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

¹¿C'a'ru li pâbâl? Li pâbâl a'an xnaubal nak relic chi yâl takac'ul li yôco chiroybeninquil. Usta inc'a' nakil ru aban nakanau nak takac'ul.

²For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

²Li Dios quisaho' xch'ôl riq'uineb li kaxe'tônil yucua' xban nak que'pâban.

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.

³Xban nak nakapâb li râtin li Dios, nakanau nak li Dios quixyîb li choxa jo' ajcui' li ruchich'och'. Mâcua' riq'uin c'a'ak re ru quixyîb li ruchich'och'. Yal riq'uin li râtin quixyîb.

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.

⁴Xban lix pâbâl laj Abel, quixq'ue jun xmayej châbil chiru li quixq'ue laj Caín. Xban lix pâbâl, li Dios quixye nak tîc xch'ôl ut quixc'ul lix mayej. Usta camenak chic laj Abel, aban toj cuan retalil chok' ke lâo chanru nak quipâban chiru li Dios.

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.

⁵Xban lix pâbâl laj Enoc inc'a' quicam. Quic'ame' ban sa' choxa xban li Dios. Inc'a' chic que'xtau xban nak ac xc'ame'. Nakanau nak li Dios quisaho' sa' xch'ôl riq'uin nak toj mâji' nac'ame' sa' choxa xban nak jo'can tz'îbanbil sa' li Santil Hu.

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.

⁶Mâ jok'e tâsahok' xch'ôl li Dios riq'uin li ani inc'a' napâban. Mâ ani naru nachal riq'uin li Dios cui inc'a' naxpâb nak cuan li Dios ut nak a'an naxq'ue xk'ajcâmunquil li ani nasic'oc re.

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.

⁷Xban lix pâbâl laj Noé, li Dios quixye re c'a'ru talajc'ulmânk. Ut laj Noé quixpâb li quixye li Dios usta toj mâji' nac'ulman. Quixyîb li nimla jucub cab re xcolbal rib a'an, jo' eb ajcui' li ralal xc'ajol. Ut lix pâbâl laj Noé quixc'utbesi nak li cuanqueb sa' ruchich'och' inc'a' que'pâban. Jo'can nak que'cam. Xban nak quipâban, li Dios quixye nak tîc xch'ôl laj Noé.

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.

⁸Xban lix pâbâl, laj Abraham qui-abin chiru li Dios nak quixye re nak tâêlk sa' li tenamit cuan cui'. Cô sa' li na'ajej li quiyechi'îc re xban li Dios. Nak qui-el chak sa' li tenamit, cô chi inc'a' naxnau bar xic re.

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.

⁹Xban lix pâbâl laj Abraham quicuan sa' li na'ajej li quiyechi'îc re xban li Dios, ut quicuan aran jo' jun jalan xtenamit. Quixyîb xmuhebâl t'icr xban nak yal numec' re. Jo'can ajcui' que'xbânu laj Isaac ut laj Jacob xban nak a'aneb li te'êchanînk re li c'a'ru quixyechi'i li Dios.

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

¹⁰Laj Abraham inc'a' quixyîb châbil ochoch, xban nak yô chiroybeninquil jun xna'aj sa' li santil choxa. Li na'ajej a'an yîbanbil xban li Kâcua' Dios ut tâcuânk chi junelic.

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.

¹¹Xban lix pâbâleb, laj Abraham ut lix Sara quicuan jun lix c'ula'al sa' xtîxilaleb, usta lix Sara a'an jun ixk inc'a' naq'uiresin. Aban que'xnau nak te'xc'ul li c'a'ru quiyechi'îc reheb xban li Dios.

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.

¹²Usta ac tîx chic laj Abraham nak quiyo'la li ralal, abanan que'tam li ralal xc'ajol. Lix q'uialeb li ralal xc'ajol jo' xq'uial li chahim chiru li choxa ut jo' xq'uial li samaib li cuan chire li palau. Ut inc'a' naru rajlanquileb xban lix q'uialeb.

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.

¹³Chixjunileb a'an quilaje'cam. Usta inc'a' que'xc'ul chixjunil li c'a'ru quiyechi'îc reheb xban li Dios, que'xpâb nak tâc'ulmânk li yechi'inbil. Jo'can nak saheb sa' xch'ôl. Que'xye nak li ruchich'och' a'in mâcua' tz'akal xna'ajeb; yal numeleb ban sa' ruchich'och'.

