Men Ipru 11
Kadede Kap (Pohnpeian New Testament and Psalms)
World English Bible
1POJON me pajon en me kadede kin kaporoporeki o kadede pan me jo janjal.
1Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
2Pwe me men kaua aleer kadede parail.
2For by this, the elders obtained approval.
3Ni pojon kitail aja, me lan o jappa majan en Kot, iei me dipijou kan, me kitail kin kilan, jo wiauiki meakai me janjal.
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.
4Ni pojon Apel maironiki on Kot me mau jan Kain, ap dede kilar, me i me pun, pwe Kot kotin kupukupura a kijakij. O i me a kin padapadaki murin a melar lao lel met.
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.
5Ni pojon Enok peukadala, pwen der kilan mela, ari, a joer diarokada, pwe Kot kotin ukadala i, a mon a peukadala kadedepa mia, duen a kon on Kot.
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.
6A ma jo pojon, jota me pan kak kon on Kot. Pwe me men tu on Kot, en pojon, me a kotin mia, o me a pan kotin katini on ir, me rapaki i.
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.
7Ni pojon Noa majakadar, ni a kauada war im, pwen kamaureda toun im a, ni a aleer majan en Kot, duen me jaikenta janjal, o i me a kadeikada jappa, o jojoki pun, me pwili jan pojon.
7By faith Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, 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.
8Ni pojon Apraam peiki on Kot, ni a paeker, en lipalan eu jap, me a pan jojoki; i ari lipalan o jota aja, waja me a pan kotila ia.
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.
9Ni pojon a wiala men wai amen nan jap en inau, o kotikot nan im likau kai, a Ijaak o Iakop, me pan pil ale jojo en inau ota, ian i,
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.
10Pwe a auiaui kanim eu, me a pajon mia, me wiauieda ren Kot.
10For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11Pil Jara keleki pojon ni a pan lijeanda, ap naitikada jeri amen, ni a li dapwan, pwe a aja, me i melel amen, me kotiki on i inau o.
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.
12I me jan me ta men, me rajon mela amen, me toto tapida jan, due uju en lan me totoia, o me rajon pik en ni oror, me jota kak wadawad.
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.
13Mepukat karoj matalar nin pojon o kaikenta paieki inau o, a re kilaner jan ni waja doo, ap peren kidar o kadededar, me re men kairu o men wai in jappa.
13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14A ni ar wia due met, re kin kajaleda, me re rapaki udan jap arail.
14For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
15A ma irail nonki jap o, me re ko janer, irail pan kak purelan.
15If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
16A jo, pwe re inon ion eu jap, me mau jan jappa, me mi nanlan, I me Kot jota kotin nanlan, i me Kot jota kotin namenokki wiala arail Kot, pwe a kotin kaonop on irail er kanim eu.
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.
17Ni pojon Apraam maironki Ijaak, ni a kajonejon o mueidala na ieroj, murin a aleer inau o.
17By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son,
18Iran I a lokido: Jan Ijaak kadaudok om me pan irerok wei.
18to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”
19Pwe a aja, me Kot pil kotin kak kamaurada i jan ren me melar akan, I me a pil pur on naine kin i, pwen wia karajepa eu.
19concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
20Ni pojon Ijaak kapaiadan Iakop o Ejau meakan me pan wiaui.
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
21Ni pojon Ijaak kapaiadan nain Iojep putak riamen, ni a pan matala, o a pairukila pon a jokon.
21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
22Ni pojon Iojep, ni a pan matala, a kokopada duen kadaudok en Ijrael ar pan lipala, o a kakalik on ir duen ti a kan.
22By faith Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
23Ni pojon Mojej, ni a ipwidier, okiokilar ren jam a in a jaunipon jilu, pwe ira kilaner, me a jeri kajelel amen, o ira jota majak en nanmwarki a kujoned.
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.
24Ni pojon Mojej lao laudala, kan inaneki nain Parao jeripein.
24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
25O a piladar en ian japwilim en Kot aramaj akan kamekam, jan peren mal en dip me motomot.
25choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
26O a kajampwaleki kanamenok en Krijtuj jan kapwa en Akipten, pwe a kupukupura katinpa.
26considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
27Ni pojon a lipa jan Akipten, jota lomwiki onion en nanmarki, pwe a kotin kaporoporeki, me a jota kilaner, dueta a kilan i.
27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28Ni pojon a wia paja o ujup en nta, pwe me pan kamela mejeni kan, ender kai on ir.
28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
29Ni pojon irail kotela jed waitata, likamata nan jap madekon, me men Akipten oko pil jon, rap mopelar.
29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
30Ni pojon kel en kanim Ieriko ronki pajan murin ar pidaki ran iju.
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
31Ni pojon Raap, li jued amen, jota ian ir, me jopojon, kamela, pweki a popol apwali liparok kan.
31By faith Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
32O da me i en pil kajoiada? Pwe anjau me tikitik en wia kajoi duen Kideon, o Parak, o Jimjon, o Iepta, o Dawid. o Jamuel, o jaukop akan.
32What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets—
33Duen ar kaloekidi wei kan pojon, kapwaiada lamalam pun, paieki inau kan, kaku pena au en laien,
33who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34Kakunla kel en kijiniai, piti jan au en kodlaj, luetalar rap kelail lar, komad ni mauin, kaloedier jaunpei en wai kan.
34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
35Li akai pil aleer nair me melar akan, pwen mauredar. A akai kalokoloker o kan maiolar, pwe re men konodi maureda jan ren me melar akan me mau melel.
35Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36Pil akai wewelokelar, o wokiwok, o pil jalidi, o lodi on nan imaten.
36Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
37Irail pakajuk, de rajaraj pajan, de kame kila kodlaj; re janjarawaru jili, likauiki kil en jip o kut, jamamalar, kaanka mekam, o apwal akan.
37They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated—
38A men liki jota war on mepukat. Irail koko jili nan jap tan, nin nana kan, pan paip o pnr kai.
38of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
39Mepukat karoj lok mau kilar ni pojon, a jota paieki inau o.
39These all, having been commended for their faith, didn’t receive the promise,
40Pwe Kot kotin kaonopadan kitail me mau jan arail pai, pwe irail ender unjokalar mo atail.
40God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
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