1 thiṣalanīkinaḥ 2
1 hē bhrātaraḥ, yuṣmanmadhyē 'smākaṁ pravēśō niṣphalō na jāta iti yūyaṁ svayaṁ jānītha|
For you know, brethren, our coming unto you, that it was not in vain:
2 aparaṁ yuṣmābhi ryathāśrāvi tathā pūrvvaṁ philipīnagarē kliṣṭā ninditāśca santō'pi vayam īśvarād utsāhaṁ labdhvā bahuyatnēna yuṣmān īśvarasya susaṁvādam abōdhayāma|
but having suffered, and been abused, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.
3 yatō'smākam ādēśō bhrāntēraśucibhāvād vōtpannaḥ pravañcanāyuktō vā na bhavati|
For our exhortation was not from delusion, nor from impurity, nor in guile:
4 kintvīśvarēṇāsmān parīkṣya viśvasanīyān mattvā ca yadvat susaṁvādō'smāsu samārpyata tadvad vayaṁ mānavēbhyō na rurōciṣamāṇāḥ kintvasmadantaḥkaraṇānāṁ parīkṣakāyēśvarāya rurōciṣamāṇā bhāṣāmahē|
but as we were approved of God that the gospel should be intrusted unto us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who is proving our hearts,
5 vayaṁ kadāpi stutivādinō nābhavāmēti yūyaṁ jānītha kadāpi chalavastrēṇa lōbhaṁ nācchādayāmētyasmin īśvaraḥ sākṣī vidyatē|
For at that time we were not in word of flattery, as you know, nor in a pretext of covetousness, God is our witness;
6 vayaṁ khrīṣṭasya prēritā iva gauravānvitā bhavitum aśakṣyāma kintu yuṣmattaḥ parasmād vā kasmādapi mānavād gauravaṁ na lipsamānā yuṣmanmadhyē mr̥dubhāvā bhūtvāvarttāmahi|
nor seeking glory from men, nor from you, nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as the apostles of Christ;
7 yathā kācinmātā svakīyaśiśūn pālayati tathā vayamapi yuṣmān kāṅkṣamāṇā
but we were gentle in the midst of you, as if a nurse may cherish her children;
8 yuṣmabhyaṁ kēvalam īśvarasya susaṁvādaṁ tannahi kintu svakīyaprāṇān api dātuṁ manōbhirabhyalaṣāma, yatō yūyam asmākaṁ snēhapātrāṇyabhavata|
being so desirous of you, that we are anxious not only to give the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you are beloved unto us.
9 hē bhrātaraḥ, asmākaṁ śramaḥ klēśaśca yuṣmābhiḥ smaryyatē yuṣmākaṁ kō'pi yad bhāragrastō na bhavēt tadarthaṁ vayaṁ divāniśaṁ pariśrāmyantō yuṣmanmadhya īśvarasya susaṁvādamaghōṣayāma|
For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil: night and day working, that we should burden no one of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
10 aparañca viśvāsinō yuṣmān prati vayaṁ kīdr̥k pavitratvayathārthatvanirdōṣatvācāriṇō'bhavāmētyasmin īśvarō yūyañca sākṣiṇa ādhvē|
You are witnesses, and God, how sacredly and righteously and blamelessly we were unto you who believed:
11 aparañca yadvat pitā svabālakān tadvad vayaṁ yuṣmākam ēkaikaṁ janam upadiṣṭavantaḥ sāntvitavantaśca,
as you know, exhorting each one of you, as a father of his own children, and comforting you,
12 ya īśvaraḥ svīyarājyāya vibhavāya ca yuṣmān āhūtavān tadupayuktācaraṇāya yuṣmān pravarttitavantaścēti yūyaṁ jānītha|
and testifying, that you walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
13 yasmin samayē yūyam asmākaṁ mukhād īśvarēṇa pratiśrutaṁ vākyam alabhadhvaṁ tasmin samayē tat mānuṣāṇāṁ vākyaṁ na mattvēśvarasya vākyaṁ mattvā gr̥hītavanta iti kāraṇād vayaṁ nirantaram īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmaḥ, yatastad īśvarasya vākyam iti satyaṁ viśvāsināṁ yuṣmākaṁ madhyē tasya guṇaḥ prakāśatē ca|
And on account of this we also give thanks to God incessantly, because, receiving the word of God from us by hearing, you received it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, who indeed works in you who believe.
14 hē bhrātaraḥ, khrīṣṭāśritavatya īśvarasya yāḥ samityō yihūdādēśē santi yūyaṁ tāsām anukāriṇō'bhavata, tadbhuktā lōkāśca yadvad yihūdilōkēbhyastadvad yūyamapi svajātīyalōkēbhyō duḥkham alabhadhvaṁ|
For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Jesus Christ: because you suffered the same things from your fellow tribes, as they also from the Jews;
15 tē yihūdīyāḥ prabhuṁ yīśuṁ bhaviṣyadvādinaśca hatavantō 'smān dūrīkr̥tavantaśca, ta īśvarāya na rōcantē sarvvēṣāṁ mānavānāṁ vipakṣā bhavanti ca;
who even killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and are displeasing to God, and hostile to all men;
16 aparaṁ bhinnajātīyalōkānāṁ paritrāṇārthaṁ tēṣāṁ madhyē susaṁvādaghōṣaṇād asmān pratiṣēdhanti cētthaṁ svīyapāpānāṁ parimāṇam uttarōttaraṁ pūrayanti, kintu tēṣām antakārī krōdhastān upakramatē|
forbidding that we should speak to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved; that they may fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
17 hē bhrātaraḥ manasā nahi kintu vadanēna kiyatkālaṁ yuṣmattō 'smākaṁ vicchēdē jātē vayaṁ yuṣmākaṁ mukhāni draṣṭum atyākāṅkṣayā bahu yatitavantaḥ|
But, brethren, we having been absent from you for the space of an hour, in presence, not in heart, we were the more exceedingly anxious to see your face with much desire.
18 dvirēkakr̥tvō vā yuṣmatsamīpagamanāyāsmākaṁ viśēṣataḥ paulasya mamābhilāṣō'bhavat kintu śayatānō 'smān nivāritavān|
Because we wish to come to you, I Paul indeed both once and twice; and Satan hindered me.
19 yatō'smākaṁ kā pratyāśā kō vānandaḥ kiṁ vā ślāghyakirīṭaṁ? asmākaṁ prabhō ryīśukhrīṣṭasyāgamanakālē tatsammukhasthā yūyaṁ kiṁ tanna bhaviṣyatha?
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing, except you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20 yūyam ēvāsmākaṁ gauravānandasvarūpā bhavatha|
For you are our glory and joy.
