1 Now faith is {the} substantiating of things hoped for, {the} conviction of things not seen.
2 For in {the power of} this the elders have obtained testimony.
3 By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by {the} word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear.
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony of being righteous, God bearing testimony to his gifts, and by it, having died, he yet speaks.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him; for before {his} translation he has the testimony that he had pleased God.
6 But without faith {it is} impossible to please {him}. For he that draws near to God must believe that he is, and {that} he is a rewarder of them who seek him out.
7 By faith, Noah, oracularly warned concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which {is} according to faith.
8 By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he was going.
9 By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with {him} of the same promise;
10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, of which God is {the} artificer and constructor.
11 By faith also Sarah herself received strength for {the} conception of seed, and {that} beyond a seasonable age; since she counted him faithful who promised.
12 Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which {is} by the sea shore.
13 All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced {them}, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
14 For they who say such things shew clearly that they seek {their} country.
15 And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;
16 but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city.
17 By faith Abraham, {when} tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten {son},
18 as to whom it had been said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 counting that God {was} able to raise {him} even from among {the} dead, whence also he received him in a figure.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
21 By faith Jacob {when} dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped on the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph {when} dying called to mind the going forth of the sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses, being born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child beautiful; and they did not fear the injunction of the king.
24 By faith Moses, when he had become great, refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have {the} temporary pleasure of sin;
26 esteeming the reproach of the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he had respect to the recompense.
27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 By faith he celebrated the passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as through dry land; of which the Egyptians having made trial were swallowed up.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.
31 By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with the unbelieving, having received the spies in peace.
32 And what more do I say? For the time would fail me telling of Gideon, and Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, and David and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 who by faith overcame kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped lions' mouths,
34 quenched {the} power of fire, escaped {the} edge of the sword, became strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, made {the} armies of strangers give way.
35 Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection;
36 and others underwent trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, and of bonds and imprisonment.
37 They were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, died by the death of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, evil treated,
38 (of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and {in} dens and caverns of the earth.
39 And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,
40 God having foreseen some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.
1 Aga usk on kindel usaldus selle vastu, mida oodatakse, ja veendumus selles, mida ei nähta.
2 Selle kohta on ju vanad saanud tunnistuse.
3 Usu kaudu me tunneme, et maailmad on valmistatud Jumala sõna läbi, nii et mitte sellest, mida võib näha, ei ole tekkinud see, mida nähakse.
4 Usu läbi tõi Aabel Jumalale parema ohvri kui Kain, ja usu kaudu ta sai tunnistuse, et tema oli õige, kui Jumal andis tunnistuse tema andide kohta, ja usu kaudu ta räägib veel pärast surmagi.
5 Usu läbi võeti ära Eenok, et ta surma ei näeks, ja teda ei leitud enam, sest Jumal oli ta ära võtnud. Sest enne äravõttu oli ta juba saanud tunnistuse, et ta oli Jumalale meelepärane.
6 Aga ilma usuta on võimatu olla meelepärane; sest kes Jumala juurde tuleb, peab uskuma, et Tema on olemas ja et Ta annab palga neile, kes Teda otsivad.
7 Usu kaudu sai Noa ilmutuse sellest, mida veel ei olnud näha, ja ehitas pühas kartuses laeva oma perekonna päästmiseks; ja selle kaudu ta mõistis hukka maailma ning sai selle õiguse pärijaks, mis tuleb usust.
8 Usu läbi kuulas Aabraham sõna, kui teda kutsuti välja minema paika, mille ta pidi saama pärandiks; ja ta läks välja ilma teadmata, kuhu ta läheb.
9 Usu läbi asus ta võõrana elama tõotusemaale otsekui võõrale maale ja elas telkides ühes Iisaki ja Jaakobiga, kes olid sama tõotuse kaaspärijad;
10 sest ta ootas linna, millel on alused ja mille ehitaja ning valmistaja on Jumal.
11 Usu läbi sai isegi Saara rammu soo rajamiseks ja pealegi üle oma ea, sellepärast et ta pidas ustavaks teda, kes tõotuse oli andnud.
12 Sellepärast sündis ka ühest ja pealegi elatanud mehest nii palju nagu taevas tähti ja nagu mere ääres liiva, mida ei saa ära lugeda.
