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Ministerio de Pablo en Tesalónica

Hermanos míos, ustedes mismos saben que nuestra visita a ustedes no fue en vano. También saben que, a pesar de haber sufrido y de ser maltratados en Filipos,(A) Dios nos dio el valor necesario para anunciarles su evangelio, aun en medio de grandes peligros.(B) Porque nuestra exhortación no se basa en el error ni en malas intenciones, ni tampoco tratamos de engañar a nadie, sino que hablamos porque Dios nos aprobó y nos confió el evangelio. No buscamos agradar a los hombres, sino a Dios, que es quien examina nuestro corazón. Como ustedes bien saben, nosotros nunca usamos palabras lisonjeras, ni hay en nosotros avaricia encubierta. Dios es nuestro testigo. Tampoco hemos buscado recibir honores de ustedes, ni de otros ni de nadie, aun cuando como apóstoles de Cristo podríamos haberles pedido que nos ayudaran. En vez de eso, los hemos tratado con ternura, con el mismo cuidado de una madre por sus hijos. Tan grande es nuestro cariño por ustedes, que hubiéramos querido entregarles no sólo el evangelio de Dios sino también nuestra propia vida. ¡A tal grado hemos llegado a amarlos!

Hermanos, ustedes se acordarán de nuestros trabajos y fatigas, y de cómo noche y día nos dedicamos a predicarles el evangelio de Dios, sin ser una carga para nadie. 10 Ustedes son testigos, y Dios también, de que nos hemos comportado con ustedes los creyentes de manera santa, justa e intachable. 11 Ustedes saben, además, que los hemos exhortado y consolado, como lo hace un padre con sus hijos, 12 y les hemos recomendado vivir con dignidad ante Dios, que los llamó a su reino y gloria.

13 Por eso también nosotros siempre damos gracias a Dios de que, cuando ustedes recibieron la palabra de Dios que nosotros les predicamos, no la recibieron como mera palabra humana sino como lo que es, como la palabra de Dios, la cual actúa en ustedes los creyentes. 14 Porque ustedes, hermanos, llegaron a ser imitadores de las iglesias de Dios en Cristo Jesús que están en Judea, ya que de parte de sus compatriotas sufrieron(C) las mismas cosas que ellas padecieron de los judíos, 15 los cuales mataron al Señor Jesús y a sus propios profetas, y a nosotros nos expulsaron.(D) Ellos no agradan a Dios, se oponen a todo el mundo, 16 y a nosotros nos impiden predicar a los no judíos para que se salven. Con esto llegan al colmo de sus pecados, y se hacen acreedores a la ira más extrema.

Ausencia de Pablo de la iglesia

17 Pero nosotros, hermanos, aunque estuvimos separados de ustedes por algún tiempo (físicamente, pero no en el corazón), hicimos todo lo posible para ir a verlos. 18 Por lo tanto, quisimos ir a verlos, y yo mismo lo intenté varias veces, pero Satanás nos lo impidió. 19 Porque ¿cuál es nuestra esperanza o gozo delante de nuestro Señor Jesucristo? ¿De qué corona puedo vanagloriarme cuando él venga, si no es de ustedes? 20 Porque son ustedes el motivo de nuestro orgullo y de nuestro gozo.

