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1 Thessalonians 5

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you.

2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

3 When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

4 But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:

5 For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.

6 So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.

7 For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night;

8 But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.

9 For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.

11 So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

12 But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

13 And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

14 And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

15 Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

16 Have joy at all times.

17 Keep on with your prayers.

18 In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.

19 Do not put out the light of the Spirit;

20 Do not make little of the words of the prophets;

21 Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;

22 Keep from every form of evil.

23 And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 God, by whom you have been marked out in his purpose, is unchanging and will make it complete.

25 Brothers, keep us in mind in your prayers.

26 Give all the brothers a holy kiss.

27 I give orders in the name of the Lord that all the brothers are to be present at the reading of this letter.

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB

1 But concerning the ittim (times) and the zmanim (seasons), Chaverim, you have no need for you to have anything in writing.

2 For you yourselves know very well that the Yom Hashem comes like a ganav balailah (thief in the night).

3 Whenever they say, "Shalom and Bitachon!" then sudden churban (destruction) will come upon them like the chevlei leydah (birth pangs) of the isha with a baby in her womb. And they can certainly not escape.

4 But you, Achim b’Moshiach, are not in choshech that the Yom should overtake you like a ganav.

5 For all of you are Bnei Ohr and Bnei Yom; we are not of the Lailah nor of the Choshech.

6 Therefore, let us not "sleep" as the rest, but let us keep awake with zililut da’as (sober-mindedness).

7 For the ones sleeping sleep balailah, and the ones indulging in shichrut (drunkenness) indulge in shichrut balailah.

8 But we, being Bnei Yom, let us be bnei zililut da’as (sons of sober-mindedness), having clothed ourselves with the choshen (breastplate) of emunah and ahavah (agape) and as a KOVAH (helmet, YESHAYAH 59:17) the tikvah of Yeshu’at Eloheynu.

9 Because Hashem did not appoint us to charon af (the burning wrath) but to the attainment of Yeshu’at Eloheinu through Adoneinu, Moshiach Yehoshua.

10 He is the one who made his histalkus and died on our behalf in order that whether we are [living] and awake or [passed away] and sleeping, we may live together with Moshiach.

11 Therefore, give chozek (strength) and encouragement, building up one another, as indeed you are doing.

12 Now we ask you, Achim b’Moshiach, to have discerning binah (understanding) and discern the ones laboring among you who are your Mashgichim Ruchaniyim (Spiritual Overseers) in Adoneinu. I’m referring to the ones who admonish and warn you.

13 And esteem them most exceedingly in ahavah (agape), because of their avodas kodesh work. Let there be shalom bayis (family peace) also in the kehillah.

14 And we exhort you, Achim b’Moshiach, warn the batlanim (unemployed or lazy loafers, idlers), comfort the congregant who is pachdan (fainthearted), those who are weak take an interest in, have zitzfleisch (patience) with all.

15 See that no one returns ra’ah for ra’ah, but always pursue haTov both for one another and for all.

16 Have simcha always.

17 Daven unceasingly.

18 In everything offer hodayah, for this is the ratzon Hashem in Moshiach Yehoshua for you.

19 Do not quench the Ruach Hakodesh.

20 Do not reject nevu’ot (prophecies).

21 But test kol davar (everything); hold fast to haTov.

22 Abstain from every appearance of ra’ah (evil).

23 And now Elohei HaShalom wholly set you apart as Kadoshim and may your whole ruach and nefesh and basar be preserved without blame at the Bi’as HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua.

24 Ne’eman (Faithful) is the One who summons you to your kri’ah (calling). He will do it.

25 Achim b’Moshiach, offer tefillos also concerning us.

26 Say Drishat Shalom to all the Achim b’Moshiach with a neshikat kedoshah.

27 By Adoneinu, I solemnly give you the directive that this iggeret hakodesh has to be read to all the Achim b’Moshiach.

28 The Chen v’Chesed of Adoneinu, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, be with you.