1 Thessalonians 2 – NIRV & ASCB

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.

Asante Twi Contemporary Bible

1 Tesalonikafoɔ 2:1-20

Paulo Adwumayɛ Wɔ Tesalonika

1Anuanom, mo ankasa monim sɛ nsra a yɛbɛsraa mo no anyɛ ɔkwa. 2Monim ayayadeɛ a wɔyɛɛ yɛn ne ɔyea a wɔyaa yɛn wɔ Filipi ansa na yɛreba mo nkyɛn wɔ Tesalonika. Ɛwom sɛ na nnipa bi tia yɛn deɛ, nanso yɛn Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ yɛn den maa yɛkaa Asɛmpa a ɛfiri ne mu no. 3Asɛmpa a yɛka kyerɛɛ mo no mfiri adwemmɔne anaa nnaadaa mu, na mmom, deɛ yɛkaeɛ no yɛ nokorɛ turodoo. 4Daa yɛka nokorɛ sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn hwehwɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnka no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpene so na ɔde Asɛmpa no nso ama yɛn sɛ yɛnka. Yɛmpɛ sɛ yɛsɔ nnipa ani, na mmom, Onyankopɔn a ɔsɔ yɛn adwene hwɛ no ani na yɛpɛ sɛ yɛsɔ. 5Monim pefee sɛ yɛamma ha sɛ yɛrebɛka nnaadaasɛm akyerɛ mo anaasɛ yɛrebɛka nsɛm sikanibereɛ so. Onyankopɔn ne yɛn adanseɛ. 6Sɛ moyɛ Kristo asomafoɔ no enti, anka yɛwɔ ho kwan sɛ yɛpɛ animuonyam firi mo nkyɛn, nanso yɛmmisaa animuonyam mfirii mo anaasɛ onipa foforɔ bi nkyɛn. 7Na yɛwɔ mo nkyɛn no, na yɛne mo te ɔdwoɔ so, sɛdeɛ ɔbaatan korɔkorɔ ne mma. 8Yɛhwɛɛ mo yie, nyaa mo ho anigyeɛ sononko, mpo yɛdaa yɛn ho so sɛ yɛde yɛn nkwa bɛto hɔ ama mo ɛberɛ a yɛde Onyankopɔn Asɛmpa no brɛɛ mo no. 9Anuanom, menim sɛ mokae adwuma a yɛyɛeɛ ne brɛ a yɛbrɛeɛ. Yɛyɛɛ adwuma awia ne anadwo sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn Asɛmpa no ka a yɛka kyerɛɛ mo no, yɛremfa ɔhaw bi mmɛto mo so. 10Mo ne Onyankopɔn yɛ yɛn adansefoɔ. Yɛn suban a yɛdaa no adi kyerɛɛ mo a mogyee Asɛmpa no diiɛ no yɛ kronn a ɛyɛ na mfomsoɔ biara nni ho. 11Mo ara monim sɛ yɛne mo tenaa sɛdeɛ agya ne nʼankasa mma tena. 12Yɛhyɛɛ mo nkuran; yɛkyekyeree mo werɛ na yɛkɔɔ so tuu mo fo sɛ montena ase wɔ ɛkwan a ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn a ɔfrɛ mo wɔ nʼAhennie ne nʼanimuonyam mu no so.

13Daa yɛbɛda Onyankopɔn ase wɔ saa asɛm yi ho. Ɛberɛ a yɛkaa Onyankopɔn asɛm kyerɛɛ mo no, motieeɛ, gye dii sɛ ɛnyɛ asɛm a ɛfiri onipa nkyɛn, na mmom, ampa ara sɛ, ɛfiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn. Mo a moagye adi no, Onyankopɔn yɛ adwuma wɔ mo mu. 14Anuanom, nsɛm a ɛtotoo Onyankopɔn asafo a na ɛwowɔ Yudea ne nnipa a wɔwɔ hɔ a na wɔyɛ Kristo Yesu nkurɔfoɔ no bi ara na ato mo yi. Ɔtaa a mo ara mo manfoɔ taa mo no, saa ara na Yudafoɔ no nso taa asafo no. 15Saa nnipa no kumm Awurade Yesu ne adiyifoɔ no, na wɔtaa yɛn nso. Onyankopɔn ani nsɔ wɔn, na wɔne nnipa di asi ɛberɛ biara. 16Wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛsi yɛn kwan sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a yɛrentumi nkɔka asɛm a ɛbɛma amanamanmufoɔ no nkwagyeɛ nkyerɛ wɔn. Yei ma wɔn bɔne kɔɔ so daa. Na Onyankopɔn abufuo wɔ wɔn so.

Paulo Pɛ Sɛ Ɔkɔsra Wɔn Bio

17Me nnamfonom, ɛberɛ tiawa bi mu no, yɛantumi amma mo nkyɛn, nanso ɛberɛ biara na yɛdwene mo ho. Yɛpɛɛ sɛ yɛhunu mo, na yɛbɔɔ mmɔden biara sɛ yɛbɛhyia mo ankasa. 18Yɛpɛɛ sɛ yɛbɛsane aba mo nkyɛn. Me Paulo deɛ, na mepɛ sɛ meba hɔ boro pɛnkorɔ nanso ɔbonsam sii yɛn ho ɛkwan. 19Nanso, ne nyinaa akyi no, mo nko ara ne yɛn anidasoɔ ne yɛn ahosɛpɛ. Na sɛ yɛbɛtumi ahoahoa yɛn ho nkonimdie mu wɔ Awurade Yesu anim wɔ ne ba no mu a, ɛgyina mo so. 20Nokorɛm, yɛn ahohoahoa ne yɛn ahosɛpɛ gyina mo so.