2 Thessalonians 3

1 As for the other matters, [our] fellow believers, pray for us that more and more [people will] hear [PRS] our message [about our] Lord [Jesus]. Pray that they will believe this message, as you [have done].

Weiter, liebe Brüder, betet für uns, daß das Wort des HERRN laufe und gepreiset werde wie bei euch,

2 Pray also for us that we will be rescued {that God will rescue us} from those very perverse/evil people [here] who [cause us to suffer. Pray like that] because [they and many others] refuse to believe [LIT] [this message].

und daß wir erlöset werden von den unartigen und argen Menschen. Denn der Glaube ist nicht jedermanns Ding.

3 [Remember that our] Lord [Jesus] is trustworthy! [So we are sure that] he will cause you to continue to be steadfast. [We are also sure that] he will protect you from [Satan], the evil one (OR, from evil).

Aber der HERR ist treu; der wird euch stärken und bewahren vor dem Argen.

4 [Because of your close relationship with our] Lord [Jesus], we are confident that you are obeying what we have commanded you, and we are confident that you will obey what we are commanding [you in this letter].

Wir versehen uns aber zu euch in dem HERRN, daß ihr tut und tun werdet, was wir euch gebieten.

5 [We pray that our] Lord [Jesus] would enable you to continue [knowing] that God loves you. [We pray] also that Christ will cause you to continue [being] steadfast (OR, being steadfast as he [was steadfast]).

Der HERR aber richte eure Herzen zu der Liebe Gottes und zu der Geduld Christi!

6 [Our] fellow believers, we command you, with the authority [MTY] that our Lord Jesus Christ [has given to us], that you stop associating with every fellow believer who is lazy and refuses to work. That is, you must stay away from those who are not [conducting their lives] in the manner that we taught you.

Wir gebieten euch aber, liebe Brüder, in dem Namen unsers HERRN Jesu Christi, daß ihr euch entziehet von jedem Bruder, der da unordentlich wandelt und nicht nach der Satzung, die er von uns empfangen hat.

7 [We tell you this] because you yourselves know that you should [behave] like we [behaved]. We (did not just sit [around] without working/were never lazy) [while we were living] among you.

Denn ihr wisset, wie ihr uns sollt nachfolgen. Denn wir sind nicht unordentlich unter euch gewesen,

8 Specifically, we did not eat anyone’s food if we did not pay [that person] for it. Instead, we worked very hard ([to support ourselves/to earn the money to buy what we needed]). We worked hard [DOU] during the day and during the night, in order that we would not have to depend on any of you [to supply what we needed].

haben auch nicht umsonst das Brot genommen von jemand, sondern mit Arbeit und Mühe Tag und Nacht haben wir gewirket, daß wir nicht jemand unter euch beschwerlich wären;

9 We have always had the right [to depend on you for money, but instead we worked hard in order to make ourselves] examples for you, in order that you should behave like we behave.

nicht darum, daß wir des nicht Macht haben, sondern daß wir uns selbst zum Vorbilde euch geben, uns nachzufolgen.

10 Remember that when we were [there] with you, we kept commanding you that if any [fellow believer] refuses to work, [you should not give] him food to eat.

Und da wir bei euch waren, geboten wir euch solches, daß, so jemand nicht will arbeiten, der soll auch nicht essen.

11 [We are commanding the same thing] again now, because someone has told us that some of you are lazy and not working at all, just interfering [with what other people are doing]!

Denn wir hören, daß etliche unter euch wandeln unordentlich und arbeiten nichts, sondern treiben Vorwitz.

12 We command those fellow believers who are not working, and urge [them] by the authority [MTY] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they settle down and (support themselves by working/work to earn money to buy what they need).

Solchen aber gebieten wir und ermahnen sie durch unsern HERRN Jesum Christum, daß sie mit stillem Wesen arbeiten und ihr eigen Brot essen.

13 Fellow believers! Do not ever get tired of doing what is right!

Ihr aber, liebe Brüder, werdet nicht verdrossen, Gutes zu tun!

14 If any [fellow believer refuses to work] and does not obey what I have written in this letter, ([publicly] identify that person/tell the congregation what that person is doing). Then do not associate with him, in order that he may become ashamed.

So aber jemand nicht gehorsam ist unserm Wort, den zeichnet an durch einen Brief und habt nichts mit ihm zu schaffen, auf daß er schamrot werde.

15 Do not think of him as though he was [your] enemy; instead, warn him as [you would warn your other] fellow believers.

Doch haltet ihn nicht als einen Feind, sondern vermahnet ihn als einen Bruder.

16 [I pray that our] Lord [Jesus] himself, who [gives inner] peace [to his people], will give [inner] peace to you always (and in every situation/whatever happens). 2 Thessalonians 3:16b-18 I [pray that our] Lord [Jesus will continue to] help you all.

Er aber, der HERR des Friedens, gebe euch Frieden allenthalben und auf allerlei Weise. Der HERR sei mit euch allen!

17 Now, having taken the pen from my scribe, I, Paul, am sending this greeting to you as I write this myself [SYN]. I do this in all my letters in order that you may know that it is truly I who have sent this letter. This is how I always end my letters.

Der Gruß mit meiner, des Paulus, Hand. Das ist das Zeichen in allen Briefen; also schreibe ich.

18 I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will continue to act kindly to you all.

Die Gnade unsers HERRN Jesu Christi sei mit euch allen! Amen.