1 Thessalonians 1
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians [which is] in God the Father and [in] the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paulus og Silvanus og Timotheus til Thessalonikernes Menighed i Gud Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus. Naade være med eder og Fred!
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
Vi takke Gud altid for eder alle, naar vi komme eder i Hu i vore Bønner,
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
idet vi uafladelig mindes eders Gerning i Troen og eders Arbejde i Kærligheden og eders Udholdenhed i Haabet paa vor Herre Jesus Kristus for vor Guds og Faders Aasyn,
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
efterdi vi kende eders Udvælgelse, I af Gud elskede Brødre,
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
at vort Evangelium ikke kom til eder i Ord alene, men ogsaa i Kraft og i den Helligaand og i fuld Overbevisning, som I jo vide, hvorledes vi færdedes iblandt eder for eders Skyld.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
Og I ere blevne vore Efterfølgere, ja, Herrens, idet I modtoge Ordet under megen Trængsel med Glæde i den Helligaand,
7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
saa at I ere blevne et Forbillede for alle de troende i Makedonien og Akaja;
8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
thi fra eder har Herrens Ord lydt ud, ikke alene i Makedonien og Akaja, men alle Vegne er eders Tro paa Gud kommen ud, saa at vi ikke have nødig at tale derom.
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
Thi de forkynde selv om os, hvordan en Indgang vi vandt hos eder, og hvorledes I vendte om til Gud fra Afguderne for at tjene den levende og sande Gud
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
og vente paa hans Søn fra Himlene, hvem han oprejste fra de døde, Jesus, som frier os fra den kommende Vrede.
