Faith That Produces Action
1Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see. 2That is what the people of long ago were praised for.
3We have faith. So we understand that everything was made when God commanded it. That’s why we believe that what we see was not made out of what could be seen.
4Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.
5Enoch had faith. So he was taken from this life. He didn’t die. “He couldn’t be found, because God had taken him away.” (Genesis 5:24) Before God took him, Enoch was praised as one who pleased God. 6Without faith it is impossible to please God. Those who come to God must believe that he exists. And they must believe that he rewards those who look to him.
7Noah had faith. So he built an ark to save his family. He built it because of his great respect for God. God had warned him about things that could not yet be seen. Because of his faith Noah showed the world that it was guilty. Because of his faith he was considered right with God.
8Abraham had faith. So he obeyed God. God called him to go to a place he would later receive as his own. So he went. He did it even though he didn’t know where he was going. 9Because of his faith he made his home in the land God had promised him. Abraham was like an outsider in a strange country. He lived there in tents. So did Isaac and Jacob. They received the same promise he did. 10Abraham was looking forward to the city that has foundations. He was waiting for the city that God planned and built. 11And Sarah had faith. So God made it possible for her to become a mother. She became a mother even though she was too old to have children. But Sarah believed that the God who made the promise was faithful. 12Abraham was past the time when he could have children. But many children came from that one man. They were as many as the stars in the sky. They were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one could count them.
13All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth. 14People who say things like that show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15What if they had been thinking of the country they had left? Then they could have returned to it. 16Instead, they longed for a better country. They wanted a heavenly one. So God is pleased when they call him their God. In fact, he has prepared a city for them.
17Abraham had faith. So when God tested him, Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham had held on tightly to the promises. But he was about to offer his one and only son. 18God had said to him, “Your family line will continue through Isaac.” (Genesis 21:12) Even so, Abraham was going to offer him up. 19Abraham did this, because he believed that God could even raise the dead. In a way, he did receive Isaac back from death.
20Isaac had faith. So he blessed Jacob and Esau. He told them what was ahead for them.
21Jacob had faith. So he blessed each of Joseph’s sons. He blessed them when he was dying. Because of his faith he worshiped God. Jacob worshiped as he leaned on the top of his walking stick.
22Joseph had faith. So he spoke to the people of Israel about how they would leave Egypt someday. When his death was near, he spoke about where to bury his bones.
23Moses’ parents had faith. So they hid him for three months after he was born. They saw he was a special child. They were not afraid of the king’s command.
24Moses had faith. So he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. That happened after he had grown up. 25He chose to be treated badly together with the people of God. He chose not to enjoy sin’s pleasures. They only last for a short time. 26He suffered shame because of Christ. He thought it had great value. Moses considered it better than the riches of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward. 27Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. It wasn’t because he was afraid of the king’s anger. He didn’t let anything stop him. That’s because he saw the God who can’t be seen. 28Because of his faith, Moses was the first to keep the Passover Feast. He commanded the people of Israel to sprinkle blood on their doorways. He did it so that the destroying angel would not touch their oldest sons.
29The people of Israel had faith. So they passed through the Red Sea. They went through it as if it were dry land. The Egyptians tried to do it also. But they drowned.
30Israel’s army had faith. So the walls of Jericho fell down. It happened after they had marched around the city for seven days.
31Rahab, the prostitute, had faith. So she welcomed the spies. That’s why she wasn’t killed with those who didn’t obey God.
32What more can I say? I don’t have time to tell about all the others. I don’t have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah. I don’t have time to tell about David and Samuel and the prophets. 33Because of their faith they took over kingdoms. They ruled fairly. They received the blessings God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions. 34They put out great fires. They escaped being killed by swords. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became powerful in battle. They beat back armies from other countries. 35Women received back their dead. The dead were raised to life again. There were others who were made to suffer greatly. But they refused to be set free. They did this so that after death they would be raised to an even better life. 36Some were made fun of and even whipped. Some were held by chains. Some were put in prison. 37Some were killed with stones. Some were sawed in two. Some were killed by swords. They went around wearing the skins of sheep and goats. They were poor. They were attacked. They were treated badly. 38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains. They lived in caves. They lived in holes in the ground.
39All these people were praised because they had faith. But none of them received what God had promised. 40That’s because God had planned something better for us. So they would only be made perfect together with us.
Crishcamantami tucuita pajtashcacuna
1Crinaca, japisha nicushcata japinataj cashcata yuyanami. Manaraj ricushpapish, chashnataj canata crinami. 2Ñaupa yayacunapish chashna crishcamantami, Dios alli nishca tucurcacuna.
