1  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

2  to whom also Abraham divided a tenth from all, first being interpreted "king of righteousness,"and then also king of Salem, which is "king of peace,"

2  And Abraham divided to him a tenth part of everything. And in translation his name is first, indeed, king of justice, and next also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

2  And to whom AÆbra-ham also set aside a tenth part from the choice things he had with him. His name is interpreted King of righteousness, and again, King of Salem, which means King of peace.

3  without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but having been made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.

3  Neither his father nor his mother is recorded in the genealogies; and neither the beginning of his days nor the end of his life; but, like the Son of God, his priesthood abides for ever.

4  But observe how great this [man was], to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.

4  Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.

4  Next, consider how great this man is, since the Patriarch Abraham even gave tithes to him from the principal things.

5  And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to collect tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, though they have come from the loins of Abraham;

5  And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest`s office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham

5  For those sons of Levi who received the office of the priesthood, were authorized by law to take tithes from the people; even from their own brethren who also had come out of the loins of Abraham.

6  but the [one] not tracing his descent from them has received tithes from Abraham, and he has blessed the [one] having the promises.

6  but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.

7  Now without any contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.

7  Yet this is without any contradiction, for what is less should be blessed by what is better.

7  Beyond dispute: he who was less was blessed by him who was greater than himself.

8  And here on the one hand mortal men receive tithes, but there on the other he[ receives them], of whom[ ]it is witnessed that he lives.

8  And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

9  Even Levi, the [one] receiving tithes, has paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak,

9  And so it may be said that even Levi, who received tithes, was himself a tithe through Abraham.

10  for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

10  For he was yet in the loins of his forefather Abraham, when Mel-chisÆe-dec met him.

11  Therefore, if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), why is there yet a need [for] another priest to rise, according to the order of Melchizedek, and not to be called according to the order of Aaron?

11  If therefore perfection had been reached by the Le-vitÆic-al priesthood, by which the law was enacted for the people, what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Mel-chisÆe-dec? Otherwise, the scriptures would have said, that he would be after the order of Aaron.

11  If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

12  For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there occurs a change of law also.

12  For since the priesthood has been transferred, it is necessary that the law also be transferred.

12  Since there was a change in the priesthood, so also there was a change in the law.

13  For He concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

13  For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.

14  For it is evident that our Lord has risen out of Judah, regarding which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

15  And it is yet even more clearer, if according to the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest

15  And [what we say] is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,

15  And yet, it is far more evident because he said that another priest would rise after the order of Mel-chisÆe-dec,

16  who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

16  who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life

16  One who was not appointed after the law of carnal commandments, but after the power of life which abides for ever.

17  For He testifies: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."

17  for it is witnessed [of him,] Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

18  For on the one hand an annulment comes about of the preceding commandment on account of its weakness and uselessness.

18  For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

19  For the law made nothing perfect; but there[ is] the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

20  And inasmuch as [it was] not without an oath,

20  Moreover, it is not without an oath. For certainly, the others were made priests without an oath.

20  And he confirmed it for us by oath.

21  for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him that said to Him: "YHWH has sworn and will not relent, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek' ",

21  But this man was made a priest with an oath, by the One who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and he will not repent. You are a priest forever.”

21  For they were made priests without oaths; but this one was made a priest with an oath, as it was said concerning him by David, The LORD has sworn, and will not lie, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Mel-chisÆedec.

22  by so much more Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

22  All these things make a better covenant because Jesus is its surety.

22  By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

23  Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

23  And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered from continuing

23  And certainly, so many of the others became priests because, due to death, they were prohibited from continuing.

24  But He, because He remains forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.

24  But this man, because he is immortal, has a priesthood which remains for ever.

25  Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those coming to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

25  Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost them that draw near unto God through him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

25  And for this reason, he is able, continuously, to save those who approach God through him, since he is ever alive to make intercession on our behalf.

26  For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, having been separated from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;

27  who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices beforehand, on behalf of His own sins and then for the people's, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

27  And he has no need, daily, in the manner of other priests, to offer sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people. For he has done this once, by offering himself.

27  And who needs not daily, as do those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for their own sins, and then for the peopleÆs, for this he did once when he offered up himself.

