¹[Filazan-tantara mampiseho ny herin'ny finoana sy ny valiny] Ary ny finoana no fahatokiana ny amin'ny zavatra antenaina, fanehoana ny zavatra tsy hita.

¹And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

²Fa izany no nahatsara laza ny ntaolo.

²for in this were the elders testified of;

³Finoana no ahafantarantsika fa ny tenin'Andriamanitra no nanaovana izao tontolo izao, ka dia tsy izay zavatra miseho no nanaovana izao zavatra hita izao.

³by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

⁴Finoana no nanateran'i Abela ho an'Andriamanitra fanatitra tsara noho ny an'i Kaina, ka izany no nanambarana azy fa marina, satria Andriamanitra no nanambara ny amin'ny fanatitra nataony: ary amin'izany, na dia maty aza izy, dia mbola miteny ihany.

⁴by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

⁵Finoana no namindrana an'i Enoka tsy hiharan'ny fahafatesana; ka dia tsy hita izy, satria nafindran'Andriamanitra; fa talohan'ny namindrana azy dia nambara fa nankasitrahan'Andriamanitra izy.

⁵By faith Enoch was translated — not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to — that he had pleased God well,

⁶Fa raha tsy amin'ny finoana, dia tsy misy azo atao hahazoana sitraka aminy; fa izay manatona an'Andriamanitra dia tsy maintsy mino fa misy Izy sady Mpamaly soa izay mazoto mitady Azy.

⁶and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

⁷Finoana no nanamboaran'i Noa sambo fiara hamonjena ny ankohonany, fa natahotra izy, rehefa notoroan'Andriamanitra hevitra ny amin'ny zavatra tsy mbola hita; koa izany no nanamelohany izao tontolo izao sy nahatongavany ho mpandova ny fahamarinana araka ny finoana.

⁷By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

⁸Finoana no naneken'i Abrahama, rehefa nantsoina, hiainga hankany amin'izay tany ho azony ho lova; ka dia niainga izy, nefa tsy fantany izay halehany.

⁸By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;

⁹Finoana no nivahiniany tany amin'ny tany nolazain'ny teny fikasana, toy ny any an-tanin'olona, mitoetra an-day, mbamin'isaka sy Jakoba, mpiara-mandova izany teny fikasana izany aminy;

⁹by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,

¹⁰fa nanantena hahazo ny tanàna misy fanorenana izy, Andriamanitra no Tompo-marika sy Mpanao izany.

¹⁰for he was looking for the city having the foundations, whose artificer and constructor [is] God.

¹¹Ary na Saraha aza, dia finoana koa no nandraisany hery hanan'anaka, rehefa nitsaha-jaza izy, satria nataony fa mahatoky Ilay efa nanome ny teny fikasana.

¹¹By faith also Sarah herself did receive power to conceive seed, and she bare after the time of life, seeing she did judge Him faithful who did promise;

¹²Koa dia avy tamin'ny anankiray, izay efa toy ny maty, no nihavian'ny maro toy ny kintana eny amin'ny lanitra sy toy ny fasika eny amoron-dranomasina, izay tsy hita isa.

¹²wherefore, also from one were begotten — and that of one who had become dead — as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that [is] by the sea-shore — the innumerable.

¹³Ireo rehetra ireo dia maty tamin'ny finoana, kanefa tsy mbola nahazo ny teny fikasana; fa nahatazana azy eny lavitra eny izy ka ravoravo niarahaba azy, dia nanaiky fa vahiny sy mpivahiny tetỳ ambonin'ny tany izy.

¹³In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted [them], and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,

¹⁴Fa izay milaza izany zavatra izany dia maneho marimarina fa mitady izay ho taniny izy.

¹⁴for those saying such things make manifest that they seek a country;

¹⁵Ary raha tàhiny nahatsiaro ny tany nialany izy, dia ho nahita andro hiverenany.

¹⁵and if, indeed, they had been mindful of that from which they came forth, they might have had an opportunity to return,

¹⁶Fa amin'izany ny tsara lavitra no iriny, dia ny any an-danitra; ary noho izany Andriamanitra dia tsy menatra hatao hoe Andriamaniny, satria efa nanamboatra tanàna ho an'ireo Izy.

¹⁶but now they long for a better, that is, an heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He did prepare for them a city.

¹⁷Finoana no nanateran i Abrahama an'isaka, raha nizahan-toetra izy; eny, ny zananilahy tokana no naterin'ilay efa nandray tsara ny teny fikasana,

¹⁷By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

¹⁸dia ilay nilazana hoe: "Avy amin'Isaka no hantsoina izay taranaka ho anao" (Gen. 21.12).

¹⁸of whom it was said — `In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;`

¹⁹Fa nihevitra izy fa Andriamanitra dia mahay manangana ny maty aza; ary hoatra ny avy tamin'izany no nandraisany azy.

¹⁹reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive [him].

²⁰Finoana no nitsofan'isaka rano an'i Jakoba sy Esao ny amin'ny zavatra ho avy.

