1 Paul, Sil·vaʹnus, and Timothy, to the congregation of the Thes·sa·loʹni·ans in union with Al {pre. Ahl} the Father and the Lord Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa} Christ:
May you have undeserved kindness and peace.
2 We always thank Al {pre. Ahl} when we mention all of you in our prayers, 3 for we continually remember your faithful work, your loving labor, and your endurance because of your hope in our Lord Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa} Christ in the presence of our Al {pre. Ahl} and Father. 4 For we know, brothers loved by Al {pre. Ahl}, his choosing of you, 5 because the good news we preach did not come to you with speech alone but also with power and with sacred spirit and with strong conviction, just as you know what sort of men we became among you for your sakes. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, seeing that you accepted the word under much tribulation with joy of sacred spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Mac·e·doʹni·a and in A·chaʹia.
8 The fact is, not only has the word of Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} sounded out from you in Mac·e·doʹni·a and A·chaʹia but your faith in Al {pre. Ahl} has spread abroad in every place, so that we do not need to say anything. 9 For they themselves keep reporting about our first contact with you and how you turned to Al {pre. Ahl} from your idols to slave for a living and true Al {pre. Ahl}, 10 and to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom he raised up from the dead, namely, Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa}, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming.