1 Tesaloničanom 1

1 Pavel in Silvan in Timotej občini Tesaloničanov v Bogu očetu in Gospodu Jezusu Kristusu; milost vam in mir od Boga očeta našega in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa!

PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ: grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Zahvaljujemo se Bogu vedno za vas vse, spominjajoč se vas v molitvah svojih,

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

3 Neprestano spominjajoč se dela vašega v veri in truda v ljubezni, in stanovitnosti v tipanji Gospoda našega Jezusa Kristusa, pred Bogom in očetom našim;

without ceasing calling to mind your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

4 Vedóč, bratje ljubljeni od Boga, za izvoljenje vaše;

knowing, brethren, beloved of God, your election.

5 Da evangelj naš ni prišel samo v besedi do vas, nego tudi v moči in v Duhu svetem, in v mnogem prepričanji, kakor veste, kakošni smo med vami postali za vas.

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in great fulness of assurance; as ye know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes.

6 In vi ste postali posnemalci naši in Gospodovi, sprejemši besedo, v mnogi stiski z veseljem Duha svetega,

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;

7 Tako da ste postali zgled vsem verujočim v Macedoniji in Ahaji.

so that ye became models for all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 Kajti od vas je zadonela beseda Gospodova ne samo po Macedoniji in Ahaji, nego tudi v vsakem kraji razširila se je vaša vera v Boga, tako da nam ni treba kaj govoriti.

For from you sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only into Macedonia and Achaia, but into every region also your fidelity towards God is gone out, so that we have no need to say any thing.

9 Kajti sami oznanjajo za nas, kak smo imeli prihod k vam, in kako ste se obrnili k Bogu od malikov, služit Bogu živemu in resničnemu,

For they publish concerning you what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve the living and true God,

10 In čakat sina njegovega iz nebés, katerega je zbudil izmed mrtvih, Jezusa, ki nas rešuje jeze prihodnje.

and to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.