1 Solunjanima 2 – CRO & NIRV

Knijga O Kristu

1 Solunjanima 2:1-20

Pavao se sjeća posjeta Solunjanima

1Znate i sami, draga braćo i sestre, da naš dolazak k vama nije bio uzaludan. 2Znate da su nas prije toga u Filipima zlostavljali i izvrgnuli ruglu. Ipak smo se odvažili, pouzdajući se u Boga, propovijedati vam evanđelje, iako uz tešku borbu. 3Vidite dakle da u našemu propovijedanju nema govora o zabludi, nečistim pobudama ili prijevari.

4Navješćujemo Radosnu vijest upravo onako kako nam je Bog povjerio da činimo. Ne trudimo se ugoditi ljudima, nego Bogu koji proniče srca. 5Nikada vas nismo pokušali pridobiti laskanjem. Bog nam je svjedok i da nikada ništa nismo činili iz pohlepe. 6Niti smo od ljudi tražili slavu—ni od vas ni od bilo koga drugoga. 7Mogli smo od vas kao Kristovi apostoli što i zahtijevati, ali nismo. Bili smo prema vama blagi poput majke koja s ljubavlju njeguje svoju djecu. 8Toliko smo vas voljeli da smo vam htjeli predati ne samo Božju Radosnu vijest nego i vlastiti život.

9Pa sjećate se, draga braćo i sestre, našega teškog truda i umora! Dok smo vam propovijedali evanđelje, radili smo noću i danju da nikomu od vas ne budemo na teret. 10I vi i Bog ste nam svjedoci da smo se sveto, pravedno i besprijekorno vladali prema vama vjernicima. 11Postupali smo prema svakomu od vas kao otac prema vlastitoj djeci. 12Poticali smo vas, hrabrili i zaklinjali da živite životom dostojnim Boga koji vas je pozvao u svoje kraljevstvo da s njime dijelite njegovu slavu.

13Zato bez prestanka zahvaljujemo Bogu što Božju poruku koju smo vam navijestili niste primili kao ljudsku, nego kao Božju riječ, što ona uistinu i jest. A ona djeluje u vama koji vjerujete.

14Vi ste, draga braćo, pretrpjeli od svojih sunarodnjaka progonstvo te ste tako prošli jednako kao i članovi Božjih kršćanskih crkava u Judeji, koje su zbog vjere u Krista Isusa progonili njihovi vlastiti sunarodnjaci, Židovi. 15Oni su poubijali vlastite proroke, pa čak i Gospodina Isusa. Nas su žestoko progonili. Ne ugađaju Bogu i neprijatelji su svim ljudima 16jer nam priječe propovijedati poganima da se oni ne bi spasili. Navršili su tako mjeru svojih zlodjela. Navukli su na sebe najveći Božji gnjev.

Timotejeva pohvala Crkvi

17Draga braćo, pošto smo zakratko bili odvojeni od vas (ali ne i srcem), vruće smo čeznuli za vama te smo pokušali doći da vas vidimo. 18Zaista smo nastojali doći k vama, ja Pavao i više puta, ali Sotona nas je spriječio. 19Tko će, na koncu, biti naša nada i radost, naš ponos i naša nagrada pred našim Gospodinom Isusom kada opet dođe? 20Vi ste naša slava i naša radost!

New International Reader’s Version

1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

Paul’s Work for God in Thessalonica

1Brothers and sisters, you know that our visit to you produced results. 2You know what happened earlier in the city of Philippi. We suffered, and people treated us very badly there. But God gave us the boldness to tell you his good news. We preached to you even when people strongly opposed us. 3The appeal we make is based on truth. It comes from a pure heart. We are not trying to trick you. 4In fact, it is just the opposite. God has approved us to preach. He has trusted us with the good news. We aren’t trying to please people. We want to please God. He tests our hearts. 5As you know, we never praised you if we didn’t mean it. We didn’t put on a mask to cover up any sinful desire. God is our witness that this is true. 6We were not expecting people to praise us. We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. Yet as Christ’s apostles, we could have used our authority over you. 7Instead, we were like young children when we were with you.

As a mother feeds and cares for her little children, 8we cared for you. We loved you so much. So we were happy to share with you God’s good news. We were also happy to share our lives with you. 9Brothers and sisters, I am sure you remember how hard we worked. We labored night and day while we preached to you God’s good news. We didn’t want to cause you any expense. 10You are witnesses of how we lived among you believers. God is also a witness that we were holy and godly and without blame. 11You know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children. 12We gave you hope and strength. We comforted you. We really wanted you to live in a way that is worthy of God. He chooses you to enter his glorious kingdom.

13We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe. 14Brothers and sisters, you became like the members of God’s churches in Judea. They are believers in Christ Jesus, just as you are. Your own people made you suffer. You went through the same things the church members in Judea suffered from the Jews. 15The Jews who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets also forced us to leave. They do not please God. They are enemies of everyone. 16They try to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles. These Jews don’t want the Gentiles to be saved. In this way, these Jews always increase their sins to the limit. God’s anger has come on them at last.

Paul Wants to See the Believers in Thessalonica

17Brothers and sisters, we were separated from you for a short time. Apart from you, we were like children without parents. We were no longer with you in person. But we kept you in our thoughts. We really wanted to see you. So we tried very hard to do so. 18We wanted to come to you. Again and again I, Paul, wanted to come. But Satan blocked our way. 19What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you? 20Yes, you are our glory and our joy.