1 Thessalonians 2
1 My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
Јер сами знате, браћо, улазак наш к вама да не би узалуд;
2 Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
Него пострадавши пре и осрамоћени бивши, као што знате, у Филиби, ослободисмо се у Богу свом казивати вама јеванђеље Божије с великом борбом.
3 When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
Јер утеха наша није од преваре, ни од нечистоте, ни у лукавству;
4 On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
Него како нас окуша Бог да смо верни да примимо јеванђеље, тако говоримо, не као људима угађајући него Богу који куша срца наша.
5 We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
Јер никад из ласкања не говорисмо к вама, као што знате, нити из узрока лакомства: Бог је сведок;
6 We never tried to get people [to honor us],
Нити тражећи од људи славе, ни од вас, ни од других.
7 although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
Могли смо вам бити на досаду, као Христови апостоли; али бисмо кротки међу вама, као што дојилица негује своју децу.
8 So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
Тако смо вас радо имали да смо готови били дати вам не само јеванђеље Божије, него и душе своје, јер сте нам омилели.
9 My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
Јер памтите, браћо, труд наш и посао: јер дан и ноћ радећи да не досадисмо ниједном од вас, проповедасмо вам јеванђеље Божије.
10 You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
Ви сте сведоци и Бог како свети и праведни и без кривице бисмо вама који верујете,
11 You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
Као што знате да сваког од вас као отац децу своју
12 [Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
Молисмо и утешавасмо, и сведочисмо вам да живите као што се пристоји Богу, који вас је призвао у своје царство и славу.
13 We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
Тога ради и ми захваљујемо Богу без престанка што ви примивши од нас реч чувења Божијег примисте не као реч човечију, него (као што заиста јесте) реч Божију, која и чини у вама који верујете.
14 My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
Јер ви, браћо, прођосте као цркве Божије које су у Јудеји у Христу Исусу; јер тако и ви пострадасте од свог рода као и они од Јевреја,
15 [Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
Који убише и Господа Исуса и пророке Његове, и који нас истераше, и Богу не угодише, и који се свим људима противе,
16 [Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
И забрањују нам казивати незнабошцима да се спасу; да испуне грехе своје свагда; али напослетку дође гнев на њих.
17 My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
А ми, браћо, осиротивши за вама неко време лицем а не срцем, већма хићасмо да видимо лице ваше с великом жељом.
18 [You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
Зато хтедосмо да дођемо к вама, ја Павле једном и другом, и забрани нам сотона.
19 [We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
Јер ко је наша нада или радост, или венац славе? Нисте ли и ви пред Господом нашим Исусом Христом о Његовом доласку?
20 Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
Јер сте ви наша слава и радост.
