I Tesaloniczan 2
1 Sami bowiem wiecie, bracia, że nasze przybycie do was nie było daremne;
My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
2 Lecz chociaż przedtem, jak wiecie, doznaliśmy cierpień i byliśmy znieważeni w Filippi, [to jednak] odważyliśmy się w naszym Bogu, by wśród wielu zmagań głosić wam ewangelię Boga.
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 Nasze pouczenie bowiem nie [wzięło się] z błędu ani z nieczystości, ani z podstępu;
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 Lecz jak przez Boga zostaliśmy uznani za godnych powierzenia nam ewangelii, tak [ją] głosimy, nie aby podobać się ludziom, ale Bogu, który bada nasze serca.
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 Nigdy bowiem nie posługiwaliśmy się pochlebstwem w mowie, jak wiecie, ani nie kierowaliśmy się ukrytą chciwością, Bóg jest świadkiem;
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 Ani nie szukaliśmy chwały u ludzi, ani u was, ani u innych, mogąc być dla was ciężarem jako apostołowie Chrystusa;
We never tried to get people [to honor us],
7 Byliśmy jednak wśród was łagodni jak karmicielka troszcząca się o swoje dzieci.
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 Darzyliśmy was taką życzliwością, że gotowi byliśmy użyczyć wam nie tylko ewangelii Boga, ale i naszych dusz, bo staliście się nam drodzy.
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 Pamiętacie przecież, bracia, naszą pracę i trud. Pracując bowiem dniem i nocą, aby nie obciążyć nikogo z was, głosiliśmy wam ewangelię Boga.
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 Wy i Bóg jesteście świadkami, że zachowywaliśmy się w świętości, w sprawiedliwości i nienagannie [pośród] was, którzy wierzycie.
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 Wiecie bowiem, że każdego z was, jak ojciec swoje dzieci, zachęcaliśmy i pocieszaliśmy, i zaklinaliśmy;
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 Abyście postępowali w sposób godny Boga, który was powołał do swego królestwa i chwały.
[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 Dlatego też nieustannie dziękujemy Bogu, że gdy przyjęliście słowo Boże, które słyszeliście od nas, przyjęliście [je] nie jako słowo ludzkie, ale – jak jest naprawdę – [jako] słowo Boże, które też w was, którzy wierzycie, skutecznie działa.
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 Wy bowiem, bracia, staliście się naśladowcami kościołów Bożych, które są w Judei w Chrystusie Jezusie, bo wy to samo wycierpieliście od swoich rodaków, co i oni od Żydów;
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 Którzy zabili i Pana Jezusa, i swoich własnych proroków, i nas prześladowali; a nie podobają się Bogu i sprzeciwiają się wszystkim ludziom.
[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 Zabraniają nam zwiastować poganom, żeby [ci] nie byli zbawieni, aby zawsze dopełniali [miary] swoich grzechów; nadszedł bowiem na nich ostateczny gniew.
[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 My zaś, bracia, rozłączeni z wami na krótko ciałem, ale nie sercem, z tym większym pragnieniem staraliśmy się was zobaczyć.
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 Dlatego chcieliśmy przybyć do was, zwłaszcza ja, Paweł, raz i drugi, ale przeszkodził nam szatan.
[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 Co bowiem [jest] naszą nadzieją, radością albo koroną chluby? Czy nie wy [nią jesteście] przed naszym Panem Jezusem Chrystusem w [czasie] jego przyjścia?
[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 Wy bowiem jesteście naszą chwałą i radością.
Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
