1 Aga me palume teid, vennad, meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse tulemise ja meie kokkusaamise pärast Temaga,

2 et te ei annaks endid niipea kõigutada sinna ja tänna eemale õigest meelest ega heidutada ei vaimu läbi ega sõna läbi või kirja läbi, otsekui oleks see meie lähetatud, nagu peaks Issanda päev olema käes.

3 Ärgu ükski teid petku mingil kombel; sest see päev ei tule mitte enne, kui on tulnud ärataganemine ja saanud avalikuks ülekohtu-inimene, hukatusepoeg,

4 kes paneb vastu ja tõstab enese üle kõige, mida nimetatakse Jumalaks või jumalateenistuseks, nii et ta istub Jumala templisse ja ütleb enese olevat Jumala.

5 Eks te mäleta, et ma seda teile ütlesin, kui olin alles teie juures?

6 Ja nüüd te teate, mis takistab teda saamast avalikuks omal ajal.

7 Sest ülekohtu saladus on juba mõjumas; ainult peab enne vahelt kõrvaldatama see, kes teda siiamaani takistab;

8 ja siis saab avalikuks ülekohtune — kelle Issand Jeesus hävitab Oma suu vaimuga ja kellele ta teeb otsa Oma tulemise ilmumisega —

9 kelle tulemine sünnib saatana võimu mõjustusel igasuguses valeväes ja valetunnustähtedega ja valeimetegudega

10 ja igasuguse ülekohtu pettuses neile, kes hukka lähevad, sellepärast et nad ei võtnud vastu tõearmastust, et nad oleksid võinud pääseda.

11 Ja sellepärast Jumal läkitab neile vägeva eksituse, et nad hakkavad uskuma valet,

12 et mõistetaks hukka kõik need, kes ei ole uskunud tõde, vaid kellel on olnud hea meel ülekohtust.

13 Aga me peame alati tänama Jumalat teie eest, Issanda armastatud vennad, et Jumal algusest teid on valinud õndsuseks Vaimu pühitsemise ja tõeusu kaudu,

14 milleks ta on teidki kutsunud meie Evangeeliumi läbi, et te kätte saaksite meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse au.

15 Siis seiske nüüd, vennad, ja pidage kinni neist õpetusist, mis te meilt olete õppinud suusõnal või kirja teel.

16 Aga meie Issand Jeesus Kristus Ise ja Jumal, meie Isa, Kes meid on armastanud ja meile on andnud igavese troosti ja hea lootuse armuannina,

17 trööstigu teie südameid ja kinnitagu teid igasuguses heas teos ja sõnas!

1 Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

2 That you may not be moved in mind or troubled by a spirit, or by a word, or by a letter as from us, with the suggestion that the day of the Lord is even now come;

3 Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,

4 Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God.

5 Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

6 And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.

7 For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.

8 And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;

9 Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,

10 And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.

11 And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:

12 So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil.

13 But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

14 And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

17 Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.