¹Est autem fides sperandarum substantia rerum,Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for,argumentum non apparentium.the evidence of things not apparent.

¹Est autem fides sperandarum substantia rerum,Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for,argumentum non apparentium.the evidence of things not apparent.

²In hac enim testimonium consecuti sunt senes.For this reason, the ancients were given testimony.

²In hac enim testimonium consecuti sunt senes.For this reason, the ancients were given testimony.

³Fide intelligimus aptata esse sæcula verbo Dei:By faith, we understand the world to be fashioned by the Word of God,ut ex invisibilibus visibilia fierent.so that the visible might be made by the invisible.

³Fide intelligimus aptata esse sæcula verbo Dei:By faith, we understand the world to be fashioned by the Word of God,ut ex invisibilibus visibilia fierent.so that the visible might be made by the invisible.

⁴Fide plurimam hostiam Abel, quam Cain,By faith, Abel offered to God a much better sacrifice than that of Cain,obtulit Deo, per quam testimonium consecutus est esse justus,through which he obtained testimony that he was just,testimonium perhibente muneribus ejus Deo,in that God offered testimony to his gifts. And through that sacrifice,et per illam defunctus adhuc loquitur.he still speaks to us, though he is dead.

⁴Fide plurimam hostiam Abel, quam Cain,By faith, Abel offered to God a much better sacrifice than that of Cain,obtulit Deo, per quam testimonium consecutus est esse justus,through which he obtained testimony that he was just,testimonium perhibente muneribus ejus Deo,in that God offered testimony to his gifts. And through that sacrifice,et per illam defunctus adhuc loquitur.he still speaks to us, though he is dead.

⁵Fide Henoch translatus est ne videret mortem,By faith, Enoch was transferred, so that he would not see death,et non inveniebatur, quia transtulit illum Deus:and he was not found because God had transferred him.ante translationem enim testimonium habuit placuisse Deo.For before he was transferred, he had testimony that he pleased God.

⁵Fide Henoch translatus est ne videret mortem,By faith, Enoch was transferred, so that he would not see death,et non inveniebatur, quia transtulit illum Deus:and he was not found because God had transferred him.ante translationem enim testimonium habuit placuisse Deo.For before he was transferred, he had testimony that he pleased God.

⁶Sine fide autem impossibile est placere Deo.But without faith, it is impossible to please God.Credere enim oportet accedentem ad Deum quia est,For whoever approaches God must believe that he exists,et inquirentibus se remunerator sit.and that he rewards those who seek him.

⁶Sine fide autem impossibile est placere Deo.But without faith, it is impossible to please God.Credere enim oportet accedentem ad Deum quia est,For whoever approaches God must believe that he exists,et inquirentibus se remunerator sit.and that he rewards those who seek him.

⁷Fide Noë responso accepto de iis quæ adhuc non videbantur,By faith, Noah, having accepted an answer about those things which were not yet seen,metuens aptavit arcam in salutem domus suæ,being afraid, fashioned an ark for the salvation of his house.per quam damnavit mundum:Through the ark, he condemned the world,et justitiæ, quæ per fidem est, hæres est institutus.and was established as the heir of the justice that occurs through faith.

⁷Fide Noë responso accepto de iis quæ adhuc non videbantur,By faith, Noah, having accepted an answer about those things which were not yet seen,metuens aptavit arcam in salutem domus suæ,being afraid, fashioned an ark for the salvation of his house.per quam damnavit mundum:Through the ark, he condemned the world,et justitiæ, quæ per fidem est, hæres est institutus.and was established as the heir of the justice that occurs through faith.

⁸Fide qui vocatur Abraham obedivit in locum exire,By faith, the one called Abraham obeyed,quem accepturus erat in hæreditatem:going out to the place that he was to receive as an inheritance.et exiit,And he went out,nesciens quo iret.not knowing where he was going.

⁸Fide qui vocatur Abraham obedivit in locum exire,By faith, the one called Abraham obeyed,quem accepturus erat in hæreditatem:going out to the place that he was to receive as an inheritance.et exiit,And he went out,nesciens quo iret.not knowing where he was going.

⁹Fide demoratus est in terra repromissionis, tamquam in aliena,By faith, he stayed in the Land of the Promise as if in a foreign land,in casulis habitando cum Isaac et Jacob cohæredibus repromissionis ejusdem.dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise.

⁹Fide demoratus est in terra repromissionis, tamquam in aliena,By faith, he stayed in the Land of the Promise as if in a foreign land,in casulis habitando cum Isaac et Jacob cohæredibus repromissionis ejusdem.dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise.

