1 Tesalonica 3
1 Busa, sa dihang wala na kami makaantos, gihunahuna namo nga mas maayo nga magpabilin na lang kami sa Atens.
So when we could endure it no longer, we decided to remain behind in Athens alone;
2 Gipaanha namo si Timoteo, among igsoon ug ministro sa Dios sa maayong balita ni Cristo aron lig-onon ug hupayon kamo mahitungod sa inyong pagtuo,
and sent Timothy our brother and God's minister in the service of Christ's Good News, that he might help you spiritually and encourage you in your faith;
3 aron walay matandog niini nga mga paglutos, kay kamo mismo nakahibalo nga gitawag kita alang niini.
that none of you might be unnerved by your present trials: for you yourselves know that they are our appointed lot.
4 Sa pagkatinuod, sa diha pa kami uban kaninyo, gisulti na namo daan kaninyo nga mag-antos sa paglutos kita, ug nahitabo na kini sama sa inyong nahibaw-an.
For even when we were with you, we forewarned you, saying, "We are soon to suffer affliction;" and this actually happened, as you well know.
5 Tungod niini nga hinungdan, kadtong wala na gyud ko makaagwanta, nagpaanha ako aron makahibalo ko kung unsa nay kahimtang sa inyong pagtuo, kay tingali gisulayan kamo sa manunulay ug mawalay pulos ang among gihaguan.
For this reason I also, when I could no longer endure the uncertainty, sent to know the condition of your faith, lest perchance the Tempter might have tempted you and our labour have been lost.
6 Kadtong nakabalik na si Timoteo kanamo gikan sa inyoa ug nagdala siya ug maayong balita mahitungod sa inyong pagtuo ug gugma, nga kanunay maayo ang paghinumdom ninyo sa amoa, ug nangandoy kamo nga makigkita kanamo sama sad nga nangandoy pud kami nga makigkita kaninyo-
But now that Timothy has recently come back to us from you, and has brought us the happy tidings of your faith and love, and has told us how you still cherish a constant and affectionate recollection of us, and are longing to see us as we also long to see you--
7 tungod niini, mga igsoon, napahupay kami kaninyo pinaagi sa inyong pagtuo taliwala sa tanan namong kagul-anan ug pag-antos.
for this reason in our distress and trouble we have been comforted about you, brethren, by your faith.
8 Mao nga karon buhi kami, kung kamo magbarog nga malig-onon sa Ginoo.
For now life is for us life indeed, since you are standing fast in the Lord.
9 Kay unsa pa may pasalamat nga among ikahatag sa Dios mahitungod kaninyo, sa tanang kalipay nga anaa kanamo?
For what thanksgiving on your behalf can we possibly offer to God in return for all the joy which fills our souls before our God for you,
10 Gabii ug adlaw munamuna namong pag-ampo aron makita kamo namo ug mahatag kaninyo kung unsa pa ang kulang sa inyong pagtuo.
while night and day, with intense earnestness, we pray that we may see your faces, and may bring to perfection whatever may be still lacking in your faith?
11 Hinaot nga ang atong Dios ug Amahan mismo, ug ang atong Ginoong Jesus, ang magtultol kanamo padulong kaninyo,
But may our God and Father Himself--and our Lord Jesus--guide us on our way to you;
12 ug hinaot ang Ginoo magdugang ug magpa-abunda sa inyong paghinigugmaay sa usa'g usa ug sa tanang tawo sama usab sa among gibuhat kaninyo.
and as for you, may the Lord teach you to love one another and all men, with a growing and a glowing love, resembling our love for you.
13 Hinaot nga buhaton niya kini aron lig-onon ang inyong kasingkasing nga walay maikasulti ang uban sa inyong pagkabalaan diha sa atong Dios ug Amahan, inigbalik sa atong Ginoong Jesus kauban sa tanan niyang mga balaan.
Thus He will build up your characters, so that you will be faultlessly holy in the presence of our God and Father at the Coming of our Lord Jesus with all His holy ones.
