¹务要传道

¹I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:

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 urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience 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 the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;

⁴而且转离不听真理，反倒趋向无稽之谈。

⁴and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.

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。

⁵But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

⁶我已经被浇奠；我离世的时候也到了。

⁶For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.

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。

⁷I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

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。

⁸From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

⁹最后的吩咐你要尽快到我这里来。

⁹Be diligent to come to me soon,

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 left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, and 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。

¹¹Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

¹²我差派了推基古到以弗所去。

¹²But I sent Tychicus 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。

¹³Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, 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 much evil to me. The Lord will repay 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 you also must beware; for he greatly opposed 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。

¹⁶At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against 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。

¹⁷But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the 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 will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹问候的话问候百基拉、亚居拉和阿尼色弗一家的人。

¹⁹Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.

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 remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.

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. Eubulus salutes you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.

²²主与你同在。愿恩惠与你们同在。

²²The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.