¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

¹Pavao, apostol Krista Isusa voljom Božjom, po obećanju života, života u Kristu Isusu,

²to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

²Timoteju, ljubljenom sinu: milost, milosrđe i mir od Boga Oca i Krista Isusa, Gospodina našega.

³I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

³Zahvalan sam Bogu, kojemu onamo od predaka čiste savjesti služim, dok te se neprestano spominjem u svojim molitvama noć i dan.

⁴longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

⁴Sjetim se tvojih suza i zaželim vidjeti te da se napunim radosti

⁵having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

⁵imajući na pameti neprijetvornu vjeru koja je u tebi - onu vjeru koja je najprije prebivala u tvojoj baki Loidi i tvojoj majci Euniki, a uvjeren sam, i u tebi.

⁶For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

⁶Poradi toga podsjećam te: raspiruj milosni dar Božji koji je u tebi po polaganju mojih ruku.

⁷For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

⁷Jer nije nam Bog dao duha bojažljivosti, nego snage, ljubavi i razbora.

⁸Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

⁸Ne stidi se stoga svjedočanstva za Gospodina našega, ni mene, sužnja njegova. Nego zlopati se zajedno sa mnom za evanđelje, po snazi Boga

⁹who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

⁹koji nas je spasio i pozvao pozivom svetim - ne po našim djelima, nego po svojem naumu i milosti koja nam je dana u Kristu Isusu prije vremena vjekovječnih,

¹⁰but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.

¹⁰a očitovana je sada pojavkom Spasitelja našega Krista Isusa, koji obeskrijepi smrt i učini da zasja život i neraspadljivost - po evanđelju

¹¹For this, I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

¹¹za koje sam ja postavljen propovjednikom, apostolom i učiteljem.

¹²For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

¹²Poradi toga i ovo trpim, ali se ne stidim jer znam komu sam povjerovao i uvjeren sam da je on moćan poklad moj sačuvati za onaj Dan.

¹³Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

¹³Uzorom neka ti budu zdrave riječi koje si od mene čuo u vjeri i ljubavi u Kristu Isusu.

¹⁴That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

¹⁴Lijepi poklad čuvaj po Duhu Svetom koji prebiva u nama.

¹⁵This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

¹⁵Napustiše me, to znaš, svi u Aziji, među njima i Figel i Hermogen.

¹⁶May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,

¹⁶Neka Gospodin milosrđem podari Oneziforov dom jer me često osvježivao i nije se stidio mojih okova,

¹⁷but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

¹⁷nego kad je bio u Rimu, brižljivo me potražio i našao.

¹⁸(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

¹⁸Dao mu Gospodin naći milosrđe u Gospodina u onaj Dan! A koliko je usluga u Efezu iskazao, to ti najbolje znaš.