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

¹For ye know yourselves, brethren, our entering in which [we had] to you, that it has not been in vain;

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

²but, having suffered before and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the glad tidings of God with much earnest striving.

³Meie manitsused ei tulene eksitusest ega ebapuhtusest ega pettusest.

³For our exhortation [was] not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;

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.

⁴but even as we have been approved of God to have the glad tidings entrusted to us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who proves our hearts.

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

⁵For we have not at any time been [among you] with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God [is] witness;

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

⁶nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been a charge as Christ's apostles;

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

⁷but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

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

⁸Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.

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

⁹For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God.

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

¹⁰*Ye* [are] witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe:

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

¹¹as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,

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

¹²that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.

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.

¹³And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received [the] word of [the] report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.

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,

¹⁴For *ye*, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for *ye* also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also *they* of the Jews,

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

¹⁵who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and [are] against all men,

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

¹⁶forbidding us to speak to the nations that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always: but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.

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

¹⁷But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;

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

¹⁸wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.

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

¹⁹For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? [are] not *ye* also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

²⁰Jah, teie olete meie kirkus ja rõõm!

²⁰for ye are our glory and joy.