テサロニケ人への手紙第一 1

1 パウロ、シルヴァノ及びチモテオ、神にて在す父及び主イエズス、キリストに在るテサロニケ人の教會に[書簡を贈る]。

PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 願はくは恩寵と平安とを汝等に賜はらんことを。我等は常に汝等一同の為に神に感謝し奉り、祈祷の中に汝等を記念して、

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

3 絶間なく我父にて在す神の御前に於て、汝等の信仰の業と、愛の勞苦と、我主イエズス、キリストに於る希望の不退転なる事とを記憶す。

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

4 神に愛せられ奉る兄弟等よ、我等は汝等が選まれし次第を知れり。

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

5 即ち我等の福音は、汝等に於て唯言のみに止らず、能力及び聖霊によりて全き確信を獲たりき、我等が汝等の中に在りて、汝等の為に如何なる者なりしかは、汝等の知れる所の如し。

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

6 汝等も亦大いなる患難に在りながら、聖霊の喜を以て言を受けて、我等と主とを學ぶ者と成り、

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

7 マケドニア[州]及びアカヤ[州]に於る一切の信者の模範たるに至れり。

So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 蓋主の御言は、汝等よりしてマケドニア及びアカヤに響きしのみならず、神に於る汝等の信仰[の風評]何處にも行渡りたれば、我等は何事をも言ふを要せず、

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

9 即ち彼等自ら我々の事を語り、我等が汝等の中に入りし次第、又汝等が偶像を去りて神に歸依し、活き給へる眞の神に事へ奉り、

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

10 死者の中より復活せしめ給ひし其御子、即ち來る怒より我等を救ひ給ひしイエズスの、天より降り給ふを待てる次第を吹聴するなり。

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.