²⁰By faith, concerning coming things, Isaac did bless Jacob and Esau;

²¹Finoana no nitsofan'i Jakoba rano ny zanak'i Josefa roa lahy, rehefa ho faty izy, ka nivavaka izy, niankina tamin'ny lohan'ny tehiny.

²¹by faith Jacob dying — each of the sons of Joseph did bless, and did bow down upon the top of his staff;

²²Finoana no nilazan'i Josefa ny fialan'ny Zanak'isiraely, rehefa ho faty izy, sy nanafarany ny amin'ny taolany.

²²by faith, Joseph dying, concerning the outgoing of the sons of Israel did make mention, and concerning his bones did give command.

²³Finoana no nanafenan'ny ray aman-drenin'i Mosesy azy telo volana, raha vao teraka izy, satria hitany fa zaza tsara izy, ary tsy natahorany ny didin'ny mpanjaka.

²³By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;

²⁴Finoana no nandavan'i Mosesy tsy hatao hoe zanaky ny zanakavavin'i Farao, rehefa lehibe izy,-

²⁴by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,

²⁵nifidy mantsy hiara-mitondra fahoriana amin'ny olon'Andriamanitra toy izay hanana fifaliana vetivety amin'ny fahotana,

²⁵having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin`s pleasure for a season,

²⁶nanao ny fanaratsiana an'i Kristy ho harena be lavitra noho ny zava-tsoan'i Egypta, satria nijery ny famalian-tsoa izy.

²⁶greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;

²⁷Finoana no nandaovany an'i Egypta, ka tsy natahorany ny fahatezeran'ny mpanjaka; fa naharitra toy ny mahita Izay tsy hita izy.

²⁷by faith he left Egypt behind, not having been afraid of the wrath of the king, for, as seeing the Invisible One — he endured;

²⁸Finoana no nitandremany ny Paska sy ny famafazana ny rà, fandrao hahatratra ny azy ilay nandringana ny lahimatoa. [ Na: nanendreny]

²⁸by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch them.

²⁹Finoana no nitana ny Ranomasina Mena toy ny mandia tany maina, izay mba nandraman'ny Egyptiana, ka dia voatelina izy.

²⁹By faith they did pass through the Red Sea as through dry land, which the Egyptians having received a trial of, were swallowed up;

³⁰Finoana no nampirodana ny màndan'i Jeriko, rehefa nohodidinina hafitoana.

³⁰by faith the walls of Jericho did fall, having been surrounded for seven days;

³¹Finoana no tsy nahafaty an-dRahaba janga niaraka tamin'ny tsy nino, satria nandray ny mpisafo-tany tamin'ny fihavanana izy.

³¹by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.

³²Ary inona koa no holazaiko? Fa ho lany ny andro, raha milaza an'i Gideona sy Baraka sy Samsona ary Jefta aho, Davida koa sy Samoela ary ny mpaminany,

³²And what shall I yet say? for the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, Barak also, and Samson, and Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,

³³izay nandresy fanjakana tamin'ny finoana, niasa fahamarinana; nahazo teny fikasana, nanakombona ny vavan'ny liona,

³³who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,

³⁴namono ny fidedadedan'afo, afaka tamin'ny lelan-tsabatra, raha nalemy dia nampahatanjahina, tonga nahery tamin'ny ady, dia nampandositra ny miaramilan'ny firenena hafa.

³⁴quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.

³⁵Ny vehivavy nandray ny azy efa maty, fa natsangana ho velona indray; ary ny sasany nampijalijalina ho faty, nefa tsy mety nanao izay hahafahany, mba hahazoany fitsanganana tsara lavitra;

³⁵Women received by a rising again their dead, and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that a better rising again they might receive,

³⁶ary ny sasany niaritra fanesoana sy kapoka mafy ary fatorana sy tranomaizina koa;

³⁶and others of mockings and scourgings did receive trial, and yet of bonds and imprisonment;

³⁷notoraham-bato izy, notsofana, nalaim-panahy, novonoina tamin'ny sabatra, dia nirenireny nitafy hoditr'ondry sy hoditr'osy; efa lao, ory, fadiranovana

³⁷they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried; in the killing of the sword they died; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins — being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,

³⁸(nefa izao tontolo izao tsy miendrika ho nitoerany akory) dia nirenireny tany an-efitra sy tany an'tendrombohitra sy tany an-johy ary tao an-dava-tany izy.

³⁸of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and [in] mountains, and [in] caves, and [in] the holes of the earth;

³⁹Ary ireo rehetra ireo, na dia efa nahazo laza tsara noho ny finoana aza, dia tsy mba nandray ny teny fikasana,fa Andriamanitra efa namboatra izay tsara lavitra ho antsika, mba tsy hatao tanteraka ireo raha tsy efa mby eo koa isika.

³⁹and these all, having been testified to through the faith, did not receive the promise,

⁴⁰fa Andriamanitra efa namboatra izay tsara lavitra ho antsika, mba tsy hatao tanteraka ireo raha tsy efa mby eo koa isika.

⁴⁰God for us something better having provided, that apart from us they might not be made perfect.