Prva poslanica Solunjanima 5
1 A kada će se sve to dogoditi, ne trebam vam pisati2 jer i sami dobro znate da će Dan Gospodnji doći neočekivano, kao tat u noći.
3 Dok ljudi još budu govorili: "Sve je mirno i sigurno", snaći će ih iznenada propast kao trudnicu trudovi. I neće umaknuti.
4 Ali vi, braćo draga, niste u tami da bi vas dan Gospodnji zaskočio kao lopov.5 Djeca ste svjetla i dana; ne pripadate tami i noći.6 Ne spavajmo zato kao ostali, već bdijmo i budimo trijezni.7 Spava se i opija noću.8 Ali budimo trijezni, mi koji pripadamo danu. Obucimo oklop vjere i ljubavi, stavimo kacigu - nadu spasenja.9 Jer Bog nam nije namijenio svoj gnjev, nego spasenje po našemu Gospodinu Isusu Kristu,10 koji je umro za nas da možemo zauvijek živjeti s njime, zatekao nas njegov dolazak žive ili umrle.
11 Tješite se zato međusobno i izgrađujte jedni druge, kao što već i činite.
Završne upute
12 Molimo vas, draga braćo, da poštujete svoje starješine u djelu Gospodnjem. Oni naporno rade među vama i opominju vas.
13 Cijenite ih i volite zbog njihova rada. Živite u miru jedni s drugima!
14 Potičemo vas, braćo: opominjite lijene, hrabrite malodušne, pomažite slabima, budite strpljivi prema svima!15 Pazite da tko kome ne uzvrati zlo za zlo, nego se uvijek trudite činiti dobro svima.16 Uvijek se radujte!17 Molite se bez prestanka!
18 Zahvaljujte Bogu ma što vas snašlo jer je to za vas Božja volja u Kristu Isusu.
19 Ne trnite Svetoga Duha.20 Ne prezrite proroštva,21 nego sve provjeravajte i prihvatite što je dobro.
22 Klonite se svakoga zla.
Posljednji pozdravi
23 Neka vas sam Bog, izvor mira, potpuno posveti i neka cijelo vaše biće - duh, dušu i tijelo - očuva besprijekornima za dolazak našega Gospodina Isusa Krista.
24 Vjeran je Bog koji vas je pozvao. On će to i učiniti.
25 Draga braćo i sestre, molite se za nas.26 Pozdravite svu braću svetim cjelovom.27 Zaklinjem vas u Gospodinu: pročitajte ovu poslanicu svoj braći.28 Neka je milost našega Gospodina Isusa Krista sa svima vama.
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