2 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah:

保羅、西拉、提摩太寫信給帖撒羅尼迦、在上帝－我們的父與主耶穌基督裏的教會。

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

願恩惠、平安從父上帝和主耶穌基督歸與你們！

3 We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds,

弟兄們，我們該為你們常常感謝上帝，這本是合宜的；因你們的信心格外增長，並且你們眾人彼此相愛的心也都充足。

4 so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

甚至我們在上帝的各教會裏為你們誇口，都因你們在所受的一切逼迫患難中，仍舊存忍耐和信心。

5 This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgement of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.

這正是上帝公義判斷的明證，叫你們可算配得上帝的國；你們就是為這國受苦。

6 For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

上帝既是公義的，就必將患難報應那加患難給你們的人，

7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Yeshua is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

也必使你們這受患難的人與我們同得平安。那時，主耶穌同他有能力的天使從天上在火焰中顯現，

8 punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Yeshua,

要報應那不認識上帝和那不聽從我主耶穌福音的人。

9 who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, (aiōnios g166)

他們要受刑罰，就是永遠沉淪，離開主的面和他權能的榮光。 (aiōnios g166)

10 when he comes in that day to be glorified in his holy ones and to be admired amongst all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

這正是主降臨、要在他聖徒的身上得榮耀、又在一切信的人身上顯為希奇的那日子。我們對你們作的見證，你們也信了。

11 To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,

因此，我們常為你們禱告，願我們的上帝看你們配得過所蒙的召，又用大能成就你們一切所羨慕的良善和一切因信心所做的工夫，

12 that the name of our Lord Yeshua may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

叫我們主耶穌的名在你們身上得榮耀，你們也在他身上得榮耀，都照着我們的上帝並主耶穌基督的恩。