1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus.
God himself chose me to be an apostle, and he gave me the promised life that Jesus Christ makes possible.
2 Timothy, you are like a dear child to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Christ Jesus will be kind and merciful to you and will bless you with peace!
Do Not Be Ashamed of the Lord
3 Night and day I mention you in my prayers. I am always grateful for you, as I pray to the God my ancestors and I have served with a clear conscience. 4 I remember how you cried, and I want to see you, because this would make me truly happy. 5 I also remember the genuine faith of your mother Eunice. Your grandmother Lois had the same sort of faith, and I am sure you have it as well. 6 So I ask you to make full use of the gift God gave you when I placed my hands on you. Use it well. 7 God's Spirit doesn't make cowards out of us. The Spirit gives us power, love, and self-control.
8 Don't be ashamed to speak for our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, just because I am in jail for serving him. Use the power that comes from God and join with me in suffering for telling the good news.
9 God saved us and chose us
to be his holy people.
We did nothing
to deserve this,
but God planned it
because he is so kind.
Even before time began
God planned for Christ Jesus
to show kindness to us.
10 Now Christ Jesus has come
to offer us God's gift
of undeserved grace.
Christ our Savior defeated death
and brought us
the good news.
It shines like a light
and offers life
that never ends.
11 My work is to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. 12 This is why I am suffering now. But I am not ashamed! I know the one I have faith in, and I am sure he can guard until the last day what he has trusted me with. 13 Now follow the example of the correct teaching I gave you, and let the faith and love of Christ Jesus be your model. 14 You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within us.
15 You know that everyone in Asia has turned against me, especially Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16 I pray that the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus. He often cheered me up and wasn't ashamed of me when I was put in jail. 17 Then after he arrived in Rome, he searched everywhere until he found me. 18 I pray that the Lord Jesus will ask God to show mercy to Onesiphorus on the day of judgment. You know how much he helped 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.