُوا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَحَقَّقَ وُعُودُ اللهِ لَهُمْ فِي أَثْنَاءِ حَيَاتِهِمْ. وَلَكِنَّهُمْ رَأَوْهَا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، وَتَوَقَّعُوا تَحْقِيقَهَا كَامِلَةً فِي الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ. وَإِذْ آمَنُوا بِتِلْكَ الْوُعُودِ الإِلَهِيَّةِ اعْتَرَفُوا بِأَنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا إِلاَّ غُرَبَاءَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَزُورُونَهَا زِيَارَةً عَابِرَةً.

All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but beholding them at a great distance, though believing and embracing them, and confessing that they were strangers and sojourners in the land.

١٤ 14 وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ ذَلِك، يُوْضِحُونَ أَنَّ عُيُونَهُمْ عَلَى وَطَنِهِمِ الْحَقِيقِيِّ.

Now they who speak thus, shew evidently that they are in earnest search of their native country.

١٥ 15 وَلَوْ تَذَكَّرُوا الْوَطَنَ الأَرْضِيَّ الَّذِي هَجَرُوهُ، لاَغْتَنَمُوا الْفُرْصَةَ وَعَادُوا إِلَيْهِ.

And if indeed they had fixed their minds on that from whence they had gone forth, they might have had opportunity to go back to it again.

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنْ، لاَ، فَهُمُ الآنَ يَتَطَلَّعُونَ إِلَى وَطَنٍ أَفْضَلَ، أَيِ الْوَطَنِ السَّمَاوِيِّ. بِسَبَبِ إِيمَانِهِمْ هَذَا لاَ يَسْتَحِي اللهُ أَنْ يُدْعَى إِلَهَهُمْ، فَهُوَ قَدْ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ مَدِينَةً!

But now their longing desires are after a better country, that is, the heavenly one: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared a city for them.

١٧ 17 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَيْضاً، لَمَّا امْتَحَنَهُ اللهُ، قَدَّمَ إِسْحَاقَ ابْنَهُ. فَإِنَّهُ، إِذْ قَبِلَ وُعُودَ اللهِ، قَدَّمَ ابْنَهُ الْوَحِيدَ ذَبِيحَةً،

By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promise, presented in sacrifice his only begotten son,

١٨ 18 مَعَ أَنَّ اللهَ قَالَ لَهُ: «بِإِسْحَاقَ سَوْفَ يَكُونُ لَكَ نَسْلٌ يَحْمِلُ اسْمَكَ!»

unto whom it had been said, “That by Isaac shall there be a seed bearing thy name:”

١٩ 19 فَقَدْ آمَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِأَنَّ اللهَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى إِقَامَةِ إِسْحَاقَ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ. وَالْوَاقِعُ أَنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ اسْتَعَادَ ابْنَهُ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ، عَلَى سَبِيلِ الْمِثَالِ أَوِ الرَّمْزِ.

reasoning that God was able to raise him up again, even from the dead; from whence also figuratively he had received him.

٢٠ 20 بِالإِيمَانِ، بَارَكَ إِسْحَاقُ يَعْقُوبَ وَعِيسُو.

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau with regard to future things.

٢١ 21 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، بَارَكَ يَعْقُوبُ، قُبَيْلَ مَوْتِهِ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنِ ابْنَيْ يُوسُفَ، وَسَجَدَ مُتَوَكِّئاً عَلَى رَأْسِ عَصَاهُ.

By faith, dying Jacob blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and bowed down in adoration upon the top of his staff.

٢٢ 22 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، اسْتَنَدَ يُوسُفُ عَلَى وَعْدِ اللهِ بِإِخْرَاجِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بِلاَدِ مِصْرَ، فَتَرَكَ وَصِيَّةً بِأَنْ يَنْقُلُوا رُفَاتَهُ مَعَهُمْ.

By faith Joseph, approaching his end, made mention of the children of Israel’s departure thence; and gave a charge respecting his bones.