3Crishpallami cai pachata, jahua pachata tucui ima tiyajcunatapish, rimashpalla Taita Dios rurashcataca yachanchij. Chashna cajpica cunan tiyajcunataca, ñaupaman mana ricushcata rurashcatami cunanca ricunchij.
4Crishcamantami Abelca, paipaj huauqui Caín cushcata yalli allita Taita Diosman cushpa huañuchirca. Chaita chasquishpami Diosca, Abeltaca ‘Cashcata rurajmi’ nirca. Pai chashna crishcataca huañushca cashpapish huillacunrajmi.
5Crishcamantami Enoctaca ama huañuchun, Taita Diosca causajta jahua pachaman aparca. Chaimantami pai mana ricurijpica, mashcashpapish mana japircacuna. Enocta Dios manaraj apajpimi: “Paica Dios munashcata rurajmi carca” nishpa quillcashca tiyan. 6Mana crishpaca, Taita Dios munashcataca, ima shina mana rurai tucuipajmi. Chashna cajpimi, maijanpish Taita Diospajman cʼuchuyanapajca Pai tiyashcatapish, Paita mashcajcunamanca allicunata cuj cashcatapish crina.
7Noepish crishcamantami, Taita Dios llaquita cachasha nijpica, chai punllacunapi manaraj ima chashna tiyashcata ricushpapish Diosta manchashpa, huambuj huasita rurashpa, paipaj familiandij quishpirirca. Crishpallami paica cai pachapi causaj millaita rurajcunataca, paicunataj jatun llaquipi japi tucushcata ricuchirca. Crishpallami ima juchachina illajta Dios rurana tucunatapish chasquirca.
8Crishcamantami Abrahampish Dios cayajpica, caźushpa paiman cusha nishca llajtata japinamanca, maiman ricushcata mana yachashpapish, paipaj llajtamanta llujshishpa rircalla. 9Crishcamantami Abrahamca, Dios: “Cai llajtatami canman cusha” nishca cajpipish, chai llajtapica, catishpa causaj runa shinalla causashca. Chai llajtallapitajmi Isaacpish, Jacobopish Dios cusha nishcapica Abraham shinallataj carpa huasicunallapi causarcacuna. 10Abrahamca, alli rumicunahuan shayachishca, mana urmaipaj pueblopi causanatami shuyacurca. Chai pueblota shayachij arquitectoca, Taita Diosllatajmi.
11Crishcamantami Sarapish mana huachaj, ña yuyaj huarmi cashpapish huachashca. Diosca, Pai cusha nishcata pajtachij canata crishcamantami, paica shuj cʼari huahuata huachashca. 12Chashnami ña huañushca shina yuyaj Abraham runamantaca, jahua pachapi tiyaj luźerocuna shina, mama cucha uripi tiyaj tʼiyu shinapish, mana yupaipaj achcata mirarirca.
13Ñaupa yayacunaca, tucuicunami paicunaman Dios cusha nishcata crishpapish, manaraj japishpa huañurcacuna. Paicunaca crishcallamantami, qʼuipata ima shina canataca carumanta ricushpa alabaduj shinalla yachashpa, achcata cushicurcacuna. Chaimantami: ‘Cai pachapica shujtaj llajtamanta cajcuna shinalla, ñanta maiman ricuj shinallami canchij’ nishcacuna. 14Chashna nishpaca, shujtaj llajtata mashcacushcallatami yuyachincuna. 15Paicuna llujshimushca llajtata yuyarishpalla, chashna nicushca cashpaca, tigrashun nishpapish tigranmanllami carca, ima jarcaj mana tiyarcachu. 16Ashtahuanpish paicunaca, tucuita yalli alli llajtatami mashcacurcacuna. Chai llajtaca, jahua pachamari. Diosca paicunapajca, chaipi shuj pueblota allichishcatami charicun. Chaimantami Pai Diosca, ‘Paicunapaj Taita Diosmi’ cani ninataca, mana pinganachin.
17Abrahamca crishcamantami, Dios paita ima shina crij cashcata ricusha nijpica, paipaj churi Isaacta Diosman cushpa huañuchingapaj aparca. Dios cusha nishcata chasquijmari, paipaj shujlla churita Diosman cungapaj aparca. 18Diosca: «Isaacmantami achca huahuacunata mirachisha» nishca jahuami, Isaacta cuchun mañarca. 19Huañushcacunapaj chaupimantapish Taita Diosca causachi tucunata crishpami, Diosman curcalla. Chaimantami Abrahamca paipaj churitaca, causachishcata shina cutin chasquishca.
20Crishcamantami Isaacca, paipaj churi Jacobomanpish, Esaumanpish shamuj punllacunapi, bendiciachun Diosta mañarca.
