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1 Now our trust in God is the guarantee of what we hope for, the evidence of what we can't see.
1 ES pues la fe la sustancia de las cosas que se esperan, la demostración de las cosas que no se ven.
1 Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
2 People who lived long ago trusted God and this is what gained them God's approval.
2 Porque por ella alcanzaron testimonio los antiguos.
2 For by this, the elders obtained approval.
3 Through our trust in God we understand that the whole universe was created by God's command, that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.
3 Por la fe entendemos haber sido compuestos los siglos por la palabra de Dios, siendo hecho lo que se ve, de lo que no se veía.
3 By faith we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
4 By trusting him Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, and as a result God identified him as someone who lived right. God showed this by accepting his offering. Even though Abel has been dead for a long time, he still speaks to us through what he did.
4 Por la fe Abel ofreció á Dios mayor sacrificio que Caín, por la cual alcanzó testimonio de que era justo, dando Dios testimonio á sus presentes; y difunto, aun habla por ella.
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
5 By trusting God Enoch was taken to heaven so he didn't experience death. He couldn't be found on earth because God took him to heaven. Before this happened he was known as someone God was pleased with.
5 Por la fe Enoc fué traspuesto para no ver muerte, y no fué hallado, porque lo traspuso Dios. Y antes que fuese traspuesto, tuvo testimonio de haber agradado á Dios.
5 By faith Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.
6 You can't expect God to be pleased with you if you don't trust him! Anyone who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who are searching for him.
6 Empero sin fe es imposible agradar á Dios; porque es menester que el que á Dios se allega, crea que le hay, y que es galardonador de los que le buscan.
6 Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
7 Noah trusted God, and was warned by him about things that had never happened before. Because Noah paid serious attention to what God said, he constructed an ark to save his family. By trusting God, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and received the reward of being set right by God.
7 Por la fe Noé, habiendo recibido respuesta de cosas que aun no se veían, con temor aparejó el arca en que su casa se salvase: por la cual [fe] condenó al mundo, y fué hecho heredero de la justicia que es por la fe.
7 By faith Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
8 Through trusting God Abraham obeyed when God called him to go to the land God was going to give him. He left, not knowing where he was going.
8 Por la fe Abraham, siendo llamado, obedeció para salir al lugar que había de recibir por heredad; y salió sin saber dónde iba.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
9 Trusting in God he lived in the promised land—but as a foreigner, living in tents, together with Isaac and Jacob who shared with him in inheriting the same promise.
9 Por fe habitó en la tierra prometida como en [tierra] ajena, morando en cabañas con Isaac y Jacob, herederos juntamente de la misma promesa:
9 By faith he lived as an alien 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.
10 For Abraham was looking forward to a city built on foundations that last, with God as its builder and maker.
10 Porque esperaba ciudad con fundamentos, el artífice y hacedor de la cual es Dios.
10 For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11 By her trust in God even Sarah herself was given the ability to conceive a child though she was too old, because she trusted God who had made the promise.
11 Por la fe también la misma Sara, siendo estéril, recibió fuerza para concebir simiente; y parió aun fuera del tiempo de la edad, porque creyó ser fiel el que [lo] había prometido.
11 By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.
12 That is why the descendants of Abraham (who was as good as dead!) became as numerous as the stars of heaven, as countless as the sand of the sea shore.
12 Por lo cual también, de uno, y ése ya amortecido, salieron como las estrellas del cielo en multitud, y como la arena innumerable que está á la orilla de la mar.
12 Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
13 They all died still trusting in God. Though they didn't receive the things God promised, they were still looking for them as it were from a distance and welcomed them, acknowledging that on this earth they were foreigners, people just passing through.
13 Conforme á la fe murieron todos éstos sin haber recibido las promesas, sino mirándolas de lejos, y creyéndolas, y saludándolas, y confesando que eran peregrinos y advenedizos sobre la tierra.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 People who say such things make it clear that they're looking for a country of their own.
14 Porque los que esto dicen, claramente dan á entender que buscan una patria.
14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
15 For if they cared about the country they'd left behind, they could have returned.
15 Que si se acordaran de aquella de donde salieron, cierto tenían tiempo para volverse:
15 If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
16 But they're looking for a better country instead, a heavenly country. That is why God isn't disappointed with them, and is happy to be called their God, for he has built a city for them.
