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

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

²Po njej so namreč predniki prejeli pričanje.

²For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

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

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.

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.

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.

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“.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

¹⁵If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.].

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³⁰Po veri je padlo zidovje Jeriha po sedemdnevnem obkroževanju.

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

³⁶Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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