1 Tesalonicenses 1
1 Pablo, Silvano y Timoteo, a la iglesia de los tesalonicenses en Dios el Padre y en el Señor Jesucristo: Gracia y paz a ustedes.
[I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me]. [We(exc) are sending this letter] to [you who are] the congregation [of believers] in Thessalonica [city]. We [(inc)] all [worship] (OR, [trust in]) God [our] Father [MET] and [our] Lord Jesus Christ. [We three desire/pray that God, our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, will continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
2 Alabamos a Dios en todo momento por ustedes, manteniéndolos en la memoria en nuestras oraciones;
We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).
3 Teniendo siempre en mente su obra de fe y actos de amor y la fuerza de su esperanza en nuestro Señor Jesucristo, ante nuestro Dios y Padre;
[We thank God because] we continually remember that you work [for God because] you trust [in him] and you earnestly/energetically help people because you love them. You also endure [it when people cause you to suffer]. You endure it because you confidently expect that our Lord Jesus Christ [will soon return from heaven to rescue you]!
4 Sabemos, mis hermanos, queridos por Dios, que han sido marcados por el propósito de Dios;
My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].
5 Porque nuestras buenas noticias vinieron a ustedes, no solo con palabras, sino con poder y en el Espíritu Santo, y en plena certidumbre; incluso cuando vieron cómo nos comportamos entre ustedes por amor a ustedes.
We know that he chose you because [when] we told that message to you, we did not speak only words. The Holy Spirit [helped us to speak] powerfully/effectively, and he strongly assured [us that he was powerfully working in you by means of] the message [about Christ] that we [told to you. You yourselves know that], because you know how we spoke and how we conducted ourselves when we were with you, in order that [we might help] you.
6 Y nos tomaron a nosotros y al Señor como su ejemplo, después de que la palabra llegará a ustedes en gran tribulación, con gozo en el Espíritu Santo;
We also [know that God chose you] because we have now heard that you have endured your troubles when [people] caused you to suffer very much [because you believed in Christ]. You endured just like the Lord [Jesus Christ] endured, and just like we did [when people caused us to suffer]. At that time you were joyful because the Holy Spirit caused you to be joyful.
7 Para que se convirtieran en un ejemplo para todos aquellos que tienen fe en Cristo en Macedonia y Acaya.
As a result [of your joyfully enduring your troubles], all the believers who live in Macedonia and Achaia [provinces have heard how firmly you trust God. So they know that they should firmly trust in God] as you do.
8 Porque no solo la palabra del Señor fue divulgada en Macedonia y Acaya, sino que en todo lugar está clara su fe en Dios; de modo que nosotros no tengamos que decir nada.
Other people have heard you tell the message [from] the Lord [Jesus]. Then they also have proclaimed the message to people who live throughout Macedonia and Achaia [provinces]. Not only that, but [people who live] in many far-away places [HYP] have heard that you trust in God. As a result, we do not need to tell people [what God has done in your lives].
9 Porque ellos mismos dan la noticia de cómo nos recibieron; y cómo fueron transformados de los ídolos a la imagen de Dios, a la adoración de un Dios verdadero y viviente,
People [who live far from you are telling others what happened when we were with you]. They also report that you stopped [worshipping things that] ([you/your ancestors]) [considered to be] gods and now you worship God. [As a result], you serve the God who is all-powerful and who is the real God.
10 Esperando a su Hijo del cielo, que resucitó de los muertos, Jesús, nuestro Salvador, de la ira venidera.
They tell us that now you wait expectantly for his Son [to return to earth] from heaven. You firmly believe that God caused him to live again after he died. You believe also that Jesus will rescue [all of] us, [who trust in him], from [God’s] punishing us [MTY].
