La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
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1 Ahora bien, la fe es la certeza de lo que se espera, la convicción de lo que no se ve.
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Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
2 Porque por ella recibieron aprobación los antiguos.
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This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 Por la fe entendemos que el universo fue preparado por la palabra de Dios, de modo que lo que se ve no fue hecho de cosas visibles.
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By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
4 Por la fe Abel ofreció a Dios un mejor sacrificio que Caín, por lo cual alcanzó el testimonio de que era justo, dando Dios testimonio de sus ofrendas; y por la fe, estando muerto, todavía habla.
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By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 Por la fe Enoc fue trasladado al cielo para que no viera muerte; Y NO FUE HALLADO PORQUE DIOS LO TRASLADO; porque antes de ser trasladado recibió testimonio de haber agradado a Dios.
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By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
6 Y sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios; porque es necesario que el que se acerca a Dios crea que El existe, y que es remunerador de los que le buscan.
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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
7 Por la fe Noé, siendo advertido por Dios acerca de cosas que aún no se veían, con temor preparó un arca para la salvación de su casa, por la cual condenó al mundo, y llegó a ser heredero de la justicia que es según la fe.
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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
8 Por la fe Abraham, al ser llamado, obedeció, saliendo para un lugar que había de recibir como herencia; y salió sin saber adónde iba.
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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
9 Por la fe habitó como extranjero en la tierra de la promesa como en tierra extraña, viviendo en tiendas como Isaac y Jacob, coherederos de la misma promesa,
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By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
10 porque esperaba la ciudad que tiene cimientos, cuyo arquitecto y constructor es Dios.
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For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 También por la fe Sara misma recibió fuerza para concebir, aun pasada ya la edad propicia, pues consideró fiel al que lo había prometido.
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And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
12 Por lo cual también nació de uno (y éste casi muerto con respecto a esto) una descendencia COMO LAS ESTRELLAS DEL CIELO EN NUMERO, E INNUMERABLE COMO LA ARENA QUE ESTA A LA ORILLA DEL MAR.
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And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13 Todos éstos murieron en fe, sin haber recibido las promesas, pero habiéndolas visto y aceptado con gusto desde lejos, confesando que eran extranjeros y peregrinos sobre la tierra.
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All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.
14 Porque los que dicen tales cosas, claramente dan a entender que buscan una patria propia.
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People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.
15 Y si en verdad hubieran estado pensando en aquella patria de donde salieron, habrían tenido oportunidad de volver.
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If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
16 Pero en realidad, anhelan una patria mejor, es decir, celestial. Por lo cual, Dios no se averguenza de ser llamado Dios de ellos, pues les ha preparado una ciudad.
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Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 Por la fe Abraham, cuando fue probado, ofreció a Isaac; y el que había recibido las promesas ofrecía a su único hijo;
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By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son,
18 fue a él a quien se le dijo: EN ISAAC TE SERA LLAMADA DESCENDENCIA.
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even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”
19 El consideró que Dios era poderoso para levantar aun de entre los muertos, de donde también, en sentido figurado, lo volvió a recibir.
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Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.
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