Kehillah in Thessalonika I 2:16-18

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁶ By hindering us from speaking to the Goyim in order that the Goyim might find Yeshu’at Eloheinu. Thus they always make complete their peysha’im. So the charon af, the burning wrath, the furious retribution of Hashem has overtaken them at last.

¹⁷ But you, Achim b’Moshiach, while we were separated from you for a short time (panim el panim, not b’lev), we made all the more effort in much desire to see your penemer (faces).

¹⁸ For we wanted to come to you. Indeed I, [Rav] Sha’ul, did again and again; but Hasatan hindered us.