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

¹⁴Que'xye chi jo'ca'in xban nak toj yôqueb chiroybeninquil jun lix na'ajeb.

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

¹⁵Li na'ajej a'an mâcua' li na'ajej que'el cui' chak. Cui ta a'an, quiru raj que'suk'i cui'chic aran.

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.

¹⁶Aban que'roybeni jun na'ajej k'axal châbil, a' li santil choxa. Jo'can nak li Dios inc'a' naxutânac chixyebal nak a'an lix Dioseb xban nak quixc'ûb jun li na'ajej chok' reheb.

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

¹⁷Laj Abraham quiyale' lix pâbâl xban li Dios nak quixye re nak tixmayeja li ralal. Jun ajcui' li ralal cuan, aban xban nak naxpâb li Dios, laj Abraham quixq'ue laj Isaac chok' xmayej.

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

¹⁸Quixq'ue li ralal chok' xmayej, usta a'an li quiyechi'îc re xban li Dios re nak te'tâmk li ralal xc'ajol.

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

¹⁹Cui ta quicam laj Isaac, laj Abraham ac naxnau nak nim xcuanquil li Dios re xcuaclesinquil cui'chic chi yo'yo sa' xyânkeb li camenak. Naru xyebal nak chanchan a'an quixbânu li Dios xban nak laj Abraham quixk'axtesi li ralal re câmc. Aban quik'axtesîc cui'chic re chi yo'yo xban li Dios.

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

²⁰Laj Isaac quixpâb nak li Dios tixq'ue li quixyechi'i re. Jo'can nak quixye reheb laj Jacob ut laj Esaú nak li Dios tâosobtesînk reheb nak tâcuulak xk'ehil.

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

²¹Laj Jacob quixpâb nak tixc'ul li quiyechi'îc re xban li Dios. Jo'can nak ac câmc re, laj Jacob quirosobtesiheb li ralal laj José. Ut chirix a'an, laj Jacob quixxulub rib sa' xbên lix xuk' ut quixlok'oni li Dios.

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

²²Xban lix pâbâl laj José, nak ac câmc re, quixjultica reheb laj Israel nak sa' jun cutan te'êlk sa' li tenamit Egipto. Ut quixye ajcui' reheb nak te'xc'am lix bakel nak te'êlk sa' li tenamit a'an.

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.

²³Xban lix pâbâleb lix na' xyucua' laj Moisés, nak quiyo'la laj Moisés, oxib po que'xmuk chiru li rey. Que'ril nak c'ajo' xchak'al ru li c'ula'al ut inc'a' que'xucuac chi xk'etbal lix chak'rab li rey nak quixye nak te'camsîk li c'ula'al li coc' têlom.

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

²⁴Xban lix pâbâl laj Moisés, nak quicuînkilo' inc'a' quiraj nak te'xye nak lix rabin li rey, a'an lix na'.

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

²⁵Inc'a' quiraj tz'akônc sa' li sahil ch'ôlej cuanqueb cui' laj Egipto. Quixnau nak li sahil ch'ôlej a'an yal nanume'. Quiraj ban xc'ulbal li raylal li yôqueb chixc'ulbal laj Israel lix tenamit li Dios.

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

²⁶Naxnau nak k'axal lok' nak tixc'ul li raylal sa' xc'aba' li Cristo chiru xc'ulbal lix biomal li tenamit Egipto. Ut yô chiroybeninquil lix k'ajcâmunquil li tâq'uehek' re xban li Dios.

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

²⁷Xban xpâbâl laj Moisés qui-el chak sa' li tenamit Egipto ut inc'a' quixucuac chiru li rey usta yô xjosk'il sa' xbên. Quixcacuubresi xch'ôl xban nak naxnau nak li Dios cuan riq'uin. Chanchan li yô chirilbal ru, aban li Dios mâ ani na-iloc ru.

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

²⁸Xban lix pâbâl, laj Moisés quixbânu li pascua jo' quiyehe' re xban li Dios. Nak êlqueb re Egipto quixtakla xq'uebal xquiq'uel li carner chiruheb li puerta. Ut nak quinume' li ángel chi camsînc, mâ jun li xbên ralaleb laj Israel quixcamsi.

