Hepelū 11
1 Ko eni, ko e tui ko e tuʻunga ia ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻamanaki lelei ki ai, ko e fakamoʻoni ʻoe ngaahi meʻa taʻehāmai.
Now faith is a well-grounded assurance of that for which we hope, and a conviction of the reality of things which we do not see.
2 He ko ia naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he mātuʻa ʻae ongoongolelei.
For by it the saints of old won God's approval.
3 Ko e tui ʻoku tau ʻilo ai naʻe fakatupu ʻae ngaahi maama ʻe he folofola ʻae ʻOtua, ko ia ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻilo [ni ]naʻe ʻikai ke fakatupu ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa naʻe hā mai. (aiōn g165)
Through faith we understand that the worlds came into being, and still exist, at the command of God, so that what is seen does not owe its existence to that which is visible. (aiōn g165)
4 Ko e tui naʻe ʻatu ai ʻe ʻEpeli ki he ʻOtua ʻae feilaulau lelei hake ʻia Keini, ko ia naʻa ne maʻu ai ʻae fakamoʻoni kuo fakatonuhia ia, ko e fakamoʻoni ʻe he ʻOtua ki heʻene ngaahi foaki: pea ʻoku ne kei leaʻaki ia ka kuo mate ia.
Through faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain did, and through this faith he obtained testimony that he was righteous, God giving the testimony by accepting his gifts; and through it, though he is dead, he still speaks.
5 Ko e tui naʻe hiki ai ʻa ʻInoke, ke ʻoua naʻa hoko kiate ia ʻae mate; pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ia, koeʻuhi kuo hiki ia ʻe he ʻOtua: he naʻe teʻeki fai hono hiki, kuo ne maʻu ʻae fakamoʻoni ki heʻene fakafiemālieʻi ʻae ʻOtua.
Through faith Enoch was taken from the earth so that he did not see death, and he could not be found, because God had taken him; for before he was taken we have evidence that he truly pleased God.
6 Ka ʻi he taʻemaʻu ʻae tui ʻoku ʻikai mafai hono fakafiemālieʻi: he ko ia ʻoku haʻu ki he ʻOtua, ʻoku totonu ke ne tui ʻoku ai ia, pea ʻoku ne totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi lahi kiate ia.
But where there is no faith it is impossible truly to please Him; for the man who draws near to God must believe that there is a God and that He proves Himself a rewarder of those who earnestly try to find Him.
7 Ko e tui ʻa Noa, kuo hili hono valokiʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ki he ngaahi meʻa teʻeki hā mai, naʻe manavahē ai ia, pea ne faʻu ʻae vaka ke fakamoʻui ai hono fale; ko ia naʻa ne fakahā ai hono kovi ʻoe maama ko ia, pea ne lavaʻi ai ʻae fakatonuhia ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he tui.
Through faith Noah, being divinely taught about things as yet unseen, reverently gave heed and built an ark for the safety of his family, and by this act he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which depends on faith.
8 Ko e tui naʻe talangofua ai ʻa ʻEpalahame, ʻi hono ui ia ke ʻalu atu ki ha potu te ne maʻu ʻamui ko e nofoʻanga; pea naʻa ne fononga atu, ʻo ʻikai te ne ʻilo pe ko ʻene ʻalu ki fē.
Through faith Abraham, upon being called to leave home and go into a land which he was soon to receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going to.
9 Ko e tui naʻa ne ʻāunofo ai ʻi he fonua ʻoe talaʻofa, ʻo hangē ha fonua taʻekau ia ki ai, ʻonau nonofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki fakataha mo ʻAisake mo Sēkope, ʻonau kau fakataha ʻi he talaʻofa pe ko ia:
Through faith he came and made his home for a time in a land which had been promised to him, as if in a foreign country, living in tents together with Isaac and Jacob, sharers with him in the same promise;
10 He naʻe ʻamanaki ʻe ia ki ha kolo kuo ai hono ngaahi tuʻunga, ʻaia naʻe langa mo ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtua.
for he continually looked forward to the city which has the foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 Ko e tui naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Sela ʻae mālohi ke tuituʻia ai ia, pea fanauʻi ʻe ia ʻae tama ka kuo lahi ʻene motuʻa, he naʻa ne pehē, ʻoku moʻoni ia ʻaia kuo fakaʻilo.
Through faith even Sarah herself received strength to become a mother--although she was past the time of life for this--because she judged Him faithful who had given the promise.
12 Ko ia naʻe tupu ai mei he tokotaha, pea hangē ia ko ha mate, ʻae tokolahi ke tatau mo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe langi, pea hangē ko e ʻoneʻone ʻi he matātahi ʻoku taʻefaʻalaua.
And thus there sprang from one man, and him practically dead, a nation like the stars of the sky in number, and like the sands on the sea shore which cannot be counted.
