提摩太后书 1
1 奉 神旨意，照着在基督耶稣里生命的应许，作基督耶稣使徒的保罗
From Paul who, by the will of God, is an apostle of Christ Jesus, charged to proclaim the life that comes from union with Christ Jesus,
2 写信给我亲爱的儿子提摩太。愿恩惠、怜悯、平安从父 神和我们主基督耶稣归与你！
to Timothy, my dear child: may God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.
3 我感谢 神，就是我接续祖先用清洁的良心所事奉的 神。祈祷的时候，不住的想念你，
I am thankful to God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, when I remember you, as I never fail to do, in my prayers – night and day alike,
4 记念你的眼泪，昼夜切切地想要见你，好叫我满心快乐。
as I think of your tears, longing to see you, that my happiness may be completed,
5 想到你心里无伪之信，这信是先在你外祖母罗以和你母亲友妮基心里的，我深信也在你的心里。
now that I have been reminded of the sincere faith that you have shown. That faith was seen first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and is now, I am convinced, in you also.
6 为此我提醒你，使你将 神借我按手所给你的恩赐再如火挑旺起来。
And that is my reason for reminding you to stir into flame that gift of God, which is yours through your ordination at my hands.
7 因为 神赐给我们，不是胆怯的心，乃是刚强、仁爱、谨守的心。
For the Spirit which God gave us was not a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power, love, and self-control.
8 你不要以给我们的主作见证为耻，也不要以我这为主被囚的为耻；总要按 神的能力，与我为福音同受苦难。
Do not, therefore, be ashamed of the testimony which we have to bear to our Lord, or of me imprisoned for his sake; but join with me in suffering for the good news, as far as God enables you.
It was God who saved us, and from him we received our solemn call – not as a reward for anything that we had done, but in fulfilment of his own loving purpose. For that love was extended to us, through Christ Jesus, before time began, (aiōnios g166)
10 但如今借着我们救主基督耶稣的显现才表明出来了。他已经把死废去，借着福音，将不能坏的生命彰显出来。
and has now been made apparent through the appearing of our Saviour, Christ Jesus; who has made an end of death, and has brought life and immortality to light by that good news,
11 我为这福音奉派作传道的，作使徒，作师傅。
of which I was myself appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher.
12 为这缘故，我也受这些苦难。然而我不以为耻；因为知道我所信的是谁，也深信他能保全我所交付他的，直到那日。
That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.
13 你从我听的那纯正话语的规模，要用在基督耶稣里的信心和爱心，常常守着。
Keep before you, as an example of sound teaching, all that you learnt from me as you listened with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.
14 从前所交托你的善道，你要靠着那住在我们里面的圣灵牢牢地守着。
Guard by the help of the Holy Spirit, who is within us, the glorious trust that has been committed to you.
15 凡在亚细亚的人都离弃我，这是你知道的，其中有腓吉路和黑摩其尼。
You know, of course, that all our friends in Roman Asia turned their backs on me, including Phygellus and Hermogenes.
16 愿主怜悯阿尼色弗一家的人；因他屡次使我畅快，不以我的锁链为耻，
May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains.
17 反倒在罗马的时候，殷勤地找我，并且找着了。
On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he sought eagerly for me until he found me.
18 愿主使他在那日得主的怜悯。他在以弗所怎样多多地服事我，是你明明知道的。
The Lord grant that he may find mercy at the hands of the Lord on that day. The many services that he rendered at Ephesus you have the best means of knowing.
