1 But this know, that in {the} last days difficult times shall be there;2 for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,4 traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;5 having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.6 For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,7 always learning, and never able to come to {the} knowledge of {the} truth.8 Now 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.9 But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.10 But *thou* hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance,11 persecutions, sufferings: what {sufferings} happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.12 And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.13 But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.14 But *thou*, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and {of which} thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned {them};15 and 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.16 Every scripture {is} divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;17 that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work.

1 Maar weet dit, dat daar in die laaste dae swaar tye sal kom.2 Want die mense sal liefhebbers van hulleself wees, geldgieriges, grootpraters, trotsaards, lasteraars, ongehoorsaam aan hulle ouers, ondankbaar, onheilig,3 sonder natuurlike liefde, onversoenlik, kwaadsprekers, bandeloos, wreed, sonder liefde vir die goeie,4 verraaiers, roekeloos, verwaand, meer liefhebbers van genot as liefhebbers van God;5 mense wat 'n gedaante van godsaligheid het, maar die krag daarvan verloën het. Keer jou ook van hierdie mense af.6 Want uit hulle is die wat in die huise insluip en arme vroue gevange neem wat met sondes belaai is en deur allerhande begeerlikhede gedryf word,7 wat altyd leer en nooit tot die kennis van die waarheid kan kom nie.8 En net soos Jannes en Jambres Moses teëgestaan het, so staan ook hierdie mense die waarheid teë, mense verdorwe in die verstand, onbetroubaar ten opsigte van die geloof.9 Maar hulle sal nie verder voortgaan nie, want hulle dwaasheid sal vir almal duidelik wees, soos ook die van daardie manne geword het.10 Maar jy het my navolger geword in leer, lewenswandel, planne, geloof, lankmoedigheid, liefde, lydsaamheid,11 vervolginge, lyding, soos my te beurt geval het in Antioch¡ë, in Ikonium, in Listre. Watter vervolginge het ek nie al verdra nie! En die Here het my uit almal verlos.12 En almal wat ook godvrugtig wil lewe in Christus Jesus, sal vervolg word.13 Maar goddelose mense en bedrieërs sal voortgaan van kwaad tot erger, hulle wat verlei en verlei word.14 Maar bly jy in wat jy geleer het en waarvan jy verseker is, omdat jy weet van wie jy dit geleer het,15 en dat jy van kleins af die heilige Skrifte ken wat jou wys kan maak tot saligheid deur die geloof in Christus Jesus.16 Die hele Skrif is deur God ingegee en is nuttig tot lering, tot weerlegging, tot teregwysing, tot onderwysing in die geregtigheid,17 sodat die mens van God volkome kan wees, vir elke goeie werk volkome toegerus.