1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, 4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor, 5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God, 6 that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified. 7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. 8 Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
9 But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another, 10 for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more; 11 and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you, 12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
13 But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 15 For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, 17 then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Peale selle nüüd, vennad, me palume ja manitseme teid Issandas Jeesuses, et teie, nõnda nagu te meilt olete õppinud, kuidas elada ja olla Jumalale meeltmööda, ja nõnda nagu te juba elategi, kasvaksite veel täiuslikumaks.
2 Sest te teate, mis käsud me teile oleme andnud Issanda Jeesuse läbi.
3 Sest see on Jumala tahtmine, teie pühitsus, et te hoiduksite hooruse eest,
4 et igaüks teie seast teaks hoida oma astjat pühaduses ja aus,
5 mitte himude kiimas, nõnda nagu paganad, kes ei tunne Jumalat,
6 et ükski teist ei teeks ülekohut ega petaks oma venda asjaajamises, sest et Issand on kättemaksja kõigi niisuguste asjade eest, nõnda nagu me olemegi teile enne öelnud ning tunnistanud.
7 Sest Jumal ei ole meid mitte kutsunud rüvedusele, vaid pühitsusele.
8 Seepärast, kes seda hülgab, ei hülga inimest, vaid Jumala, Kes ka annab Oma Püha Vaimu teie sisse.
9 Aga vennalikust armastusest ei ole vaja teile kirjutada, sest teid endid on Jumal õpetanud armastama üksteist;
10 sest te teete seda ka kõigile vendadele kogu Makedoonias. Me ainult manitseme teid, vennad, et te kasvaksite veel täiuslikumaks
11 ja otsiksite au selles, et elate vaiksesti ja ajate oma asju ning teete tööd oma kätega, nõnda nagu me oleme teid käskinud,
12 et te käitumises oleksite ausad nende vastu, kes on väljaspool, ega vajaks ühegi abi.
13 Aga me ei taha, et teil, vennad, oleks teadmata nende järg, kes on läinud magama, et teiegi ei läheks nõnda kurvaks nagu teised, kellel ei ole lootust.
14 Sest kui me usume, et Jeesus on surnud ning üles tõusnud, nõnda ka Jumal toob esile Jeesuse kaudu need, kes ühes Temaga on läinud magama.
15 Sest seda me ütleme teile Issanda sõnaga, et meie, kes elame ja üle jääme Issanda tulemiseni, ei jõua mitte ette neist, kes on läinud magama;
16 sest et Issand Ise tuleb taevast alla sõjahüüuga, peaingli hääle ning Jumala pasunaga, ja Kristuses surnud tõusevad üles esmalt;
17 selle järele kistakse meid, kes elame ja üle jääme, ühtlasi nendega pilvede peal Issandale vastu üles õhku, ja nõnda saame olla ikka ühes Issandaga.
18 Kinnitage nüüd üksteist nende sõnadega!