2 Timoteo 3
1 También debes de saber esto, que en los últimos días vendrán tiempos de angustia.
[You need to] realize that during the last days [MTY] [before Christ returns, evil people will make] it difficult [for believers to behave as they should].
2 Porque los hombres serán amantes de sí mismos, amadores del dinero, orgullosos, yendo en contra de la autoridad de sus padres, soberbios hablarán contra Dios, sin religión,
This is because [such evil] people will be habitually loving themselves and loving money. They will habitually boast [about themselves], they will be proud, and will often say bad things [about others. They] will disobey [their] parents. They will not be thankful, nor will they respect [anything that is good].
3 Sin amor natural, aborrecedores amargos, diciendo mal de los demás, violento e incontrolado, odiando todo lo bueno,
They will not [even] love their own family, nor agree with [anybody] (OR, [they never forgive anyone]). They will tell lies about people. They will not control what they say and do, nor allow anyone to control them. They will not love [anything that is] good.
4 Traidores, actuando sin pensar, prepotentes, amando el placer más que a Dios;
They will (betray others/hand others over to their enemies) and act foolishly. They will be overly/very proud of themselves, and they will love to please themselves instead of loving God.
5 Tendrán una forma de religión, pero niegan con sus hechos él poder de la religión; no te vayas con esta clase de gente.
[And, although they will] pretend that they worship God, they will not let [God’s Spirit] work powerfully [in their lives]. Do not associate with such people (OR, Do not let such people join [your congregation]),
6 Porque estos son los que van en secreto a las casas, llevan cautivas a las mujeres insensatas, agobiadas por el pecado que, arrastradas por sus malos deseos,
because some such [people, even now], subtly/deceivingly persuade foolish women to let them come into their houses, and then they deceive those women [so that they control what those women think. These women] have been burdened with sins {have sinned very much} and they have been led to do {they do} the many [evil] things that they strongly desire to do.
7 Siempre aprendiendo, y nunca llegando al conocimiento de lo que es verdad.
[Even though] they are always [wanting to] learn new things, they are never able to recognize what is true.
8 Y como Jacobo y Jambres fueron contra Moisés, así estos van contra lo que es verdad: hombres de malas ideas, que probados por la fe, son vistos como falsos.
Just like Jannes and Jambres [long ago] very much opposed Moses, so also some [people] now oppose the true [message. Those] people think only what is evil. God rejects them [because they do not] believe [what is true].
9 Pero no irán más lejos, porque su conducta necia será clara para todos los hombres, como Janes y Jambres.
Nevertheless, they will not continue to succeed, because most [HYP] people will understand clearly that such people are foolish, just like people also realized [clearly that Jannes and Jambres were foolish].
10 Pero tomaste como ejemplo mi enseñanza, comportamiento, propósito y fe; mi larga espera, mi amor, mi silencioso sufrimiento;
But as for yourself, you have fully known what I have taught. You have known [and imitated] the way in which I conducted my life, [and] what I have been trying to do. [You have] trusted [God as] I have. You have been patient as I have been. [You have] loved people [as] I have, and [you have] endured [as you suffered like] I have [suffered].
11 Persecuciones y sufrimientos; las cosas que me vinieron a Antioquía, en Iconio, en Listra; los crueles ataques que me hicieron; y el Señor me liberó de todos ellos.
[You know how I endured many times when people] harmed me. [They] caused me to suffer at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra [cities]. [But although they caused me to suffer], I endured it; and every time [they] did those things to me, the Lord rescued me.
12 Es cierto que todo aquel cuyo propósito sea vivir en el conocimiento de Dios en Cristo Jesús, será atacado cruelmente.
(Indeed/You know that), for us [(inc)] who want to live (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]), we will always be persecuted {there will always be people who will cause us to suffer} because we [have a close relationship with] Christ Jesus.
13 Los hombres malos y falsos serán cada vez peores, usando el engaño y ellos mismos serán vencidos por el engaño.
Evil people (OR, And those) who deceive other people will (get worse/teach things that are more and more wrong). [Specifically, they will] deceive other people, and [those who hear them will] deceive others.
14 Pero asegúrate de guardar las enseñanzas que has aprendido y creído firmemente, conscientes de quién ha sido tu maestro;
But you, in contrast, must continue [to believe] what you have learned and (been assured of/firmly believe). [I know that you are confident/sure that it is true because] you know that you have learned it from all [of us who taught you] ([God’s truth/what is right]).
15 Y que desde el tiempo en que eras niño, has tenido conocimiento de las Sagradas Escrituras, las cuales te pueden hacer sabio para la salvación, por la fe en Cristo Jesús.
From [the time when you were] a child you have known the holy writings/Scriptures. [You now know that] they enabled you to become wise so that God saved you because of your believing in Christ Jesus.
16 Toda Escritura sagrada que proviene de Dios es provechosa para la enseñanza de la Fe, reprender, para corregir, para educar en una vida de justicia,
God (inspired/put into men’s minds) everything [that is written] in the Scriptures {they [wrote] in the holy writings}, and those writings are all useful to teach [us what is true], to cause us to know [when we are] wrong and then (to correct us/to show us what we have done that is wrong), and to train/teach us to do what is right.
17 Para que el hombre de Dios sea completo, entrenado y preparado para toda buena obra.
What [is written] {they wrote} is useful to help us who [serve] God to be ready/prepared to do all that we should do. By means of it, we are equipped {God gives us what we need} in order to do every [kind of] good deeds.
