1 Thessalonians 1 (Tesalonikim Alef) in Greek, Hebrew and English
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1 Thessalonians, Chapter 1
Paul, Silvanus and Timothy greet the congregation of the Thessalonians and give thanks for their work of faith, labour of love and patience of hope. They recall how the gospel came to them in power, how they turned from idols to serve the living God, and how their faith is spoken of everywhere.
1:1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy (Timotheus), unto the congregation of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Master Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Master Yeshua the Messiah.
Παῦλος καὶ Σιλουανὸς καὶ Τιμόθεος, τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Θεσσαλονικέων ἐν Θεῷ πατρὶ, καὶ Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
אאל קהילת תסלוניקי, ששייכת לאלוהים אבינו ולישוע המשיח אדוננו. מאת פולוס, סילוונוס וטימותיוס. שלום וברכה מאת האלוהים אבינו וישוע המשיח אדוננו.
1:2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν, μνείαν ὑμῶν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν ἡμῶν,
בבכל פעם שאנו מתפללים בעדכם אנו מודים לאלוהים על כולכם,
1:3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Master Yeshua the Messiah, in the sight of God and our Father;
ἀδιαλείπτως μνημονεύοντες ὑμῶν τοῦ ἔργου τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τοῦ κόπου τῆς ἀγάπης καὶ τῆς ὑπομονῆς τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς ἡμῶν·
גומזכירים לפניו תמיד את מעשיכם הטובים, את אמונתכם החזקה, את אהבתכם ואת ציפייתכם הסבלנית לשובו של ישוע המשיח אדוננו.
1:4Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
εἰδότες, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ Θεοῦ, τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν·
דאחים יקרים ואהובי האדון, אנחנו יודעים שאלוהים בחר בכם,
1:5For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as you know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει, καὶ ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ, καὶ ἐν πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ, καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν ἐν ὑμῖν δι’ ὑμᾶς.
השהרי כאשר בישרנו לכם את בשורת האלוהים לא המילים שלנו שכנעו אתכם, אלא רוח הקודש הוא ששכנע אתכם ועזר לכם להאמין בבשורה בהתלהבות ובדבקות. גם אורח חיינו שימש הוכחה חותכת לאמיתות הבשורה שבישרנו לכם.
1:6And you became followers of us, and of the Master, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit:
καὶ ὑμεῖς μιμηταὶ ἡμῶν ἐγενήθητε καὶ τοῦ Κυρίου, δεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον ἐν θλίψει πολλῇ μετὰ χαρᾶς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου,
ווכך הלכתם בעקבותינו כשם שאנו הלכנו בעקבות האדון. למרות שאמונתכם בבשורה הביאה עליכם צרות וסבל מאויביכם, מילא אתכם רוח הקודש שמחה,
1:7So that you were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπους πᾶσι τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ.
זותוך זמן קצר הפכתם בעצמכם לדוגמה ועשיתם שם בין כל המאמינים ביוון.
1:8For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
ἀφ’ ὑμῶν γὰρ ἐξήχηται ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου οὐ μόνον ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ Ἀχαΐᾳ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἐξελήλυθεν, ὥστε μὴ χρείαν ἡμᾶς ἔχειν λαλεῖν τι.
חבינתיים פרסמתם את דבר־אלוהים בכל מקום, ואנו שומעים על אמונתכם הנפלאה באלוהים בכל מקום שאנו הולכים. לנו לא נותר מה לספר!
1:9For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων, δουλεύειν Θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ,
טאנשים מספרים לנו על קבלת־הפנים החמה שערכתם לנו, וכיצד עזבתם את האלילים והאמנתם באלוהים החי והאמיתי.
1:10And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Yeshua, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
καὶ ἀναμένειν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν, Ἰησοῦν τὸν ῥυόμενον ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς τῆς ἐρχομένης.
יהם גם סיפרו לנו על ציפייתכם לשובו של בן־האלוהים מהשמים, הלא הוא ישוע המשיח שקם לתחייה והושיענו מזעם אלוהים על החטא.
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- The King James Version (public domain), lightly modernized by Benei Avraham: “thee/thou/ye” become “you,” older verb forms are updated, and archaic words are replaced only where the meaning would otherwise be unclear. People and places with Hebrew names carry them, with the King James spelling in parentheses the first time on each page (e.g., Yeshua (Jesus)); Greek and Roman names keep their English form. Christ is “Messiah”; Lord, used of Yeshua, is “Master”; where the Greek has Kyrios for God, the English keeps “the Lord.” “Church” is “congregation,” “baptize” is “immerse,” and the Holy Ghost is “the Holy Spirit.”
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