¹Now faith is assurance of [things] hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

¹Kaj la fido estas realigo de esperatajxoj, provado de aferoj ne vidataj.

²For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

²CXar per tio la antikvuloj ricevis bonan ateston.

³By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.

³Per la fido ni komprenas, ke la mondagxoj estas kreitaj per vorto de Dio, tiel ke tio, kio estas vidata, ne estas farita el aperantajxoj.

⁴By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.

⁴Per la fido Habel oferis al Dio pli bonan oferon ol Kain, per kio li ricevis ateston, ke li estas justa, cxar Dio atestis pri liaj donacoj; kaj per gxi li, mortinte, ankoraux parolas.

⁵By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

⁵Per la fido HXanohx estis transportita, por ne vidi morton; kaj li ne estis trovata, cxar Dio lin transportis; cxar antaux lia transporto estis atestite pri li, ke li placxis al Dio;

⁶And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

⁶kaj sen fido neeble estas placxi al Li; cxar necese estas, ke tiu, kiu alvenas al Dio, kredu, ke Li ekzistas, kaj ke Li farigxas rekompencanto al tiuj, kiuj Lin diligente sercxas.

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

⁷Per la fido Noa, avertite pri la ankoraux ne viditaj aferoj, kun pia timo konstruis arkeon por la savado de sia domo; per kio li kondamnis la mondon, kaj farigxis heredanto de la justeco laux fido.

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

⁸Per la fido Abraham, vokite, obeis eliri en lokon, kiun li estis ricevonta kiel heredajxon; kaj li eliris, ne sciante, kien li iras.

⁹By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

⁹Per la fido li farigxis paslogxanto en la lando de la promeso, kiel lando fremda, logxante en tendoj kun Isaak kaj Jakob, kunheredantoj de la sama promeso;

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

¹⁰cxar li sercxis la urbon havantan la fundamentojn, kies arhxitekturisto kaj konstruanto estas Dio.

¹¹By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:

¹¹Per la fido ankaux Sara mem ricevis kapablon gravedigxi, ecx post la ordinara agxo, cxar sxi kredis la Promesinton fidela;

¹²wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.

¹²sekve ankaux el unu, kaj tiu kvazaux malviva, levigxis tiel multaj, kiel la steloj de la cxielo lauxnombre, kaj kiel la sablo, kiu estas sur la bordo de la maro, nekalkulebla.

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

¹³CXiuj tiuj mortis en fido, ne ricevinte la promesojn, sed vidinte kaj salutinte ilin de malproksime, kaj konfesinte, ke ili estas fremduloj kaj migrantoj sur la tero.

¹⁴For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own.

¹⁴CXar tiuj, kiuj parolas tiamaniere, konstatas, ke patrolandon ili sercxas.

¹⁵And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

¹⁵Kaj se ili tenadus en memoro tiun landon, el kiu ili eliris, ili havus ian okazon por reiri.

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

¹⁶Sed nun pli bonan landon ili celas, tio estas, cxielan; tial Dio ne hontas pri ili, esti nomata ilia Dio; cxar Li por ili pretigis urbon.

¹⁷By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten [son];

¹⁷Per la fido Abraham, provate, oferis Isaakon; tiu, kiu akceptis la promesojn, ekoferis ja sian solenaskiton;

¹⁸even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

¹⁸nome tiu, al kiu estis dirite:Per Isaak oni nomos vian idaron;

¹⁹accounting that God [is] able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back.

¹⁹pensante, ke Dio povas relevi lin ecx el la mortintoj; el kie ankaux li en similajxo lin retrovis.

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

²⁰Per la fido Isaak benis Jakobon kaj Esavon pri estontaj aferoj.

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

²¹Per la fido Jakob, mortante, benis cxiun el la filoj de Jozef, kaj adorklinigxis sur la supro de sia bastono.

²²By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

²²Per la fido Jozef, cxe la fino de sia vivo, aludis la foriron de la Izraelidoj, kaj pri siaj ostoj ordonis.

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

²³Per la fido Moseo, naskigxinte, estis kasxata tri monatojn de la gepatroj, cxar ili vidis la infaneton belega, kaj ne timis la dekreton de la regxo.

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

²⁴Per la fido Moseo, plenkreskinte, rifuzis esti nomata filo de filino de Faraono,

²⁵choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

²⁵plivole elektante kunsuferi kun la popolo de Dio, ol havi la kelktempan gxuadon de peko,

²⁶accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.

²⁶taksante la riprocxon de Kristo pligranda ricxeco ol la trezoroj Egiptaj, cxar li rigardis al la estonta rekompenco.

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

²⁷Per la fido li forlasis Egiptujon, ne timante la koleregon de la regxo; cxar li persistis, kiel vidante Tiun, kiu ne estas videbla.

²⁸By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

²⁸Per la fido li observis la Paskon kaj la sangaspergon, por ke la ekstermanto de la unuenaskitoj ne tusxu ilin.

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

²⁹Per la fido li trapasis la Rugxan Maron kvazaux sekteron, kion fari penante, la Egiptoj dronis.

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

³⁰Per la fido la muroj de Jerihxo falis, cxirkauxirite sep tagojn.

³¹By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.

³¹Per la fido la malcxastistino Rahxab ne pereis kun la nekredantoj, akceptinte la spionojn kun paco.

³²And what shall I more say? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and the prophets:

³²Kaj kion mi diru plu? cxar mankus al mi tempo por rakonti pri Gideon kaj Barak kaj SXimsxon kaj Jiftahx kaj David kaj Samuel kaj la profetoj;

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

³³kiuj pere de fido venkis regnojn, plenumis justecon, atingis promesojn, fermis la busxojn de leonoj,

³⁴quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.

³⁴estingis la forton de fajro, forsavigxis de la trancxrando de glavo, el malforteco refortigxis, farigxis potencaj en militado, forkurigis armeojn de fremduloj.

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

³⁵Virinoj rericevis siajn mortintojn per revivigo; kaj aliaj suferis turmentadon, ne akceptante liberigon, por atingi pli bonan relevigxon;

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

³⁶kaj aliaj elprovigxis per mokado kaj skurgxado kaj ankaux de katenoj kaj malliberigxo;

³⁷they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

³⁷ili estis sxtonmortigataj, dissegataj, tentataj; per glavo ili estis mortigitaj; ili cxirkauxvagis en sxafaj kaj kapraj feloj, senigite, subpremate, dolorigate

³⁸(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

³⁸(je kiuj la mondo ne estis inda); ili vagadis en dezertoj, sur montoj, en kavernoj kaj kasxejoj de la tero.

³⁹And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,

³⁹Kaj cxiuj tiuj, ricevinte bonan ateston per sia fido, ne ricevis la promeson,

⁴⁰God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

⁴⁰cxar Dio antauxvidis por ni ion pli bonan, por ke ili sen ni ne estu perfektigataj.