¹Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

¹¶ Na, ko te whakapono, he whakapumautanga i nga mea e tumanakohia atu ana, he whakakitenga i nga mea kahore nei e kitea.

²For by it the elders obtained a good report.

²Na konei hoki nga kaumatua i korerotia paitia ai.

³Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

³Na te whakapono i matau ai tatou he mea hanga nga ao e te kupu a te Atua, a, ko nga mea e tirohia atu nei kihai i puta ake i roto i nga mea e kitea ana.

⁴By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

⁴¶ Na te whakapono i pai ake ai i ta Kaina te patunga tapu i tapaea e Apera ki te Atua, na tena hoki i whakaatu tona tika, i whakaatu hoki te Atua mo ana whakahere; na tena ano ia i whai kupu ai, ahakoa mate.

⁵By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

⁵Na te whakapono a Enoka i kawea ketia ai, te kite i te mate; na kahore ia i kitea, no te mea kua kawea ketia ia e te Atua; i mua atu hoki i tona kawenga ketanga i whakaaturia mai ia, e ahuareka ana te Atua ki a ia.

⁶But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

⁶Ki te kahore hoki he whakapono, e kore e taea he mea e ahuareka mai ai ia: ki te haere hoki tetahi ki te Atua, me whakapono ko ia ano tenei ko te Atua, e homai ana e ia he utu ki te hunga e ata rapu ana i a ia.

⁷By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

⁷Na te whakapono a Noa, i tona whakamaharatanga e te Atua ki nga mea kahore i kitea noatia, i oho ai, he wehi ki te Atua, a hanga ana e ia te aaka hei whakaora mo tona whare; he whakataunga tena nana i te he ki te ao, a uru ana ki te tika o te wha kapono.

⁸By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

⁸Na te whakapono a Aperahama i ngohengohe ai, i tona karangatanga kia haere ki te wahi meake riro i a ia hei kainga; a haere ana ia, te matau ki te wahi e haere ai ia.

⁹By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

⁹Na te whakapono ia i noho manene ai ki te whenua i whakaaria mai, he whenua tangata ke ano ki a ia, a noho teneti ana ia, ratou ko Ihaka, ko Hakopa, ona hoa kua uru tahi nei ratou ki taua mea i whakaaria mai ra:

¹⁰For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

¹⁰I tatari hoki ia ki te pa whai turanga, ko te Atua nei te kaihanga, te kaimahi.

¹¹Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

¹¹Me Hera ano hoki, na te whakapono ia i whai kaha ai, i hapu ai, a whanau ana tana tama i te mea kua taka ke ona tau; i mahara hoki ia he pono ta te kaiwhakaari mai.

¹²Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

¹²Na, whanau ake i te kotahi, he tangata ano hoki ia kua whakatupapakutia ki enei mea, me te mea ko nga whetu o te rangi te tini, koia ano kei te onepu i te taha o te moana e kore nei e taea te tatau.

¹³These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

¹³I mate katoa enei i runga i te whakapono, kihai i whiwhi ki nga mea i whakaaria mai ra, engari he mea kite atu na ratou i tawhiti, a whakaponohia atu ana e ratou, awhitia atu ana, whakaae ana ratou he manene ratou, he noho noa iho i runga i te w henua.

¹⁴For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

¹⁴Ko te hunga hoki he penei a ratou korero, e whakakite pu ana ratou he whenua tupu ta ratou e rapu nei.

¹⁵And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

¹⁵Me i mahara hoki ratou ki taua kainga i haere mai nei ratou i reira, penei kua atea he hokinga atu mo ratou:

¹⁶But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

¹⁶Tena ko tenei e hiahia ana ratou ki tetahi kainga pai ake, ki tera i te rangi: koia te Atua te whakama ai ki a ratou, kia kiia ko to ratou Atua; kua rite hoki i a ia tetahi pa mo ratou.

¹⁷By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

¹⁷Na te whakapono a Aperahama i tapae ai i a Ihaka, i tona whakamatautauranga; ae ra, ko te tangata i a ia nei nga kupu whakaari, tapaea ana e ia tana huatahi,

¹⁸Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

¹⁸Mona nei te kupu, Kei a Ihaka he huanga mo tau whanau:

¹⁹Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

¹⁹I whakaaro hoki ia, ahakoa i roto nei ano i te hunga mate, e taea ia e te Atua te whakaara ake; a riro mai ana ia i reira, he mea whakaahua.

