帖撒羅尼迦前書 1

1 保祿和息耳瓦諾及弟茂德，致書給在天主父及主耶穌基督內得的得撒洛尼人的教會。祝你們恩寵及平安!

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the Assembly of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 我們常為你們眾人感謝天主，在祈禱常記念你們，不斷地，

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

3 在天主和我們的父前，記念你們因信德所作的工作，因愛德所受的勞苦，因盻我們的主耶穌基督所有的堅忍。

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

4 天主所愛的弟兄們，我們知道你們是蒙召選的，

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

5 因為我們把福音傳到你們那裏，不僅在乎言語，而且也在乎德能和聖神，以及固信心；正如你們也知道，我們為了你們，在你們中是怎麼的人。

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

6 你們雖在許多困難中，卻懷著聖神的喜接受了聖道，成了效法我們和效法主的人，

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

7 甚致成了馬其頓和阿哈雅眾信徒的模範。

So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 因為主的聖由你們那裏，不僅聲聞於馬其頓和阿哈雅，而且你們對天主的信仰也傳了各地，以致不須要我們再說什麼。

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

9 因為有他們傳述我們的事，說我們怎樣來到了你們那裏，你們怎樣離開偶像歸依了天主，為事奉永生的真天主，

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

10 並期待衪的聖子自天降下，就是衪使之從死中復活，為救我們脫免那要來的震怒的耶穌。

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.