Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi - 1 Thessalonians 2

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Διοτι σεις εξευρετε, αδελφοι, την προς εσας εισοδον ημων, οτι δεν εγεινε ματαια,	1 You know yourselves, my brothers, that our visit to you has not been pointless.
2 αλλα και προπαθοντες και υβρισθεντες, καθως εξευρετε, εν Φιλιπποις, ελαβομεν θαρρος εις τον Θεον ημων να λαλησωμεν προς εσας το ευαγγελιον του Θεου με πολυν αγωνα.	2 Although, as you know, we had received rough treatment and insults at Philippi, God gave us thecourage to speak his gospel to you fearlessly, in spite of great opposition.
3 Διοτι η προτροπη ημων δεν ητο εκ πλανης ουδε εξ ακαθαρσιας ουτε μετα δολου?	3 Our encouragement to you does not come from any delusion or impure motives or trickery.
4 αλλα καθως εδοκιμασθημεν υπο του Θεου δια να εμπιστευθωμεν το ευαγγελιον, ουτω λαλουμεν, ουχι ως αρεσκοντες εις ανθρωπους, αλλ' εις τον Θεον τον δοκιμαζοντα τας καρδιας ημων.	4 No, God has approved us to be entrusted with the gospel, and this is how we preach, seeking to pleasenot human beings but God who tests our hearts.
5 Διοτι ουτε λογον κολακειας μετεχειρισθημεν ποτε, καθως εξευρετε, ουτε προφασιν πλεονεξιας, μαρτυς ο Θεος,	5 Indeed, we have never acted with the thought of flattering anyone, as you know, nor as an excuse forgreed, God is our witness;
6 ουτε εζητησαμεν δοξαν εξ ανθρωπων, ουτε αφ' υμων ουτε απ' αλλων	6 nor have we ever looked for honour from human beings, either from you or anybody else,
7 καιτοι δυναμενοι να διδωμεν βαρος ως αποστολοι του Χριστου, αλλ' εσταθημεν γλυκεις εν τω μεσω υμων, καθως η τροφος περιθαλπει τα εαυτης τεκνα?	7 when we could have imposed ourselves on you with full weight, as apostles of Christ. Instead, we livedunassumingly among you. Like a mother feeding and looking after her children,
8 ουτως εχοντες ενθερμον αγαπην προς εσας, ευχαριστουμεθα να μεταδωσωμεν ουχι μονον το ευαγγελιον του Θεου αλλα και τας ψυχας ημων, επειδη εσταθητε αγαπητοι εις ημας.	8 we felt so devoted to you, that we would have been happy to share with you not only the gospel of God,but also our own lives, so dear had you become.
9 Διοτι ενθυμεισθε, αδελφοι, τον κοπον ημων και τον μοχθον? επειδη νυκτα και ημεραν εργαζομενοι, δια να μη επιβαρυνωμεν τινα εξ υμων, εκηρυξαμεν εις εσας το ευαγγελιον του Θεου.	9 You remember, brothers, with what unsparing energy we used to work, slaving night and day so as notto be a burden on any one of you while we were proclaiming the gospel of God to you.
10 Σεις εισθε μαρτυρες και ο Θεος οτι οσιως και δικαιως και αμεμπτως εφερθημεν προς εσας τους πιστευοντας,	10 You are witnesses, and so is God, that our treatment of you, since you believed, has been impeccablyfair and upright.
11 καθως εξευρετε οτι ενα εκαστον υμων, ως πατηρ τα εαυτου τεκνα,	11 As you know, we treated every one of you as a father treats his children,
12 σας προετρεπομεν και παρηγορουμεν και διεμαρτυρομεθα, δια να περιπατησητε αξιως του Θεου του προσκαλουντος υμας εις την εαυτου βασιλειαν και δοξαν.	12 urging you, encouraging you and appealing to you to live a life worthy of God, who cal s you into hiskingdom and his glory.
13 Δια τουτο και ημεις ευχαριστουμεν τον Θεον αδιαλειπτως, οτι παραλαβοντες τον λογον του Θεου, τον οποιον ηκουσατε παρ' ημων, εδεχθητε αυτον ουχι ως λογον ανθρωπων, αλλα καθως ειναι αληθως, λογον Θεου, οστις και ενεργειται μεταξυ υμων των πιστευοντων.	13 Another reason why we continual y thank God for you is that as soon as you heard the word that webrought you as God's message, you welcomed it for what it really is, not the word of any human being, but God'sword, a power that is working among you believers.
14 Διοτι σεις εγεινετε, αδελφοι, μιμηται των εκκλησιων του Θεου, αιτινες ειναι εν τη Ιουδαια εν Χριστω Ιησου, επειδη και σεις επαθετε τα αυτα υπο των ιδιων υμων ομοεθνων, καθως και αυτοι υπο των Ιουδαιων,	14 For you, my brothers, have model ed yourselves on the churches of God in Christ Jesus which are inJudaea, in that you have suffered the same treatment from your own countrymen as they have had from theJews,
15 οιτινες και τον Κυριον Ιησουν εθανατωσαν και τους ιδιους αυτων προφητας, και ημας εξεδιωξαν, και εις τον Θεον δεν αρεσκουσι, και εις παντας τους ανθρωπους ειναι εναντιοι,	15 who put the Lord Jesus to death, and the prophets too, and persecuted us also. Their conduct doesnot please God, and makes them the enemies of the whole human race,
16 εμποδιζοντες ημας να λαλησωμεν προς τα εθνη δια να σωθωσι, δια να αναπληρωσωσι τας αμαρτιας εαυτων παντοτε. Εφθασε δε επ' αυτους η οργη μεχρι τελους.	16 because they are hindering us from preaching to gentiles to save them. Thus al the time they arereaching the ful extent of their iniquity, but retribution has final y overtaken them.
17 Αλλ' ημεις, αδελφοι, ορφανισθεντες αφ' υμων προς ολιγον καιρον, προσωπικως ουχι κατα την καρδιαν, εσπουδασαμεν περισσοτερον μετα πολλης επιθυμιας να ιδωμεν το προσωπον σας.	17 Although we had been deprived of you for only a short time in body but never in affection, brothers, wehad an especially strong desire and longing to see you face to face again,
18 Δια τουτο ηθελησαμεν να ελθωμεν προς εσας, εγω μαλιστα ο Παυλος, και απαξ και δις, και ημποδισεν ημας ο Σατανας.	18 and we tried hard to come and visit you; I, Paul, tried more than once, but Satan prevented us.
19 Διοτι τις η ελπις ημων η η χαρα η ο στεφανος της καυχησεως; η ουχι και σεις εμπροσθεν του Κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου εν τη παρουσια αυτου;	19 What do you think is our hope and our joy, and what our crown of honour in the presence of our LordJesus when he comes?
20 Διοτι σεις εισθε η δοξα ημων και η χαρα.	20 You are, for you are our pride and joy.