1 Paulus, Jumala tahtel Kristuse Jeesuse Apostel tõotuse järgi elust, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses,
2 armsale pojale Timoteosele: armu, halastust, rahu Jumalalt Isalt ja Kristuselt Jeesuselt, meie Issandalt!
3 Ma tänan Jumalat, Keda ma oma esivanemaist saadik teenin puhta südametunnistusega, nagu ma ka lakkamata mõtlen sinule oma palvetes ööd ja päevad,
4 igatsedes sind näha ja meelde tuletades sinu pisaraid, et täituda rõõmuga,
5 kui mulle meenub sinu silmakirjatsematu usk, mis enne elas sinu vanaemas Loises ja sinu emas Euniikes ja nüüd, nagu ma olen veendunud, elab ka sinus.
6 Selles asjas ma tuletan sinule meelde, et sa õhutaksid lõkkele Jumala armuande, mis sulle sai minu käte pealepanemise kaudu.
7 Sest Jumal ei ole meile andnud arguse vaimu, vaid väe ja armastuse ja mõistliku meele vaimu.
8 Ärgu olgu sul siis häbi meie Issanda tunnistusest ega minust, Tema vangist, vaid kannata kurja kaasa Evangeeliumiga Jumala väge mööda,
9 Kes meid on päästnud ja on kutsunud püha kutsega, mitte meie tegusid mööda, vaid Oma nõu ja armu järgi, mis meile on antud Kristuses Jeesuses enne igavesi aegu;
10 ent nüüd on saanud avalikuks meie Õnnistegija Kristuse Jeesuse ilmumise läbi, Kes on hävitanud surma ja toonud valge ette elu ja kadumatu põlve Evangeeliumi kaudu,
11 milleks mina olen seatud kuulutajaks ja Apostliks ja õpetajaks.
12 Sel põhjusel ma ka kannatan seda ega ole mul häbi sellest; sest ma tean, Kellesse ma usun, ja olen julge selles, et Ta on vägev säilitama minu kätte ustud vara tolle päevani.
13 Tervete sõnade eeskujuks võta, mida sa oled kuulnud minult usus ja armastuses, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses.
14 Kaunist sinu hooleks antud vara hoia Püha Vaimu läbi, Kes meis elab.
15 Sa tead seda, et kõik, kes on Aasias, on löönud lahku minust, nende seas Fügelos ja Hermogenes.
16 Issand osutagu halastust Onesiforose perele, sest tema on mind sagedasti kosutanud ega ole mitte häbenenud mu ahelaid,
17 vaid kui ta saabus Rooma, otsis ta mind suure hoolega ning leidis mind.
18 Issand andku temale leida halastust Issanda juures tol päeval! Ja kui palju ta Efesoses oli mulle abiks, tead sina paremini.
1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day
4 Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
5 Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.
6 For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.
7 For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
8 Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
9 Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
10 But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,
11 Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;
12 And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.
13 Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14 That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us.
15 You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:
16 May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;
17 But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me
18 (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.