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1 保祿和息爾瓦諾及弟茂德,致書給在天主我們的父及耶穌基督內的德撒洛尼人的教會。
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
3 弟兄們,我們常該為你們感謝天主,這真是相稱的,你們的信德大有進步,你們眾人的間彼此的愛德更為增進,
We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds,
4 以致我們可在天主的各教會中,為你們誇口,因為你們在所受的一切迫害和磨難中,仍保持了焣忍和信德。
so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.
5 這正是天主公義審判的明證,好使你們堪得天主的國,你們也正是為這國才受了苦難。
This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgement of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.
6 既然天主是公義的,必要以苦難報復難為你們的人,
For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
7 卻嘗你們受難為的人,同我們一起安寧;主耶穌由天上偕同衪大能的天使出現時,
and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Yeshua is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
8 要在火焰中報復雖然不認識天主,和不聽從我們的主耶穌福音的人。
punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Yeshua,
9 這些人要受永遠喪亡之罰,遠離主的面,遠離衪威能的光榮。 (aiōnios )
who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, (aiōnios )
10 當衪在一日降來的時候,要在衪的聖徒身上受光榮,在一切信眾身上受讚美。你們也在其中,因為你們確信了我們的證言。
when he comes in that day to be glorified in his holy ones and to be admired amongst all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.
11 為此,我們也為你們,求我們的天主使你們相稱衪的召叫;求衪以德能,成全你們各種樂意向善的心,和信德的行為,
To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,
that the name of our Lord Yeshua may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.