2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to meet him, I entreat you, brothers,

Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Yeshua Meshikha, and our gathering together to him, we ask you

2 not to be "quickly shaken out of your wits" and not to be agitated either by a spirit or by a message, or by an epistle purporting to be from me, saying, "The Day of the Lord is at hand."

not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of the Lord had come.

3 Let no one deceive you by any means. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the revealing of the Man of Sin, the son of perdition,

Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

4 the adversary, who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God, or is an object of worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, and vaunts himself as God.

he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

5 Do you not recall that I often told you this, when I was with you?

Do you not remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

6 And now you know what is holding him back, to the end that he may be revealed in his appointed time.

Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only there is one who is hindering and will continue to hinder till he be removed;

For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

8 and then the lawless one will be revealed. Him the Lord will consume with the breath of his lips, and destroy with the brightness of his appearing;

Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

9 even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder,

even he whose coming is according to the working of Satana with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth for their salvation.

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 For this reason God is sending on them an energy of delusion, that they should put faith in a falsehood;

And because of this, God sends them a strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

12 so that they all should be condemned, who are faithless to the truth, but take pleasure in evil.

in order that all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But for you, brothers, whom the Lord loves, I ought to give thanks to God continually, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation in consecration of the Spirit and belief of the truth.

But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Rukha and belief in the truth;

14 For this he called you through my gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Yeshua Meshikha.

15 So, brothers, stand fast, and hold fast the teachings which you have been taught by me, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

16 And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and a good hope in grace, (aiōnios g166)

Now our Lord Yeshua Meshikha himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us everlasting comfort and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

17 comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.