1 Thessalonians 3
1 So when we could endure it no longer, we decided to remain behind in Athens alone;
Zato ne moguæi više trpljeti naumismo sami ostati u Atini,
2 and sent Timothy our brother and God's minister in the service of Christ's Good News, that he might help you spiritually and encourage you in your faith;
I poslasmo Timotija, brata svojega i slugu Božijega, i pomagaèa svojega u jevanðelju Hristovu, da vas utvrdi i utješi u vjeri vašoj;
3 that none of you might be unnerved by your present trials: for you yourselves know that they are our appointed lot.
Da se niko ne smete u ovijem nevoljama; jer sami znate da smo na to odreðeni.
4 For even when we were with you, we forewarned you, saying, "We are soon to suffer affliction;" and this actually happened, as you well know.
Jer kad bijasmo kod vas kazasmo vam naprijed da æemo padati u nevolje, koje i bi, i znate.
5 For this reason I also, when I could no longer endure the uncertainty, sent to know the condition of your faith, lest perchance the Tempter might have tempted you and our labour have been lost.
Toga radi i ja ne moguæi više trpljeti poslah da poznam vjeru vašu, da vas kako ne iskuša kušaè, i da uzalud ne bude trud naš.
6 But now that Timothy has recently come back to us from you, and has brought us the happy tidings of your faith and love, and has told us how you still cherish a constant and affectionate recollection of us, and are longing to see us as we also long to see you--
A sad kad doðe Timotije k nama od vas i javi nam vašu vjeru i ljubav, i da imate dobar spomen o nama svagda, želeæi nas vidjeti, kao i mi vas,
7 for this reason in our distress and trouble we have been comforted about you, brethren, by your faith.
Zato se utješismo, braæo, vama u svakoj žalosti i nevolji svojoj vašom vjerom;
8 For now life is for us life indeed, since you are standing fast in the Lord.
Jer smo mi sad živi kad vi stojite u Gospodu.
9 For what thanksgiving on your behalf can we possibly offer to God in return for all the joy which fills our souls before our God for you,
Jer kakvu hvalu možemo dati Bogu za vas, za svaku radost, kojom se radujemo vas radi pred Bogom svojijem?
10 while night and day, with intense earnestness, we pray that we may see your faces, and may bring to perfection whatever may be still lacking in your faith?
Dan i noæ molimo se Bogu preizobilno da vidimo lice vaše, i da ispunimo nedostatak vjere vaše.
11 But may our God and Father Himself--and our Lord Jesus--guide us on our way to you;
A sam Bog i otac naš i Gospod naš Isus Hristos da upravi put naš k vama.
12 and as for you, may the Lord teach you to love one another and all men, with a growing and a glowing love, resembling our love for you.
A vas Gospod da umnoži, i da imate izobilnu ljubav jedan k drugome i k svima, kao i mi k vama.
13 Thus He will build up your characters, so that you will be faultlessly holy in the presence of our God and Father at the Coming of our Lord Jesus with all His holy ones.
Da bi se utvrdila srca vaša bez krivice u svetinji pred Bogom i ocem našijem, za dolazak Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista sa svima svetima njegovijem. Amin.
