2 Timoteo 1

1 Pablo, Apóstol de Jesucristo por el propósito de Dios, de acuerdo con la promesa de vida que es en Cristo Jesús,

[I], Paul, [am writing this letter. I am] an apostle whom Christ Jesus chose so that I would do what God wanted. He chose me [to tell people that God] has promised [that they will] live [eternally] as a result of their having a close relationship with Christ Jesus.

2 A Timoteo, mi amado hijo: Gracia, misericordia y paz, de Dios el Padre y Cristo Jesús nuestro Señor.

[I am writing to you], Timothy, whom I love [as if you were] my own son. [I pray that] God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord will [continue to act] kindly to you, be merciful to you, and [cause you to have] inner peace,

3 Alabaré a Dios, cuyo siervo he sido, con un corazón libre de pecado, desde el tiempo de mis padres, porque en mis oraciones en todo momento me acuerdo de ti, día y noche,

I thank God [for all that he has done for you]. I serve him, and my ancestors [served him, too. I serve him] in a manner that I know to be right. [I thank him] while repeatedly I [pray for you] at night and during the day.

4 Queriendo verte manteniendo en mi memoria tu llanto, para que pueda estar lleno de alegría;

[While I am thanking God for you], I very much want to see you because I remember how you cried [MTY] [when we separated. I want to see you] in order that I may be (filled with joy/very happy).

5 Teniendo en cuenta tu verdadera fe, que primero estuvo en tu abuela, Loida, y en tu madre Eunice, y, estoy seguro, ahora está en ti.

[I thank God because] I remember that you sincerely believe [in Christ Jesus]. First, your grandmother, Lois, and your mother, Eunice, [believed in him and], I am (convinced/very sure) that you also believe in him.

6 Por eso te digo: deja que él don de Dios que está en ti, que te fue dado por mis manos, tenga poder vivo.

Because [I am sure that you believe in him], I remind you to do fervently/wholeheartedly [MET] what God has (assigned for/appointed) you to do and what he has enabled you to do. [God] ([assigned for/appointed]) you to do it as a result of my putting my hands [on you to show/indicate that he had chosen you to do his work].

7 Porque Dios no nos dio un espíritu de temor, sino de poder y de amor y de autocontrol.

Remember that God has put [his Spirit] within us. [His Spirit does not cause us to be] afraid. Instead, [he causes us to be] powerful [to work for God], and he helps us to love [others] and [to] control what we say and do.

8 No tengas ningún sentimiento de vergüenza, de dar testimonio de nuestro Señor o por mí, su prisionero; sino que todo lo sufrimos por las buenas nuevas en la medida según el poder de Dios;

So never be ashamed/reluctant to tell others the message about our Lord. And do not [be ashamed] of me, [even though I am] a prisoner [because I preach about] him. Instead, [be willing to] suffer as I do as you proclaim the message about Christ. [Endure what you will suffer] by letting God empower [you to endure it].

9 Que nos dio la salvación, llamándonos para su propósito, no a causa de nuestras obras, sino en la medida de su propósito y su gracia, que nos fue dada en Cristo Jesús antes de los tiempos eternos, (aiōnios g166)

[God] saved us and chose us to conduct our lives in a pure way. It was not our doing good deeds/actions [that caused him to do this for us—something] that we did not deserve. Instead, before (time began/he created the world) he purposed/planned to [be kind to us] as a result of what Christ Jesus [would do for us]. (aiōnios g166)

10 Pero ahora ha quedado claro por la revelación de nuestro Salvador, Cristo Jesús, que puso fin a la muerte e hizo interminable la vida, salió a la luz a través de las buenas nuevas,

Now, as a result of our Savior Christ Jesus having come, it has been revealed {he has shown} [that he acts kindly toward us. Specifically, Christ Jesus] has declared that we [will not remain dead after we] die! He has also revealed that, as a result of [our hearing and accepting] the message [about Christ, we] will live [forever in bodies that will] not decay!

11 De las cuales fui hecho predicador y apóstol y maestro de los gentiles;

I was chosen {Christ chose me} to go as an apostle to many places and proclaim that message to people.

12 Y por lo cual me someto a estas cosas, pero no tengo ningún sentimiento de vergüenza. Porque tengo conocimiento de aquel en quien he creído, y estoy seguro de que él puede guardar lo que he dado a su cuidado hasta ese día.

So, even though I suffer [here in this prison], I am not ashamed [of being here] (OR, I am very confident), because I know [Christ Jesus], the one whom I have trusted, and I am convinced/sure that he is able to keep safe the good message that he has entrusted to me (OR, the things that I have entrusted [to him]), and that he will reward me at the time [MTY] [when he comes again].

13 Guarda la forma de esas palabras verdaderas que de mí oíste, en fe y amor que es en Cristo Jesús.

Be sure that you tell others the same correct message that you heard from me. [And as you tell it], keep trusting [in Christ Jesus] and keep loving [others] as Christ Jesus [enables you to do].

14 Lo bueno que te fue dado, la buena doctrina, por el Espíritu Santo que está en nosotros.

Do not let anyone persuade you to change the [good message that] God has entrusted/given to you. Allow the Holy Spirit who lives in us to [direct what you say].

15 Has tenido noticias de que todos los que estaban en Asia se alejaron de mí; entre los que se encuentran Figelo y Hermógenes:

You know that [almost] all [the believers] in Asia [province] have (turned away from/abandoned) me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

16 El Señor conceda misericordia a la casa de Onesíforo porque con frecuencia me ayudaba y no tenía ningún sentimiento de vergüenza porque yo estaba encadenado;

[But I pray that] the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus for the following reasons: Often he cheered me up and, [even though] I was a prisoner [MTY], he was not ashamed (of me/[to admit he was] my [friend]).

17 Pero cuando él estaba en Roma, él fue a buscarme a todas partes, y vino a mí,

On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.

18 Que tenga la misericordia del Señor en ese día y de todo lo que hizo por mí en Éfeso, tienes pleno conocimiento.

[I pray that] the Lord will be kind to him on that day [MTY] [when he, the Lord, will judge people]. And how much Onesiphorus served [me] in Ephesus [city], you know very well.