帖撒罗尼迦前书 2
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
保罗在帖撒罗尼迦的工作
2 弟兄姊妹,你们自己知道,我们那次探望你们并没有白费。 2 你们也知道,我们之前在腓立比遭受了迫害和凌辱,遇到强烈的反对,但仍然靠着我们的上帝放胆向你们传扬祂的福音。 3 我们的劝勉并非出于谬误、不良动机或诡诈。 4 我们得到了上帝的认可,受委派传福音。我们不是要取悦人,而是要取悦鉴察我们内心的上帝。
5 你们知道,我们没有花言巧语奉承人,也没有心存贪念,上帝可以为我们作证。 6 我们不求得到你们或其他任何人的赞扬。 7 身为基督的使徒,我们理当受到你们的尊重,然而我们像母亲抚育婴儿一样温柔地对待你们。 8 我们深爱你们,对你们有深厚的感情,不仅乐意把上帝的福音传给你们,甚至把生命给你们也在所不惜。
9 弟兄姊妹,你们一定记得我们的劳苦和艰难。我们一面向你们传福音,一面昼夜辛勤工作,免得成为你们任何人的负担。 10 我们怎样以圣洁、公义、纯全的方式对待你们众信徒,你们自己可以作证,上帝也可以作证。 11 你们也知道,我们对待你们就像父亲对待自己的孩子一样。 12 我们安慰你们,劝勉你们,督促你们,好叫你们行事为人对得起上帝,祂呼召你们进入祂的国、享受祂的荣耀。
13 我们不住地感谢上帝,因为你们从我们这里听了上帝的道后就接受了,确信这不是人的道理,而是上帝的道。这道正在你们信的人心里发挥作用。
14 弟兄姊妹,你们的遭遇和犹太地区基督耶稣的众教会的遭遇一样。你们受到了自己同胞的迫害,他们也受到了犹太人的迫害。 15 这些犹太人杀死了主耶稣和众先知,又迫害我们。他们不但冒犯上帝,还与所有的人为敌, 16 阻止我们传福音给外族人,唯恐他们得救。这些人恶贯满盈,上帝的烈怒终于临到了他们头上。
保罗渴望去帖撒罗尼迦
17 弟兄姊妹,我们暂时与你们分离,心灵却与你们在一起。我们非常渴望见到你们。 18 我们想去你们那里,我保罗也一次又一次地想去,只是遭到撒旦的拦阻。 19 我们主耶稣再来的时候,我们在祂面前的盼望、喜乐和可夸耀的冠冕是什么呢?不就是你们吗? 20 因为你们是我们的荣耀和喜乐。
帖撒罗尼迦前书 2
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
保羅在帖撒羅尼迦的工作
2 弟兄們,你們都知道,我們進到你們那裡,並不是白費工夫的。 2 我們從前在腓立比雖然受了苦,又被凌辱,可是靠著我們的 神,在強烈的反對之下,仍然放膽向你們述說 神的福音,這是你們知道的。 3 我們的呼籲,不是錯謬的,不是污穢的,也沒有詭詐。 4 相反地, 神既然考驗過我們,把福音委託給我們,我們就傳講,不像是討人歡心的,而是討那察驗我們心思的 神的喜悅。 5 我們從來不說奉承的話,這是你們知道的, 神可以作證,我們並沒有藉故起貪心, 6-7 也沒有向你們或別人求取人的榮譽。我們身為基督使徒的,雖然有權利受人尊敬,但我們在你們中間卻是謙和的,就像母親乳養自己的孩子。 8 我們這樣疼愛你們,不但樂意把 神的福音傳給你們,連自己的性命也樂意給你們,因為你們是我們所愛的。 9 弟兄們,你們應該記得我們的辛苦和勞碌;我們把 神的福音傳給你們的時候,怎樣晝夜作工,免得你們有人受累。 10 我們對你們信的人是多麼聖潔、公義、無可指摘,這是你們和 神都可以作證的。 11 正如你們知道的,我們是怎樣好像父親對待兒女一樣對待你們各人: 12 勸勉你們,鼓勵你們,叮囑你們,要你們行事為人,配得上那召你們進入他的國和榮耀的 神。
13 我們也為這緣故不住感謝 神,因為你們接受了我們所傳的 神的道,不認為這是人的道,而認為這確實是 神的道。這道也運行在你們信的人裡面。 14 弟兄們,你們好像猶太地在基督耶穌裡 神的眾教會一樣,他們怎樣遭受猶太人的迫害,你們也照樣遭受同族人的迫害。 15 這些猶太人殺了主耶穌和眾先知,又把我們趕出來。他們得不到 神的喜悅,並且和所有的人作對, 16 阻撓我們向外族人傳道,不讓他們得救,以致惡貫滿盈。 神的忿怒終必臨到他們身上。
保羅渴望再訪帖撒羅尼迦
17 弟兄們,我們被迫暫時離開你們,不過是身體離開,心卻沒有離開。我們非常渴望再見到你們。 18 因此,我們很想到你們那裡去,我保羅也一再想去,只是撒但阻擋了我們。 19 我們主耶穌再來的時候,我們在他面前的盼望、喜樂或所誇耀的冠冕是甚麼呢?不就是你們嗎? 20 是的,你們就是我們的榮耀,我們的喜樂。