28  For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, [appoints] a Son who has been perfected forever.

28  For the law appoints imperfect men priests; but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints the Son who is perfect for evermore.

28  For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

8:1  Now this is the main point of the things being said: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

1  Now in the things which we are saying the chief point [is this]: We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

1  NOW above all we have a high priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven;

8:2  a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which YHWH set up, and not man.

2  who is the minister of holy things, and of the true tabernacle, which was established by the Lord, not by man.

2  And he has become the minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which God pitched and not man.

8:3  For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; therefore it is necessary that this [high priest] also have something to offer.

8:4  For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;

4  Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are those who offer the gifts according to the law;

4  And so, if he were upon the earth, he would not be a priest, since there would be others to offer gifts according to the law,

8:5  who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses had been warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle, for He says, "See, you shall make all things according to the pattern shown to you on the mountain."

5  gifts which serve as mere examples and shadows of the heavenly things. And so it was answered to Moses, when he was about to complete the tabernacle: “See to it,” he said, “that you make everything according to the example which was revealed to you on the mountain.”

8:6  But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted upon better promises.

6  But now he has been granted a better ministry, so much so that he is also the Mediator of a better testament, which has been confirmed by better promises.

6  But now Jesus Christ has received a ministry which is greater than that; just as the covenant in which he was made a mediator, is greater, so are the promises greater than those given in the old covenant.

8:7  For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.

7  For if the former one had been entirely without fault, then a place certainly would not have been sought for a subsequent one.

8:8  For finding fault [with] them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says YHWH, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,

8  For, finding fault with them, he says: “Behold, the days shall arrive, says the Lord, when I will consummate a New Testament over the house of Israel and the house of Judah,

8  For he found fault with them, and said, Behold, the day is coming, saith the LORD, when I will perfect a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah

8:9  not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. Because they did not persevere in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says YHWH.

8:10  For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says YHWH: I will put My laws in their mind, and I will inscribe them upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

8:11  And by no means will they teach each [one ]his fellow citizen, and each [one] his brother, saying, 'Know YHWH,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them.

11  And they shall not teach every man his fellow-citizen, And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: For all shall know me, From the least to the greatest of them.

11  And no man shall teach his neighbor, neither his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for all shall know me, from the youngest to the oldest.

8:12  For I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins and their lawless deeds I shall by no means remember anymore."

12  For I will forgive their iniquities, and I will no longer remember their sins.”

12  And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sins.

8:13  In that He says, "A new [covenant],"He has made the first obsolete. And whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish.

9:1  Now even the first [covenant] had ordinances of [divine] service and the earthly sanctuary.

1  Certainly, the former also had the justifications of worship and a holy place for that age.

1  THEN verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service and a worldly sanctuary.

9:2  For a tabernacle was prepared: the first [part], in which [were] both the lampstand and the table and the showbread, which is called the holy place;

2  For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, wherein [were] the candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the Holy place.

2  For the first tabernacle which was made, had in it the candlestick, and the table and the shewbread; and it was called the sanctuary.

9:3  and after the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

3  Then, beyond the second veil, was the tabernacle, which is called the Holy of Holies,

3  But the inner tabernacle, which is within the veil of the second door, was called the Holy of Holies.

9:4  having a golden altar, and the ark of the covenant having been overlaid on all sides with gold, in which [was] a golden jar holding the manna, and the rod of Aaron which budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

4  And there was in it the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant all overlaid with gold, and in it was the golden pot containing the manna, and AaronÆs rod which sprouted, and the tablets of the covenant;

4  Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

9:5  and above it [were] cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat; concerning these things we cannot now speak in detail.

5  And over the ark were the Cherubim of glory, overshadowing the propitiatory. There is not enough time to speak about each of these things.

9:6  Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,

6  Yet truly, once such things were placed together, in the first part of the tabernacle, the priests were, indeed, continually entering, so as to carry out the duties of the sacrifices.

6  The priests always entered into the outer tabernacle and performed their service of worship;

9:7  but into the second [part] the high priest [goes] alone once during the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance;

7  But into the second part, once a year, the high priest alone entered, not without blood, which he offered on behalf of the neglectful offenses of himself and of the people.

9:8  the Holy Spirit signifying this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing,

8  In this way, the Holy Spirit is signifying that the way to what is most holy was not yet made manifest, not while the first tabernacle was still standing.