16 Empero deseaban la mejor, es á saber, la celestial; por lo cual Dios no se avergüenza de llamarse Dios de ellos: porque les había aparejado ciudad.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 Abraham trusted God when he was tested and offered Isaac to God. Abraham, who had accepted God's promises, was still ready to offer to God his only son,
17 Por fe ofreció Abraham á Isaac cuando fué probado, y ofrecía al unigénito el que había recibido las promesas,
17 By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son,
18 even though he'd been told, “It's through Isaac that your descendants will be counted.”
18 Habiéndole sido dicho: En Isaac te será llamada simiente:
18 to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”
19 Abraham had thought it through and decided that God could bring Isaac back to life from the dead. In a sense that's what did happen—Abraham received Isaac back from the dead.
19 Pensando que aun de los muertos [es] Dios poderoso para levantar; de donde también le volvió á recibir por figura.
19 concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
20 Trusting in God, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to what the future would bring.
20 Por fe bendijo Isaac á Jacob y á Esaú respecto á cosas que habían de ser.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
21◆ Trusting in God, Jacob as he was dying blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped God, leaning on his staff.
21 Por fe Jacob, muriéndose, bendijo á cada uno de los hijos de José, y adoró [estribando] sobre la punta de su bordón.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
22 Trusting in God, Joseph too, when his own death approached, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites, and gave instructions about what to do with his bones.
22 Por fe José, muriéndose, se acordó de la partida de los hijos de Israel; y dió mandamiento acerca de sus huesos.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
23 Trusting in God, Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born. They recognized he was a special child. They weren't afraid to go against what the king had commanded.
23 Por fe Moisés, nacido, fué escondido de sus padres por tres meses, porque le vieron hermoso niño; y no temieron el mandamiento del rey.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
24 Trusting in God, Moses, when he grew up, refused to be known as the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter.
24 Por fe Moisés, hecho ya grande, rehusó ser llamado hijo de la hija de Faraón;
24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
25 Instead he chose to share in the sufferings of God's people rather than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin.
25 Escogiendo antes ser afligido con el pueblo de Dios, que gozar de comodidades temporales de pecado.
25 choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
26 He counted the rejection he experienced from following Christ to be of far greater value than the wealth of Egypt—because he was focused on the reward to come.
26 Teniendo por mayores riquezas el vituperio de Cristo que los tesoros de los Egipcios; porque miraba á la remuneración.
26 considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
27 Trusting in God, he left Egypt and wasn't scared of Pharaoh's anger—he kept going with his eyes fixed on the invisible God.
27 Por fe dejó á Egipto, no temiendo la ira del rey; porque se sostuvo como viendo al Invisible.
27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 Trusting in God he observed the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroying angel would not touch the Israelites.
28 Por fe celebró la pascua y el derramamiento de la sangre, para que el que mataba los primogénitos no los tocase.
28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
29 Trusting in God the Israelites crossed the Red Sea as if it were dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do the same they were drowned.
29 Por fe pasaron el mar Bermejo como por tierra seca: lo cual probando los Egipcios, fueron sumergidos.
29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
30 Trusting in God, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the walls fell down.
30 Por fe cayeron los muros de Jericó con rodearlos siete días.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
31 Trusting in God, Rahab the prostitute didn't die with those who rejected God, because she had welcomed the Israelite spies in peace.
31 Por fe Rahab la ramera no pereció juntamente con los incrédulos, habiendo recibido á los espías con paz.
31 By faith Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
32 What other examples should I give? I don't have time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; about David, Samuel, and the prophets.
32 ¿Y qué más digo? porque el tiempo me faltará contando de Gedeón, de Barac, de Samsón, de Jephté, de David, de Samuel, y de los profetas:
32 What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets—
33 Because of their trust in God they conquered kingdoms, did what was good and right, received God's promises, shut the mouths of lions,
33 Que por fe ganaron reinos, obraron justicia, alcanzaron promesas, taparon las bocas de leones,
33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34 put out blazing fires, escaped being killed by the sword, were weak but made strong, did mighty deeds in war, and routed enemy armies.
34 Apagaron fuegos impetuosos, evitaron filo de cuchillo, convalecieron de enfermedades, fueron hechos fuertes en batallas, trastornaron campos de extraños.
