1 Tesaloniana 4
1 Ie amy zao ry longo, ihalalia’ay, naho risihe’ay amy Talè Iesoà, ty hitomboa’ areo nainai’e amo fañaveloañe nañoha’aio, naho hañasìtra an’ Andrianañahare;
A few more things: Brothers and sisters, we plead with you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to behave in ways that please God, just as we instructed you. Of course you're already doing this, just do it more and more!
2 fa fohi’ areo o fanoroañe natolo’ay anahareo añam’ Iesoà Talèo.
You remember the instructions we gave you on behalf of the Lord Jesus.
3 Inao ty satrin’ Añahare: t’ie hiavake, hisitak’ ami’ty fiolorañe tsy mañeva;
What God wants is for you to live holy lives. So stay away from sexual immorality
4 ie songa mahay milie-batañe ho ami’ty fiavahañe naho asiñe,
in order that each of you may control yourselves in a way that is holy and respectful,
5 tsy hilomoloañe an-kadrao manahake o kilakila’ ondaty tsy mahafohiñe an’ Andrianañahareo;
not indulging passionate lust like the heathen who have no knowledge of God.
6 sindre tsy handilatse naho hañaramamo an-drahalahi’e; fa i Talè ro mpamale i hene rezay, hambañe amy nimanea’ay hatahata ama’ areoy.
Don't cheat or take advantage of another Christian in these matters, for the Lord is the one who executes justice in all such things, as we've already clearly explained to you, and warned you about.
7 Toe tsy nikanjy an-tika ho an-kaleorañe t’i Andrianañahare fa ho am-piavahañe.
For God did not call us to live impure lives, but holy lives.
8 Aa ze tsy mipaoke, le tsy t’ie mifary ondaty, fa an’ Andrianañahare nanolots’ anahareo i Arofo Masiñey.
So anyone who rejects this position isn't just rejecting what a human being is saying; they are rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
9 Aa ty amy fifampirañetañe longo, tsy ipaia’ areo sokireñe, ie hohoen’ Añahare hifampikoko;
We certainly don't need to write and tell you to love fellow believers, because God teaches you to love one another—
10 naho toe anoe’ areo amo hene longo e Makedoniao. Fe osihe’ay ry longo te hitolom-pitomambao,
and in fact you are demonstrating this love to all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so we want to encourage you, brothers and sisters, to love more and more.
11 hinozoha’areo fañavelo am-pianjiñañe, songa manao ty tolon-draha’e naho mitoloñe am-pità’e amy nitoroa’aiy,
Try to live a quiet life, minding your own business, doing your own work, as we've already explained to you,
12 hañavelo an-kavantañañe amo alafe’eo naho tsy hipay inoñ’inoñe.
so that your way of life may be respected by non-Christians and you won't have to rely on anyone to provide what you need.
13 Aa tsy teako ho bahimo nahareo, ry longo, ty amo miròtseo, hera hihontoke manahake o ila’e tsy aman-ko tamàeñeo.
We don't want you to be confused about what happens when people die, brothers and sisters, so that you won't grieve like others who don't have any hope.
14 Aa kanao atokisantika te nivilasy t’Iesoà vaho nitroatse, le izay ty hindesen’ Añahare mindre ama’e ze mirotse am’ Iesoà ao.
Since we're convinced that Jesus died and rose again, we're also sure that God will bring with Jesus those who have died trusting in him.
15 Aa hoe ty fivola’ay ama’ areo ty amy tsara’ i Talèy, te tsy hiaolo o mirotseo tika mbe mañente ami’ty fitotsaha’ i Talè,
What we're telling you comes from the Lord: those of us who are alive and still here when the Lord comes certainly won't precede those who have died.
16 fa i Talè vata’e ro hizotso hirik’ andindìñe ey an-koike, am-piarañanañan-talèn’ anjely, naho amy antsivan’ Añaharey; naho hitroatse hey ze nivetrake amy Norizañey ao,
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the cry of the archangel, and with the sound of God's trumpet, and those who have died in Christ will rise first.
17 vaho ho rambeseñe mb’amo rahoñeo mb’eo tika mbe veloñe hifanampe am’iereo an-drahoñe ey, hifanalaka amy Talè amy tiokey. Le ho nainai’e amy Talè ao tikañe.
Then those of us who are alive and still here will be carried up together with them into the clouds, and we shall meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever!
18 Aa le mifañohòa amy tsara zay.
So encourage one another with these words.
