Hebrews 11
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
1Est autem fides sperandarum substantia rerum, argumentum non apparentium.
2For by this, the elders obtained approval.
2In hac enim testimonium consecuti sunt senes.
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.
3Fide intelligimus aptata esse sæcula verbo Dei: ut ex invisibilibus visibilia fierent.
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.
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 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.
5Fide Henoch translatus est ne videret mortem, et non inveniebatur, quia transtulit illum Deus: ante translationem enim testimonium habuit placuisse Deo.
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.
6Sine fide autem impossibile est placere Deo. Credere enim oportet accedentem ad Deum quia est, et inquirentibus se remunerator sit.
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.
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 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.
8Fide qui vocatur Abraham obedivit in locum exire, quem accepturus erat in hæreditatem: et exiit, nesciens quo iret.
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.
9Fide demoratus est in terra repromissionis, tamquam in aliena, in casulis habitando cum Isaac et Jacob cohæredibus repromissionis ejusdem.
10For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
10Exspectabat enim fundamenta habentem civitatem: cujus artifex et conditor Deus.
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.
11Fide et ipsa Sara sterilis virtutem in conceptionem seminis accepit, etiam præter tempus ætatis: quoniam fidelem credidit esse eum qui repromiserat.
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.
12Propter quod et ab uno orti sunt (et hoc emortuo) tamquam sidera cæli in multitudinem, et sicut arena, quæ est ad oram maris, innumerabilis.
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.
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.
14For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
14Qui enim hæc dicunt, significant se patriam inquirere.
15If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
15Et si quidem ipsius meminissent de qua exierunt, habebant utique tempus revertendi:
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.
16nunc autem meliorem appetunt, id est, cælestem. Ideo non confunditur Deus vocari Deus eorum: paravit enim illis civitatem.
17By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son,
17Fide obtulit Abraham Isaac, cum tentaretur, et unigenitum offerebat, qui susceperat repromissiones:
18to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”
18ad quem dictum est: Quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen:
19concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
19arbitrans quia et a mortuis suscitare potens est Deus: unde eum et in parabolam accepit.
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
20Fide et de futuris benedixit Isaac Jacob et Esau.
21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning 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, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
22Fide Joseph, moriens, de profectione filiorum Israël memoratus est, et de ossibus suis mandavit.
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.
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 had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
24Fide Moyses grandis factus negavit se esse filium filiæ Pharaonis,
25choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
25magis eligens affligi cum populo Dei, quam temporalis peccati habere jucunditatem,
26considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
26majores divitias æstimans thesauro Ægyptiorum, improperium Christi: aspiciebat enim in remunerationem.
27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing 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 the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
28Fide celebravit Pascha, et sanguinis effusionem: ne qui vastabat primitiva, tangeret eos.
29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
29Fide transierunt mare Rubrum tamquam per aridam terram: quod experti Ægyptii, devorati sunt.
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
30Fide muri Jericho corruerunt, circuitu dierum septem.
31By faith Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
31Fide Rahab meretrix non periit cum incredulis, excipiens exploratores cum pace.
32What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told 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 subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
33qui per fidem vicerunt regna, operati sunt justitiam, adepti sunt repromissiones, obturaverunt ora leonum,
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.
34extinxerunt impetum ignis, effugerunt aciem gladii, convaluerunt de infirmitate, fortes facti sunt in bello, castra verterunt exterorum:
35Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
35acceperunt mulieres de resurrectione mortuos suos: alii autem distenti sunt non suscipientes redemptionem ut meliorem invenirent resurrectionem.
36Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
36Alii vero ludibria, et verbera experti, insuper et vincula, et carceres:
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—
37lapidati sunt, secti sunt, tentati sunt, in occisione gladii mortui sunt, circuierunt in melotis, in pellibus caprinis, egentes, angustiati, afflicti:
38of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
38quibus dignus non erat mundus: in solitudinibus errantes, in montibus, in speluncis, et in cavernis terræ.
39These all, having been commended for their faith, didn’t receive the promise,
39Et hi omnes testimonio fidei probati, non acceperunt repromissionem,
40God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
40Deo pro nobis melius aliquid providente, ut non sine nobis consummarentur.
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