1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God’s will, according to promise of life, the life which is in Christ Jesus, 2 to Timotheus, my beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 I am thankful to God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day, 4 earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; 5 calling to mind the unfeigned faith which has been in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.

6 For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion. 8 Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God; 9 who has saved us, and has 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 the ages of time, 10 but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings; 11 to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of the nations. 12 For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him. 13 Have an outline of sound words, which words thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted.

15 Thou knowest this, that all who are in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me. 16 The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain; 17 but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found me — 18 the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that day — and how much service he rendered in Ephesus thou knowest best.

1 Pauluselt, kes on Kristuse Jeesuse apostel Jumala tahtel selle elu tõotuse pärast, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses,

2 Timoteosele, minu armsale pojale:

Armu, halastust ja rahu Jumalalt Isalt ja Kristuselt Jeesuselt, meie Issandalt!

3 Ma olen tänulik Jumalale, keda ma oma esivanemate sarnaselt teenin puhta südametunnistusega, päeval ja öösel sinu peale lakkamata mõeldes oma palvetes. 4 Mäletan su pisaraid ja igatsen sind uuesti näha, et saaksin täidetud rõõmuga. 5 Mulle meenub sinu siiras usk, mis enne elas sinu vanaemas Loises ja sinu emas Eunikes, ning olen veendunud, et nüüd elab see ka sinus.

6 Seepärast tuletan sulle meelde, et sa õhutaksid taas lõkkele Jumala ande, mille sa said minu käte pealepanemise kaudu. 7 Jumal ei ole andnud meile kartuse vaimu, vaid väe, armastuse ja meelepuhtuse Vaimu.

8 Ära siis häbene tunnistada meie Issandast ega mind, tema vangi, vaid kannata koos minuga kurja evangeeliumi pärast, nii nagu Jumal jõudu annab.

9 Tema on ju päästnud meid

ja kutsunud püha kutsumusega –

mitte meie tegude järgi,

vaid oma kavatsuse järgi, armu läbi,

mis on meile antud Kristuses Jeesuses

enne ajastute algust,

10 ent nüüd on saanud avalikuks,

meie Päästja Kristuse Jeesuse ilmudes,

kes on hävitanud surma

ja on evangeeliumi kaudu teinud nähtavaks elu ja surematuse.

11 Sellepärast olengi mina seatud kuulutajaks, apostliks ja õpetajaks, 12 ja sellepärast ma ka kannatan. Kuid ma ei häbene, sest ma tean, kellesse ma usun, ja olen veendunud, et tema suudab hoida minu hoolde antut oma päevani.

13 Võta usaldusväärse õpetuse eeskujuks see, mida sa oled minult kuulnud, usus ja armastuses, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses! 14 Valva seda varandust, mis sulle on usaldatud. Valva seda Püha Vaimu abiga, kes meis elab!

15 Sa tead, et Aasias on kõik mu maha jätnud, nende seas ka Fügelos ja Hermogenes.

16 Näidaku Issand halastust Onesiforose perele, sest ta on mind sageli kosutanud, häbenemata mu ahelaid. 17 Vastupidi, Roomas olles otsis ta mind kõvasti, kuni leidis mu üles. 18 Andku Issand, et ta leiaks sel päeval Issandalt armu! Kui mitmel viisil oli temast Efesoses abi, tead sina paremini.