1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

paulaḥ silvānastīmathiyaśca piturīśvarasya prabho ryīśukhrīṣṭasya cāśrayaṁ prāptā thiṣalanīkīyasamitiṁ prati patraṁ likhanti| asmākaṁ tāta īśvaraḥ prabhu ryīśukhrīṣṭaśca yuṣmān pratyanugrahaṁ śāntiñca kriyāstāṁ|

2 We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

vayaṁ sarvveṣāṁ yuṣmākaṁ kṛte īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmaḥ prārthanāsamaye yuṣmākaṁ nāmoccārayāmaḥ,

3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

asmākaṁ tātasyeśvarasya sākṣāt prabhau yīśukhrīṣṭe yuṣmākaṁ viśvāsena yat kāryyaṁ premnā yaḥ pariśramaḥ pratyāśayā ca yā titikṣā jāyate

4 We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

tat sarvvaṁ nirantaraṁ smarāmaśca| he piyabhrātaraḥ, yūyam īśvareṇābhirucitā lokā iti vayaṁ jānīmaḥ|

5 and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of persons we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

yato'smākaṁ susaṁvādaḥ kevalaśabdena yuṣmān na praviśya śaktyā pavitreṇātmanā mahotsāhena ca yuṣmān prāviśat| vayantu yuṣmākaṁ kṛte yuṣmanmadhye kīdṛśā abhavāma tad yuṣmābhi rjñāyate|

6 You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

yūyamapi bahukleśabhogena pavitreṇātmanā dattenānandena ca vākyaṁ gṛhītvāsmākaṁ prabhoścānugāmino'bhavata|

7 so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

tena mākidaniyākhāyādeśayo ryāvanto viśvāsino lokāḥ santi yūyaṁ teṣāṁ sarvveṣāṁ nidarśanasvarūpā jātāḥ|

8 For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out; so that we do not need to say anything.

yato yuṣmattaḥ pratināditayā prabho rvāṇyā mākidaniyākhāyādeśau vyāptau kevalametannahi kintvīśvare yuṣmākaṁ yo viśvāsastasya vārttā sarvvatrāśrāvi, tasmāt tatra vākyakathanam asmākaṁ niṣprayojanaṁ|

9 For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

yato yuṣmanmadhye vayaṁ kīdṛśaṁ praveśaṁ prāptā yūyañca kathaṁ pratimā vihāyeśvaraṁ pratyāvarttadhvam amaraṁ satyamīśvaraṁ sevituṁ

10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

mṛtagaṇamadhyācca tenotthāpitasya putrasyārthata āgāmikrodhād asmākaṁ nistārayitu ryīśoḥ svargād āgamanaṁ pratīkṣitum ārabhadhvam etat sarvvaṁ te lokāḥ svayam asmān jñāpayanti|