2 Timothy 1

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

1 我保罗奉上帝的旨意，按照在基督耶稣里应许的生命做基督耶稣的使徒，

2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 写信给我亲爱的儿子提摩太。 愿父上帝和我们的主基督耶稣赐给你恩典、怜悯和平安！

3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

3 我日夜不停地为你祷告，对我效法祖先用清洁的良心事奉的上帝充满了感恩。

4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.

4 每逢想起你流泪的情形，我就渴望见你，好使我的心充满喜乐。

5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

5 我记得你那真诚无伪的信心。你外祖母罗以和你母亲友妮基首先有了这信心，我深信你也有。

6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

6 因此我提醒你，要把上帝在我给你按手时赐给你的恩赐充分发挥出来。

7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

7 因为上帝赐给我们的不是怯懦的心，而是刚强、仁爱、自律的心。

8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

8 所以，你不要羞于为我们的主做见证，也不要以我这为主被囚的人为耻，要靠着上帝的能力和我一同为福音受苦。

9 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

9 上帝拯救了我们，并呼召我们过圣洁的生活，不是因为我们的行为，而是出于祂的旨意和恩典。早在万古以前，祂就在基督耶稣里把这恩典赐给我们了，

10 And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

10 如今借着我们救主基督耶稣的降世显明了出来。基督已经消灭死亡，借着福音将不朽的生命彰显了出来。

11 to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.

11 我为了这福音受委派做传道人、使徒和教师。

12 For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

12 我因此遭受这些苦难，但我不以为耻，因为我知道我所信的是谁，也深信祂能保守祂所托付我的 ，一直到那日 。

13 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

13 你要以在基督耶稣里的信心和爱心，把从我这里听到的纯正教导当作典范遵守，

14 Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

14 要靠着住在我们里面的圣灵牢牢守住交托给你的善道。

15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

15 你知道几乎所有亚细亚的人都离弃了我，其中包括腓吉路和黑摩其尼。

16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.

16 愿主怜悯阿尼色弗一家人，他常常鼓励我，不以我被囚禁为耻。

17 Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.

17 他在罗马的时候千方百计寻访我的下落，直到找着我为止。

18 May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

18 你清楚知道，他从前在以弗所怎样在各个方面服侍我。愿主再来时怜悯他。