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

خدمة بولس في تسالونيكي

فَإِنَّكُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ قُدُومَنَا إِلَيْكُمْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَاطِلاً. فَمَعَ أَنَّنَا كُنَّا قَدْ قَاسَيْنَا الأَلَمَ وَالإِهَانَةَ فِي مَدِينَةِ فِيلِبِّي، كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ، فَقَدْ تَجَرَّأْنَا فِي إِلَهِنَا أَنْ نُكَلِّمَكُمْ بِإِنْجِيلِ اللهِ مُجَاهِدِينَ فِي وَجْهِ الْمُعَارَضَةِ الشَّدِيدَةِ. فَمَا كَانَ وَعْظُنَا صَادِراً عَنْ ضَلالٍ وَلا عَنْ نَجَاسَةٍ، وَلا خَالَطَهُ مَكْرٌ، بَلْ إِنَّنَا نَتَكَلَّمُ كَمَنْ تَبَيَّنَ مِنِ اخْتِبَارِ اللهِ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَهْلٌ لأَنْ يُؤْتَمَنُوا عَلَى الإِنْجِيلِ، لِنُرْضِيَ لَا النَّاسَ بَلِ اللهَ الَّذِي يَخْتَبِرُ قُلُوبَنَا. وَكَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَيْضاً، فَإِنَّنَا لَمْ نَسْتَعْمِلْ مَعَكُمْ قَطُّ كَلامَ التَّمَلُّقِ، وَلا اتَّخَذْنَا ذَرِيعَةً لِلطَّمَعِ إِنَّمَا اللهُ شَاهِدٌ وَلا سَعَيْنَا لِنَوَالِ مَجْدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ، لَا مِنْكُمْ وَلا مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ، مَعَ أَنَّ لَنَا الْحَقَّ فِي أَنْ نَفْرِضَ أَنْفُسَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِاعْتِبَارِنَا رُسُلاً لِلْمَسِيحِ. وَلَكِنَّنَا كُنَّا مُتَرَفِّقِينَ بِكُمْ كَأُمٍّ مُرْضِعٍ تَحْنُو عَلَى أَوْلادِهَا. وَإِذْ كَانَ حُنُوُّنَا عَلَيْكُمْ شَدِيداً، ارْتَضَيْنَا أَنْ نُقَدِّمَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَا إِنْجِيلَ اللهِ فَقَطْ بَلْ أَنْفُسَنَا أَيْضاً، لأَنَّكُمْ صِرْتُمْ مَحْبُوبِينَ لَدَيْنَا. فَأَنْتُمْ تَذْكُرُونَ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، جَهْدَنَا وَكَدَّنَا، إِذْ بَشَّرْنَاكُمْ بِإِنْجِيلِ اللهِ وَنَحْنُ نَشْتَغِلُ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً لِكَيْ لَا نَكُونَ عِبْئاً ثَقِيلاً عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ. 10 فَأَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ، وَيَشْهَدُ اللهُ، كَيْفَ تَصَرَّفْنَا بَيْنَكُمْ، أَنْتُمُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، بِطَهَارَةٍ وَاسْتِقَامَةٍ وَبَرَاءَةٍ مِنَ اللَّوْمِ، 11 كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ عَامَلْنَاكُمْ مُعَامَلَةَ الأَبِ لأَوْلادِهِ، فَكُنَّا نَعِظُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ وَنُشَجِّعُكُمْ 12 وَنُحَرِّضُكُمْ أَنْ تَسْلُكُوا سُلُوكاً يَلِيقُ بِاللهِ، ذَاكَ الَّذِي يَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِهِ وَمَجْدِهِ.

13 وَلِذَلِكَ نَحْنُ أَيْضاً نَرْفَعُ الشُّكْرَ لِلهِ بِلا تَوَقُّفٍ، لأَنَّكُمْ لَمَّا تَلَقَّيْتُمْ مِنَّا كَلِمَةَ الْبِشَارَةِ مِنَ اللهِ، قَبِلْتُمُوهَا لَا كَأَنَّهَا كَلِمَةُ بَشَرٍ، بَلْ كَمَا هِيَ فِي الْحَقِيقَةِ: بِاعْتِبَارِهَا كَلِمَةَ اللهِ الْعَامِلَةَ أَيْضاً فِيكُمْ أَنْتُمُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. 14 فَإِنَّكُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، قَدْ صِرْتُمْ عَلَى مِثَالِ كَنَائِسِ اللهِ الَّتِي فِي مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّة الَّتِي هِيَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ. فَأَنْتُمْ أَيْضاً قَاسَيْتُمْ عَلَى أَيْدِي بَنِي جِنْسِكُمْ مَا قَاسَوْهُ هُمْ عَلَى أَيْدِي الْيَهُودِ 15 الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا الرَّبَّ يَسُوعَ وَالأَنْبِيَاءَ وَاضْطَهَدُونَا نَحْنُ أَيْضاً، وَهُمْ لَا يُرْضُونَ اللهَ وَيُعَادُونَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً، 16 إِذْ يَمْنَعُونَنَا مِنْ تَبْشِيرِ الأُمَمِ لِيَخْلُصُوا، وَبِذَلِكَ يَسْتَكْمِلُونَ خَطَايَاهُمْ كُلَّ حِينٍ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغَضَبَ قَدْ حَلَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَى الْغَايَةِ.

شوق بولس لرؤية المؤمنين في تسالونيكي

17 أَمَّا نَحْنُ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، فَإِذْ قَدْ افْتَرَقْنَا عَنْكُمْ لِمُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ، بِالْوَجْهِ لَا بِالْقَلْبِ، بَذَلْنَا جَهْداً أَوْفَرَ جِدّاً لِرُؤْيَةِ وُجُوهِكُمْ وَنَحْنُ فِي غَايَةِ الشَّوْقِ إِلَيْكُمْ. 18 وَلِهَذَا عَزَمْنَا أَنْ نَأْتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ، عَلَى الأَخَصِّ أَنَا بُولُسَ مَرَّةً بَعْدَ مَرَّةٍ، فَعَاقَنَا الشَّيْطَانُ. 19 فَمَا هُوَ رَجَاؤُنَا أَوْ فَرَحُنَا أَوْ إِكْلِيلُ افْتِخَارِنَا أَمَامَ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ عِنْدَ عَوْدَتِهِ؟ أَلَيْسَ أَنْتُمْ؟ بَلَى، 20 لأَنَّكُمْ فَخْرُنَا وَفَرَحُنَا.

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

20 For ye are our glory and joy.