Fa daut aewrije, Breeda, baet fa onns, daut daem Herr sien Wuat schwind febreet en feharlicht mucht woare, soo auset bie junt deed;

En daut wie fonn dee schlachte en beese Mensche muchte jerat woare, dan nich aule ha Gloowe.

Oba de Herr es Tru, en dee woat junt bestaedje, en woat junt fonn daem Beesa bewoare.

Wie ha oba daut Toofetruehe em Herr aewa junt, daut jie daut doone, en doone woare waut wie junt befaele.

En mucht dee Herr june Hoate enn Gott siene Leew enne lenke, en enn Christus siene Jedult.

Nu befael wie junt, Breeda, enn daem Herr Jesus Christus sien Nome, daut jie junt trigtrakje fonn soone Breeda dee bloos eromm driewe, en nich no daen Befael laewe daen jie fonn onns heade.

Dan jie weete selfst daut jie soo laewe sulle aus wie bie junt en Faeabilt weare, dan wie weare bie junt nich soone dee nich oabeide wulle,

Wie aute uk nich aundre aea Broot emmsonst, oba oabeide en straewde Dach en Nacht daut wie kjeenem wudde ne Laust senne;

Nich daut wie nich daut Rajcht ha doatoo, oba wie weare junt en Faeabilt, daut jie soo doone wudde aus wie deede.

10 Dan sogoa aus wie bie junt weare, saed wie junt dit, daut wan waea nich oabeide wel, dan lot am uk nich aete.

11 Dan wie heare daut doa soone sent dee bloos eromm driewe, oabeide nich, oba driewe Nutslooset.

12 Soone befael en femon wie enn daem Herr Jesus Christus daut see aeare Oabeit rueijch wieda stale, en aea eajnet Broot aete.

13 En jie, Breeda, woat nich mootloos Goodet to doone.

14 En wan irjent waea onns Wuat derch dis Breef nich wel jehuarsaum senne, moakjt soonem, en hat nusscht met am to doone, daut hee sikj shaemt.

15 Doch raeakjent am nich soo aus en Fient, femont am leewa aus en Brooda.

16 Nu mucht dee Fraedensherr selfst junt emma Fraed jaewe enn aule Ommstend. De Herr met ju aula.

17 Dis Gruss jaew ekj, Paul, met miene eajne Haunt, daut es en Teakjen enn aul miene Breew: soo schriew ekj.

18 Mucht onns Herr Jesus Christus siene Jnod met ju aula senne

Request for Prayer

As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) pray for us(B) that the message of the Lord(C) may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.(D) And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people,(E) for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful,(F) and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.(G) We have confidence(H) in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. May the Lord direct your hearts(I) into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

Warning Against Idleness

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,(J) we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from(K) every believer who is idle and disruptive(L) and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us.(M) For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.(N) We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(O) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(P) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(Q) 10 For even when we were with you,(R) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(S) shall not eat.”

11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.(T) 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(U) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(V) 13 And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.(W)

14 Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them,(X) in order that they may feel ashamed.(Y) 15 Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.(Z)

Final Greetings

16 Now may the Lord of peace(AA) himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.(AB)

17 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand,(AC) which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or tradition