2 Timothy 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter. I am] an apostle whom Christ Jesus chose so that I would do what God wanted. He chose me [to tell people that God] has promised [that they will] live [eternally] as a result of their having a close relationship with Christ Jesus.
Paulus, apostel van Christus Jesus, door de wil van God en ter wille der belofte van het leven, dat in Christus Jesus is:
2 [I am writing to you], Timothy, whom I love [as if you were] my own son. [I pray that] God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord will [continue to act] kindly to you, be merciful to you, and [cause you to have] inner peace,
aan Timóteus, zijn geliefd kind: Genade, barmhartigheid en vrede van God den Vader en van Christus Jesus onzen Heer.
3 I thank God [for all that he has done for you]. I serve him, and my ancestors [served him, too. I serve him] in a manner that I know to be right. [I thank him] while repeatedly I [pray for you] at night and during the day.
Ik breng dank aan God, dien ik van geslacht op geslacht met een rein geweten dien, wanneer ik onverpoosd nacht en dag u in mijn gebeden gedenk.
4 [While I am thanking God for you], I very much want to see you because I remember how you cried [MTY] [when we separated. I want to see you] in order that I may be (filled with joy/very happy).
En zo vaak ik terugdenk aan uw tranen, komt in mij het verlangen op, u weer te zien, om zelf met blijdschap te worden vervuld.
5 [I thank God because] I remember that you sincerely believe [in Christ Jesus]. First, your grandmother, Lois, and your mother, Eunice, [believed in him and], I am (convinced/very sure) that you also believe in him.
Want ik draag de herinnering mee aan uw ongeveinsd geloof; vroeger heeft het in uw grootmoeder Loïs en in uw moeder Eunike gewoond; ik ben er dus zeker van, dat het ook in u verblijft.
6 Because [I am sure that you believe in him], I remind you to do fervently/wholeheartedly [MET] what God has (assigned for/appointed) you to do and what he has enabled you to do. [God] ([assigned for/appointed]) you to do it as a result of my putting my hands [on you to show/indicate that he had chosen you to do his work].
En daarom herinner ik u er aan, dat ge Gods genade moet doen opleven, die ge door mijn handoplegging verkregen hebt.
7 Remember that God has put [his Spirit] within us. [His Spirit does not cause us to be] afraid. Instead, [he causes us to be] powerful [to work for God], and he helps us to love [others] and [to] control what we say and do.
Want God schonk ons niet een geest van vreesachtigheid, maar van kracht, van liefde en zelfbeheersing.
8 So never be ashamed/reluctant to tell others the message about our Lord. And do not [be ashamed] of me, [even though I am] a prisoner [because I preach about] him. Instead, [be willing to] suffer as I do as you proclaim the message about Christ. [Endure what you will suffer] by letting God empower [you to endure it].
Schaam u dus niet voor de belijdenis van onzen Heer, noch over mij, zijn geboeide; maar neem uw aandeel in het lijden voor het Evangelie door de kracht van God,
9 [God] saved us and chose us to conduct our lives in a pure way. It was not our doing good deeds/actions [that caused him to do this for us—something] that we did not deserve. Instead, before (time began/he created the world) he purposed/planned to [be kind to us] as a result of what Christ Jesus [would do for us]. (aiōnios g166)
die ons gered heeft en tot een heilige roeping heeft uitverkoren, niet op grond van onze werken, maar door zijn eigen voorbeschikking en genade. Deze toch is ons van alle eeuwigheid in Christus Jesus verleend, (aiōnios g166)
10 Now, as a result of our Savior Christ Jesus having come, it has been revealed {he has shown} [that he acts kindly toward us. Specifically, Christ Jesus] has declared that we [will not remain dead after we] die! He has also revealed that, as a result of [our hearing and accepting] the message [about Christ, we] will live [forever in bodies that will] not decay!
maar thans geopenbaard door de verschijning van onzen Zaligmaker Christus Jesus. Hij heeft de dood ten onder gebracht, doch leven en onsterfelijkheid aan het licht gebracht, door het Evangelie,
11 I was chosen {Christ chose me} to go as an apostle to many places and proclaim that message to people.
waartoe ik ben aangesteld als heraut, apostel en leraar.
12 So, even though I suffer [here in this prison], I am not ashamed [of being here] (OR, I am very confident), because I know [Christ Jesus], the one whom I have trusted, and I am convinced/sure that he is able to keep safe the good message that he has entrusted to me (OR, the things that I have entrusted [to him]), and that he will reward me at the time [MTY] [when he comes again].
Daarom lijd ik dit alles wel, maar mij er over schamen doe ik niet. Want ik weet op wien ik mijn vertrouwen stel, en ik ben er zeker van, dat Hij machtig is, het mij toevertrouwde pand te bewaren tot die Dag.
13 Be sure that you tell others the same correct message that you heard from me. [And as you tell it], keep trusting [in Christ Jesus] and keep loving [others] as Christ Jesus [enables you to do].
In geloof en in liefde tot Christus Jesus: houd vast aan wat ge van mij hebt gehoord, als aan een richtsnoer van gezonde lering;
14 Do not let anyone persuade you to change the [good message that] God has entrusted/given to you. Allow the Holy Spirit who lives in us to [direct what you say].
bewaar dat kostelijk pand door den heiligen Geest, die in ons woont.
15 You know that [almost] all [the believers] in Asia [province] have (turned away from/abandoned) me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Ge weet, dat al de Aziaten mij in de steek hebben gelaten, onder anderen Fúgelus en Hermógenes.
16 [But I pray that] the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus for the following reasons: Often he cheered me up and, [even though] I was a prisoner [MTY], he was not ashamed (of me/[to admit he was] my [friend]).
De Heer bewijze barmhartigheid aan het huis van Onesiforus, omdat deze me vaak heeft opgemonterd, en zich mijn ketenen niet heeft geschaamd;
17 On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.
want toen hij te Rome was aangekomen, heeft hij ijverig naar me gezocht, en me dan ook gevonden.
18 [I pray that] the Lord will be kind to him on that day [MTY] [when he, the Lord, will judge people]. And how much Onesiphorus served [me] in Ephesus [city], you know very well.
Geve de Heer, dat hij zelf barmhartigheid mag vinden bij den Heer op die Dag. En welke diensten hij in Éfese heeft bewezen, weet ge beter dan ik.
