Timoteuj II 2

1 ARI nai jeri keleki mak o, me mi ren Krijtuj Iejuj.

You [are like a] son to me. So I urge also that you [let God] empower you [spiritually] as a result of Christ Jesus acting kindly toward you.

2 O me koe roner jan ia impan jaunkadede toto, koe en ujai on aramaj lelapok kan, me koiok on padaki me tei kan.

[As you do that], remembering that [the message] that you heard from me is the same message that other people have affirmed/declared to you, you must entrust/give that message to people whom you can trust, people who will be competent/able/qualified to teach others.

3 Koe ian ia kamekam duen jaunpei en Krijtuj Iejuj mau amen.

Endure as I do what we suffer for Christ Jesus, like a good soldier [endures what he suffers].

4 Jaunpei amen jota kin kadoki pein kan a mana, pwen kon on me ale i.

[You know that] soldiers, in order to please their captain, do not (become involved in civilian affairs/spend time doing other kinds of work) [MET]. [So, like soldiers, do not let other matters (distract you as you serve/hinder you from serving]) [Christ Jesus]!

5 O ma amen pan weir, a jota pan ale katin, ma a jota weir mau.

[Similarly, you know that] athletes who do not obey the rules of the contest will not be given {not win} the prize [MET]. [So, like athletes, do all that Christ Jesus has commanded so that God will reward you]!

6 A jaumat amen, me kin japajap en tunole maj wa kan.

[You also know that] a hard-working farmer should be the first to receive some of the harvest [MET]. [So, like farmers, work hard for Christ Jesus and expect that God will reward you]!

7 Madamadaue duen me i inda, pwe Kaun o pan kotin kalolekon kin uk ni meakaroj.

Think about what I have just written, because, [if you do], the Lord will enable you to understand everything [that you need to understand].

8 Tamataman Iejuj Krijtuj, me aijada jan ren me melar akan, kadaudok en Dawid duen ai ronamau,

[Endure everything by] remembering how Jesus Christ [endured it when he suffered]. Remember that he came back to life {God raised him from the dead} and [God affirmed/declared him to be king as] his ancestor [King] David was. Those are things that I tell to people when I tell them the message [about Christ].

9 Me i kamekameki o jalikidi dueta me jued amen, a majan en Kot me jo jalidier.

I am suffering [here in prison] because [some people oppose] the good message [that I tell]. They have even put me in chains as if I were a criminal. Nevertheless, the message from God is not chained {nothing is preventing [MET] [others from proclaiming] the message from God}.

10 Mepukat karoj i kin kamekameki me piladar akan, pwe ren pil konodi maur joutuk ren Krijtuj Iejuj ianaki a linan joutuk. (aiōnios g166)

Therefore I [willingly] endure all [that I am suffering] for the sake of those [whom God has] chosen. [I do this] in order that Christ Jesus will save them, too, and that they will be forever with [him in the] glorious [place where he is]. (aiōnios g166)

11 Meid melel, ma kitail ian matala, kitail pil pan ian ieiajata;

[Endure everything as you remember] that these words [that we all say/sing] (OR, [that we teach people]) [are trustworthy]: Since we have stopped behaving as we did in the past, as though we died when he died, we shall also live with him.

12 Ma kitail dadaurata, kitail pan ian kaunda; ma kitail ponjaja, a pil pan ponjaja kitail;

Since we are also patiently enduring what we suffer, we shall also rule with him. But if we say that we do not know him, he also will say that he does not know us.

13 Ma kitail jota pan dadaurata, a pn kotin melel weita, pwe a jo kak kalikame pein i.

If we (are unfaithful/stop doing what he tells us to do), he will treat us just like he promised to do, because he (can never be untrue to himself/always does what he says that he will do).

14 Kataman kin irail mepukat, kadede on irail mon Kaun o, ren der akamai ki jip en lokaia kan, me jota pan katepai on meakot, pwe a pan kajapune ir ala, me karon akan.

[Those whom you appointed to teach others] God’s truth, keep reminding them about these things that [I have told you]. Tell them strongly that, since God knows what they are doing (OR, that God [will judge them for everything that is wrong that they do, and therefore]) they must not quarrel (about words/about matters that are not important), [because, when teachers quarrel, it helps] no one, [and because, when they quarrel, they spiritually] destroy those who hear them (OR, they cause those who hear [them to] quit (being committed [to Christ]/believing [in Christ]).)

