1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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 toward one another abounds, 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. 5 This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer. 6 For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus, 9 who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired among all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.
11 To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Paulus en Silv nus en TimotheÂs aan die gemeente van die Thessalonicense in God onse Vader en die Here Jesus Christus:
2 Genade vir julle en vrede van God onse Vader en die Here Jesus Christus!
3 Ons moet God altyd oor julle dank, broeders, soos dit billik is, omdat julle geloof grootliks toeneem en die wederkerige liefde van elkeen van julle almal groter word,
4 sodat ons self in die gemeentes van God oor julle roem vanweë jul volharding en geloof onder al julle vervolginge en die verdrukkinge wat julle verduur --
5 'n teken van die regverdige oordeel van God, dat julle die koninkryk van God waardig geag mag word, waarvoor julle ook ly;
6 aangesien dit reg is by God om aan die wat julle verdruk, verdrukking te vergelde,
7 en aan julle wat verdruk word, verligting te gee saam met ons in die openbaring van die Here Jesus uit die hemel met sy magtige engele
8 in vuur en vlam, wanneer Hy wraak uitoefen op die wat God nie ken nie en op die wat aan die evangelie van onse Here Jesus nie gehoorsaam is nie.
9 Hulle sal as straf ondergaan 'n ewige verderf, weg van die aangesig van die Here en van die heerlikheid van sy sterkte,
10 wanneer Hy kom om verheerlik te word in sy heiliges en bewonder te word in almal wat glo, in daardie dag; want ons getuienis het by julle geloof gevind.
11 Daarom bid ons ook altyd vir julle dat onse God julle die roeping waardig mag ag, en dat Hy alle welgevalle aan wat goed is, en alle werk van die geloof met krag volkome mag maak,
12 sodat die Naam van onse Here Jesus Christus in julle verheerlik kan word en julle in Hom, ooreenkomstig die genade van onse God en die Here Jesus Christus.