¹Вера је, пак, тврдо чекање оног чему се надамо, и доказивање оног што не видимо.

¹Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

²Јер у њој стари добише сведочанство.

²For by it the elders obtained a good report.

³Вером познајемо да је свет речју Божјом свршен, да је све што видимо из ништа постало.

³Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

⁴Вером принесе Авељ Богу већу жртву него Каин, кроз коју доби сведочанство да је праведник, кад Бог посведочи за даре његове; и кроз њу он мртав још говори.

⁴By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

⁵Вером би Енох пренесен да не види смрт; и не нађе се, јер га Бог премести, јер пре него га премести, доби сведочанство да угоди Богу.

⁵By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

⁶А без вере није могуће угодити Богу; јер онај који хоће да дође к Богу, ваља да верује да има Бог и да плаћа онима који Га траже.

⁶But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

⁷Вером Ноје примивши заповест и побојавши се оног што још не виде, начини ковчег за спасење дома свог, којим осуди сав свет, и поста наследник правде по вери.

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

⁸Вером послуша Авраам кад би позван да изиђе у земљу коју хтеде да прими у наследство, и изиђе не знајући куда иде.

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

⁹Вером дође Авраам у земљу обећану, као у туђу, и у колибама живљаше с Исаком и с Јаковом, сунаследницима обећања тог.

⁹By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

¹⁰Јер чекаше град који има темеље, коме је зидар и Творац Бог.

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

¹¹Вером и сама Сара нероткиња прими силу да затрудни и роди преко времена старости; јер држаше за верног Оног који обећа.

¹¹Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

¹²Зато се и родише од једног, још готово мртвог, као звезде небеске мноштвом, и као небројени песак покрај мора.

¹²Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

¹³У вери помреше сви ови не примивши обећања, него га видевши издалека, и поклонивши му се, и признавши да су гости и дошљаци на земљи.

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

¹⁴Јер који тако говоре показују да траже отачанство.

¹⁴For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

¹⁵И да би се они опоменули оног из ког изиђоше, имали би време да се врате.

¹⁵And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

¹⁶Али сад боље желе, то јест небеско. Зато се Бог не стиди њих назвати се Бог њихов; јер им приправи град.

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

¹⁷Вером приведе Авраам Исака кад би кушан, и јединороднога приношаше, пошто беше примио обећање,

¹⁷By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

¹⁸У коме беше казано: У Исаку назваће ти се семе;

¹⁸Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

¹⁹Помисливши да је Бог кадар и из мртвих васкрснути; зато га и узе за прилику.

¹⁹Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

²⁰Вером благослови Исак Јакова и Исава у стварима које ће доћи.

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

²¹Вером благослови Јаков умирући сваког сина Јосифовог, и поклони се врху палице његове.

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

²²Вером се опомиња Јосиф умирући изласка синова Израиљевих, и заповеда за кости своје.

²²By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

²³Вером Мојсија, пошто се роди, крише три месеца родитељи његови, јер видеше красно дете, и побојаше се заповести цареве.

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

²⁴Вером Мојсије, кад би велики, не хтеде да се назива син кћери Фараонове;

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

²⁵И воље страдати с народом Божијим, неголи имати земаљску сладост греха:

²⁵Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

²⁶Државши срамоту Христову за веће богатство од свега блага мисирског; јер гледаше на плату.

²⁶Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

²⁷Вером остави Мисир, не побојавши се љутине цареве; јер се држаше Оног који се не види, као да Га виђаше.

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

²⁸Вером учини пасху и пролив крви, да се онај који губљаше прворођене не дотакне до њих.

²⁸Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

²⁹Вером пређоше Црвено Море као по сувој земљи; које и Мисирци окушавши потопише се.

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

³⁰Вером падоше зидови јерихонски, кад се обилази око њих седам дана.

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

³¹Вером Раав курва не погибе с неверницима, примивши уходе с миром, и изведавши их другим путем.

³¹By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

³²И шта ћу још да кажем? Јер ми не би достало времена кад бих стао приповедати о Гедеону, и о Вараку и Самсону и Јефтају, о Давиду и Самуилу, и о другим пророцима,

³²And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

³³Који вером победише царства, учинише правду, добише обећања, затворише уста лавовима,

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

³⁴Угасише силу огњену, побегоше од оштрица мача, ојачаше од немоћи, посташе јаки у биткама, растераше војске туђе;

³⁴Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

³⁵Жене примише своје мртве из васкрсења; а други бише побијени, не примивши избављење, да добију боље васкрсење;

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

³⁶А други ругање и бој поднесоше, па још и окове и тамнице;

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

³⁷Камењем побијени бише, претрвени бише, искушани бише, од мача помреше; идоше у кожусима и у козјим кожама, у сиротињи, у невољи, у срамоти;

³⁷They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

³⁸Којих не беше достојан свет, по пустињама потуцаше се, и по горама и по пећинама и по рупама земаљским.

³⁸(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁹И ови сви добивши сведочанство вером не примише обећања;

³⁹And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

⁴⁰Јер Бог нешто боље за нас одреди, да не приме без нас савршенства.

⁴⁰God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.