1Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace which [is] in Christ Jesus.
1ܐܢܬ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܪܝ ܐܬܚܝܠ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀
2And the things thou hast heard of me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, such as shall be competent to instruct others also.
2ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܡܢܝ ܒܝܕ ܤܗܕܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܗܢܝܢ ܐܓܥܠ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܛܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܠܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܡܠܦܘ ܀
3Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
3ܘܤܝܒܪ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܠܚܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀
4No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.
4ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܦܠܚ ܘܡܬܦܟܪ ܒܨܒܘܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܢܫܦܪ ܠܗܘ ܡܢ ܕܓܒܝܗܝ ܀
5And if also any one contend [in the games], he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.
5ܘܐܢ ܡܬܟܬܫ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܬܟܠܠ ܐܢ ܒܢܡܘܤܗ ܠܐ ܡܬܟܬܫ ܀
6The husbandman must labour before partaking of the fruits.
6ܠܐܟܪܐ ܕܠܐܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܗ ܕܩܕܡܐ ܡܢ ܦܐܪܘܗܝ ܢܤܬܝܒܪ ܀
7Think of what I say, for the Lord will give thee understanding in all things.
7ܐܤܬܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܢܬܠ ܠܟ ܡܪܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܀
8Remember Jesus Christ raised from among [the] dead, of [the] seed of David, according to my glad tidings,
8ܐܬܕܟܪ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܩܡ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܙܪܥܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܠܝ ܀
9in which I suffer even unto bonds as an evil-doer: but the word of God is not bound.
9ܕܒܗ ܤܒܠ ܐܢܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܤܘܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܤܝܪܐ ܀
10For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that *they* also may obtain the salvation which [is] in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
10ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܤܝܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܓܒܝܐ ܕܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܚܝܐ ܕܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܡ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܀
11The word [is] faithful; for if we have died together with [him], we shall also live together;
11ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܝܬܢ ܥܡܗ ܐܦ ܥܡܗ ܢܚܐ ܀
12if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we deny, *he* also will deny us;
12ܘܐܢ ܢܤܝܒܪ ܐܦ ܢܡܠܟ ܥܡܗ ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܟܦܘܪ ܒܗ ܐܦ ܗܘ ܢܟܦܘܪ ܒܢ ܀
13if we are unfaithful, *he* abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
13ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܗܝܡܢ ܒܗ ܗܘ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܡܩܘܐ ܕܢܟܦܘܪ ܓܝܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܀
14Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.
14ܗܠܝܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܥܗܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܡܤܗܕ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܬܚܪܝܢ ܒܡܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܘܬܪܢ ܠܤܘܚܦܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡܥܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ ܀
15Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.
15ܘܢܬܒܛܠ ܠܟ ܕܬܩܝܡ ܢܦܫܟ ܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܦܠܚܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܕܡܟܪܙ ܬܪܝܨܐܝܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܀
16But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,
16ܘܡܢ ܡܠܐ ܤܪܝܩܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܚܫܚܘ ܐܫܬܐܠ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܢܘܤܦܘܢ ܥܠ ܪܘܫܥܗܘܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܥܢܝܢ ܒܗܝܢ ܀
17and their word will spread as a gangrene; of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
17ܘܡܠܬܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܠܕܝܬܐ ܢܘܡܐ ܬܐܚܘܕ ܒܤܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܗܘܡܢܐܘܤ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܀
18[men] who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
18ܗܠܝܢ ܕܛܥܘ ܡܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܐܢܫ ܡܗܦܟܝܢ ܀
19Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, [The] Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of [the] Lord withdraw from iniquity.
19ܫܬܐܤܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܝܡܐ ܗܝ ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܚܬܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܝܕܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܦܪܘܩ ܡܢ ܥܘܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܠܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܀
20But in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wooden and earthen; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
20ܒܒܝܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܘ ܕܤܐܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܕܩܝܤܐ ܐܦ ܕܦܚܪܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܨܥܪܐ ܀
21If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, [in separating himself from them], he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
21ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܗܟܝܠ ܢܕܟܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܥܗܢ ܠܚܘܫܚܐ ܕܡܪܗ ܘܡܛܝܒ ܠܟܠ ܥܒܕ ܛܒ ܀
22But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
22ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܪܓܝܓܬܐ ܕܛܠܝܘܬܐ ܥܪܘܩ ܘܗܪܛ ܒܬܪ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܚܘܒܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܥܡ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܠܡܪܢ ܒܠܒܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܀
23But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions.
23ܚܪܝܢܐ ܤܟܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܡܪܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܫܬܐܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܡܘܠܕܝܢ ܀
24And a bondman of [the] Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;
24ܥܒܕܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܐ ܚܝܒ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܟܝܟ ܠܘܬ ܟܠܢܫ ܘܡܠܦܢ ܘܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܗ ܀
25in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of [the] truth,
25ܕܢܗܘܐ ܪܕܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܪܝܢ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܢܕܥܘܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܀
26and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, [who are] taken by him, for *his* will.
26ܘܢܥܗܕܘܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܘܢܦܪܩܘܢ ܡܢ ܦܚܗ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܐܬܬܨܝܕܘ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܀