1 Thessalonians 4
1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
Mis puudutab teisi asju, vennad ja õed, me oleme teid juhatanud elama Jumalale meelepärast elu nii, nagu te elategi. Nüüd me palume ja julgustame teid Issandas Jeesuses seda veel enam tegema.
2 For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
Te ju teate, millised korraldused me teile oleme Issanda Jeesuse poolt andnud.
3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
Jumala tahe on, et te oleksite pühitsetud: väldiksite sugukõlvatust,
4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
et igaüks teist õpiks valitsema oma ihu pühal ja auväärsel viisil,
5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
mitte kirglikus himus nagu paganad, kes ei tunne Jumalat.
6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
Ärgu ka ükski tehku ülekohut oma venna või õe vastu ega kasutagu teda ära, sest Issand karistab kõiki, kes säärast pattu teevad, nagu me oleme teile varem rääkinud ja teid hoiatanud.
7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
Jumal ei ole ju kutsunud meid rüvedusele, vaid pühitsusele.
8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
Kes seda korraldust eirab, ei eira inimest, vaid Jumalat, kes oma Püha Vaimu teisse annab.
9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
Vennaarmastusest aga pole meil tarvis teile kirjutadagi, sest Jumal on teid õpetanud üksteist armastama
10 And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
ja te olete kohelnud armastavalt kõiki vendi ja õdesid kogu Makedoonias. Seda, vennad ja õed, me manitseme teid tegema üha enam ja enam
11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
ja seadke endale eesmärgiks elada vaikset elu, tegeleda oma asjadega ning teha tööd oma kätega, nagu me oleme teid juhatanud,
12 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
et teie käitumine leiaks lugupidamist väljaspool kogudust ja te ei vajaks ülalpidamist kelleltki.
13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
Me ei taha teid, vennad ja õed, jätta teadmatusse nende suhtes, kes on läinud magama, et te ei kurvastaks, nagu need, kellel puudub lootus!
14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
Sest kui me usume, et Jeesus on surnud ja üles tõusnud, siis me usume ka, et Jumal äratab Jeesuse kaudu üles need, kes koos temaga on läinud magama.
15 By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
Seda me ütleme teile Issanda sõnaga, et meie, kes oleme veel elus ja kes on jäänud Issanda tulekuni, ei jõua ette neist, kes on läinud magama.
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
Sest Issand ise tuleb sõjahüüu, peaingli hääle ja Jumala pasunaheli saatel taevast alla ning esmalt tõusevad üles need, kes on surnud Kristuses.
17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
Seejärel haaratakse meid, kes oleme veel elus ja järele jäänud, koos nendega pilvedesse, et kohtuda õhus Issandaga. Ja nii saame me igavesti olla koos Issandaga.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
Julgustage üksteist nende sõnadega!
