हिब्रू 11
1 विश्वासको अर्थ हो, हामीले आशा गरेका कुराहरूको निश्चित छ। अनि विश्वासको अर्थ हुन्छ हामीले कुनै कुरालाई नदेखेता पनि त्यो वास्तविक छ भन्ने जान्नु।
2 प्राचीन कालका मानिसहरूसित परमेश्वर प्रसन्न हुनुहुन्थो; किनकि तिनीहरूमा यस्तै विश्वास थियो।
3 विश्वासद्वारा हामी बुझ्दछौं कि परमेश्वरले आफ्नो आदेशद्वारा यो संसारको सृष्टि गर्नुभयो। यसले हामी बुझ्दछौ जो दृश्य छ त्यो कुनै अदृश्यद्वारा बनाइएको थियो।
4 कयिन र हाबिल दुवैले परमेश्वरलाई भेटीहरू चढाए। तर हाबिलको विश्वास थियो, त्यसैले उनले परमेश्वरलाई असल भेटिहरू चढाए। परमेश्वर हाबिलको भेटीहरूले प्रसन्न हुनुभयो। अनि उनको विश्वासको कारणले, उनी असल मानिस कहलाइए। हाबिल मरे तर उनको विश्वास अझै ज्यूँदै छ।
5 हनोकलाई यस संसारबाट माथि उठाइयो। उनी मरेनन्। धर्मशास्त्रले भन्छ, उनी माथि लगिनु भन्दा अघि उनले साँचोसित परमेश्वरलाई प्रसन्न पारे। पछि मानिसहरूले हनोकलाई देखेनन्, कारण परमेश्वरले उनलाई आफूसित रहन उठाइसकेका थिए। हनोकको विश्वासकै कारणले यस्तो भएको थियो।
6 विश्वास बिना कसैले परमेश्वरलाई खुशी बनाउन सक्दैन। जो परमेश्वरमा आउँछ उसले परमेश्वर सत्य हुनुहुन्छ भन्ने जान्नुपर्छ र जसले साँचोसित उहाँलाई पाउन चाहन्छ ती मानिसहरूलाई परमेश्वरले पुरस्कृत गर्नुहुन्छ भन्ने विश्वास गर्नुपर्छ।
7 नूहले त्यसबेला सम्म जुन देखेकै थिएनन् त्यसको लागि उनलाई परमेश्वरले चेतावनी दिनुभयो, परमेश्वर प्रति नूहको विश्वास र श्रद्धा थियो। यसर्थ उनले आफ्नो परिवारलाई बचाउन एउटा ठूलो जहाज बनाए। आफ्नो विश्वासले संसार गल्ती छ भन्ने उनले देखाए अनि विश्वासद्वारा परमेश्वरका धर्मी बनिने ती मानिसहरूमध्ये उनी एकजना भए।
8 परमेश्वरले अब्राहामलाई अर्कै ठाउँको यात्रा गर्न अह्राउनु भयो जुन उहाँले उनलाई दिने वचन दिनुभएको थियो। त्यो अर्को ठाउँ कुन हो र कहाँ छ, त्यसको ज्ञान अब्राहामलाई थिएन। तर परमेश्वरको आज्ञा मानेर उनले यात्रा शुरू गरे किनकि उनको विश्वास थियो।
9 परमेश्वरले उनलाई दिन्छु भनी वचन दिएको देशमा गएर उनी बसे। अब्राहाम त्यस देशमा एउटा परदेशी जस्तो भएर बसे किनकि उनी त्यहाँका थिएनन्। उनले यसै गरे किनभने उनको विश्वास थियो। उनी त्यस देशमा गए अनि इसहाक र याकूबसित पालमा बसे। इसहाक र याकूबले पनि परमेश्वरबाट यस्तै वचन पाएका थिए।
10 अब्राहाम एउटा बलियो जग भएको नगरको प्रतीक्षामा थिए, जसलाई बनाउने र सृष्टि गर्ने परमेश्वर नै हुनुहुन्छ।
11 अब्राहाम नानीहरू जन्माउन नसक्ने बूढा थिए र सारा पनि बाँझो थिइन। तर परमेश्वरमा विश्वासकै कारणले उनी बाबु भए। उहाँले वचन पूरा गर्नुहुन्छ भनी अब्राहामले परमेश्वरलाई पत्यार गरे।
12 उनी यति बूढा थिए कि उनी प्राय मृत नै थिए। बाँच्न आशा समेत कमै थियो। तर त्यस्ता मानिसबाट संसारमा ताराहरू जत्ति कै असंख्य र बगरमा बालुवाको कणहरू जत्तिकै अनगन्ती सन्तानहरू जन्मे।
13 यी सबै मानिसहरू आमरण विश्वासमा बाँचे। तिनीहरूले परमेश्वरको वचन अनुसारका कुराहरू पाएनन्। तर टाडाबाट तिनलाई देखे र सन्तुष्ट बने अनि त्यसैमा आनन्दित बने। आफु त यस संसारमा यात्री र परदेशी मात्र हौं भन्ने तथ्य तिनीहरूले स्वीकारे।
14 जब मानिसहरूले यसलाई त्यसरी नै स्वीकार गर्दछन्, तिनले देखाउँछन् कि तिनीहरू यो भन्दा एउटा आफ्नै देशको प्रतीक्षामा छन्।