8  By this the Holy Spirit revealed that the way of the saints would not yet be made known, so long as the old tabernacle remained;

9:9  which [was] symbolic for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices are being offered, which are not able, in respect to conscience, to make perfect the [one] performing the service,

9  And this is a parable for the present time. Accordingly, those gifts and sacrifices that are offered are not able, as concerns the conscience, to make perfect those things that serve only as food and drink,

9  Which was the symbol for that time, now past, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, which could not make perfect the conscience of him who offered them,

9:10  [concerned] only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances which are imposed until a time of reformation.

10  as well as the various washings and justices of the flesh, which were imposed upon them until the time of correction.

9:11  But Christ came [as] a High Priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.

11  But Christ, who had come, became the high priest of the good things which he wrought; and he entered into a greater and more perfect tabernacle which was not made by hands, and was not of this world;

9:12  Not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered once for all into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption.

12  And he did not enter with the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, and obtained for us everlasting redemption.

9:13  For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling those having been defiled, sanctifies for the purity of the flesh,

13  For if the blood of goats and oxen, and the ashes of a calf, when these are sprinkled, sanctify those who have been defiled, in order to cleanse the flesh,

9:14  by how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, will cleanse your conscience from dead works in order that we might serve the living God?

14  how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

9:15  And on account of this He is the Mediator of the new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for redemption of the transgressions at the time of the first covenant, that those having been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

15  And thus he is the Mediator of the new testament, so that, by his death, he intercedes for the redemption of those transgressions which were under the former testament, so that those who have been called may receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.

15  For this cause he became the mediator of the new testament and by his death he became redemption for those who transgressed the old covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

9:16  For where there [is] a testament, there is necessity for death to be offered of the [one] making the testament.

16  For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.

9:17  For a testament is valid over dead [people], since it is never valid when the [one] making the testament lives.

17  For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.

17  For a testament is confirmed by death. Otherwise, it as yet has no force, as long as the one who testifies lives.

9:18  Therefore not even the first [covenant] has been dedicated without blood.

18  For this reason not even the first covenant was confirmed without blood.

18  Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

9:19  For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses according to law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

9:20  saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."

9:21  And likewise he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the service with the blood.

21  That very blood he also sprinkled on the tabernacle and on all the vessels used for worship;

9:22  And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

22  And nearly everything, according to the law, is to be cleansed with blood. And without the shedding of blood, there is no remission.

22  And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

9:23  Therefore it [was] necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens to be continually purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves by better sacrifices than these.

23  Therefore, it is necessary for the examples of heavenly things to be cleansed, just as, indeed, these things were. Yet the heavenly things are themselves better sacrifices than these.

9:24  For Christ did not enter into [the] holies made by hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf;

24  For Jesus did not enter by means of holy things made with hands, mere examples of the true things, but he entered into Heaven itself, so that he may appear now before the face of God for us.

9:25  not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters into the Holies every year with another's blood-

25  And he did not enter so as to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters into the Holy of Holies each year, with the blood of another.

25  Not so that he should offer himself many times, as did the high priest who enters into the holy place every year with blood which is not his own;

9:26  since it would have been necessary [for] Him to suffer often from the foundation of the world; but now, once at the consummation of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin through the sacrifice of Himself.

9:27  And inasmuch as it is appointed for men once to die and after this judgment,

27  And in the same manner as it has been appointed for men to die one time, and after this, to be judged,

9:28  so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time apart from sin unto salvation, to those who eagerly await Him.

28  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; so that at his second coming, he shall appear without our sins for the salvation of those who look for him.

10:1  For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the image itself of the things, can never with the same sacrifices, which they offer continually every year, make those approaching perfect.

1  For the law contains the shadow of future good things, not the very image of these things. So, by the very same sacrifices which they offer ceaselessly each year, they can never cause these to approach perfection.

1  FOR the law had in it a shadow of the good things to come, but was not the essence of the things themselves; hence although the same sacrifices were offered every year, they could not perfect those who offered them.

10:2  Otherwise they would not have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

2  For if they had once been perfected, they would have ceased from their offerings; for, from henceforth their minds would not have driven them into the sins from which they had once been cleansed.

