Tesalonikim Bet

Chapter 1

1Sha'ul, Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in Elohim our Father and Adonai Yeshua Mashiach: 2Grace to you and peace from Elohim our Father and Adonai Yeshua Mashiach. 3We are bound to always give thanks to Elohim for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds, 4so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of Elohim for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure. 5This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgement of Elohim, to the end that you may be counted worthy of Elohim’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer. 6For it is a righteous thing with Elohim to repay affliction to those who afflict you, 7and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when Adonai Yeshua is revealed from heaven with his mighty malakim in flaming fire, 8punishing those who don’t know Elohim, and to those who don’t obey the Besorah of our Adonai Yeshua, 9who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of Adonai and from the glory of his might, 10when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired amongst all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. 11To this end we also pray always for you that our Elohim may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and work of faith with power, 12that the name of our Adonai Yeshua may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our Elohim and Adonai Yeshua Mashiach.

Chapter 2

1Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Adonai Yeshua Mashiach and our gathering together to him, we ask you 2not to be quickly shaken in your mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter as if from us, saying that the day of Mashiach has already come. 3Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction. 4He opposes and exalts himself against all that is called Elohim or that is worshipped, so that he sits as Elohim in the Beit HaMikdash of Elohim, setting himself up as Elohim. 5Don’t you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things? 6Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. 7For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way. 8Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom Adonai will kill with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the manifestation of his coming; 9even he whose coming is according to the working of HaSatan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11Because of this, Elohim sends them a powerful delusion, that they should believe a lie, 12that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 13But we are bound to always give thanks to Elohim for you, brothers loved by Adonai, because Elohim chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Ruach and belief in the truth, 14to which he called you through our Besorah, for the obtaining of the glory of our Adonai Yeshua Mashiach. 15So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter. 16Now our Adonai Yeshua Mashiach himself, and Elohim our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

Chapter 3

1Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of Adonai may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you, 2and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith. 3But Adonai is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. 4We have confidence in Adonai concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command. 5May Adonai direct your hearts into Elohim’s love and into the perseverance of Mashiach. 6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Adonai Yeshua Mashiach, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us. 7For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously amongst you, 8neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labour and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you. 9This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us. 10For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.” 11For we hear of some who walk amongst you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies. 12Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in Adonai Yeshua Mashiach, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread. 13But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right. 14If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed. 15Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 16Now may Adonai of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. Adonai be with you all. 17I, Sha'ul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write. 18The grace of our Adonai Yeshua Mashiach be with you all. Amen.