ܒ-ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ 1

1 ܦܘܠܘܤ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܚܝܐ ܕܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

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

2 ܠܛܝܡܬܐܘܤ ܒܪܐ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

To Timothy my dearly beloved son, grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܠܗ ܡܫܡܫ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܗܬܝ ܒܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܡܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܒܨܠܘܬܝ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܕܐܝܡܡܐ

I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that without ceasing, I have a remembrance of thee in my prayers, night and day.

4 ܘܤܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܚܙܝܟ ܘܡܬܕܟܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܥܝܟ ܕܐܬܡܠܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ

Desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy,

5 ܒܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܫܪܬ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܒܐܡܐ ܕܐܡܟ ܠܘܐܝܤ ܘܒܐܡܟ ܐܘܢܝܩܐ ܡܦܤ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܒܟ

Calling to mind that faith which is in thee unfeigned, which also dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am certain that in thee also.

6 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܥܗܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܕܬܥܝܪ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟ ܒܤܝܡ ܐܝܕܝ

For which cause I admonish thee, that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee, by the imposition of my hands.

7 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܘܕܚܘܒܐ ܘܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of sobriety.

8 ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܬܒܗܬ ܒܤܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܝ ܒܐܤܝܪܗ ܐܠܐ ܫܩܘܠ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܥܡ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of God,

9 ܗܘ ܕܐܚܝܢ ܘܩܪܢ ܒܩܪܝܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܗܝ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܢ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ (aiōnios g166)

Who hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the world. (aiōnios g166)

10 ܘܐܬܓܠܝܬ ܗܫܐ ܒܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܡܚܝܢܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܒܛܠ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܘܚܘܝ ܚܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܢܘܬܐ ܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ

But is now made manifest by the illumination of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath destroyed death, and hath brought to light life and incorruption by the gospel:

11 ܗܘ ܕܐܬܬܤܝܡܬ ܒܗ ܐܢܐ ܟܪܘܙܐ ܘܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܡܡܐ

Wherein I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and teacher of the Gentiles.

12 ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܡܤܝܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܒܗܬ ܐܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܡܢ ܗܝܡܢܬ ܘܡܦܤ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܛܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܘܗܝ ܓܘܥܠܢܝ ܠܡܛܪ ܠܝ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ

For which cause I also suffer these things: but I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him, against that day.

13 ܢܗܘܝܢ ܠܟ ܚܘܪܐ ܡܠܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܡܢܝ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܒܚܘܒܐ ܕܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

Hold the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me in faith, and in the love which is in Christ Jesus.

14 ܓܘܥܠܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܛܪ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܡܪܬ ܒܢ

Keep the good thing committed to thy trust by the Holy Ghost, who dwelleth in us.

15 ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܗܕܐ ܕܗܦܟܘ ܡܢܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܤܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܦܘܓܠܘܤ ܘܗܪܡܓܢܘܤ

Thou knowest this, that all they who are in Asia, are turned away from me: of whom are Phigellus and Hermogenes.

16 ܢܬܠ ܡܪܢ ܪܚܡܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܢܤܝܦܘܪܘܤ ܕܙܒܢܝܢ ܤܓܝܐܢ ܐܢܝܚܢܝ ܘܒܫܫܠܬܐ ܕܐܤܘܪܝ ܠܐ ܒܗܬ

The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus: because he hath often refreshed me, and hath not been ashamed of my chain:

17 ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܝ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܒܥܢܝ ܘܐܫܟܚܢܝ

But when he was come to Rome, he carefully sought me, and found me.

18 ܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܡܪܢ ܕܢܫܟܚ ܪܚܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܘܟܡܐ ܕܫܡܫܢܝ ܒܐܦܤܘܤ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ

The Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou very well knowest.