1 Tessalonikerne 4
1 Saa bede vi eder i øvrigt, Brødre! og formane eder i den Herre Jesus, at som I jo have lært af os, hvorledes I bør vandre og behage Gud, saaledes som I jo ogsaa gøre, at I saaledes maa gøre end yderligere Fremgang.
Furthermore then, brethren, we beseech you, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye are walking, ye would abound still more;
2 I vide jo, hvilke Bud vi gave eder ved den Herre Jesus.
for ye know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
3 Thi dette er Guds Villie, eders Helliggørelse, at I afholde eder fra Utugt;
For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;
4 at hver af eder veed at vinde sig sin egen Hustru i Hellighed og Ære,
that every one of you should know how to procure for himself his own vessel in purity and honor,
5 ikke i Begærings Brynde som Hedningerne, der ikke kende Gud;
not in the passion of lust, even as the gentiles who know not God;
6 at ingen foruretter og bedrager sin Broder i nogen Sag; thi Herren er en Hævner over alt dette, som vi ogsaa før have sagt og vidnet for eder.
that no one should go beyond and overreach his brother in the matter; because the Lord is the avenger in respect to all these things, as we also told you before and solemnly testified.
7 Thi Gud kaldte os ikke til Urenhed, men til Helliggørelse.
For God did not call us to live in uncleanness, but in purity.
8 Derfor altsaa, den, som foragter dette, han foragter ikke et Menneske, men Gud, som ogsaa giver sin Helligaand til eder.
He therefore that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who also gave to you his Holy Spirit.
9 Men om Broderkærligheden have I ikke nødig, at jeg skal skrive eder til; thi I ere selv oplærte af Gud til at elske hverandre;
But concerning brotherly love there is no need of writing to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;
10 det gøre I jo ogsaa imod alle Brødrene i hele Makedonien; men vi formane eder, Brødre! til yderligere Fremgang
for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, to abound in love still more;
11 og til at sætte en Ære i at leve stille og varetage hver sit og arbejde med eders Hænder, saaledes som vi bøde eder,
and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 for at I kunne vandre sømmeligt over for dem, som ere udenfor, og for ikke at trænge til nogen.
that ye may walk becomingly toward those without, and may have need of nothing.
13 Men vi ville ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende med Hensyn til dem, som sove hen, for at I ikke skulle sørge som de andre, der ikke have Haab.
But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are sleeping, that ye may not sorrow, as others do, who have no hope.
14 Thi naar vi tro, at Jesus er død og opstanden, da skal ogsaa Gud ligesaa ved Jesus føre de hensovede frem med ham.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then also will God, through Jesus, bring again with him those who have fallen asleep.
15 Thi dette sige vi eder med Herrens Ord, at vi levende, som blive tilbage til Herrens Tilkommelse, vi skulle ingenlunde komme forud for de hensovede.
For this we say to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are living, we who are left till the coming of the Lord, shall not anticipate those who have fallen asleep.
16 Thi Herren selv skal stige ned fra Himmelen med et Tilraab, med Overengels Røst og med Guds Basun, og de døde i Kristus skulle opstaa først;
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a loud summons, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first;
17 derefter skulle vi levende, som blive tilbage, bortrykkes tillige med dem i Skyer til at møde Herren i Luften; og saa skulle vi altid være sammen med Herren.
then we who are living, we who are left, shall be caught up together with them in clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we be ever with the Lord.
18 Saa trøster hverandre med disse Ord!
So then comfort one another with these words.