²⁰By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

²⁰Na te whakapono ta Ihaka kupu manaaki mo Hakopa raua ko Ehau; he meatanga ki nga mea o muri nei.

²¹By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

²¹Na te whakapono a Hakopa, i a ia ka tata te mate, i manaaki ai i nga tama tokorua a Hohepa; a koropiko ana i runga i tana tokotoko.

²²By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

²²Na te whakapono a Hohepa, i a ia e whakahemohemo ana i whakahua ai i te haerenga mai o nga tamariki a Iharaira; i whakatakoto tikanga ai mo ona wheua.

²³By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

²³Na te whakapono a Mohi, i tona whanautanga, i huna ai e ona matua e toru nga marama, i kite hoki raua he tamaiti ataahua ia; kihai hoki raua i mataku ki te ture a te kingi.

²⁴By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

²⁴Na te whakapono a Mohi, i tona kaumatuatanga, kihai i pai kia kiia he tama na te tamahine a Parao;

²⁵Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

²⁵Ki tana hoki, ko te mamae tahi me ta te Atua iwi, he mea pai ke atu i nga ahuareka o te hara kia riro mo tetahi wa:

²⁶Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

²⁶Ki tona whakaaro, ko te tawainga mo te Karaiti, he taonga nui ke atu i nga taonga o Ihipa; i titiro atu hoki ia ki te utu ka homai.

²⁷By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

²⁷Na te whakapono ia i haere atu ai i Ihipa, kihai hoki i mataku i te riri a te kingi: i u tonu hoki ia, he titiro nona ki te Atua e kore nei e kitea.

²⁸Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

²⁸Na te whakapono ia i whakarite ai i te kapenga, i te ringihanga toto, kei pa ki a ratou te kaiwhakamate i nga whanau matamua.

²⁹By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

²⁹Na te whakapono ratou i haere ai ra te Moana Whero me te mea e na runga ana i te whenua maroke; a, i te whakamatauranga a nga Ihipiana, ki te pera horomia ake ratou.

³⁰By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

³⁰Na te whakapono nga taiepa o Heriko i whenuku ai, i te mea e whitu nga ra e taiawhiotia ana.

³¹By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

³¹Na te whakapono a Rahapa, te wahine kairua, i kore ai e whakangaromia ngatahitia me te hunga whakaponokore, mona i whakamanuhiri i nga tutei i runga i te rangimarie.

³²And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

³²¶ Kia pehea ake ano hoki aku korero? e kore hoki e ranea te taima hei korerotanga maku i nga mea a Kiriona, a Paraka, a Hamahona, a Iepeta, a Rawiri, a Hamuera, a nga poropiti:

³³Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.

³³Na te whakapono nei i hinga ai i a ratou nga rangatiratanga, i mahia ai e ratou te tika, i whiwhi ai ratou ki nga mea i whakaaria mai i mua, i tutakina ai e ratou nga waha o nga raiona,

³⁴Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

³⁴I tineia ai e ratou te kaha o te ahi, i mawhiti ai i te mata o te hoari, i haere atu ai i te ngoikore ki te kaha, i meinga ai kia kaha i te whawhaitanga, whati ana i a ratou nga taua a nga tauiwi.

³⁵Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

³⁵Riro ana i nga wahine a ratou tupapaku, he mea whakaara ake: ko etahi i whakamamaetia, kihai ano i whakaae atu kia whakaorangia; kia whiwhi ai ratou ki te whakaarahanga pai ke atu:

³⁶And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

³⁶Ko etahi i whakamatau i nga tawainga, i nga whiunga, i nga mekameka ano hoki, i te whare herehere.

³⁷They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

³⁷I akina ratou ki te kohatu, i wahia ki te kani, i whakawaia, i mate i te patunga a te hoari: i haereere ratou, he hiako hipi te kakahu, he hiako koati; he hunga rawakore ratou, e tukinotia ana, e whakatupuria kinotia ana;

³⁸(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁸Kihai nei te ao i pai mo ratou: atiutiu noa ana ratou i waenga tahora, i nga maunga, i nga ana, i nga poka o te whenua.

³⁹And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

³⁹Na pai tonu te korero mo enei katoa, he mea na te whakapono, heoi kihai ratou i whiwhi ki te mea i whakaaria mai:

⁴⁰God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

⁴⁰Kua whakaaroa wawetia hoki e te Atua tetahi mea pai atu mo tatou, kei tino tika ratou i te mea kahore nei tatou.