13 Naʻe mate ʻakinautolu ni kotoa pē ʻi he tui, ʻo ʻikai ke nau lavaʻi ʻae ngaahi talaʻofa, ka naʻa nau mamata mamaʻo atu, mo ʻilo pau ki ai, ʻo fāʻufua ia, ʻonau fakahā ko e kau muli mo e kau ʻāunofo ʻakinautolu ʻi he māmani.
All these died in the possession of faith. They had not received the promised blessings, but had seen them from a distance and had greeted them, and had acknowledged themselves to be foreigners and strangers here on earth;
14 He ko kinautolu ʻoku lea pehē, ʻoku nau fakahā totonu, ʻoku nau kumi ha fonua.
for men who acknowledge this make it manifest that they are seeking elsewhere a country of their own.
15 Pea ko e moʻoni, ka ne nau tokanga ki he [fonua ]ko ia naʻa nau haʻu mei ai, pehē, ne faingofua pe ʻenau toe foki atu.
And if they had cherished the remembrance of the country they had left, they would have found an opportunity to return;
16 Ka ko eni ʻoku nau holi ki he [fonua ]lelei lahi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he langi: ko ia kuo ʻikai mā ʻae ʻOtua ʻi hono ui ia ko honau ʻOtua: he kuo ne teuteu ʻae kolo moʻonautolu.
but, as it is, we see them eager for a better land, that is to say, a heavenly one. For this reason God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has now prepared a city for them.
17 Ko e tui naʻe feilaulau ʻaki ai ʻe ʻEpalahame ʻa ʻAisake, ʻi hono ʻahiʻahiʻi: ʻio, ko ia ne ne maʻu ʻae ngaahi talaʻofa, naʻa ne feilaulau ʻaki hono [foha ]pe taha naʻe fakatupu,
Through faith Abraham, as soon as God put him to the test, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had joyfully welcomed the promises was on the point of sacrificing his only son
18 ʻAia naʻe pehē ki ai, “Ko ʻAisake ʻe mei ai ho hako:”
with regard to whom he had been told, "It is through Isaac that your posterity shall be traced."
19 ʻO ne ʻilo, ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe he ʻOtua hono fokotuʻu mei he mate; pea naʻa ne maʻu ia mei ai foki ʻi he fakatātā.
For he reckoned that God is even able to raise a man up from among the dead, and, figuratively speaking, it was from among the dead that he received Isaac again.
20 Ko e tui ne tāpuaki ai ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope mo ʻIsoa ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko mai.
Through faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even in connexion with things soon to come.
21 Ko e tui ʻa Sēkope, ʻi heʻene teu ke mate, naʻa ne hū mo tāpuaki ai ʻae ongo foha ʻo Siosefa, ʻi heʻene faʻaki ki hono tokotoko.
Through faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and, leaning on the top of his staff, worshipped God.
22 Ko e tui ʻa Siosefa, ʻi heʻene teu ke mate, naʻa ne lea ai ki he ʻalu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; ʻo ne tuku ʻae fekau koeʻuhi ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoʻona.
Through faith Joseph, when he was near his end, made mention of the departure of the descendants of Israel, and gave orders about his own body.
23 Ko e tui naʻe fufū ai ʻa Mōsese ʻe heʻene mātuʻa, ʻi he māhina ʻe tolu, koeʻuhi naʻa nau ʻilo ko e tamasiʻi fakaʻofoʻofa ia; pea naʻe ʻikai te na manavahē ki he fekau ʻae tuʻi.
Through faith the child Moses was hid for three months by his parents, because they saw his rare beauty; and the king's edict had no terror for them.
24 Ko e tui ʻa Mōsese naʻa ne liʻaki ai, ʻi heʻene lahi, hono ui ia ko e tama ʻae ʻofefine ʻo Felo;
Through faith Moses, when he grew to manhood, refused to be known as Pharaoh's daughter's son,
25 ʻO ne fili muʻa ke ne kātaki ʻae mamahi fakataha mo e kakai ʻae ʻOtua, ʻi heʻene maʻu ʻae fiefia ʻoe angahala ʻo fuoloa siʻi;
having determined to endure ill-treatment along with the people of God rather than enjoy the short-lived pleasures of sin;
26 ʻO ne lau ʻae manuki koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi ko e koloa lahi hake ia ʻi he koloa ʻo ʻIsipite: he naʻe sio fakamamaʻu ia ki he totongi.
because he deemed the reproaches which he might meet with in the service of the Christ to be greater riches than all the treasures of Egypt; for he fixed his gaze on the coming reward.
27 Ko e tui naʻa ne liʻaki ai ʻa ʻIsipite, ʻo ʻikai manavahē ki he houhau ʻae tuʻi: he naʻa ne fakakukafi, ʻo hangē ʻoku ne mamata kiate ia ʻoku taʻehāmai.
