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

¹Vera pa je trdno pričakovanje tistega, kar upamo, uverjenje o stvareh, ki jih ne vidimo.

²For by it the elders obtained a good report.

²Po njej so namreč predniki prejeli pričanje.

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.

³Po veri umemo, da so bili svetovi osnovani po besedi Božji, tako da ni iz prikazujočega se postalo, kar je sedaj vidno.

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.

⁴Po veri je daroval Abel Bogu boljšo žrtev mimo Kajna; po njej je bil izpričan za pravičnega, ker je Bog sam pričal o njegovih darovih, in po njej govori še, dasi je umrl.

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.

⁵Po veri je bil Enoh umaknjen, da ni videl smrti, in „ni ga bilo najti, ker ga je Bog umaknil“; kajti preden je bil umaknjen, je dobil pričanje, da „je Bogu po volji“.

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.

⁶Brez vere pa je nemogoče biti Bogu po volji; kajti kdor se bliža Bogu, mora verovati, da je Bog in da bo plačevalec tistim, ki ga iščejo.

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.

⁷Po veri je prejel Noe vest po tem, kar se še ni videlo, in boječ se, je napravil barko v rešenje hiše svoje; po njej je obsodil svet in postal dedič pravičnosti, ki je po veri.

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.

⁸Po veri je slušal Abraham, ko je bil poklican, naj odide v kraj, ki ga je imel dobiti v dediščino, in odšel je, ne vedoč, kam pride.

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:

⁹Po veri se je preselil v deželo obljube kakor v tujino in stanoval v šatorih z Izakom in Jakobom, sodedičema iste obljube;

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

¹⁰čakal je namreč mesta, stoječega na trdnih temeljih, katerega zidar in stvarnik je Bog.

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.

¹¹Po veri je tudi sama Sara zadobila moč, ustanoviti zarod, in je rodila zunaj prave dobe starosti, ker je za zvestega imela njega, ki je bil obljubil.

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.

¹²Zato se jih je tudi od enega, in to takega, čigar telo je bilo omrtvelo, rodilo mnogo kakor zvezd na nebu in brez števila kakor peska ob morskem bregu.

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.

¹³V veri so umrli ti vsi in niso prejeli izpolnitve obljub, temuč so jih od daleč gledali, jih pozdravljali in pripoznavali, da so tujci in priseljenci na zemlji.

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

¹⁴Kateri namreč tako govore, kažejo, da iščejo domovine.

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

¹⁵In ko bi se bili spominjali tiste, iz katere so bili izšli, bi bili imeli časa povrniti se.

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.

¹⁶Sedaj pa hrepene po boljši, to je po nebeški domovini. Zato se jih Bog ne sramuje, imenovati se njih Boga; zakaj pripravil jim je mesto.

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

¹⁷Po veri je daroval Abraham Izaka, ko je bil izkušan, in edinorojenca je daroval on, ki je bil sprejel obljube,

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

¹⁸kateremu se je govorilo: „V Izaku se ti bo imenovalo seme“,

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

¹⁹ker je pomislil, da more Bog zbujati tudi iz mrtvih; zaradi tega ga je tudi prejel kakor od mrtvih obujenega [Ali: odkoder ga je tudi prejel v priliki.].

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

²⁰Po veri je blagoslovil Izak Jakoba in Ezava tudi za prihodnjost.

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

²¹Po veri je Jakob umiraje blagoslovil obadva sinova Jožefova in „je molil, sklonjen ob vrh palice svoje“.

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

²²Po veri je Jožef na smrtni postelji spominjal na izhod sinov Izraelovih in je naročal za kosti svoje.

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.

²³Po veri so Mojzesa, ko je bil rojen, njegovi roditelji skrivali tri mesece, ker so videli, da je dete zalo, in niso se bali ukaza kraljevega.

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

²⁴Po veri se je Mojzes, ko je bil odrastel, branil imenovan biti sin hčere Faraonove,

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

²⁵ker je rajši hotel zlo trpeti z ljudstvom Božjim nego imeti začasen užitek od greha,

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

²⁶in je imel sramoto Kristusovo za večje bogastvo nad zaklade egiptovske: kajti gledal je na povračilo.

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

²⁷Po veri je zapustil Egipt, ne boječ se jeze kraljeve; stanoviten je bil namreč, kakor da bi videl Nevidnega.

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

²⁸Po veri je napravil velikonočno jagnje in škropljenje s krvjo, da bi se moritelj ne dotaknil njih prvorojencev.

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

²⁹Po veri so Izraelci prešli Rdeče morje kakor po suhem; Egipčani pa so bili, poskusivši to, pogoltnjeni.

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

³⁰Po veri je padlo zidovje Jeriha po sedemdnevnem obkroževanju.

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

³¹Po veri nečistnica Rahab ni poginila z nevernimi, ker je sprejela oglednike v miru.

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:

³²In kaj bi še govoril? Časa namreč mi bo primanjkalo, ko bi pripovedoval o Gideonu, Baraku in Samsonu in Jefteju, Davidu in Samuelu in prorokih,

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

³³ki so po veri premagovali kraljestva, izvrševali pravičnost, dobivali obljube, mašili levom žrela,

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.

³⁴gasili ognja moč, ubežavali osti meča, v slabosti prejemali moč, junaki postajali v vojski, odbijali napade tujcev;

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

³⁵žene so dobivale mrtve svoje od mrtvih obujene; drugi pa so bili mučeni in niso marali oproščenja, da zadobe boljše vstajenje;

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

³⁶drugi pa so trpeli zasramovanje in bičanje, vrhu tega pa spone in ječe;

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;

³⁷bili so kamenani, izkušani, razrezani, umrli so smrti z mečem; hodili so v ovčjih in kozjih kožah, v potrebi, v stiskah in težavah

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

³⁸(njih ni bil svet vreden!), po puščavah tavajoč in po gorah in brlogih in podzemeljskih jamah.

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

³⁹In vsi ti, dobivši pričanje po veri, niso prejeli izpolnitve obljube,ker je bil Bog nekaj boljšega določil za nas, da bi oni ne dosegli popolnosti brez nas.

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

⁴⁰ker je bil Bog nekaj boljšega določil za nas, da bi oni ne dosegli popolnosti brez nas.