10:3  But in them there is a reminder of sins every year.

3  But in those [sacrifices] there is a remembrance made of sins year by year.

3  Instead, in these things, a commemoration of sins is made every year.

10:4  For it is not possible for [the] blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

10:5  Therefore, when He entered into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me.

5  Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, But a body didst thou prepare for me;

5  For this reason, as Christ enters into the world, he says: “Sacrifice and oblation, you did not want. But you have fashioned a body for me.

10:6  In burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin You had no pleasure.

6  Holocausts for sin were not pleasing to you.

6  Burnt offering and sin offering thou has not required.

10:7  Then I said, 'Behold, I have come-In the volume of the book it is written of Me- To do Your will, O God.' "

7  Then said I, Lo, I come, in the beginning of the books, it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O God.

10:8  Earlier saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and [sacrifices] for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them"(which are offered according to the law),

8  Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein (the which are offered according to the law),

8  In the above, by saying, “Sacrifices, and oblations, and holocausts for sin, you did not want, nor are those things pleasing to you, which are offered according to the law;

10:9  then He has said, "Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God."He takes away the first in order that He may establish the second.

9  And after that he said, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. Thus he put an end to the first in order to establish the second.

10:10  By which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

10  For by this will, we have been sanctified, through the one time oblation of the body of Jesus Christ.

10:11  And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which are never able to take away sins.

11  For every high priest appointed ministered daily, offering the same sacrifices, which had never been able to cleanse sins

10:12  But He Himself, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, He sat down at the right hand of God,

12  But this man, offering one sacrifice for sins, sits at the right hand of God forever,

12  But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down on the right hand of God for ever.

10:13  from that time waiting till His enemies are placed as a footstool for His feet.

13  henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet.

13  awaiting that time when his enemies will be made his footstool.

10:14  For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

14  For, by one oblation, he has brought to fulfillment, for all time, those who are sanctified.

10:15  But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before,

15  Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

10:16  "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says YHWH: I will put My laws on their hearts, and I will inscribe them on their minds,

16  “And this is the testament which I will commit to them after those days, says the Lord. I will instill my laws in their hearts, and I will inscribe my laws on their minds.

10:17  and their sins and their lawless deeds I shall by no means remember any longer."

17  And I will no longer remember their sins and iniquities.”

17  And their iniquities and sins will I remember no more.

10:18  Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.

18  Now, when there is a remission of these things, there is no longer an oblation for sin.

18  For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is no need for offering for sins.

10:19  Therefore, brothers, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,

19  And so, brothers, have faith in the entrance into the Holy of Holies by the blood of Christ,

19  Having therefore, my brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

10:20  by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,

20  by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

20  and in the new and living Way, which he has initiated for us by the veil, that is, by his flesh,

10:21  and [having] a High Priest over the house of God,

21  and in the Great Priest over the house of God.

10:22  let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies having been washed with clean water.

22  So, let us draw near with a true heart, in the fullness of faith, having hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and bodies absolved with clean water.

10:23  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

23  Let us remain firm in the profession of our faith without wavering: for he who has promised us is faithful.

10:24  And let us consider one another for the stirring up of love and of good works,

24  And let us be considerate of one another, so as to prompt ourselves to charity and to good works,

10:25  not forsaking the assembling of ourselves, just as is the custom for some, but exhorting [one another], and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

25  not deserting our assembly, as some are accustomed to do, but consoling one another, and even more so as you see that the day is approaching.

10:26  For if we sin willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

26  For if any man sin willfully after he has received the knowledge of the truth, then there is no more sacrifice to be offered for sins,

10:27  but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery zeal being about to devour the adversaries.

27  but instead, a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire that shall consume its adversaries.

27  But he is ready for the fearful judgment and the fiery indignation which shall consume the adversaries.

10:28  Anyone disregarding the law of Moses dies without compassions on [the testimony of] two or three witnesses.

10:29  By how much worse punishment, do you think, will he be deemed worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, and has regarded as common the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

10:30  For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,"says YHWH. And again, "YHWH will judge His people."

30  For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

30  For we know that he has said: “Vengeance is mine, and I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

10:31  It is a fearful [thing] to fall into the hands of the living God!

