1 Thessalonians 4
1 Now, my fellow believers, [I want to write] about some other matters. Because we all have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus, we(exc) strongly urge you [DOU] to live in a way that pleases God. We taught you to do that, and you know that we lived that way as a result of what the Lord Jesus [told us]. We know that you are conducting your lives that way, but [we strongly urge] that you do that even more.
Weiter nun, ihr Brüder, bitten und ermahnen wir euch in dem Herrn Jesus, daß ihr in dem, was ihr von uns gelernt habt, nämlich wie ihr wandeln und Gott gefallen sollt, noch mehr zunehmet.
Denn ihr wisset, welche Gebote wir euch gegeben haben durch den Herrn Jesus.
3 God wants you to live pure lives that will show that you completely belong to him. He wants you to avoid doing any sexually immoral acts (OR, avoid being sexually immoral in any way).
Denn das ist der Wille Gottes, eure Heiligung, daß ihr euch der Unzucht enthaltet;
4 [That is, he wants] each one of you to know how to control your own sexual desires [EUP]. He wants you to live pure lives that all people will see as good.
daß jeder von euch wisse, sein eigenes Gefäß in Heiligung und Ehre zu besitzen,
5 You must not lustfully desire [to do] immoral acts as unbelievers [MTY] [do] who do not obey God.
nicht mit leidenschaftlicher Gier wie die Heiden, die Gott nicht kennen;
6 [God wants each one of you to control your sexual desires, in order that] no one of you sin against your fellow believer and take advantage of him or her by doing things like that. Remember that we strongly warned you previously [DOU] that the Lord [Jesus] will punish all [people who do] sexually immoral acts.
daß niemand zuweit greife und seinen Bruder im Handel übervorteile; denn der Herr ist ein Rächer für das alles, wie wir euch zuvor gesagt und bezeugt haben.
7 When God chose us [believers], he did not want us to [be people who] behave in a sexually immoral way. On the contrary, [he wants us] to be [people who] behave in a morally pure way.
Denn Gott hat uns nicht zur Unreinigkeit berufen, sondern zur Heiligung.
8 So I warn you that those who disregard [this teaching] of mine [are] not just disregarding me. On the contrary, [they are disregarding] God, [because God commanded it. Remember that] God sent his Spirit, who is holy, [to live] in you!
Darum also, wer sich darüber hinwegsetzt, der verachtet nicht Menschen, sondern Gott, der auch seinen heiligen Geist in uns gegeben hat.
9 [I want to urge you] again [that you should] love [your] fellow believers [MET]. You do not really need that [anyone] write to you about that, because God has already taught you [how] to love each other,
Über die Bruderliebe aber habt ihr nicht nötig, daß man euch schreibe; denn ihr seid selbst von Gott gelehrt, einander zu lieben,
10 and because you already are [showing that you love] your fellow believers [HYP] [who live] in other places [in your province] of Macedonia. Nevertheless, my fellow believers, we urge you to [love each other] even more.
und das tut ihr auch an allen Brüdern, die in ganz Mazedonien sind. Wir ermahnen euch aber, ihr Brüder, darin noch mehr zuzunehmen
11 [We urge you] also to eagerly strive/try to mind your own affairs and to not meddle/interfere with the affairs of others. We urge you also to work at your own occupations/jobs [to earn what you need to live]. Remember that we taught you previously to live like that.
und eure Ehre darein zu setzen, ein ruhiges Leben zu führen, eure eigenen Angelegenheiten zu besorgen und mit euren eigenen Händen zu arbeiten, ganz wie wir euch befohlen haben,
12 If you do these things, unbelievers will acknowledge/see that you behave decently/properly, and you will not have to depend on others [to] ([supply/give to you]) [what you need].
damit ihr ehrbar wandelt vor denen draußen und niemandes [Hilfe] bedürfet.
13 My fellow believers, we also want you to understand well [LIT] [what will happen] to our fellow believers [who now] are dead [EUP]. [You must not be/do like] the unbelievers. They [grieve deeply for people who die because] they do not confidently expect [people to live again after they die].
Wir wollen euch aber, ihr Brüder, nicht in Unwissenheit lassen in betreff der Entschlafenen, damit ihr nicht traurig seid wie die andern, die keine Hoffnung haben.
14 We [believers] know that it is true that Jesus died and that he came back [to life] again. So [we also know well that] when Jesus returns, God [will cause] those [believers] who died [EUP] [to live again] and to come with [Jesus].
Denn wenn wir glauben, daß Jesus gestorben und auferstanden ist, so wird Gott auch die Entschlafenen durch Jesus mit ihm führen.
15 [I write this] because the Lord [Jesus] revealed [to me] what I am now telling you. [Some of you may think that] when the Lord [Jesus] comes back, he will consider that we [believers] who are still living will be superior to those [believers] who have died [EUP], because [we will meet Jesus first. That is certainly not true]!
Denn das sagen wir euch in einem Worte des Herrn, daß wir, die wir leben und bis zur Wiederkunft des Herrn übrigbleiben, den Entschlafenen nicht zuvorkommen werden;
16 It is the Lord [Jesus] himself who will descend from heaven. [When he comes down, he] will command all of [us believers to rise from their graves]. The chief angel will shout [loudly], and [another angel] will blow a trumpet for God. Then (OR, As a result), the first thing that will happen is that the people who [trusted] in Christ before they died will live again.
denn er selbst, der Herr, wird, wenn der Befehl ergeht und die Stimme des Erzengels und die Posaune Gottes erschallt, vom Himmel herniederfahren, und die Toten in Christus werden auferstehen zuerst.
17 After that, [God] will powerfully take up into the clouds all of us [believers] who are still living [on this earth]. [He will take us] and those [other believers who have died], in order that [we all] might together meet/welcome the Lord [Jesus] in the sky. As a result of that, we [all] will be with him forever.
Darnach werden wir, die wir leben und übrigbleiben, zugleich mit ihnen entrückt werden in Wolken, zur Begegnung mit dem Herrn, in die Luft, und also werden wir bei dem Herrn sein allezeit.
18 Because [all this is true], encourage/comfort each other by reminding each other of this teaching.
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