34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
35 Women were given their dead family members back through resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to compromise and be pardoned, because they wanted to be part of a better resurrection.
35 Las mujeres recibieron sus muertos por resurrección; unos fueron estirados, no aceptando el rescate, para ganar mejor resurrección;
35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36 Yet others suffered insults and whippings; they were put in chains and imprisoned.
36 Otros experimentaron vituperios y azotes; y á más de esto prisiones y cárceles;
36 Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
37 Some were stoned, cut in pieces, tempted, killed by the sword. Some dressed in sheepskins and goatskins: destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
37 Fueron apedreados, aserrados, tentados, muertos á cuchillo; anduvieron de acá para allá [cubiertos] de pieles de ovejas y de cabras, pobres, angustiados, maltratados;
37 They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated—
38 The world was not worthy to have such people who wandered in the deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the ground.
38 De los cuales el mundo no era digno; perdidos por los desiertos, por los montes, por las cuevas y por las cavernas de la tierra.
38 of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
39 All of these people, even though they had God's approval, didn't receive what God had promised.
39 Y todos éstos, aprobados por testimonio de la fe, no recibieron la promesa;
39 These all, having been commended for their faith, didn’t receive the promise,
40 God has given us something even better, so that they can't be complete without us.
40 Proveyendo Dios alguna cosa mejor para nosotros, para que no fuesen perfeccionados sin nosotros.
40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Personas y lugares de este capítulo
Del árbol genealógico y los mapas bíblicos de este sitio (en inglés), solo donde esas guías citan este capítulo.
Personas
Abel
A shepherd whose faithful offering pleased God, murdered by his own brother.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4; Hebrews 11:4
Enoch
He walked with God, and was not, for God took him — he did not die.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 5:21–24; Hebrews 11:5
Rahab
The woman of Jericho who hid the spies and became mother of Boaz.
Citado en la guía: Joshua 2, 6; Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:31
Referencias cruzadas (40)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Corintios 5:7; 2 Corintios 4:18; Romanos 8:24–25; Hebreos 11:7; Hebreos 10:22
- 2 Hebreos 11:39; Hebreos 11:4
- 3 Salmo 33:6; 2 Pedro 3:5; Juan 1:3; Romanos 4:17; Hechos 17:24
- 4 Génesis 4:3–5; 1 Juan 3:11–12; Hebreos 12:24; Proverbios 15:8; Génesis 4:10
- 5 Génesis 5:21–24; Judas 14; Hebreos 11:6; 2 Reyes 2:11; Apocalipsis 11:9–12
- 6 Proverbios 8:17; Jeremías 29:13–14; Mateo 6:33; 1 Crónicas 28:9; Salmo 105:3–4
- 7 Génesis 6:13–7:1; 1 Pedro 3:20; Ezequiel 14:14; Lucas 17:26; Romanos 4:13
- 8 Génesis 12:1–4; Hechos 7:2–4; Mateo 7:24–25; Génesis 15:7–8; Génesis 22:18
- 9 Génesis 12:8; Génesis 13:18; Génesis 13:3; Hechos 7:5–6; Hebreos 6:17
- 10 Hebreos 13:14; Filipenses 3:20; 2 Corintios 5:1; Hebreos 12:22; Juan 14:2
- 11 Hebreos 10:23; Romanos 4:20–21; Génesis 18:11–14; Génesis 21:1–2; Lucas 1:36
- 12 Génesis 22:17; Génesis 32:12; Oseas 1:10; Génesis 15:5; Jeremías 33:22
- 13 Génesis 23:4; Salmo 39:12; Hebreos 11:27; Romanos 8:24; Hebreos 11:39
- 14 2 Corintios 4:18–5:7; Romanos 8:23–25; Hebreos 13:14; Hebreos 11:16; Filipenses 1:23
- 15 Génesis 24:6–8; Génesis 12:10
- 16 Hebreos 13:14; Filipenses 3:20; Hebreos 11:10; Mateo 25:34; Juan 14:2
- 17 Génesis 22:16; Santiago 2:21–24; Génesis 22:1–12; Santiago 5:11; 1 Pedro 1:6–7
