1 م ِنْ بُولُسَ وَسِيلا وَتِيمُوثاوُسَ، إلَى كَنِيسَةِ تَسالُونِيكِي الَّتِي فِي اللهِ الآبِ، وَفِي الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ. لِتَكُنْ مَعَكُمُ النِّعمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ. حَياةُ التَّسالُونِيكِيِّينَ وَإيمانُهُم

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

2 ن َحنُ نَشكُرُ اللهَ دائِماً مِنْ أجلِكُمْ وَنَذكُرُكُمْ فِي صَلَواتِنا.

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

3 و َلا نَنسَى أبَداً أنْ نَذكُرَ أمامَ اللهِ وَأبِينا عَمَلَكُمُ النّابِعَ مِنَ إيمانِكُمْ، وَجُهُودَكُمُ النّابِعَةَ مِنْ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ، وَصَبرَكُمُ النّابِعَ مِنَ الرَّجاءِ الَّذِي لَكُمْ فِي الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ.

unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,

4 ك َما نَشكُرُ اللهَ أيُّها الإخوَةُ المَحبُوبُونَ مِنَ اللهِ، لِأنَّنا نَعلَمُ أنَّهُ اختارَكُمْ لِتَكُونُوا لَهُ.

having known, brethren beloved, by God, your election,

5 ف َنَحنُ أعلَنّا لَكُمُ البِشارَةَ، لا بِالكَلامِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ بِقُوَّةِ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ وَبُرهانِهِ المُقنِعِ. وَأنتُمْ تَعلَمُونَ كَيفَ كُنّا نَتَصَرَّفُ حينَ كُنّا مَعَكُمْ، فَكانَ ذَلِكَ لِفائِدَتِكُمْ.

because our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as ye have known of what sort we became among you because of you,

6 ف َقَدْ صِرتُمْ حَريصينَ عَلَى الاقتِداءِ بِنا وَبِالرَّبِّ. وَقَبِلتُمُ الرِّسالَةَ وَسَطَ مُعاناةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، بِفَرَحٍ نابِعٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ.

and ye -- ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

7 و َصِرتُمْ بِذَلِكَ قُدوَةً لِكُلِّ المُؤمِنِينَ فِي مُقاطَعَةِ مَكدُونِيَّةَ وَفِي مُقاطَعَةِ أخائِيَّةَ.

so that ye became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,

8 ف َقَدِ انتَشَرَتْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ مِنْ عِنْدِكُمْ حَتَّى خارِجَ مَكدُونِيَّةَ وَأخائِيَّةَ. وَفِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ، يَتَحَدَّثُ النّاسُ عَنْ إيمانِكُمْ بِاللهِ، فَلا حاجَةَ بِنا إلَى أنْ نَقُولَ شَيئاً عَنْ ذَلِكَ.

for from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth, so that we have no need to say anything,

9 ف َهُمْ أنفُسُهُمْ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ عَنْ كَيفِيَّةِ استِقبالِكُمْ لَنا. وَيَتَحَدَّثُونَ أيضاً كَيفَ أنَّكُمْ تَرَكتُمُ الأوثانَ وَرَجِعتُمْ إلَى اللهِ، لِتَخدِمُوا الإلَهَ الحَيَّ الحَقِيقِيَّ،

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

10 و َأنَّكُمْ تَنتَظِرُونَ مَجِيءَ ابنِهِ مِنَ السَّماءِ، الابنِ الَّذِي أقامَهُ مِنَ المَوتِ، أيْ يَسُوعَ الَّذِي سَيُخَلِّصُنا مِنْ غَضَبِ اللهِ الآتِي.

and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead -- Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.