¹警醒谨慎等候主再来

¹And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

²因为你们自己清楚知道，主的日子来到，就像夜间的贼来到一样。

²for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

³人正在说平安稳妥的时候，毁灭性的灾祸就突然临到他们，好像生产的痛苦临到怀胎的妇人一样，他们绝不能逃脱。

³for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail [doth] her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

⁴但是弟兄们，你们不在黑暗里，以致那日子会临到你们像贼来到一样。

⁴and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;

⁵你们都是光明之子、白昼之子；我们不是属于黑夜的，也不是属于黑暗的。

⁵all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,

⁶所以，我们不要沉睡像别人一样，总要警醒谨慎。

⁶so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

⁷因为睡觉的人是在晚上睡，醉酒的人是在晚上醉；

⁷for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,

⁸但我们既然属于白昼，就应当谨慎，披上信和爱的胸甲，戴上救恩的盼望作头盔。

⁸and we, being of the day — let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet — a hope of salvation,

⁹因为　神不是定意要我们受刑罚（“刑罚”原文作“忿怒”），而是要我们借着我们的主耶稣基督得着救恩。

⁹because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁰基督替我们死，使我们无论是醒着或睡着，都和他一同活着。

¹⁰who did die for us, that whether we wake — whether we sleep — together with him we may live;

¹¹所以，你们应该彼此劝慰，互相造就，正如你们一向所行的。

¹¹wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

¹²训勉和祝福弟兄们，我们求你们要敬重那些在你们中间劳苦的人，就是在主里面治理你们、劝戒你们的人。

¹²And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

¹³又因为他们的工作，你们要用爱心格外尊重他们。你们应当彼此和睦。

¹³and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves;

¹⁴弟兄们，我们劝你们，要警戒游手好闲的人，勉励灰心丧志的人，扶助软弱无力的人，也要容忍所有的人。

¹⁴and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

¹⁵你们要注意，不管是谁都不要以恶报恶，却要在彼此相处和对待众人这方面，常常追求良善。

¹⁵see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

¹⁶要常常喜乐，

¹⁶always rejoice ye;

¹⁷不住祷告，

¹⁷continually pray ye;

¹⁸凡事谢恩；这就是　神在基督耶稣里给你们的旨意。

¹⁸in every thing give thanks, for this [is] the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

¹⁹不要熄灭圣灵的感动。

¹⁹The Spirit quench not;

²⁰不要藐视先知的话语。

²⁰prophesyings despise not;

²¹凡事都要察验，好的要持守，

²¹all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

²²各样的恶事要远离。

²²from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

²³愿赐平安的　神亲自使你们完全成圣，又愿你们整个人：灵、魂和身体都得蒙保守，在我们的主耶稣基督再来的时候，无可指摘。

²³and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²⁴那呼召你们的是信实的，他必成就这事。

²⁴stedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do [it].

²⁵弟兄们，请为我们祷告。

²⁵Brethren, pray for us;

²⁶要用圣洁的亲嘴问候众弟兄。

²⁶salute all the brethren in an holy kiss;

²⁷我凭着主吩咐你们，要把这封信读给众弟兄听。

²⁷I charge you [by] the Lord, that the letter be read to all the holy brethren;

²⁸愿我们主耶稣基督的恩惠与你们同在。

²⁸the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you! Amen.