1 Paulus, 'n apostel van Jesus Christus, volgens die bevel van God, ons Verlosser, en van die Here Jesus Christus, ons Hoop,

2 aan Timothes, my ware kind in die geloof: Genade, barmhartigheid, vrede van God onse Vader en Christus Jesus, onse Here!

3 Soos ek jou versoek het toe ek na Macedonië op reis was, moet jy in fese wag om sekere persone te beveel dat hulle geen ander leer moet leer nie,

4 en hulle nie besig hou met fabels en eindelose geslagsregisters nie, wat net twisvrae bevorder meer as stigting van God wat in die geloof is.

5 Maar die doel van die gebod is liefde uit 'n rein hart en 'n goeie gewete en 'n ongeveinsde geloof

6 waarvan sommige mense afgedwaal en hulle afgewend het na onsinnige praatjies;

7 hulle wil leraars van die wet wees, alhoewel hulle wat hulle sê, of die dinge wat hulle beslis beweer, nie verstaan nie.

8 Maar ons weet dat die wet goed is as iemand dit wettiglik gebruik

9 en as hy weet dat die wet nie gegee is vir die regverdige nie, maar vir die wettelose en tugtelose mense, goddelose en sondaars, onheiliges en ongewydes, vadermoorders en moedermoorders, moordenaars,

10 hoereerders, sodomiete, mensediewe, leuenaars, meinediges en wat daar anders met die gesonde leer in stryd is,

11 volgens die evangelie van die heerlikheid van die salige God wat aan my toevertrou is.

12 En ek dank Hom wat my krag gegee het, Christus Jesus, onse Here, dat Hy my getrou geag en in die bediening gestel het,

13 my wat vroeër 'n lasteraar en 'n vervolger en 'n geweldenaar was. Maar aan my is barmhartigheid bewys, omdat ek dit onwetend gedoen het in ongeloof.

14 En die genade van onse Here was baie oorvloedig met geloof en liefde wat in Christus Jesus is.

15 Dit is 'n betroubare woord en werd om ten volle aangeneem te word, dat Christus Jesus in die wêreld gekom het om sondaars te red, van wie ek die vernaamste is.

16 Maar daarom is aan my barmhartigheid bewys, dat Jesus Christus in my as die vernaamste al sy lankmoedigheid sou betoon, om 'n voorbeeld te wees vir die wat in Hom sal glo tot die ewige lewe.

17 Aan die Koning van die eeue, die onverderflike, onsienlike, alleenwyse God, kom toe die eer en die heerlikheid tot in alle ewigheid. Amen.

18 Hierdie boodskap vertrou ek aan jou toe, my kind Timothes, ooreenkomstig die profesieë wat vroeër aangaande jou uitgespreek is, sodat jy daardeur die goeie stryd kan stry

19 en aan die geloof en 'n goeie gewete vashou. Sommige het dit van hulle weggestoot en aan die geloof skipbreuk gely,

20 onder wie daar is Himen,s en Alexander, wat ek aan die Satan oorgegee het, sodat hulle kan leer om nie te laster nie.

1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;

2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,

4 Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;

5 But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

6 From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;

7 Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.

8 We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,

9 With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,

10 For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,

11 Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care.

12 I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,

13 Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

14 And the grace of our Lord was very great, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:

16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

17 Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.

18 This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,

19 Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:

20 Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given up to Satan, so that they may say no more evil words against God.