- 18 Génesis 21:12; Romanos 9:7; Génesis 17:19
- 19 Romanos 4:17–21; Mateo 9:28; Efesios 3:20; Génesis 22:13; Génesis 22:4–5
- 20 Génesis 27:27–40; Génesis 28:2–3
- 21 Génesis 47:31–48:1; Génesis 48:5–22
- 22 Éxodo 13:19; Génesis 50:24–25; Josué 24:32; Hechos 7:16
- 23 Éxodo 1:22; Éxodo 1:16; Hebreos 13:6; Éxodo 2:2–10; Mateo 10:28
- 24 Éxodo 2:10–11; Hechos 7:21–24
- 25 Salmo 84:10; 2 Timoteo 2:3–10; Job 36:21; 1 Pedro 4:12–16; 2 Corintios 5:17
- 26 Hebreos 10:35; Hebreos 11:6; 1 Pedro 4:14; Mateo 5:12; 2 Corintios 6:10
- 27 2 Corintios 4:18; Hebreos 11:13; Éxodo 2:14–15; Hebreos 11:1; Éxodo 4:19
- 28 Éxodo 12:21–30; Hebreos 9:19; 1 Pedro 1:2; Hebreos 12:24; Éxodo 12:3–14
- 29 Éxodo 14:13–15:21; Salmo 106:9–11; Salmo 78:13; Habacuc 3:8–10; Isaías 63:11–16
- 30 Josué 6:3–20; 2 Corintios 10:4–5
- 31 Santiago 2:25; Josué 6:22–25; Mateo 1:5; Josué 2:1–24; Mateo 1:1
- 32 1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 16:13; Jueces 13:1–16; Jueces 11:1–12
- 33 Hebreos 6:12–15; Salmo 144:1–2; 2 Timoteo 4:17; Hebreos 10:36; Hebreos 11:4–8
- 34 1 Samuel 17:51–52; 2 Reyes 6:16–18; Salmo 144:10; Jueces 15:8; 2 Crónicas 32:20–22
- 35 2 Reyes 4:27–37; 1 Reyes 17:22–24; Filipenses 3:11; Hechos 9:41; 1 Corintios 15:54
- 36 Jeremías 20:2; Génesis 39:20; Jeremías 37:15–21; 2 Crónicas 30:10; 2 Crónicas 16:10
- 37 2 Crónicas 24:21; Jeremías 26:23; 1 Reyes 19:10; 1 Reyes 21:13–15; 2 Reyes 1:8
- 38 1 Reyes 18:4; 1 Samuel 22:1; 1 Reyes 19:9; Isaías 57:1; 1 Samuel 24:1–3
- 39 Lucas 10:23–24; Hebreos 11:13; Hebreos 11:2; 1 Pedro 1:12
- 40 Apocalipsis 6:11; Hebreos 8:6; Hebreos 10:11–14; Hebreos 5:9; Hebreos 7:19
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
¿Por qué mi Biblia dice algo distinto?
- Hebreos 11:21 y Génesis 47:31: ¿el bastón de Jacob o la cama de Jacob?
En el texto hebreo de Génesis 47:31, Israel se inclina «sobre la cabecera de la cama». En la Septuaginta se inclina «sobre la punta de su bastón», y Hebreos 11:21 cita el griego. Las consonantes hebreas pueden leerse de ambas maneras; solo las vocales, añadidas más tarde, deciden. La Iglesia ortodoxa lee «bastón», y san Juan Damasceno usó el versículo al defender la veneración de las cosas santas.
Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
Faith needs a generous and vigorous soul, and one rising above all things of sense, and passing beyond the weakness of human reasonings. For it is not possible to become a believer, otherwise than by raising one's self above the common customs [of the world].
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
Let us take (for instance) Enoch, who, being found righteous in obedience, was translated, and death was never known to happen to him. Noah, being found faithful, preached regeneration to the world through his ministry; and the Lord saved by him the animals which, with one accord, entered into the ark.
… those places and times--being itself the while the same always and everywhere, not one thing in one place, and another in another; according to which Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and Moses, and David, and all those commended by the mouth of God were righteous, but were judged unrighteous by foolish men, judging out of man's judgment, and gauging by …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… how he saith, "They that say these things, show plainly that they seek a country; and truly if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned: but now they desire another, a better country." And again, "These all died in faith, not having obtained the promises, but having seen …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The lesson also which was read to-day invites you to the true faith, by setting before you the way in which you also must please God: for it affirms that without faith it is impossible to please Him.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)