27 lines
946 B
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27 lines
946 B
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## For now we live ##
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"We are very encouraged" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## now we live ##
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The pronoun "we" refers to Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, but excludes the Thessalonians. (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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## you stand firm ##
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This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "you are trusting very much" (UDB) (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## For what thanks can we give to God for you, for all the joy that we have before our God over you? ##
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This is a rhetorical question to express gratefulness. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) Alternate translation: "We cannot thank God enough for what he has done for you! We greatly rejoice over you when we pray to our God!"
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## Night and day ##
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"frequently" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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## very hard ##
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"fervently"
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## see your face ##
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"visit you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) |