15 तिनीहरूले आफूले छोडेको देशको याद गर्दा हुन् त फर्केर जाने अवसर तिनीहरूले पाउन सक्ने थिए।
16 तर तिनीहरू एउटा उत्तम देश, एउटा स्वर्गीय देशको प्रतीक्षामा थिए। यसर्थ परमेश्वरले तिनीहरूका परमेश्वर ठहरिनुमा लज्जित हुनुहुन्न, किनभने परमेश्वरले तिनीहरूका निम्ति एउटा नगर बसाइदिनुभएको थियो।
17 अब्राहामको विश्वासको परीक्षा लिन परमेश्वरले उनलाई इसहाकको बलि दिन भन्नुभयो। अब्राहामले विश्वासले त्यसो गरे।
18 उनलाई परमेश्वरले प्रतीज्ञा गराउनुभएको थियो। परमेश्वरले अब्राहामलाई पहिल्यै भन्नुभएको थियो “इसहाकबाटै तिम्रा सन्तान बढने छन्।”तर, अब्राहाम आफ्नो एक मात्र छोरोको बलि दिन तयार थिए। उनले विश्वासले यसो गरे।
19 अब्राहामलाई विश्वास थियो कि परमेश्वरले मानिसलाई मृत्युबाट समेत उठाउन सक्नुहुन्छ। अनि साँच्चै जब परमेश्वरले इसहाकलाई मृत्युदेखि बचाउनुभयो, अब्राहामले इसहाकलाई मृत्युबाट फिर्ता पाए।
20 इसहाकको पनि विश्वास थियो त्यसैले उनले याकूब र एसावलाई तिनीहरूका भविष्यको लागि आशीर्वाद दिए।
21 अनि उनले आफ्नो मृत्यु-शैय्यामा आफ्नो लौरोको दुप्पामा अडिई परमेश्वरको उपासना गर्दै, यूसुफका प्रत्येक छोराहरूलाई आशिष दिए। किनकि याकूबको विश्वास थियो।
22 अनि उहाँको मृत्युकालमा यूसुफले इस्राएलीहरूले मिश्रदेश छोडने भविष्यवाणी गरे। विश्वासकै कारणले उनले आफ्नो दफनबारे आदेश दिए।
23 विश्वासकै कारणले, मोशाका माता-पिताले तिनलाई तीन महीना सम्म लुकाएर राखे। मोशा सुन्दर बालक थिए। तिनीहरू राजाको आदेश अस्वीकार गर्न डराएनन्।
24 मोशा बढेर ठूला भए। आफ्नो विश्वासको कारणले उनले आफूलाई फिरऊनकी छोरीको छोरा कहलाउन चाहेनन्।
25 उनले पापको आनन्द मनाउन चाहेनन्। यी आनन्द क्षणिक हुन्छन्। बरू परमेश्वरका मानिसहरूसित रही कष्ट भोग्नु रूचाए। उनले यो विश्वासको कारणले गरे।
26 मोशाले मिश्रदेशको भण्डार भन्दा ख्रीष्टको लागि भोगेको दुख अझ ठूलो सम्पत्ति हो भन्ने विचार गरे। मोशाले परमेश्वरबाट पुरस्कार र्पखिरहेथे।
27 विश्वासकै कारणले उनले मिश्रदेश छोडे। उनी राजाको रिसदेखि डराएनन्। उनी डटिरहे, जस्तो कि अदृश्य परमेश्वरलाई उनी देख्नसक्छन्।
28 उनले निस्तार-चाडको भोज तयार गरे अनि मृत्यु दूतलाई यहूदीहरूका जेठा छोराहरू मार्नबाट रोक्न उनले दैलामाथि रगत छर्के। यो उनले विश्वासले गरे।
29 अनि मोशाले डोर्याएका सबै मानिसहरूले सूखा जमीनमाथि जस्तो लाल समुद्र हिडेर तरे। तिनीहरूले यो विश्वासले गरे। तर मिश्रदेशवासीहरू त्यसरी नै तर्न खोज्दा डुबे।
30 परमेश्वरका मानिसहरूको विश्वासको कारणले, यरीहोको पर्खाल ढल्यो। उनीहरू पर्खालका वरिवरि सात दिनसम्म घुमेपछि त्यो ढल्यो।
31 राहाब भन्ने एउटी वेश्याले इस्राएली जासूसहरूलाई साथीहरूलाई झैं स्वागत र सहायता गरी। अनि उसको विश्वासको कारणले आज्ञा नमान्ने अरू मानिसहरूसित ऊ चाँहि नाश भइनन्।
32 के मैले अझै धेरै उदाहरणहरू दिइरहनु पर्छ? गिदोन, बाराक, शिमसन, यिप्तहका बारेमा, दाऊद, शामूएल र अगमवक्तारूका बारेमा भन्न मसित पर्याप्त समय छैन।
33 आफ्ना विश्वासको कारणले कसैले राज्यहरू जिते, अरू कसैले असल कर्महरू गरे, कसैले परमेश्वरको वचन पाउन सफल भए। आफ्नो विश्वासले नै कसैले सिंहहरूका मुख थुने।
