Capítulo 1

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

¹奉神旨意，照著在基督耶穌裡生命的應許，作基督耶穌使徒的保羅，

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

²寫信給我親愛的兒子提摩太。願恩惠、憐憫、平安從父神和我們主基督耶穌歸與你！

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

³我感謝神，就是我接續祖先用清潔的良心所事奉的神。祈禱的時候，不住的想念你！

⁴longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.

⁴記念你的眼淚，晝夜切切的想要見你，好叫我滿心快樂。

⁵For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that [it is] in you as well.

⁵想到你心裡無偽之信，這信是先在你外祖母羅以和你母親友尼基心裡的，我深信也在你的心裡。

⁶For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

⁶為此我提醒你，使你將神藉我按手所給你的恩賜再如火挑旺起來。

⁷For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

⁷因為神賜給我們，不是膽怯的心，乃是剛強、仁愛、謹守的心。

⁸Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with [me] in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

⁸你不要以給我們的主作見證為恥，也不要以我這為主被囚的為恥；總要按神的能力，與我為福音同受苦難。

⁹who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

⁹神救了我們，以聖召召我們，不是按我們的行為，乃是按他的旨意和恩典；這恩典是萬古之先，在基督耶穌裡賜給我們的，

¹⁰but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

¹⁰但如今藉著我們救主基督耶穌的顯現才表明出來了。他已經把死廢去，藉著福音，將不能壞的生命彰顯出來。

¹¹for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

¹¹我為這福音奉派作傳道的，作使徒，作師傅。

¹²For this reason I also suffer these things, but 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 until that day.

¹²為這緣故，我也受這些苦難。然而我不以為恥；因為知道我所信的是誰，也深信他能保全我所交付他的（或作：他所交託我的），直到那日。

¹³Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

¹³你從我聽的那純正話語的規模，要用在基督耶穌裡的信心和愛心，常常守著。

¹⁴Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to [you].

¹⁴從前所交託你的善道，你要靠著那住在我們裡面的聖靈牢牢的守著。

¹⁵You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

¹⁵凡在亞西亞的人都離棄我，這是你知道的，其中有腓吉路和黑摩其尼。

¹⁶The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains;

¹⁶願主憐憫阿尼色弗一家的人；因他屢次使我暢快，不以我的鎖鍊為恥，

¹⁷but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me--

¹⁷反倒在羅馬的時候，殷勤的找我，並且找著了。

¹⁸the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day-- and you know very well what services he rendered at Ephesus.

¹⁸願主使他在那日得主的憐憫。他在以弗所怎樣多多的服事我，是你明明知道的。