1 Thessalonians 2
1 My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
PWE pein komail asa, ri ai kan, duen at pwaralang komail kaidin me so kadepa.
2 Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
A murin at kamekam nan Pilipi o at kalokolok wasa o, duen me komail asa, kit aimaki atail Kot padaki ong komail rongamau en Kot ni apwal laud.
3 When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
Pwe at panapanaui komail sota wiaui ni kotaue, de samin, de widing.
4 On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
Pwe duen kit ale sang ren Kot en padaki rongamau, iduen at padak kin wiaui, kaidin pwen konekonlar ren aramas akan, a Kot me kotin kasauiada mongiong it.
5 We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
Sota eu ansau me se lingkapinga komail, duen me komail asa, de norok kapwa, Kot me saunkadede en mepukat.
6 We never tried to get people [to honor us],
Se pil sota rapaki konekon ren aramas akan, ma re omail de ren akai. A se pan kak katoutoui komail, pwe kit wanporon en Kristiis akan.
7 although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
Ari so, kit kin materok nan pung omail dueta li en kamait amen, me kin apwali na seri kan.
8 So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
Iduen at ngong kin komail melel, se mauki katungole kin komail rongamau en Kot, a kaidin i eta, a pein maur at, pwe komail wialar kompoke pat.
9 My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
Ri ai kan, komail kin tamanda duen at dodok o at apwal akan. Pwe se dodok ni ran o ni pong, pwen der katoutoui amen komail, o se padaki ong komail rongamau en Kot.
10 You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
Komail o Kot at saunkadede duen at makelekel, o pung, o inen re omail me poson akan.
11 You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
O duen komail asa, me kit panaui o kamekamait amen amen re omail dueta papa men wiai ong na seri kan.
12 [Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
O se padaki ong komail er, me komail en alu inen wei ta, duen me kon ong Kot, me kotin molipe komail ong pein a wei o pein a lingan.
13 We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
I me se kin poden danke Kot, pwe ni omail aleer masan en Kot, komail aleer kaidin dueta padak en aramas akan, pwe dueta masan en Kot melel, me pil kin dodok nan lol omail me poson akan.
14 My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
Pwe ri ai kan, komail ale sanger momodisou en Kot akan nan Iudäa ren Kristus Iesus; pwe komail kamekame ren toun omail wei, dueta irail me kamekame ren Sus akan.
15 [Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
Me pil kamatalar Kaun Iesus, o saukop akan, me re kaloke, o re sota konekon ren Kot, o re kin palian aramas akan karos.
16 [Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
O re kainapwi sang kit, ender padak ong men liki kan, pwe ren der maurela, pwe re kin kadirela dip arail ansau karos, a ongiong mi po’rail.
17 My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
A kit ri ai kan ni at doo wei sang komail ansau kis ni pali war at, a kaidin ni mongiong it, se ap nantiong o inong iong melel kilang mas omail.
18 [You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
I me se men pwar wong komail, ngai Paulus pan mepak o pan riapak, a Satan karompa kit.
19 [We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
Pwe is me kapore pat, de kaperen pat, de kapinga pat? Kaidin komail mon Kaun patail Iesus ni a kotido?
20 Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
Pwe komail kalinga pat o kaperen pat.
