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保罗在腓立比受辱被害

弟兄们,你们自己原晓得我们进到你们那里并不是徒然的。 我们从前在腓立比被害受辱,这是你们知道的,然而还是靠我们的神放开胆量,在大争战中把神的福音传给你们。 我们的劝勉不是出于错误,不是出于污秽,也不是用诡诈。 但神既然验中了我们,把福音托付我们,我们就照样讲,不是要讨人喜欢,乃是要讨那察验我们心的神喜欢。 因为我们从来没有用过谄媚的话,这是你们知道的;也没有藏着贪心,这是神可以作见证的。 我们做基督的使徒,虽然可以叫人尊重,却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀, 只在你们中间存心温柔,如同母亲乳养自己的孩子。 我们既是这样爱你们,不但愿意将神的福音给你们,连自己的性命也愿意给你们,因你们是我们所疼爱的。

保罗的辛苦劳碌

弟兄们,你们记念我们的辛苦劳碌:昼夜做工,传神的福音给你们,免得叫你们一人受累。 10 我们向你们信主的人,是何等圣洁、公义、无可指摘,有你们作见证,也有神作见证。 11 你们也晓得我们怎样劝勉你们、安慰你们、嘱咐你们各人,好像父亲待自己的儿女一样, 12 要叫你们行事对得起那召你们进他国、得他荣耀的神。

门徒忍受本地人的苦害

13 为此,我们也不住地感谢神,因你们听见我们所传神的道就领受了;不以为是人的道,乃以为是神的道。这道实在是神的,并且运行在你们信主的人心中。 14 弟兄们,你们曾效法犹太中、在基督耶稣里神的各教会,因为你们也受了本地人的苦害,像他们受了犹太人的苦害一样。 15 犹太人杀了主耶稣和先知,又把我们赶出去。他们不得神的喜悦,且与众人为敌, 16 不许我们传道给外邦人使外邦人得救,常常充满自己的罪恶。神的愤怒临在他们身上已经到了极处。

保罗以门徒为荣耀喜乐

17 弟兄们,我们暂时与你们离别,是面目离别,心里却不离别,我们极力地想法子,很愿意见你们的面。 18 所以我们有意到你们那里,我保罗有一两次要去,只是撒旦阻挡了我们。 19 我们的盼望和喜乐并所夸的冠冕是什么呢?岂不是我们主耶稣来的时候,你们在他面前站立得住吗? 20 因为你们就是我们的荣耀、我们的喜乐。

保罗在帖撒罗尼迦的工作

弟兄们,你们都知道,我们进到你们那里,并不是白费工夫的。 我们从前在腓立比虽然受了苦,又被凌辱,可是靠着我们的 神,在强烈的反对之下,仍然放胆向你们述说 神的福音,这是你们知道的。 我们的呼吁,不是错谬的,不是污秽的,也没有诡诈。 相反地, 神既然考验过我们,把福音委托给我们,我们就传讲,不像是讨人欢心的,而是讨那察验我们心思的 神的喜悦。 我们从来不说奉承的话,这是你们知道的, 神可以作证,我们并没有借故起贪心, 6-7 也没有向你们或别人求取人的荣誉。我们身为基督使徒的,虽然有权利受人尊敬,但我们在你们中间却是谦和的,就像母亲乳养自己的孩子。 我们这样疼爱你们,不但乐意把 神的福音传给你们,连自己的性命也乐意给你们,因为你们是我们所爱的。 弟兄们,你们应该记得我们的辛苦和劳碌;我们把 神的福音传给你们的时候,怎样昼夜作工,免得你们有人受累。 10 我们对你们信的人是多么圣洁、公义、无可指摘,这是你们和 神都可以作证的。 11 正如你们知道的,我们是怎样好象父亲对待儿女一样对待你们各人: 12 劝勉你们,鼓励你们,叮嘱你们,要你们行事为人,配得上那召你们进入他的国和荣耀的 神。

13 我们也为这缘故不住感谢 神,因为你们接受了我们所传的 神的道,不认为这是人的道,而认为这确实是 神的道。这道也运行在你们信的人里面。 14 弟兄们,你们好象犹太地在基督耶稣里 神的众教会一样,他们怎样遭受犹太人的迫害,你们也照样遭受同族人的迫害。 15 这些犹太人杀了主耶稣和众先知,又把我们赶出来。他们得不到 神的喜悦,并且和所有的人作对, 16 阻挠我们向外族人传道,不让他们得救,以致恶贯满盈。 神的忿怒终必临到他们身上。

保罗渴望再访帖撒罗尼迦

17 弟兄们,我们被迫暂时离开你们,不过是身体离开,心却没有离开。我们非常渴望再见到你们。 18 因此,我们很想到你们那里去,我保罗也一再想去,只是撒但阻挡了我们。 19 我们主耶稣再来的时候,我们在他面前的盼望、喜乐或所夸耀的冠冕是甚么呢?不就是你们吗? 20 是的,你们就是我们的荣耀,我们的喜乐。

