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.
Esta carta é escrita por Paulo, Silas e Timóteo para a igreja dos tessalonicenses, que pertence a Deus, nosso Pai, e ao Senhor Jesus Cristo.
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.
Que a graça e a paz de Deus, o Pai, e de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo estejam com vocês.
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.
Nós sempre devemos agradecer a Deus por vocês, nossos irmãos e irmãs. Isso é o certo a se fazer, porque a sua fé em Deus está crescendo muito e o amor que vocês sentem uns pelos outros aumenta cada dia mais.
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.
Nós falamos com muito orgulho a respeito de vocês para as outras igrejas de Deus, pois vocês demonstram muita paciência, coragem e fé em Deus em todas as perseguições e dificuldades pelas quais vocês passam.
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.
Pois isso só prova como Deus é justo na sua maneira de julgar, para que sejam considerados dignos do Reino de Deus, pelo qual estão sofrendo.
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.
Como Deus faz o que é justo, ele irá tratar aqueles que lhes causam sofrimentos como merecem.
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.
Ele os libertará de todos os sofrimentos e a nós também. Deus fará isso quando o Senhor Jesus vier do céu, em meio a chamas de fogo, com os seus poderosos anjos,
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.
trazendo o julgamento para aqueles que o rejeitaram e que se recusaram a aceitar o evangelho do nosso Senhor Jesus.
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)
Eles serão castigados com a destruição eterna, separados da presença do Senhor e do seu poder glorioso. (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.
No dia em que ele vier, receberá a glória das pessoas e será admirado por todos aqueles que creem nele. Isso também os inclui, pois vocês acreditam no que lhes dissemos.
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].
É por isso que continuamos a orar por vocês, para que o nosso Deus possa torná-los dignos do chamado que ele fez a vocês. Que Deus, com todo o seu poder, realize cada desejo que vocês tenham de fazer o bem e os ajude a completar todas as ações que vocês fazem com fé.
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.
Assim, o Senhor Jesus será louvado pelo que vocês fazem e, por sua vez, vocês sejam elogiados por ele, por meio da graça do nosso Deus e do Senhor Jesus Cristo.
