1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy—unto the assembly of Thessalonians in God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ, —favour unto 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 are giving thanks unto God continually, concerning you all, making, mention, in our prayers,

vayaṁ sarvveṣāṁ yuṣmākaṁ kṛte īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmaḥ prārthanāsamaye yuṣmākaṁ nāmoccārayāmaḥ,

3 Unceasingly, remembering—your work of faith and labour of love and endurance of hope, of 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 Knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election, —

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

5 How that, our glad-message, came not unto you, in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, —even as ye know what manner of men we became unto 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 And, ye, became, imitators of us, and of the Lord, giving welcome unto the word, in much tribulation, with joy of Holy Spirit;

yūyamapi bahukleśabhogena pavitreṇātmanā dattenānandena ca vākyaṁ gṛhītvāsmākaṁ prabhoścānugāmino'bhavata|

7 So that ye became an ensample unto all who were coming to the faith, in Macedonia and in Achaia:

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

8 From you, in fact, hath sounded forth the word of the Lord—not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but, in every place, your faith which is toward God, hath gone forth, so that, no need, have we to be saying anything;

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

9 For, they themselves, concerning us, do tell—what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from the idols—to be serving a living and true God,

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

10 And awaiting his Son out of the heavens—whom he raised from among the dead, —Jesus: Who is to rescue us out of the anger that is coming.

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