Tesalonike I 3
1 A I hiki ole ia makou ke hoomanawanui hou aku, manao iho la makou he pono ke waiho hookahi ia mai ma Atenai.
So when we could endure it no longer, we decided to remain behind in Athens alone;
2 A ua hoouna aku la ia Timoteo, o ko kakou hoahanau, he mea lawehana na ke Akua, a o ko makou hoalawehana ma ka euanelio o Kristo, e hooikaika aku oia ia oukou, a e hooluolu hoi ia oukou i ko oukou manaoio ana;
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;
3 I hoonaue ole ia kekahi e keia mau pilikia; no ka mea, ua ike no oukou, ua haawiia mai ia mau mea no kakou.
that none of you might be unnerved by your present trials: for you yourselves know that they are our appointed lot.
4 No ka mea, i ko makou noho pu ana me oukou, na hai e aku makou ia oukou, e hoinoia'na kakou; a ua hiki mai la no ia pela, ua ike hoi oukou.
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.
5 Nolaila, i ka pono ole ia'u ke hoomanawanui hou aku, ua hoouna aku la au e ike i ko oukou manaoio, o lilo paha oukou i ka hoowalewaleia mai e ka hoowalewale, a ua lilo iho la ka makou hana i mea ole:
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.
6 Aka, i ka hoi ana mai nei o Timoteo mai o oukou mai io makou nei, me ka hoike lea mai ia makou i ka pono o ko oukou manaoio ana me ke aloha, a i ko oukou manao maikai mau ana mai ia makou, e ake ana e ike ia makou, e like hoi me makou ia oukou;
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--
7 No ia mea, e na hoahanau, no ko oukou manaoio, ua oluolu iho nei makou ia oukou iloko o ko makou ehaeha ana, a me ka pilikia a pau.
for this reason in our distress and trouble we have been comforted about you, brethren, by your faith.
8 No ka mea, ano, ua ola makou ke kupaa oukou iloko o ka Haku.
For now life is for us life indeed, since you are standing fast in the Lord.
9 Pehea hoi makou e hoomaikai hou aku ai i ke Akua no oukou, no ka olioli a pau a makou e olioli nei ia oukou imua o ko kakou Akua?
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,
10 E pole nui ana i ka po a me ke ao, i ike aku makou i ko oukou maka, a e hoolawa aku hoi i ke koenao ko oukou manaoio.
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?
11 Na ke Akua ko kakou Makua, a me ko kakou Haku na Iesu Kristo makou e alakai pono aku io oukou la.
But may our God and Father Himself--and our Lord Jesus--guide us on our way to you;
12 Na ka Haku hoi oukou e hoo piha a hu aku i ke aloha i kekahi i kekahi, a ia hai ae hoi a pau, e like me makou ia oukou;
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.
13 I hookupaa mai oia i ko oukou naau i kina ole ka hemolele imua o ke Akua, o ko kakou Makua, i ka hiki ana mai o ko kakou Haku o Iesu Kristo, me kona poe hoano a pau loa.
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.
