1 Thessalonians 1
1 [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.
Paul des Thessaloniciens, qui est en Dieu, le Père, et en Jésus-Christ, notre Seigneur. Que la grâce et la paix vous soient données!
2 We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).
Nous rendons grâces à Dieu en tout temps pour vous tous, faisant mention de vous dans nos prières;
3 [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]!
car nous nous souvenons sans cesse devant Dieu, notre Père, de l'oeuvre de votre foi, du travail de votre charité, et de la fermeté de votre espérance en notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ:
4 My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].
nous savons, frères aimés de Dieu, que vous avez été élus.
5 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.
Notre Évangile, en effet, ne vous a pas été annoncé avec des paroles seulement, mais aussi avec puissance, avec l'Esprit saint, et avec la force d'une pleine conviction. Car vous savez bien ce que nous avons été parmi vous et pour l'amour de vous.
6 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.
Vous-mêmes, vous avez été nos imitateurs et ceux du Seigneur, en recevant la Parole au milieu de beaucoup d'afflictions, avec la joie du Saint-Esprit;
7 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.
aussi avez-vous servi de modèle à tous les croyants de la Macédoine et de l'Achaïe.
8 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].
Car, non seulement la parole du Seigneur a retenti de chez vous jusque dans la Macédoine et dans l'Achaïe, mais la foi que vous avez en Dieu s'est fait connaître en tous lieux, si bien que nous n'avons pas besoin d'en parler.
9 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.
Tous, en effet, racontent quel accueil nous avons trouvé auprès de vous, et comment vous vous êtes convertis à Dieu, abandonnant les idoles pour servir le Dieu vivant et vrai,
10 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].
et pour attendre des cieux son Fils qu'il a ressuscité des morts, Jésus, qui nous délivre de la colère à venir.
