1 Thessalonians 1
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Pablo, Silvano y Timoteo, a la iglesia de [los] tesalonicenses, en Dios Padre y en el Señor Jesucristo. Gracia y paz a ustedes.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
Damos siempre gracias a Dios por todos ustedes y hacemos incesantemente mención en nuestras conversaciones con Dios,
3 unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,
y recordamos sin cesar delante del Dios y Padre nuestro la obra de su fe, el trabajo del amor, y la perseverancia en la esperanza de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
4 having known, brethren beloved, by God, your election,
Hermanos amados por Dios, sabemos que ustedes fueron escogidos,
5 because our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as ye have known of what sort we became among you because of you,
porque nuestro mensaje de Buenas Noticias no llegó a ustedes solo con palabra, sino también con poder, con Espíritu Santo y con gran certidumbre. Saben cómo nos manifestamos a ustedes por amor.
6 and ye — ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
Ustedes recibieron la Palabra con mucha aflicción. Fueron imitadores de nosotros y del Señor con gozo del Espíritu Santo,
7 so that ye became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,
hasta [llegar a ]ser modelo para todos los que creen en Macedonia y Acaya.
8 for from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth, so that we have no need to say anything,
Porque por medio de ustedes la Palabra del Señor se ha divulgado no solo en Macedonia y Acaya. En todo lugar se sabe de su fe en Dios, de tal modo que no necesitamos hablar algo.
9 for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,
Ellos mismos hablan de la manera como llegamos a ustedes, y cómo abandonaron los ídolos para ser esclavos del Dios vivo y verdadero,
10 and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead — Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.
y esperar de los cielos a su Hijo, a Quien resucitó de entre [los] muertos, a Jesús, Quien nos librará de la ira que viene.
