2 Thessalonians 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me. We are sending this letter] to [you]. You are the congregation [of God’s people] in Thessalonica [city]. You belong to God our Father, and you belong to Jesus Christ our Lord.
Esta carta viene de Pablo, Silvano y Timoteo, para la iglesia de los tesalonicenses que pertenecen a Dios, nuestro Padre, y al Señor Jesucristo.
2 [We 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.
Tengan gracia y paz de parte de Dios el Padre y del Señor Jesucristo.
3 [Our] fellow believers, we thank God very frequently [HYP] for you because we believers ought [to thank God for each other, and] specifically it is appropriate/right [that we should thank God for you. We thank him] that you are trusting in [the Lord Jesus] more and more, and that each one of you is loving [each of] the others more and more.
Seguimos agradeciendo a Dios por ustedes, hermanos y hermanas, pues es lo menos que podemos hacer. Es lo que debemos hacer porque su fe en Dios está floreciendo, y el amor que todos ustedes tienen unos por otros aumenta cada vez más.
4 As a result, we keep proudly telling about you to [other] congregations who [worship] God. [Specifically, we tell them] that you are being steadfast and that you [continue] believing [in the Lord Jesus], even though you are frequently suffering [DOU] as a result of people causing you trouble.
Hablamos con orgullo de ustedes entre las iglesias de Dios por su ánimo perseverante y fe en Dios, en medio de toda la persecución y las dificultades que han sufrido.
5 [Your being steadfast] (shows/indicates to) [us] clearly that God will judge [all people] justly. [Specifically, he] will publicly declare that you are worthy [as his people to be in] that place where he will rule [forever, because] you also are suffering as a result of [telling others about letting] God rule your lives.
Porque esta es la evidencia de que Dios es justo en sus decisiones, que ustedes merecen el reino de Dios por el cual sufren.
6 [God will certainly cause trouble for] those people who are troubling you, because he [considers] that it is just that he should punish such people for doing that to you.
Puesto que Dios hace lo recto, él se encargará apropiadamente de aquellos que les causan dificultad.
7 He also [considers] that it is the right thing to do to reward you who are being troubled, by (giving you relief/causing your suffering to end). He will do that for both you and us when our Lord Jesus will descend from heaven, together with his powerful angels and with blazing fire.
Él los libertará de su sufrimiento—y a nosotros también—cuando el Señor Jesús aparezca del cielo con fuego consumidor, con sus ángeles poderosos,
8 [Then he will] punish those people who do not [want to] know him and [those] who refuse to heed the message about our Lord Jesus.
y trayendo juicio sobre aquellos que rechazan a Dios y se niegan a aceptar la buena nueva de nuestro Señor Jesús.
9 [Our Lord Jesus] will forbid them from ever coming near to him and near to the glory which he has [because he is so] powerful (OR, the glory that is manifested by his power). He will cause those people to suffer forever. (aiōnios g166)
Ellos recibirán las consecuencias justas de la perdición eterna, separados de la presencia del Señor y de su glorioso poder, (aiōnios g166)
10 [The Lord Jesus] will do this when he comes [back from heaven] at the time [that God has decided]. As a result, all we who are his people will praise him because of [what he has done for his own] people, and all we believers will marvel at our Lord because of [what he has done. And you will be there, too], because you believed what we testified to you.
el día que él venga a recibir gloria de su pueblo, admirado por todos los que confían en él. Esto los incluye a ustedes, porque ustedes se convencieron de lo que les predicamos.
11 In order that you might [praise Jesus like this], we are also praying very frequently [HYP] for you. We pray that [you will be able to show] our God that you are worthy [to receive] that which he chose [you to receive]. We pray also that he would powerfully enable you to do good in every way that you desire, and that he would also enable you to do powerfully every [good] thing [that you do because] you believe [in Jesus Christ].
Por eso seguimos orando por ustedes, para que nuestro Dios los haga dignos del llamado que nos ha hecho. Que Dios cumpla poderosamente cada deseo que tienen ustedes de hacer el bien, y cada acción que nace de la fe en él,
12 [We pray this because we want] you to praise our Lord Jesus, and we want him to honor you. This will happen because God, whom we [worship/serve], and our Lord Jesus Christ will keep acting kindly [toward you] in ways that you do not deserve.
a fin de que el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesús sea honrado en lo que ustedes hacen, y a la vez ustedes sean honrados por él mediante la gracia de nuestro Dios y del Señor Jesucristo.