٢٣ 23 بِالإِيمَانِ مُوسَى خَبَّأهُ وَالِدَاه حَتَّى صَارَ عُمْرُهُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ، لأَنَّهُمَا رَأَيَاهُ طِفْلاً جَمِيلاً، وَلَمْ يَخَافَا الْمَرْسُومَ الَّذِي أَصْدَرَهُ الْمَلِكُ.

By faith Moses, after he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child singularly beautiful; and they were not intimidated by the command of the king.

٢٤ 24 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، مُوسَى نَفْسُهُ، لَمَّا كَبِرَ، رَفَضَ أَنْ يُدْعَى ابْناً لاِبْنَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ.

By faith Moses, when he became a grown man, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;

٢٥ 25 بَلِ اخْتَارَ أَنْ يتَحَمَّلَ الْمَذَلَّةَ مَعَ شَعْبِ اللهِ، بَدَلاً مِنَ التَّمَتُّعِ الْوَقْتِيِّ بِلَذَّاتِ الْخَطِيئَةِ.

choosing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God, than to have a temporary fruition of sin;

٢٦ 26 فَقَدِ اعْتَبَرَ أَنَّ عَارَ الْمَسِيحِ، هُوَ ثَرْوَةٌ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ كُنُوزِ مِصْرَ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَتَطَلَّعُ إِلَى الْمُكَافَأَةِ.

esteeming the reproach of Christ riches greater than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked earnestly to the recompence of reward.

٢٧ 27 بِالإِيمَانِ، تَرَكَ أَرْضَ مِصْرَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ خَائِفٍ مِنْ غَضَبِ الْمَلِكِ. فَقَدْ مَضَى فِي تَنْفِيذِ قَرَارِهِ، كَأَنَّهُ يَرَى بِجَانِبِهِ اللهَ غَيْرَ الْمَنْظُورِ.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not intimidated by the wrath of the king: for he boldly persisted, as seeing the invisible Jehovah.

٢٨ 28 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، أَقَامَ الْفِصْحَ وَرَشَّ الدَّمَ، لِكَيْ لاَ يَمَسَّ مُهْلِكُ الأَبْكَارِ أَحَداً مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ شَعْبِهِ.

By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them.

٢٩ 29 بِالإِيمَانِ اجْتَازَ الشَّعْبُ فِي الْبَحْرِ الأَحْمَرِ كَأَنَّهُ أَرْضٌ يَابِسَةٌ. أَمَّا الْمِصْرِيُّونَ، فَإِذْ حَاوَلُوا ذَلِكَ غَرِقُوا!

By faith they passed through the Red sea, as on dry ground; which the Egyptians attempting to do were swallowed up.

٣٠ 30 بِالإِيمَانِ انْهَارَتْ أَسْوَارُ مَدِينَةِ أَرِيحَا، بَعْدَمَا دَارَ الشَّعْبُ حَوْلَهَا لِمُدَّةِ سَبْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after being circled round seven days.

٣١ 31 وَجَزَاءً لِلإِيمَانِ، نَجَتْ رَاحَابُ الزَّانِيَةُ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ الْمُحَتَّمِ مَعَ الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ، بَعْدَمَا اسْتَقْبَلَتِ الْجَاسُوسَيْنِ بِسَلاَمٍ.

By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with those who were infidels, having received the spies in peace.

٣٢ 32 وَهَلْ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ بَعْدُ لِمَزِيدٍ مِنَ الأَمْثِلَةِ؟ إِنَّ الْوَقْتَ لاَ يَتَّسِعُ لِي حَتَّى أَسْرُدَ أَخْبَارَ الإِيمَانِ عَنْ: جِدْعُونَ وَبَارَاقَ وَشَمْشُونَ وَيَفْتَاحَ وَدَاوُدَ وَصَمُوئِيلَ وَالأَنْبِيَاءِ.

