1 Tesaloničanom 2
1 Kajti bratje, vi sami veste, da naš prihod k vam ni bil zaman,
For you yourselves know, brethren, our entrance among you, that it was not in vain.
2 temveč smo celó potem, ko smo poprej v Filípih trpeli in bili sramotno obravnavani, kakor veste, smo bili v našem Bogu pogumni, da smo vam v velikem boju izpričali Božji evangelij.
But having suffered before, and having been outraged, as you know, in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in the midst of great peril.
3 Kajti naše spodbujanje ni bilo iz prevare niti iz nečistosti niti v zvijači,
For our exhortation arose not from deception, nor from uncleanness, nor was it with guile;
4 temveč kakor nam je Bog dopustil, da nam zaupa evangelij, točno tako govorimo; ne kakor ugajajoči ljudem, temveč Bogu, ki preizkuša naša srca.
but as God had judged us worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who tries our hearts.
5 Kajti niti nismo ob kateremkoli času uporabili laskavih besed, kakor veste niti pretveze pohlepnosti; Bog je priča.
For neither nattering words did we at any time use, as you know, nor a pretext for covetousness; God is witness:
6 Niti nismo iskali slave od ljudi niti od vas niti ne od drugih, ko bi lahko bili obremenjujoči kot Kristusovi apostoli.
nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others; though we could have been burdensome as the apostles of Christ.
7 Toda med vami smo bili nežni, tako kakor dojilja neguje svoje otroke.
But we were gentle among you. As a nurse nourishes her children,
8 Tako smo vas bili vdano željni, da smo vam bili voljni podeliti ne samo Božji evangelij, ampak tudi naše duše, ker ste nam bili dragi.
so, having a strong affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives also, because you had become dear to us.
9 Kajti spomnite se, bratje, našega truda in muke; kajti ponoči in podnevi smo garali, ker nismo želeli biti obremenitev komurkoli izmed vas, ko smo vam pridigali Božji evangelij.
For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for, laboring night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any one of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
10 Vi ste priče in tudi Bog, kako sveto in pravično in neoporečno smo se vêdli med vami, ki verujete.
You are witnesses, and God also, in how holy and just and blameless a manner we conducted ourselves among you that believe,
11 Prav tako veste, kako smo tolažili in opozarjali vsakega izmed vas, tako kakor oče počne svojim otrokom,
as indeed you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father his children,
12 da bi vi živeli vredno Boga, ki vas je poklical v svoje kraljestvo in slavo.
that you should walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you to his own kingdom and glory.
13 Zaradi tega razloga se prav tako brez prenehanja zahvaljujemo Bogu, kajti ko ste prejeli Božjo besedo, ki ste jo slišali od nas, je niste sprejeli kakor človeško besedo, temveč takšno, kot je v resnici, Božjo besedo, ki učinkovito deluje tudi v vas, ki verujete.
For this reason, also, we thank God without ceasing; because, when you received the word of God, as preached by us, you embraced it, not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually works in you that believe.
14 Kajti vi, bratje, ste postali sledilci Božjih cerkvá, ki so v Judeji v Kristusu Jezusu; kajti tudi vi ste trpeli podobne stvari od svojih lastnih rojakov, takšne, kot so jih oni od Judov,
For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea which are in Christ Jesus; for you, also, have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, that they have suffered from the Jews,
15 ki so ubili tako Gospoda Jezusa kakor svoje lastne preroke in so preganjali nas; pa ne ugajajo Bogu in so nasprotni vsem ljudem.
who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and do not please God, and are opposed to all men,
16 Branijo nam govoriti poganom, da bi bili le-ti lahko rešeni in da bi vsakič dopolnili svoje grehe; kajti bes je prišel nadnje do skrajnosti.
forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, in order that they may fill up their sins at all times: but the wrath is coming upon them to the full.
17 Toda mi, bratje, ki smo bili za kratek čas vzeti od vaše navzočnosti, [toda] ne v srcu, smo si z velikim hrepenenjem toliko obilneje prizadevali, da vidimo vaše obličje.
But we, brethren, having been taken from you for a short time, in person, not in heart, did, with great desire, endeavor the more earnestly to see your face.
18 Zato smo želeli priti k vam, celó jaz Pavel, enkrat in ponovno; toda Satan nas je zadržal.
For this reason, we intended to go to you, (I Paul) both once and again, but Satan hindered us.
19 Kajti kaj je naše upanje ali veselje ali krona radosti? Ali ne celó vi v prisotnosti našega Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa ob njegovem prihodu?
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20 Kajti vi ste naša slava in veselje.
You indeed are our glory and joy.
