Hebrews 11
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Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
1Ko eni, ko e tui ko e tuʻunga ia ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻamanaki lelei ki ai, ko e fakamoʻoni ʻoe ngaahi meʻa taʻehāmai.
2This is why the ancients were commended.
2He ko ia naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he mātuʻa ʻae ongoongolelei.
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.
3Ko e tui ʻoku tau ʻilo ai naʻe fakatupu ʻae ngaahi maama ʻe he folofola ʻae ʻOtua, ko ia ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻilo ni naʻe ʻikai ke fakatupu ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa naʻe hā mai.
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.
4Ko e tui naʻe ʻatu ai ʻe ʻEpeli ki he ʻOtua ʻae feilaulau lelei hake ʻia Keini, ko ia naʻa ne maʻu ai ʻae fakamoʻoni kuo fakatonuhia ia, ko e fakamoʻoni ʻe he ʻOtua ki heʻene ngaahi foaki: pea ʻoku ne kei leaʻaki ia ka kuo mate ia.
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.
5Ko e tui naʻe hiki ai ʻa ʻInoke, ke ʻoua naʻa hoko kiate ia ʻae mate; pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ia, koeʻuhi kuo hiki ia ʻe he ʻOtua: he naʻe teʻeki fai hono hiki, kuo ne maʻu ʻae fakamoʻoni ki heʻene fakafiemālieʻi ʻae ʻOtua.
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.
6Ka ʻi he taʻemaʻu ʻae tui ʻoku ʻikai mafai hono fakafiemālieʻi: he ko ia ʻoku haʻu ki he ʻOtua, ʻoku totonu ke ne tui ʻoku ai ia, pea ʻoku ne totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi lahi kiate ia.
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.
7Ko e tui ʻa Noa, kuo hili hono valokiʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ki he ngaahi meʻa teʻeki hā mai, naʻe manavahē ai ia, pea ne faʻu ʻae vaka ke fakamoʻui ai hono fale; ko ia naʻa ne fakahā ai hono kovi ʻoe maama ko ia, pea ne lavaʻi ai ʻae fakatonuhia ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he tui.
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.
8Ko e tui naʻe talangofua ai ʻa ʻEpalahame, ʻi hono ui ia ke ʻalu atu ki ha potu te ne maʻu ʻamui ko e nofoʻanga; pea naʻa ne fononga atu, ʻo ʻikai te ne ʻilo pe ko ʻene ʻalu ki fē.
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.
9Ko e tui naʻa ne ʻāunofo ai ʻi he fonua ʻoe talaʻofa, ʻo hangē ha fonua taʻekau ia ki ai, ʻonau nonofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki fakataha mo ʻAisake mo Sēkope, ʻonau kau fakataha ʻi he talaʻofa pe ko ia:
10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
10He naʻe ʻamanaki ʻe ia ki ha kolo kuo ai hono ngaahi tuʻunga, ʻaia naʻe langa mo ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtua.
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.
11Ko e tui naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Sela ʻae mālohi ke tuituʻia ai ia, pea fanauʻi ʻe ia ʻae tama ka kuo lahi ʻene motuʻa, he naʻa ne pehē, ʻoku moʻoni ia ʻaia kuo fakaʻilo.
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.
12Ko ia naʻe tupu ai mei he tokotaha, pea hangē ia ko ha mate, ʻae tokolahi ke tatau mo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe langi, pea hangē ko e ʻoneʻone ʻi he matātahi ʻoku taʻefaʻalaua.
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.
13Naʻe mate ʻakinautolu ni kotoa pē ʻi he tui, ʻo ʻikai ke nau lavaʻi ʻae ngaahi talaʻofa, ka naʻa nau mamata mamaʻo atu, mo ʻilo pau ki ai, ʻo fāʻufua ia, ʻonau fakahā ko e kau muli mo e kau ʻāunofo ʻakinautolu ʻi he māmani.
14Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
14He ko kinautolu ʻoku lea pehē, ʻoku nau fakahā totonu, ʻoku nau kumi ha fonua.
15If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
15Pea ko e moʻoni, ka ne nau tokanga ki he fonua ko ia naʻa nau haʻu mei ai, pehē, ne faingofua pe ʻenau toe foki atu.
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.
16Ka ko eni ʻoku nau holi ki he fonua lelei lahi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he langi: ko ia kuo ʻikai mā ʻae ʻOtua ʻi hono ui ia ko honau ʻOtua: he kuo ne teuteu ʻae kolo moʻonautolu.
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,
17Ko e tui naʻe feilaulau ʻaki ai ʻe ʻEpalahame ʻa ʻAisake, ʻi hono ʻahiʻahiʻi: ʻio, ko ia ne ne maʻu ʻae ngaahi talaʻofa, naʻa ne feilaulau ʻaki hono foha pe taha naʻe fakatupu,
18even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
18ʻAia naʻe pehē ki ai, “Ko ʻAisake ʻe mei ai ho hako:”
19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
19ʻO ne ʻilo, ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe he ʻOtua hono fokotuʻu mei he mate; pea naʻa ne maʻu ia mei ai foki ʻi he fakatātā.