And what more shall I say: for the time would fail me if I should make a narration concerning Gideon, and Barac, and Sampson, and Jephtha, and David, and Samuel, and the prophets:

٣٣ 33 فَبِالإِيمَانِ، تَغَلَّبَ هؤُلاَءِ عَلَى مَمَالِكِ الأَعْدَاءِ، وَحَكَمُوا حُكْماً عَادِلاً وَنَالُوا مَا وَعَدَهُمْ بِهِ اللهُ. وَبِهِ، سَدُّوا أَفْوَاهَ الأُسُودِ،

who by faith vanquished kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

٣٤ 34 وَأَبْطَلُوا قُوَّةَ النَّارِ، وَنَجَوْا مِنَ الْمَوْتِ قَتْلاً بِالسَّيْفِ. وَبِهِ أَيْضاً نَالُوا القُوَّةَ بَعْدَ ضَعْفٍ، فَصَارُوا أَشِدَّاءَ فِي الْمَعَارِكِ، وَرَدُّوا جُيُوشاً غَرِيبَةً عَلَى أَعْقَابِهَا.

extinguished the force of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, they were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in battle, routed the armies of aliens.

٣٥ 35 وَبِالإِيمَانِ، اسْتَرْجَعَتْ بَعْضُ النِّسَاءِ أَمْوَاتَهُنَّ بَعْدَمَا أُعِيدُوا إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ. وَبِهِ، تَحَمَّلَ كَثِيرُونَ الْعَذَابَ وَالضَّرْبَ، وَمَاتُوا رَافِضِينَ النَّجَاةَ لِعِلْمِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ سَوْفَ يَقُومُونَ إِلَى حَيَاةٍ أَفْضَلَ.

Women received by a resurrection their dead: but others were tortured, not accepting a release; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

٣٦ 36 وَكَثِيرُونَ غَيْرُهُمْ تَحَمَّلُوا الْمُحَاكَمَاتِ الظَّالِمَةَ تَحْتَ الإِهَانَةِ وَالْجَلْدِ، وَالإِلْقَاءَ فِي السُّجُونِ مُقَيَّدِينَ بِالسَّلاَسِلِ.

and others had trials of mockeries and whippings, yea and farther of chains and imprisonment:

٣٧ 37 وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ حُوكِمُوا فَمَاتُوا رَجْماً بِالْحِجَارَةِ، أَوْ نَشْراً بِالْمِنْشَارِ، أَوْ ذَبْحاً بِالسَّيْفِ. وَبَعْضُهُمْ، تَشَرَّدُوا مُتَسَتِّرِينَ بِجُلُودِ الْغَنَمِ وَالْمِعْزَى، يُعَانُونَ مِنَ الْحَاجَةِ وَالضِّيقِ وَالظُّلْمِ،

they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they experienced the severest trials, they were slain by the edge of the sword: they went about wrapped in skins of sheep and goats, destitute of all things, pressed down with afflictions, suffering all kind of misery;

٣٨ 38 وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الْعَالَمُ يَسْتَحِقُّهُمْ، تَائِهِينَ فِي الْبَرَارِي وَالْجِبَالِ وَالْمَغَاوِرِ وَالْكُهُوفِ.

of whom the world was not worthy: they wandered up and down in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens, and caverns of the earth.

٣٩ 39 إِنَّ هؤُلاَءِ لَمْ يَحْصُلُوا جَمِيعاً عَلَى تَحْقِيقِ كُلِّ مَا وَعَدَهُمُ اللهُ بِهِ، مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ حَاصِلُونَ عَلَى شَهَادَةٍ حَسَنَةٍ مِنْ جِهَةِ الإِيمَانِ.

And these all though having obtained a testimony by faith, received not the promise:

٤٠ 40 وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ سَبَقَ فَأَعَدَّ لَنَا مَا هُوَ أَفْضَلُ، وَذَلِكَ حَتَّى لاَ يُكَمَّلُوا بِمَعْزِلٍ عَنَّا.

God having provided for us something better, that without us they should not attain to perfection.

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh