¹Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

¹Ary amin'izany, raha tsy naharitra intsony izahay, dia nataonay fa mety ny hilaozana hitoetra irery tany Atena,

²and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

²ka dia nirahinay Timoty, rahalahinay sady mpanompon'Andriamanitra amin'ny filazantsaran'i Kristy, mba hampahery sy hamporisika anareo amin'ny finoanareo,

³that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

³mba tsy hisy ho taitra amin'izao fahoriana izao; fa ny tenanareo mahalala fa ho amin'izao no nanendrena antsika.

⁴For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

⁴Fa fony teo aminareo aza izahay, dia nilaza taminareo rahateo fa tsy maintsy hampahorina isika, dia toy ny efa nanjo ihany ka fantatrareo.

⁵For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

⁵Ary noho izany izaho koa, raha tsy naharitra intsony, dia naniraka hahafantatra ny finoanareo, fandrao sendra naka fanahy anareo ny mpaka-fanahy, ka ho foana ny nikelezanay aina.

⁶But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

⁶Fa raha vao tonga atỳ aminay ankehitriny Timoty avy tatỳ aminareo ka nilaza teny taminay ny amin'ny finoanareo sy ny fitiavanareo ary ny fahatsiarovana anareo tsara anay mandrakariva, ka maniry hahita anay indrindra ianareo, tahaka anay aminareo koa,-

⁷for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

⁷noho izany, ry rahalahy, dia nampionona anay teo amin'ny fahaterenay sy ny fahorianay rehetra ny finoanareo;

⁸For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

⁸fa ankehitriny velona izahay, raha tomoetra tsara amin'ny Tompo ianareo.

⁹For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

⁹Fa manao ahoana no saotra azonay havaly an'Andriamanitra ny aminareo noho ny fifaliana rehetra izay ifalianay noho ny aminareo eo anatrehan'Andriamanitray,

¹⁰night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

¹⁰amin'ny fangatahanay fatratra andro aman'alina hahita ny tavanareo sy hahatanteraka ny tsy ampy amin'ny finoanareo?

¹¹Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;

¹¹Ary Andriamanitra Raintsika anie sy Jesosy Tompontsika hanitsy ny lalanay ho atỳ

¹²and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

¹²Ary ny Tompo anie hampitombo sy hampandroso anareo amin'ny fifankatiavana sy ny fitiavana ny olona rehetra, dia tahaka anay aminareo koa,mba hampiorina ny fonareo tsy hanan-tsiny amin'ny fahamasinana eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra Raintsika amin'ny fihavian'i Jesosy Tompontsika mbamin'ny masiny rehetra.

¹³to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

¹³mba hampiorina ny fonareo tsy hanan-tsiny amin'ny fahamasinana eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra Raintsika amin'ny fihavian'i Jesosy Tompontsika mbamin'ny masiny rehetra.