Hebrews 11
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
1Est autem fides sperandarum substantia rerum, argumentum non apparentium.
2This is why the ancients were commended.
2In hac enim testimonium consecuti sunt senes.
3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
3Fide intelligimus aptata esse sæcula verbo Dei: ut ex invisibilibus visibilia fierent.
4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
4Fide plurimam hostiam Abel, quam Cain, obtulit Deo, per quam testimonium consecutus est esse justus, testimonium perhibente muneribus ejus Deo, et per illam defunctus adhuc loquitur.
5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
5Fide Henoch translatus est ne videret mortem, et non inveniebatur, quia transtulit illum Deus: ante translationem enim testimonium habuit placuisse Deo.
6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
6Sine fide autem impossibile est placere Deo. Credere enim oportet accedentem ad Deum quia est, et inquirentibus se remunerator sit.
7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
7Fide Noë responso accepto de iis quæ adhuc non videbantur, metuens aptavit arcam in salutem domus suæ, per quam damnavit mundum: et justitiæ, quæ per fidem est, hæres est institutus.
8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
8Fide qui vocatur Abraham obedivit in locum exire, quem accepturus erat in hæreditatem: et exiit, nesciens quo iret.
9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
9Fide demoratus est in terra repromissionis, tamquam in aliena, in casulis habitando cum Isaac et Jacob cohæredibus repromissionis ejusdem.
10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
10Exspectabat enim fundamenta habentem civitatem: cujus artifex et conditor Deus.
11By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
11Fide et ipsa Sara sterilis virtutem in conceptionem seminis accepit, etiam præter tempus ætatis: quoniam fidelem credidit esse eum qui repromiserat.
12And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
12Propter quod et ab uno orti sunt (et hoc emortuo) tamquam sidera cæli in multitudinem, et sicut arena, quæ est ad oram maris, innumerabilis.
13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
13Juxta fidem defuncti sunt omnes isti, non acceptis repromissionibus, sed a longe eas aspicientes, et salutantes, et confitentes quia peregrini et hospites sunt super terram.
14Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
14Qui enim hæc dicunt, significant se patriam inquirere.
15If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
15Et si quidem ipsius meminissent de qua exierunt, habebant utique tempus revertendi:
16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
16nunc autem meliorem appetunt, id est, cælestem. Ideo non confunditur Deus vocari Deus eorum: paravit enim illis civitatem.
17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
17Fide obtulit Abraham Isaac, cum tentaretur, et unigenitum offerebat, qui susceperat repromissiones:
18even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
18ad quem dictum est: Quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen:
19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
19arbitrans quia et a mortuis suscitare potens est Deus: unde eum et in parabolam accepit.
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
20Fide et de futuris benedixit Isaac Jacob et Esau.
21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
21Fide Jacob, moriens, singulos filiorum Joseph benedixit: et adoravit fastigium virgæ ejus.
22By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
22Fide Joseph, moriens, de profectione filiorum Israël memoratus est, et de ossibus suis mandavit.
23By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
23Fide Moyses, natus, occultatus est mensibus tribus a parentibus suis, eo quod vidissent elegantem infantem, et non timuerunt regis edictum.
24By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
24Fide Moyses grandis factus negavit se esse filium filiæ Pharaonis,
25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
25magis eligens affligi cum populo Dei, quam temporalis peccati habere jucunditatem,
26He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
26majores divitias æstimans thesauro Ægyptiorum, improperium Christi: aspiciebat enim in remunerationem.
27By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
27Fide reliquit Ægyptum, non veritus animositatem regis: invisibilem enim tamquam videns sustinuit.
28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
28Fide celebravit Pascha, et sanguinis effusionem: ne qui vastabat primitiva, tangeret eos.
29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
29Fide transierunt mare Rubrum tamquam per aridam terram: quod experti Ægyptii, devorati sunt.
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
30Fide muri Jericho corruerunt, circuitu dierum septem.
31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
31Fide Rahab meretrix non periit cum incredulis, excipiens exploratores cum pace.
32And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
32Et quid adhuc dicam? deficiet enim me tempus enarrantem de Gedeon, Barac, Samson, Jephte, David, Samuel, et prophetis:
33who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
33qui per fidem vicerunt regna, operati sunt justitiam, adepti sunt repromissiones, obturaverunt ora leonum,
34quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
34extinxerunt impetum ignis, effugerunt aciem gladii, convaluerunt de infirmitate, fortes facti sunt in bello, castra verterunt exterorum:
35Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
35acceperunt mulieres de resurrectione mortuos suos: alii autem distenti sunt non suscipientes redemptionem ut meliorem invenirent resurrectionem.
36Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
36Alii vero ludibria, et verbera experti, insuper et vincula, et carceres:
37They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
37lapidati sunt, secti sunt, tentati sunt, in occisione gladii mortui sunt, circuierunt in melotis, in pellibus caprinis, egentes, angustiati, afflicti:
38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
38quibus dignus non erat mundus: in solitudinibus errantes, in montibus, in speluncis, et in cavernis terræ.
39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
39Et hi omnes testimonio fidei probati, non acceperunt repromissionem,
40God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
40Deo pro nobis melius aliquid providente, ut non sine nobis consummarentur.
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