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.

PAOLO, e Silvano, e Timoteo, alla chiesa de' Tessalonicesi, [che è] in Dio Padre, e nel Signor Gesù Cristo. Grazia a voi e pace, da Dio nostro Padre, e dal Signor Gesù Cristo.

2 We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).

NOI rendiamo del continuo grazie a Dio per tutti voi, facendo di voi menzione nelle nostre orazioni;

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]!

rammemorandoci continuamente l'opera della vostra fede, e la fatica della [vostra] carità, e la sofferenza della speranza [che voi avete] nel Signor nostro Gesù Cristo; nel cospetto di Dio, nostro Padre;

4 My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].

sapendo, fratelli amati di Dio, la vostra elezione.

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.

Poichè il nostro evangelo non è stato inverso voi in parola solamente, ma ancora in virtù, e in Ispirito Santo, e in molto accertamento; siccome voi sapete quali siamo stati fra voi per amor vostro.

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.

E voi siete stati imitatori nostri, e del Signore, avendo ricevuta la parola in molta afflizione, con allegrezza dello Spirito Santo.

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.

Talchè siete stati esempi a tutti i credenti in Macedonia, ed in Acaia.

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].

Perciocchè non sol da voi è risonata la parola del Signore nella Macedonia, e nell'Acaia; ma ancora la fede vostra, la quale [avete] inverso Iddio, è stata divolgata in ogni luogo; talchè non abbiam bisogno di dirne cosa alcuna.

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.

Poichè eglino stessi raccontano di noi, quale entrata noi abbiamo avuta tra voi, e come vi siete convertiti dagl'idoli a Dio, per servire all'Iddio vivente, e vero;

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].

e per aspettar da' cieli il suo Figliuolo, il quale egli ha risuscitato da' morti, [cioè] Gesù, che ci libera dall'ira a venire.