10:32  But remember the former days, in which after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings,

32  But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;

32  Remember, therefore, the former days, in which, after you received baptism, you endured a great fight of suffering.

10:33  in part being exposed publicly, both to reproaches and to afflictions, and in part having become partners of those treated in this way.

33  And certainly, in one way, by insults and tribulations, you were made a spectacle, but in another way, you became the companions of those who were the object of such behavior.

10:34  For you sympathized with me in my chains, and you received the plunder of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and enduring possession in heaven.

34  For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of you possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.

10:35  Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has a great recompense.

35  And so, do not lose your confidence, which has a great reward.

35  Do not lose, therefore, the confidence that you have, for it has a great reward.

10:36  For you have need of endurance, so that having done the will of God, you may receive the promise

36  For it is necessary for you to be patient, so that, by doing the will of God, you may receive the promise.

36  For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

10:37  "For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not delay.

37  For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.

10:38  But the just shall live by faith, and if he withdraws, My soul has no pleasure in him."

38  But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.

38  For my just man lives by faith. But if he were to draw himself back, he would not please my soul.”

10:39  But we are not of [those] shrinking back to destruction, but of faith, to the saving of the soul.

39  So then, we are not sons who are drawn away to perdition, but we are sons of faith toward the securing of the soul.

11:1  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

11:2  For by it the elders obtained witness.

2  For this reason, the ancients were given testimony.

2  And in this way it became a testimonial of the elders.

11:3  By faith we understand that time [itself] was framed by a command of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

3  By faith, we understand the world to be fashioned by the Word of God, so that the visible might be made by the invisible.

3  For it is through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen came to be from those which are not seen.

11:4  By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying concerning his gifts; and through it, although he died, he still speaks.

4  By faith, Abel offered to God a much better sacrifice than that of Cain, through which he obtained testimony that he was just, in that God offered testimony to his gifts. And through that sacrifice, he still speaks to us, though he is dead.

4  It was by faith, Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice to God than Cain, and because of this, he received a testimonial that he was righteous, and God testified to his offering: therefore, even though he is dead, he speaks.

11:5  By faith Enoch was translated [so as] not to see death, "and he was not found, because God translated him"; for before his translation he had obtained witness that he was pleasing to God.

5  By faith, Enoch was transferred, so that he would not see death, and he was not found because God had transferred him. For before he was transferred, he had testimony that he pleased God.

5  By faith Enoch departed and did not taste death, and he was not found, because God transferred him: but before he took him away, there was a testimonial about him, that he pleased God.

11:6  But without faith it is impossible to please [God], for it is necessary [for] the [one] approaching God to believe that He is, and that He becomes a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

6  Without faith, man cannot please God: for he who comes near to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

11:7  By faith Noah, having being warned [by God] concerning the things[ ]not yet seen, being reverent, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, through which he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

7  By faith, Noah, having accepted an answer about those things which were not yet seen, being afraid, fashioned an ark for the salvation of his house. Through the ark, he condemned the world, and was established as the heir of the justice that occurs through faith.

7  By faith Noah, when he was warned concerning the things not seen, became fearful and he made an ark to save his household, and by it he condemned the world and he became heir of righteousness which is by faith.

11:8  By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go forth to the place which he was about to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

11:9  By faith he migrated into a land of promise as [in] a foreign [land], dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise;

9  By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise

11:10  for he waited for the city having foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

10  for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

11:11  By faith Sarah herself also received power for conception of seed, and she bore a child past the normal age, because she regarded [Him] faithful who had promised.

11  By faith also, Sarah herself, being barren, received the ability to conceive offspring, even though she was past that age in life. For she believed him to be faithful, who had promised.

11  Through faith also Sarah who was barren, received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she was sure that he who had promised her was faithful.

11:12  Therefore even from one [man ]they were begotten, and him as good as dead, just as the stars of the sky in multitude, and innumerable as the sand by the seashore.

12  wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.

12  Because of this, there were also born, from one who himself was as if dead, a mulititude like the stars of heaven, who are, like the sand of the seashore, innumerable.

11:13  These all died according to faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off and welcoming [them], and confessing that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

13  All of these passed away, adhering to faith, not having received the promises, yet beholding them from afar and saluting them, and confessing themselves to be sojourners and guests upon the earth.

