1 Thessalonians 5
1 My fellow believers, [I want to tell you more] about the time or period [when the Lord Jesus will come back. Really], you do not need me to you about that,
Vad åter angår tid och stund härför, så är det icke behövligt att därom skriva till eder, käre bröder.
2 because you yourselves know accurately [what will happen! You know] that the Lord [Jesus will return] [MTY] [unexpectedly] (OR, [when some people are unprepared]). [People will not expect him, just like no one knows when] a thief [comes unexpectedly] at night [SIM].
Ty I veten själva nogsamt att Herrens dag kommer såsom en tjuv om natten.
3 [At a future time] many people will say, “[All is] peaceful and [we are] safe!” Then suddenly the Lord Jesus will come to punish people severely! Just like a pregnant woman who [experiences] birth pains [cannot stop those pains], those people will definitely not [have any way to] escape [their punishment].
Bäst de säga: "Allt står väl till, och ingen fara är på färde", då kommer plötsligt fördärv över dem, såsom födslovåndan över en havande kvinna, och de skola förvisso icke kunna fly undan.
4 [Just like people] in the dark [are unaware of what is happening around them, most people will not be aware of what is about to happen to them] [MET, PRS]. Just like a thief [comes unexpectedly for people who are unaware, that time of punishment will come when people are not expecting it] [SIM]. But you, my fellow believers, are people who are very much aware [LIT] of what is going to happen. As a result, you will be expecting [LIT] those things [MTY] to happen [PRS]. All of us [believers] are people [IDM] [who do what is right, as people usually do in] the daytime [MET] [when their actions can be seen]. We are not [people who do evil things, as some people do when it is] dark [MET].
Men I, käre bröder, I leven icke mörker, så att den dagen kan komma över eder såsom en tjuv;
I ären ju alla ljusets barn och dagens barn. Ja, vi höra icke natten eller mörkret till;
6 So we believers must be aware of what is happening. We must be watching carefully, [as people who are awake watch for a thief] [MET]. We must be self-controlled, as people who are (sober/not drunk) are able to control what they do [MET]. People who sleep [MET] [are unaware of what is happening, and unbelievers are like that].
låtom oss alltså icke sova såsom de andra, utan låtom oss vaka och vara nyktra.
7 It is at night when people become drunk [and they do very wrong actions/things, and are unaware of what is happening because they] are asleep.
De som sova, de sova om natten, och de som dricka sig druckna, de äro druckna om natten;
8 But we believers are people who [should do what is right] [MET], so we must be self-controlled, [as people] in the daytime [are usually not drunk and are able to control what they do] [MET]. [As Roman soldiers protect themselves by] putting on breastplates and helmets [MET], we [believers] must [protect ourselves by continuing to] trust and love [the Lord Jesus] and by continuing to confidently expect that he will save [us from God’s punishing us at the time when he will punish other people].
men vi som höra dagen till, vi må vara nyktra, iklädda trons och kärlekens pansar, med frälsningens hopp såsom hjälm.
9 When God chose us, he did not plan for us to [be people whom he will severely] punish [MTY]. On the contrary, [he decided] that he would save us because of [our trusting in what] our Lord Jesus Christ [has done for us].
Ty Gud har icke bestämt oss till att drabbas av vrede, utan till att vinna frälsning genom vår Herre, Jesus Kristus,
10 Jesus died [to atone/pay] for our [sins] in order that we might be able to live together with him, whether we are alive [MET] or whether we are dead [EUP] [when he returns to earth].
som har dött för oss, på det att vi må leva tillika med honom, vare sig vi ännu äro vakna eller vi äro avsomnade.
11 Because [you know that this is true], continue to encourage/comfort each other, as indeed you now are doing.
Trösten därför varandra, och uppbyggen varandra inbördes, såsom I ock redan gören.
12 My fellow believers, we [three] ask that you recognize/honor [as leaders] those people who work hard for you. [Specifically], respect those who lead you as fellow believers who (have a close relationship with/are united to) the Lord [Jesus]. They warn you [to stop doing what is wrong] (OR, they teach you [to do what is right]).
Vi bedja eder, käre bröder, att rätt uppskatta de män som arbeta bland eder, och som äro edra föreståndare i Herren och förmana eder.
13 That is, we [ask that you] consider those leaders to be very important and that you love them, because they work [hard to help you]. We also urge you to live peacefully with each other.
Låten dem vara eder övermåttan kära, för det verks skull som de utföra. Hållen frid inbördes.
14 My fellow believers, we urge that you warn [believers] who will not work [in order to] ([obtain/earn the money to buy]) [things that they need to live. Tell them that they are behaving wrongly]. We urge you that you encourage [believers] who are fearful (OR, discouraged), and that you help all people who are weak [in any way]. We also urge you to be patient with everyone.
Vi bjuda eder, käre bröder: Förmanen de oordentliga, uppmuntren de klenmodiga, tagen eder an de svaga, visen tålamod mot var man.
15 Make sure that none [of you] does evil things to anyone [who has done] evil to you. On the contrary, you must always try to do good [things] for each other (OR, to fellow believers) and to everyone else.
Sen till, att ingen vedergäller någon med ont för ont; faren fastmer alltid efter att göra vad gott är mot varandra och mot var man.
16 Be joyful (at all times/always),
Varen alltid glada.
17 pray continually,
Bedjen oavlåtligen.
18 and thank [God] (in all [circumstances/] [of what happens]). God wants you [to behave] like that [because of what] Christ Jesus [has done for you] (OR, because you have a close relationship with Christ Jesus).
Tacken Gud i alla livets förhållanden. Ty att I så gören är Guds vilja i Kristus Jesus.
19 Do not [refuse the urging from God’s] Spirit [when he is working] [MTY] [among you. That would be like] throwing water on [a fire] [MET]!
Utsläcken icke Anden,
20 [Specifically], do not despise messages that the Holy Spirit reveals to someone, [and reject them automatically].
förakten icke profetisk tal,
21 On the contrary, evaluate all [such messages]. Accept the [messages that are truly from God, and obey them].
men pröven allt, behållen vad gott är,
22 Do not obey any kind of evil [message].
avhållen eder från allt ont, av vad slag det vara må.
23 [We pray to] God that he will change you to become more and more like his people should be. He is the one who causes [his people] to have [inner] peace. [That is, we pray] that he will help you so that in all that you think, in all that you desire, and in all that you do, you will be without fault. We ask him that he will keep doing that [until] our Lord Jesus Christ comes back [to earth].
Men fridens Gud själv helge eder till hela eder varelse, så att hela eder ande och eder själ och eder kropp finnas bevarade ostraffliga vid vår Herres, Jesu Kristi, tillkommelse.
24 [Because God] has invited you [to be his people, you can] certainly trust him to keep on helping you to do that.
Trofast är han som kallar eder; han skall ock utföra sitt verk.
25 My fellow believers, pray for me and for Silas and for Timothy.
Käre bröder, bedjen för oss.
26 [When you gather together as believers], greet each other affectionately, as fellow believers [should].
Hälsen alla bröderna med en helig kyss.
27 Make certain that you read this letter to all the believers who may be absent when you read it at first, [knowing that] the Lord [Jesus wants you to do it].
Jag besvär eder vid Herren att låta uppläsa detta brev för alla bröderna.
28 [I pray that] our Lord Jesus Christ [will continue to act] kindly toward you all.
Vår Herres, Jesu Kristi, nåd vare med eder.