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

²⁹Xban lix pâbâleb laj Israel, que'nume' sa' xyi li caki palau. Chaki ch'och' li que'nume' cui'. Ut jo'can ajcui' que'raj xbânunquil eb laj Egipto. Aban inc'a' que'ru xban nak li ha' quixjunaji rib sa' xbêneb ut aran que'oso' chixjunileb.

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

³⁰Xban lix pâbâleb laj Israel, cuukub cutan que'xsuti rix li tenamit Jericó. Ut sa' xcuuk li cutan quit'ane' li tz'ac li sutsu cui' li tenamit. Ut que'rêchani li tenamit.

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

³¹Lix Rahab a'an jun ixk naxc'ayi rib nak quicuan. Xban nak quipâban, quixtenk'aheb laj Israel li que'chal chixq'uebal retal li tenamit. Xban lix pâbâl, lix Rahab inc'a' quicam sa' xyânkeb li inc'a' que'pâban re li Dios.

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

³²Toj cuan raj nabal tinserak'i êre, aban inc'a' tâtz'aklok li cutan re tinserak'ik chirix lix pâbâleb laj Gedeón, laj Barac, laj Sansón, ut laj Jefté; ut tinye ajcui' raj êre chanru lix pâbâleb laj David, laj Samuel, ut eb li profeta. Aban inc'a' tâtz'aklok li cutan.

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

³³Nak que'pletic riq'uin li jalanil tenamit, xban nak cuanqueb xpâbâl, que'rêchani. Sa' xyâlal que'taklan ut xban lix pâbâleb que'xc'ul li quiyechi'îc reheb xban li Dios. Cuan li que'q'uehe' sa' xyânkeb li cakcoj re te'ti'ek', aban mâc'a' que'ux re xbaneb li cakcoj.

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.

³⁴Xban lix pâbâleb inc'a' que'c'at nak que'cute' sa' xam. Cuan que'camsîc raj chi ch'îch', aban inc'a' que'yoq'ue'. Riq'uin lix pâbâleb, que'q'uehe' xcacuilal li mâc'a'eb xmetz'êu. Nak que'pletic riq'uineb li jalanil tenamit, que'numta xcuanquil sa' xbêneb xban li Dios toj retal que'rêchani li tenamit.

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.

³⁵Cuanqueb ixk, xban lix pâbâleb, que'cuacli cui'chic lix camenakeb chi yo'yo. Ut cuanqueb ajcui' que'rahobtesîc toj retal nak que'cam xban lix pâbâleb. Inc'a' que'raj nak te'ach'abâk xbaneb li xic' neque'iloc reheb xban nak inc'a' que'raj xtz'ektânanquil li Dios. Ac neque'xnau nak te'xc'ul jun yu'am k'axal châbil sa' choxa nak te'cuaclîk cui'chic chi yo'yo.

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

³⁶Cuan que'hobe', cuan que'saq'ue', ut cuan que'baq'ue' ut que'q'uehe' sa' tz'alam.

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

³⁷Cuan que'camsîc chi pec ut cuan que'sete' riq'uin jachleb che'. Que'yale' râlenquil aban inc'a' que'xtz'ektâna li Dios. Ut cuan ajcui' que'camsîc riq'uin k'esnal ch'îch'. Quilaje'xbeni rib yalak bar ut riq'uin rix chibât ut rix carner que'xyîb li rak'eb. Neba'eb ut rahobtesinbileb. K'axal ra que'xc'ul.

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

³⁸Mâcua' raj xc'ulubeb li inc'a' useb xna'leb nak te'cuânk laj pâbanel sa' xyânkeb. Xban nak que'rahobtesîc, eb laj pâbanel quilaje'êlelic chiruheb ut que'cuan yalak bar sa' li chaki ch'och', sa' tzûl, ut que'cuan ajcui' sa' li ochoch pec.

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

³⁹Nak nakabi a'in chirixeb laj pâbanel, nakanau nak tz'akal re ru lix pâbâleb. Aban toj mâji' quitz'akloc ru lix colbaleb li quiyechi'îc reheb xban li Dios.Li Dios quiraj nak yôkeb chi oybenînc re nak te'tz'akônk kochben riq'uin li k'axal lok' yechi'inbil ke. A'an li kacolbal sa' xc'aba' li Jesucristo.

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

⁴⁰Li Dios quiraj nak yôkeb chi oybenînc re nak te'tz'akônk kochben riq'uin li k'axal lok' yechi'inbil ke. A'an li kacolbal sa' xc'aba' li Jesucristo.