テサロニケ人への手紙第一 1

1 パウロ、シルヴァノ及びチモテオ、神にて在す父及び主イエズス、キリストに在るテサロニケ人の教會に[書簡を贈る]。

PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ: grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 願はくは恩寵と平安とを汝等に賜はらんことを。我等は常に汝等一同の為に神に感謝し奉り、祈祷の中に汝等を記念して、

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

3 絶間なく我父にて在す神の御前に於て、汝等の信仰の業と、愛の勞苦と、我主イエズス、キリストに於る希望の不退転なる事とを記憶す。

without ceasing calling to mind your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

4 神に愛せられ奉る兄弟等よ、我等は汝等が選まれし次第を知れり。

knowing, brethren, beloved of God, your election.

5 即ち我等の福音は、汝等に於て唯言のみに止らず、能力及び聖霊によりて全き確信を獲たりき、我等が汝等の中に在りて、汝等の為に如何なる者なりしかは、汝等の知れる所の如し。

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in great fulness of assurance; as ye know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes.

6 汝等も亦大いなる患難に在りながら、聖霊の喜を以て言を受けて、我等と主とを學ぶ者と成り、

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;

7 マケドニア[州]及びアカヤ[州]に於る一切の信者の模範たるに至れり。

so that ye became models for all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 蓋主の御言は、汝等よりしてマケドニア及びアカヤに響きしのみならず、神に於る汝等の信仰[の風評]何處にも行渡りたれば、我等は何事をも言ふを要せず、

For from you sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only into Macedonia and Achaia, but into every region also your fidelity towards God is gone out, so that we have no need to say any thing.

9 即ち彼等自ら我々の事を語り、我等が汝等の中に入りし次第、又汝等が偶像を去りて神に歸依し、活き給へる眞の神に事へ奉り、

For they publish concerning you what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve the living and true God,

10 死者の中より復活せしめ給ひし其御子、即ち來る怒より我等を救ひ給ひしイエズスの、天より降り給ふを待てる次第を吹聴するなり。

and to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.