帖撒罗尼迦前书 5
主来的日子
1 弟兄姊妹，这件事会在什么日期、什么时候发生，不必我写信告诉你们，2 因为你们已经清楚知道，将来有一天，主会突然来到，像贼在夜里忽然出现一样。3 当人们正在说一切平安稳妥的时候，灾祸会像产痛临到孕妇一样突然临到他们，令他们无法逃脱。
4 然而，弟兄姊妹，你们不是活在黑暗里，因此那日子不会像贼一样突然临到你们。5 你们都是光明之子，白昼之子。我们既不属于黑夜，也不属于黑暗。6 所以不要像其他人一样沉睡，要警醒戒备，7 因为睡觉的人是在夜里睡，醉酒的人是在夜里醉。8 我们既属于白昼，就应当保持清醒，要把信心和爱心当作护心镜遮胸，把得救的盼望当作头盔戴上。9 因为上帝不是预定我们受惩罚，而是预定我们靠着主耶稣基督得救。10 主替我们死，使我们无论是醒是睡t，都可以与祂同活。11 所以，你们要彼此鼓励、互相造就，正如你们一向所做的。
劝勉与问候
12 弟兄姊妹，我劝你们要敬重那些在你们当中辛勤工作、在主里领导和劝诫你们的人。13 因为他们的工作，你们要怀着爱心格外敬重他们。你们要彼此和睦相处。14 此外，我劝你们要告诫懒惰的人，鼓励灰心的人，扶持软弱的人，耐心对待所有的人。15 你们要小心，谁都不可冤冤相报，总要彼此善待，也要善待众人。
16 要常常喜乐，17 不断地祷告，18 凡事谢恩，因为这是上帝在基督耶稣里给你们的旨意。
19 不要抑制圣灵的感动，20 不要轻视先知的信息。21 凡事都要小心察验，持守良善的事，22 杜绝所有的恶事。
23 愿赐平安的上帝使你们完全圣洁！愿祂保守你们的灵、魂、体，使你们在主耶稣基督再来的时候无可指责！24 呼召你们的主是信实可靠的，祂必为你们成就这事。
25 弟兄姊妹，请为我们祷告。26 要以圣洁的吻问候众弟兄姊妹。27 最后，我奉主的名吩咐你们把这封信读给所有弟兄姊妹听。
28 愿我们主耶稣基督的恩典与你们同在！
1 Thessalonians 5
The Day of the Lord
1 Now on the topic of times and seasons,t brothers and sisters,t you have no need for anything to be written to you.2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lords will come in the same way as a thief in the night.s3 Now whens they are saying, “There is peace and security,”t then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor painst on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.4 But you, brothers and sisters,t are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.5 For you all are sons of the light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness.6 So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.7 For those who sleep, sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night.8 But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplates of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.t9 For God did not destine us for wraths but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.10 He diedt for us so that whether we are alert or asleeps we will come to life together with him.
11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.
Final Instructions
12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters,t to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,13 and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters,t admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.16 Always rejoice,17 constantly pray,18 in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.19 Do not extinguish the Spirit.20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt.21 But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
22 Stay away from every form of evil.
Conclusion
23 Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.24 He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.t25 Brothers and sisters,t pray for us too.26 Greet all the brothers and sisterst with a holy kiss.27 I call on you solemnly in the Lordt to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.st
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.s
