¹Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you;

¹Napokon, bratia, len sa modlite za nás, aby bežalo slovo Pánovo a bolo aj inde oslavované jako aj u vás,

²and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

²a aby sme boli vytrhnutí z moci premrštených a zlých ľudí. Lebo viera nie je vecou všetkých.

³But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

³Ale Pán je verný, ktorý vás upevní a strážiac zachová od zlého.

⁴We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

⁴A dôverujeme v Pánovi o vás, že to, čo vám prikazujeme, aj robíte aj robiť budete.

⁵May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

⁵A Pán nech ráči upraviť vaše srdcia k láske Božej a k trpezlivosti Kristovej.

⁶Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

⁶A prikazujeme vám, bratia, v mene nášho Pána Ježiša Krista, aby ste sa stránili každého brata, ktorý sa neriadne správa a nie podľa podania, ktoré dostal od nás.

⁷For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

⁷Lebo sami viete, jako nás treba nasledovať lebo sme sa nesprávali neriadne medzi vami

⁸neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

⁸ani sme zadarmo od nikoho nejedli chleba, ale v práci a námahe pracujúc dňom i nocou, aby sme neboli nikomu z vás na ťarchu;

⁹not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

⁹nie, že by sme nemali práva na to, ale aby sme vám dali seba za príklad, aby ste nás nasledovali.

¹⁰For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”

¹⁰Lebo aj keď sme boli u vás, to sme vám prikazovali, že ak niekto nechce pracovať, nech ani nejie.

¹¹For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

¹¹Lebo čujeme, že sa niektorí neriadne správajú medzi vami; že nič nerobia, ale sa všetečne pletú do toho, do čoho im netreba.

¹²Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

¹²Takým prikazujeme a napomíname ich skrze nášho Pána Ježiša Krista, aby s tichosťou pracovali a tak jedli svoj vlastný chlieb.

¹³But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing well.

¹³A vy, bratia, neustaňte robiac dobre.

¹⁴If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

¹⁴Ale ak niekto neposlúcha nášho slova, podaného listom, toho si poznamenajte a nesdávať sa s ním, aby sa zahanbil,

¹⁵Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

¹⁵a nepovažujte ho za nepriateľa, ale ho napomínajte ako brata.

¹⁶Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

¹⁶A on sám, Pán pokoja, nech vám ráči dať pokoj každého času každým spôsobom. Pán nech je so všetkými vami!

¹⁷The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter: this is how I write.

¹⁷Pozdrav mojou vlastnou rukou Pavlovou, čo je znakom v každom liste; tak píšem.

¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

¹⁸Milosť našeho Pána Ježiša Krista nech je so všetkými vami! Ameň.