1Pavel, Silván a Timoteus cirkvi Tesaloničanov v Bohu Otcovi a v Pánu Ježišu Kristovi: milosť vám a pokoj od Boha, nášho Otca, a od Pána Ježiša Krista!
1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
2Ďakujeme vždycky Bohu vzhľadom na vás na všetkých zmieňujúc sa na svojich modlitbách o vás,
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
3neprestajne pamätajúc na vaše dielo viery a na úsilnú prácu lásky a na trpezlivosť nádeje nášho Pána Ježiša Krista pred svojím Bohom a Otcom,
3unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,
4vediac, bratia, milovaní od Boha, vaše vyvolenie.
4having known, brethren beloved, by God, your election,
5Lebo naše evanjelium, ktoré sme vám zvestovali, nezáležalo iba v slove, ale aj v moci a v Svätom Duchu a v mnohej istote, jako viete, jakí sme boli medzi vami pre vás.
5because our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as ye have known of what sort we became among you because of you,
6A vy ste sa stali našimi nasledovníkmi a Pánovými prijmúc slovo v mnohom súžení s radosťou Svätého Ducha,
6and ye — ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
7takže ste sa stali vzorom všetkým veriacim v Macedonii a v Achaji.
7so that ye became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,
8Lebo od vás sa rozhlásilo slovo Pánovo nie len v Macedonii a v Achaji, ale aj na každom mieste sa rozniesla vaša viera v Boha, takže nám netreba nič hovoriť.
8for from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth, so that we have no need to say anything,
9Lebo oni sami zvestujú o nás, aký bol náš príchod k vám, a jako ste sa obrátili od modiel k Bohu, aby ste slúžili Bohu, živému a pravdivému,
9for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,
10a očakávali jeho Syna z nebies, ktorého vzkriesil z mŕtvych, Ježiša, ktorý nás vychvacuje od prijdúceho hnevu.
10and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead — Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.