1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the assembly of Thessalonians in God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

这封信来自保罗、西拉和提摩太，写给帖撒罗尼迦属于父上帝和主耶稣基督里的教会。愿恩典平安与你们同在。

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you at our prayers,

我们始终因你们众人而感谢上帝，祷告的时候从未遗忘你们，

3 remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

在我们的父上帝面前，我们记得如何在工作中，投入了你们对上帝的信，如何以爱辛勤工作、如何心怀希望耐心等待我们的主耶稣基督。

4 knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election.

兄弟姐妹们，我们已经知道上帝爱你们，你们对他而言很特别。

5 For our glad tidings were not with you in word only, but also in power, and in [the] Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what we were among you for your sakes:

我们传递给你们的福音，不只是言语，其中也有力量，因为圣灵彻底说服了你们。通过同样的方式，你们知道了我们是什么样的人，因为我们向你们显示出，我们是为你们而工作。

6 and ye became our imitators, and of the Lord, having accepted the word in much tribulation with joy of [the] Holy Spirit,

当你们接收到这讯息，你们就效法我们，效法主。因为尽管经历苦难，你们仍然体会到圣灵带来的欢喜。

7 so that ye became models to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia:

因此，你们已经成为马其顿和希腊所有信徒的榜样！

8 for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which [is] towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;

你们已经宣讲了上帝的信息，不止在马其顿和希腊，还包括听闻你们信上帝的所有人，所以我们不用再对任何人说什么。

9 for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

事实上，他们说起了你们如何热情地接待我们；如何摒弃神像、归向上帝；如何在侍奉这活着的真正上帝时，

10 and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath.

等候其儿子从天降临——这就是耶稣，上帝使他从死人中复活，在即将到来的审判中拯救我们。