2 Thessalonians 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me. We are sending this letter] to [you]. You are the congregation [of God’s people] in Thessalonica [city]. You belong to God our Father, and you belong to Jesus Christ our Lord.
Paulus, Silvanus und Timotheus an die Gemeinde der Thessalonicher in Gott und unserem Vater und im Herrn Jesus Christus.
2 [We 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.
Gnade werde euch zuteil und Friede von Gott, dem Vater, und dem Herrn Jesus Christus.
3 [Our] fellow believers, we thank God very frequently [HYP] for you because we believers ought [to thank God for each other, and] specifically it is appropriate/right [that we should thank God for you. We thank him] that you are trusting in [the Lord Jesus] more and more, and that each one of you is loving [each of] the others more and more.
Meine Brüder! Wir fühlen uns Gott zu stetem Dank euretwegen verpflichtet. Also gehört es sich auch; denn euer Glaube nimmt stets überreichlich zu, und auch die gegenseitige Liebe ist bei euch allen übergroß.
4 As a result, we keep proudly telling about you to [other] congregations who [worship] God. [Specifically, we tell them] that you are being steadfast and that you [continue] believing [in the Lord Jesus], even though you are frequently suffering [DOU] as a result of people causing you trouble.
Darum rühmen wir uns euer vor den Gemeinden Gottes ob eurer Geduld und eures Glaubens, trotz all der Verfolgungen und Drangsale, die ihr auszustehen habt.
5 [Your being steadfast] (shows/indicates to) [us] clearly that God will judge [all people] justly. [Specifically, he] will publicly declare that you are worthy [as his people to be in] that place where he will rule [forever, because] you also are suffering as a result of [telling others about letting] God rule your lives.
Darin zeigt sich eben das gerechte göttliche Gericht: Ihr sollt würdig befunden werden des Reiches Gottes, für das ihr jetzt zu leiden habt.
6 [God will certainly cause trouble for] those people who are troubling you, because he [considers] that it is just that he should punish such people for doing that to you.
Es ist ja nur gerecht von Gott, wenn er mit Bedrängnis euren Bedrängern heimzahlt,
7 He also [considers] that it is the right thing to do to reward you who are being troubled, by (giving you relief/causing your suffering to end). He will do that for both you and us when our Lord Jesus will descend from heaven, together with his powerful angels and with blazing fire.
euch Bedrängten aber mit Erquickung lohnt samt uns, wenn sich der Herr Jesus vom Himmel her mit seinen Engelscharen offenbart
8 [Then he will] punish those people who do not [want to] know him and [those] who refuse to heed the message about our Lord Jesus.
in Feuerflammen und Vergeltung übt an denen, die Gott nicht kennen, und an denen, die dem Evangelium unseres Herrn Jesus nicht gehorchen.
9 [Our Lord Jesus] will forbid them from ever coming near to him and near to the glory which he has [because he is so] powerful (OR, the glory that is manifested by his power). He will cause those people to suffer forever. (aiōnios g166)
Mit ewigem Verderben werden sie es büßen, fern vom Angesicht des Herrn und seiner großen Herrlichkeit, (aiōnios g166)
10 [The Lord Jesus] will do this when he comes [back from heaven] at the time [that God has decided]. As a result, all we who are his people will praise him because of [what he has done for his own] people, and all we believers will marvel at our Lord because of [what he has done. And you will be there, too], because you believed what we testified to you.
wenn er an jenem Tage kommt, um sich in seinen Heiligen zu verherrlichen und wunderbar in allen seinen Gläubigen zu erscheinen; denn bei euch hat unser Zeugnis Glauben gefunden.
11 In order that you might [praise Jesus like this], we are also praying very frequently [HYP] for you. We pray that [you will be able to show] our God that you are worthy [to receive] that which he chose [you to receive]. We pray also that he would powerfully enable you to do good in every way that you desire, and that he would also enable you to do powerfully every [good] thing [that you do because] you believe [in Jesus Christ].
Darum beten wir auch allzeit für euch, daß unser Gott euch der Berufung würdig mache und jede Freude am Guten in Kraft vollende wie auch das Werk des Glaubens.
12 [We pray this because we want] you to praise our Lord Jesus, and we want him to honor you. This will happen because God, whom we [worship/serve], and our Lord Jesus Christ will keep acting kindly [toward you] in ways that you do not deserve.
Der Name unseres Herrn Jesus wird dann in euch verherrlicht werden und ihr in ihm in Kraft der Gnade unseres Gottes und des Herrn Jesus Christus.
