Hebrews 11

1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

1 信就是所望之事的实底，是未见之事的确据。

2 This is why the ancients were commended.

2 古人在这信上得了美好的证据。

3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

3 我们因着信，就知道诸世界是借 神的话造成的；这样，所看见的，并不是从显然之物造出来的。

4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

4 亚伯因着信，献祭与 神，比该隐所献的更美，因此便得了称义的见证，就是 神指他礼物作的见证。他虽然死了，却因这信，仍旧说话。

5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

5 以诺因着信，被接去，不至于见死，人也找不着他，因为 神已经把他接去了；只是他被接去以先，已经得了 神喜悦他的明证。

6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

6 人非有信，就不能得 神的喜悦；因为到 神面前来的人必须信有 神，且信他赏赐那寻求他的人。

7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

7 挪亚因着信，既蒙 神指示他未见的事，动了敬畏的心，预备了一只方舟，使他全家得救。因此就定了那世代的罪，自己也承受了那从信而来的义。

8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

8 亚伯拉罕因着信，蒙召的时候就遵命出去，往将来要得为业的地方去；出去的时候，还不知往哪里去。

9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

9 他因着信，就在所应许之地作客，好像在异地居住帐棚，与那同蒙一个应许的以撒、雅各一样。

10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

10 因为他等候那座有根基的城，就是 神所经营所建造的。

11 By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.

11 因着信，连撒拉自己，虽然过了生育的岁数，还能怀孕，因她以为那应许她的是可信的。

12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

12 所以从一个仿佛已死的人就生出子孙，如同天上的星那样众多，海边的沙那样无数。

13 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

13 这些人都是存着信心死的，并没有得着所应许的；却从远处望见，且欢喜迎接，又承认自己在世上是客旅，是寄居的。

14 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.

14 说这样话的人是表明自己要找一个家乡。

15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

15 他们若想念所离开的家乡，还有可以回去的机会。

16 Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

16 他们却羡慕一个更美的家乡，就是在天上的。所以 神被称为他们的 神，并不以为耻，因为他已经给他们预备了一座城。

17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,

17 亚伯拉罕因着信，被试验的时候，就把以撒献上；这便是那欢喜领受应许的，将自己独生的儿子献上。

18 even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

18 论到这儿子，曾有话说：「从以撒生的才要称为你的后裔。」

19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

19 他以为 神还能叫人从死里复活；他也仿佛从死中得回他的儿子来。

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

20 以撒因着信，就指着将来的事给雅各、以扫祝福。

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

21 雅各因着信，临死的时候，给约瑟的两个儿子各自祝福，扶着杖头敬拜 神。

22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.

22 约瑟因着信，临终的时候，提到以色列族将来要出埃及，并为自己的骸骨留下遗命。

23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.

23 摩西生下来，他的父母见他是个俊美的孩子，就因着信，把他藏了三个月，并不怕王命。

24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

24 摩西因着信，长大了就不肯称为法老女儿之子。

25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.

25 他宁可和 神的百姓同受苦害，也不愿暂时享受罪中之乐。

26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

26 他看为基督受的凌辱比埃及的财物更宝贵，因他想望所要得的赏赐。

27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.

27 他因着信，就离开埃及，不怕王怒；因为他恒心忍耐，如同看见那不能看见的主。

28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

28 他因着信，就守 逾越节，行洒血的礼，免得那灭长子的临近以色列人。

29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

29 他们因着信，过红海如行干地；埃及人试着要过去，就被吞灭了。

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

30 以色列人因着信，围绕耶利哥城七日，城墙就倒塌了。

31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.

31 妓女喇合因着信，曾和和平平地接待探子，就不与那些不顺从的人一同灭亡。

32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

32 我又何必再说呢？若要一一细说，基甸、巴拉、参孙、耶弗他、大卫、撒母耳，和众先知的事，时候就不够了。

33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

33 他们因着信，制伏了敌国，行了公义，得了应许，堵了狮子的口，

34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

34 灭了烈火的猛势，脱了刀剑的锋刃；软弱变为刚强，争战显出勇敢，打退外邦的全军。

35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

35 有妇人得自己的死人复活。又有人忍受严刑，不肯苟且得释放 ，为要得着更美的复活。

36 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

36 又有人忍受戏弄、鞭打、捆锁、监禁、各等的磨炼，

37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.

37 被石头打死，被锯锯死，受试探，被刀杀，披着绵羊山羊的皮各处奔跑，受穷乏、患难、苦害，

38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.

38 在旷野、山岭、山洞、地穴，飘流无定，本是世界不配有的人。

39 These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

39 这些人都是因信得了美好的证据，却仍未得着所应许的；

40 God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.

40 因为 神给我们预备了更美的事，叫他们若不与我们同得，就不能完全。