Προς Τιμοθεον Β΄ 1
1 Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ, διὰ θελήματος ˚Θεοῦ, κατʼ ἐπαγγελίαν ζωῆς τῆς ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ,
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of life, which is in Christ Jesus,
2 Τιμοθέῳ ἀγαπητῷ τέκνῳ: χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη, ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν.
to Timothy my beloved son; grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Χάριν ἔχω τῷ ˚Θεῷ, ᾧ λατρεύω ἀπὸ προγόνων ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει, ὡς ἀδιάλειπτον ἔχω τὴν περὶ σοῦ μνείαν, ἐν ταῖς δεήσεσίν μου, νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας,
I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, after the custom of my forefathers, that, without ceasing, I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day,
4 ἐπιποθῶν σε ἰδεῖν, μεμνημένος σου τῶν δακρύων, ἵνα χαρᾶς πληρωθῶ,
greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5 ὑπόμνησιν λαβὼν τῆς ἐν σοὶ ἀνυποκρίτου πίστεως, ἥτις ἐνῴκησεν πρῶτον ἐν τῇ μάμμῃ σου, Λωΐδι, καὶ τῇ μητρί σου, Εὐνίκῃ, πέπεισμαι δὲ ὅτι καὶ ἐν σοί.
for I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in you also.
6 Διʼ ἣν αἰτίαν ἀναμιμνῄσκω σε ἀναζωπυρεῖν τὸ χάρισμα τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἐν σοὶ διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν μου.
Wherefore I exhort you to kindle up the gift of God that is in you by the laying on of my hands.
7 Οὐ γὰρ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ ˚Θεὸς πνεῦμα δειλίας, ἀλλὰ δυνάμεως, καὶ ἀγάπης, καὶ σωφρονισμοῦ.
For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
8 Μὴ οὖν ἐπαισχυνθῇς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, μηδὲ ἐμὲ, τὸν δέσμιον αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ συγκακοπάθησον τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, κατὰ δύναμιν ˚Θεοῦ,
Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner: but jointly suffer evil in the gospel according to the power of God,
9 τοῦ σώσαντος ἡμᾶς, καὶ καλέσαντος κλήσει ἁγίᾳ, οὐ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα ἡμῶν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἰδίαν πρόθεσιν καὶ χάριν, τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων, (aiōnios g166)
who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the ages, (aiōnios g166)
10 φανερωθεῖσαν δὲ νῦν, διὰ τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ, καταργήσαντος μὲν τὸν θάνατον, φωτίσαντος δὲ ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has deprived death of its power, and brought life and incorruptibility to light through the gospel;
11 εἰς ὃ ἐτέθην ἐγὼ κῆρυξ, καὶ ἀπόστολος, καὶ διδάσκαλος.
to which I have been appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles;
12 Διʼ ἣν αἰτίαν καὶ ταῦτα πάσχω, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐπαισχύνομαι, οἶδα γὰρ ᾧ πεπίστευκα, καὶ πέπεισμαι ὅτι δυνατός ἐστιν, τὴν παραθήκην μου φυλάξαι εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν.
for which cause I also suffer these things; yet I am not ashamed: for I know in whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have intrusted to him till that day.
13 Ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχε ὑγιαινόντων λόγων, ὧν παρʼ ἐμοῦ ἤκουσας, ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ.
Hold fast the form of sound words which you have heard from me, in faithfulness and in love which is in Christ Jesus.
14 Τὴν καλὴν παραθήκην φύλαξον, διὰ ˚Πνεύματος Ἁγίου τοῦ ἐνοικοῦντος ἐν ἡμῖν.
That good thing which was intrusted to you, keep by the Holy Spirit that dwells in us.
15 Οἶδας τοῦτο, ὅτι ἀπεστράφησάν με πάντες οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ, ὧν ἐστιν Φύγελος καὶ Ἑρμογένης.
You know this, that all those who are in Asia have turned away from me; all those, I say, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
16 Δῴη ἔλεος ὁ ˚Κύριος τῷ Ὀνησιφόρου οἴκῳ, ὅτι πολλάκις με ἀνέψυξεν, καὶ τὴν ἅλυσίν μου οὐκ ἐπαισχύνθη,
May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
17 ἀλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ, σπουδαίως ἐζήτησέν με καὶ εὗρεν
but when he was in Rome, he sought for me very diligently, and found me.
18 (δῴη αὐτῷ ὁ ˚Κύριος, εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρὰ ˚Κυρίου ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ), καὶ ὅσα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ διηκόνησεν, βέλτιον σὺ γινώσκεις.
The Lord grant to him, that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day. And in how many things he ministered to me in Ephesus, you know very well.
