1 Tessalonicenses 4
1 Assim que, irmãos, no demais vos rogamos e exhortamos no Senhor Jesus, que, assim como recebestes de nós, como vos convenha andar e agradar a Deus, assim n'isto abundeis cada vez mais.
Now, my fellow believers, [I want to write] about some other matters. Because we all have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus, we(exc) strongly urge you [DOU] to live in a way that pleases God. We taught you to do that, and you know that we lived that way as a result of what the Lord Jesus [told us]. We know that you are conducting your lives that way, but [we strongly urge] that you do that even more.
2 Porque vós bem sabeis que mandamentos vos temos dado pelo Senhor Jesus.
3 Porque esta é a vontade de Deus, a vossa sanctificação: que vos abstenhaes da fornicação;
God wants you to live pure lives that will show that you completely belong to him. He wants you to avoid doing any sexually immoral acts (OR, avoid being sexually immoral in any way).
4 Que cada um de vós saiba possuir o seu vaso em sanctificação e honra;
[That is, he wants] each one of you to know how to control your own sexual desires [EUP]. He wants you to live pure lives that all people will see as good.
5 Não em sensualidade de concupiscencia, como os gentios, que não conhecem a Deus.
You must not lustfully desire [to do] immoral acts as unbelievers [MTY] [do] who do not obey God.
6 Ninguem opprima nem engane a seu irmão em negocio algum, porque o Senhor é vingador de todas estas coisas, como tambem já d'antes vol-o dissemos e testificámos.
[God wants each one of you to control your sexual desires, in order that] no one of you sin against your fellow believer and take advantage of him or her by doing things like that. Remember that we strongly warned you previously [DOU] that the Lord [Jesus] will punish all [people who do] sexually immoral acts.
7 Porque não nos chamou Deus para a immundicia, senão para a sanctificação.
When God chose us [believers], he did not want us to [be people who] behave in a sexually immoral way. On the contrary, [he wants us] to be [people who] behave in a morally pure way.
8 Porque quem despreza isto não despreza ao homem, mas sim a Deus, o qual nos deu tambem o seu Espirito Sancto.
So I warn you that those who disregard [this teaching] of mine [are] not just disregarding me. On the contrary, [they are disregarding] God, [because God commanded it. Remember that] God sent his Spirit, who is holy, [to live] in you!
9 Emquanto, porém, á caridade fraternal, não necessitaes de que vos escreva, porque já vós mesmos estaes instruidos por Deus que vos ameis uns aos outros.
[I want to urge you] again [that you should] love [your] fellow believers [MET]. You do not really need that [anyone] write to you about that, because God has already taught you [how] to love each other,
10 Porque tambem já assim o fazeis, para com todos os irmãos que estão por toda a Macedonia. Exhortamo-vos, porém, irmãos, a que ainda n'isto abundeis cada vez mais
and because you already are [showing that you love] your fellow believers [HYP] [who live] in other places [in your province] of Macedonia. Nevertheless, my fellow believers, we urge you to [love each other] even more.
11 E procureis viver quietos, e tratar dos vossos proprios negocios, e trabalhar com vossas proprias mãos, como já vol-o temos mandado;
[We urge you] also to eagerly strive/try to mind your own affairs and to not meddle/interfere with the affairs of others. We urge you also to work at your own occupations/jobs [to earn what you need to live]. Remember that we taught you previously to live like that.
12 Para que andeis honestamente para com os que estão de fóra, e não necessiteis de coisa alguma.
If you do these things, unbelievers will acknowledge/see that you behave decently/properly, and you will not have to depend on others [to] ([supply/give to you]) [what you need].
13 Não quero, porém, irmãos, que sejaes ignorantes ácerca dos que já dormem, para que vos não entristeçaes, como tambem os demais, que não teem esperança.
My fellow believers, we also want you to understand well [LIT] [what will happen] to our fellow believers [who now] are dead [EUP]. [You must not be/do like] the unbelievers. They [grieve deeply for people who die because] they do not confidently expect [people to live again after they die].
14 Porque, se crêmos que Jesus morreu e resuscitou, assim tambem aos que em Jesus dormem Deus os tornará a trazer com elle.
We [believers] know that it is true that Jesus died and that he came back [to life] again. So [we also know well that] when Jesus returns, God [will cause] those [believers] who died [EUP] [to live again] and to come with [Jesus].
15 Dizemo-vos portanto isto pela palavra do Senhor: que nós, os que ficarmos vivos para a vinda do Senhor, não precederemos os que dormem.
[I write this] because the Lord [Jesus] revealed [to me] what I am now telling you. [Some of you may think that] when the Lord [Jesus] comes back, he will consider that we [believers] who are still living will be superior to those [believers] who have died [EUP], because [we will meet Jesus first. That is certainly not true]!
16 Porque o mesmo Senhor descerá do céu com alarido, e com voz de archanjo, e com a trombeta de Deus; e os que morreram em Christo resuscitarão primeiro.
It is the Lord [Jesus] himself who will descend from heaven. [When he comes down, he] will command all of [us believers to rise from their graves]. The chief angel will shout [loudly], and [another angel] will blow a trumpet for God. Then (OR, As a result), the first thing that will happen is that the people who [trusted] in Christ before they died will live again.
17 Depois nós, os que ficarmos vivos, seremos arrebatados juntamente com elles nas nuvens, a encontrar o Senhor nos ares, e assim estaremos sempre com o Senhor.
After that, [God] will powerfully take up into the clouds all of us [believers] who are still living [on this earth]. [He will take us] and those [other believers who have died], in order that [we all] might together meet/welcome the Lord [Jesus] in the sky. As a result of that, we [all] will be with him forever.
18 Portanto, consolae-vos uns aos outros com estas palavras.
Because [all this is true], encourage/comfort each other by reminding each other of this teaching.
