1 Tesaloniana 2
1 Fa ny tenanareo, ry rahalahy, dia mahalala fa tsy foana ny fidiranay tatỳ aminareo;
My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
2 fa rehefa nampahorina sy nisetrasetrana tany Filipy izahay teo aloha, tahaka ny fantatrareo ihany, dia sahy tao amin’ Andriamanitray izahay hiteny taminareo ny filazantsaran’ Andriamanitra, na dia be aza ny fanoherana.
Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
3 Fa ny fananaranay dia tsy avy amin’ ny fitaka, na ny fahalotoana, na ny soloky.
When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
4 Fa tahaka ny nankasitrahan’ Andriamanitra anay, ka notolorana ny filazantsara ho adidinay izahay, dia araka izany koa no itenenanay, tsy toy ny mila sitraka amin’ olona, fa amin’ Andriamanitra, Izay mizaha toetra ny fonay.
On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
5 Fa tsy nanao teny mandrobo akory izahay na oviana na oviana, tahaka ny fantatrareo ihany, na nihatsaravelatsihy hanafina fieremana (Andriamanitra no vavolombelona);
We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
6 ary tsy nitady voninahitra tamin’ olona izahay, na taminareo, na tamin’ ny sasany, na dia nanam-pahefana hahavaky tratra aza izahay, araka izay mah’ Apostolin’ i Kristy anay.
We never tried to get people [to honor us],
7 Fa nalemy fanahy teo aminareo izahay, tahaka ny reny mitaiza ny zanany naterany,
although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
8 dia toy izany no nahazoto anay, noho ny fitiavanay anareo indrindra; hanome anareo, tsy ny filazantsaran’ Andriamanitra ihany, fa ny ainay koa aza, satria efa malalanay ianareo.
So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
9 Fa tsaroanareo, ry rahalahy, ny fikelezanay aina sy ny fisasaranay; fa niasa andro aman’ alina, mba tsy hahavaky tratra na dia olona iray akory taminareo aza, no nitorianay ny filazantsaran’ Andriamanitra taminareo.
My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
10 Hianareo no vavolombelona ary Andriamanitra koa fa masìna sy marina ary tsy nanan-tsiny tokoa ny fitondran-tenanay teo imasonareo izay mino,
You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
11 toy ny fantatrareo fa tahaka ny ray amin’ ny zanaka no namporisihanay sy nampiononanay anareo isam-batana sy nananaranay mafy anareo,
You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
12 mba handehananareo miendrika an’ Andriamanitra, Izay miantso anareo ho amin’ ny fanjakany sy ny voninahiny.
[Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
13 Ary noho izany izahay koa dia tsy mitsahatra misaotra an’ Andriamanitra, satria rehefa nandray ny tenin’ Andriamanitra izay notorinay ianareo, dia tsy noraisinareo ho tenin’ olona, fa araka izay marina, dia ny tenin’ Andriamanitra, izay miasa anatinareo izay mino koa.
We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
14 Fa ianareo, ry rahalahy, dia efa tahaka ny fiangonan’ Andriamanitra any Jodia izay amin’ i Kristy Jesosy; fa ny nanjo anareo noho ny nataon’ ny iray firenena aminareo dia sahafa amin’ ny nanjo ireo koa noho ny nataon’ ny Jiosy taminy,
My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
15 izay namono an’ i Jesosy Tompo sy ny mpaminany koa ary nandroaka anay sady tsy manao ny sitrapon’ Andriamanitra ary manohitra ny olona rehetra,
[Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
16 ka mandrara anay tsy hitory amin’ ny jentilisa mba tsy hamonjena ireny, mba hameno ny fahotan’ ny tenany mandrakariva; kanjo efa niharan’ ny fahatezerana hatramin’ ny farany izy.
[Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
17 Ary izahay, ry rahalahy, rehefa tafasaraka taminareo vetivety foana tamin’ ny fanatrehana, fa tsy tamin’ ny fo, dia vao mainka nitady sy naniry fatratra hahita ny tavanareo.
My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
18 Koa naniry hankany aminareo indray mandeha amana indroa izahay, dia izaho Paoly; nefa nosakanan’ i Satana izahay.
[You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
19 Fa inona moa no fanantenanay, na fifalianay, na satro-boninahitra reharehanay? Moa tsy ianareo eo anatrehan’ i Jesosy Tompontsika amin’ ny fihaviany va?
[We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
20 Fa ianareo no voninahitray sy fifalianay.
Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
