¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, according to a promise of life that [is] in Christ Jesus,

¹Paulus, Kristuse Jeesuse apostel Jumala tahtmisel selle elu tõotust mööda, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses, -

²to Timotheus, beloved child: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord!

²armsale pojale Timoteosele: Armu, halastust ja rahu Jumalalt Isalt ja Kristuselt Jeesuselt, meie Issandalt!

³I am thankful to God, whom I serve from progenitors in a pure conscience, that unceasingly I have remembrance concerning thee in my supplications night and day,

³Ma olen tänulik Jumalale, keda ma oma esivanemate viisil puhta südametunnistusega teenin, alatasa meenutades sind oma eestpalvetes ööl ja päeval,

⁴desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled,

⁴ning igatsedes sind näha, kui mulle tulevad meelde sinu pisarad, et ma saaksin täis rõõmu,

⁵taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

⁵mäletades sinu siirast usku, mis esmalt elas sinu vanaemas Loises ja sinu emas Eunikes ja nüüd - selles olen ma veendunud - elab ka sinus.

⁶For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands,

⁶Sel põhjusel tuletan ma sulle meelde, et sa taas õhutaksid lõkkele Jumala ande, mis on sinus minu käte pealepanemise kaudu.

⁷for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

⁷Jumal ei ole meile ju andnud arguse vaimu, vaid väe ja armastuse ja mõistlikkuse vaimu.

⁸therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,

⁸Ära siis häbene tunnistamast meie Issandat ega mind, tema vangi, vaid kannata koos minuga kurja evangeeliumi pärast Jumala väe abil,

⁹who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

⁹kes on meid päästnud ja kutsunud püha kutsega, mitte meie tegude järgi, vaid omaenese kavatsuse ja armu järgi, mis meile on antud Kristuses Jeesuses enne igavesi aegu,

¹⁰and was made manifest now through the manifestation of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who indeed did abolish death, and did enlighten life and immortality through the good news,

¹⁰nüüd on aga saanud avalikuks meie Päästja Kristuse Jeesuse ilmumise läbi, kes on kõrvaldanud surma ning on evangeeliumi kaudu toonud valge ette elu ja kadumatuse,

¹¹to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,

¹¹mille kuulutajaks ja apostliks ning õpetajaks mind on seatud.

¹²for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard -- to that day.

¹²Sel põhjusel ma ka kannatan. Ent ma ei häbene, sest ma tean, kellesse ma olen uskuma hakanud ja olen veendunud, et tema on vägev hoidma minu hoolde usaldatut oma päevani.

¹³The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus;

¹³Võta terve õpetuse eeskujuks see, mida sa minult oled kuulnud usus ja armastuses, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses!

¹⁴the good thing committed guard thou through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us;

¹⁴Seda head, mis su hoolde on usaldatud, hoia Püha Vaimu abil, kes meis elab.

¹⁵thou hast known this, that they did turn from me -- all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes;

¹⁵Sa tead seda, et mulle on pööranud selja kõik, kes on Aasias, nende seas Fügelos ja Hermogenes.

¹⁶may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed,

¹⁶Issand andku halastust Onesiforose kodule, sest tema on mind sagedasti kosutanud ega ole häbenenud mu ahelaid,

¹⁷but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;

¹⁷vaid kui ta juhtus Rooma, otsis ta mind hoolega ning leidis üles.

¹⁸may the Lord give to him to find kindness from the Lord in that day; and how many things in Ephesus he did minister thou dost very well know.

¹⁸Issand andku talle leida halastust Issanda käest oma päeval! Ja kui palju ta on abistanud mind Efesoses, tead sina kõige paremini.