帖撒羅尼迦前書 1

1 保羅、西拉、提摩太寫信給帖撒羅尼迦在父上帝和主耶穌基督裏的教會。願恩惠、平安歸與你們！

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy To the church of the Thessalonians in God [the] Father and in [the] Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace (from of God Father of us and Lord Jesus Christ. *K*)

2 我們為你們眾人常常感謝上帝，禱告的時候提到你們，

We give thanks to God always concerning all of you mention (of you *k*) making in the prayers of us,

3 在上帝－我們的父面前，不住地記念你們因信心所做的工夫，因愛心所受的勞苦，因盼望我們主耶穌基督所存的忍耐。

unceasingly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and the endurance of the hope of the Lord of us Jesus Christ before the God and Father of us;

4 被上帝所愛的弟兄啊，我知道你們是蒙揀選的；

knowing, brothers beloved by (*no*) God, the election of you;

5 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏，不獨在乎言語，也在乎權能和聖靈，並充足的信心。正如你們知道，我們在你們那裏，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。

because the gospel of us not came to you in word only but also in power and in [the] Spirit Holy and with full assurance much even as you know what we were among you on account of you;

6 並且你們在大難之中，蒙了聖靈所賜的喜樂，領受真道就效法我們，也效法了主；

And you yourselves imitators of us became and of the Lord having received the word in tribulation much with [the] joy of [the] Spirit Holy,

7 甚至你們作了馬其頓和亞該亞所有信主之人的榜樣。

so as for to became you (an example *N(K)O*) to all the believing [ones] in Macedonia and (in *no*) Achaia.

8 因為主的道從你們那裏已經傳揚出來。你們向上帝的信心不但在馬其頓和亞該亞，就是在各處也都傳開了，所以不用我們說甚麼話。

From you for has sounded forth the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and (in *no*) Achaia, but (also *k*) in every place the faith of you toward God has gone abroad, so as for not need to have us to say anything.

9 因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向上帝，要服事那又真又活的上帝，

They themselves for concerning us report what reception (we had *N(k)O*) from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve [the] God living and true

10 等候他兒子從天降臨，就是他從死裏復活的－那位救我們脫離將來忿怒的耶穌。

and to await the Son of Him from the heavens, whom He raised out from the dead, Jesus who is delivering us (from *N(k)O*) the wrath which is coming.