Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Β΄ 1

1 παυλοσ και σιλουανοσ και τιμοθεοσ τη εκκλησια θεσσαλονικεων εν θεω πατρι ημων και κυριω ιησου χριστω

[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.

2 χαρισ υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατροσ ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου

[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.

3 ευχαριστειν οφειλομεν τω θεω παντοτε περι υμων αδελφοι καθωσ αξιον εστιν οτι υπεραυξανει η πιστισ υμων και πλεοναζει η αγαπη ενοσ εκαστου παντων υμων εισ αλληλουσ

[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.

4 ωστε ημασ αυτουσ εν υμιν καυχασθαι εν ταισ εκκλησιαισ του θεου υπερ τησ υπομονησ υμων και πιστεωσ εν πασιν τοισ διωγμοισ υμων και ταισ θλιψεσιν αισ ανεχεσθε

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.

5 ενδειγμα τησ δικαιασ κρισεωσ του θεου εισ το καταξιωθηναι υμασ τησ βασιλειασ του θεου υπερ ησ και πασχετε

[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.

6 ειπερ δικαιον παρα θεω ανταποδουναι τοισ θλιβουσιν υμασ θλιψιν

[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.

7 και υμιν τοισ θλιβομενοισ ανεσιν μεθ ημων εν τη αποκαλυψει του κυριου ιησου απ ουρανου μετ αγγελων δυναμεωσ αυτου

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.

8 εν πυρι φλογοσ διδοντοσ εκδικησιν τοισ μη ειδοσιν θεον και τοισ μη υπακουουσιν τω ευαγγελιω του κυριου ημων ιησου

[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.

9 οιτινεσ δικην τισουσιν ολεθρον αιωνιον απο προσωπου του κυριου και απο τησ δοξησ τησ ισχυοσ αυτου (aiōnios g166)

[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)

10 οταν ελθη ενδοξασθηναι εν τοισ αγιοισ αυτου και θαυμασθηναι εν πασιν τοισ πιστευσασιν οτι επιστευθη το μαρτυριον ημων εφ υμασ εν τη ημερα εκεινη

[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.

11 εισ ο και προσευχομεθα παντοτε περι υμων ινα υμασ αξιωση τησ κλησεωσ ο θεοσ ημων και πληρωση πασαν ευδοκιαν αγαθωσυνησ και εργον πιστεωσ εν δυναμει

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].

12 οπωσ ενδοξασθη το ονομα του κυριου ημων ιησου εν υμιν και υμεισ εν αυτω κατα την χαριν του θεου ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου

[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.