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.
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.
2 For by it our fathers had God's approval.
3 By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be.
4 By faith Abel made a better offering to God than Cain, and he had witness through it of his righteousness, God giving his approval of his offering: and his voice still comes to us through it though he is dead.
5 By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God:
6 And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
7 By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.
9 By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage:
10 For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God.
11 And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;
12 So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.
13 All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.
14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves.
15 And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back.
16 But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.
17 By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body,
18 Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:
19 Judging that God was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him back as if from death.
20 By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.
21 By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.
23 By faith Moses was kept secretly by his father and mother for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a fair child; and they had no fear of the king's orders.
24 By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 Feeling that it was better to undergo pain with the people of God, than for a short time to have a taste of the pleasures of sin;
26 Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward.
27 By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.
28 By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death.
29 By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it had been dry land, though the Egyptians were overcome by the water when they made an attempt to do the same.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days.
31 By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.
32 What more am I to say? For there would not be time to give the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets:
33 Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,
34 Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations.
35 Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;
36 And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
37 They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked,
38 Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.
39 And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,
40 Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.