1 Tessalonicesi 3
1 Per questo, non potendo più resistere, abbiamo deciso di restare soli ad Atene
As a result of that, when I could no longer endure [worrying about you], I decided that [Silas and I] would stay behind alone in Athens [city],
2 e abbiamo inviato Timòteo, nostro fratello e collaboratore di Dio nel vangelo di Cristo, per confermarvi ed esortarvi nella vostra fede,
and we two sent Timothy [to you. You know that he is] our close associate and also works for God by [proclaiming] the message about Christ. [Silas and I sent him] in order that he would urge you to continue to strongly trust [in Christ].
3 perché nessuno si lasci turbare in queste tribolazioni. Voi stessi, infatti, sapete che a questo siamo destinati;
We wanted none [of you] to consider turning away from Christ as a result of [people] causing you to suffer. You know that [God has] planned that [we who trust in him will suffer like that when people do that to us who trust in him].
4 gia quando eravamo tra voi, vi preannunziavamo che avremmo dovuto subire tribolazioni, come in realtà è accaduto e voi ben sapete.
Remember that when we were present with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted {that [people] would cause us to suffer}. And because that is what happened, you know that [what we said] was true!
5 Per questo, non potendo più resistere, mandai a prendere notizie sulla vostra fede, per timore che il tentatore vi avesse tentati e così diventasse vana la nostra fatica.
[I was] afraid that [Satan], the one who tempts us, had caused you [to stop trusting in Christ. If that had happened], we would have worked uselessly [while we were present with you! So] I sent [Timothy to you] in order to find out whether or not you were [still] trusting [in Christ]. I sent him because I could no longer endure [not knowing (about your spiritual condition/whether or not you were still trusting in Christ]).
6 Ma ora che è tornato Timòteo, e ci ha portato il lieto annunzio della vostra fede, della vostra carità e del ricordo sempre vivo che conservate di noi, desiderosi di vederci come noi lo siamo di vedere voi,
Now Timothy has just returned to Silas and me from [being with] you, and he has told us the good news that you [still] trust [in Christ] and that you love [him] (OR, [each other]). He told us also that you always happily remember us [and that] you strongly desire that we visit you, just like we strongly desire to visit you.
7 ci sentiamo consolati, fratelli, a vostro riguardo, di tutta l'angoscia e tribolazione in cui eravamo per la vostra fede;
My fellow believers, [even though] we are suffering very much [DOU] because of what people are doing to us here, we have been cheered up because [Timothy told us about] your [still] trusting [in Christ].
8 ora, sì, ci sentiamo rivivere, se rimanete saldi nel Signore.
Now we feel very encouraged [IDM] that you continue to strongly [trust] in the Lord [Jesus].
9 Quale ringraziamento possiamo rendere a Dio riguardo a voi, per tutta la gioia che proviamo a causa vostra davanti al nostro Dio,
(We cannot thank God adequately for [what he has done for] you!/How can we thank God enough for [what he has done for] you?) [RHQ] We greatly rejoice concerning you [when we pray to] our God!
10 noi che con viva insistenza, notte e giorno, chiediamo di poter vedere il vostro volto e completare ciò che ancora manca alla vostra fede?
We constantly [HYP] and fervently/earnestly ask [God] that [we will be able] to visit you [SYN] and that [we will be able] to help you to trust [in Christ/God] more strongly!
11 Voglia Dio stesso, Padre nostro, e il Signore nostro Gesù dirigere il nostro cammino verso di voi!
We pray to God, our Father, and to our Lord Jesus, that they will (clear the way/make it possible) so that we can return to you.
12 Il Signore poi vi faccia crescere e abbondare nell'amore vicendevole e verso tutti, come anche noi lo siamo verso di voi,
As for you, we pray that the Lord Jesus will help you to love each other and other people more and more, just like we continue loving you more and more.
13 per rendere saldi e irreprensibili i vostri cuori nella santità, davanti a Dio Padre nostro, al momento della venuta del Signore nostro Gesù con tutti i suoi santi.
We pray that our Lord Jesus will strengthen your resolve to do what pleases God (OR, strengthen you spiritually). We pray that God our Father will enable you to conduct your lives in a way that is pure and that no one can justly criticize, so that when Jesus comes back to earth accompanied by all those who belong to him, he will be pleased with you.
