Epistola I ad Thessalonicenses

De cetero ergo, fratres, rogamus vos et obsecramus in Domino Jesu, ut quemadmodum accepistis a nobis quomodo oporteat vos ambulare, et placere Deo, sic et ambuletis ut abundetis magis.

For the rest therefore, brethren, pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus that, as you have received from us, how you ought to walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more.

De cetero ergo, fratres, roga vos et obsecra in Domino Iesu, ut quemadmodum accipe ab nos quomodo debe vos ambula, et place ad Deo, sic et ambula ut abunda magis.

Scitis enim quæ præcepta dederim vobis per Dominum Jesum.

For you know what precepts I have given to you by the Lord Jesus.

Sci nam que praeceptos da ad vos per Domino Iesu.

Hæc est enim voluntas Dei, sanctificatio vestra: ut abstineatis vos a fornicatione,

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: That you should abstain from fornication:

Hoc es nam voluntate de Deo, sanctificatione vestro: ut abstine vos ab fornicatione,

ut sciat unusquisque vestrum vas suum possidere in sanctificatione, et honore:

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour,

Ut sci et unusquis vestro vase suo posside in sanctificatione, et honore:

non in passione desiderii, sicut et gentes, quæ ignorant Deum:

Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:

Non in passione de desiderio, sicut et gentes, que ignora Deo:

et ne quis supergrediatur, neque circumveniat in negotio fratrem suum: quoniam vindex est Dominus de his omnibus, sicut prædiximus vobis, et testificati sumus.

And that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before and have testified.

Et ne qui supergredior, neque circumvenie in negotio fratre suo: quia vindice es Domino de hoc ad omni, sicut praedica ad vos, et testificor es.

Non enim vocavit nos Deus in immunditiam, sed in sanctificationem.

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification.

Non nam Deo voca nos in immunditia, sed in sanctificatione.

Itaque qui hæc spernit, non hominem spernit, sed Deum: qui etiam dedit Spiritum suum Sanctum in nobis.

Therefore, he that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but God, who also hath given his holy Spirit in us.

Itaque qui sperne hoc, non homine sperne, sed Deo: qui etiam da Spiritu suo Sancto in nos.

De caritate autem fraternitatis non necesse habemus scribere vobis: ipsi enim vos a Deo didicistis ut diligatis invicem.

But as touching the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you: for yourselves have learned of God to love one another.

De caritate autem de fraternitate non necesse habe scribe ad vos: ipso nam vos ab Deo disce ut dilige invicem.

Etenim illud facitis in omnes fratres in universa Macedonia. Rogamus autem vos, fratres, ut abundetis magis,

For indeed you do it towards all the brethren in all Macedonia. But we entreat you, brethren, that you abound more:

Etenim illo fac in omni fratres in universa Macedonia. Roga autem vos, fratres, ut abunda magis,

et operam detis ut quieti sitis, et ut vestrum negotium agatis, et operemini manibus vestris, sicut præcepimus vobis:

And that you use your endeavour to be quiet: and that you do your own business and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without: and that you want nothing of any man's.

Et opera da ut ad quiete es, et ut vestro negotio age, et operor manus vestro, sicut praecipie ad vos:

et ut honeste ambuletis ad eos qui foris sunt: et nullius aliquid desideretis.

And we will not have you ignorant brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope.

Et ut honeste ambula ad illos qui foris es: et de nullo aliquo desidera.

Nolumus autem vos ignorare fratres de dormientibus, ut non contristemini sicut et ceteri, qui spem non habent.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again: even so them who have slept through Jesus, will God bring with him.

Ne vol autem vos ignora fratres de dormi, ut non contrista sicut et cetero, qui habe non spe.

Si enim credimus quod Jesus mortuus est, et resurrexit: ita et Deus eos qui dormierunt per Jesum, adducet cum eo.

For this we say unto you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them who have slept.

Si nam crede quod Iesu morto es, et resurge: ita et Deo adduce illos qui dormi per, Iesu cum eo.

Hoc enim vobis dicimus in verbo Domini, quia nos, qui vivimus, qui residui sumus in adventum Domini, non præveniemus eos qui dormierunt.

For the Lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment and with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God: and the dead who are in Christ shall rise first.

Hoc nam ad vos dic in verbo de Domino, quia nos, qui vive, qui residua es in adventu de Domino, non praeveni illos qui dormi.

Quoniam ipse Dominus in jussu, et in voce archangeli, et in tuba Dei descendet de cælo: et mortui, qui in Christo sunt, resurgent primi.

Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air: and so shall we be always with the Lord.

Quia ipso Domino in iussu, et in voce de archangelo, et in tuba de Deo descende de caelo: et mortuo, qui in Christo es, resurge primo.

Deinde nos, qui vivimus, qui relinquimur, simul rapiemur cum illis in nubibus obviam Christo in aëra, et sic semper cum Domino erimus.

Wherefore, comfort ye one another with these words.

Deinde nos, qui vive, qui relinque, simul rape cum illos in nubes obviam Christo in aëra, et sic semper cum Domino es.

Itaque consolamini invicem in verbis istis.

Itaque consola invicem in verbos isto.