2 Timothy 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through the will of God, —according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus; —

奉天主的旨意，為傳佈在基督耶穌內所恩許的生命，作基督耶穌宗徒的保祿，

2 Unto Timothy, my beloved child: Favour, mercy, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

致書給可愛的兒子弟茂德。願恩寵、仁慈與平安，由天主父和我們的主基督耶穌賜與你!

3 Grateful, am I, unto God, —unto whom I am rendering divine service from my progenitors in a pure conscience, that, incessant, hold I the remembrance, concerning thee, in my supplications; day and night,

當我在黑夜白日的祈禱中，不斷地懷念你時，我就感謝我繼續祖先，以純潔的良心所服事的天主。

4 longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, —in order that, with joy, I may be filled:

我每想起你的眼淚，我便渴望見你，為叫我滿心喜樂；

5 A reminder, having received, of the unfeigned faith, that is in thee, —such, as dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, —I am persuaded, moreover, that [it dwelleth], in thee also.

我記得你那毫無虛偽的信德，這信德首先存在你外祖母羅依和你母親歐尼刻的心中，我深信也存在你的心中。

6 For which cause, I put thee in remembrance, to be stirring up God’s gift of favour, which is in thee through means of the laying on of my hands;

為了那原故，我提醒你把天主藉我的覆手所賦予你的恩賜，再熾燃起來，

7 For God hath not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and love, and correction.

因為天主所賜給我們的，並非怯懦之神，而是大能、愛德和慎重之神。

8 Be not thou, therefore, put to shame—with regard to the witness of our Lord, nor with regard to me his prisoner; but suffer hardship together with the glad-message according to the power of God, —

所以你不要以給我們的主作證為恥，也不要以我這為主被囚的人為恥，但要依賴天主的大能，為福音同我共同勞苦。

9 Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to the peculiar purpose and favour—which was given to us in Christ Jesus before age-during times, (aiōnios g166)

天主拯救了我們，以聖召召叫了我們，並不是按照我們的行為，而是按照衪的決意和恩寵：這恩寵是萬世以前，在基督耶穌內賜與我們的， (aiōnios g166)

10 But hath now been made manifest through means of the forthshining of our Saviour Christ Jesus, —Who, indeed, hath abolished death, and hath thrown light upon life and incorruptibility, through means of the glad-message:

如今藉著我們的救主基督耶穌的出現，出現示了出來；衪毀滅了死亡，藉著福音彰顯了不朽的生命。

11 Whereunto, I, have been appointed herald and apostle and teacher;

為這福音，我被立為宣講者，為宗徒，為導師。

12 For which cause, these things also, am I suffering; nevertheless I am not being put to shame, for I know him whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is, able, to guard, that which I have entrusted, [to him] unto, that, day.

為了這原故，我現在受這些苦難，但我並不以此為恥，因為我知道我所信賴的是誰，也深信衪有能力保管我所受的寄托，直至那一日。

13 An outline, have thou, of healthful discourses which from me thou hast heard—with the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus:

你要以信德及在基督耶穌內的愛德，把從我所聽的健全的道理，奉為模範；

14 The noble thing entrusted [to thee], do thou guard, through means of the Holy Spirit which dwelleth within us.

且依賴那住在我們內的聖神，保管你所受的美好寄托。

15 Thou knowest this—that all they who are in Asia have turned away from me, —of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

你知道那些在亞細亞的人都離棄了我，其中有菲革羅和赫摩革乃。

16 The Lord grant mercy unto the house, of Onesiphorus, in that, ofttimes, hath he refreshed me, and, as regardeth my chain, hath not been put to shame,

願主賜仁慈於敖乃息佛羅的家庭，因為他屢次使我精神快慰，也不以我鎖鏈為恥，

17 But, happening to be in Rome, he diligently sought out and found me, —

而且他一到了羅馬，急切地訪尋我，也找到了我。

18 The Lord grant him to find mercy from [the] Lord in, that, day; —and, how many times, in Ephesus, he hath ministered, better art, thou, getting to know.

願主到那一日，賜他獲得主的仁慈! 他在厄弗所怎樣為我服了務，你們知道得更清楚。