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 from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Mwen menm, Pòl, ansanm ak Silven ak Timote, m'ap ekri lèt sa a voye bay manm legliz lavil Tesalonik yo, k'ap viv ansanm nan Bondye, Papa a, ak Jezikri, Seyè nou an. Mwen mande pou yo ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze.
2 We always give thanks to God for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
Se tout tan m'ap di Bondye mèsi pou nou tout. Mwen pa janm bliye nou lè m'ap lapriyè.
3 unceasingly remembering your work of faith, and the labor of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,
Devan Bondye Papa nou, mwen toujou chonje jan n'ap viv byen paske nou gen konfyans nan Bondye, jan n'ap travay di paske nou gen renmen nan kè nou, jan nou rete fèm nan espwa nou gen nan Jezikri, Seyè nou an.
4 having known, beloved brothers, by God, your [divine] selection,
Mwen konnen, frè m' yo, Bondye renmen nou, se li menm ki chwazi nou pou n' ka viv pou li.
5 because our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as you have known of what sort we became among you for your sake,
Se pa t' avèk pawòl ase mwen te anonse nou bon nouvèl la. Men tou, se te avèk pouvwa Sentespri a, avèk lasirans fèm sa m' t'ap di a se vre. Nou menm tou, nou konnen jan mwen te mennen tèt mwen nan mitan nou. Mwen te fè l' pou byen nou.
6 and you became imitators of us and of the LORD, having received the word in much tribulation with joy of the Holy Spirit,
Nou te swiv egzanp mwen ak egzanp Seyè a. Nou te soufri anpil. Malgre sa, nou te resevwa pawòl Bondye a ak kè kontan. Sa se travay Sentespri.
7 so that you became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,
Se konsa, nou te tounen yon egzanp pou tout moun nan peyi Masedwan ak nan peyi Lakayi ki gen konfyans nan Bondye.
8 for from you has sounded forth the word of the LORD, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God went forth, so that we have no need to say anything,
Konsa, nou fè anpil moun rive konnen mesaj Seyè a. Se pa sèlman nan Masedwan ak nan Lakayi, men se toupatou moun ap pale jan nou gen konfyans nan Bondye. Se sa ki fè, nou pa bezwen pale sou sa ankò.
9 for they themselves declare concerning us what entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,
Okontrè, yo tout ap rakonte jan nou te resevwa m' lè m' te rive lakay nou, jan nou te kite zidòl yo pou n' tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou nou te ka sèvi Bondye vivan an, Bondye tout bon an.
10 and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He raised out of the dead—Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.
Y'ap di tou jan n'ap tann Jezi, Pitit Bondye a, k'ap vini sot nan syèl la. Se Jezi sa a Bondye te leve vivan soti nan lanmò. Se li menm k'ap delivre nou anba kòlè Bondye k'ap vini an.
