1 Thessalonians 4

1 And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

Anuanom, asɛm a ɛtwa toɔ ne sɛ, mosuaa kwan pa a ɛsɛ sɛ mofa so tena ase a ɛbɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Na saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na morebɔ mo bra. Enti, yɛde yɛn Awurade Yesu din srɛ, hyɛ mo sɛ, monyɛ mma ɛmmoro deɛ moreyɛ seesei no so.

2 Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

Monim nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛnam Awurade Yesu tumi enti, yɛtumi kyerɛkyerɛɛ mo.

3 For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;

Yei yɛ Onyankopɔn pɛ a ɔwɔ ma mo. Ɔpɛ sɛ moyɛ kronkron na motwe mo ho firi adwamammɔ ho.

4 So that every one of you may keep his body holy and in honour;

Ɛsɛ sɛ mosua sɛdeɛ mohyɛ mo ho so na obiara atumi ne ne yere atena kronnyɛ ne animuonyam so.

5 Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;

Monntena ase akɔnnɔ anibereɛ so te sɛ wɔn a wɔnnim Onyankopɔn.

6 And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

Onyankopɔn akyiwadeɛ no bi nso ne sɛ, ɛnsɛ sɛ mo mu biara sisi ne yɔnko na ɔgye ne yere, ɛfiri sɛ, sɛ obi yɛ saa a, Onyankopɔn bɛtwe nʼaso dendeenden sɛdeɛ yɛadi ɛkan abɔ mo kɔkɔ no.

7 Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

Onyankopɔn amfrɛ yɛn sɛ yɛmmɛbɔ adwaman, na mmom, ɔfrɛɛ yɛn sɛ yɛntena ase ahoteɛ mu.

8 Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

Ɛno enti, obiara a ɔbɛpo nkyerɛkyerɛ no ntia onipa, na mmom, ɔtia Onyankopɔn a ɔma mo Honhom Kronkron no.

9 But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;

Ɛho nhia sɛ mɛtwerɛ mo afa ɔdɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ modɔ mo nuanom asuafoɔ no ho. Onyankopɔn akyerɛ mo ankasa ɛkwan a ɛsɛ sɛ mofa so dodɔ mo ho mo ho.

10 And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

Na moada saa ɔdɔ no adi pɛpɛɛpɛ akyerɛ anuanom a wɔwɔ Makedonia no nyinaa. Nanso, anuanom, yɛsrɛ mo sɛ monkɔ so nnodɔ mo ho mo ho mma ɛmmoro saa.

11 And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

Momma ɛnyɛ mo botaeɛ sɛ mobɛtena ase dinn na moahwɛ so adi mo dwuma de abɔ mo ho akɔnhoma sɛdeɛ yɛaka akyerɛ mo dada no.

12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

Sɛ moyɛ saa a, ɛbɛma wɔn a wɔnyɛ asuafoɔ no afɛre mo na moremmisa deɛ ɛhia mo nso mfiri obiara nkyɛn.

13 But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

Anuanom, yɛpɛ sɛ yɛka nokorɛ a ɛfa wɔn a wɔawuwu no ho kyerɛ mo sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, morenni ho awerɛhoɔ te sɛ wɔn a wɔnni anidasoɔ no.

14 For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.

Yɛgye di sɛ Yesu wuiɛ, na ɔsɔree bio. Enti sɛ Onyankopɔn de Yesu ba bio a, ɔde wɔn a wɔnyaa ne mu gyidie ansa na wɔrewuo no bɛka ne ho aba.

15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.

Awurade nkyerɛkyerɛ a yɛreka akyerɛ mo no ne sɛ, ɛda a Awurade bɛba no, yɛn a yɛte ase yi renni awufoɔ no anim ɛkan.

16 Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first;

Awurade no ankasa de ɔhyɛ a ano yɛ den, ɔbɔfoɔ panin nteamu ne Onyankopɔn totorobɛnto nnyegyeeɛ firi ɔsoro bɛba fam. Wɔn a wɔawuwu wɔ Kristo mu no bɛsɔre kane,

17 Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.

na wɔaboaboa yɛn a yɛte ase ɛberɛ no ne wɔn a wɔasɔre no ano wɔ omununkum mu ahyia Awurade wɔ ewiem. Na saa na yɛne Awurade bɛtena daa.

18 So then, give comfort to one another with these words.

Enti, momfa saa asɛm yi nkyekyere obiara werɛ.