1 Thessalonians 3

1 Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

atO'haM yadA sandEhaM punaH sOPhuM nAzaknuvaM tadAnIm AthInInagara EkAkI sthAtuM nizcitya

2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

svabhrAtaraM khrISTasya susaMvAdE sahakAriNanjcEzvarasya paricArakaM tImathiyaM yuSmatsamIpam aprESayaM|

3 that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

varttamAnaiH klEzaiH kasyApi cAnjcalyaM yathA na jAyatE tathA tE tvayA sthirIkriyantAM svakIyadharmmamadhi samAzvAsyantAnjcEti tam AdizaM|

4 For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

vayamEtAdRzE klEzE niyuktA Asmaha iti yUyaM svayaM jAnItha, yatO'smAkaM durgati rbhaviSyatIti vayaM yuSmAkaM samIpE sthitikAlE'pi yuSmAn abOdhayAma, tAdRzamEva cAbhavat tadapi jAnItha|

5 For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

tasmAt parIkSakENa yuSmAsu parIkSitESvasmAkaM parizramO viphalO bhaviSyatIti bhayaM sOPhuM yadAhaM nAzaknuvaM tadA yuSmAkaM vizvAsasya tattvAvadhAraNAya tam aprESayaM|

6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you.

kintvadhunA tImathiyO yuSmatsamIpAd asmatsannidhim Agatya yuSmAkaM vizvAsaprEmaNI adhyasmAn suvArttAM jnjApitavAn vayanjca yathA yuSmAn smarAmastathA yUyamapyasmAn sarvvadA praNayEna smaratha draSTum AkAgkSadhvE cEti kathitavAn|

7 For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

hE bhrAtaraH, vArttAmimAM prApya yuSmAnadhi vizESatO yuSmAkaM klEzaduHkhAnyadhi yuSmAkaM vizvAsAd asmAkaM sAntvanAjAyata;

8 For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

yatO yUyaM yadi prabhAvavatiSThatha tarhyanEna vayam adhunA jIvAmaH|

9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

vayanjcAsmadIyEzvarasya sAkSAd yuSmattO jAtEna yEnAnandEna praphullA bhavAmastasya kRtsnasyAnandasya yOgyarUpENEzvaraM dhanyaM vadituM kathaM zakSyAmaH?

10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

vayaM yEna yuSmAkaM vadanAni draSTuM yuSmAkaM vizvAsE yad asiddhaM vidyatE tat siddhIkarttunjca zakSyAmastAdRzaM varaM divAnizaM prArthayAmahE|

11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

asmAkaM tAtEnEzvarENa prabhunA yIzukhrISTEna ca yuSmatsamIpagamanAyAsmAkaM panthA sugamaH kriyatAM|

12 May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

parasparaM sarvvAMzca prati yuSmAkaM prEma yuSmAn prati cAsmAkaM prEma prabhunA varddhyatAM bahuphalaM kriyatAnjca|

13 to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

aparamasmAkaM prabhu ryIzukhrISTaH svakIyaiH sarvvaiH pavitralOkaiH sArddhaM yadAgamiSyati tadA yUyaM yathAsmAkaM tAtasyEzvarasya sammukhE pavitratayA nirdOSA bhaviSyatha tathA yuSmAkaM manAMsi sthirIkriyantAM|