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1 Paulus og Silvanus og Timotheus til Thessalonikernes Menighed i Gud Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus. Naade være med eder og Fred!

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the congregation of Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Vi takke Gud altid for eder alle, naar vi komme eder i Hu i vore Bønner,

We thank God always about all of you, making recollection of you in our prayers,

3 idet vi uafladelig mindes eders Gerning i Troen og eders Arbejde i Kærligheden og eders Udholdenhed i Haabet paa vor Herre Jesus Kristus for vor Guds og Faders Aasyn,

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

4 efterdi vi kende eders Udvælgelse, I af Gud elskede Brødre,

Knowing, beloved brothers, your selection by God,

5 at vort Evangelium ikke kom til eder i Ord alene, men ogsaa i Kraft og i den Helligaand og i fuld Overbevisning, som I jo vide, hvorledes vi færdedes iblandt eder for eders Skyld.

because the good news from us happened to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as ye know what kind of men we became among you, because of you.

6 Og I ere blevne vore Efterfølgere, ja, Herrens, idet I modtoge Ordet under megen Trængsel med Glæde i den Helligaand,

And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

7 saa at I ere blevne et Forbillede for alle de troende i Makedonien og Akaja;

in order for you to become examples to all those who believe, in Macedonia and in Achaia.

8 thi fra eder har Herrens Ord lydt ud, ikke alene i Makedonien og Akaja, men alle Vegne er eders Tro paa Gud kommen ud, saa at vi ikke have nødig at tale derom.

For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

9 Thi de forkynde selv om os, hvordan en Indgang vi vandt hos eder, og hvorledes I vendte om til Gud fra Afguderne for at tjene den levende og sande Gud

For they report about us what kind of entrance we had with you, and how ye turned to God from the idols to serve a living and true God,

10 og vente paa hans Søn fra Himlene, hvem han oprejste fra de døde, Jesus, som frier os fra den kommende Vrede.

and to await his Son from the heavens whom he raised from the dead-Jesus-who rescues us from the coming wrath.