1 Thessalonians 2
1 My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
Porque vós mesmos, irmãos, bem sabeis que a nossa entrada para comvosco não foi vã
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]).
Antes, havendo primeiro padecido, e sido aggravados em Phillipos, como sabeis, tivemos ousadia em nosso Deus, para vos fallar o evangelho de Deus com grande combate.
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].
Porque a nossa exhortação não foi com engano, nem com immundicia, nem com fraudulencia;
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.
Mas, como fomos approvados de Deus para que o evangelho nos fosse confiado, assim fallámos, não como para comprazer aos homens, mas a Deus, que prova os nossos corações.
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!
Porque, como bem sabeis, nunca usámos de palavras lisongeiras, nem de pretexto de avareza; Deus é testemunha;
6 We never tried to get people [to honor us],
Não buscando gloria dos homens, nem de vós, nem de outros, ainda que podiamos, como apostolos de Christo, ser-vos pesados;
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].
Antes fomos brandos entre vós, como a ama que cria seus filhos.
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).
Assim nós, estando-vos tão affeiçoados, de boa vontade quizeramos communicar-vos, não sómente o evangelho de Deus, mas ainda as nossas proprias almas; porquanto nos ereis muito queridos.
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].
Porque bem vos lembraes, irmãos, do nosso trabalho e fadiga; pois, trabalhando noite e dia, vos pregámos o evangelho de Deus, para não sermos pesados a nenhum de vós.
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.
Vós e Deus sois testemunhas de quão sancta, e justa, e irreprehensivelmente nos houvemos para comvosco, os que crêstes.
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].
Assim como bem sabeis que exhortavamos e consolavamos, a cada um de vós, como o pae a seus filhos;
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].
E protestavamos conduzir-vos dignamente para com Deus, que vos chama para o seu reino e gloria.
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].
Pelo que tambem damos sem cessar graças a Deus, de que, havendo recebido de nós a palavra da prégação de Deus, a recebestes, não como palavra de homens, mas (segundo é, na verdade) como palavra de Deus, a qual tambem opera em vós, os que crêstes
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].
Porque vós, irmãos, haveis sido feitos imitadores das egrejas de Deus que estilo na Judea, em Jesus Christo; porquanto tambem padecestes de vossos proprios concidadãos as mesmas coisas, como elles tambem dos judeos:
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!
Os quaes tambem mataram ao Senhor Jesus e a seus proprios prophetas, e nos teem perseguido; e não agradam a Deus, e são contrarios a todos os homens:
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!
E nos impedem de fallar aos gentios para que posaam salvar-se a fim de encherem sempre a medida de seus peccados; porque a ira de Deus caiu sobre elles até ao fim.
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.
Nós, porém, irmãos, sendo privados de vós por um momento de tempo, de vista, mas não do coração, tanto mais procurámos com grande desejo vêr o vosso rosto.
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].
Pelo que bem quizeramos uma e outra vez ir ter comvosco, pelo menos eu, Paulo, mas Satanaz nol-o impediu.
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]!
Porque, qual é a nossa esperança, ou gozo, ou corôa de gloria? Porventura não o sois vós tambem deante de nosso Senhor Jesus Christo em sua vinda?
20 Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
Porque vós sois a nossa gloria e gozo.
