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!
Paulus og Silvanus og Timotheus til Thessalonikernes Menighed i Gud Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus. Nåde være med eder og Fred!
2 We always give thanks to God for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
Vi takke Gud altid for eder alle, når vi komme eder i Hu i vore Bønner,
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,
idet vi uafladelig mindes eders Gerning i Troen og eders Arbejde i Kærligheden og eders Udholdenhed i Håbet på vor Herre Jesus Kristus for vor Guds og Faders Åsyn,
4 having known, beloved brothers, by God, your [divine] selection,
efterdi vi kende eders Udvælgelse, I af Gud elskede Brødre,
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,
at vort Evangelium ikke kom til eder i Ord alene, men også i Kraft og i den Helligånd og i fuld Overbevisning, som I jo vide, hvorledes vi færdedes iblandt eder for eders Skyld.
6 and you became imitators of us and of the LORD, having received the word in much tribulation with joy of the Holy Spirit,
Og I ere blevne vore Efterfølgere, ja, Herrens, idet I modtoge Ordet under megen Trængsel med Glæde i den Helligånd,
7 so that you became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,
så at I ere blevne et Forbillede for alle de troende i Makedonien og Akaja;
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,
thi fra eder har Herrens Ord lydt ud, ikke alene i Makedonien og Akaja, men alle Vegne er eders Tro på Gud kommen ud, så at vi ikke have nødig at tale derom.
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,
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 the heavens, whom He raised out of the dead—Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.
og vente på hans Søn fra Himlene, hvem han oprejste fra de døde, Jesus, som frier os fra den kommende Vrede.