15 Nantion konekonela ren Kot dueta toun dodok amen, me jo karepen namenokala mia, me kin padak weita pun majan melel.

(Do your best/Try hard) to be the kind of person that God will approve of. [Be like a] good worker as you teach the true message accurately. If a worker works well, he will not need to be ashamed of (OR, will be pleased about) [what he does].

16 A koe en kan poupou mal akan, pwe ar japun pan lapalapala.

(Stay away from/Do not talk with) [those who talk foolishly and] ([godlessly/say things that displease God]), because [those who talk foolishly] will become even more (ungodly/displeasing to God),

17 Arail padak me pan paraparada due kinj. Kijan irail Imenauj o Piletuj,

and [because] their message will [harm people] [SIM] [like] gangrene/cancer does. [You know] Hymenaeus and Philetus. They are [two] such people [who talk in this manner].

18 Me pirok jan melel ni a inda me dene mauredan aramaj wiauier, rap kawela pojon en akai.

[Specifically], they teach a wrong message; [that is], they say [wrongly that God will not cause dead people to live again because] he has already given us [spiritual] life. [They claim that our spiritual life is the only new life that we will receive. By saying that], they cause some people

19 A pajon en Kot pan duedueta, a iet kilel: Kaun o kotin mani japwilim a kan, o: Karoj, me aja mar en Kaun o, en muei jan me japun.

not to continue to believe [in Christ]. However, [the congregations of] God are strong [MET]. [They are like] a strong foundation on which is written: “The Lord knows the people who really belong to him,” and “Every person who calls Jesus [MTY] ‘Lord’ must stop doing wicked things”.

20 Nan im lapalap kaidin dal kold o jilper eta me mia, pwe pil dal tuka o dal pwel, akai men kalinan, o akai kaidin men kalinan.

In a wealthy person’s house there are not only utensils made of gold and of silver, but also utensils made of wood and of clay. The gold and silver [utensils are used] at special [occasions/events], and the others are used at ordinary [occasions. Similarly, in a congregation there are those who] ([are ready/desire]) [to do great things for the Lord Jesus, and there are those like the teachers of false doctrines/teachings who are not].

21 A ma amen pan muei jan jon en aramaj due met, a pan rajon dal men kalinan me kajarauiala, o katepa on Kaun o mau on jon en wiawia mau karoj.

Therefore, those who rid themselves of [what is evil in their lives] will be able to [work well for the Lord. They will be like] utensils [MET] used at special [occasions], set apart for and especially useful to the owner [of the big house. They will be like fine utensils] that have been prepared {are ready} to do any kind of good work.

22 Tan wei jan inon jued en manakap, ap tan won pun, o pojon o limpok, o popol ianaki karoj, me kin kapakapaki on Kaun o jan nan monion ar makelekel;

[Because of that], you [(sg)] must avoid doing the wrong actions that [many] young people desire to do. Instead, you must earnestly do right actions, believe [the true teaching], love [God and others, and you must continually be at] peace with those who ask the Lord [to help them and who are] pure in every way (OR, who serve [Jesus] faithfully).

23 A padak mal o likam kan kan, pwe koe aja, me re pan naitikada akamai.

Do not talk [with anyone who] foolishly [wants] to argue about matters that are not important. [Do not talk with them], because you know that [when people talk about foolish things], they begin to quarrel.

24 Ladu en Kaun men endor akamai, a en kadek on karoj, o koiok on padak o kanonama on me jued akan.

But those who serve the Lord must not quarrel. Instead, they should be kind to all people, they should be able to teach [God’s truth well], and they should be patient [with people].

25 O opampap ni a kapun on me katiwo kan, pwe ele Kot pan kotin jauaja ir, pwe ren wukilan lolekon en melel.

[That is, they should] gently instruct/teach people who oppose [the true message. They should do that] in order that perhaps God will cause others to completely change what they think, so that they may acknowledge/believe the true [message].

26 O ren pil piti jan ni injar en tewil, me a injara kin ir di on injen a.

In that way they may get free from [what is like] [MET] a trap [set by] the devil. The devil has deceived them in order that [they might do] what he wants [them to do].