Kehillah in Thessalonika I 2
Orthodox Jewish Bible
2 But you yourselves know, Chaverim b’Moshiach, that our initial reception with you was not empty of result.
2 On the contrary, having suffered before and having been shamefully persecuted (as you know) in Philippi, we had the chozek b’Eloheinu (strength in our G-d) to speak to you the Besuras HaGeulah of Hashem in the face of tzorrim rabbim (great and oppressive enemy opposition).
3 For our appeal, our eidus (witness of testimony), does not spring from toyus (error) or meshuga delusion or from tum’a (uncleanness) or from remiyah (guile, deceit).
4 On the contrary, in this way we speak: as persons examined and approved by G-d to be entrusted with the Besuras HaGeulah of Hashem, as striving to please not men but Hashem who tests, who examines, our levavot.
5 Nor did we ever come with divrei chanuppah (words of flattery), as you know, nor with pretext for chamdanut (greed)‖Der Oybershter is mine eidus! (G-d is my witness!)
6 Nor seeking kavod from men, neither from you nor from others.
7 Even though we had the samchut [authority] to be able to throw our weight around as Shlichim (Emissaries) of Moshiach, yet we became anav (humble) and eidel (gentle) among you, as a nursing imma (mother) might take care of her own yeladim.
8 Thus having a tshuka (yearning) for you, it was our good pleasure to share with you not only the Besuras HaGeulah of Hashem, but also our very lives, because you became beloved chaverim to us.
9 For remember, Achim b’Moshiach, our labor and toil yomam valailah working for the purpose of not weighing down any one of you while we maggidim [for Moshiach] made the Hachrazah (Proclamation, Kerygma) to you of the Besuras HaGeulah of Hashem.
10 You were edim (witnesses) and so is Hashem, with what kedushah and tzedek and tamim manner of shomer masoret we acted toward you ma’aminim b’Moshiach,
11 For you know how we treated you, as an abba treats his own yeladim,
12 Exhorting you with divrei chizzuk and comforting you, addressing you with solemn edut (testimony) that you let your derech (way of life), your hitnahagut (conduct), be to fier zich (comport oneself) in a manner worthy of Hashem, who summons you to His own Malchut and Kavod.
13 And for this reason also we constantly offer hodayah to Hashem that when you received (as “Ani Maamin” authoritative teaching) the Dvar Hashem, the Word of Hachrazah (Proclamation, Kerygma) from us, you received it not as the dvar HaBnei Adam but, as it actually is, the Dvar Hashem, which also is at work in you who have emunah.
14 For you became imitators, Chaverim, of the kehillot Hashem in Moshiach Yehoshua which are in Yehudah, because you also were similarly persecuted by your own landslait, just as also they were by the ones in Yehudah,
15 Even the ones who caused the histalkus of [Moshiach] Adoneinu Yehoshua and killed the Nevi’im and persecuted us [Shlichim] severely. Indeed, they are not pleasing Hashem and are hostile to kol Bnei Adam,
16 By hindering us from speaking to the Goyim in order that the Goyim might find Yeshu’at Eloheinu. Thus they always make complete their peysha’im. So the charon af, the burning wrath, the furious retribution of Hashem has overtaken them at last.
17 But you, Achim b’Moshiach, while we were separated from you for a short time (panim el panim, not b’lev), we made all the more effort in much desire to see your penemer (faces).
18 For we wanted to come to you. Indeed I, [Rav] Sha’ul, did again and again; but Hasatan hindered us.
19 For who is our tikvah or simcha or crown to glory in before Adoneinu Yehoshua at His Parousia, at the Bias Moshiach‖is it not you?
20 For you are our kavod and simcha.
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