13 Usus need kõik surid ega saanud tõotusi kätte, vaid nägid neid kaugelt ja teretasid neid ning tunnistasid endid olevat võõrad ja majalised maa peal.
14 Sest need, kes seda ütlevad, näitavad, et nad otsivad kodumaad.
15 Ja kui nad oleksid mõelnud seda kodumaad, kust nad olid väljunud, siis oleks neil ju olnud juhust minna tagasi.
16 Ent nüüd nad igatsevad paremat kodumaad, see on taevast; seepärast ei ole Jumalal neist häbi ja Ta laseb Ennast nimetada nende Jumalaks; sest Ta on neile valmistanud linna.
17 Usu läbi viis Aabraham ohvriks Iisaki, kui teda katsuti, ja ohverdas selle ainusündinu, kui ta oli saanud tõotused
18 ning kui temale oli öeldud: „Iisakist loetakse sinu sugu!"
19 Sest ta mõtles, et Jumal on võimeline ka surnuist üles äratama; selle mõistukujuks ta sai tema ka tagasi.
20 Usu läbi õnnistas ka Iisak Jaakobit ja Eesavit tulevaste asjade suhtes.
21 Usu läbi õnnistas Jaakob surres kumbagi Joosepi poegadest ja palvetas oma kepi pära najal.
22 Usu läbi tuletas Joosep oma eluotsal meelde Iisraeli laste väljumist ja tegi korralduse oma luude kohta.
23 Usu läbi varjasid vanemad Moosest pärast ta sündimist kolm kuud, sest nad nägid ta ilusa lapse olevat ega kartnud kuninga käsku.
24 Usu läbi keeldus Mooses, kui ta suureks sai, kandmast vaarao tütrepoja nime,
25 pidades paremaks ühes Jumala rahvaga kannatada viletsust kui üürikest aega nautida paturõõmu,
26 arvates Kristuse teotust suuremaks rikkuseks kui Egiptuse aarded; sest ta tõstis oma silmad tasu poole.
27 Usu läbi ta jättis maha Egiptuse ega kartnud kuninga viha, sest otsekui nähes teda, kes on nähtamatu, püsis ta kindlana.
28 Usu läbi ta pidas Paasapüha ja vere piserdust, et esmasündinute surmaja ei puudutaks neid.
29 Usu läbi nad läksid Punasest merest läbi nagu kuiva maad mööda, mida ka egiptlased katsusid teha, aga uppusid.
30 Usu läbi langesid Jeeriko müürid, kui seitse päeva oli käidud nende ümber.
31 Usu läbi ei saanud hoor Raahab hukka ühes sõnakuulmatutega, kui ta salakuulajad oli rahuga vastu võtnud.
32 Ja mida ma veel ütleksin? Mul puudub aeg jutustada Giideonist ja Baarakist ja Simsonist ja Jeftast ja Taavetist ja Saamuelist ja prohvetitest,
33 kes usu läbi võitsid ära kuningriigid, viisid täide õiguse, said kätte tõotused, sulgesid lõukoerte lõuad,
34 kustutasid tule väe, pääsesid ära mõõgatera eest, said nõtrusest tugevaks, said vägevaks sõjas, ajasid pakku võõraste sõjahulgad.
35 Naised said tagasi oma surnud ülestõusmise läbi. Teised lasksid ennast piinata ega võtnud vastu vabastamist, et saaksid parema ülestõusmise osalisiks.
36 Teised said kogeda pilget ja rooska, peale selle ahelaid ja vangitorni.
37 Neid on kividega visatud, piinatud, lõhki saetud, mõõgaga surmatud; nad on lambanahas ja kitsenahas käinud ühest kohast teise, puuduses, viletsuses, kurja kannatades, nemad,
38 kelle väärt maailm ei olnud. Nad eksisid ümber kõrbetes ja mägedel ja koobastes ja maa-aukudes.
39 Ja need kõik, olles usu läbi saanud tunnistuse, ei saavutanud ometi mitte seda, mis oli tõotatud;
40 sest Jumal oli meile varunud midagi paremat, et nad ilma meieta ei pääseks täielikkusesse.