1 Thessalonians 4
1 A few more things: Brothers and sisters, we plead with you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to behave in ways that please God, just as we instructed you. Of course you're already doing this, just do it more and more!
Så 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, således som I jo også gøre, at I således må gøre end yderligere Fremgang.
2 You remember the instructions we gave you on behalf of the Lord Jesus.
I vide jo, hvilke Bud vi gave eder ved den Herre Jesus.
3 What God wants is for you to live holy lives. So stay away from sexual immorality
Thi dette er Guds Villie, eders Helliggørelse, at I afholde eder fra Utugt;
4 in order that each of you may control yourselves in a way that is holy and respectful,
at hver af eder veed at vinde sig sin egen Hustru i Hellighed og Ære,
5 not indulging passionate lust like the heathen who have no knowledge of God.
ikke i Begærings Brynde som Hedningerne, der ikke kende Gud;
6 Don't cheat or take advantage of another Christian in these matters, for the Lord is the one who executes justice in all such things, as we've already clearly explained to you, and warned you about.
at ingen foruretter og bedrager sin Broder i nogen Sag; thi Herren er en Hævner over alt dette, som vi også før have sagt og vidnet for eder.
7 For God did not call us to live impure lives, but holy lives.
Thi Gud kaldte os ikke til Urenhed, men til Helliggørelse.
8 So anyone who rejects this position isn't just rejecting what a human being is saying; they are rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
Derfor altså, den, som foragter dette, han foragter ikke et Menneske, men Gud, som også giver sin Helligånd til eder.
9 We certainly don't need to write and tell you to love fellow believers, because God teaches you 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 and in fact you are demonstrating this love to all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so we want to encourage you, brothers and sisters, to love more and more.
det gøre I jo også imod alle Brødrene i hele Makedonien; men vi formane eder, Brødre! til yderligere Fremgang
11 Try to live a quiet life, minding your own business, doing your own work, as we've already explained to you,
og til at sætte en Ære i at leve stille og varetage hver sit og arbejde med eders Hænder, således som vi bød eder,
12 so that your way of life may be respected by non-Christians and you won't have to rely on anyone to provide what you need.
for at I kunne vandre sømmeligt over for dem, som ere udenfor, og for ikke at trænge til nogen.
13 We don't want you to be confused about what happens when people die, brothers and sisters, so that you won't grieve like others who don't have any 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 Håb.
14 Since we're convinced that Jesus died and rose again, we're also sure that God will bring with Jesus those who have died trusting in him.
Thi når vi tro, at Jesus er død og opstanden, da skal også Gud ligeså ved Jesus føre de hensovede frem med ham.
15 What we're telling you comes from the Lord: those of us who are alive and still here when the Lord comes certainly won't precede those who have died.
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 come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the cry of the archangel, and with the sound of God's trumpet, and those who have died in Christ will rise first.
Thi Herren selv skal stige ned fra Himmelen med et Tilråb, med Overengels Røst og med Guds Basun, og de døde i Kristus skulle opstå først;
17 Then those of us who are alive and still here will be carried up together with them into the clouds, and we shall meet the Lord in the air. Then 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 så skulle vi altid være sammen med Herren.
18 So encourage one another with these words.
Så trøster hverandre med disse Ord!
