¹But this know, that in [the] last days difficult times shall be there;

¹[Ny amin'ny fihemorana any am-parany,] Fa aoka ho fantatrao izao: fa any am-parany any dia hisy andro mahory.

²for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,

²Fa ny olona ho tia tena, ho tia vola, ho mpandoka tena, mpiavonavona, miteny ratsy, tsy manoa ray sy reny, tsy misaotra, tsy manaja izay masina, [ Gr. manao blasfemia; izahao Mat. 9,3]

³without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,

³tsy manam-pitiavana, mpanontolo fo, mpanendrikendrika, tsy mahonom-po, lozabe, tsy tia ny tsara,

⁴traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

⁴mpamadika, kirina, mpieboebo, tia ny fahafinaretana mihoatra noho ny fitiavany an'Andriamanitra,

⁵having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.

⁵manana ny endriky ny toe-panahy araka an'Andriamanitra, nefa nandà ny heriny; ireny koa dia halaviro.

⁶For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,

⁶Fa isan'ireny izay misokosoko miditra any an-tranon'ny sasany ka mahalasa ho babo ny vehivavy adaladala, vesaran'ny fahotana, entin'ny filàna maro,

⁷always learning, and never able to come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.

⁷mianatra mandrakariva, nefa tsy mahatratra ny fahalalana ny marina.

⁸Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.

⁸Ary tahaka ny nanoheran'i Jana sy Jambra an'i Mosesy no anoheran'ireo koa ny fahamarinana, dia olona maloto saina sady tsy manam-pinoana marina.

⁹But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.

⁹Kanefa tsy handroso intsony izy; fa ny hadalany dia haseho amin'ny olona rehetra, tahaka ny an'ireo koa.

¹⁰But *thou* hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance,

¹⁰[Famporisihana an'i Timoty handroso tsara araka ny efa nataony ihany] Fa ianao kosa dia efa nanaraka tsara ny fampianarako, ny fitondran-tenako, ny fisainako, ny finoako, ny fandeferako, ny fitiavako, ny faharetako,

¹¹persecutions, sufferings: what [sufferings] happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.

¹¹ny nanenjehana ahy, ny fahoriana izay nanjo ahy tany Antiokia, tany Ikonioma, tany Lystra, dia ny fanenjehana izay niaretako; ary ny Tompo nahafaka ahy tamin'izany rehetra izany.

¹²And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

¹²Eny, izay rehetra te-ho velona amin'ny toe-panahy araka an'Andriamanitra, izay ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy, dia henjehina.

¹³But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.

¹³Fa ny ratsy fanahy sy ny mpanoloky kosa dia handroso hiharatsiratsy kokoa sady mamitaka no fitahina.

¹⁴But *thou*, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and [of which] thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];

¹⁴Fa ianao kosa dia mahareta amin'izay zavatra nianaranao sy nampinoana anao, satria fantatrao izay nampianatra anao izany;

¹⁵and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵fa hatry ny fony vao zaza ianao dia efa nahalala ny Soratra Masina, izay mampahahendry anao ho amin'ny famonjena amin'ny finoana izay ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy.

¹⁶Every scripture [is] divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;

¹⁶Izay soratra rehetra nomen'ny tsindrimandrin'Andriamanitra dia mahasoa koa ho fampianarana, ho fandresen-dahatra, ho fanitsiana izay diso, ho fitaizana amin'ny fahamarinana,mba ho tanteraka ny olon'Andriamanitra, ho vonona tsara ho amin'ny asa tsara rehetra.

¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work.

¹⁷mba ho tanteraka ny olon'Andriamanitra, ho vonona tsara ho amin'ny asa tsara rehetra.