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.
Дальше ж благаємо вас, браттє, і напоминаємо в Господі Ісусї, яко ж прийняли від нас, як подобав вам ходити й угождати Богові, так щоб більш (у тому) достаткували.
Бо знаєте, які заповіді дали ми вам Господом Ісусом.
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).
Така бо воля Божа, осьвяченнє ваше, щоб ви вдержувались од блуду,
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.
щоб кожен з вас знав, як держати посудину свою у сьвятостЇ і честі,
5 You must not lustfully desire [to do] immoral acts as unbelievers [MTY] [do] who do not obey God.
не в страстї похотній, яко ж і погане, що не знають Бога;
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.
щоб нїхто не переступав нї в якому дїлї і не обманював брата свого: тим що Господь відомститель за все те, яко ж ми й перше казали вам і сьвідкували.
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.
Не покликав бо нас Бог на нечистоту, а на сьвятость.
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!
Тимже, хто відкидає, відкидає не чоловіка, а Бога, що дав нам і Духа свого сьвятого.
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,
Що ж до братньої любови, то не треба писати вам, самі бо ви навчені від Бога любити один одного.
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.
І справді ви так чините всїм братам по всій Македониї. Благаємо ж вас, браттє, достаткувати ще більш,
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.
і щоб пильно дбали (про те, щоб) бути тихими, та чинити своє, та робити своїми руками, яко ж ми заповідали вам,
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].
щоб ви чесно ходили проти тих, що осторонь (вас), і не ввали нужди нї в чому.
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].
Не хочу ж, браттє, щоб ви не відали про тих, що впокоїлись, щоб не скорбіли ви, як инші, що не мають надії.
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].
Бо коли віруємо, що Христос умер і воскрес, так Бог і тих, що поснули в Ісусї, приведе з Ним.
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]!
Се бо дам глаголемо словом Господнїм, що ми, которі зостанемось живими до приходу Господнього, не попередимо тих, що впокоїлись.
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.
Сам бо Господь з повелїннєм, з голосом архангелським і з трубою Божою зійде з неба, і мертві в Христї воскреснуть найперше;
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.
потім ми, которі зостанемось живі, вкупі з ними будемо підхоплені в хмарах назустріч Господові на воздух, і так завсїди з Господем будемо.
18 Because [all this is true], encourage/comfort each other by reminding each other of this teaching.
Тим же втішайте. один одного словами сими.