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.

11:14  For those saying such things make evident that they seek a fatherland.

14  For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own.

14  For they who speak so, declare plainly that they seek a country for themselves.

11:15  And indeed if they had remembered that land from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to turn back.

15  And if they had a desire for that very country from which they went out, they had time to return to it again.

11:16  But now they desire a better [land], that is, a heavenly [one]. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

16  But now it is evident, that they desire a better city, that city which is in heaven: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he has prepared for them a city.

11:17  By faith Abraham, when he was tested, had offered up Isaac, and he that received the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

11:18  of whom it was spoken, "In Isaac your seed shall be called,"

18  even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called

18  To him, it was said, “Through Isaac, shall your offspring be summoned,”

11:19  considering that even from the dead, God [was] able to raise [him up], from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

19  indicating that God is even able to raise up from the dead. And thus, he also established him as a parable.

19  And he reasoned in himself, It is possible for God even to raise the dead, and because of this Isaac was given to him as a parable.

11:20  By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

20  By faith, also, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning future events.

11:21  By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, [leaning] on the top of his staff.

11:22  By faith Joseph, when he was dying, remembered concerning the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.

11:23  By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw a beautiful child; and they did not fear the edict of the king.

23  By faith, Moses, after being born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they had seen that he was a graceful infant, and they did not fear the king’s edict.

23  By faith the parents of Moses, hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that the infant boy was fair; and they were not afraid of the KingÆs commandment.

11:24  By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,

11:25  choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have the temporary pleasure of sin,

25  choosing to be afflicted with the people of God, rather than to have the pleasantness of sin for a time,

11:26  regarding the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

26  valuing the reproach of Christ to be a greater wealth than the treasures of the Egyptians. For he looked forward to his reward.

11:27  By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king; for he endured as seeing the Unseen [One].

27  By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

27  By faith, he abandoned Egypt, not dreading the animosity of the king. For he pressed on, as if seeing him who is unseen.

11:28  By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

28  By faith, he celebrated the Passover and the shedding of the blood, so that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them.

28  Through faith he instituted the passover, and sprinkled the blood, lest he who destroyed the first-born should touch them.

11:29  By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.

29  By faith, they crossed the Red Sea, as if on dry land, yet when the Egyptians attempted it, they were swallowed up.

11:30  By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.

11:31  By faith the prositute Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

31  By faith, Rahab, the harlot, did not perish with the unbelievers, after receiving the spies with peace.

11:32  And what more should I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, both Barak and Samson and Jephthah, both David and Samuel and the prophets

32  And what should I say next? For time is not sufficient for me to give an account of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the Prophets

32  And what more shall I say? for time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of JephÆtha-e, and of David also, and Samuel, and of the rest of the prophets

11:33  who through faith overcame kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

33  those who, by faith, conquered kingdoms, accomplished justice, obtained promises, closed the mouths of lions,

11:34  quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, turned to flight the armies of foreigners.

34  extinguished the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered from infirmities, showed strength in battle, turned back the armies of foreigners.

34  Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, and became valiant in battle, and routed the camps of enemies;

11:35  Women received their dead [back] by resurrection. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, in order that they might obtain a better resurrection.

35  Restored to women their sons, raised from the dead: while others died through tortures, not hoping for deliverance; that they might have a better resurrection

11:36  Still others took a trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and of prison.

36  and others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment

36  Others endured mockings and scourgings, still others were delivered to bonds and imprisonment

11:37  They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tried, they were slain, being murdered with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, being in want, being afflicted, being ill treated,

37  They were stoned; they were cut; they were tempted. With the slaughter of the sword, they were killed. They wandered about in sheepskin and in goatskin, in dire need, in anguish afflicted.

37  Others were stoned, others were sawn apart, others died by the edge of the sword: others wandered about, wearing sheep skins and goat skins; destitute, afflicted and tormented;

11:38  of whom the world was not worthy, wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

11:39  And all these, having obtained witness through their faith, did not receive the promise,

39  Thus these all, having obtained a testimonial through the faith, did not receive the promise

11:40  God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

40  God’s Providence holds something better for us, so that not without us would they be perfected.

40  Because God, from the beginning, provided for our help lest, without us, they should not be made perfect.