Chapter 5

¹Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you.

¹弟兄們，論到時候、日期，不用寫信給你們；

²For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

²因為你們自己明明曉得，主的日子來到，好像夜間的賊一樣。

³While they are saying, 'Peace and safety!' then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.

³人正說平安穩妥的時候，災禍忽然臨到他們，如同產難臨到懷胎的婦人一樣。他們絕不能逃脫。

⁴But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief;

⁴弟兄們，你們卻不在黑暗裡，叫那日子臨到你們像賊一樣。

⁵for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness;

⁵你們都是光明之子，都是白晝之子。我們不是屬黑夜的，也不是屬幽暗的。

⁶so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.

⁶所以我們不要睡覺像別人一樣，總要儆醒謹守。

⁷For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.

⁷因為睡了的人是在夜間睡，醉了的人是在夜間醉。

⁸But since we are of [the] day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

⁸但我們既然屬乎白晝，就應當謹守，把信和愛當作護心鏡遮胸，把得救的盼望當作頭盔戴上。

⁹For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁹因為神不是預定我們受刑，乃是預定我們藉著我們主耶穌基督得救。

¹⁰who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.

¹⁰他替我們死，叫我們無論醒著、睡著，都與他同活。

¹¹Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

¹¹所以，你們該彼此勸慰，互相建立，正如你們素常所行的。

¹²But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction,

¹²弟兄們，我們勸你們敬重那在你們中間勞苦的人，就是在主裡面治理你們、勸戒你們的。

¹³and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

¹³又因他們所做的工，用愛心格外尊重他們。你們也要彼此和睦。

¹⁴We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

¹⁴我們又勸弟兄們，要警戒不守規矩的人，勉勵灰心的人，扶助軟弱的人，也要向眾人忍耐。

¹⁵See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.

¹⁵你們要謹慎，無論是誰都不可以惡報惡；或是彼此相待，或是待眾人，常要追求良善。

¹⁶Rejoice always;

¹⁶要常常喜樂，

¹⁷pray without ceasing;

¹⁷不住的禱告，

¹⁸in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

¹⁸凡事謝恩；因為這是神在基督耶穌裡向你們所定的旨意。

¹⁹Do not quench the Spirit;

¹⁹不要銷滅聖靈的感動；

²⁰do not despise prophetic utterances.

²⁰不要藐視先知的講論。

²¹But examine everything [carefully]; hold fast to that which is good;

²¹但要凡事察驗，善美的要持守，

²²abstain from every form of evil.

²²各樣的惡事要禁戒不做。

²³Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²³願賜平安的神親自使你們全然成聖！又願你們的靈與魂與身子得蒙保守，在我主耶穌基督降臨的時候，完全無可指摘！

²⁴Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.

²⁴那召你們的本是信實的，他必成就這事。

²⁵Brethren, pray for us.

²⁵請弟兄們為我們禱告。

²⁶Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

²⁶與眾弟兄親嘴問安，務要聖潔。

²⁷I adjure you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the brethren.

²⁷我指著主囑咐你們，要把這信念給眾弟兄聽。

²⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²⁸願我主耶穌基督的恩常與你們同在！