34 कसैले आगोको ज्वाला रोके र कोही तरवारका धारबाट उम्के। विश्वासको कारणले तिनीहरूले यी सब गरे। दुर्वलहरू शक्तिशाली बनाइए, युद्धमा शक्तिशाली भए, तिनीहरूले शत्रुहरूमाथि विजय पाए।
35 मृतहरूलाई बौराई उठाइयो र घरमा तिनका स्त्रीहरूका हातमा सुम्पिदिइयो। अरूहरूले छुटकारा हुनदेखि आफैले अस्वीकार गरे। तिनीहरूलाई सताएर मारियो। तिनीहरूले यसै गरे किनकि तिनीहरू अझ राम्रो जीवनमा उठ्न चाहन्थे।
36 कति जनाको हाँसो उडाइयो कतिलाई कोर्राले चुटियो, अनि कतिलाई साङलाले बाँधेर कैदखानामा फ्याँकियो।
37 कतिलाई ढङ्गाले हिर्काएर मारियो, र कतिलाई चिरेर दुइ फ्याक पारियो। कतिलाई तरवारले छिनाइयो। कसै कसैले भेडा र बाख्राका छाला लाउँथे, तिनीहरू गरीब, सताइएका र अरूले दुर्व्यवहार गरिएकाहरू थिए। यस्ता मानिसहरू पाउन संसार योग्य थिएन
38 यी पुरूषहरूलाई राख्न यो संसार उचित थिएन। तिनीहरू पाहाड र मरूभूमिहरूमा भट्किहिंडथे, पृथ्वीका ओडार र गुफातिर बसिहिंडथे।
39 यी सबै तिनका विश्वासमा परिचित छन्। तर परमेश्वरको वचन तिनीहरू कसैले पाएनन्।
40 परमेश्वरले हामीलाई केही ठूलै कुरो दिने योजना गर्नु भएको थियो ताकि हामीसँग तिनीहरू पूर्ण बनाइन सकिन्छ।
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
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 had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from 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 he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
1 Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.
2 And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.
3 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.
4 So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.
5 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
6 And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.
7 And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.
8 I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
9 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.
10 And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.
11 And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
12 Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
13 So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;
14 Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits.
15 And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court;
16 The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;
17 To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.
18 And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
19 So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.
20 From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.
21 The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.
22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the Lord.
23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
24 And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.
25 And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.
26 And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.