2 Tesaloniana 3

1 Farany, ry rahalahy, mivavaha ho anay, mba handehanan’ ny tenin’ ny Tompo faingana ka hankalazaina toy ny eo aminareo,

Finally, brothers, pray on for me, that God’s word may run swiftly, and be glorified as in your own case,

2 ary mba hovonjena ho afaka amin’ ny olona hafahafa sy ratsy fanahy izahay; fa tsy ary manana finoana avokoa ny olona rehetra.

and that I may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all do not hold the faith.

3 Fa mahatoky ny Tompo, Izay hampahery sy hiaro anareo tsy ho azon’ ny ratsy.

But the Lord is faithful; he will stablish you and guard you from the Evil One.

4 Fa izahay matoky anareo ao amin’ ny Tompo, fa izay zavatra andidianay dia efa ataonareo sady mbola hataonareo ihany koa.

Now we have fully fixed our faith on you in the Lord, that you are doing and will continue to do what we enjoin.

5 Ary ny Tompo anie hanitsy lalana ny fonareo ho amin’ ny fitiavana an’ Andriamanitra sy ho amin’ ny faharetan’ i Kristy.

May the Lord incline your hearts to the love of God and to the stedfastness of Christ.

6 Ary mandidy anareo izahay, ry rahalahy, amin’ ny anaran’ i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika, mba hialanareo amin’ ny rahalahy rehetra izay tsy mitoetra tsara ka tsy manaraka ny fampianarana natolotra izay noraisiny taminay.

I summon you, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who leads an idle and disorderly life, which is not according to the rule you received from me.

7 Fa ny tenanareo mahalala izay tokony hianaranareo anay; fa nitoetra tsara teo aminareo izahay,

For you know well how you must imitate me. For I did not lead an idle or disorderly life among you;

8 ary tsy nihinana foana izay hanin’ olona, fa niasa andro aman’ alina tamin’ ny fikelezan’ aina sy ny fisasarana mba tsy hahavaky tratra na dia iray akory aminareo aza;

I did not eat my food as a gift from any man, but in toil and travail, night and day, I worked, so that I might not be a burden to any of you.

9 tsy noho ny tsy anananay fahefana anefa, fa mba hatolotray aminareo ho fianaranareo ny tenanay.

Not that I have no right to such support; it was simply to give you an example for you to imitate.

10 Fa fony mbola teo aminareo ihany aza izahay, dia nandidy anareo hoe: Raha misy tsy mety miasa, dia aoka tsy hihinana izy.

For indeed when I was with you, I used to charge you, "If any man will not work, he shall not eat."

11 Fa renay fa misy ny sasany eo aminareo tsy mitoetra tsara, ka tsy miasa akory, fa mivezivezy foana miraharaha ny an’ olona.

But I hear that there are those of your number who are leading idle and disorderly lives, who are not busy, but mere busybodies.

12 Ary izay manao toy izany no didianay sy anarinay ao amin’ i Jesosy Kristy Tompo mba hiasa tsara amin’ ny fiadanana ka hihinana izay azy ihany.

Now all such I command and entreat, by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, to work in quietness. and to earn their own living.

13 Fa ianareo, ry rahalahy, aza ketraka amin’ ny fanaovan-tsoa.

But you, brothers, must not grow weary in well-doing.

14 Ary raha misy olona tsy manaiky ny teninay amin’ ity epistily ity, mariho izany olona izany, ka aza mikambana aminy, mba hahamenatra azy.

If any man does not give heed to what I have said in this letter, mark that man; do not associate with him, so as to make him feel ashamed;

15 Anefa aza dia atao fahavalo izy, fa anaro toy ny rahalahy.

and yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 Ary ny Tompon’ ny fiadanana anie hanome anareo fiadanana mandrakariva amin’ ny zavatra rehetra. Ho aminareo rehetra anie ny Tompo.

And may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

17 Ity no veloma ataon’ ny tanako, izaho Paoly; izao no famantarana eo amin’ ny epistily rehetra; izao no soratro.

I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting, which is my token in every letter. Thus I write -

18 Ho aminareo rehetra anie ny fahasoavan’ i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.