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

¹Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

²Lebo v nej dostali svedoctvo starší predkovia.

²For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

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 that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

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, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.

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 taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

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.

⁶Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

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, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, or, reverence prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

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, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.

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

⁹By faith, he lived as an alien 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.

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

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

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

¹¹By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.

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

¹²Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

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.

¹³These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen TR adds “and being convinced of” them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

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

¹⁴For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

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

¹⁵If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time 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 desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

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

¹⁷By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

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

¹⁸even he to whom it was said, “In Isaac will your seed be called”; Genesis 21:12

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

¹⁹concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.

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

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

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

²¹By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

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

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

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, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

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

²⁴By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

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

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

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

²⁶accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

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

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

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 the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

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

²⁹By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.

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

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

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

³¹By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.

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

³²What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;

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

³³who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Daniel 6:22-23

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, Daniel 3:1-30 escaped the edge of the sword, 1 Kings 19:1-3; 2 Kings 6:31-7:20 from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.

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

³⁵Women received their dead by resurrection. 1 Kings 17:17-23; 2 Kings 4:32-37 Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

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

³⁶Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by 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. 2 Chronicles 24:20-21 They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. Jeremiah 26:20-23; 1 Kings 19:10 They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

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

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

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

³⁹These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn’t receive the promise,

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

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