1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: 7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Paulus ja Silvaanus ja Timoteos tessalooniklaste Kogudusele Jumalas Isas ja Issandas Jeesuses Kristuses. Armu teile ja rahu!

2 Me täname alati Jumalat teie kõikide eest ning tuletame teid meelde oma palvetes, lakkamatult

3 meenutades teie usu tegu ja armastuse tööd ning kannatlikkust lootuses meie Issandale Jeesusele Kristusele Jumala ja meie Isa ees,

4 teades, et teie, Jumala armastatud vennad, olete valitud.

5 Sest meie Evangeelium ei tulnud teie juurde mitte ainult sõnaga, vaid ka väega ning Püha Vaimuga ja väga kindla veendumusega, nagu te ju isegi teate, missugused me olime teie seas teie pärast.

6 Ja teist said meie ja Issanda järgijad, kui te võtsite sõna vastu suures viletsuses Püha Vaimu rõõmuga,

7 nii et te olete saanud eeskujuks kõigile usklikele Makedoonias ja Ahhaias.

8 Sest teie juurest on Issanda sõna kostnud mitte ainult Makedooniasse ja Ahhaiasse, vaid ka igale poole on levinud teie usk Jumalasse, nõnda et meil pole tarvis sellest midagi rääkida.

9 Ise nad ju jutustavad meist, kuidas me oleme tulnud teie juurde ja kuidas te olete pöördunud ebajumalaist Jumala poole teenima elavat ja tõelist Jumalat

10 ning ootama taevast Tema Poega, Kelle Tema on surnuist üles äratanud, Jeesust, Kes meid tõmbab välja tulevasest vihast.