¹务要传道

¹I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign --

²务要传道；无论时机是否适合，都要常作准备；要以多方的忍耐和教训责备人、警戒人、劝勉人。

²preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

³因为时候快要到了，人必容不下纯正的道理，反而耳朵发痒，随着自己的私欲，增添许多教师，

³for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing,

⁴而且转离不听真理，反倒趋向无稽之谈。

⁴and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

⁵你却要凡事谨慎，忍受磨难、作传福音者的工作，完成你的职务。

⁵And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

⁶我已经被浇奠；我离世的时候也到了。

⁶for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived;

⁷那美好的仗我已经打过了，当跑的路我已经跑尽了，所持的信仰我已经守住了。

⁷the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

⁸从此以后，有公义的冠冕为我存留，就是按公义审判的主在那日要赏给我的；不但赏给我，也赏给所有爱慕他显现的人。

⁸henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord -- the Righteous Judge -- shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.

⁹最后的吩咐你要尽快到我这里来。

⁹Be diligent to come unto me quickly,

¹⁰因为底马贪爱现今的世界，就离弃我到帖撒罗尼迦去了。革勒士去了加拉太，提多去了达马太。

¹⁰for Demas forsook me, having loved the present age, and went on to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia,

¹¹只有路加在我这里。你找到了马可，就把他带来，因为他在圣工上对我有益。

¹¹Lukas only is with me; Markus having taken, bring with thyself, for he is profitable to me for ministration;

¹²我差派了推基古到以弗所去。

¹²and Tychicus I sent to Ephesus;

¹³我在特罗亚留在加布那里的外衣，你来的时候要把它带来，还有那些书卷，特别是那些羊皮卷，也要带来。

¹³the cloak that I left in Troas with Carpus, coming, bring thou and the books -- especially the parchments.

¹⁴铜匠亚历山大作了许多恶事陷害我，主必按着他所行的报应他。

¹⁴Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,

¹⁵你也要提防他，因为他极力抵挡我们的话。

¹⁵of whom also do thou beware, for greatly hath he stood against our words;

¹⁶我第一次申辩的时候，没有一个人支持我，反而离弃我。但愿这罪不要归在他们身上。

¹⁶in my first defence no one stood with me, but all forsook me, (may it not be reckoned to them!)

¹⁷然而主站在我旁边，加给我力量，使福音的信息借着我尽都传开，万国的人都可以听见；他并且把我从狮子口中救出来。

¹⁷and the Lord stood by me, and did strengthen me, that through me the preaching might be fully assured, and all the nations might hear, and I was freed out of the mouth of a lion,

¹⁸主必救我脱离一切邪恶的事，也必救我进入他天上的国。愿荣耀归给他，直到永永远远。阿们。

¹⁸and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save [me] -- to his heavenly kingdom; to whom [is] the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.

¹⁹问候的话问候百基拉、亚居拉和阿尼色弗一家的人。

¹⁹Salute Prisca and Aquilas, and Onesiphorus' household;

²⁰以拉都在哥林多住下了。特罗非摩病了，我就留他在米利都。

²⁰Erastus did remain in Corinth, and Trophimus I left in Miletus infirm;

²¹你要赶紧在冬天以前到我这里来。友布罗、布田、利奴、革老底亚和众弟兄都问候你。

²¹be diligent to come before winter. Salute thee doth Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

²²主与你同在。愿恩惠与你们同在。

²²The Lord Jesus Christ [is] with thy spirit; the grace [is] with you! Amen.