2 Timothy 2
1 Therfor thou, my sone, be coumfortid in grace that is in Crist Jhesu.
So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.
2 And what thingis thou hast herd of me bi many witnessis, bitake thou these to feithful men, whiche schulen `be also able to teche othere men.
And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.
3 Trauele thou as a good knyyt of Crist Jhesu.
Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.
4 No man holdinge knyythod to God, wlappith hym silf with worldli nedis, that he plese to hym, to whom he hath preuyd hym silf.
A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.
5 For he that fiytith in a batel, schal not be corowned, but he fiyte lawfuli.
And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
6 It bihoueth an erthetiliere to resseyue first of the fruytis.
It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
7 Vndurstonde thou what thingis Y seie. For the Lord schal yyue to thee vndurstonding in alle thingis.
Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.
8 Be thou myndeful that the Lord Jhesu Crist of the seed of Dauid hath rise ayen fro deth,
Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:
9 aftir my gospel, in which Y trauele `til to boondis, as worching yuele, but the word of God is not boundun.
In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.
10 Therfor Y suffre alle thingis for the chosun, that also thei gete the heelthe, that is in Crist Jhesu, with heuenli glorie. (aiōnios g166)
But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (aiōnios g166)
11 A trewe word, that if we ben deed togidere, also we schulen liue togidere;
This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him:
12 if we suffren, we schulen regne togidere; if we denyen, he schal denye vs;
If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:
13 if we bileuen not, he dwellith feithful, he mai not denye hym silf.
If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself.
14 Teche thou these thingis, witnessinge bifore God. Nyle thou stryue in wordis; for to no thing it is profitable, but to the subuerting of men that heren.
Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.
15 Bisili kepe to yyue thi silf a preued preisable werkman to God, with oute schame, riytli tretinge the word of treuthe.
Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.
16 But eschewe thou vnhooli and veyn spechis, for whi tho profiten myche to vnfeithfulnesse,
But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,
17 and the word of hem crepith as a canker. Of whiche Filete is, and Ymeneus,
And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18 whiche felden doun fro the treuthe, seiynge that the rising ayen is now doon, and thei subuertiden the feith of summen.
Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.
19 But the sad foundement of God stondith, hauynge this marke, The Lord knowith whiche ben hise, and, Ech man that nameth the name of the Lord, departith fro wickidnesse.
But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.
20 But in a greet hous ben not oneli vessels of gold and of siluer, but also of tree and of erthe; and so summen ben in to onour, and summe in to dispit.
Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.
21 Therfor if ony man clensith hym silf fro these, he schal be a vessel halewid in to onour, and profitable to the Lord, redi to al good werk.
If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.
22 And fle thou desiris of yongthe, but sue thou riytwisnesse, feith, charite, pees, with hem that inwardli clepen the Lord of a clene herte.
But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.
23 And eschewe thou foltische questiouns, and without kunnyng, wytynge that tho gendren chidyngis.
And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.
24 But it bihoueth the seruaunt of the Lord to chide not; but to be mylde to alle men, able to teche,
For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,
25 paciente, with temperaunce repreuynge hem that ayenstonden the treuthe, that sum tyme God yyue to hem forthenkyng, that thei knowen the treuthe,
Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
26 and that thei rise ayen fro the snares of the deuel, of whom thei ben holdun prisoneris at his wille.
And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.