21Crishcamantami Jacobopish ña huañucushpaca, Josepaj churicunamanca Dios allicunata cuchun nishpa, taunapi huancarishpalla Diosta adorashpa mañarca.
22Crishcamantami, Josepish ña huañucushpaca, israelcunataca Egiptomanta llujshina cashcata huillashpaca, paipaj tullucunatapish apachun mandashpa saquirca.
23Moisespaj yaya mamapish pai huacharijpica, crishcamantami quimsa quillacama pacashpa charircacuna. Paicunaca sumaj huahua cashcata ricushpami, chai llajtata jatun mandaj huañuchichun nishpa mandashcatapish mana mancharcacuna.
24Crishcamantami, Moisés ña jatunyashpaca, Faraonpaj ushushipaj churi nishca canataca mana munarca. 25Chaimantami juchata rurashpa ashacama cushicushpa causanapaj randica, Taita Dios agllashcacunahuan llaquita apanataraj agllarca. 26Egiptopi achcata charij canatapish yalli alli cajpimi, Cristomanta pʼiñashpa rimashca canataca agllarca. Dios paiman cunata ña ricuracuj shina cashpami, chaita agllarca. 27Crishcallamantami Moisesca, Egipto llajtata jatun mandaj pʼiñarishpa imata rurana cashcatapish mana manchashpa, chai llajtamantaca llujshishpa rirca. Paica, mana ricuipaj Diostaca ricucuj shinami, crishcataca chai yuyailla carca. 28Crishcamantami Moisesca, Pascua fiestata rurarca. Shinallataj huañuchij ángel israelcunapaj punta cʼari huahuacunata ama huañuchichun, yahuarta pungupi llihuirca.
29Crishcallamantatajmi israelcunaca, Puca Cucha yacutaca, chaquishca allpata shina chʼimbarcacuna. Egipto runacunapish chashnallataj chʼimbashun nishpa yaicujpica, chai yacuca millpurcallami.
30Jericó pueblo muyundij pircatapish israelcunaca, crishcallamantami canchis punllata muyushpalla urmachircacuna.
31Crishcallamantami Rahab shuti huainayaj huarmipish, caishuj mana caźujcunandij mana huañurca. Paica, israelcuna chai llajtata pacalla ricunaman cachashca runacunataca sumajta chasquishpami pacarca.
32¿Imatataj ashtahuanca huillashari? Gedeonmanta, Baracmanta, Sansonmanta, Jeftemanta, Davidmanta, Samuelmanta, Dios ima nishcata huillajcunamantapish huillanataca mana pajtarinichu. 33Paicunaca crishcallamantami, llajtacunata quichushpa japircacuna, alli mandarcacuna, Dios cusha nishca allicunatapish japircacuna, leoncunapaj shimicunatapish huichcarcacuna. 34Crishcamantami manchanayajta lunyacuj ninatapish huañuchircacuna, espadahuan huañuchishca canamantapish quishpirircacuna, fuerza illajcuna cashpapish, fuerzayuj tucurcacuna. Jatun macanacuicunapipish jahualla mishashpami, shujtaj llajta soldadocunataca catishpa callpachircacuna. 35Shinallataj huaquin huarmicunaca, huañushcamanta causachishcacunata chasquircacunami. Cutin shujtajcunaca, jatun llaquita apashpapish, Dios causachishca huasha ashtahuan alli causaita japishun nishpami, cacharishun nijpipish mana nishpa huañurcacuna. 36Shinallataj shujtajcunaca pugllashpa asishca, azotishca, cadenahuan huatashca, carcelpi churashcami llaquita aparcacuna. 37Shujtajcunataca rumicunahuan shitashpa, sierrahuan chaupita cuchushpami huañuchircacuna. Shujcunataca, mana allita rurachingapaj llaquichircacunami. Espadahuan huañuchishcacunapishmi. Ima illaj huajcha tucushpami, oveja carata, chivo carata pʼachallishcalla, caita chaita purishpa llaquinayajta ñacarcacuna. 38Paicunapajca, cai pachaca mana causaipajmi carca. Mai shitashca pambacunapi, urcucunapi, jutcucunapi, allashca jatun jutcucunapimi llaquinayajta causajcuna carca.
39Tucui paicunami crishcamanta, Dios alli nishca carcacuna. Shina cashpapish, Dios cusha nishcataca manaraj japircacunachu. 40Taita Diosca, ñucanchijpajca tucuita yalli sumajtamari allichishca. Chaita ñucanchijpish paicunahuan tandalla pajtachunmi, chashna rurarca.
