١ تسالونيكي 2
| لِأَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ تَعْلَمُونَ دُخُولَنَا إِلَيْكُمْ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَاطِلًا، | ١ 1 |
My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
| بَلْ بَعْدَ مَا تَأَلَّمْنَا قَبْلًا وَبُغِيَ عَلَيْنَا كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ، فِي فِيلِبِّي، جَاهَرْنَا فِي إِلَهِنَا أَنْ نُكَلِّمَكُمْ بِإِنْجِيلِ ٱللهِ، فِي جِهَادٍ كَثِيرٍ. | ٢ 2 |
Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
| لِأَنَّ وَعْظَنَا لَيْسَ عَنْ ضَلَالٍ، وَلَا عَنْ دَنَسٍ، وَلَا بِمَكْرٍ، | ٣ 3 |
When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
| بَلْ كَمَا ٱسْتُحْسِنَّا مِنَ ٱللهِ أَنْ نُؤْتَمَنَ عَلَى ٱلْإِنْجِيلِ، هَكَذَا نَتَكَلَّمُ، لَا كَأَنَّنَا نُرْضِي ٱلنَّاسَ بَلِ ٱللهَ ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَبِرُ قُلُوبَنَا. | ٤ 4 |
On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
| فَإِنَّنَا لَمْ نَكُنْ قَطُّ فِي كَلَامِ تَمَلُّقٍ كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ، وَلَا فِي عِلَّةِ طَمَعٍ. ٱللهُ شَاهِدٌ. | ٥ 5 |
We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
| وَلَا طَلَبْنَا مَجْدًا مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ، لَا مِنْكُمْ وَلَا مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ، مَعَ أَنَّنَا قَادِرُونَ أَنْ نَكُونَ فِي وَقَارٍ كَرُسُلِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. | ٦ 6 |
We never tried to get people [to honor us],
| بَلْ كُنَّا مُتَرَفِّقِينَ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ كَمَا تُرَبِّي ٱلْمُرْضِعَةُ أَوْلَادَهَا، | ٧ 7 |
although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
| هَكَذَا إِذْ كُنَّا حَانِّينَ إِلَيْكُمْ، كُنَّا نَرْضَى أَنْ نُعْطِيَكُمْ، لَا إِنْجِيلَ ٱللهِ فَقَطْ بَلْ أَنْفُسَنَا أَيْضًا، لِأَنَّكُمْ صِرْتُمْ مَحْبُوبِينَ إِلَيْنَا. | ٨ 8 |
So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
| فَإِنَّكُمْ تَذْكُرُونَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ تَعَبَنَا وَكَدَّنَا، إِذْ كُنَّا نَكْرِزُ لَكُمْ بِإِنْجِيلِ ٱللهِ، وَنَحْنُ عَامِلُونَ لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا كَيْ لَا نُثَقِّلَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ. | ٩ 9 |
My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
| أَنْتُمْ شُهُودٌ، وَٱللهُ، كَيْفَ بِطَهَارَةٍ وَبِبِرٍّ وَبِلَا لَوْمٍ كُنَّا بَيْنَكُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ. | ١٠ 10 |
You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
| كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ كُنَّا نَعِظُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ كَٱلْأَبِ لِأَوْلَادِهِ، وَنُشَجِّعُكُمْ، | ١١ 11 |
You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
| وَنُشْهِدُكُمْ لِكَيْ تَسْلُكُوا كَمَا يَحِقُّ لِلهِ ٱلَّذِي دَعَاكُمْ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِهِ وَمَجْدِهِ. | ١٢ 12 |
[Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
| مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ نَحْنُ أَيْضًا نَشْكُرُ ٱللهَ بِلَا ٱنْقِطَاعٍ، لِأَنَّكُمْ إِذْ تَسَلَّمْتُمْ مِنَّا كَلِمَةَ خَبَرٍ مِنَ ٱللهِ، قَبِلْتُمُوهَا لَا كَكَلِمَةِ أُنَاسٍ، بَلْ كَمَا هِيَ بِٱلْحَقِيقَةِ كَكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ، ٱلَّتِي تَعْمَلُ أَيْضًا فِيكُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ. | ١٣ 13 |
We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
| فَإِنِّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ صِرْتُمْ مُتَمَثِّلِينَ بِكَنَائِسِ ٱللهِ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ فِي ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، لِأَنَّكُمْ تَأَلَّمْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا مِنْ أَهْلِ عَشِيرَتِكُمْ تِلْكَ ٱلْآلَامَ عَيْنَهَا، كَمَا هُمْ أَيْضًا مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ، | ١٤ 14 |
My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
| ٱلَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا ٱلرَّبَّ يَسُوعَ وَأَنْبِيَاءَهُمْ، وَٱضْطَهَدُونَا نَحْنُ. وَهُمْ غَيْرُ مُرْضِينَ لِلهِ وَأَضْدَادٌ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلنَّاسِ. | ١٥ 15 |
[Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
| يَمْنَعُونَنَا عَنْ أَنْ نُكَلِّمَ ٱلْأُمَمَ لِكَيْ يَخْلُصُوا، حَتَّى يُتَمِّمُوا خَطَايَاهُمْ كُلَّ حِينٍ. وَلَكِنْ قَدْ أَدْرَكَهُمُ ٱلْغَضَبُ إِلَى ٱلنِّهَايَةِ. | ١٦ 16 |
[Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
| وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، فَإِذْ قَدْ فَقَدْنَاكُمْ زَمَانَ سَاعَةٍ، بِٱلْوَجْهِ لَا بِٱلْقَلْبِ، ٱجْتَهَدْنَا أَكْثَرَ، بِٱشْتِهَاءٍ كَثِيرٍ، أَنْ نَرَى وُجُوهَكُمْ. | ١٧ 17 |
My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
| لِذَلِكَ أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَأْتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ - أَنَا بُولُسَ - مَرَّةً وَمَرَّتَيْنِ. وَإِنَّمَا عَاقَنَا ٱلشَّيْطَانُ. | ١٨ 18 |
[You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
| لِأَنْ مَنْ هُوَ رَجَاؤُنَا وَفَرَحُنَا وَإِكْلِيلُ ٱفْتِخَارِنَا؟ أَمْ لَسْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا أَمَامَ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ فِي مَجِيئِهِ؟ | ١٩ 19 |
[We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
| لِأَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ مَجْدُنَا وَفَرَحُنَا. | ٢٠ 20 |
Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
