Prima lettera ai Tessalonicesi 3

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Propter quod non sustinentes amplius, placuit nobis, ut relin queremurAthenis soli,	1 Because of this, willing to wait no longer, it was pleasing to us to remain at Athens, alone.
2 et misimus Timotheum, fratrem nostrum et cooperatorem Dei inevangelio Christi, ad confirmandos vos et exhortandos pro fide vestra,	2 And we sent Timothy, our brother and a minister of God in the Gospel of Christ, to confirm you and to exhort you, on behalf of your faith,
3 ut nemoturbetur in tribulationibus istis. Ipsi enim scitis quod in hoc positi sumus;	3 so that no one would be disturbed during these tribulations. For you yourselves know that we have been appointed to this.
4 nam et cum apud vos essemus, praedicebamus vobis passuros nos tribulationes,sicut et factum est et scitis.	4 For even while we were with you, we predicted to you that we would suffer tribulations, even as it has happened, and as you know.
5 Propterea et ego amplius non sustinens, misi adcognoscendam fidem vestram, ne forte tentaverit vos is qui tentat, et inanisfiat labor noster.	5 For this reason also, I was not willing to wait any longer, and I sent to find out about your faith, lest perhaps he who tempts may have tempted you, and our labor might have been in vain.
6 Nunc autem, veniente Timotheo ad nos a vobis et annuntiante nobis fidem etcaritatem vestram, et quia memoriam nostri habetis bonam semper, desiderantesnos videre, sicut nos quoque vos;	6 But then, when Timothy arrived to us from you, he reported to us your faith and charity, and that you keep a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, just as we likewise desire to see you.
7 ideo consolati sumus, fratres, propter vosin omni necessitate et tribulatione nostra per vestram fidem;	7 As a result, we were consoled in you, brothers, in the midst of all our difficulties and tribulations, through your faith.
8 quoniam nuncvivimus, si vos statis in Domino.	8 For we now live so that you may stand firm in the Lord.
9 Quam enim gratiarum actionem possumus Deoretribuere pro vobis in omni gaudio, quo gaudemus propter vos ante Deum nostrum,	9 For what thanks would we be able to repay to God because of you, for all the joy with which we rejoice over you before our God?
10 nocte et die abundantius orantes, ut videamus faciem vestram et compleamusea, quae desunt fidei vestrae?	10 For night and day, ever more abundantly, we are praying that we may see your face, and that we may complete those things that are lacking in your faith.
11 Ipse autem Deus et Pater noster et Dominus noster Iesus dirigat viam nostramad vos;	11 But may God our Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
12 vos autem Dominus abundare et superabundare faciat caritate ininvicem et in omnes, quemadmodum et nos in vos;	12 And may the Lord multiply you, and make you abound in your charity toward one another and toward all, just as we also do toward you,
13 ad confirmanda corda vestrasine querela in sanctitate ante Deum et Patrem nostrum, in adventu Domini nostriIesu cum omnibus sanctis eius. Amen.	13 in order to confirm your hearts without blame, in sanctity, before God our Father, unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen.