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.
Hilsen fra Paulus, Silvanus og Timoteus. Til menigheten i Tessaloniki som lever i fellesskap med Gud, vår Far og Herren Jesus Kristus. Vi ber at Gud vil vise godhet og fylle dere med fred.
2 We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).
Vi takker alltid Gud for dere alle og ber stadig for dere.
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]!
Vi tenker på alt det dere gjør. Deres tro har blitt omsatt til praktisk handling, deres kjærlighet har vist seg i hardt arbeid, og dere holder fast ved håpet om at vår Herre Jesus Kristus skal frelse dere for evig. Derfor må vi takke vår Gud og Far i himmelen for dere.
4 My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].
Kjære søsken, Gud elsker dere, og vi vet at dere har takket ja til innbydelsen hans om å tilhøre ham.
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.
Da vi kom til dere med det glade budskapet om Jesus, tok dere imot det. Vi kom ikke bare med ord til dere. Guds Hellige Ånd ga oss kraft til å gjøre mirakler, slik at dere så at vi virkelig selv trodde på budskapet. Dere vet alt vi gjorde blant dere for å frelse dere.
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.
Dette overbeviste dere, slik at dere tok imot budskapet om Jesus med den glede som Guds Hellige Ånd gir. Det gjorde dere til tross for de forfølgelsene dere ble utsatt for. Dere fulgte vårt eksempel, og dermed også eksemplet til Herren Jesus, ved at dere var villige til å lide.
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.
På den måten ble dere selv et ideal for alle de troende i Makedonia og Akaia.
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].
Dere har ført budskapet om Herren Jesus videre til andre, ikke bare i Makedonia og Akaia, men langt utenfor grensene til disse provinsene. Hvor vi enn kommer, har folkene hørt snakk om deres tro på Gud. Vi trenger ikke si noe som helst.
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.
Alle forteller selv om hvordan dere tok imot oss og budskapet vårt. Hvordan dere vendte dere bort fra avgudene for å tjene den eneste Guden som lever og er virkelig.
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].
De forteller at dere venter på at Guds sønn skal komme tilbake fra Gud i himmelen, Jesus, som Gud vakte opp fra de døde, og som er den som frelser oss når Gud straffer resten av verden.
