2 Thessalonians 2

1 But we request you, brethren, —in behalf of the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him,

But, britheren, we preien you bi the comyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, and of oure congregacioun in to the same comyng,

2 That ye be not quickly tossed from your mind, nor be put in alarm—either by spirit, or by discourse, or by letter as by us, as that the day of the Lord, hath set in:

that ye be not mouyd soone fro youre witt, nether be aferd, nether bi spirit, nether bi word, nether bi epistle as sent bi vs, as if the dai of the Lord be nyy.

3 That no one may cheat, you, in any one respect. Because [that day will not set in] —except the revolt come first, and there he revealed the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction,

No man disseyue you in ony manere. For but dissencioun come first, and the man of synne be schewid, the sonne of perdicioun,

4 The one who opposeth and exalteth himself on high against every one called God, or an object of worship; so that he, within the sanctuary of God, shall take his seat, showeth himself forth, that he is, God: —

that is aduersarie, and is enhaunsid ouer `al thing that is seid God, or that is worschipid, so that he sitte in the temple of God, and schewe hym silf as if he were God.

5 Remember ye not, that, while I was yet with you, these very things, I was telling you?

Whether ye holden not, that yit whanne Y was at you, Y seide these thingis to you?

6 And, what now restraineth, ye know, to the end he may be revealed in his own fitting time;

And now what withholdith, ye witen, that he be schewid in his tyme.

7 For, the secret, of lawlessness, already, is inwardly working itself, —only, until, he that restraineth at present, shall be gone, out of the midst:

For the priuete of wickidnesse worchith now; oneli that he that holdith now, holde, til he be do awei.

8 And, then, shall be revealed the lawless one, —whom, the Lord [Jesus], will slay with the Spirit of his mouth, and paralyse with the forthshining of his Presence: —

And thanne thilke wickid man schal be schewid, whom the Lord Jhesu schal sle with the spirit of his mouth, and schal distrie with liytnyng of his comyng;

9 Whose, presence, [shall be] according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and signs and wonders of falsehood,

hym, whos comyng is bi the worching of Sathanas, in al vertu, and signes,

10 And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; —

and grete wondris, false, and in al disseit of wickidnesse, to hem that perischen. For that thei resseyueden not the charite of treuthe, that thei schulden be maad saaf.

11 And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood, —

And therfor God schal sende to hem a worching of errour, that thei bileue to leesing,

12 In order that should be judged who would not believe in the truth, but were well-pleased with the unrighteousness.

that alle be demed, whiche bileueden not to treuthe, but consentiden to wickidnesse.

13 But, we, are bound to give thanks unto God continually concerning you, brethren beloved by the Lord, for that God chose you, from the beginning, unto salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth, —

But, britheren louyd of God, we owen to do thankyngis euermore to God for you, that God chees vs the firste fruytis in to heelthe, in halewing of spirit and in feith of treuthe;

14 Unto which he called you, through means of our glad-message, unto an acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

in which also he clepide you bi oure gospel, in to geting of the glorie of oure Lord Jhesu Crist.

15 Hence, then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye were taught—whether through discourse, or through our letter.

Therfor, britheren, stonde ye, and holde ye the tradiciouns, that ye han lerud, ethir bi word, ethir bi oure pistle.

16 But may, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, —Who hath loved you, and given you age-abiding consolation and good hope by favour, (aiōnios g166)

And oure Lord Jhesu Crist him silf, and God oure fadir, which louyde vs, and yaf euerlastinge coumfort and good hope in grace, (aiōnios g166)

17 Console your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word!

stire youre hertis, and conferme in al good werk and word.