1 А вярата е даване твърда увереност в ония неща, за които се надяваме,

Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things hope for, being the proof of things do not see and the conviction of their reality.

2 З ащото поради нея за старовременните добре се свидетелствуваше.

For by '> trust and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report.

3 С вяра разбираме, че световете са били създадени с Божието слово, тъй щото видимото не стана от видими неща.

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.

4 С вяра Авел принесе Богу жертва по-добра от Каиновата, чрез която за него се засвидетелствува, че е праведен, понеже Бог свидетелствува за даровете му; и чрез тая вяра той и след смъртта си още говори.

by faith Abel brought God a better and more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, because of which it was testified of him that he was righteous, and God bore witness by accepting and acknowledging his gifts. And though he died, yet he is still speaking.

5 С вяра Енох бе преселен, за да не види смърт, и не се намираше, защото Бог го пресели; понеже преди неговото преселване беше засвидетелствувано за него, че е бил угоден на Бога.

Because of faith Enoch was caught up and transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. For even before he was taken to heaven, he received testimony that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God.

6 А без вяра не е възможно да се угоди Богу, защото който дохожда при Бога трябва да вярва, че има Бог, и че Той възнаграждава тия, които го търсят.

But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him.

7 С вяра Ное, предупреден от Бога за неща, които още не се виждаха, подбуден от страхопочитание, направи ковчег за спасение на дома си; чрез която вяра той осъди света и стана наследник на правдата, която е чрез вяра.

by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there was no visible sign, took heed and diligently and reverently constructed and prepared an ark for the deliverance of his own family. By this he passed judgment and sentence on the world’s unbelief and became an heir and possessor of righteousness ( that relation of being right into which God puts the person who has faith).

8 С вяра Авраам послуша, когато бе повикан да излезе и да отиде на едно място, което щеше да получи в наследство, и излезе без да знае къде отива.

by faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he was destined to receive as an inheritance; and he went, although he did not know or trouble his mind about where he was to go.

9 С вяра се засели в обещаната земя като в чужда, и живееше в шатри, както и Исаак и Яков, наследниците заедно с него на същото обещание.

by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in the land which was designated in the promise in a strange country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with him of the same promise.

10 З ащото очакваше града, който има вечни основи, на който архитект и строител е Бог.

For he was looking forward to the city which has fixed and firm foundations, whose Architect and Builder is God.

11 С вяра и сама Сара доби сила да зачене в преминала възраст, понеже счете за верен Този, Който се бе обещал.

Because of faith also Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even when she was long past the age for it, because she considered Who had given her the promise to be reliable and trustworthy and true to His word.

12 З атова само от един човек, и той замъртвял, се народи множество, колкото небесните звезди и като крайморския пясък, който не може да се изброи.

So from one man, though he was physically as good as dead, there have sprung descendants whose number is as the stars of heaven and as countless as the innumerable sands on the seashore.

13 В сички тия умряха във вяра, тъй като не бяха получили изпълнението на обещанията; но ги видяха и поздравиха отдалеч, като изповядаха, че са чужденци и пришелци на земята.

These people all died controlled and sustained by their faith, but not having received the tangible fulfillment of promises, only having seen it and greeted it from a great distance by faith, and all the while acknowledging and confessing that they were strangers and temporary residents and exiles upon the earth.

14 А ония, които говорят така, явно показват, че търсят свое отечество;

Now those people who talk as they did show plainly that they are in search of a fatherland (their own country).

15 и ако наистина, така говорейки, са имали в ума си онова отечество, от което бяха излезли, намерили биха случай да се върнат.

If they had been thinking with remembrance of that country from which they were emigrants, they would have found constant opportunity to return to it.

16 Н о на дело желаят едно по-добро отечество, сиреч, небесното; затова Бог не се срамува от тях да се нарече техен Бог, защото им е приготвил град.

But the truth is that they were yearning for and aspiring to a better and more desirable country, that is, a heavenly. For that reason God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

17 С вяра Авраам, когато го изпитваше Бог, принесе Исаака жертва, да! оня, който беше получил обещанията принасяше единородния си син,

By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test '> still in progress], had already brought Isaac for an offering; he who had gladly received and welcomed promises was ready to sacrifice his only son,

18 о ня, комуто беше казано: " По Исаака ще се наименува твоето потомство".

Of whom it was said, Through Isaac shall your descendants be reckoned.

19 к ато разсъди, че Бог може да възкресява и от мъртвите,

For he reasoned that God was able to raise up even from among the dead. Indeed in the sense that Isaac was figuratively dead, he did receive him back from the dead.

