¹Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

¹Viimaks nüüd veel, vennad, me palume ja keelitame teid Issandas Jeesuses, et nagu te olete meilt saanud teada, kuidas teil tuleb elada ja Jumalale meeldida - nõnda te ju elategi -, et te selles veelgi enam edeneksite.

²For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

²Te ju teate, millised korraldused me teile oleme Issandas Jeesuses andnud.

³For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

³Jah, see on Jumala tahtmine: teie pühitsus, et te hoiduksite hooruse eest,

⁴That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

⁴et igaüks teie seast oskaks pidada oma astjat pühitsuses ja aus,

⁵Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

⁵mitte himude kires, nõnda nagu paganad, kes ei tea midagi Jumalast,

⁶That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

⁶et ükski ei oleks üleastuja ega petaks oma venda asjaajamises, sest Issand maksab kõige säärase eest kätte, nii nagu me oleme seda teile ka enne ütelnud ja tunnistanud.

⁷For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

⁷Jumal ei ole meid ju kutsunud rüvedusele, vaid pühitsusele.

⁸He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

⁸Seepärast siis, kes on selle suhtes hoolimatu, see on hoolimatu mitte inimese, vaid Jumala vastu, kes oma Püha Vaimu teisse annab.

⁹But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

⁹Aga vennaarmastusest ei ole vaja teile kirjutada, sest Jumal on teid endid õpetanud armastama üksteist,

¹⁰And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

¹⁰ja seda teie osutategi kõigile vendadele terves Makedoonias. Meie aga manitseme teid, vennad, et te veelgi edeneksite.

¹¹And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

¹¹Ja arvake auks elada vaikselt, ajada oma asju ning teha tööd oma kätega, nagu meie teid oleme käskinud,

¹²That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

¹²nii et te elaksite kombekalt nende ees, kes on väljaspool, ega oleks teil kelleltki midagi vaja.

¹³But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

¹³Meie ei taha aga, vennad, et teil jääks teadmata nende järg, kes on läinud magama, et teie ei oleks kurvad nagu need teised, kellel ei ole lootust.

¹⁴For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

¹⁴Sest kui me usume, et Jeesus on surnud ja üles tõusnud, siis usume ka, et Jumal äratab Jeesuse kaudu üles need, kes koos temaga on läinud magama.

¹⁵For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

¹⁵Jah, seda me ütleme teile Issanda sõnana, et meie, kes me üle jääme elama Issanda tulekuni, ei jõua ette magamaläinutest,

¹⁶For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

¹⁶sest Issand ise tuleb sõjahüüu, peaingli hääle ja Jumala pasuna saatel alla taevast ning esmalt tõusevad üles surnud, kes on läinud magama Kristuses,

¹⁷Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

¹⁷pärast kistakse meid, kes me oleme üle jäänud elama, ühtviisi koos nendega pilvedes üles õhku Issandale vastu, ja nõnda me saame alati olla koos Issandaga.

¹⁸Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

¹⁸Julgustage siis üksteist nende sõnadega!