1 RESTA, hermanos, que oréis por nosotros, que la palabra del Señor corra y sea glorificada así como entre vosotros:

2 Y que seamos librados de hombres importunos y malos; porque no es de todos la fe.

3 Mas fiel es el Señor, que os confirmará y guardará del mal.

4 Y tenemos confianza de vosotros en el Señor, que hacéis y haréis lo que os hemos mandado.

5 Y el Señor enderece vuestros corazones en el amor de Dios, y en la paciencia de Cristo.

6 Empero os denunciamos, hermanos, en el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que os apartéis de todo hermano que anduviere fuera de orden, y no conforme á la doctrina que recibieron de nosotros:

7 Porque vosotros mismos sabéis de qué manera debéis imitarnos: porque no anduvimos desordenadamente entre vosotros,

8 Ni comimos el pan de ninguno de balde; antes, obrando con trabajo y fatiga de noche y de día, por no ser gravosos á ninguno de vosotros;

9 No porque no tuviésemos potestad, sino por daros en nosotros un dechado, para que nos imitaseis.

10 Porque aun estando con vosotros, os denunciábamos esto: Que si alguno no quisiere trabajar, tampoco coma.

11 Porque oímos que andan algunos entre vosotros fuera de orden, no trabajando en nada, sino ocupados en curiosear.

12 Y á los tales requerimos y rogamos por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que, trabajando con reposo, coman su pan.

13 Y vosotros, hermanos, no os canséis de hacer bien.

14 Y si alguno no obedeciere á nuestra palabra por carta, notad al tal, y no os juntéis con él, para que se avergüence.

15 Mas no lo tengáis como á enemigo, sino amonestadle como á hermano.

16 Y el mismo Señor de paz os dé siempre paz en toda manera. El Señor sea con todos vosotros.

17 Salud de mi mano, Pablo, que es mi signo en toda carta mía: así escribo.

18 La gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo sea con todos vosotros. Amén. Epístola á los Tesalonicenses fué escrita de Atenas.

1 For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;

2 And that we may be made free from foolish and evil men; for not all have faith.

3 But the Lord is true, who will give you strength and keep you safe from evil.

4 And we have faith in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things about which we give you orders.

5 And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

6 Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.

7 For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

8 And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

9 Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

10 For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

11 For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.

12 Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

13 And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.

14 And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

15 Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.

16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with you all.

17 These words of love to you at the end are in my writing, Paul's writing, and this is the mark of every letter from me.

18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.