¹⁰Exspectabat enim fundamenta habentem civitatem:For he was awaiting a city having firm foundations,cujus artifex et conditor Deus.whose designer and builder is God.

¹⁰Exspectabat enim fundamenta habentem civitatem:For he was awaiting a city having firm foundations,cujus artifex et conditor Deus.whose designer and builder is God.

¹¹Fide et ipsa Sara sterilis virtutem in conceptionem seminis accepit, etiam præter tempus ætatis: quoniam fidelem credidit esse eum qui repromiserat.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.

¹¹Fide et ipsa Sara sterilis virtutem in conceptionem seminis accepit, etiam præter tempus ætatis: quoniam fidelem credidit esse eum qui repromiserat.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.

¹²Propter quod et ab uno orti sunt (et hoc emortuo) tamquam sidera cæli in multitudinem, et sicut arena, quæ est ad oram maris, innumerabilis.Because of this, there were also born, from one who himself was as if dead, a multitude like the stars of heaven, who are, like the sand of the seashore, innumerable.

¹²Propter quod et ab uno orti sunt (et hoc emortuo) tamquam sidera cæli in multitudinem, et sicut arena, quæ est ad oram maris, innumerabilis.Because of this, there were also born, from one who himself was as if dead, a multitude like the stars of heaven, who are, like the sand of the seashore, innumerable.

¹³Juxta fidem defuncti sunt omnes isti,All of these passed away,non acceptis repromissionibus,adhering to faith,sed a longe eas aspicientes,not having received the promises,et salutantes,yet beholding them from afar and saluting them,et confitentes quia peregrini et hospites sunt super terram.and confessing themselves to be sojourners and guests upon the earth.

¹³Juxta fidem defuncti sunt omnes isti,All of these passed away,non acceptis repromissionibus,adhering to faith,sed a longe eas aspicientes,not having received the promises,et salutantes,yet beholding them from afar and saluting them,et confitentes quia peregrini et hospites sunt super terram.and confessing themselves to be sojourners and guests upon the earth.

¹⁴Qui enim hæc dicunt, significant se patriam inquirere.For those who speak in this way are themselves indicating that they seek a homeland.

¹⁴Qui enim hæc dicunt, significant se patriam inquirere.For those who speak in this way are themselves indicating that they seek a homeland.

¹⁵Et si quidem ipsius meminissent de qua exierunt,And if, indeed, they had been mindful of the very place from which they departed,habebant utique tempus revertendi:they certainly would have returned in time.

¹⁵Et si quidem ipsius meminissent de qua exierunt,And if, indeed, they had been mindful of the very place from which they departed,habebant utique tempus revertendi:they certainly would have returned in time.

¹⁶nunc autem meliorem appetunt,But now they hunger for a better place,id est,that is,cælestem.Heaven.Ideo non confunditur Deus vocari Deus eorum:For this reason, God is not ashamed to be called their God.paravit enim illis civitatem.For he has prepared a city for them.

¹⁶nunc autem meliorem appetunt,But now they hunger for a better place,id est,that is,cælestem.Heaven.Ideo non confunditur Deus vocari Deus eorum:For this reason, God is not ashamed to be called their God.paravit enim illis civitatem.For he has prepared a city for them.

¹⁷Fide obtulit Abraham Isaac,By faith, Abraham, when he was tested,cum tentaretur,offered Isaac,et unigenitum offerebat, qui susceperat repromissiones:so that he who had received the promises was offering up his only son.

¹⁷Fide obtulit Abraham Isaac,By faith, Abraham, when he was tested,cum tentaretur,offered Isaac,et unigenitum offerebat, qui susceperat repromissiones:so that he who had received the promises was offering up his only son.

¹⁸ad quem dictum est:To him, it was said,Quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen:“Through Isaac, shall your offspring be summoned,”

¹⁸ad quem dictum est:To him, it was said,Quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen:“Through Isaac, shall your offspring be summoned,”

¹⁹arbitrans quia et a mortuis suscitare potens est Deus:indicating that God is even able to raise up from the dead. And thus,unde eum et in parabolam accepit.he also established him as a parable.

¹⁹arbitrans quia et a mortuis suscitare potens est Deus:indicating that God is even able to raise up from the dead. And thus,unde eum et in parabolam accepit.he also established him as a parable.

²⁰Fide et de futuris benedixit Isaac Jacob et Esau.By faith, also, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning future events.

