1 Thessalonians 4

1 Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, —that ye abound more and more.

Saa bede vi eder i øvrigt, Brødre! og formane eder i den Herre Jesus, at som I jo have lært af os, hvorledes I bør vandre og behage Gud, saaledes som I jo ogsaa gøre, at I saaledes maa gøre end yderligere Fremgang.

2 For ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

I vide jo, hvilke Bud vi gave eder ved den Herre Jesus.

3 For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;

Thi dette er Guds Villie, eders Helliggørelse, at I afholde eder fra Utugt;

4 that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

at hver af eder veed at vinde sig sin egen Hustru i Hellighed og Ære,

5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;

ikke i Begærings Brynde som Hedningerne, der ikke kende Gud;

6 that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

at ingen foruretter og bedrager sin Broder i nogen Sag; thi Herren er en Hævner over alt dette, som vi ogsaa før have sagt og vidnet for eder.

7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

Thi Gud kaldte os ikke til Urenhed, men til Helliggørelse.

8 Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.

Derfor altsaa, den, som foragter dette, han foragter ikke et Menneske, men Gud, som ogsaa giver sin Helligaand til eder.

9 But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

Men om Broderkærligheden have I ikke nødig, at jeg skal skrive eder til; thi I ere selv oplærte af Gud til at elske hverandre;

10 for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;

det gøre I jo ogsaa imod alle Brødrene i hele Makedonien; men vi formane eder, Brødre! til yderligere Fremgang

11 and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

og til at sætte en Ære i at leve stille og varetage hver sit og arbejde med eders Hænder, saaledes som vi bøde eder,

12 that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

for at I kunne vandre sømmeligt over for dem, som ere udenfor, og for ikke at trænge til nogen.

13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.

Men vi ville ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende med Hensyn til dem, som sove hen, for at I ikke skulle sørge som de andre, der ikke have Haab.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

Thi naar vi tro, at Jesus er død og opstanden, da skal ogsaa Gud ligesaa ved Jesus føre de hensovede frem med ham.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

Thi dette sige vi eder med Herrens Ord, at vi levende, som blive tilbage til Herrens Tilkommelse, vi skulle ingenlunde komme forud for de hensovede.

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

Thi Herren selv skal stige ned fra Himmelen med et Tilraab, med Overengels Røst og med Guds Basun, og de døde i Kristus skulle opstaa først;

17 then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

derefter skulle vi levende, som blive tilbage, bortrykkes tillige med dem i Skyer til at møde Herren i Luften; og saa skulle vi altid være sammen med Herren.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Saa trøster hverandre med disse Ord!