1 Tesalonik 1
1 Mwen menm, Pòl, ansanm ak Silven ak Timote, m'ap ekri lèt sa a voye bay manm legliz lavil Tesalonik yo, k'ap viv ansanm nan Bondye, Papa a, ak Jezikri, Seyè nou an. Mwen mande pou yo ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze.
To the Thessalonian church in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. May God bless you and give you peace.
2 Se tout tan m'ap di Bondye mèsi pou nou tout. Mwen pa janm bliye nou lè m'ap lapriyè.
We always mention you in our prayers and thank God for you all;
3 Devan Bondye Papa nou, mwen toujou chonje jan n'ap viv byen paske nou gen konfyans nan Bondye, jan n'ap travay di paske nou gen renmen nan kè nou, jan nou rete fèm nan espwa nou gen nan Jezikri, Seyè nou an.
recalling continually before our God and Father the efforts that have resulted from your faith, the toil prompted by your love, and the patient endurance sustained by your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Mwen konnen, frè m' yo, Bondye renmen nou, se li menm ki chwazi nou pou n' ka viv pou li.
Friends, whom God loves, we know that he has chosen you,
5 Se pa t' avèk pawòl ase mwen te anonse nou bon nouvèl la. Men tou, se te avèk pouvwa Sentespri a, avèk lasirans fèm sa m' t'ap di a se vre. Nou menm tou, nou konnen jan mwen te mennen tèt mwen nan mitan nou. Mwen te fè l' pou byen nou.
because the good news that we brought came home to you, not merely as so many words, but with a power and a fulness of conviction due to the Holy Spirit. For you know the life that we lived among you for your good.
6 Nou te swiv egzanp mwen ak egzanp Seyè a. Nou te soufri anpil. Malgre sa, nou te resevwa pawòl Bondye a ak kè kontan. Sa se travay Sentespri.
And you yourselves began to follow, not only our example, but the Master’s also; and, in spite of much suffering, you welcomed the message with a joy inspired by the Holy Spirit,
7 Se konsa, nou te tounen yon egzanp pou tout moun nan peyi Masedwan ak nan peyi Lakayi ki gen konfyans nan Bondye.
and so became a pattern to all who believed in Christ throughout Macedonia and Greece.
8 Konsa, nou fè anpil moun rive konnen mesaj Seyè a. Se pa sèlman nan Masedwan ak nan Lakayi, men se toupatou moun ap pale jan nou gen konfyans nan Bondye. Se sa ki fè, nou pa bezwen pale sou sa ankò.
For it was from you that the Lord’s message resounded throughout Macedonia and Greece; and, more than that, your faith in God has become known far and wide; so that there is no need for us to say another word.
9 Okontrè, yo tout ap rakonte jan nou te resevwa m' lè m' te rive lakay nou, jan nou te kite zidòl yo pou n' tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou nou te ka sèvi Bondye vivan an, Bondye tout bon an.
Indeed, in speaking about us, the people themselves tell of the reception you gave us, and how, turning to God from your idols, you became servants of the true and living God,
10 Y'ap di tou jan n'ap tann Jezi, Pitit Bondye a, k'ap vini sot nan syèl la. Se Jezi sa a Bondye te leve vivan soti nan lanmò. Se li menm k'ap delivre nou anba kòlè Bondye k'ap vini an.
and are now awaiting the return from heaven of his Son whom he raised from the dead – Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath.
