القراءة بلغتين

وبَعدُ، أَيُّها الإِخوَة، فصَلُّوا مِن أَجلِنا لِتُتابِعَ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ جَرْيَها ويَكونَ لَها مِنَ الإِكرامِ ما كانَ لَها عِندَكم

ونَنجُوَ مِن قَومِ السُّوءِ الأَشْرار، فالإيمانُ ليسَ مِن نَصيبِ جَميعِ النَّاس

ولٰكِنَّ الرَّبَّ أَمينٌ سيُثبِّتُكم ويَحفَظُكم مِنَ الشِّرِّير

وإِنَّنا لَواثِقونَ في الرَّبِّ بِشَأنِكم أَنَّ ما أَوصَيناكم بِه تَعمَلونَه وستُتابِعونَ عَمَلَه

هَدى الرَّبُّ قُلوبَكم إِلى مَحبَّةِ اللهِ وثَباتِ المسيح!

ونُوصيكم أَيُّها الإِخوَة، بِٱسمِ الرَّبِّ يسوعَ المسيح، أَن تَبتَعِدوا عن كُلِّ أَخٍ يَسيرُ سيرةً باطِلَة خِلافًا لما أَخذتُم عَنَّا مِن سُنَّة

فإِنَّكم تَعلَمونَ كَيفَ يَجبُ أَن تَقتَدوا بِنا. فنَحنُ لم نَسِرْ بَينَكم سيرةً باطِلَةً

ولا أَكَلْنا الخُبْزَ مِن أَحَدٍ مَجَّانًا، بل عَمِلْنا لَيلَ نَهارَ بِجِدٍّ وكَدٍّ لِئَلَّا نُثَقِّلَ على أَحَدٍ مِنكُم

لا لِأَنَّه لم يَكُنْ لَنا حَقٌّ في ذٰلِك، بل لِأَنَّنا أَرَدْنا أَن نَجعَلَ مِن أَنْفُسِنا قُدوَةً تَقتَدونَ بِها

فلَمَّا كُنَّا عِندَكم كُنَّا نوصيكم هٰذه الوَصِيَّة: إِذا كان أَحدٌ لا يُريدُ أَن يَعمَل فلا يَأكُل

وقد بَلَغَنا أَنَّ بَينَكم قَومًا يَسيرونَ سيرةً باطِلَةً ولا شُغْلَ لَهم سِوى أَنَّهم بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ مُتَشاغِلون

فهٰؤُلاءِ نُوصِيهِم ونُناشِدُهُم بالرَّبِّ يسوعَ المسيحِ أَن يَعمَلوا بِهُدوءٍ ويَأكُلوا مِن خُبْزِهِم

أَمَّا أَنتُم، أَيُّها الإِخوَة، فلا تَفتُرْ هِمَّتُكم في عَمَلِ الخَير

وإِذا كانَ أَحَدٌ لا يُطيعُ كَلامَنا في هٰذِه الرِّسالة فَنَبِّهوا إِلَيه ولا تُخالِطوه لِيَخجَل

ولا تَعُدُّوه عَدُوًّا، بلِ ٱنصَحوه نُصحَكم لِأَخ

لِيُعطِكُمُ السَّلامَ رَبُّ السَّلامِ نَفْسُه في كُلِّ حين وفي كُلِّ حال! لِيَكُنِ الرَّبُّ معَكم أَجمَعين!

هٰذا السَّلامُ بِخَطِّ يَدي أَنا بولُس. تِلكَ عَلامَتي في جَميعِ رِسائِلي، وهٰذِه هي كِتابَتي

علَيكم جَميعًا نِعمَةُ رَبِّنا يسوعَ المسيح!

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.

This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.