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.
Wir, Paulus, Silvanus und Timotheus, senden unsern Gruß der Gemeinde der Thessaloniker in Gott, unserm Vater, und dem 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 sei (mit) euch 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.
Wir sind Gott allezeit zur Danksagung für euch, liebe Brüder, verpflichtet; das ist recht und billig, weil euer Glaube überaus kräftig wächst und die brüderliche Liebe bei jedem einzelnen von euch allen zunimmt,
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.
so daß wir selbst uns in den Gemeinden Gottes euer rühmen wegen eurer Standhaftigkeit und Glaubenstreue in allen euren Verfolgungen und den Leiden, die ihr zu erdulden 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 liegt ein Hinweis auf das gerechte Gericht Gottes, daß ihr nämlich des Reiches Gottes würdig erachtet werdet, um dessen willen ihr eben 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.
Denn das entspricht doch sicherlich der Gerechtigkeit Gottes, euren Bedrängern mit Drangsal zu vergelten,
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 aber, den Bedrängten, Erquickung in Gemeinschaft mit uns zuteil werden zu lassen, wenn der Herr Jesus sich vom Himmel her mit den Engeln seiner Macht
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 loderndem Feuer offenbart, um Vergeltung an denen zu üben, die Gott nicht (aner)kennen, und an denen, die der Heilsbotschaft unsers Herrn Jesus kein Gehör schenken.
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)
Diese werden als Strafe ewiges Verderben erleiden fern vom Angesicht des Herrn und fern von der Herrlichkeit seiner Kraft, (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 kommen wird, um unter seinen Heiligen verherrlicht zu werden und Bewunderung zu finden bei allen, die gläubig geworden sind – denn bei euch hat unser Zeugnis Glauben gefunden –, an jenem Tage.
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].
Im Hinblick hierauf beten wir auch allezeit für euch, unser Gott möge euch der (endgültigen) Berufung für würdig erachten und alle Freude am Guten und die Glaubensarbeit (in euch) kraftvoll zur Vollendung bringen,
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.
damit der Name unsers Herrn Jesus in euch verherrlicht werde und ihr in ihm, wie es der Gnade unsers Gottes und des Herrn Jesus Christus entspricht.
