1 Tesalonicenses 2 ~ 1 Thessalonians 2

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1 P orque vosotros mismos sabéis, hermanos, que nuestra visita a vosotros no resultó vana;

Christian brothers, you know that my visit with you was not wasted.

2 p ues habiendo antes padecido y sido ultrajados en Filipos, como sabéis, tuvimos denuedo en nuestro Dios para anunciaros el evangelio de Dios en medio de gran oposición.

Just before we came to you, we had been in the city of Philippi. You know how they worked against us and made us suffer. But God helped us preach the Good News to you without fear, even while many people hated us and made it hard for us.

3 P orque nuestra exhortación no procedió de error ni de impureza, ni fue por engaño,

You remember what we said to you was true. We had no wrong desire in teaching you. We did not try to fool you.

4 s ino que según fuimos aprobados por Dios para que se nos confiase el evangelio, así hablamos; no como para agradar a los hombres, sino a Dios, que prueba nuestros corazones.

God has allowed us to be trusted with the Good News. Because of this, we preach it to please God, not man. God tests and proves our hearts.

5 P orque nunca usamos de palabras lisonjeras, como sabéis, ni encubrimos avaricia; Dios es testigo;

You know we never used smooth-sounding words. God knows we never tried to get money from you by preaching.

6 n i buscamos gloria de los hombres; ni de vosotros, ni de otros, aunque podíamos seros carga como apóstoles de Cristo.

We never looked for thanks from men, not from you or from anyone else. But because we were missionaries of Christ, we could have asked you to do much for us.

7 A ntes fuimos tiernos entre vosotros, como la nodriza que cuida con ternura a sus propios hijos.

Instead, we were gentle when we came to you. We were like a mother caring for her children.

8 T an grande es nuestro afecto por vosotros, que hubiéramos querido entregaros no sólo el evangelio de Dios, sino también nuestras propias vidas; porque habéis llegado a sernos muy queridos.

We had such a strong desire to help you that we were happy to give you the Good News. Because we loved you so much, we were ready to give you our own lives also.

9 P orque os acordáis, hermanos, de nuestro trabajo y fatiga; cómo trabajando de noche y de día, para no ser gravosos a ninguno de vosotros, os predicamos el evangelio de Dios.

You remember, Christian brothers, we worked night and day for our food and clothes while we preached the Good News to you. We did not want to make it hard for you.

10 V osotros sois testigos, y Dios también, de cuán santa, justa e irreprensiblemente nos comportamos con vosotros los creyentes;

You know, and so does God, how pure and right and without blame we were among you who believe.

11 a sí como también sabéis de qué modo, como el padre a sus hijos, exhortábamos y consolábamos a cada uno de vosotros,

As a father helps his children, you know how we wanted to help you and give you comfort. We told you with strong words

12 y os encargábamos que anduvieseis como es digno de Dios, que os llamó a su reino y gloria.

that you should live to please God. He is the One Who chose you to come into His holy nation and to share His shining-greatness.

13 P or lo cual también nosotros sin cesar damos gracias a Dios, de que cuando recibisteis la palabra de Dios que oísteis de nosotros, la recibisteis no como palabra de hombres, sino según es en verdad, la palabra de Dios, la cual actúa en vosotros los creyentes.

We always thank God that when you heard the Word of God from us, you believed it. You did not receive it as from men, but you received it as the Word of God. That is what it is. It is at work in the lives of you who believe.

14 P orque vosotros, hermanos, vinisteis a ser imitadores de las iglesias de Dios en Cristo Jesús que están en Judea; pues habéis padecido de los de vuestra propia nación las mismas cosas que ellas padecieron de los judíos,

Christian brothers, you became just like the churches in the country of Judea. You had to suffer from the men in your country as those churches had to suffer from the Jews.

15 l os cuales mataron al Señor Jesús y a sus propios profetas, y a nosotros nos expulsaron; y no agradan a Dios, y se oponen a todos los hombres,

It was the Jews who killed the Lord Jesus and the early preachers. The Jews made it hard for us and made us leave. They do not please God and are working against all men.

16 i mpidiéndonos hablar a los gentiles para que éstos se salven; así colman ellos siempre la medida de sus pecados, pues vino sobre ellos la ira hasta el extremo. Ausencia de Pablo de la iglesia

They tried to keep us from preaching the Good News to the people who are not Jews. The Jews do not want them saved from the punishment of sin. The lives of the Jews are full of more sin all the time. But now God’s anger has come to them at last.

17 P ero nosotros, hermanos, separados de vosotros por un poco de tiempo, de vista pero no de corazón, tanto más procuramos con mucho deseo ver vuestro rostro;

Christian brothers, because we have not been able to be with you, our hearts have been with you. We have wanted very much to see you.

18 p or lo cual quisimos ir a vosotros, yo Pablo ciertamente una y otra vez; pero Satanás nos estorbó.

We wanted to come to you. I, Paul, have tried to come to you more than once but Satan kept us from coming.

19 P orque ¿cuál es nuestra esperanza, o gozo, o corona de que me gloríe? ¿No lo sois vosotros, delante de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, en su venida?

Who is our hope or joy or crown of happiness? It is you, when you stand before our Lord Jesus Christ when He comes again.

20 V osotros sois nuestra gloria y gozo.

You are our pride and joy.