2 Timothy 4

1 Nítorí náà mo pàṣẹ fún ọ níwájú Ọlọ́run, àti Kristi Jesu, ẹni tí yóò ṣe ìdájọ́ alààyè àti òkú, àti nítorí ìfarahàn rẹ̀ àti ìjọba rẹ̀.

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 Wàásù ọ̀rọ̀ náà, ṣe àìsimi ní àkókò tí ó wọ̀, àti àkókò ti kò wọ̀; bá ni wí, ṣe ìtọ́ni, gbani níyànjú pẹ̀lú ìpamọ́ra àti ẹ̀kọ́ gbogbo.

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 Nítorí pé ìgbà yóò dé, tí wọn kì yóò lè gba ẹ̀kọ́ tí ó yè kooro, ṣùgbọ́n bí wọ́n ti jẹ́ ẹni tí etí ń rin, wọn ó lọ kó olùkọ́ jọ fún ara wọn nínú ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ ara wọn.

[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 Wọ́n ó sì yí etí wọn padà kúrò nínú òtítọ́, wọn ó sì yípadà sí ìtàn asán.

That is, they will not listen to [MTY] what is true, but will listen instead to [strange] stories from our ancestors.

5 Ṣùgbọ́n máa faradà ìpọ́njú, ṣe iṣẹ́ efangelisti, ṣe iṣẹ́ rẹ láṣepé.

[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 Nítorí à ń fi mi rú ẹbọ nísinsin yìí, àtilọ mi sì súnmọ́ etílé.

[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 Èmi ti ja ìjà rere, èmi tí parí iré-ìje mi, èmi ti pa ìgbàgbọ́ mọ́.

[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 Láti ìsinsin yìí lọ a fi adé òdodo lélẹ̀ fún mi, tí Olúwa onídàájọ́ òdodo, yóò fífún mi ni ọjọ́ náà kì í sì í ṣe kìkì èmi nìkan ṣùgbọ́n pẹ̀lú fún gbogbo àwọn tí ó ti fẹ́ ìfarahàn rẹ̀.

[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 Sa ipá rẹ láti tètè tọ̀ mí wá.

(Do your best/Try hard) to come to me soon.

10 Nítorí Dema ti kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀, nítorí ó ń fẹ́ ayé yìí, ó sì lọ sí Tẹsalonika; Kreskeni sí Galatia, Titu sí Dalimatia. (aiōn g165)

[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 g165)

11 Luku nìkan ni ó wà pẹ̀lú mi, mú Marku wá pẹ̀lú rẹ: nítorí ó wúlò fún mi fún iṣẹ́ ìránṣẹ́.

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 Mo rán Tikiku ní iṣẹ́ lọ sí Efesu.

Tychicus [cannot help me because] I sent him to Ephesus [city].

13 Aṣọ òtútù tí mo fi sílẹ̀ ní Troasi lọ́dọ̀ Karpu, nígbà tí ìwọ bá ń bọ̀ mú un wa, àti àwọn ìwé, pẹ̀lúpẹ̀lú àwọn ìwé-awọ.

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 Aleksanderu alágbẹ̀dẹ bàbà ṣe mi ni ibi púpọ̀: Olúwa yóò san án fún un gẹ́gẹ́ bí iṣẹ́ rẹ̀.

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 Lọ́dọ̀ ẹni tí kí ìwọ máa ṣọ́ra pẹ̀lú, nítorí tí ó kọ ojú ìjà sí ìwàásù wa púpọ̀.

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 Ní àkọ́kọ́ jẹ́ ẹjọ́ mi, kò sí ẹni tí ó ba mi gba ẹjọ́ rò ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo ènìyàn ni o kọ̀ mi sílẹ̀, àdúrà mi ni kí a má ṣe kà á sí wọn lọ́rùn.

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 Ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa gba ẹjọ́ mi rò, ó sì fún mi lágbára; pé nípasẹ̀ mi kí a lè wàásù náà ní àwàjálẹ̀, àti pé kí gbogbo àwọn aláìkọlà lè gbọ́; a sì gbà mí kúrò lẹ́nu kìnnìún náà.

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 Olúwa yóò yọ mí kúrò nínú iṣẹ́ búburú gbogbo, yóò sì mu mí dé inú ìjọba ọ̀run. Ẹni ti ògo wà fún láé àti láéláé. Àmín. (aiōn g165)

[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 g165)

19 Kí Priska àti Akuila, àti ilé Onesiforu.

Greet [for me] Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.

20 Erastu wà ní Kọrinti: ṣùgbọ́n mo fi Tirofimu sílẹ̀ ni Miletu nínú àìsàn.

Erastus stayed in Corinth [city]. Trophimus, I left in Miletus [city] because he was sick.

21 Sa ipá rẹ láti tètè wá ṣáájú ìgbà òtútù. Eubulu kí ọ, àti Pudeni, àti Linu, Klaudia, àti gbogbo àwọn arákùnrin.

(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 Kí Olúwa wà pẹ̀lú ẹ̀mí rẹ kí oore-ọ̀fẹ́ wà pẹ̀lú yín.

[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].