20 С вяра Исаак благослови, Якова и Исава даже за бъдещите неща.

faith Isaac, looking far into the future, invoked blessings upon Jacob and Esau.

21 С вяра Яков, на умиране, благослови всекиго от Йосифовите синове и поклони се Богу подпирайки се върху края на тоягата си.

by faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in prayer over the top of his staff.

22 С вяра Йосиф, на умиране, спомена за излизането на израилтяните и даде поръчка за костите си.

by faith Joseph, when nearing the end of his life, referred to the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his own bones.

23 С вяра, когато се роди Моисей, родителите му го криха три месеца, защото видяха, че бе красиво дете; и не се боеха от царската заповед,

by faith Moses, after his birth, was kept concealed for three months by his parents, because they saw how comely the child was; and they were not overawed and terrified by the king’s decree.

24 С вяра Моисей, като стана на възраст, се отказа да се нарича син на фараоновата дъщеря

by faith Moses, when he had grown to maturity and become great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

25 и предпочете да страда с Божиите люде, а не да се наслаждава за кратко време на греха,

Because he preferred to share the oppression and bear the shame of the people of God rather than to have the fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life.

26 к ато разсъди, че укорът за Христа е по-голямо богатство от египетските съкровища; защото гледаше на бъдещата награда.

He considered the contempt and abuse and shame the Christ (the Messiah Who was to come) to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked forward and away to the reward (recompense).

27 С вяра напустна Египет, без да се бои от царския гняв; защото издържа, като един, който вижда Невидимия.

by faith he left Egypt behind him, being unawed and undismayed by the wrath of the king; for he never flinched but held staunchly to his purpose and endured steadfastly as one who gazed on Him Who is invisible.

28 С вяра установи пасхата и поръсването с кръвта, за да се не допре до тях този, които погубваше първородните.

By faith (simple trust and confidence in God) he instituted and carried out the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn (the angel) might not touch those.

29 С вяра израилтяните минаха през Червеното море като по сухо, на което като се опитаха и египтяните, издавиха се.

by faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do the same thing they were swallowed up.

30 Ч рез вяра ерихонските стени паднаха след седмодневно обикаляне около тях.

Because of faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encompassed for seven days.

31 С вяра Раав блудницата не погина заедно с непокорните, като прие съгледателите с мир.

by faith Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed along with those who refused to believe and obey, because she had received the spies in peace.

32 И какво повече да кажа? Защото не ще ми стигне време да приказвам за Гедеона, Варака, Самсона и Иефтае, за Давида още и Самуила и пророците;

And what shall I say further? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,

33 к оито с вяра побеждаваха царства, раздаваха правда, получаваха обещания, затуляха устата на лъвове,

Who by faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promised blessings, closed the mouths of lions,

34 у гасваха силата на огъня, избягваха острото на ножа, оздравяха от болести, ставаха силни във война, обръщаха в бяг чужди войски.

Extinguished the power of raging fire, escaped the devourings of the sword, out of frailty and weakness won strength and became stalwart, even mighty and resistless in battle, routing alien hosts.

35 Ж ени приемаха мъртвите си възкресени; а други бяха мъчени, защото, за да получат по-добро възкресение, те не приемаха да бъдат избавени.

women received again their dead by a resurrection. Others were tortured to death with clubs, refusing to accept release, so that they might be resurrected to a better life.

36 Д руги пък изпитваха присмехи и бичувания, а още и окови и тъмници;

Others had to suffer the trial of mocking and scourging and even chains and imprisonment.

37 с камъни биваха убити, с трион претрити, с мъки мъчени; умираха заклани с нож, скитаха се в овчи и кози кожи и търпяха лишение, бедствия и страдания;

They were stoned to death; they were lured with tempting offers; they were sawn asunder; they were slaughtered by the sword; they had to go about wrapped in the skins of sheep and goats, utterly destitute, oppressed, cruelly treated—

38 т е, за които светът не беше достоен, се скитаха по пустините и планините, по пещерите и рововете на земята,

of whom the world was not worthy—roaming over the desolate places and the mountains, and in caves and caverns and holes of the earth.

39 Н о всички тия, ако и да бяха засвидетелствувани чрез вярата им, пак не получиха изпълнението на обещанието,

And all of these, though they won divine approval by their faith, did not receive the fulfillment of what was promised,

40 д а не би да постигнат в съвършенство без нас; защото за нас Бог промисли нещо по-добро.

Because God had us in mind and had something better and greater in view for us, so that they should not come to perfection apart from us.