Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see.
Vera je torej zagotovilo stvarem, v katere upamo, dokaz nevidnih stvari.
2 For by this, the people of old were attested.
Kajti po njej so starešine dosegli dober glas.
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 razumemo, da so bili svetovi zasnovani po Božji besedi, tako da stvari, ki so vidne, niso bile narejene iz stvari, ki se kažejo. (aiōn g165)
4 By faith, Abel 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 Abel Bogu daroval odličnejšo žrtev kakor Kajn, s katero je dosegel pričevanje, da je bil pravičen, ker je Bog pričeval o njegovih darovih; in po njih, čeprav mrtev, še vedno govori.
5 By faith, Enoch 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 Henoh prestavljen, da ne bi videl smrti; in ni ga bilo najti, ker ga je Bog prestavil, kajti pred njegovo prestavitvijo je imel to pričevanje, da je ugajal Bogu.
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.
Toda brez vere mu je nemogoče ugajati, kajti kdor prihaja k Bogu, mora verovati, da on je in da je nagrajevalec teh, ki ga marljivo 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 Noe, ki je bil posvarjen od Boga, o še nevidenih stvareh, prevzet s strahom, pripravil barko za rešitev svoje hiše, po kateri je obsodil svet in postal dedič pravičnosti, ki je 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 Abraham ubogal, ko je bil poklican, da gre ven, na kraj, ki naj bi ga kasneje prejel v dediščino; in odšel je ven, ne vedoč kam je šel.
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 se je mudil v obljubljeni deželi kot v tuji deželi in prebival v šotorih z Izakom in Jakobom, z njim sodedičema iste obljube;
10 For he looked for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
kajti iskal je mesto, ki ima temelje, katerega graditelj in izdelovalec 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.
Preko vere je tudi sama Sara prejela moč, da spočne seme in rodila otroka, ko je bila čez starost, ker je tega, ki je obljubil, precenila zvestega.
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.
Zatorej jih je izšlo celó iz enega in skoraj mrtvega, tako velika množica kakor zvezd neba in kakor peska, ki je brezštevilen ob morski obali.
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.
Vsi ti so umrli v veri in niso prejeli obljub, vendar so jih videli od daleč in bili prepričani o njih in jih sprejeli ter priznali, da so bili tujci in romarji na zemlji.
14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
Kajti tisti, ki govorijo takšne stvari, odkrito razglašajo, da iščejo domovino.
15 If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
In resnično, če bi razmišljali o tej domovini, od koder so izšli, bi mogoče imeli priložnost, da se vrnejo.
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.
Toda odslej si želijo boljšo domovino, to je, nebeško. Zato Bog ni osramočen, da se imenuje njihov Bog, kajti zanje je pripravil 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 Abraham, ko je bil preizkušan, daroval Izaka. In on, ki je prejel obljube, je daroval svojega edinorojenega sina,
18 even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your descendants be called;"
o katerem je bilo rečeno: ›Da se bo tvoje seme imenovalo po Izaku, ‹
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 menil, da ga je bil Bog zmožen obuditi celó od mrtvih; od koder ga je po podobi tudi prejel.
20 By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
Po veri je, glede na stvari, ki pridejo, 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, ko je umiral, blagoslovil oba Jožefova sinova, in oboževal oprt na vrh svoje palice.
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, ko je umiral, naredil omembo odhoda Izraelovih otrok in dal zapoved glede svojih kosti.
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, ko je bil rojen, njegovi starši tri mesece skrivali, ker so videli, da je bil čeden otrok, in se niso bali kraljeve zapovedi.
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 prišel v leta, odklonil, da bi bil imenovan sin faraonove hčere;
25 choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;
raje si je izbral, da z Božjimi ljudmi trpi stisko, kakor da nekaj časa uživa zadovoljstva greha;
26 considering the abuse suffered for the Messiah greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
Kristusovo grajanje je cenil za večja bogastva kakor zaklade v Egiptu, kajti imel je spoštovanje do povračila nagrade.
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 in se ni bal kraljevega besa, kajti vztrajal je, kakor [bi] zrl tistega, ki je neviden.
28 By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
Prek vere je praznoval pasho in škropljenje s krvjo, da se jih ne bi dotaknil tisti, ki je uničil prvorojence.
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 šli skozi Rdeče morje, kakor po kopni zemlji, kar so poskušali storiti Egipčani, [pa] so bili utopljeni.
30 By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.
Po veri so padli dol zidovi Jerihe, potem ko so jo obkrožali sedem dni.
31 By faith, Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
Po veri pocestnica Rahába, ko je v miru sprejela oglednika, ni umrla s temi, ki niso verovali.
32 And what more should I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;
In kaj naj še rečem? Kajti zmanjkalo bi mi časa, da vam povem o Gideónu in o Baráku in o Samsonu in o Jefteju; tudi o Davidu in Samuelu ter o prerokih,
33 who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
ki so po veri podjarmljali kraljestva, izvrševali pravičnost, dosegali obljube, mašili gobce levom,
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.
gasili silovitost ognja, pobegnili rezilu meča, iz slabosti postajali močni, v boju postajali hrabri, vojske neznancev obračali v beg.
35 Women received their dead by resurrection. And others were tortured, not accepting the payment for release, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
Ženske so ponovno prejemale svoje mrtve, dvignjene v življenje. Drugi pa so bili mučeni, ker niso sprejeli osvoboditve; da bi lahko dosegli boljše vstajenje;
36 Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
in drugi so imeli preizkušnjo krutih zasmehovanj ter bičanj, da, poleg tega vezi in ujetništvo.
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 kamnani, bili so žagani narazen, bili so skušani, bili so umorjeni z mečem. Okoli so tavali v ovčjih in kozjih kožah; bili so v pomanjkanju, užaloščeni, mučeni
38 (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
(katerih svet ni bil vreden). Tavali so po puščavah in po gorah in po brlogih in zemeljskih votlinah.
39 These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise,
In vsi ti, ki so prek vere dosegli dober glas, niso prejeli obljube,
40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
kajti Bog je za nas priskrbel neko boljšo stvar, da oni ne bi postali popolni brez nas.
