< 2 Timoteo 4 >
1 Ibinibigay ko ang taimtim na kautusang ito sa harap ng Diyos at ni Cristo Jesus, na siyang hahatol sa mga buhay at sa mga patay, at dahil sa kaniyang pagpapakita at sa kaniyang kaharian.
Christ Jesus [is going to come back and] judge those who are living [when he comes] and those who will have died. He will judge them [concerning what rewards they deserve, and] he will rule everyone. So, [knowing that] he and God are watching [everything that we do], I solemnly/earnestly command you
2 Ipangaral mo ang Salita. Maging handa kung ito ay napapanahon at kung hindi napapanahon. Pagwikaan, pagsalitaan, at pangaralan mo sila ng may buong pagtitiyaga at pagtuturo.
that you proclaim the [true] message to people. Always be ready/prepared [to proclaim it], whether people want to hear it or not. [Some people are saying things that are not correct]; (refute their teaching/show why their teaching is wrong). Rebuke them when they are doing wrong. Tell them what they ought to do. Be very patient while you teach them.
3 Sapagkat darating ang panahon kung saan hindi na matitiis ng mga tao ang mga totoong aral. Sa halip, tatambakan nila ang kanilang mga sarili ng mga guro na naayon sa kanilang mga nais. Makikiliti sila sa kanilang pakikinig.
[Do these things] because there will be a time when people will not listen to good teaching. Instead, they will bring in many teachers for themselves who will tell them just what they want to hear [IDM]. [The reason that they will bring in such teachers is] that they want to do the evil things that they desire.
4 Tatalikod sila sa pakikinig sa katotohanan, at makikinig sila sa mga alamat.
That is, they will not listen to [MTY] what is true, but will listen instead to [strange] stories from our ancestors.
5 Ngunit ikaw, maging mahinahon ka sa lahat ng bagay, pagtiisan mo ang paghihirap, gawin mo ang gawain ng isang ebanghelista, tuparin mo ang iyong paglilingkod.
[Furthermore, I command that] you always control what you think and do. [Be willing] to endure hardships/suffering. Your work should be telling people the message [about Christ Jesus]. As you serve [the Lord], do everything that [God has told] you to do.
6 Sapagkat ako ay ibinubuhos na. Dumating na ang araw ng aking pag-alis.
[Timothy, I say these things to] you because as for me, [it is as though] [MET] [they are now about to kill me. It is as though my blood will] be poured out {they will kill me} [as a sacrifice on the altar]; that is, [I know] that it is the time for me to die [EUP].
7 Nakipaglaban ako ng mabuti sa paligsahan, natapos ko ang aking takbuhin, napanatili ko ang pananampalataya.
[And as to telling people the] good [message and defending it], I have (exerted myself thoroughly/done it with all my energy) [MET], [like a boxer does. As to doing] the work that God gave me to do, I have completed it, [like a runner who finishes] [MET] the race. [As to] what we believe, I (have been loyal to it/continue to believe it).
8 Ang korona ng katuwiran ay nakalaan na para sa akin, na ibibigay sa akin ng Panginoon, ang matuwid na hukom, sa araw na iyon. At hindi lamang sa akin ngunit sa lahat din ng umiibig sa kaniyang pagpapakita.
[So, like people award] a prize [MET] [to the winner of a race], the Lord, who judges rightly, will give me a reward [because I have lived] righteously. He will give me that reward when [MTY] [he judges people]. And not only [will he reward] me, but he will also reward all those who very much want him to come back.
9 Gawin mo ang iyong makakaya upang makarating agad sa akin.
(Do your best/Try hard) to come to me soon.
10 Sapagkat iniwan ako ni Demas. Iniibig niya ang kasalukuyang mundong ito at pumunta sa Tesalonica. Pumunta si Cresente sa Galacia, at pumunta si Tito sa Dalmacia. (aiōn )
[I say that] because Demas has left me. He wanted very much [the good things that he might enjoy] [MTY] in this world [right now], and so he went to Thessalonica [city]. Crescens [went to serve the Lord] in Galatia [province], and Titus went to Dalmatia [district]. (aiōn )
11 Si Lucas lamang ang kasama ko. Dalhin mo si Marcos at isama mo dahil malaki ang naitutulong niya sa akin sa gawain.
Luke is the only one who is still with me [of those who were helping me. And when you come], bring Mark with you, because he is useful to help me in my work.
12 Pinapunta ko si Tiquico sa Efeso.
Tychicus [cannot help me because] I sent him to Ephesus [city].
13 Dalhin mo kapag pupunta ka dito ang balabal na iniwan ko sa Troas kasama si Carpus at ang mga aklat, lalo na ang mga sulatan.
And when you come, bring the coat that I left with Carpus in Troas [city]. Also, bring the books, but (most of all/especially) [I want] (the parchments/the animal skins) [on which important things are written].
14 Si Alejandro na panday ay nagpakita ng maraming masasamang gawa laban sa akin. Ang Panginoon ang maniningil sa kaniya ayon sa kaniyang mga gawa.
Alexander, the man who makes things from metal, did many evil/harmful things to me. The Lord will punish him for what he did.
15 Bantayan mo din ang iyong sarili laban sa kaniya, sapagkat labis niyang sinasalungat ang ating mga salita.
So you, too, must beware of him. [He will try to destroy your work if he can], because he very much opposes the message that we [proclaim].
16 Sa una kong pagtatanggol ay walang nanatili sa akin. Sa halip, iniwan ako ng lahat. Hindi sana ito maibilang laban sa kanila.
When I first defended myself [in court here], no one came along [to help defend] me. Instead, they all left me. [I pray] that it will not be counted against {[God] will forgive} them [LIT] [for leaving me].
17 Ngunit nanatili ang Panginoon sa akin at ako ay pinalakas upang sa pamamagitan ko, ang pagpapahayag ay ganap na matupad at upang marinig ng lahat ng mga Gentil. Sinagip ako mula sa bibig ng leon.
Nevertheless, the Lord was with me and strengthened me. He enabled me to fully preach the message, and all the non-Jewish people [in the court] (OR, people from many nations) heard it. And I was rescued [by the Lord] {[the Lord] rescued me} [from great danger, as if I were taken] [MET] out of a lion’s (OR, wild animal’s) mouth.
18 Sasagipin ako ng Panginoon sa bawat masasamang gawa at ililigtas ako para sa kaniyang kaharian sa langit. Sa kaniya ang kaluwalhatian magpakailanman. Amen. (aiōn )
[Therefore, I am sure that] the Lord will rescue me from everything that is truly evil and will bring me safely to heaven, where he rules. Praise him forever! (Amen!/May it be so!) (aiōn )
19 Batiin mo si Priscila, si Aquila at ang sambahayan ni Onesiforo.
Greet [for me] Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.
20 Nanatili si Erasto sa Corinto ngunit iniwan ko si Tropimo na may sakit sa Mileto.
Erastus stayed in Corinth [city]. Trophimus, I left in Miletus [city] because he was sick.
21 Gawin mo ang iyong makakaya na makarating bago ang taglamig. Binabati kayo ni Eubulo, gayundin si Pudente, Lino, Claudia at lahat ng mga kapatid.
(Do your best/Try hard) to come to me before (the stormy season/winter). Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and many other fellow believers [in this city] (send their greetings to/say that they are thinking affectionately about) you.
22 Sumainyo nawa ang Panginoon sa Espiritu. Ang biyaya nawa ay sumainyo.
[I pray that] the Lord will [help you in] your spirit, [Timothy, and] that [he] will act kindly toward all of you [believers who are there].