Hebræerne 11

¹ Men Tro er en Fortrøstning til det, som håbes, en Overbevisning om Ting, som ikke ses.

¹ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

³ Ved Tro fatte vi, at Verden er bleven skabt ved Guds Ord, så det ikke er af synlige Ting, at det, som ses, er blevet til.

³ By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

⁵ Ved Tro blev Enok borttagen, for at han ikke skulde se Døden, og han blev ikke funden, efterdi Gud havde taget ham bort; thi før Borttagelsen har han fået det Vidnesbyrd, at han har behaget Gud.

⁵ By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.

⁷ Ved Tro var det, at Noa, advaret af Gud om det, som endnu ikke sås, i Gudsfrygt indrettede en Ark til Frelse for sit Hus; ved den domfældte han Verden og blev Arving til Retfærdigheden ifølge Tro.

⁷ By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

⁹ Ved Tro blev han Udlænding i Forjættelsens Land som i et fremmed og boede i Telte med Isak og Jakob, som vare Medarvinger til samme Forjættelse;

⁹ By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise;

¹¹ Ved Tro fik endog Sara selv Kraft til at undfange endog ud over sin Alders Tid; thi hun holdt ham for trofast, som havde forjættet det.

¹¹ By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.

¹³ I Tro døde alle disse uden at have opnået Forjættelserne; men de så dem langt borte og hilsede dem og bekendte, at de vare fremmede og Udlændinge på Jorden.

¹³ All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

¹⁵ Og dersom de havde haft det, hvorfra de vare udgåede, i Tanker, havde de vel haft Tid til at vende tilbage;

¹⁵ And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

¹⁷ Ved Tro har Abraham ofret Isak, da han blev prøvet, ja, den.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

¹⁹ thi han betænkte, at Gud var mægtig endog til at oprejse fra de døde, hvorfra han jo også lignelsesvis fik ham tilbage.

¹⁹ He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.

²¹ Ved Tro velsignede Jakob døende hver af Josefs Sønner og tilbad, lænende sig over sin Stav.

²¹ By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

²³ Ved Tro blev Moses, da han var født, skjult i tre Måneder af sine Forældre, fordi de så, at Barnet var dejligt, og de frygtede ikke for Kongens Befaling.

²³ By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

²⁵ og valgte hellere at lide ondt med Guds Folk end at have en kortvarig Nydelse af Synd,

²⁵ choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,

²⁷ Ved Tro forlod han Ægypten uden at frygte for Kongens Vrede; thi som om han så den usynlige, holdt han ud.

²⁷ By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.

²⁹ Ved Tro gik de igennem det røde Hav som over tørt Land, medens Ægypterne druknede under Forsøget derpå.

²⁹ By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.

³¹ Ved Tro undgik Skøgen Rahab at omkomme med de genstridige; thi hun modtog Spejderne med Fred.

³¹ By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.

³³ som ved Tro overvandt Riger, øvede Retfærdighed, opnåede Forjættelser, stoppede Løvers Mund,

³³ who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

³⁵ Kvinder fik deres døde igen ved Opstandelse. Andre bleve lagte på Pinebænk og toge ikke imod Befrielse, for at de måtte opnå en bedre Opstandelse.

³⁵ Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;

³⁷ de bleve stenede, gennemsavede, fristede, dræbte med Sværd, gik omkring i Fåre- og Gedeskind, lidende Mangel, betrængte, mishandlede

³⁷ They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

³⁹ Og alle disse, skønt de havde Vidnesbyrd for deres Tro, opnåede ikke Forjættelsen,

³⁹ And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised,