1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, sent to proclaim the promised life which we have in union with Christ Jesus—
2 To Timothy, my dear son:
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
Thanksgiving and Encouragement
3 I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did. I thank him as I remember you always in my prayers night and day. 4 I remember your tears, and I want to see you very much, so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you have it also. 6 For this reason I remind you to keep alive the gift that God gave you when I laid my hands on you. 7 For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control.
8 Do not be ashamed, then, of witnessing for our Lord; neither be ashamed of me, a prisoner for Christ's sake. Instead, take your part in suffering for the Good News, as God gives you the strength for it. 9 He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but now it has been revealed to us through the coming of our Savior, Christ Jesus. He has ended the power of death and through the gospel has revealed immortal life.
11 God has appointed me as an apostle and teacher to proclaim the Good News, 12 and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me. 13 Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the example for you to follow, and remain in the faith and love that are ours in union with Christ Jesus. 14 Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you.
15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia, including Phygelus and Hermogenes, has deserted me. 16 May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he cheered me up many times. He was not ashamed that I am in prison, 17 but as soon as he arrived in Rome, he started looking for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord grant him his mercy on that Day! And you know very well how much he did for me in Ephesus.
تحية
1 مِنْ بولُسَ رَسولِ المَسيحِ يَسوعَ بِمَشيئَةِ اللهِ، حسَبَ الوَعدِ بِالحَياةِ التي هِـيَ في المَسيحِ يَسوعَ، 2 إلى اَبني الحَبـيبِ تيموثاوُسَ: علَيكَ النّعمَةُ والرّحمَةُ والسّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ الآبِ ومِن المَسيحِ يَسوعَ رَبّنا.
حمد وتشجيع
3 أحمَدُ اللهَ الذي أعبُدُهُ بِضَميرٍ طاهِرٍ
كما عَبَدَهُ أجدادي، وأنا أذكُرُكَ ليلاً ونَهارًا في صَلواتي. 4 أتَذَكّرُ دُموعَكَ فيَشتَدّ شَوقي إلى رُؤيَتِكَ لأمتَلِـئَ فَرَحًا. 5 وأتَذَكّرُ إيمانَكَ الصّادِقَ الذي كانَ يَسكنُ قَلبَ جَدّتِكَ لوئيسَ وقَلبَ أُمّكَ أفنيكَةَ، وأنا واثِقٌ أنّهُ يَسكُنُ قَلبَكَ أيضًا. 6 لذلِكَ أُنبّهُكَ أنْ تُضرِمَ الهِبَةَ التي جَعَلَها اللهُ لَكَ بِوَضعِ يَدي. 7 فَما أعطانا اللهُ روحَ الخَوفِ، بَلْ روحَ القُوّةِ والمَحبّةِ والفِطنَةِ.
8 فلا تَخجَلْ بالشّهادَةِ لِرَبّنا وبـي أنا سَجينَهُ، واَشتَرِكْ في الآلامِ مِنْ أجَلِ البِشارَةِ مُتّكِلاً على قُدرَةِ اللهِ 9 الذي خَلّصَنا ودَعانا دَعوَةً مُقَدّسَةً، لا بِفَضلِ أعمالِنا، بَلْ وِفقًا لِتَدبـيرِهِ ونِعمَتِهِ التي وهَبَها لنا في المَسيحِ يَسوعَ مُنذُ الأزَلِ، 10 وكَشَفَها لنا الآنَ بِظُهورِ مُخَلّصِنا المَسيحِ يَسوعَ الذي قَضى على المَوتِ وأنارَ الحَياةَ والخُلودَ بِالبِشارَةِ 11 التي أُقِمْتُ لها مُبَشّرًا ورَسولاً ومُعَلّمًا، 12 فأحتَمِلُ المَشقّاتِ ولا أخجَلُ، لأنّي أعرِفُ على مَن اَتكَلتُ وأثِقُ بأنّهُ قادِرٌ على أنْ يَحفَظَ ما اَئتَمَنَني علَيهِ إلى ذلِكَ اليَومِ. 13 فاَعمَلْ بِالأقوالِ الصّحيحَةِ التي سَمِعتَها مِنّي، واَثبُتْ في الإيمانِ والمَحبّةِ التي في المَسيحِ يَسوعَ. 14 إحفَظِ الوَديعَةَ الصّالِحَةَ بِعَونِ الرّوحِ القُدُسِ الذي يَسكنُ فينا.
15 أنتَ تَعرِفُ أنّ جميعَ الذينَ في آسيّةَ تَخلّوا عَنّي، ومِنهُم فيجلّسُ وهَرْموجينيسُ. 16 رَحِمَ اللهُ بَيتَ أُونيسِفُورُسَ لأنّهُ شَجّعَني كثيرًا وما خَجِلَ لِقُيودي، 17 بَلْ أخَذَ يَبحَثُ عَنّي عِندَ وُصولهِ إلى رومَةَ حتى وَجَدَني. 18 أنعَمَ الرّبّ علَيهِ بأنْ يَنالَ الرّحمَةَ مِنَ الرّبّ يومَ مَجيئِهِ! وأنتَ تَعرِفُ جيّدًا كم خَدَمني وأنا في أفسُسَ.
