2 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;

保羅、西拉、提摩太寫信給帖撒羅尼迦、在上帝－我們的父與主耶穌基督裏的教會。

2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

願恩惠、平安從父上帝和主耶穌基督歸與你們！

3 We are bound to give thanks to God alway for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

弟兄們，我們該為你們常常感謝上帝，這本是合宜的；因你們的信心格外增長，並且你們眾人彼此相愛的心也都充足。

4 so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;

甚至我們在上帝的各教會裏為你們誇口，都因你們在所受的一切逼迫患難中，仍舊存忍耐和信心。

5 [which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

這正是上帝公義判斷的明證，叫你們可算配得上帝的國；你們就是為這國受苦。

6 if so be that it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,

上帝既是公義的，就必將患難報應那加患難給你們的人，

7 and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power

也必使你們這受患難的人與我們同得平安。那時，主耶穌同他有能力的天使從天上在火焰中顯現，

8 in flaming fire, rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus:

要報應那不認識上帝和那不聽從我主耶穌福音的人。

9 who shall suffer punishment, [even] eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, (aiōnios g166)

他們要受刑罰，就是永遠沉淪，離開主的面和他權能的榮光。 (aiōnios g166)

10 when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.

這正是主降臨、要在他聖徒的身上得榮耀、又在一切信的人身上顯為希奇的那日子。我們對你們作的見證，你們也信了。

11 To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and [every] work of faith, with power;

因此，我們常為你們禱告，願我們的上帝看你們配得過所蒙的召，又用大能成就你們一切所羨慕的良善和一切因信心所做的工夫，

12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

叫我們主耶穌的名在你們身上得榮耀，你們也在他身上得榮耀，都照着我們的上帝並主耶穌基督的恩。