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.
Pavlus, Silvanus ve Timoteos'tan Baba Tanrı'ya ve Rab İsa Mesih'e ait olan Selanik kilisesine selam! Sizlere lütuf ve esenlik olsun.
2 We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).
Dualarımızda sizleri anıyor, her zaman hepiniz için Tanrı'ya şükrediyoruz. İmanın ürünü olan etkinliğinizi, sevgiye dayanan emeğinizi ve Rabbimiz İsa Mesih'e bağladığınız umuttan kaynaklanan dayanıklılığınızı Babamız Tanrı'nın önünde durmadan anıyoruz.
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]!
4 My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].
Tanrı'nın sevdiği kardeşlerim, sizleri O'nun seçtiğini biliyoruz.
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.
Çünkü yaydığımız Müjde size yalnız sözle değil, kudretle, Kutsal Ruh'la ve büyük güvenle ulaştı. Nitekim aranızdayken sizin yararınıza nasıl yaşadığımızı bilirsiniz.
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.
Siz de büyük sıkıntılara karşın, Kutsal Ruh'un verdiği sevinçle Tanrı sözünü kabul ederek bizi ve Rab'bi örnek aldınız.
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.
Böylece Makedonya ve Ahaya'daki bütün imanlılara örnek oldunuz.
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].
Rab'bin sözü sizden yayıldı. Tanrı'ya imanınızın haberi yalnız Makedonya ve Ahaya'ya değil, her yere ulaştı. Artık bizim bir şey söylememize gerek kalmadı.
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.
Çünkü herkes bizi ne kadar iyi karşıladığınızı anlatıp duruyor. Yaşayan gerçek Tanrı'ya kulluk etmek, O'nun ölümden dirilttiği ve bizleri gelecek gazaptan kurtaran Oğlu İsa'nın göklerden gelişini beklemek üzere putlardan Tanrı'ya nasıl döndüğünüzü anlatıyorlar.
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].
