2 thiSalanIkinaH 2

1 hE bhrAtaraH, asmAkaM prabhO ryIzukhrISTasyAgamanaM tasya samIpE 'smAkaM saMsthitinjcAdhi vayaM yuSmAn idaM prArthayAmahE,

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers,

2 prabhEstad dinaM prAyENOpasthitam iti yadi kazcid AtmanA vAcA vA patrENa vAsmAkam AdEzaM kalpayan yuSmAn gadati tarhi yUyaM tEna canjcalamanasa udvignAzca na bhavata|

not to be quickly shaken from your understanding or alarmed by any spirit or message or by any letter supposedly from us alleging that the day of Christ has already come.

3 kEnApi prakArENa kO'pi yuSmAn na vanjcayatu yatastasmAd dinAt pUrvvaM dharmmalOpEnOpasyAtavyaM,

Let no one deceive you in any manner, for that day cannot come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction.

4 yazca janO vipakSatAM kurvvan sarvvasmAd dEvAt pUjanIyavastuzcOnnaMsyatE svam Izvaramiva darzayan Izvaravad Izvarasya mandira upavEkSyati ca tEna vinAzapAtrENa pApapuruSENOdEtavyaM|

He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god and object of worship, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

5 yadAhaM yuSmAkaM sannidhAvAsaM tadAnIm Etad akathayamiti yUyaM kiM na smaratha?

Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you?

6 sAmprataM sa yEna nivAryyatE tad yUyaM jAnItha, kintu svasamayE tEnOdEtavyaM|

And you know what is now restraining him so that he will be revealed in his own time.

7 vidharmmasya nigUPhO guNa idAnImapi phalati kintu yastaM nivArayati sO'dyApi dUrIkRtO nAbhavat|

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

8 tasmin dUrIkRtE sa vidharmmyudESyati kintu prabhu ryIzuH svamukhapavanEna taM vidhvaMsayiSyati nijOpasthitEstEjasA vinAzayiSyati ca|

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy with the breath of his mouth and annihilate by the appearance of his coming.

9 zayatAnasya zaktiprakAzanAd vinAzyamAnAnAM madhyE sarvvavidhAH parAkramA bhramikA AzcaryyakriyA lakSaNAnyadharmmajAtA sarvvavidhapratAraNA ca tasyOpasthitEH phalaM bhaviSyati;

The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the working of Satan, with all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs, and wonders,

10 yatO hEtOstE paritrANaprAptayE satyadharmmasyAnurAgaM na gRhItavantastasmAt kAraNAd

and with every kind of wicked deception among those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

11 IzvarENa tAn prati bhrAntikaramAyAyAM prESitAyAM tE mRSAvAkyE vizvasiSyanti|

For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,

12 yatO yAvantO mAnavAH satyadharmmE na vizvasyAdharmmENa tuSyanti taiH sarvvai rdaNPabhAjanai rbhavitavyaM|

so that all who have not believed the truth but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.

13 hE prabhOH priyA bhrAtaraH, yuSmAkaM kRta Izvarasya dhanyavAdO'smAbhiH sarvvadA karttavyO yata Izvara A prathamAd AtmanaH pAvanEna satyadharmmE vizvAsEna ca paritrANArthaM yuSmAn varItavAn

But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

14 tadarthanjcAsmAbhi rghOSitEna susaMvAdEna yuSmAn AhUyAsmAkaM prabhO ryIzukhrISTasya tEjasO'dhikAriNaH kariSyati|

He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 atO hE bhrAtaraH yUyam asmAkaM vAkyaiH patraizca yAM zikSAM labdhavantastAM kRtsnAM zikSAM dhArayantaH susthirA bhavata|

So then, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings that were passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by a letter from us.

16 asmAkaM prabhu ryIzukhrISTastAta IzvarazcArthatO yO yuSmAsu prEma kRtavAn nityAnjca sAntvanAm anugrahENOttamapratyAzAnjca yuSmabhyaM dattavAn (aiōnios g166)

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by his grace, (aiōnios g166)

17 sa svayaM yuSmAkam antaHkaraNAni sAntvayatu sarvvasmin sadvAkyE satkarmmaNi ca susthirIkarOtu ca|

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.