Paul's Work in Thessalonica
1 My friends, you know our time with you wasn't wasted. 2 As you remember, we had been mistreated and insulted at Philippi. But God gave us the courage to tell you the good news about him, even though many people caused us trouble. 3 We didn't have any hidden motives when we won you over, and we didn't try to fool or trick anyone. 4 God was pleased to trust us with his message. We didn't speak to please people, but to please God who knows our motives.
5 You also know we didn't try to flatter anyone. God himself knows what we did wasn't a cover-up for greed. 6 We were not trying to get you or anyone else to praise us. 7 But as apostles, we could have demanded help from you. After all, Christ is the one who sent us. We chose to be like children or like a mother nursing her baby. 8 We cared so much for you, and you became so dear to us, that we were willing to give our lives for you when we gave you God's message.
9 My dear friends, you surely haven't forgotten our hard work and hardships. You remember how night and day we struggled to make a living, so we could tell you God's message without being a burden to anyone. 10 Both you and God are witnesses that we were pure and honest and innocent in our dealings with you followers of the Lord. 11 You also know we did everything for you that parents would do for their own children. 12 We begged, encouraged, and urged each of you to live in a way that would honor God. He is the one who chose you to share in his own kingdom and glory.
13 We always thank God that you believed the message we preached. It came from him, and it isn't something made up by humans. You accepted it as God's message, and now he is working in you. 14 My friends, you did just like God's churches in Judea and like the other followers of Christ Jesus there. And so, you were mistreated by your own people, in the same way they were mistreated by their people.
15 Those evil people killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and they even chased us away. God doesn't like what they do and neither does anyone else. 16 They keep us from speaking his message to the Gentiles and from leading them to be saved. They have always gone too far with their sins. Now God has finally become angry and will punish them.
Paul Wants To Visit the Church Again
17 My friends, we were kept from coming to you for a while, but we never stopped thinking about you. We were eager to see you and tried our best to visit you in person. 18 We really wanted to come. I myself tried several times, but Satan always stopped us. 19 After all, when the Lord Jesus appears, who else but you will give us hope and joy and be like a glorious crown for us? 20 You alone are our glory and joy!
II.
1 Brōli, jyus zynat poši, ka myusu uzastōšona pi jums nabeja bez panōkumim. 2 Lai gon mums, kai jyus zynot, pyrmōk Filipijā vajadzēja byut sōpēs un pasmōdēšonā, tūmār pasaļaudami uz myusu Dīvu, mes īsadrūšynōjom sludynōt jums Dīva Evangeliju, nasaskotūt uz daudzom ceiņom. 3 Un myusu sludynōšonai nav nikō kūpeja ar mōneišonas vai montkōreibas nūlyukim, ni arī ar viļteibu. 4 Tai kai Dīvs myusus pagūdynōja mums uztycūt sludynōt Evangeliju, tad mes runojam, lai īpatyktu na cylvākim, bet gon Dīvam, kas cauri redz sirdis. 5 Mes nikod, kai jyus zynat, nanōcem ar glaimojūšom runom, ni arī ar nūslāptu montkōreibu, — Dīvs ir tam līcinīks, — 6 Slavas mes nameklējom pi ļaudim, ni pi jums, ni pi citim. 7 Lai gon mes, kai Kristus apostoli, varējom pret jums byut uzstōjeigi, bet mes storp jums bejom kautreigi, kai barōtōja (mōte), kas gōrbej sovus bārnus. 8 Mīlesteibas piļdeiti uz jums, mes gribējom jums na tikai Dīva Evangeliju snēgt, bet arī sovu dzeiveibu, jo jyus klivot mums mīli. 9 Brōli, jyus pīminit myusu ryupes un pyules. Mes strōdōjom dīn un nakt, lai nivīna nu jums naapgryutynōtu tad, kad mes jums sludynōjom Dīva Evangeliju. 10 Jyus asot līcinīki, arī Dīvs ir līcinīks, cik cāli, taisneigi un navaiņojami mes pret jums, ticeigajim, izaturējom. 11 Jyus zynot, ka mes ikvīnu nu jums, kai tāvs sovu bārnu, pōrsorgōjom, pamūdynōjom un 12 zvārynōjom, lai jyus Dīva cīneigi dzeivōtu, kas jyusus uz sovu vaļsteibu un uz sovu gūdeibu ir paaicynōjis.
13 Tōpēc mes bez pōrstōšonas pateicam Dīvam par tū, ka jyus Dīva vōrdu, kuru nu mums dzērdējot, pījēmet na kai cylvāku vōrdu, bet gon kai taidu, kaids jys ir patīseibā, — kai Dīva vōrdu, kas pi jums, kuri asot īticējuši, ir darbeigs. 14 Tai tad, jyus, brōli, asot pakaļdareitōji Dīva draudzem, kas ir Judejā ikš Jezus Kristus, un jums nu sovim tautīšim beja jōpacīš taidas pat sōpes, kai tim nu jūdim. 15 Jī (jūdi) pat Kungu Jezu un pravīšus nūnōvēja, jī arī myusus vojōja. Jī Dīvam nav pateikami un ir īnaidā ar visim cylvākim. 16 Jī līk škēršļus, lai mes nasludynōtu pogōnim, ka tī natyktu izglōbti, un tai jī pīpiļdeja sovu grāku māru vysā pylnu. Beidzūt arī (Dīva) dusme par jim ir atnōkuse.
17 Brōli, jau ir pagōjis laiks, kai mes nu jums ōreigi, lai gon na sirdī, asom škērti un myusūs ceļās korsta vēlēšonōs jyusus otkon īraudzeit. 18 Tōpēc mes gribējom, mozōkais, es, Pōvuls pi jums na reizi aizīt, bet satans myusus aizkavēja. 19 Un kas tad cyts, ka na jyus asot myusu cereiba, myusu prīca, myusu slavas krūņs myusu Kunga Jezus (Kristus) prīškā pi Jō atnōkšonas? 20 Jā, jyus asot myusu slava un myusu prīca.
