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.
Paavali ja Silvanus ja Timoteus tessalonikalaisten seurakunnalle Isässä Jumalassa ja Herrassa Jeesuksessa Kristuksessa. Armo teille ja rauha!
2 We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).
Me kiitämme Jumalaa aina kaikkien teidän tähtenne, mainiten teitä rukouksissamme, sillä lakkaamatta
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]!
me Jumalamme ja Isämme edessä muistamme teidän työtänne uskossa ja vaivannäköänne rakkaudessa ja kärsivällisyyttänne toivossa Herraamme Jeesukseen Kristukseen,
4 My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].
tietäen, veljet, te Jumalan rakastetut, teidän valitsemisenne:
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.
että meidän evankeliumimme tuli teidän tykönne, ei ainoastaan sanana, vaan myös voimana ja Pyhässä Hengessä ja suurella varmuudella-niinkuin tiedätte, millaisia me olimme teidän keskuudessanne, teidän tähtenne-
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.
ja teistä tuli meidän seuraajiamme ja Herran, kun suuressa ahdingossa otitte sanan vastaan ilolla Pyhässä Hengessä,
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.
niin että te olette tulleet esikuviksi kaikille uskoville Makedoniassa ja Akaiassa.
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].
Sillä teidän tyköänne on Herran sana kaikunut; ei ainoastaan Makedoniaan ja Akaiaan, vaan kaikkialle on teidän uskonne Jumalaan levinnyt, niin ettei meidän tarvitse siitä mitään puhua.
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.
Sillä itse he kertovat meistä, millainen meidän tulomme teidän tykönne oli ja kuinka te epäjumalista käännyitte Jumalan tykö, palvelemaan elävää ja totista Jumalaa
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].
ja odottamaan taivaista hänen Poikaansa, jonka hän on herättänyt kuolleista, Jeesusta, joka pelastaa meidät tulevasta vihasta.
