1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

1 我保罗、西拉和提摩太写信给帖撒罗尼迦属于父上帝和主耶稣基督的教会。 愿恩典和平安归给你们！

2 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers

2 我们常常为你们众人感谢上帝，为你们祷告，

3 and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

3 在我们的父上帝面前不断地想到你们因信我们主耶稣基督而做的工作、因爱祂而受的劳苦和因对祂的盼望而生的忍耐。

4 Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,

4 上帝所爱的弟兄姊妹，我们知道上帝拣选了你们，

5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.

5 因为我们传福音给你们不只是靠言语，也靠上帝的能力、圣灵的同在和充分的确据。你们也知道，我们为了你们的缘故怎样在你们中间行事为人。

6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

6 你们尽管深受苦难，仍然怀着圣灵所赐的喜乐领受真道，效法了我们和我们的主，

7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

7 成了马其顿和亚该亚所有信徒的榜样。

8 For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.

8 不仅主的道从你们那里传到了马其顿和亚该亚，你们对上帝的信心也传遍了各地，我们无须再多说什么。

9 For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

9 因为人们都在传讲你们如何接待我们，如何离弃偶像归向上帝，事奉又真又活的上帝，

10 and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

10 等候祂的儿子从天降临，就是祂使之从死里复活、救我们脱离将来可怕审判 的耶稣。