False Teachers
1 The Spirit says clearly that some people will abandon the faith in later times; they will obey lying spirits and follow the teachings of demons. 2 Such teachings are spread by deceitful liars, whose consciences are dead, as if burnt with a hot iron. 3 Such people teach that it is wrong to marry and to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten, after a prayer of thanks, by those who are believers and have come to know the truth. 4 Everything that God has created is good; nothing is to be rejected, but everything is to be received with a prayer of thanks, 5 because the word of God and the prayer make it acceptable to God.
A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
6 If you give these instructions to the believers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, as you feed yourself spiritually on the words of faith and of the true teaching which you have followed. 7 But keep away from those godless legends, which are not worth telling. Keep yourself in training for a godly life. 8 Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future. 9 This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed. 10 We struggle and work hard, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all and especially of those who believe.
11 Give them these instructions and these teachings. 12 Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith, and purity. 13 Until I come, give your time and effort to the public reading of the Scriptures and to preaching and teaching. 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift that is in you, which was given to you when the prophets spoke and the elders laid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things and devote yourself to them, in order that your progress may be seen by all. 16 Watch yourself and watch your teaching. Keep on doing these things, because if you do, you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
المعلمون الكذابون
1 والرّوحُ صَريحٌ في قَولِهِ إنّ بَعضَ النّاسِ يَرتدّونَ عَنِ الإيمانِ في الأزمِنَةِ الأخيرَةِ، ويَتبَعونَ أرواحًا مُضلّـلَةً وتَعاليمَ شَيطانِـيّةً 2 لِقَومٍ مُرائِينَ كَذّابـينَ اَكتَوَت ضَمائِرُهُم فماتَت، 3 يَنهَوْن عَنِ الزّواجِ وعَنْ أنواعٍ مِنَ الأطعِمَةِ خَلَقَها اللهُ ليَتناوَلَها ويَحمَدَهُ علَيها الذينَ آمنوا وعَرَفوا الحَقّ. 4 فكُلّ ما خَلَقَ اللهُ حسَنٌ، فما مِنْ شيءٍ يَجِبُ رَفضُهُ، بَلْ يَجبُ قَبولُ كُلّ شيءٍ بِحَمدٍ، 5 لأنّ كلامَ اللهِ والصّلاةَ يُقدّسانِهِ.
6 وأنتَ إذا عَرَضْتَ هذِهِ الوَصايا على الإخوَةِ كُنتَ خادِمًا صالِحًا لِلمَسيحِ يَسوعَ، مُتَغَذّيًا بِكلامِ الإيمانِ وبالتّعليمِ الصّحيحِ الذي تَتبَعُهُ. 7 تَجنّبِ الخرافاتِ الباطِلَةَ وحِكاياتِ العَجائِزِ ورَوّضْ نَفسَكَ بالتّقوى، 8 فإذا كانَ في الرّياضَةِ البَدنِـيّةِ بَعضُ الخَيرِ، ففي التّقوى كُلّ الخَيرِ لأنّ لَها الوَعدَ بالحياةِ الحاضِرَةِ والمُستقبَلَةِ. 9 وهذا قَولٌ صادِقٌ يَستَحِقّ القَبولَ التّامَ. 10 فإذا كُنّا نُجاهِدُ ونَتعَبُ، فلأنّنا وضَعْنا رَجاءَنا في اللهِ الحَيّ الذي هوَ مُخَلّصُ النّاسِ جميعًا، وعلى الأخَصّ الذينَ يُؤمِنونَ.
11 فعلَيكَ أنْ تُوصِيَ بِهذا وتُعَلّمَ. 12 لا تَدَعْ أحَدًا يَستَخِفّ بِشبابِكَ، بَلْ كُنْ قُدوَةً لِلمُؤمِنينَ في الكلامِ والتّصَرّفِ والمَحبّةِ والإيمانِ والعَفافِ. 13 واظِبْ على القِراءَةِ والوَعظِ والتّعليمِ إلى أنْ أجيءَ. 14 لا تُهمِلِ الهِبَةَ التي فيكَ، فَهِـيَ هِبَةٌ نِلتَها بالنّبوّةِ حينَ وضَعَ جماعَةُ الشّيوخِ أيديَهُم علَيكَ. 15 فكّرْ في هذِهِ الأُمورِ وكَرّسْ نَفسَكَ لها حتى يَظهَرَ نَجاحُكَ لِجَميعِ النّاسِ. 16 اَنتبِهْ لِنَفسِكَ ولتَعليمِكَ وداوِمْ على ذلِكَ، فإذا فَعَلتَ خَلّصْتَ نَفسَكَ وخَلّصتَ سامِعيكَ.