Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Β΄ 3
1 το λοιπον προσευχεσθε αδελφοι περι ημων ινα ο λογοσ του κυριου τρεχη και δοξαζηται καθωσ και προσ υμασ
As for the other matters, [our] fellow believers, pray for us that more and more [people will] hear [PRS] our message [about our] Lord [Jesus]. Pray that they will believe this message, as you [have done].
2 και ινα ρυσθωμεν απο των ατοπων και πονηρων ανθρωπων ου γαρ παντων η πιστισ
Pray also for us that we will be rescued {that God will rescue us} from those very perverse/evil people [here] who [cause us to suffer. Pray like that] because [they and many others] refuse to believe [LIT] [this message].
3 πιστοσ δε εστιν ο κυριοσ οσ στηριξει υμασ και φυλαξει απο του πονηρου
[Remember that our] Lord [Jesus] is trustworthy! [So we are sure that] he will cause you to continue to be steadfast. [We are also sure that] he will protect you from [Satan], the evil one (OR, from evil).
4 πεποιθαμεν δε εν κυριω εφ υμασ οτι α παραγγελλομεν υμιν και ποιειτε και ποιησετε
[Because of your close relationship with our] Lord [Jesus], we are confident that you are obeying what we have commanded you, and we are confident that you will obey what we are commanding [you in this letter].
5 ο δε κυριοσ κατευθυναι υμων τασ καρδιασ εισ την αγαπην του θεου και εισ την υπομονην του χριστου
[We pray that our] Lord [Jesus] would enable you to continue [knowing] that God loves you. [We pray] also that Christ will cause you to continue [being] steadfast (OR, being steadfast as he [was steadfast]).
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
[Our] fellow believers, we command you, with the authority [MTY] that our Lord Jesus Christ [has given to us], that you stop associating with every fellow believer who is lazy and refuses to work. That is, you must stay away from those who are not [conducting their lives] in the manner that we taught you.
7 αυτοι γαρ οιδατε πωσ δει μιμεισθαι ημασ οτι ουκ ητακτησαμεν εν υμιν
[We tell you this] because you yourselves know that you should [behave] like we [behaved]. We (did not just sit [around] without working/were never lazy) [while we were living] among you.
8 ουδε δωρεαν αρτον εφαγομεν παρα τινοσ αλλ εν κοπω και μοχθω νυκτα και ημεραν εργαζομενοι προσ το μη επιβαρησαι τινα υμων
Specifically, we did not eat anyone’s food if we did not pay [that person] for it. Instead, we worked very hard ([to support ourselves/to earn the money to buy what we needed]). We worked hard [DOU] during the day and during the night, in order that we would not have to depend on any of you [to supply what we needed].
9 ουχ οτι ουκ εχομεν εξουσιαν αλλ ινα εαυτουσ τυπον δωμεν υμιν εισ το μιμεισθαι ημασ
We have always had the right [to depend on you for money, but instead we worked hard in order to make ourselves] examples for you, in order that you should behave like we behave.
10 και γαρ οτε ημεν προσ υμασ τουτο παρηγγελλομεν υμιν οτι ει τισ ου θελει εργαζεσθαι μηδε εσθιετω
Remember that when we were [there] with you, we kept commanding you that if any [fellow believer] refuses to work, [you should not give] him food to eat.
11 ακουομεν γαρ τινασ περιπατουντασ εν υμιν ατακτωσ μηδεν εργαζομενουσ αλλα περιεργαζομενουσ
[We are commanding the same thing] again now, because someone has told us that some of you are lazy and not working at all, just interfering [with what other people are doing]!
12 τοισ δε τοιουτοισ παραγγελλομεν και παρακαλουμεν δια του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου ινα μετα ησυχιασ εργαζομενοι τον εαυτων αρτον εσθιωσιν
We command those fellow believers who are not working, and urge [them] by the authority [MTY] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they settle down and (support themselves by working/work to earn money to buy what they need).
13 υμεισ δε αδελφοι μη εκκακησητε καλοποιουντεσ
Fellow believers! Do not ever get tired of doing what is right!
14 ει δε τισ ουχ υπακουει τω λογω ημων δια τησ επιστολησ τουτον σημειουσθε και μη συναναμιγνυσθε αυτω ινα εντραπη
If any [fellow believer refuses to work] and does not obey what I have written in this letter, ([publicly] identify that person/tell the congregation what that person is doing). Then do not associate with him, in order that he may become ashamed.
15 και μη ωσ εχθρον ηγεισθε αλλα νουθετειτε ωσ αδελφον
Do not think of him as though he was [your] enemy; instead, warn him as [you would warn your other] fellow believers.
16 αυτοσ δε ο κυριοσ τησ ειρηνησ δωη υμιν την ειρηνην δια παντοσ εν παντι τροπω ο κυριοσ μετα παντων υμων
[I pray that our] Lord [Jesus] himself, who [gives inner] peace [to his people], will give [inner] peace to you always (and in every situation/whatever happens). 2 Thessalonians 3:16b-18 I [pray that our] Lord [Jesus will continue to] help you all.
17 ο ασπασμοσ τη εμη χειρι παυλου ο εστιν σημειον εν παση επιστολη ουτωσ γραφω
Now, having taken the pen from my scribe, I, Paul, am sending this greeting to you as I write this myself [SYN]. I do this in all my letters in order that you may know that it is truly I who have sent this letter. This is how I always end my letters.
18 η χαρισ του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου μετα παντων υμων αμην
I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will continue to act kindly to you all.
