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

¹Huan, ginna tuh thil lamette om ngeia theihna, thil muhlouhte theihchetna ahi.

²For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

²Huaiah tuh nidanglai miten phat aloh ngal ua.

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.

³Ginnain khovelte tuh Pathian thu a suktuah a hita chih I thei ua, huchiin thil muh theihte leng thil langtheitea siam ahi kei hi.

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.

⁴Ginnain Abelin Kaina sangin kithoihna hoihjaw Pathian kiangah a lana, huai jiakin mi dik hihna a mu chih, Pathianin a thilpiakte a pomna ah a theisaka; huan huai ginna jiakin aman tuh sih khit nungin thu a gen nalai ahi.

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.

⁵Ginnain Enok leng sihna chiamlou dinga lakmangin ana oma; huan, Pathianin alakmang jiakin muhtheih ahita keia; lakmanga aom main Pathian pahtak lam mi ahi, chih theihsakna amukhinta him hi.

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.

⁶Himahleh, ginna louin amah pahtak lammi hihvual ahi kei; Pathian kianga hongpaiin, amah tuh a om chih leh, a zong mite lohchingsakpa ahi chih, gin ding ahi.

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.

⁷Ginnain Noa tuh thil muh nailouhte lam thu ah Pathian hilha naomin, Pathian laudan siamin, a inkuansung hotdamna dingin longa bawla; huaiin khovel siamlouh a tangsakta a, ginna jiaka om diktatna gouluahpa ahong hi hi.

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.

⁸Ginnain Abraham tuh sapa a om laiin a gouluah ding muna lut dingin pai khiakna ding thu a muta a; huan, a paina lam ding leng theilouin a pai kheta a.

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.

⁹Ginnain gam chiam ah mi gama tam bang lelin a natamta nilouha, thuchiam kikhat gouluahpih ding Isak leh Jacobte toh puanin ahte a om ua;

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

¹⁰Khua suangphumte nei, Pathian lam leh, bawl tuh, a ngak nilouh a.

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.

¹¹Ginnain Sara ngeiin leng, chiampa tuh muanhuai asak jiakin, teknungin leng chi pai theihna amu hi.

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.

¹²Huchiin, pasal khat, amah lah misi bang mai, akipan vana aksite banga tam, tuipiaua piaunel banga sim zohlouh suante a hongsuakta uhi.

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.

¹³Hiai mi tengtengten thilchiamte tangkhin hilou-in, himahleh huaite gamlapia galmuha nakipahpih hi jawin, leh lei ah jaw khualzin leh mikhual lel ahi uh chih kithei gigein, amaute tuh ginna neiin ana sita uh hi.

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

¹⁴Huchibanga thu na genten amau gam ding a zong uh chih ahih lang mahmah uhi.

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

¹⁵A pawtsan gam uh lung gulh hile uh bel kikna hun lem muta mahmah ding ahi ngal ua.

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.

¹⁶Himahleh, tun bel gam hoihjaw sem deih ana hi ua, huai tuh vana om ahi; huchin Pathian, a Pathian uh chiha om tuh a zum kei hi; amau dingin khopi khat anangaihtuahsakta ngala.

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

¹⁷Ginnain Abraham tuh zeta omin, Isak a lana; huan thuchiamte kipak taka sangpan tuh a tapa neihsun alan hi, huai lah

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

¹⁸Isak ah na suante aki minloh ding, a chihpen ahia.

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

¹⁹Pathianin misi lak akipan nangawna kaithou theiin a sepa; huchiin gentehnadana genin, amah tuh misi laka kipan mu nawn ahi ngei nguta.

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

²⁰Ginnain Isakin thil hongtung dingte thu ah leng Jacob leh Esau vual a jawl a.

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

²¹Ginnain Jacobin, a sih ding kuanin, Joseph tate vual a jawl tuaktuaka; achiangkhun dawna kingaiin Pathian a bia hi.

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

²²Ginnain Josephin, a sih ding kuanin, Isreal suante pawt ding thu a gena; a guhte vui ding tungtang ah thu a pia hi.

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.

²³Ginnain Mosi, a pian laiin, ngaungek mel hoihtak ahi a chih jiak un, kha thum sung a nu leh a pa selin a oma; kumpipa thupiak leng a lau kei uhi.

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

²⁴Ginna in, Mosi in a hopichin nung in, Pharo tanu, tapa a lawh a utkei a;

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

²⁵sawtlou kal a dia khelhna nawpna kipahpih sangin Pathian mite tawh sukgentheihna thuak a tel zawta hi;

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

²⁶Kris a muhsitna uh tuh Aigupta gam goute sang a sum thupizaw in angai a; kipahman piak ding tuh a et ziakin.

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

²⁷Ginna in kimpipa thangpaihna tuh laulou in Aigupta gam a paisan a, muhtheihlouhpa a muh ziak in a thuak teitei hi.

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

²⁸Ginna in Paikan Ankuangluina leh sisan thehna a bawl a, ta masa hihmangthangpan amaute a khoih louhna ding in.

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

²⁹Ginna in gam hula pai bangin Tuipi San a kai a; Aigupata ten tua bang a hih a tm sam ua, valh zawh in a omta uhi.

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

³⁰Ginna in Jeriko khawkulh ni sagih a um nung un a chimta hi.

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

³¹Ginna in Rahab kizuaknu gingloute lakah a mangthang khawm ta kei, enkhete im neilou a a pahtak ziakin.

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

³²Huan, bang kagen nalai dia? Gideon thute, Barak thute, Samson thute, Jeptha thute leh, David thute, Samuel thute, Jawlneite thute gen ni chile hang, hun in hon chinlou ding ahi ngala;

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

³³Huaiten tuh ginna in gamte ala ua, thudik a vaihawm a zawng ua, thuchiamte atang ua, humpinelkai kamte a chihsak ua;

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.

³⁴mei thil hihtheihna a hihmit ua, namsau hiam nangawn a pel ua, hatlouhna a kipan hattak a bawl in a om ua, kidouna bang ah mihat minthang ana hi ua, namdang kidou pawlte bang a taikek sak uhi.

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.

³⁵Numeiten a misite uh thounawn a mu ua; khenkhatte gim thuaksak in a om ua, thawhnawnna hoih zawsem a tan theihna ding un khahkhiakna a deih kei ua;

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

³⁶midangten leng nuihza bawlna leh vuak bang a thuak ua, ahi, huailou leng, kawlbut leh hentakna bang a tuak ua;

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

³⁷suang a den in a awm ua, singatna a attan in a awm ua, khemna a tuak ua, namsau a satlup in a awm ua; Belam vun leh kel vun silh in a vakvai ua; genthei takin, gimthuakin, sawi in a awm ua-

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

³⁸Khawvel a mau tenna tak hilou mite- gamdai ah bang, tang a bang, guam ah bang, leikua ah bang, a vak avak uhi.

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

³⁹Ahia, hiaitetengteng in, a ginnaziakun phat nalawh khin mahleuhleng thil chiam pen ana tang kei uhi;aziakbel, Pathianin eia ding a thil hawihza muhkhawlh a neih ziak a, ei tellou-a amaute hih bukima a awmlouh ding uh ahihziak ahi.

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

⁴⁰aziakbel, Pathianin eia ding a thil hawihza muhkhawlh a neih ziak a, ei tellou-a amaute hih bukima a awmlouh ding uh ahihziak ahi.