2 Timothy 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter. I am] an apostle whom Christ Jesus chose so that I would do what God wanted. He chose me [to tell people that God] has promised [that they will] live [eternally] as a result of their having a close relationship with Christ Jesus.
Paulus, Apostel Jesu Christi durch Gottes Willen, nach der Verheißung des Lebens in Christus Jesus,
2 [I am writing to you], Timothy, whom I love [as if you were] my own son. [I pray that] God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord will [continue to act] kindly to you, be merciful to you, and [cause you to have] inner peace,
an Timotheus, seinen geliebten Sohn: Gnade, Barmherzigkeit, Friede von Gott, dem Vater und Christus Jesus, unsrem Herrn!
3 I thank God [for all that he has done for you]. I serve him, and my ancestors [served him, too. I serve him] in a manner that I know to be right. [I thank him] while repeatedly I [pray for you] at night and during the day.
Ich danke Gott, welchem ich von den Voreltern her mit reinem Gewissen diene, wie ich unablässig deiner gedenke in meinen Gebeten Tag und Nacht,
4 [While I am thanking God for you], I very much want to see you because I remember how you cried [MTY] [when we separated. I want to see you] in order that I may be (filled with joy/very happy).
voll Verlangen, dich zu sehen, eingedenk deiner Tränen, damit ich mit Freude erfüllt werde,
5 [I thank God because] I remember that you sincerely believe [in Christ Jesus]. First, your grandmother, Lois, and your mother, Eunice, [believed in him and], I am (convinced/very sure) that you also believe in him.
da ich die Erinnerung an deinen ungeheuchelten Glauben festhalte, der zuvor in deiner Großmutter Lois und deiner Mutter Eunike gewohnt hat, ich bin aber versichert, auch in dir.
6 Because [I am sure that you believe in him], I remind you to do fervently/wholeheartedly [MET] what God has (assigned for/appointed) you to do and what he has enabled you to do. [God] ([assigned for/appointed]) you to do it as a result of my putting my hands [on you to show/indicate that he had chosen you to do his work].
Aus diesem Grunde erinnere ich dich daran, die Gabe Gottes anzufachen, die durch Auflegung meiner Hände in dir ist;
7 Remember that God has put [his Spirit] within us. [His Spirit does not cause us to be] afraid. Instead, [he causes us to be] powerful [to work for God], and he helps us to love [others] and [to] control what we say and do.
denn Gott hat uns nicht einen Geist der Furchtsamkeit gegeben, sondern der Kraft und der Liebe und der Zucht.
8 So never be ashamed/reluctant to tell others the message about our Lord. And do not [be ashamed] of me, [even though I am] a prisoner [because I preach about] him. Instead, [be willing to] suffer as I do as you proclaim the message about Christ. [Endure what you will suffer] by letting God empower [you to endure it].
So schäme dich nun nicht des Zeugnisses unsres Herrn, auch nicht meiner, der ich sein Gebundener bin; sondern leide Ungemach mit dem Evangelium, nach der Kraft Gottes,
9 [God] saved us and chose us to conduct our lives in a pure way. It was not our doing good deeds/actions [that caused him to do this for us—something] that we did not deserve. Instead, before (time began/he created the world) he purposed/planned to [be kind to us] as a result of what Christ Jesus [would do for us]. (aiōnios g166)
der uns gerettet und mit einem heiligen Ruf berufen hat, nicht nach unsren Werken, sondern nach seinem eigenen Vorsatz und der Gnade, die uns in Christus Jesus vor ewigen Zeiten gegeben, (aiōnios g166)
10 Now, as a result of our Savior Christ Jesus having come, it has been revealed {he has shown} [that he acts kindly toward us. Specifically, Christ Jesus] has declared that we [will not remain dead after we] die! He has also revealed that, as a result of [our hearing and accepting] the message [about Christ, we] will live [forever in bodies that will] not decay!
jetzt aber geoffenbart worden ist durch die Erscheinung unsres Retters Jesus Christus, der dem Tode die Macht genommen, aber Leben und Unvergänglichkeit ans Licht gebracht hat durch das Evangelium,
11 I was chosen {Christ chose me} to go as an apostle to many places and proclaim that message to people.
für welches ich als Prediger und Apostel und Lehrer der Heiden eingesetzt worden bin.
12 So, even though I suffer [here in this prison], I am not ashamed [of being here] (OR, I am very confident), because I know [Christ Jesus], the one whom I have trusted, and I am convinced/sure that he is able to keep safe the good message that he has entrusted to me (OR, the things that I have entrusted [to him]), and that he will reward me at the time [MTY] [when he comes again].
Aus diesem Grunde leide ich auch solches; aber ich schäme mich dessen nicht. Denn ich weiß, wem ich mein Vertrauen geschenkt habe, und ich bin überzeugt, daß er mächtig ist, das mir anvertraute Gut zu verwahren bis auf jenen Tag.
13 Be sure that you tell others the same correct message that you heard from me. [And as you tell it], keep trusting [in Christ Jesus] and keep loving [others] as Christ Jesus [enables you to do].
Halte dich an das Muster der gesunden Worte, die du von mir gehört hast, im Glauben und in der Liebe, die in Christus Jesus ist!
14 Do not let anyone persuade you to change the [good message that] God has entrusted/given to you. Allow the Holy Spirit who lives in us to [direct what you say].
Dieses edle anvertraute Gut bewahre durch den heiligen Geist, der in uns wohnt.
15 You know that [almost] all [the believers] in Asia [province] have (turned away from/abandoned) me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Das weißt du, daß sich von mir alle abgewandt haben, die in Asien sind, unter ihnen auch Phygellus und Hermogenes.
16 [But I pray that] the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus for the following reasons: Often he cheered me up and, [even though] I was a prisoner [MTY], he was not ashamed (of me/[to admit he was] my [friend]).
Der Herr erweise Barmherzigkeit dem Hause des Onesiphorus, weil er mich oft erquickt und sich meiner Ketten nicht geschämt hat;
17 On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.
sondern als er in Rom war, suchte er mich fleißig und fand mich auch.
18 [I pray that] the Lord will be kind to him on that day [MTY] [when he, the Lord, will judge people]. And how much Onesiphorus served [me] in Ephesus [city], you know very well.
Der Herr gebe ihm, daß er Barmherzigkeit erlange vom Herrn an jenem Tage! Und wieviel er mir zu Ephesus gedient hat, weißt du am besten.
