1 Tesaloniana 4

1 Ary farany, ry rahalahy, mangataka aminareo sy mananatra anareo ao amin’ i Jesosy Tompo izahay, mba ho araka ny nandraisanareo taminay izay mety handehananareo sy hanaovanareo ny sitrapon’ Andriamanitra ― dia araka ny andehananareo ihany ― no hitomboanareo bebe kokoa.

And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

2 Fa fantatrareo ny didy nomenay anareo avy tamin’ i Jesosy Tompo.

Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

3 Fa izao no sitrapon’ Andriamanitra, dia ny hanamasinana anareo, hifadianareo ny fijangajangana,

For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;

4 mba samy hahafantatra izay hahazoanareo ny fanaky ny tenanareo avy, amin’ ny fahamasinana sy ny voninahitra,

So that every one of you may keep his body holy and in honour;

5 tsy amin’ ny filàna fotsiny, tahaka ny jentilisa izay tsy mahalala an’ Andriamanitra,

Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;

6 mba tsy hisy hanao saina hifetsy ny rahalahiny amin’ izany; fa ny Tompo no mpamaly ny amin’ izany zavatra rehetra izany, toy ny nolazainay sy nambaranay taminareo rahateo.

And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

7 Fa Andriamanitra tsy niantso antsika ho amin’ ny fahalotoana, fa amin’ ny fahamasinana.

Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

8 Koa izay mandà, dia tsy olona no laviny, fa Andriamanitra, Izay manome anareo ny Fanahiny Masìna.

Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

9 Fa ny amin’ ny fifankatiavan’ ny mpirahalahy, dia tsy misy tokony hosoratako aminareo, satria ny tenanareo dia ampianarin’ Andriamanitra hifankatia.

But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;

10 Fa manao izany ihany ianareo amin’ ny rahalahy rehetra eran’ i Makedonia; nefa mananatra anareo ihany izahay, ry rahalahy, mba hitombo bebe kokoa,

And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

11 ary mba hokendrenareo ny ho tafatoetra tsara sy hitandrina ny raharahanareo ary hiasa amin’ ny tananareo araka ny nandidianay anareo,

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

12 mba handehananareo amin’ izay fitondran-tena mahamendrika amin’ ny eo ivelany, ary mba tsy hanan-java-mahory ianareo.

That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

13 Fa tsy tianay tsy ho fantatrareo, ry rahalahy, ny amin’ izay modi-mandry, mba tsy hahalahelovanareo tahaka ny sasany izay tsy manana fanantenana.

But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

14 Fa raha inoantsika fa efa maty Jesosy sady efa nitsangana indray, dia toy izany koa no hitondran’ Andriamanitra izay efa nodi-mandry tao amin’ i Jesosy hiaraka aminy.

For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.

15 Fa izao no lazainay aminareo amin’ ny tenin’ ny Tompo: isika, izay velona ka mbola mitoetra mandra-pihavin’ ny Tompo, dia tsy mba hialoha izay efa nodi-mandry tsy akory.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.

16 Fa ny tenan’ ny Tompo no hidina avy any an-danitra amin’ ny fiantsoana sy ny feon’ ny arikanjely ary ny trompetran’ Andriamanitra, ka izay maty ao amin i Kristy no hitsangana aloha;

Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first;

17 ary rehefa afaka izany, dia isika izay velona ka mbola mitoetra no hakarina hiaraka aminy ho eny amin’ ny rahona hitsena ny Tompo any amin’ ny habakabaka; dia ho any amin’ ny Tompo mandrakariva isika.

Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.

18 Koa dia mifampionòna ianareo amin’ izany teny izany.

So then, give comfort to one another with these words.