Epistula II ad Timotheum, 1
1. Paulus, apostolus Christi Iesu per voluntatem Dei secundum promissionem vitae, quae est in Christo Iesu,
1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
2. Timotheo carissimo filio: gratia, misericordia, pax a Deo Patre et Christo Iesu Domino nostro.
2. To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. Gratias ago Deo, cui servio a progenitoribus in conscientia pura, quod sine intermissione habeo tui memoriam in orationibus meis nocte ac die
3. I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as did my fathers, when I remember you constantly in my prayers.
4. desiderans te videre, memor lacrimarum tuarum, ut gaudio implear,
4. As I remember your tears, I long night and day to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
5. recordationem accipiens eius fidei, quae est in te non ficta, quae et habitavit primum in avia tua Loide et matre tua Eunice, certus sum autem quod et in te.
5. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lo'is and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you.
6. Propter quam causam admoneo te, ut resuscites donationem Dei, quae est in te per impositionem manuum mearum;
6. Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands;
7. non enim dedit nobis Deus Spiritum timoris sed virtutis et dilectionis et sobrietatis.
7. for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.
8. Noli itaque erubescere testimonium Domini nostri neque me vinctum eius, sed collabora evangelio secundum virtutem Dei,
8. Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God,
9. qui nos salvos fecit et vocavit vocatione sancta, non secundum opera nostra sed secundum propositum suum et gratiam, quae data est nobis in Christo Iesu ante tempora saecularia;
9. who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago,
10. manifestata autem nunc per illustrationem salvatoris nostri Iesu Christi, qui destruxit quidem mortem, illuminavit autem vitam et incorruptionem per evangelium,
10. and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
11. in quo positus sum ego praedicator et apostolus et doctor.
11. For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,
12. Ob quam causam etiam haec patior, sed non confundor; scio enim, cui credidi, et certus sum quia potens est depositum meum servare in illum diem.
12. and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
13. Formam habe sanorum verborum, quae a me audisti, in fide et dilectione, quae sunt in Christo Iesu;
13. Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus;
14. bonum depositum custodi per Spiritum Sanctum, qui habitat in nobis.
14. guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.
15. Scis hoc, quod aversi sunt a me omnes, qui in Asia sunt, ex quibus est Phygelus et Hermogenes.
15. You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, and among them Phy'gelus and Hermog'enes.
16. Det misericordiam Dominus Onesiphori domui, quia saepe me refrigeravit et catenam meam non erubuit;
16. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiph'orus, for he often refreshed me; he was not ashamed of my chains,
17. sed cum Romam venisset, sollicite me quaesivit et invenit
17. but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly and found me --
18. — det illi Dominus invenire misericordiam a Domino in illa die — et quanta Ephesi ministravit, melius tu nosti.
18. may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day -- and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus.
