< 1 Thessalonians 1 >

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paulus og Silvanus og Timotheus til Thessalonikernes Menighed i Gud Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus. Naade være med eder og Fred!
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
Vi takke Gud altid for eder alle, naar vi komme eder i Hu i vore Bønner,
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, (agape) and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
idet vi uafladelig mindes eders Gerning i Troen og eders Arbejde i Kærligheden og eders Udholdenhed i Haabet paa vor Herre Jesus Kristus for vor Guds og Faders Aasyn,
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
efterdi vi kende eders Udvælgelse, I af Gud elskede Brødre,
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word (logos) only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, (pneuma) and in much assurance; as all of you know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
at vort Evangelium ikke kom til eder i Ord alene, men ogsaa i Kraft og i den Helligaand og i fuld Overbevisning, som I jo vide, hvorledes vi færdedes iblandt eder for eders Skyld.
6 And all of you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word (logos) in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit. (pneuma)
Og I ere blevne vore Efterfølgere, ja, Herrens, idet I modtoge Ordet under megen Trængsel med Glæde i den Helligaand,
7 So that all of you were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
saa at I ere blevne et Forbillede for alle de troende i Makedonien og Akaja;
8 For from you sounded out the word (logos) of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
thi fra eder har Herrens Ord lydt ud, ikke alene i Makedonien og Akaja, men alle Vegne er eders Tro paa Gud kommen ud, saa at vi ikke have nødig at tale derom.
9 For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how all of you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
Thi de forkynde selv om os, hvordan en Indgang vi vandt hos eder, og hvorledes I vendte om til Gud fra Afguderne for at tjene den levende og sande Gud
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
og vente paa hans Søn fra Himlene, hvem han oprejste fra de døde, Jesus, som frier os fra den kommende Vrede.

< 1 Thessalonians 1 >