¹For yourselves have known, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it did not become vain,

¹Teie, vennad, teate ju meie tulekut teie juurde, et see ei ole läinud tühja.

²but having both suffered before, and having been injuriously treated (as ye have known) in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the good news of God in much conflict,

²Kuigi me just enne, nagu te teate, olime kannatanud ja meid teotati Filippi linnas, andis Jumal meile siiski julguse kuulutada Jumala evangeeliumi suure võitlusega.

³for our exhortation [is] not out of deceit, nor out of uncleanness, nor in guile,

³Meie manitsused ei tulene eksitusest ega ebapuhtusest ega pettusest.

⁴but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,

⁴Vastupidi, me räägime nõnda, nagu Jumal meid on arvanud kõlblikuks, et usaldada meie kätte evangeelium: me ei räägi, et meeldida inimestele, vaid Jumalale, kes meie südamed läbi katsub.

⁵for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in a pretext for covetousness, (God [is] witness!)

⁵Sest nagu te teate, ei ole me kunagi tulnud lipitsevate kõnedega ega ajendatuna ahnusest, Jumal on tunnistajaks.

⁶nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ`s apostles.

⁶Me ei otsi kiitust inimestelt, ei teilt ega muilt,

⁷But we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,

⁷kuigi me kui Kristuse apostlid oleksime võinud olla tähtsad; vaid me olime malbed teie keskel, nii nagu toitja ema hellitab oma lapsi;

⁸so being desirous of you, we are well-pleased to impart to you not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because beloved ye have become to us,

⁸nõnda oleksime meiegi hellusest teie vastu andnud heameelega teile mitte üksnes Jumala evangeeliumi, vaid ka oma hinge, kuna te olite saanud meile armsaks.

⁹for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

⁹Teie ju mäletate, vennad, meie vaeva ja pingutust! Töötades ööd ja päevad, et mitte saada koormaks kellelegi teist, kuulutasime teile Jumala evangeeliumi.

¹⁰ye [are] witnesses — God also — how kindly and righteously, and blamelessly to you who believe we became,

¹⁰Teie ja Jumal olete tunnistajaks, kui vagalt ja õiglaselt ja laitmatult me oleme käitunud teiega, kes te usute;

¹¹even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying,

¹¹nagu te teate sedagi, kuidas me igaühte teie seast otsekui isa oma lapsi

¹²for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.

¹²julgustasime ja lohutasime ja keelitasime, et te elaksite Jumala vääriliselt, kes teid kutsub oma kuningriiki ja kirkusse.

¹³Because of this also, we — we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

¹³Ja seepärast me tänamegi alatasa Jumalat, et kui te meie käest saite kuulda Jumala sõna, siis te ei võtnud seda vastu mitte inimeste sõnana, vaid sellena, mida see tõepoolest on - Jumala sõnana, mis on tegev ka teis, kes te usute.

¹⁴for ye became imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because such things ye suffered, even ye, from your own countrymen, as also they from the Jews,

¹⁴Sest teie, vennad, olete saanud nende Kristuses Jeesuses olevate Jumala koguduste järgijaiks, mis on Juudamaal, sest teiegi olete saanud kannatada oma suguvendade poolt, niisamuti nagu nemad juutide poolt,

¹⁵who did both put to death the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and did persecute us, and God they are not pleasing, and to all men [are] contrary,

¹⁵kes tapsid ka Issanda Jeesuse ning prohvetid ja kiusasid meid taga; nemad ei ole Jumalale meelepärased ja on kõigi inimeste vastased,

¹⁶forbidding us to speak to the nations that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always, but the anger did come upon them — to the end!

¹⁶takistades meid rääkimast paganaile nende päästmiseks; nii täidavad nad igati oma pattude mõõtu. Aga viha on jõudnud nende peale lõplikult.

¹⁷And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour — in presence, not in heart — did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,

¹⁷Meie aga, vennad, olles mõnda aega teist lahutatud küll palge, mitte südame poolest, oleme suure igatsusega soovinud näha teie palet.

¹⁸wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;

¹⁸Seepärast oleme tahtnud - mina, Paulus, küll rohkem kui korra - tulla tagasi teie juurde, kuid saatan on meid takistanud.

¹⁹for what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?

¹⁹Sest kes on meie lootus, meie rõõm, meie kiitlemise aupärg meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse palge ees tema tulemisel kui mitte teie?

²⁰for ye are our glory and joy.

²⁰Jah, teie olete meie kirkus ja rõõm!