Obuweereza bwa Pawulo mu Sessaloniika

(A)Mmwe bennyini, abooluganda abaagalwa, mumanyi ng’okujja kwaffe gye muli tekwafa busa. (B)Mumanyi nga bwe twabonaabonera e Firipi, n’okuyisibwa obubi kyokka ne tugumira mu Katonda waffe ne tubategeeza Enjiri ya Katonda nga tuli mu kuwakanyizibwa okungi. (C)Kubanga okubuulirira kwaffe tekwali kwa bulimba so tekwali kwa bugwenyufu, wadde okw’obukuusa, (D)naye nga bwe twasaanyizibwa Katonda n’atwesiga n’Enjiri, bwe twogera bwe tutyo, si ng’abaagala okusanyusa abantu, wabula tusiimibwe Katonda, oyo akebera ebirowoozo by’emitima gyaffe. (E)Tetugezangako kubawangula na bigambo biwaaniriza nga nammwe bwe mumanyi, wadde okuba ab’omululu era Katonda akimanyi, (F)newaakubadde okunoonyaamu ekitiibwa, newaakubadde okuva eri mmwe wadde abantu abalala, (G)tulyoke tulabike ng’abatume ba Kristo ab’amaanyi. Naye twefuula ng’abaana abato mu maaso gammwe, nga nnyina w’abaana bwe yandyagadde abaana be, (H)bwe tutyo bwe twabalumirwa omwoyo ne tusanyuka okubatuusaako si Enjiri ya Katonda yokka naye n’okuwaayo emyoyo gyaffe ffe, kubanga mwafuuka baagalwa baffe. (I)Abooluganda mujjukire okufuba kwaffe n’okutegana kwaffe; bwe twakolanga emisana n’ekiro tuleme okubazitoowerera, nga tubabuulira Enjiri ya Katonda.

10 (J)Mmwe muli bajulirwa baffe, era ne Katonda akimanyi, nga twali bakkiriza ddala era abatuukirivu abataaliko kya kunenyezebwa, abeeweerayo ddala bwe twali mu mmwe, 11 nga bwe mumanyi nga twali kitaawe wa buli omu ku mmwe nga kitaawe w’abaana bw’abeera eri abaana be, 12 nga tubabuulirira era nga tubagumya mu mwoyo era nga tubaweerako obujulirwa, ne tubakuutira okutambulanga nga musaanira mu maaso ga Katonda, oyo abayita okuyingira mu bwakabaka bwe ye ne mu kitiibwa kye.

13 (K)Naffe kyetuva twebaza Katonda obutayosa, kubanga bwe mwawulira ekigambo ekiva gye tuli, temwakiwulira ng’ekiva eri abantu wabula ng’ekiva eri Katonda, nga ky’ekigambo kya Katonda kyennyini, ekikolera ne mu mmwe, abakkiriza. 14 (L)Nammwe, abooluganda abaagalwa, mwabonaabona ng’Ekkanisa za Katonda eziri mu Buyudaaya mu Kristo Yesu, nga muyigganyizibwa abantu b’eggwanga lyammwe mmwe, nga nabo bwe baayigganyizibwa abantu b’eggwanga lyabwe Abayudaaya. 15 (M)Bwe baamala okutta bannabbi baabwe, ne batta ne Mukama waffe Yesu, era naffe baatuyigganya nnyo; tebaasanyusa Katonda era balabe b’abantu bonna, 16 (N)era baatugaana okubuulira Abaamawanga olw’okutya nti bajja kulokoka, kale ebibi byabwe byeyongera bulijjo; ku nkomerero, obusungu bwa Katonda bubabuubuukiddeko.

Pawulo okwagala okulaba Abasessaloniika

17 (O)Abooluganda bwe twabaawukanako nga wayiseewo akaseera akatono, wadde essaawa emu, so ng’emitima gyaffe gisigadde eyo, twegomba nnyo okukomawo twongere okubalabako. 18 (P)Twayagala nnyo okudda gye muli, na ddala nze, Pawulo; nagezaako emirundi n’emirundi, naye Setaani n’atuziyiza. 19 (Q)Kale Mukama waffe Yesu bw’alijja, si mmwe mulibeera essuubi n’essanyu lyaffe, n’engule ey’okwenyumiriza kwaffe? 20 (R)Kubanga mmwe kitiibwa kyaffe era essanyu lyaffe.

Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica

You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you(A) was not without results.(B) We had previously suffered(C) and been treated outrageously in Philippi,(D) as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition.(E) For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives,(F) nor are we trying to trick you.(G) On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.(H) We are not trying to please people(I) but God, who tests our hearts.(J) You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed(K)—God is our witness.(L) We were not looking for praise from people,(M) not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles(N) of Christ we could have asserted our authority.(O) Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.

Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,(P) so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God(Q) but our lives as well.(R) Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked(S) night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone(T) while we preached the gospel of God to you. 10 You are witnesses,(U) and so is God,(V) of how holy,(W) righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. 11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children,(X) 12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy(Y) of God, who calls(Z) you into his kingdom and glory.

13 And we also thank God continually(AA) because, when you received the word of God,(AB) which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. 14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators(AC) of God’s churches in Judea,(AD) which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people(AE) the same things those churches suffered from the Jews 15 who killed the Lord Jesus(AF) and the prophets(AG) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles(AH) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.(AI) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.[b]

Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

17 But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought),(AJ) out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.(AK) 18 For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan(AL) blocked our way.(AM) 19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown(AN) in which we will glory(AO) in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes?(AP) Is it not you? 20 Indeed, you are our glory(AQ) and joy.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle
  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or them fully