## translationWords

* [[en:tw:death]]
* [[en:tw:earth]]
* [[en:tw:promise]]

## translationNotes

* The past leaders of the people of God had faith that what God has promised would come true.
* **having seen and welcomed them from far off** - This phrase is comparing the prophet's understanding of future events to welcoming a traveler arriving from far away. AT: "having understood what God will do in the future" (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])
* **admitted** - "acknowledged" or "accepted"
* **aliens** - "foreigners" or "outsiders"
* **a homeland** - "a country"