1 Thessalonians 5
1 And concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need of my writing to you,
hE bhrAtaraH, kAlAn samayAMzcAdhi yuSmAn prati mama likhanaM niSprayOjanaM,
2 for you have thoroughly known that the Day of the LORD so comes as a thief in the night,
yatO rAtrau yAdRk taskarastAdRk prabhO rdinam upasthAsyatIti yUyaM svayamEva samyag jAnItha|
3 for when they may say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes [on] them, as the travail [on] her who is with child, and they will not escape;
zAnti rnirvvinghatvanjca vidyata iti yadA mAnavA vadiSyanti tadA prasavavEdanA yadvad garbbhinIm upatiSThati tadvad akasmAd vinAzastAn upasthAsyati tairuddhArO na lapsyatE|
4 but you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the Day may catch you as a thief;
kintu hE bhrAtaraH, yUyam andhakArENAvRtA na bhavatha tasmAt taddinaM taskara iva yuSmAn na prApsyati|
5 you are all sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,
sarvvE yUyaM dIptEH santAnA divAyAzca santAnA bhavatha vayaM nizAvaMzAstimiravaMzA vA na bhavAmaH|
6 so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,
atO 'parE yathA nidrAgatAH santi tadvad asmAbhi rna bhavitavyaM kintu jAgaritavyaM sacEtanaizca bhavitavyaM|
7 for those sleeping, sleep by night, and those making themselves drunk, are drunken by night,
yE nidrAnti tE nizAyAmEva nidrAnti tE ca mattA bhavanti tE rajanyAmEva mattA bhavanti|
8 and we, being of the day—let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet—a hope of salvation,
kintu vayaM divasasya vaMzA bhavAmaH; atO 'smAbhi rvakSasi pratyayaprEmarUpaM kavacaM zirasi ca paritrANAzArUpaM zirastraM paridhAya sacEtanai rbhavitavyaM|
9 because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
yata IzvarO'smAn krOdhE na niyujyAsmAkaM prabhunA yIzukhrISTEna paritrANasyAdhikArE niyuktavAn,
10 who died for us, that whether we wake—whether we sleep—we may live together with Him;
jAgratO nidrAgatA vA vayaM yat tEna prabhunA saha jIvAmastadarthaM sO'smAkaM kRtE prANAn tyaktavAn|
11 for this reason, comfort one another, and build up one another, as also you do.
ataEva yUyaM yadvat kurutha tadvat parasparaM sAntvayata susthirIkurudhvanjca|
12 And we ask you, brothers, to know those laboring among you and leading you in the LORD and admonishing you,
hE bhrAtaraH, yuSmAkaM madhyE yE janAH parizramaM kurvvanti prabhO rnAmnA yuSmAn adhitiSThantyupadizanti ca tAn yUyaM sammanyadhvaM|
13 and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves;
svakarmmahEtunA ca prEmnA tAn atIvAdRyadhvamiti mama prArthanA, yUyaM parasparaM nirvvirOdhA bhavata|
14 and we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient to all;
hE bhrAtaraH, yuSmAn vinayAmahE yUyam avihitAcAriNO lOkAn bhartsayadhvaM, kSudramanasaH sAntvayata, durbbalAn upakuruta, sarvvAn prati sahiSNavO bhavata ca|
15 see [that] no one may render evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue that which is good, both to one another and to all;
aparaM kamapi pratyaniSTasya phalam aniSTaM kEnApi yanna kriyEta tadarthaM sAvadhAnA bhavata, kintu parasparaM sarvvAn mAnavAMzca prati nityaM hitAcAriNO bhavata|
16 always rejoice;
sarvvadAnandata|
17 continually pray;
nirantaraM prArthanAM kurudhvaM|
18 give thanks in everything, for this [is] the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.
sarvvaviSayE kRtajnjatAM svIkurudhvaM yata EtadEva khrISTayIzunA yuSmAn prati prakAzitam IzvarAbhimataM|
19 Do not quench the Spirit;
pavitram AtmAnaM na nirvvApayata|
20 do not despise prophesyings;
IzvarIyAdEzaM nAvajAnIta|
21 prove all things; hold fast [to] that which is good;
sarvvANi parIkSya yad bhadraM tadEva dhArayata|
22 abstain from all appearance of evil;
yat kimapi pAparUpaM bhavati tasmAd dUraM tiSThata|
23 and may the God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved, unblameably at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;
zAntidAyaka IzvaraH svayaM yuSmAn sampUrNatvEna pavitrAn karOtu, aparam asmatprabhO ryIzukhrISTasyAgamanaM yAvad yuSmAkam AtmAnaH prANAH zarIrANi ca nikhilAni nirddOSatvEna rakSyantAM|
24 He who is calling you is steadfast, who also will do [it].
yO yuSmAn Ahvayati sa vizvasanIyO'taH sa tat sAdhayiSyati|
25 Brothers, pray for us.
hE bhrAtaraH, asmAkaM kRtE prArthanAM kurudhvaM|
26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
pavitracumbanEna sarvvAn bhrAtRn prati satkurudhvaM|
27 I charge you [by] the LORD, that the letter be read to all the holy brothers.
patramidaM sarvvESAM pavitrANAM bhrAtRNAM zrutigOcarE yuSmAbhiH paThyatAmiti prabhO rnAmnA yuSmAn zapayAmi|
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you! Amen.
asmAkaM prabhO ryIzukhrISTasyAnugratE yuSmAsu bhUyAt| AmEn|
