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

Paul, Silas, and Timothy: To the Church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be granted to you.

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

We continually give thanks to God because of you all, while we make mention of you in our prayers.

3 idet vi uafladelig mindes eders Gerning i Troen og eders Arbejde i Kærligheden og eders Udholdenhed i Håbet på vor Herre Jesus Kristus for vor Guds og Faders Åsyn,

For we never fail to remember your works of faith and labours of love and your persistent and unwavering hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father;

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

knowing as we do, brethren, that you are beloved by God and that He has chosen you.

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

The Good News that we brought you did not come to you in words only, but also with power and with the Holy Spirit and with much certainty, for you know the sort of men we became among you, as examples for your sakes.

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

And you followed the pattern set you by us and by the Master, after you had received the Message amid severe persecution, and yet with the joy which the Holy Spirit gives,

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

so that you became a pattern to all the believers throughout Macedonia and Greece.

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

For it was not only from you that the Master's Message sounded forth throughout Macedonia and Greece; but everywhere your faith in God has become known, so that it is unnecessary for us to say anything about it.

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 when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,

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

and to await the return from Heaven of His Son, whom He raised from among the dead--even Jesus, our Deliverer from God's coming anger.