1 Thessalonians 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me]. [We(exc) are sending this letter] to [you who are] the congregation [of believers] in Thessalonica [city]. We [(inc)] all [worship] (OR, [trust in]) God [our] Father [MET] and [our] Lord Jesus Christ. [We three desire/pray that God, our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, will continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
Surat ini datang dari Paulus, Silas, dan Timotius kepada jemaat Tesalonika yang adalah milik Allah Bapa dan Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus. Semoga kalian memiliki rahmat dan kedamaian!
2 We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).
Kami selalu berterima kasih kepada Allah untuk kalian semua, dan kami tidak pernah melupakan kalian dalam doa-doa kami.
3 [We thank God because] we continually remember that you work [for God because] you trust [in him] and you earnestly/energetically help people because you love them. You also endure [it when people cause you to suffer]. You endure it because you confidently expect that our Lord Jesus Christ [will soon return from heaven to rescue you]!
Kami selalu bersyukur kepada Allah Bapa karena mengingat apa yang kamu lakukan — bagaimana kamu percaya penuh kepada-Nya, bagaimana kamu bekerja keras dengan penuh kasih, dan bagaimana kamu dengan sabar menunggu dengan pengharapan penuh kepada Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus.
4 My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].
Saudara-saudariku, kami sudah tahu bahwa kamu dikasihi Allah dan sangat istimewa bagi-Nya.
5 We know that he chose you because [when] we told that message to you, we did not speak only words. The Holy Spirit [helped us to speak] powerfully/effectively, and he strongly assured [us that he was powerfully working in you by means of] the message [about Christ] that we [told to you. You yourselves know that], because you know how we spoke and how we conducted ourselves when we were with you, in order that [we might help] you.
Sebab ketika kami sampaikan Kabar Baik tentang Kristus kepada kalian, itu bukan hanya kata-kata biasa saja, tetapi Firman Allah yang berkuasa. Dan Roh Kudus memberi keyakinan penuh kepada kalian bahwa kabar itu benar. Dengan cara yang sama kalian tahu orang macam apa kami sejak kami menunjukkan kepada kalian bahwa kami bekerja untuk keuntungan kalian.
6 We also [know that God chose you] because we have now heard that you have endured your troubles when [people] caused you to suffer very much [because you believed in Christ]. You endured just like the Lord [Jesus Christ] endured, and just like we did [when people caused us to suffer]. At that time you were joyful because the Holy Spirit caused you to be joyful.
Kalian meniru kami dan Tuhan ketika kalian menerima pesan itu, karena terlepas dari masalah kalian, kalian mengalami sukacita yang diberikan Roh Kudus.
7 As a result [of your joyfully enduring your troubles], all the believers who live in Macedonia and Achaia [provinces have heard how firmly you trust God. So they know that they should firmly trust in God] as you do.
Dengan demikian, kalian sudah menjadi teladan bagi semua orang percaya yang berada di Makedonia dan Akaya!
8 Other people have heard you tell the message [from] the Lord [Jesus]. Then they also have proclaimed the message to people who live throughout Macedonia and Achaia [provinces]. Not only that, but [people who live] in many far-away places [HYP] have heard that you trust in God. As a result, we do not need to tell people [what God has done in your lives].
Melalui kalian, berita keselamatan dari Tuhan itu tersebar. Tidak hanya di Makedonia dan Akaya saja, tetapi di semua tempat di mana-mana orang sudah mendengar tentang keyakinan kalian kepada Allah. Jadi kami tidak perlu menceritakan kepada mereka tentang hal itu!
9 People [who live far from you are telling others what happened when we were with you]. They also report that you stopped [worshipping things that] ([you/your ancestors]) [considered to be] gods and now you worship God. [As a result], you serve the God who is all-powerful and who is the real God.
Bahkan mereka berbicara tentang sambutan yang luar biasa yang kalian berikan kepada kami, bagaimana kalian meninggalkan berhala dan berbalik kepada Allah, bagaimana kalian melayani Allah yang benar dan hidup,
10 They tell us that now you wait expectantly for his Son [to return to earth] from heaven. You firmly believe that God caused him to live again after he died. You believe also that Jesus will rescue [all of] us, [who trust in him], from [God’s] punishing us [MTY].
pada waktu kalian menantikan kedatangan Anak-Nya dari surga Yesus, satu-satunya yang Allah bangkitkan dari kematian, yang akan menyelamatkan kita dari penghakiman yang akan datang.
