Thessalonicenses I 3

1 Propter quod non sustinentes amplius, placuit nobis remanere Athenis, solis:

Therefore, when we could bear it no longer, we thought it best to stay in Athens alone,

2 et misimus Timotheum fratrem nostrum, et ministrum Dei in Evangelio Christi ad confirmandos vos, et exhortandos pro fide vestra:

and we sent Timothy, our brother, who is a servant of God and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you in your faith,

3 ut nemo moveatur in tribulationibus istis: ipsi enim scitis quod in hoc positi sumus.

so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we have been appointed to afflictions such as these.

4 Nam et cum apud vos essemus, praedicebamus vobis passuros nos tribulationes, sicut et factum est, et scitis.

In fact, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction, and as you well know, it has now happened.

5 Propterea et ego amplius non sustinens, misi ad cognoscendam fidem vestram: ne forte tentaverit vos is, qui tentat, et inanis fiat labor noster.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor had been in vain.

6 Nunc autem veniente Timotheo ad nos a vobis, et annunciante nobis fidem et charitatem vestram, et quia memoriam nostri habetis bonam semper, desiderantes nos videre, sicut et nos quoque vos:

But Timothy has now come back to us from you and has brought us good news of your faith and love. He reports that you always think of us with affection, longing to see us, just as we also long to see you.

7 ideo consolati sumus fratres in vobis in omni necessitate, et tribulatione nostra per fidem vestram,

Therefore, brothers, in all our affliction and distress, we were encouraged about you because of your faith.

8 quoniam nunc vivimus, si vos statis in Domino.

For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.

9 Quam enim gratiarum actionem possumus Deo retribuere pro vobis in omni gaudio, quo gaudemus propter vos ante Deum nostrum,

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?

10 nocte ac die abundantius orantes, ut videamus faciem vestram, et compleamus ea, quae desunt fidei vestrae?

Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.

11 Ipse autem Deus, et Pater noster, et Dominus noster Iesus Christus dirigat viam nostram ad vos.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you.

12 Vos autem Dominus multiplicet, et abundare faciat charitatem vestram in invicem, et in omnes, quemadmodum et nos in vobis:

May the Lord cause you to increase and abound in your love for one another and for all, just as we abound in our love for you.

13 ad confirmanda corda vestra sine querela in sanctitate, ante Deum et Patrem nostrum, in adventu Domini nostri Iesu Christi cum omnibus sanctis eius. Amen.

And may he strengthen your hearts to be blameless in holiness in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus Christ comes with all his saints.