2 Thessalonians 3
1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, as also with you,
Finally, do pray, brothers, for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and may be glorified even as also with you
2 and that we may be delivered from evil and malignant men; for not all have faith.
and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil men; not for all [are] of the faith.
3 But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard you from the malignant one.
faithful however is the Lord, who will strengthen you and He will keep [you] from evil.
4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.
We have been persuaded now in [the] Lord as to you that [the] things that we command (to you *k*) both you are doing and you will do.
5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the perseverance of Christ.
And the Lord would direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
We command now you, brothers, in [the] name of the Lord of us Jesus Christ, are to withdraw you from every brother idly walking and not according to the tradition that (they received *N(K)(O)*) from us.
7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we did not behave irresponsibly among you;
Yourselves for you know how it behooves [you] to imitate us; because not we were idle among you,
8 neither did we eat anyone's bread without paying; rather we worked night and day, with difficulty and hardship, so as not to be a burden to any of you;
nor without payment bread did we eat from anyone, but in labor and hardship (night *N(k)O*) and (day *N(k)O*) working in order not to be burdensome to any of you;
9 not because we do not have the right, but in order to offer ourselves to you as a model for you to imitate.
not that not we have [the] right, but that ourselves [as] an example we may offer to you for you to imitate us.
10 Yes, because when we were with you we gave you this command: “If anyone does not want to work, neither let him eat!”
Even for when we were with you, this we were commanding you that if anyone not is willing to work neither he should eat.
11 Yet we hear that some among you are behaving irresponsibly; not working, just meddling.
We hear for some are walking among you idly, not at all working but being busybodies.
12 Now to such individuals we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.
Now to such we warn and we exhort (by *N(k)O*) (the *k*) (Lord *N(k)O*) (of us *K*) Jesus (Christ *N(k)O*) so that with quietness working their own bread they may eat.
13 But as for you, brothers, do not lose heart in well doing.
you yourselves now, brothers, not may grow weary [in] well-doing.
14 If anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take note of him and do not associate with him, that he may be shamed;
If then anyone not obey this instruction of us through the letter, of this [man] do take note (and *k*) not (to mix with *N(k)O*) him so that he may be ashamed;
15 yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
And yet not as an enemy do esteem [him], but do admonish [him] as a brother.
16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you the peace during every situation, in every way. The Lord be with you all.
Himself now the Lord of peace would give you peace through all [times] in every way. The Lord [be] with all of you.
17 The greeting of Paul, with my own hand, which is the ‘trademark’ in every letter that I write.
The greeting in my own hand — by Paul, which is [my] sign in every letter; In this manner I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
The grace of the Lord of us Jesus Christ [be] with all of you (Amen. *KO*) (to Thessalonica second it was written from Athens *K*)
