1 Thessalonians 4
1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Yeshua, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
de cetero ergo fratres rogamus vos et obsecramus in Domino Iesu ut quemadmodum accepistis a nobis quomodo vos oporteat ambulare et placere Deo sicut et ambulatis ut abundetis magis
2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Yeshua.
scitis enim quae praecepta dederimus vobis per Dominum Iesum
3 For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
haec est enim voluntas Dei sanctificatio vestra
4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honour,
ut abstineatis vos a fornicatione ut sciat unusquisque vestrum suum vas possidere in sanctificatione et honore
5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God,
non in passione desiderii sicut et gentes quae ignorant Deum
6 that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
ut ne quis supergrediatur neque circumveniat in negotio fratrem suum quoniam vindex est Dominus de his omnibus sicut et praediximus vobis et testificati sumus
7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
non enim vocavit nos Deus in inmunditia sed in sanctificatione
8 Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
itaque qui spernit non hominem spernit sed Deum qui etiam dedit Spiritum suum Sanctum in vobis
9 But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
de caritate autem fraternitatis non necesse habemus scribere vobis ipsi enim vos a Deo didicistis ut diligatis invicem
10 for indeed you do it towards all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
etenim facitis illud in omnes fratres in universa Macedonia rogamus autem vos fratres ut abundetis magis
11 and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,
et operam detis ut quieti sitis et ut vestrum negotium agatis et operemini manibus vestris sicut praecepimus vobis
12 that you may walk properly towards those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
et ut honeste ambuletis ad eos qui foris sunt et nullius aliquid desideretis
13 But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
nolumus autem vos ignorare fratres de dormientibus ut non contristemini sicut et ceteri qui spem non habent
14 For if we believe that Yeshua died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Yeshua.
si enim credimus quod Iesus mortuus est et resurrexit ita et Deus eos qui dormierunt per Iesum adducet cum eo
15 For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.
hoc enim vobis dicimus in verbo Domini quia nos qui vivimus qui residui sumus in adventum Domini non praeveniemus eos qui dormierunt
16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s shofar. The dead in Messiah will rise first,
quoniam ipse Dominus in iussu et in voce archangeli et in tuba Dei descendet de caelo et mortui qui in Christo sunt resurgent primi
17 then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.
deinde nos qui vivimus qui relinquimur simul rapiemur cum illis in nubibus obviam Domino in aera et sic semper cum Domino erimus
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
itaque consolamini invicem in verbis istis
