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1 caramadineSu klezajanakAH samayA upasthAsyantIti jAnIhi|
And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,
2 yatastAtkAlikA lokA AtmapremiNo 'rthapremiNa AtmazlAghino 'bhimAnino nindakAH pitroranAjJAgrAhiNaH kRtaghnA apavitrAH
for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,
3 prItivarjitA asandheyA mRSApavAdino 'jitendriyAH pracaNDA bhadradveSiNo
without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,
4 vizvAsaghAtakA duHsAhasino darpadhmAtA IzvarApremiNaH kintu sukhapremiNo
traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
5 bhaktavezAH kintvasvIkRtabhaktiguNA bhaviSyanti; etAdRzAnAM lokAnAM saMmargaM parityaja|
having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,
6 yato ye janAH pracchannaM gehAn pravizanti pApai rbhAragrastA nAnAvidhAbhilASaizcAlitA yAH kAminyo
for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,
7 nityaM zikSante kintu satyamatasya tattvajJAnaM prAptuM kadAcit na zaknuvanti tA dAsIvad vazIkurvvate ca te tAdRzA lokAH|
always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,
8 yAnni ryAmbrizca yathA mUsamaM prati vipakSatvam akurutAM tathaiva bhraSTamanaso vizvAsaviSaye 'grAhyAzcaite lokA api satyamataM prati vipakSatAM kurvvanti|
and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;
9 kintu te bahudUram agrasarA na bhaviSyanti yatastayo rmUDhatA yadvat tadvad eteSAmapi mUDhatA sarvvadRzyA bhaviSyati|
but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.
10 mamopadezaH ziSTatAbhiprAyo vizvAso rdharyyaM prema sahiSNutopadravaH klezA
And thou — thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,
11 AntiyakhiyAyAm ikaniye lUstrAyAJca mAM prati yadyad aghaTata yAMzcopadravAn aham asahe sarvvametat tvam avagato'si kintu tatsarvvataH prabhu rmAm uddhRtavAn|
the persecutions, the afflictions, that befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me,
12 parantu yAvanto lokAH khrISTena yIzunezvarabhaktim Acaritum icchanti teSAM sarvveSAm upadravo bhaviSyati|
and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,
13 aparaM pApiSThAH khalAzca lokA bhrAmyanto bhramayantazcottarottaraM duSTatvena varddhiSyante|
and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.
14 kintu tvaM yad yad azikSathAH, yacca tvayi samarpitam abhUt tasmin avatiSTha, yataH kasmAt zikSAM prApto'si tad vetsi;
And thou — be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,
15 yAni ca dharmmazAstrANi khrISTe yIzau vizvAsena paritrANaprAptaye tvAM jJAninaM karttuM zaknuvanti tAni tvaM zaizavakAlAd avagato'si|
and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise — to salvation, through faith that [is] in Christ Jesus;
16 tat sarvvaM zAstram IzvarasyAtmanA dattaM zikSAyai doSabodhAya zodhanAya dharmmavinayAya ca phalayUktaM bhavati
every Writing [is] God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that [is] in righteousness,
17 tena cezvarasya loko nipuNaH sarvvasmai satkarmmaNe susajjazca bhavati|
that the man of God may be fitted — for every good work having been completed.

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