¹A viera je podstatou toho, na čo sa človek nadeje, presvedčením o veciach, ktoré sa nevidia.

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

²Lebo v nej dostali svedoctvo starší predkovia.

²for in this were the elders testified of;

³Vierou rozumieme, že sú veky ustrojené slovom Božím, áno i tomu, že nie z viditeľných vecí povstalo to, čo sa vidí.

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;

⁴Vierou doniesol Ábel Bohu väčšiu obeť než Kain, ktorou to vierou dostal svedoctvo, že je spravedlivý, keď svedčí Bôh pri jeho daroch, a ňou, zomrúc, ešte hovorí.

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.

⁵Vierou bol Enoch prenesený, aby nevidel smrti. A nenašli ho, pretože ho preniesol Bôh. Lebo pred svojím prenesením dostal svedoctvo, že sa ľúbi Bohu.

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,

⁶A bez viery nie je možné ľúbiť sa Bohu. Lebo ten, kto prichádza k Bohu, musí veriť, že je, a že tým, ktorí ho snažne hľadajú, je odplatiteľom.

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.

⁷Vierou Noe, keď mu bolo zjavené od Boha o tom, čo sa ešte nevidelo, bojac sa Boha, pripravil koráb na záchranu svojho domu, ktorou to vierou odsúdil svet a stal sa dedičom spravedlivosti, spravedlivosti vo viere.

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.

⁸Vierou Abrahám súc volaný poslúchol, keď mu kázal Bôh, aby vyšiel zo svojej vlasti a išiel na miesto, ktoré mal dostať za dedičstvo. A vyšiel bez toho, že by bol vedel, kam ide.

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;

⁹Vierou pohostínil v zemi zasľúbenia ako v cudzej a býval v stánoch s Izákom a Jakobom, so spoludedičmi toho istého zasľúbenia.

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,

¹⁰Lebo očakával mesto, majúce základy, ktorého remeselníkom a staviteľom je Bôh.

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

¹¹Vierou i sama Sára dostala moc založiť semeno a porodila mimo času veku, keďže mala za verného toho, ktorý zasľúbil.

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;

¹²Preto sa ich aj z jedného, a to už umŕtveného, naplodilo množstvom jako hviezd na nebi a jako nesčíselného piesku na brehu mora.

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.

¹³Tí všetci pomreli vo viere bez toho, že by boli dostali Bohom dané zasľúbenia, ale ich zďaleka videli a boli presvedčeni o nich a vítali ich a vyznávali, že sú cudzincami a pútnikmi na zemi.

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,

¹⁴Lebo tí, ktorí hovoria také veci, zjavne ukazujú, že hľadajú vlasť.

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

¹⁵A keby boli mysleli na tú, z ktorej vyšli, boli by mali času vrátiť sa.

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

¹⁶Ale takto túžia po lepšej, to jest po nebeskej. Preto sa nehanbí za nich ich Bôh menovať sa ich Bohom, lebo im prihotovil mesto.

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.

¹⁷Vierou obetoval Abrahám Izáka zkúšaný súc a obetoval jednorodeného ten, ktorý prevzal zasľúbenia,

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

¹⁸a ktorému bolo povedané: V Izákovi sa ti bude volať semä,

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

¹⁹rozumujúc tak, že Bôh je mocný aj z mŕtvych vzkriesiť, odkiaľ si ho aj odniesol v podobenstve.

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

²⁰Vierou (tiež) o budúcich veciach požehnal Izák Jakoba a Ezava.

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

²¹Vierou Jakob zomierajúc požehnal každého zo synov Jozefových a poklonil sa na vrch svojej palice.

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

²²Vierou Jozef dokonávajúc zmienil sa o vyjdení synov Izraelových z Egypta a prikázal o svojich kostiach.

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

²³Vierou Mojžiš, keď sa narodil, ukrytý bol tri mesiace, od svojich rodičov, pretože videli dieťa, že je krásne, a nebáli sa rozkazu kráľovho.

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;

²⁴Vierou Mojžiš, keď už bol veľký, odoprel volať sa synom dcéry faraonovej

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

²⁵a radšej si vyvolil trpieť a strádať s ľudom Božím, ako mať dočasný pôžitok hriešny.

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

²⁶A za väčšie bohatstvo ako poklady Egypta považoval pohanenie Kristovo, lebo hľadel preč od toho na odplatu.

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

²⁷Vierou opustil Egypt nebojac sa zúrivého hnevu kráľovho, lebo jako čo by bol videl neviditeľného, zotrval.

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

²⁸Vierou učinil slávnosť baránka a nákrop krvi, aby sa ich nedotknul ten, ktorý hubil prvorodené.

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

²⁹Vierou prešli Červené more jako po suchej zemi, o čo sa pokúšali aj Egypťania a boli pohltení.

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

³⁰Vierou padly múry Jericha, keď ich obchádzali za sedem dní.

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

³¹Vierou nezahynula smilnica Rachab s tými, ktorí neposlúchali vo viere, prijmúc vyzvedačov s pokojom.

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

³²A čo mám ešte hovoriť? Lebo mi nebude stačiť čas, aby som rozprával o Gedeonovi, Barákovi, Samsonovi, Jeftovi, Dávidovi, Samuelovi a o prorokoch,

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,

³³ktorí vierou zdolali kráľovstvá, robili spravedlivosť, dosiahli zasľúbenia, zapchali ústa ľvom,

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

³⁴vyhasili moc ohňa, utiekli ostriu meča, zmocnili sa a vymanili od slabosti, stali sa junákmi v boji, ustúpiť prinútili tábory cudzozemcov.

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.

³⁵Ženy dostaly zpät svojich mŕtvych vzkriesených. A jedni boli mučení na mučidlách neprijmúc oslobodenia, aby dostali lepšieho vzkriesenia.

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

³⁶Druhí zakúsili posmechov a bitky a k tomu pút a žalára;

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

³⁷boli kameňovaní, pokúšaní, pílami rezaní, zomreli vraždou meča; skrývajúc sa chodili sem a ta v ovčích a kozích kožiach, strádajúci, súžení, trápení,

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,

³⁸ktorých svet nebol hoden; blúdili po púštiach a po vrchoch a skrývali sa po jaskyniach a po dierach zeme.

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

³⁹A tí všetci, hoci dostali svedoctvo vierou, neodniesli si zasľúbenia,

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

⁴⁰pretože Bôh predvidel čosi lepšie o nás, aby neboli bez nás zdokonalení.

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