1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

保祿和息耳瓦諾及弟茂德，致書給在天主父及主耶穌基督內得的得撒洛尼人的教會。祝你們恩寵及平安!

2 We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

我們常為你們眾人感謝天主，在祈禱常記念你們，不斷地，

3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

在天主和我們的父前，記念你們因信德所作的工作，因愛德所受的勞苦，因盻我們的主耶穌基督所有的堅忍。

4 We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

天主所愛的弟兄們，我們知道你們是蒙召選的，

5 and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

因為我們把福音傳到你們那裏，不僅在乎言語，而且也在乎德能和聖神，以及固信心；正如你們也知道，我們為了你們，在你們中是怎麼的人。

6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

你們雖在許多困難中，卻懷著聖神的喜接受了聖道，成了效法我們和效法主的人，

7 so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

甚致成了馬其頓和阿哈雅眾信徒的模範。

8 For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we need not to say anything.

因為主的聖由你們那裏，不僅聲聞於馬其頓和阿哈雅，而且你們對天主的信仰也傳了各地，以致不須要我們再說什麼。

9 For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

因為有他們傳述我們的事，說我們怎樣來到了你們那裏，你們怎樣離開偶像歸依了天主，為事奉永生的真天主，

10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

並期待衪的聖子自天降下，就是衪使之從死中復活，為救我們脫免那要來的震怒的耶穌。