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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 Timotheus, to the assembly 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 give thanks to God always for you all, making mention 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,

unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,

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

having known, brethren beloved, by God, your election,

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 our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as ye have known of what sort 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 — ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

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

so that ye became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and 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 from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go 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 themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto 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 wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead — Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.