²⁰Fide et de futuris benedixit Isaac Jacob et Esau.By faith, also, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning future events.

²¹Fide Jacob,By faith, Jacob,moriens, singulos filiorum Joseph benedixit:as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph;et adoravit fastigium virgæ ejus.and he reverenced the summit of his rod.

²¹Fide Jacob,By faith, Jacob,moriens, singulos filiorum Joseph benedixit:as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph;et adoravit fastigium virgæ ejus.and he reverenced the summit of his rod.

²²Fide Joseph,By faith, Joseph,moriens, de profectione filiorum Israël memoratus est,as he was dying, recalled the departure of the sons of Israel,et de ossibus suis mandavit.and gave a commandment concerning his bones.

²²Fide Joseph,By faith, Joseph,moriens, de profectione filiorum Israël memoratus est,as he was dying, recalled the departure of the sons of Israel,et de ossibus suis mandavit.and gave a commandment concerning his bones.

²³Fide Moyses,By faith, Moses,natus, occultatus est mensibus tribus a parentibus suis,after being born, was hidden for three months by his parents,eo quod vidissent elegantem infantem,because they had seen that he was a graceful infant,et non timuerunt regis edictum.and they did not fear the king’s edict.

²³Fide Moyses,By faith, Moses,natus, occultatus est mensibus tribus a parentibus suis,after being born, was hidden for three months by his parents,eo quod vidissent elegantem infantem,because they had seen that he was a graceful infant,et non timuerunt regis edictum.and they did not fear the king’s edict.

²⁴Fide Moyses grandis factus negavit se esse filium filiæ Pharaonis,By faith, Moses, after growing up, denied himself a place as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

²⁴Fide Moyses grandis factus negavit se esse filium filiæ Pharaonis,By faith, Moses, after growing up, denied himself a place as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

²⁵magis eligens affligi cum populo Dei,choosing to be afflicted with the people of God,quam temporalis peccati habere jucunditatem,rather than to have the pleasantness of sin for a time,

²⁵magis eligens affligi cum populo Dei,choosing to be afflicted with the people of God,quam temporalis peccati habere jucunditatem,rather than to have the pleasantness of sin for a time,

²⁶majores divitias æstimans thesauro Ægyptiorum, improperium Christi:valuing the reproach of Christ to be a greater wealth than the treasures of the Egyptians.aspiciebat enim in remunerationem.For he looked forward to his reward.

²⁶majores divitias æstimans thesauro Ægyptiorum, improperium Christi:valuing the reproach of Christ to be a greater wealth than the treasures of the Egyptians.aspiciebat enim in remunerationem.For he looked forward to his reward.

²⁷Fide reliquit Ægyptum,By faith, he abandoned Egypt,non veritus animositatem regis:not dreading the animosity of the king.invisibilem enim tamquam videns sustinuit.For he pressed on, as if seeing him who is unseen.

²⁷Fide reliquit Ægyptum,By faith, he abandoned Egypt,non veritus animositatem regis:not dreading the animosity of the king.invisibilem enim tamquam videns sustinuit.For he pressed on, as if seeing him who is unseen.

²⁸Fide celebravit Pascha,By faith,et sanguinis effusionem:he celebrated the Passoverne qui vastabat primitiva,and the shedding of the blood,tangeret eos.so that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them.

²⁸Fide celebravit Pascha,By faith,et sanguinis effusionem:he celebrated the Passoverne qui vastabat primitiva,and the shedding of the blood,tangeret eos.so that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them.

²⁹Fide transierunt mare Rubrum tamquam per aridam terram:By faith, they crossed the Red Sea, as if on dry land,quod experti Ægyptii,yet when the Egyptians attempted it,devorati sunt.they were swallowed up.

²⁹Fide transierunt mare Rubrum tamquam per aridam terram:By faith, they crossed the Red Sea, as if on dry land,quod experti Ægyptii,yet when the Egyptians attempted it,devorati sunt.they were swallowed up.

³⁰Fide muri Jericho corruerunt,By faith, the walls of Jericho collapsed,circuitu dierum septem.after being encircled for seven days.

³⁰Fide muri Jericho corruerunt,By faith, the walls of Jericho collapsed,circuitu dierum septem.after being encircled for seven days.

³¹Fide Rahab meretrix non periit cum incredulis, excipiens exploratores cum pace.By faith, Rahab, the harlot, did not perish with the unbelievers, after receiving the spies with peace.