Through faith he left Egypt, not being frightened by the king's anger; for he held on his course as seeing the unseen One.
28 Ko e tui naʻa ne fai ai ʻa e [feilaulau ʻoe ]Lakaatu, mo e luluku ʻoe toto, telia naʻa ala kiate kinautolu ʻaia naʻa ne fakaʻauha ʻae ʻuluaki fānau.
Through faith he instituted the Passover, and the sprinkling with blood so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites.
29 Ko e tui naʻa nau ʻalu ai ʻi he Tahi kulokula ʻo hangē ʻi he mōmoa: ʻaia naʻe ʻahiʻahi ke fai ʻe he kakai ʻIsipite, pea lōmaki ai ʻakinautolu.
Through faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing over dry land, but the Egyptians, when they tried to do the same, were swallowed up.
30 Ko e tui naʻe holo ai ʻae ngaahi ʻa ʻo Seliko, ʻi he hili hono takatakai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu.
Through faith the walls of Jericho fell to the ground after being surrounded for seven days.
31 Ko e tui naʻe ʻikai ʻauha ai ʻa Lehapi, ko e fefine feʻauaki, fakataha mo kinautolu naʻe ʻikai tui, ko ʻene tali lelei pe ʻae kau mataki.
Through faith the notorious sinner Rahab did not perish along with the disobedient, for she had welcomed the spies and had sheltered them.
32 Pea ko e hā mo ʻeku lea ʻe fai? Koeʻuhi ʻe tuai ʻaupito ʻo kau ka lau kia Kitione, mo Pelaki, mo Samisoni, mo Sefita; mo Tevita foki, mo Samuela, mo e kau palōfita:
And why need I say more? For time will fail me if I tell the story of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, and of David and Samuel and the Prophets;
33 ʻAkinautolu naʻe fakavaivai ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga ʻi he tui, mo fai māʻoniʻoni, mo lavaʻi ʻae ngaahi talaʻofa, mo tāpuni ʻae ngutu ʻoe fanga laione,
men who, as the result of faith, conquered whole kingdoms, brought about true justice, obtained promises from God, stopped lions' mouths,
34 ʻO fuʻifuʻi ʻae kakaha ʻoe afi, pea hao ʻi he mata ʻoe heletā, pea fakamālohiʻi ʻi [heʻenau ]vaivai, naʻa nau lototoʻa ʻi he tau, pea nau tulia ʻae ngaahi matatau ʻoe kakai muli.
deprived fire of its power, escaped being killed by the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put to flight foreign armies.
35 Naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau fefine ʻenau mate kuo fokotuʻu moʻui: pea naʻe fakamamahi ʻae niʻihi, ʻo ʻikai te nau tali ʻae fakahaofia; kaekehe kenau lavaʻi ʻae toetuʻu lelei hake:
Women received back their dear ones alive from the dead; and others were put to death with torture, refusing the deliverance offered to them--that they might secure a better resurrection.
36 Pea naʻe tō ki he niʻihi ʻae ʻahiʻahi ʻoe ngaahi manuki mo e kauʻimaea, ʻio, ʻoe ngaahi haʻi mo e nofo fale fakapōpula:
Others again were tested by cruel mockery and by scourging; yes, and by chains and imprisonment.
37 Naʻe tolongaki ʻaki ʻae maka ʻakinautolu, naʻe kilisi ʻo fahiua ʻakinautolu, naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi, naʻe tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻae heletā: naʻa nau ʻalu fano ʻi he kiliʻi sipi mo e kiliʻi kosi; kuo masiva, kuo mamahi, kuo ngaohikoviʻi;
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried by temptation, they were killed with the sword. They went from place to place in sheepskins or goatskins, enduring want, oppression and cruelty.
38 (ʻAkinautolu naʻe ʻikai taau mo māmani ke maʻu: ) naʻa nau ʻalu fano ʻi he ngaahi toafa, mo e ngaahi moʻunga, pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻana mo e luo ʻoe kelekele.
(They were men of whom the world was not worthy.) They wandered across deserts and mountains, or hid themselves in caves and in holes in the ground.
39 Pea ko e tui naʻe maʻu ai ʻekinautolu ni kotoa pē ʻae ongoongolelei, ka naʻe ʻikai lavaʻi ʻae talaʻofa:
And although by their faith all these people won God's approval, none of them received the fulfilment of His great promise;
40 Ko e meʻa ʻi he teuteu ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae meʻa lelei hake moʻotautolu, ke ʻoua naʻa fakahaohaoa ʻakinautolu taʻekau ai ʻakitautolu.
for God had provided for them and us something better, so that apart from us they were not to attain to full blessedness.
