Hebrews 11
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Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
1Ko eni, ko e tui ko e tuʻunga ia ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻamanaki lelei ki ai, ko e fakamoʻoni ʻoe ngaahi meʻa taʻehāmai.
2For by this, the elders obtained approval.
2He ko ia naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he mātuʻa ʻae ongoongolelei.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
14For those who say such things make it clear 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 indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time 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.
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.
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, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born 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,
18to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”
18ʻAia naʻe pehē ki ai, “Ko ʻAisake ʻe mei ai ho hako:”
19concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
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, even concerning things to come.
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 the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning 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, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning 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, 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.
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 had grown up, 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;
25choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
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;
26considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the 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 he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing 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 the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
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 they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
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 down after they had been encircled 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 Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
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.
32What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told 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 subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped 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 power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
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 their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain 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:
36Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds 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 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—
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;
38of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
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 all, having been commended for their faith, didn’t receive the promise,
39Pea ko e tui naʻe maʻu ai ʻekinautolu ni kotoa pē ʻae ongoongolelei, ka naʻe ʻikai lavaʻi ʻae talaʻofa:
40God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not 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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