2 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:

保祿和息爾瓦諾及弟茂德，致書給在天主我們的父及耶穌基督內的德撒洛尼人的教會。

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

願恩寵與平安，由天主父和主耶穌基督賜與你們!

3 We always ought to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith increases greatly, and the love of each one of you all abounds to one another,

弟兄們，我們常該為你們感謝天主，這真是相稱的，你們的信德大有進步，你們眾人的間彼此的愛德更為增進，

4 so that we ourselves glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you bear—

以致我們可在天主的各教會中，為你們誇口，因為你們在所受的一切迫害和磨難中，仍保持了焣忍和信德。

5 a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which you also suffer,

這正是天主公義審判的明證，好使你們堪得天主的國，你們也正是為這國才受了苦難。

6 since [it is] a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you—tribulation,

既然天主是公義的，必要以苦難報復難為你們的人，

7 and to you who are troubled—rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, with messengers of His power,

卻嘗你們受難為的人，同我們一起安寧；主耶穌由天上偕同衪大能的天使出現時，

8 in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ,

要在火焰中報復雖然不認識天主，和不聽從我們的主耶穌福音的人。

9 who will suffer justice—continuous destruction—from the face of the LORD, and from the glory of His strength, (aiōnios g166)

這些人要受永遠喪亡之罰，遠離主的面，遠離衪威能的光榮。 (aiōnios g166)

10 when He may come to be glorified in His holy ones, and to be wondered at by all those believing—because our testimony was believed among you—in that day;

當衪在一日降來的時候，要在衪的聖徒身上受光榮，在一切信眾身上受讚美。你們也在其中，因為你們確信了我們的證言。

11 for which we also always pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfill all the good pleasure of goodness, and the work of faith in power,

為此，我們也為你們，求我們的天主使你們相稱衪的召叫；求衪以德能，成全你們各種樂意向善的心，和信德的行為，

12 that the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ.

好使我們的主耶穌基督的恩寵受光榮。