1 Tesalonik 1

1 Mwen menm, Pòl, ansanm ak Silven ak Timote, m'ap ekri lèt sa a voye bay manm legliz lavil Tesalonik yo, k'ap viv ansanm nan Bondye, Papa a, ak Jezikri, Seyè nou an. Mwen mande pou yo ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze.

Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Se tout tan m'ap di Bondye mèsi pou nou tout. Mwen pa janm bliye nou lè m'ap lapriyè.

Grace and peace to you. We give thanks to God always for all of you, keeping the memory of you in our prayers without ceasing,

3 Devan Bondye Papa nou, mwen toujou chonje jan n'ap viv byen paske nou gen konfyans nan Bondye, jan n'ap travay di paske nou gen renmen nan kè nou, jan nou rete fèm nan espwa nou gen nan Jezikri, Seyè nou an.

remembering your work of faith, and hardship, and charity, and enduring hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, before God our Father.

4 Mwen konnen, frè m' yo, Bondye renmen nou, se li menm ki chwazi nou pou n' ka viv pou li.

For we know, brothers, beloved of God, of your election.

5 Se pa t' avèk pawòl ase mwen te anonse nou bon nouvèl la. Men tou, se te avèk pouvwa Sentespri a, avèk lasirans fèm sa m' t'ap di a se vre. Nou menm tou, nou konnen jan mwen te mennen tèt mwen nan mitan nou. Mwen te fè l' pou byen nou.

For our Gospel has not been among you in word alone, but also in virtue, and in the Holy Spirit, and with a great fullness, in the same manner as you know we have acted among you for your sake.

6 Nou te swiv egzanp mwen ak egzanp Seyè a. Nou te soufri anpil. Malgre sa, nou te resevwa pawòl Bondye a ak kè kontan. Sa se travay Sentespri.

And so, you became imitators of us and of the Lord, accepting the Word in the midst of great tribulation, but with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

7 Se konsa, nou te tounen yon egzanp pou tout moun nan peyi Masedwan ak nan peyi Lakayi ki gen konfyans nan Bondye.

So have you become a pattern for all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

8 Konsa, nou fè anpil moun rive konnen mesaj Seyè a. Se pa sèlman nan Masedwan ak nan Lakayi, men se toupatou moun ap pale jan nou gen konfyans nan Bondye. Se sa ki fè, nou pa bezwen pale sou sa ankò.

For from you, the Word of the Lord was spread, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith, which is toward God, has advanced so much so that we do not need to speak to you about anything.

9 Okontrè, yo tout ap rakonte jan nou te resevwa m' lè m' te rive lakay nou, jan nou te kite zidòl yo pou n' tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou nou te ka sèvi Bondye vivan an, Bondye tout bon an.

For others are reporting among us of the kind of acceptance we had among you, and how you were converted from idols to God, to the service of the living and true God,

10 Y'ap di tou jan n'ap tann Jezi, Pitit Bondye a, k'ap vini sot nan syèl la. Se Jezi sa a Bondye te leve vivan soti nan lanmò. Se li menm k'ap delivre nou anba kòlè Bondye k'ap vini an.

and to the expectation of his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead), Jesus, who has rescued us from the approaching wrath.