2 Timothy 2

1 You [are like a] son to me. So I urge also that you [let God] empower you [spiritually] as a result of Christ Jesus acting kindly toward you.

۱ پس تو‌ای فرزند من، در فیضی که در مسیح عیسی است زورآور باش.

2 [As you do that], remembering that [the message] that you heard from me is the same message that other people have affirmed/declared to you, you must entrust/give that message to people whom you can trust, people who will be competent/able/qualified to teach others.

۲ و آنچه به شهود بسیار از من شنیدی، به مردمان امین بسپارکه قابل تعلیم دیگران هم باشند.

3 Endure as I do what we suffer for Christ Jesus, like a good soldier [endures what he suffers].

۳ چون سپاهی نیکوی مسیح عیسی در تحمل زحمات شریک باش.

4 [You know that] soldiers, in order to please their captain, do not (become involved in civilian affairs/spend time doing other kinds of work) [MET]. [So, like soldiers, do not let other matters (distract you as you serve/hinder you from serving]) [Christ Jesus]!

۴ هیچ سپاهی خود را در امور روزگار گرفتارنمی سازد تا رضایت آنکه او را سپاهی ساخت بجوید.

5 [Similarly, you know that] athletes who do not obey the rules of the contest will not be given {not win} the prize [MET]. [So, like athletes, do all that Christ Jesus has commanded so that God will reward you]!

۵ و اگر کسی نیز پهلوانی کند، تاج را بدونمی دهند اگر به قانون پهلوانی نکرده باشد.

6 [You also know that] a hard-working farmer should be the first to receive some of the harvest [MET]. [So, like farmers, work hard for Christ Jesus and expect that God will reward you]!

۶ برزگری که محنت می‌کشد، باید اول نصیبی ازحاصل ببرد.

7 Think about what I have just written, because, [if you do], the Lord will enable you to understand everything [that you need to understand].

۷ در آنچه می‌گویم تفکر کن زیراخداوند تو را در همه‌چیز فهم خواهد بخشید.

8 [Endure everything by] remembering how Jesus Christ [endured it when he suffered]. Remember that he came back to life {God raised him from the dead} and [God affirmed/declared him to be king as] his ancestor [King] David was. Those are things that I tell to people when I tell them the message [about Christ].

۸ عیسی مسیح را بخاطر دار که از نسل داودبوده، از مردگان برخاست برحسب بشارت من،

9 I am suffering [here in prison] because [some people oppose] the good message [that I tell]. They have even put me in chains as if I were a criminal. Nevertheless, the message from God is not chained {nothing is preventing [MET] [others from proclaiming] the message from God}.

۹ که در آن چون بدکار تا به بندها زحمت می‌کشم، لیکن کلام خدا بسته نمی شود.

10 Therefore I [willingly] endure all [that I am suffering] for the sake of those [whom God has] chosen. [I do this] in order that Christ Jesus will save them, too, and that they will be forever with [him in the] glorious [place where he is]. (aiōnios g166)

۱۰ و ازاین جهت همه زحمات را بخاطر برگزیدگان متحمل می‌شوم تا ایشان نیز نجاتی را که درمسیح عیسی است با جلال جاودانی تحصیل کنند. (aiōnios g166)

11 [Endure everything as you remember] that these words [that we all say/sing] (OR, [that we teach people]) [are trustworthy]: Since we have stopped behaving as we did in the past, as though we died when he died, we shall also live with him.

۱۱ این سخن امین است زیرا اگر با وی مردیم، با او زیست هم خواهیم کرد.

12 Since we are also patiently enduring what we suffer, we shall also rule with him. But if we say that we do not know him, he also will say that he does not know us.

۱۲ و اگرتحمل کنیم، با او سلطنت هم خواهیم کرد؛ وهرگاه او را انکار کنیم او نیز ما را انکار خواهدکرد.

13 If we (are unfaithful/stop doing what he tells us to do), he will treat us just like he promised to do, because he (can never be untrue to himself/always does what he says that he will do).

۱۳ اگر بی‌ایمان شویم، او امین می‌ماند زیراخود را انکار نمی تواند نمود.

14 [Those whom you appointed to teach others] God’s truth, keep reminding them about these things that [I have told you]. Tell them strongly that, since God knows what they are doing (OR, that God [will judge them for everything that is wrong that they do, and therefore]) they must not quarrel (about words/about matters that are not important), [because, when teachers quarrel, it helps] no one, [and because, when they quarrel, they spiritually] destroy those who hear them (OR, they cause those who hear [them to] quit (being committed [to Christ]/believing [in Christ]).)

