Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Β΄ 3
1 το λοιπον προσευχεσθε αδελφοι περι ημων ινα ο λογος του κυριου τρεχη και δοξαζηται καθως και προς υμας
Henceforth, brethren, pray ye for us, that the word of our Lord may, in every place, run and be glorified, as with you;
2 και ινα ρυσθωμεν απο των ατοπων και πονηρων ανθρωπων ου γαρ παντων η πιστις
and that we may be delivered from evil and perverse men; for faith is not in all.
3 πιστος δε εστιν ο κυριος ος στηριξει υμας και φυλαξει απο του πονηρου
And faithful is the Lord, who will keep you and rescue you from the evil One.
4 πεποιθαμεν δε εν κυριω εφ υμας οτι α παραγγελλομεν υμιν και ποιειτε και ποιησετε
And we have confidence in you, through our Lord, that what we have inculcated on you, ye both have done, and will do.
5 ο δε κυριος κατευθυναι υμων τας καρδιας εις την αγαπην του θεου και εις την υπομονην του χριστου
And may our Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to a patient waiting for the Messiah.
6 παραγγελλομεν δε υμιν αδελφοι εν ονοματι του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου στελλεσθαι υμας απο παντος αδελφου ατακτως περιπατουντος και μη κατα την παραδοσιν ην παρελαβον παρ ημων
And we enjoin upon you, my brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that ye withdraw from every brother who walketh wickedly, and not according to the precepts which ye received from us.
7 αυτοι γαρ οιδατε πως δει μιμεισθαι ημας οτι ουκ ητακτησαμεν εν υμιν
For ye know how ye ought to imitate us, who did not walk wickedly among you.
8 ουδε δωρεαν αρτον εφαγομεν παρα τινος αλλ εν κοπω και μοχθω νυκτα και ημεραν εργαζομενοι προς το μη επιβαρησαι τινα υμων
Neither did we eat bread gratuitously from any of you; but, with toil and weariness, we labored by night and by day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you.
9 ουχ οτι ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν αλλ ινα εαυτους τυπον δωμεν υμιν εις το μιμεισθαι ημας
It was not because we have no authority, but that we might give you an example in ourselves, that ye might imitate us.
10 και γαρ οτε ημεν προς υμας τουτο παρηγγελλομεν υμιν οτι ει τις ου θελει εργαζεσθαι μηδε εσθιετω
And while we were with you, we also gave you this precept, That every one who would not work, should likewise not eat.
11 ακουομεν γαρ τινας περιπατουντας εν υμιν ατακτως μηδεν εργαζομενους αλλα περιεργαζομενους
For we hear, there are some among you who walk wickedly, and do nothing except vain things.
12 τοις δε τοιουτοις παραγγελλομεν και παρακαλουμεν δια του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου ινα μετα ησυχιας εργαζομενοι τον εαυτων αρτον εσθιωσιν
Now such persons, we command and exhort, by our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that in quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
13 υμεις δε αδελφοι μη εκκακησητε καλοποιουντες
And my brethren, let it not be wearisome to you, to do what is good.
14 ει δε τις ουχ υπακουει τω λογω ημων δια της επιστολης τουτον σημειουσθε και μη συναναμιγνυσθε αυτω ινα εντραπη
And if any one hearkeneth not to these my words in this epistle, separate that man from you, and have no intimacy with him, that he may be ashamed.
15 και μη ως εχθρον ηγεισθε αλλα νουθετειτε ως αδελφον
Yet, hold him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 αυτος δε ο κυριος της ειρηνης δωη υμιν την ειρηνην δια παντος εν παντι τροπω ο κυριος μετα παντων υμων
And may the Lord of peace give you peace, always, in every thing. Our Lord be with you all.
17 ο ασπασμος τη εμη χειρι παυλου ο εστιν σημειον εν παση επιστολη ουτως γραφω
The salutation in the writing of my own hand, I Paul have written it; which is the token in all my epistles, so I write.
18 η χαρις του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου μετα παντων υμων αμην
The grace of Jesus the Messiah be with you all, my brethren. Amen.
