1 Y ou must understand that in the last days there will come times of much trouble.

وَاذكُرْ أنَّهُ سَتَأتِي عَلَينا فِي أواخِرِ الأيّامِ أوقاتٌ عَصِيبَةٌ.

2 P eople will love themselves and money. They will have pride and tell of all the things they have done. They will speak against God. Children and young people will not obey their parents. People will not be thankful and they will not be holy.

إذْ سَيَكُونُ النّاسُ أنانِيِّيْنَ، جَشِعِيْنَ، مُتَبَجِّحِيْنَ، مُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ، شَتّامينَ، غَيْرَ طائِعِينَ لِوالِدِيْهِمْ، غَيرَ شاكِرِينَ، نَجِسِينَ،

3 T hey will not love each other. No one can get along with them. They will tell lies about others. They will not be able to keep from doing things they know they should not do. They will be wild and want to beat and hurt those who are good.

خالِينَ مِنَ المَحَبَّةِ، غَيرَ مُتَسامِحِينَ، مُفتَرِينَ، غَيْرَ ضابِطِيْنَ لِأنفُسِهِمْ، مُتَوَحِّشِينَ، مُعادِيْنَ لِكُلِّ ما هُوَ صالِحٌ.

4 T hey will not stay true to their friends. They will act without thinking. They will think too much of themselves. They will love fun instead of loving God.

غادِرينَ، مُتَهوِّرينَ، مُنتَفخينَ بِالكِبرياءِ، يُفَضِّلونَ اللَّذَّةَ عَلَى اللهِ.

5 T hey will do things to make it look as if they are Christians. But they will not receive the power that is for a Christian. Keep away from such people.

يَلبِسُونَ قِناعاً مِنَ التَّقوَى، رافِضِيْنَ أنْ تَعمَلَ قُوَّتُها الحَقيقِيَّةُ فِي حَياتِهِمْ. فَابتَعِدْ عَنْ هَؤُلاءِ.

6 T hese are the kind of people who go from house to house. They talk to foolish women who are loaded down with sins and all kinds of sinful desires.

لِأنَّ بَعضَهُمْ يَتَسَلَّلُ إلَى البُيُوتِ، وَيُسَيطِرُ عَلَى النِّساءِ ضَعِيفاتِ الإرادَةِ، المَملوءاتِ بِالخَطايا، المُنقاداتِ وَراءَ كُلِّ أنواعِ الشَّهَواتِ.

7 S uch women are always listening to new teaching. But they are never able to understand the truth.

فَهُنَّ يُظهِرْنَ دائِماً رَغبَةً فِي التَّعَلُّمِ، لَكِنَّهُنَّ لا يَقبَلْنَ أبَداً مَعرِفَةَ الحَقِّ الكامِلَةِ.

8 J annes and Jambres fought against Moses. So do these teachers fight against the truth today. Their minds think only of sinful things. They have turned against the Christian teaching.

فَكَما قاوَمَ يَنِّيْسُ وَيَمبرِيْسُ مُوسَى، يُقاوِمُ أُولَئِكَ النّاسُ الحَقَّ. إنَّهُمْ فاسِدُو العُقُولِ، وَفاشِلُونَ فِي اتِّباعِ الإيمانِ.

9 T hey will not get very far. Their foolish teaching will be seen by everyone. That was the way it was with the two who worked against Moses. Teach the Truth

لَكِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَقطَعُوا شَوطاً بَعِيداً، لِأنَّ حَماقَتَهُمْ سَتَظهَرُ لِكُلِّ النّاسِ، تَماماً كَما ظَهَرَتْ حَماقَةُ يَنِّيْسَ وَيَمبرِيْسَ. تَوجِيْهاتٌ أخِيرَة

10 B ut you know what I teach and how I live. You know what I want to do. You know about my faith and my love. You know how long I am willing to wait for something. You know how I keep on working for God even when it is hard for me.

أمّا أنتَ فَقَدْ تابَعتَ تَعلِيْمِي وَسُلُوكِي وَقَصدِي فِي الحَياةِ وَإيمانِي وَصَبرِي وَمَحَبَّتِي وَاحتِمالِي.

11 Y ou know about all the troubles and hard times I have had. You have seen how I suffered in the cities of Antioch and Iconium and Lystra. Yet the Lord brought me out of all those troubles.

كَما عَرَفْتَ عَنِ اضطِهادِي، وَمُعاناتِي، وَكُلِّ ما جَرَى لِي فِي أنطاكِيَةَ وَإيقُونِيَّةَ وَلِستَرَةَ. وَاطَّلَعتَ عَلَى الِاضطِهاداتِ الفَظِيعَةِ الَّتِي احتَمَلتُها. لَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ نَجّانِي مِنها جَمِيعاً.

12 Y es! All who want to live a God-like life who belong to Christ Jesus will suffer from others.

فَكُلُّ مَنْ يُصَمِّمُ عَلَى حَياةِ التَّقوَى فِي المَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، سَيُضطَهَد.

13 S inful men and false teachers will go from bad to worse. They will lead others the wrong way and will be led the wrong way themselves.

أمّا الأشرارُ وَالمُحتالُونَ فَسَيَنتَقِلُونَ مِنْ سَيِّئٍ إلَى أسوَأ. إذْ يَبدَأُونَ بِخِداعِ الآخَرِينَ، فَيَنتَهِي بِهِمُ الأمرُ إلَى خِداعِ أنفُسِهِمْ.

14 B ut as for you, hold on to what you have learned and know to be true. Remember where you learned them.

وَأمّا أنتَ فَتَمَسَّكْ بِالأُمُورِ الَّتِي تَعَلَّمتَها وَاقتَنَعتَ بِها. فَأنتَ تَعرِفُ الَّذِينَ تَعَلَّمتَ مِنهُمْ وَتَثِقُ بِهِمْ،

15 Y ou have known the Holy Writings since you were a child. They are able to give you wisdom that leads to being saved from the punishment of sin by putting your trust in Christ Jesus.

وَتَعرِفُ مُنذُ طُفُولَتِكَ الكُتُبَ المُقَدَّسَةَ القادِرَةَ أنْ تُعطِيَكَ الحِكْمَةَ، فتَقُودَكَ إلَى الخَلاصِ بِالإيمانِ بِالمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

16 A ll the Holy Writings are God-given and are made alive by Him. Man is helped when he is taught God’s Word. It shows what is wrong. It changes the way of a man’s life. It shows him how to be right with God.

فَكُلُّ الكِتابِ قَدْ أوحَى بِهِ اللهُ، وَهُوَ مُفِيدٌ لِتَعلِيْمِ الحَقِّ، وَتَوبِيخِ الخُطاةِ، وَتَصحِيحِ الأخطاءِ، وَإرشادِ النّاسِ إلَى حَياةِ البِرِّ.

17 I t gives the man who belongs to God everything he needs to work well for Him.

وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ يَكُونَ رَجُلُ اللهِ مُؤَهَّلاً تَماماً لِلقِيامِ بِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صالِحٍ.