¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹PAVLEC eta Siluanoc eta Timotheoc Thessaloniceanoén Eliça, Iainco Aitán eta Iesus Christ gure Iaunean denari, Gratia dela çuequin eta baquea gure Iainco Aitaganic, eta Iesus Christ Iaunaganic.

²We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

²Esquerrac emaiten drautzagu Iaincoari bethiere çueçaz gucióz, memorio çueçaz eguiten dugula gure othoitzetan:

³remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

³Paussu gabe orhoitzen garelaric çuen fedearen verthuteaz, eta çuen charitatearen trabailluaz, eta çuen sperançaren patientiáz Iesus Christ gure Iaunean, gure Iainco eta Aitaren aitzinean:

⁴We know, brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” loved by God, that you are chosen,

⁴Daquigularic, anaye maiteác, çuec Iaincoaz elegituac çaretela:

⁵and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

⁵Ecen gure Euangelioa consistitu içan da çuec baithan ez hitzean solament, baina verthutean-ere, eta Spiritu sainduan, eta segurança handitan, daquiçuen beçala nolaco içan garen çuen artean çuengatic.

⁶You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

⁶Çuec-ere gure imitaçale eguin içan çarete eta Iaunaren, recebituric hitza anhitz tribulationerequin, Spiritu sainduaren bozcariorequin:

⁷so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

⁷Hala non Macedonian eta Achaian sinhesten duten gucién exemplu içan baitzarete.

⁸For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out; so that we need not to say anything.

⁸Ecen çuetaric soinu eguin vkan du Iaincoaren hitzac, ez solament Macedonian eta Achaian, baina leku orotan-ere çuen fede Iaincoa baithangoa diuulgatu içan da, hala non ezpaitugu mengoa deus erran deçagun:

⁹For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

⁹Ecen beréc guçaz contatzen duté cer sartzea vkan dugun çuetara, eta nola conuertitu içan çareten Iaincoagana idoletaric, cerbitza cineçatençát Iainco vicia eta eguiazcoa:

¹⁰and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

¹⁰Eta haren Seme Iesusen beguira cinaudetençát ceruètaric, cein resuscitatu vkan baitu hiletaric, cein baita, gu ethorteco den hiratic deliuratzen gaituena.