³¹Fide Rahab meretrix non periit cum incredulis, excipiens exploratores cum pace.By faith, Rahab, the harlot, did not perish with the unbelievers, after receiving the spies with peace.

³²Et quid adhuc dicam?And what should I say next?deficiet enim me tempus enarrantem de Gedeon,For time is not sufficient for me to give an account of Gideon,Barac,Barak,Samson,Samson,Jephte,Jephthah,David,David,Samuel,Samuel,et prophetis:and the Prophets:

³²Et quid adhuc dicam?And what should I say next?deficiet enim me tempus enarrantem de Gedeon,For time is not sufficient for me to give an account of Gideon,Barac,Barak,Samson,Samson,Jephte,Jephthah,David,David,Samuel,Samuel,et prophetis:and the Prophets:

³³qui per fidem vicerunt regna,those who, by faith, conquered kingdoms,operati sunt justitiam,accomplished justice,adepti sunt repromissiones, obturaverunt ora leonum,obtained promises, closed the mouths of lions,

³³qui per fidem vicerunt regna,those who, by faith, conquered kingdoms,operati sunt justitiam,accomplished justice,adepti sunt repromissiones, obturaverunt ora leonum,obtained promises, closed the mouths of lions,

³⁴extinxerunt impetum ignis,extinguished the violence of fire,effugerunt aciem gladii,escaped the edge of the sword,convaluerunt de infirmitate,recovered from infirmities,fortes facti sunt in bello,showed strength in battle,castra verterunt exterorum:turned back the armies of foreigners.

³⁴extinxerunt impetum ignis,extinguished the violence of fire,effugerunt aciem gladii,escaped the edge of the sword,convaluerunt de infirmitate,recovered from infirmities,fortes facti sunt in bello,showed strength in battle,castra verterunt exterorum:turned back the armies of foreigners.

³⁵acceperunt mulieres de resurrectione mortuos suos:Women received their dead by means of resurrection.alii autem distenti sunt non suscipientes redemptionem ut meliorem invenirent resurrectionem.But others suffered severe punishment, not yet receiving redemption, so that they would find a better resurrection.

³⁵acceperunt mulieres de resurrectione mortuos suos:Women received their dead by means of resurrection.alii autem distenti sunt non suscipientes redemptionem ut meliorem invenirent resurrectionem.But others suffered severe punishment, not yet receiving redemption, so that they would find a better resurrection.

³⁶Alii vero ludibria, et verbera experti,Truly, others were tested by mocking and lashes,insuper et vincula, et carceres:and moreover by chains and imprisonment.

³⁶Alii vero ludibria, et verbera experti,Truly, others were tested by mocking and lashes,insuper et vincula, et carceres:and moreover by chains and imprisonment.

³⁷lapidati sunt,They were stoned;secti sunt,they were cut;tentati sunt,they were tempted.in occisione gladii mortui sunt,With the slaughter of the sword,circuierunt in melotis,they were killed.in pellibus caprinis,They wandered about in sheepskinegentes,and in goatskin,angustiati,in dire need,afflicti:in anguish afflicted.

³⁷lapidati sunt,They were stoned;secti sunt,they were cut;tentati sunt,they were tempted.in occisione gladii mortui sunt,With the slaughter of the sword,circuierunt in melotis,they were killed.in pellibus caprinis,They wandered about in sheepskinegentes,and in goatskin,angustiati,in dire need,afflicti:in anguish afflicted.

³⁸quibus dignus non erat mundus:Of them,in solitudinibus errantes,the world was not worthy,in montibus,wandering in solitude on mountains,in speluncis,in the caveset in cavernis terræ.and caverns of the earth.

³⁸quibus dignus non erat mundus:Of them,in solitudinibus errantes,the world was not worthy,in montibus,wandering in solitude on mountains,in speluncis,in the caveset in cavernis terræ.and caverns of the earth.

³⁹Et hi omnes testimonio fidei probati,And all these, having been proven by the testimony of faith,non acceperunt repromissionem,did not receive the Promise.

³⁹Et hi omnes testimonio fidei probati,And all these, having been proven by the testimony of faith,non acceperunt repromissionem,did not receive the Promise.

⁴⁰Deo pro nobis melius aliquid providente,God’s Providence holds something better for us,ut non sine nobis consummarentur.so that not without us would they be perfected.

⁴⁰Deo pro nobis melius aliquid providente,God’s Providence holds something better for us,ut non sine nobis consummarentur.so that not without us would they be perfected.