1 Thessalonians 3
1 For this reason, enduring no longer, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,
Zato kad više ne mogosmo izdržati, pristadosmo ostati u Ateni sami
2 and sent Timotheus—our brother, and a servant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ—to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,
te poslasmo Timoteja, brata našega i suradnika Božjega u Kristovu evanđelju, da vas učvrsti i ohrabri u vjeri
3 that no one be moved in these tribulations, for you have known that we are set for this,
da se nitko ne pokoleba u tim nevoljama. Ta i sami znate da smo za to određeni:
4 for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand that we are about to suffer tribulation, as it also came to pass, and you have known [it];
doista, kad smo bili kod vas, pretkazivali smo kako nas imaju zadesiti nevolje, što se, kako znate, i dogodilo.
5 because of this also, I, no longer enduring, sent to know your faith, lest he who is tempting tempted you, and our labor might be in vain.
Zbog toga i ja, ne mogavši više izdržati, poslah da saznam o vašoj vjeri, da vas možda Zavodnik nije zaveo te je naš trud postao uzaludan.
6 And Timotheus now having come to us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that you always have a good remembrance of us, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you,
A sada kad se Timotej od vas k nama vratio i donio nam radosnu vijest o vašoj vjeri i ljubavi, i da nas se sveudilj ugodno sjećate i čeznete vidjeti nas, kao i mi vas -
7 because of this we were comforted, brothers, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,
zbog toga smo, braćo, nad vama, vašom vjerom, bili utješeni uza svu svoju tjeskobu i nevolju.
8 because now we live, if you may stand fast in the LORD.
Da, sada živimo kada ste vi postojani u Gospodinu!
9 For what thanks are we able to repay to God for you, for all the joy with which we delight because of you in the presence of our God,
I kojom bismo zahvalom mogli Bogu uzvratiti za vas, za svu radost kojom se zbog vas radujemo pred Bogom svojim,
10 exceedingly imploring night and day, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith?
dok noću i danju najusrdnije molimo da vidimo vaše lice i nadoknadimo manjkavosti vaše vjere?
11 And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you,
A sam Bog i Otac naš i Gospodin naš Isus upravio naš put prema vama!
12 and the LORD cause you to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,
Vama pak Gospodin dao te jedni prema drugima i prema svima rasli i obilovali ljubavlju kakva je i naša prema vama.
13 in order to have established your hearts, blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His holy ones.
Učvrstio vam srca da budu besprijekorno sveta pred Bogom i Ocem našim o Dolasku Gospodina našega Isusa i svih svetih njegovih s njime.
