ᏉᎳ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏗᎹᏗ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 4
1 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎧᏁᎬ ᎬᏂᎨᏒᎢᏳ ᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏧᏂᏲᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏓᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᏗᏓᏅᏙ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎾᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ,
[God’s] Spirit has clearly told us that in later times some people will stop believing the [teaching] that [all of us] believe. Instead, they will listen to [evil] spirits who deceive [people. They will also believe the false] doctrines/teachings that [they receive from] these evil spirits.
2 ᎤᎾᏠᎾᏍᏛ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᏗᎦᎴᏴᏔᏅᎯ ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎤᏗᎴᎩ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ;
The people who teach those false doctrines/teachings are liars! And they do not feel at all guilty [MET] [when they teach such teachings]!
3 ᎤᏂᏅᏍᏙᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏗᏨᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᏂᏁᎨᏍᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏗᏲᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏬᏢᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏨᎯᏉ ᏧᎾᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎦᏙᎥᏒᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ.
[For example], they forbid [believers] to marry [because they say that it makes us unacceptable to God]. They also [command] that people abstain from [eating certain] foods. But God created such foods in order that we can eat them! We who believe [in Christ] know the true [teaching], and we thank [God for the food that he gives us. That is why we] can eat it.
4 ᏂᎦᎥᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏢᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏏᏳ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᎢᏎᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎣᏓᏅᏛ ᏱᏛᏓᏂᎸᎦ;
[We can eat all kinds of food] because God has created all [food], and it is all good. We should not refuse to eat certain kinds of food if we thank [God for it] when we eat it.
5 ᎦᏓᎭᏰᏃ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
It is acceptable [to God] because God [long ago] said [that all things that he made are good], and because we pray that God will bless it.
6 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎩᏯᏅᏓᏗᏍᏔᏅ, ᎰᏍᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎡᏣᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎡᏤᎳᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏥᎧᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏳᎳ ᏗᏣᏂᏴᏛ ᏥᎩ.
When you teach these things to your fellow believers, you will be showing that you, [whom] Christ Jesus [appointed], serve them well. You will have become strong [spiritually] (by holding fast/by obeying) the true message that [we all] believe.
7 ᏕᏣᏲᎢᏎᎮᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᏪᏢᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸᏗ ᏥᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏁᎶᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
You must completely reject godless, silly/foolish stories [from your ancestors that old people tell]. Keep training yourself so that you have more (godly behavior/behavior that pleases God).
8 ᎠᏰᎸᎢᏰᏃ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏍᏗᎩᏳ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᎭ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᏁᎶᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎬᏩᏓᏍᏕᎸᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎠᏚᎢᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᏁᏗᏱ ᎬᏅ ᎪᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏱᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
[Some people say], “It helps us in some ways if we exercise our bodies.” But [I say that] people benefit very much if they live (in a godly way/in a way that pleases God), because [if people live in a godly way, that] will benefit them both while they live now and when they live in the future life [in heaven].
9 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏩᏍᏛ ᏧᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗᏳ;
Those are words that are absolutely true, and everybody should believe them!
10 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᎩᏐᏢᏗᎭ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎡᏓᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏛ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮀ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ.
This is the reason why we work so hard [DOU] [for others], because we confidently expect that God, who is all-powerful, [will do the things that he has promised]. He is the one who [wants to] save all people, [so he protects them]. He certainly [protects us] who believe [in Christ]!
11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎯᏁᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎭᏕᏲᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
Command these things and teach these things.
12 ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏳᏐᏅᏤᎴᏏᏗ ᎯᏫᏂᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎦᎨᏣᏕᎶᏆᎡᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ, ᎯᏬᏂᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏣᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᏓᎨᏳᎡᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᏓᏅᏖᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
[Timothy], by the way you conduct your life, show the believers [in your congregation] how they should conduct their lives. Specifically, speak [good things], conduct yourself [well], love [people], trust [God], and be pure in every way. If you do all that, no one will [have any reason] (to belittle/to treat you disrespectfully) because of your being young.
13 ᏫᏥᎷᏨᎭ ᎢᏯᏍᏘ ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏕᎯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎯᏬᏁᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎭᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎢ.
Until I come, be sure that you read [the Scriptures to the congregation] and that you exhort/urge them [to obey the Scriptures], and teach them.
14 ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏤᎵᏒᎩ ᎡᏣᏁᎸᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏣᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏣᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎨᏣᏏᏔᏛ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ.
Do not forget [to use] the [abilities that God] gave to you as a result of [people/us] (prophesying/telling what God revealed to them) [about you], and as a result of the elders putting their hands on you [to commission/appoint you to do God’s work].
15 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎭᏓᏅᏖᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏉ ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏣᏁᏉᏤᎲ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏛ.
Do these things [that I have told] you to do! (Concentrate on them/Do them [sincerely and] wholeheartedly) in order that everyone may see that you are improving [in how you do them].
16 ᏣᏓᎦᏌᏯᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᏨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏕᎭᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎯᏍᏓᏩᏗᏎᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎿᎭᏛᏁᎲ ᏨᏒ ᏔᏓᏍᏕᎸᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎨᏣᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᏙᏘᏍᏕᎸᎯ.
Be careful that you [conduct] yourself well. By continuing to do that, you will save yourself. And if you continue [to teach the good] doctrine/teaching, the result of your teaching will be that [God] will save the people who listen to you.