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
20Ko e tui ne tāpuaki ai ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope mo ʻIsoa ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko mai.
21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
21Ko e tui ʻa Sēkope, ʻi heʻene teu ke mate, naʻa ne hū mo tāpuaki ai ʻae ongo foha ʻo Siosefa, ʻi heʻene faʻaki ki hono tokotoko.
22By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
22Ko e tui ʻa Siosefa, ʻi heʻene teu ke mate, naʻa ne lea ai ki he ʻalu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; ʻo ne tuku ʻae fekau koeʻuhi ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoʻona.
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.
23Ko e tui naʻe fufū ai ʻa Mōsese ʻe heʻene mātuʻa, ʻi he māhina ʻe tolu, koeʻuhi naʻa nau ʻilo ko e tamasiʻi fakaʻofoʻofa ia; pea naʻe ʻikai te na manavahē ki he fekau ʻae tuʻi.
24By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
24Ko e tui ʻa Mōsese naʻa ne liʻaki ai, ʻi heʻene lahi, hono ui ia ko e tama ʻae ʻofefine ʻo Felo;
25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
25ʻO ne fili muʻa ke ne kātaki ʻae mamahi fakataha mo e kakai ʻae ʻOtua, ʻi heʻene maʻu ʻae fiefia ʻoe angahala ʻo fuoloa siʻi;
26He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
26ʻO ne lau ʻae manuki koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi ko e koloa lahi hake ia ʻi he koloa ʻo ʻIsipite: he naʻe sio fakamamaʻu ia ki he totongi.
27By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
27Ko e tui naʻa ne liʻaki ai ʻa ʻIsipite, ʻo ʻikai manavahē ki he houhau ʻae tuʻi: he naʻa ne fakakukafi, ʻo hangē ʻoku ne mamata kiate ia ʻoku taʻehāmai.
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.
28Ko e tui naʻa ne fai ai ʻa e feilaulau ʻoe Lakaatu, mo e luluku ʻoe toto, telia naʻa ala kiate kinautolu ʻaia naʻa ne fakaʻauha ʻae ʻuluaki fānau.
29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
29Ko e tui naʻa nau ʻalu ai ʻi he Tahi kulokula ʻo hangē ʻi he mōmoa: ʻaia naʻe ʻahiʻahi ke fai ʻe he kakai ʻIsipite, pea lōmaki ai ʻakinautolu.
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
30Ko e tui naʻe holo ai ʻae ngaahi ʻa ʻo Seliko, ʻi he hili hono takatakai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu.
31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
31Ko e tui naʻe ʻikai ʻauha ai ʻa Lehapi, ko e fefine feʻauaki, fakataha mo kinautolu naʻe ʻikai tui, ko ʻene tali lelei pe ʻae kau mataki.
32And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
32Pea ko e hā mo ʻeku lea ʻe fai? Koeʻuhi ʻe tuai ʻaupito ʻo kau ka lau kia Kitione, mo Pelaki, mo Samisoni, mo Sefita; mo Tevita foki, mo Samuela, mo e kau palōfita:
33who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
33ʻAkinautolu naʻe fakavaivai ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga ʻi he tui, mo fai māʻoniʻoni, mo lavaʻi ʻae ngaahi talaʻofa, mo tāpuni ʻae ngutu ʻoe fanga laione,
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.
34ʻO fuʻifuʻi ʻae kakaha ʻoe afi, pea hao ʻi he mata ʻoe heletā, pea fakamālohiʻi ʻi heʻenau vaivai, naʻa nau lototoʻa ʻi he tau, pea nau tulia ʻae ngaahi matatau ʻoe kakai muli.
35Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
35Naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau fefine ʻenau mate kuo fokotuʻu moʻui: pea naʻe fakamamahi ʻae niʻihi, ʻo ʻikai te nau tali ʻae fakahaofia; kaekehe kenau lavaʻi ʻae toetuʻu lelei hake:
36Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
36Pea naʻe tō ki he niʻihi ʻae ʻahiʻahi ʻoe ngaahi manuki mo e kauʻimaea, ʻio, ʻoe ngaahi haʻi mo e nofo fale fakapōpula:
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.
37Naʻe tolongaki ʻaki ʻae maka ʻakinautolu, naʻe kilisi ʻo fahiua ʻakinautolu, naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi, naʻe tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻae heletā: naʻa nau ʻalu fano ʻi he kiliʻi sipi mo e kiliʻi kosi; kuo masiva, kuo mamahi, kuo ngaohikoviʻi;
38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
38(ʻAkinautolu naʻe ʻikai taau mo māmani ke maʻu:) naʻa nau ʻalu fano ʻi he ngaahi toafa, mo e ngaahi moʻunga, pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻana mo e luo ʻoe kelekele.
39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
39Pea ko e tui naʻe maʻu ai ʻekinautolu ni kotoa pē ʻae ongoongolelei, ka naʻe ʻikai lavaʻi ʻae talaʻofa:
40God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
40Ko e meʻa ʻi he teuteu ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae meʻa lelei hake moʻotautolu, ke ʻoua naʻa fakahaohaoa ʻakinautolu taʻekau ai ʻakitautolu.
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