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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 and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

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

We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory 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,

Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

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

Being conscious, my brothers, dear to God, that you have been marked out by God's purpose;

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.

Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

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

And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

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

So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ 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 på Gud kommen ud, så at vi ikke have nødig at tale derom.

For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; 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 give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,

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

Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.