۱۴ این چیزها را به یاد ایشان آور و در حضورخداوند قدغن فرما که مجادله نکنند، زیرا هیچ سود نمی بخشد بلکه باعث هلاکت شنوندگان می‌باشد.

15 (Do your best/Try hard) to be the kind of person that God will approve of. [Be like a] good worker as you teach the true message accurately. If a worker works well, he will not need to be ashamed of (OR, will be pleased about) [what he does].

۱۵ و سعی کن که خود را مقبول خداسازی، عاملی که خجل نشود و کلام خدا رابخوبی انجام دهد.

16 (Stay away from/Do not talk with) [those who talk foolishly and] ([godlessly/say things that displease God]), because [those who talk foolishly] will become even more (ungodly/displeasing to God),

۱۶ و از یاوه‌گویی های حرام اعراض نما زیرا که تا به فزونی بی‌دینی ترقی خواهد کرد.

17 and [because] their message will [harm people] [SIM] [like] gangrene/cancer does. [You know] Hymenaeus and Philetus. They are [two] such people [who talk in this manner].

۱۷ و کلام ایشان، چون آکله می‌خورد و از آنجمله هیمیناوس و فلیطس می‌باشند

18 [Specifically], they teach a wrong message; [that is], they say [wrongly that God will not cause dead people to live again because] he has already given us [spiritual] life. [They claim that our spiritual life is the only new life that we will receive. By saying that], they cause some people

۱۸ که ایشان از حق برگشته، می‌گویندکه قیامت الان شده است و بعضی را از ایمان منحرف می‌سازند.

19 not to continue to believe [in Christ]. However, [the congregations of] God are strong [MET]. [They are like] a strong foundation on which is written: “The Lord knows the people who really belong to him,” and “Every person who calls Jesus [MTY] ‘Lord’ must stop doing wicked things”.

۱۹ و لیکن بنیاد ثابت خدا قائم است و این مهر را دارد که «خداوند کسان خود رامی شناسد» و «هرکه نام مسیح را خواند، ازناراستی کناره جوید.»

20 In a wealthy person’s house there are not only utensils made of gold and of silver, but also utensils made of wood and of clay. The gold and silver [utensils are used] at special [occasions/events], and the others are used at ordinary [occasions. Similarly, in a congregation there are those who] ([are ready/desire]) [to do great things for the Lord Jesus, and there are those like the teachers of false doctrines/teachings who are not].

۲۰ اما در خانه بزرگ نه فقطظروف طلا و نقره می‌باشد، بلکه چوبی و گلی نیز؛ اما آنها برای عزت و اینها برای ذلت.

21 Therefore, those who rid themselves of [what is evil in their lives] will be able to [work well for the Lord. They will be like] utensils [MET] used at special [occasions], set apart for and especially useful to the owner [of the big house. They will be like fine utensils] that have been prepared {are ready} to do any kind of good work.

۲۱ پس اگرکسی خویشتن را از اینها طاهر سازد، ظرف عزت خواهد بود مقدس و نافع برای مالک خود ومستعد برای هر عمل نیکو.

22 [Because of that], you [(sg)] must avoid doing the wrong actions that [many] young people desire to do. Instead, you must earnestly do right actions, believe [the true teaching], love [God and others, and you must continually be at] peace with those who ask the Lord [to help them and who are] pure in every way (OR, who serve [Jesus] faithfully).

۲۲ اما از شهوات جوانی بگریز و با آنانی که ازقلب خالص نام خداوند را می‌خوانند، عدالت وایمان و محبت و سلامتی را تعاقب نما.

23 Do not talk [with anyone who] foolishly [wants] to argue about matters that are not important. [Do not talk with them], because you know that [when people talk about foolish things], they begin to quarrel.

۲۳ لیکن ازمسائل بیهوده و بی‌تادیب اعراض نما چون می‌دانی که نزاعها پدید می‌آورد.

24 But those who serve the Lord must not quarrel. Instead, they should be kind to all people, they should be able to teach [God’s truth well], and they should be patient [with people].

۲۴ اما بنده خدانباید نزاع کند، بلکه با همه کس ملایم و راغب به تعلیم و صابر در مشقت باشد،

25 [That is, they should] gently instruct/teach people who oppose [the true message. They should do that] in order that perhaps God will cause others to completely change what they think, so that they may acknowledge/believe the true [message].

۲۵ و با حلم مخالفین را تادیب نماید که شاید خدا ایشان راتوبه بخشد تا راستی را بشناسند.

26 In that way they may get free from [what is like] [MET] a trap [set by] the devil. The devil has deceived them in order that [they might do] what he wants [them to do].

۲۶ تا از دام ابلیس باز به هوش آیند که به حسب اراده او صیداو شده‌اند.