1 TESALONIKARREI 5

Erne egon Jaunaren etorreraren zain

1 Senideok, hori noiz eta nola izango dent, ez duzue nik idatzi beharrik. 2 Zeuek dakizue aski ongi Jaunaren eguna ustekabean etorrikot dela, lapurra gauez bezala.

3 Jendea «Hau bakea eta segurtasunat!» esaten ariko denean, orduan etorriko zaie hondamendia gainera, ustekabean, haurdun dagoenari erdiminak bezala, eta ez dute ihes egiterik izango.
4 Zuek, ordea, senideok, ez zarete ilunpetan bizi, eta egun horrek ez du zuek lapurrak bezala zertan harrapatu. 5 Zuek guztiok argiaren eta egunaren aldekot t zarete; ez gaude, ez, gauaren eta ilunaren menpean. 6 Beraz, ez dezagun lorik egin gainerakoek bezala, baizik eta egon gaitezen erne eta argit. 7 Lo egiten dutenek gauez egiten dute lo, eta mozkorrak gauez dira mozkortzen. 8 Guk, ordea, egunarenak garenok, argi behar dugu egon, geure armak prest ditugulat: sinesmena eta maitasuna bularrekotzat, salbamenaren itxaropena burukotzat. 9 Izan ere, Jainkoak ez gaitu bere haserre-zigorra jasateko nahi, Jesu Kristo gure Jaunaren bitartez salbamena iristeko baizikt. 10 Jesu Kristo guregatik hil zen, gu, nahiz esna nahiz lot,t berarekin bat eginik bizi gaitezen.

11 Horregatik, bada, eman adore elkarrit eta lagundu batak besteari, egiten duzuen bezala.

AMAIERA (5,12-28)

Azken aholkuak

13 Adierazi beraiei onespen eta maitasunik handiena, egiten dutenarengatik. Bizi bakean elkarrekin.
14 Otoi, senideok: zentzarazit zabar dabiltzanak, eman adore bihozgabetuei, eutsi ahulei, izan eroapen guztiekin.

15 Ez itzuli inori gaitzik gaitz ordet eta saia zaitezte beti elkarri eta denei ongi egiten.
16 Zaudete beti pozikt. 17 Egin otoitz aspertu gabet. 18 Eman eskerrak betit, Jainkoak horixe eskatzen baitizue, Kristo Jesusenak zaretenez. 19 Ez itzali Espirituaren indarrat, 20 ez gutxietsi profezi dohainikt. 21 Aztertu gauza guztiakt eta hartu on dena.

22 Zaindu zeuen buruak edonolako gaiztakeriatikt.

Azken agurra

24 Leialat da dei egiten dizuena, eta beteko du hitzemana.

25 Senideok, egin otoitzt guretzat ere.
26 Agurtu besarkadat santuazt senide guztiak.

27 Jaunarengatik eskatzen dizuet: irakurri senide guztiei gutun hau.
28 Jesu Kristo gure Jaunaren grazia zuekin.

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