1 Thessalonians 4
1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
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.
2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
I vide jo, hvilke Bud vi gave eder ved den Herre Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
Thi dette er Guds Villie, eders Helliggørelse, at I afholde eder fra Utugt;
4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,
at hver af eder veed at vinde sig sin egen Hustru i Hellighed og Ære,
5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who do not know God,
ikke i Begærings Brynde som Hedningerne, der ikke kende Gud;
6 that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
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.
7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Thi Gud kaldte os ikke til Urenhed, men til Helliggørelse.
8 Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
Derfor altsaa, den, som foragter dette, han foragter ikke et Menneske, men Gud, som ogsaa giver sin Helligaand til eder.
9 But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
Men om Broderkærligheden have I ikke nødig, at jeg skal skrive eder til; thi I ere selv oplærte af Gud til at elske hverandre;
10 for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
det gøre I jo ogsaa imod alle Brødrene i hele Makedonien; men vi formane eder, Brødre! til yderligere Fremgang
11 and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,
og til at sætte en Ære i at leve stille og varetage hver sit og arbejde med eders Hænder, saaledes som vi bøde eder,
12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
for at I kunne vandre sømmeligt over for dem, som ere udenfor, og for ikke at trænge til nogen.
13 But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you do not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
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.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
Thi naar vi tro, at Jesus er død og opstanden, da skal ogsaa Gud ligesaa ved Jesus føre de hensovede frem med ham.
15 For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.
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.
16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,
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;
17 then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.
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.
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Saa trøster hverandre med disse Ord!
