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Questa lettera è scritta da Paolo, Silvano e Timòteo alla chiesa di Tessalonica, unita a Dio, nostro Padre, e al Signore Gesù Cristo.

Che Dio Padre e il Signore Gesù Cristo vi diano ricche benedizioni e la pace del cuore e della mente.

Cari fratelli, noi ringraziamo Dio per voi. Non soltanto è giusto, ma ne sentiamo anche il dovere, perché la vostra fede fa grandi progressi, e il vostro amore reciproco aumenta di giorno in giorno.

Lo scopo della sofferenza

Siamo orgogliosi di parlare di voi a tutte le altre comunità cristiane. Raccontiamo della vostra pazienza e dellʼincrollabile fede che avete in Dio, nonostante tutte le persecuzioni e le tribolazioni che state passando. Questo è soltanto un esempio del modo giusto in cui Dio agisce: egli si serve delle vostre sofferenze per prepararvi per il suo Regno, mentre, allo stesso tempo, ritiene giusto giudicare e punire quelli che vi fanno del male.

Ma Dio darà sollievo tanto a voi, che soffrite, quanto a noi; ciò accadrà quando il Signore verrà improvvisamente dal cielo e apparirà coi suoi potenti angeli in mezzo a lingue di fuoco, per punire quelli che non vogliono conoscere Dio e rifiutano di accettare la salvezza per mezzo del nostro Signore Gesù Cristo. La loro pena sarà la perdizione eterna: separati per sempre dal Signore non potranno vedere la gloria della sua potenza, 10 quando quel giorno egli verrà per essere glorificato e ammirato per tutto ciò che ha fatto per quelli che hanno creduto. E anche voi sarete fra quelli che lo loderanno, perché avete creduto a ciò che vi abbiamo detto di lui.

11 Per questo continuiamo a pregare per voi, perché il nostro Dio vi consideri degni della vita cui vi chiama e, con la sua potenza, vi aiuti a mettere in atto tutti i vostri buoni propositi ispirati dalla sua bontà e dalla vostra fede. 12 Allora tutti loderanno il nome di Gesù Cristo, nostro Signore, per i risultati che vedranno in voi, mentre la vostra gloria più grande sarà quella di appartenere a lui. Questo è il dono del nostro Dio e del Signore Gesù Cristo.

تحية

مِنْ بُولُسَ وَسِلْوَانُسَ وَتِيمُوثَاوُسَ، إِلَى كَنِيسَةِ مُؤْمِنِي تَسَالُونِيكِي الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي اللهِ أَبِينَا وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

لِتَكُنْ لَكُمُ النِّعْمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ الآبِ وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

شكر ودعاء

مِنْ وَاجِبِنَا أَنْ نَشْكُرَ اللهَ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ لأَجْلِكُمْ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ. كَمَا أَنَّ هَذَا حَقٌّ: لأَنَّ إِيمَانَكُمْ يَنْمُو نُمُوّاً فَائِقاً، وَمَحَبَّةَ أَحَدِكُمْ لِلآخَرِ تَفِيضُ بَيْنَكُمْ جَمِيعاً. حَتَّى إِنَّنَا، نَحْنُ أَنْفُسَنَا، نَفْتَخِرُ بِكُمْ فِي كَنَائِسِ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ ثَبَاتِكُمْ وَإِيمَانِكُمْ فِي وَسَطِ كُلِّ مَا تَحْتَمِلُونَهُ مِنِ اضْطِهَادَاتٍ وَضِيقَاتٍ. وَفِي هَذَا دَلِيلٌ عَلَى حُكْمِ اللهِ الْعَادِلِ، بِقَصْدِ أَنْ تُعْتَبَرُوا مُؤَهَّلِينَ لِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ الَّذِي مِنْ أَجْلِهِ تُلاقُونَ الآلامَ. فَمِنَ الْعَدْلِ عِنْدَ اللهِ حَقّاً أَنْ يُجَازِيَ بِالضِّيقَةِ أُولئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُضَايِقُونَكُمْ، وَأَنْ يُكَافِئَكُمْ، أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ تَتَضَايَقُونَ، كَمَا يُكَافِئُنَا نَحْنُ، بِالرَّاحَةِ لَدَى ظُهُورِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ عَلَناً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَمَعَهُ مَلائِكَةُ قُدْرَتِهِ، وَسَطَ نَارٍ مُلْتَهِبَةٍ، مُنْتَقِماً إِلَى التَّمَامِ مِنْ الَّذِينَ لا يَعْرِفُونَ اللهَ وَغَيْرِ الْمُطِيعِينَ لإِنْجِيلِ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ. فَهَؤُلاءِ سَيُكَابِدُونَ عِقَابَ الْهَلاكِ الأَبَدِيِّ، بَعِيداً عَنْ حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ وَعَنْ مَجْدِ قُوَّتِهِ، 10 عِنْدَمَا يَعُودُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لِيَتَمَجَّدَ فِي قِدِّيسِيهِ وَيَكُونَ مَوْضِعَ الْعَجَبِ عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا، وَأَنْتُمْ قَدْ آمَنْتُمْ بِشَهَادَتِنَا لَكُمْ!

11 لأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَيْضاً نُصَلِّي مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ، لِكَيْ يَجْعَلَكُمْ إِلهُنَا مُؤَهَّلِينَ لِلدَّعْوَةِ الإِلهِيَّةِ وَيُتِمَّ فِيكُمْ، بِقُدْرَتِهِ، كُلَّ مَا يُسِرُّهُ مِنَ الصَّلاحِ وَفَعَّالِيَّةِ الإِيمَانِ، 12 حَتَّى يَتَمَجَّدَ اسْمُ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ فِيكُمْ وَتَتَمَجَّدُوا أَنْتُمْ فِيهِ وَفْقاً لِنِعْمَةِ إِلهِنَا وَرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

Greeting

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

(A)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

God’s Final Judgment and Glory

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, so that (B)we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God (C)for your patience and faith (D)in all your persecutions and [a]tribulations that you endure, which is (E)manifest[b] evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, (F)for which you also suffer; (G)since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with [c]tribulation those who trouble you, and to give you who are troubled (H)rest with us when (I)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. (J)These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and (K)from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day, (L)to be (M)glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who [d]believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would (N)count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and (O)the work of faith with power, 12 (P)that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 afflictions
  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:5 plain
  3. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 affliction
  4. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 NU, M have believed

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul, Silas[a](A) and Timothy,(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians(C) in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(D)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

We ought always to thank God for you,(E) brothers and sisters,[b] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.(F) Therefore, among God’s churches we boast(G) about your perseverance and faith(H) in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.(I)

All this is evidence(J) that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy(K) of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. God is just:(L) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(M) and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(N) in blazing fire(O) with his powerful angels.(P) He will punish(Q) those who do not know God(R) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(S) They will be punished with everlasting destruction(T) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(U) and from the glory of his might(V) 10 on the day(W) he comes to be glorified(X) in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.(Y)

11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(Z) that our God may make you worthy(AA) of his calling,(AB) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(AC) and your every deed prompted by faith.(AD) 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you,(AE) and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.[c]

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 13, 15; 3:1, 6, 13.
  3. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 Or God and Lord, Jesus Christ