Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Β΄ 2
1 Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμῶν ἐπισυναγωγῆς ἐπʼ αὐτόν,
Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you
2 εἰς τὸ μὴ ταχέως σαλευθῆναι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ νοὸς, μηδὲ θροεῖσθαι, μήτε διὰ πνεύματος, μήτε διὰ λόγου, μήτε διʼ ἐπιστολῆς, ὡς διʼ ἡμῶν, ὡς ὅτι ἐνέστηκεν ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ ˚Κυρίου.
not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of the Lord had come.
3 Μή τις ὑμᾶς ἐξαπατήσῃ κατὰ μηδένα τρόπον, ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ ἔλθῃ ἡ ἀποστασία πρῶτον, καὶ ἀποκαλυφθῇ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας, ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας,
Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
4 ὁ ἀντικείμενος καὶ ὑπεραιρόμενος ἐπὶ πάντα λεγόμενον θεὸν ἢ σέβασμα, ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ καθίσαι, ἀποδεικνύντα ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν ˚Θεός.
he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
5 Οὐ μνημονεύετε ὅτι ἔτι ὢν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ταῦτα ἔλεγον ὑμῖν;
Do you not remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?
6 Καὶ νῦν τὸ κατέχον οἴδατε, εἰς τὸ ἀποκαλυφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ καιρῷ.
Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
7 Τὸ γὰρ μυστήριον ἤδη ἐνεργεῖται τῆς ἀνομίας· μόνον ὁ κατέχων ἄρτι, ἕως ἐκ μέσου γένηται.
For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.
8 Καὶ τότε ἀποκαλυφθήσεται ὁ ἄνομος, ὃν ὁ ˚Κύριος ˚Ἰησοῦς ἀνελεῖ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ καταργήσει τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ,
Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;
9 οὗ ἐστιν ἡ παρουσία, κατʼ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει, καὶ σημείοις, καὶ τέρασιν ψεύδους,
even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 καὶ ἐν πάσῃ ἀπάτῃ ἀδικίας, τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις, ἀνθʼ ὧν τὴν ἀγάπην τῆς ἀληθείας οὐκ ἐδέξαντο, εἰς τὸ σωθῆναι αὐτούς.
and with all deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο, πέμπει αὐτοῖς ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἐνέργειαν πλάνης, εἰς τὸ πιστεῦσαι αὐτοὺς τῷ ψεύδει,
And because of this, God sends them a strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
12 ἵνα κριθῶσιν ἅπαντες οἱ μὴ πιστεύσαντες τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, ἀλλὰ εὐδοκήσαντες τῇ ἀδικίᾳ.
in order that all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 Ἡμεῖς δὲ ὀφείλομεν εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ ˚Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ ˚Κυρίου, ὅτι εἵλατο ὑμᾶς ὁ ˚Θεὸς, ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς εἰς σωτηρίαν ἐν ἁγιασμῷ ˚Πνεύματος καὶ πίστει ἀληθείας,
But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
14 εἰς ὃ ἐκάλεσεν ὑμᾶς, διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἡμῶν, εἰς περιποίησιν δόξης τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Ἄρα οὖν, ἀδελφοί, στήκετε καὶ κρατεῖτε τὰς παραδόσεις ἃς ἐδιδάχθητε, εἴτε διὰ λόγου, εἴτε διʼ ἐπιστολῆς ἡμῶν.
So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.
16 Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ ˚Κύριος ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦς ˚Χριστὸς, καὶ ὁ ˚Θεὸς ὁ Πατὴρ ἡμῶν, ὁ ἀγαπήσας ἡμᾶς καὶ δοὺς παράκλησιν αἰωνίαν, καὶ ἐλπίδα ἀγαθὴν ἐν χάριτι, (aiōnios g166)
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us everlasting comfort and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)
17 παρακαλέσαι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας, καὶ στηρίξαι ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ ἀγαθῷ.
comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.
