Second Timothy
« Chapter 4
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I urge you by Allah and by Al-Masih Isa, the judge of the living and the dead, and by his appearing and the setting up of his kingdom:
أُنَاشِدُكَ بِاللهِ وَبِالْمَسِيحِ عِيسَى، قَاضِي الْأَحْيَاءِ وَالْأَمْوَاتِ وَبِظُهُورِهِ وَقِيَامِ مَلَكُوتِهِ:
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announce the word, and continue to do so at all times, rebuke and warn and encourage with all patience and teaching.
أَعْلِنِ الْكَلِمَةَ وَوَاظِبْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ أَوَانٍ، وَوَبِّخْ وَأَنْذِرْ وَنَاشِدْ بِكُلِّ صَبْرٍ وَتَعْلِيمٍ.
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The time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching, but they will gather teachers around them who will satisfy their passions with teaching that pleases their ears.
إِذْ سَيَأْتِي حِينٌ لَا يُطِيقُ النَّاسُ فِيهِ تَعْلِيمًا سَلِيمًا، بَلْ يَجْمَعُونَ حَوْلَهُمْ مُعَلِّمِينَ يُشْبِعُونَ شَهَوَاتِهِمْ بِتَعْلِيمٍ يُطْرِبُ آذَانَهُمْ،
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They will turn their ears away from listening to the truth and deviate into listening to fables.
وَيُعْرِضُونَ بِآذَانِهِمْ عَنْ سَمَاعِ الْحَقِّ، وَيَنْحَرِفُونَ إِلَى سَمَاعِ الْأَسَاطِيرِ.
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As for you, be alert in everything, be patient in suffering, work as an agent to spread the good news, and finish your service.
أَمَّا أَنْتَ، فَتَنَبَّهْ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَاصْبِرْ عَلَى الْعَذَابِ، وَقُمْ بِالْعَمَلِ كَوَكِيلٍ لِنَشْرِ الْبُشْرَى، وَأَكْمِلْ خِدْمَتَكَ،
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The sacrifice of my life as a qurban has begun, and the time of my departure is here.
لِأَنَّ التَّضْحِيَةَ بِحَيَاتِي كَقُرْبَانٍ قَدْ بَدَأَتْ، وَحَانَ أَوَانُ مُغَادَرَتِي.
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I have struggled in the good fight, finished my course, and kept the faith by trusting.
لَقَدْ جَاهَدْتُ الْجِهَادَ الْحَسَنَ وَأَتْمَمْتُ سَعْيِي وَحَافَظْتُ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ مُتَوَكِّلًا،
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From now on, a crown of righteousness has been reserved for me. My mawla, the righteous judge, will reward me with it on Yawm Al-Din, and not me alone, but all those who yearn eagerly for his appearing.
وَمِنَ الْآنَ فَصَاعِدًا قَدْ حُجِزَ لِي تَاجُ الصَّلَاحِ الَّذِي سَيُجَازِينِي بِهِ مَوْلَايَ الْحَكَمُ الْعَدْلُ فِي يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، لَيْسَ لِي وَحْدِي فَقَطْ بَلْ لِجَمِيعِ الْمُشْتَاقِينَ إِلَى ظُهُورِهِ.
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Make every effort to come to me soon.
اُبْذُلْ كُلَّ جُهْدِكَ لِتَأْتِيَ إِلَيَّ قَرِيبًا،
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For Demas has loved the life of this world, and has left me and gone to Thessalonica. Criskus has gone to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.
لِأَنَّ دِيمَاسَ قَدْ أَحَبَّ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا، فَتَرَكَنِي وَذَهَبَ إِلَى تَسَالُونِيقَا، وَذَهَبَ كِرِيسْكِي إِلَى غَلَاطِيَةَ وَتِيطُسُ إِلَى دَلْمَاطِيَا.
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No one is still with me except Luke. Bring Mark with you, because he is useful in serving me.
لَمْ يَبْقَ مَعِي إِلَّا لُوقَا. فَأَحْضِرْ مَعَكَ مَرْقُسَ، لِأَنَّهُ نَافِعٌ لِي فِي الْخِدْمَةِ.
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I have sent Tychichus to Ephesus.
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ تِيخِكَ إِلَى أَفَاسَ.
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Bring with you my cloak that I left with Carpus in Troad, the books, and especially the leather copies of scripture.
أَحْضِرْ مَعَكَ أَيْضًا عَبَاءَتِي الَّتِي تَرَكْتُهَا فِي تَرْوَادَ مَعَ كَرْبَ، وَأَيْضًا الْكُتُبَ وَخَاصَّةً مَصَاحِفَ الْجِلْدِ.
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The coppersmith Alexander harmed me a lot, and our mawla will pay him back according to his deeds.
قَدْ آذَانِي النَّحَّاسُ إِسْكَنْدَرُ كَثِيرًا، وَمَوْلَانَا سَيُجَازِيهِ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِ،
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Beware of him, because he opposed our teaching strongly.
فَاحْتَرِسْ مِنْهُ، لِأَنَّهُ يُقَاوِمُ تَعْلِيمَنَا بِشِدَّةٍ.
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At my first court session to defend myself, no one helped me. They all left me. May Allah forgive them!
عِنْدَ الْجَلْسَةِ الْأُولَى لِلدِّفَاعِ عَنْ نَفْسِي، لَمْ يُؤَازِرْنِي أَحَدٌ، بَل تَخَلَّوْا عَنِّي جَمِيعًا. سَامَحَهُمُ اللهُ!
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But my mawla stood beside me and strengthened me so that the good news was proclaimed and all the non-Yahudi nations could hear. In this way I escaped from the mouth of the lion.
لَكِنَّ مَوْلَايَ قَدْ وَقَفَ مَعِي وَقَوَّانِي حَتَّى يَتِمَّ إِعْلَانُ الْبُشْرَى، وَتَسْمَعَ الْأُمَمُ غَيْرُ الْيَهُودِ أَجْمَعُونَ، وَهَكَذَا أَفْلَتُّ مِنْ فَمِ الْأَسَدِ.
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My mawla will rescue me from every evil work and make me enter safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory and splendor forever and ever. Amen.
سَيُنْقِذُنِي مَوْلَايَ مِنْ كُلِّ عَمَلِ الشَّرِّ وَسَيُدْخِلُنِي سَلِيمًا فِي مَلَكُوتِهِ السَّمَاوِيِّ، فَلَهُ الْمَجْدُ وَالْجَلَالُ إِلَى أَبَدِ الْآبِدِينَ. آمِينَ.
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Greet Prisca and Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.
سَلِّمْ عَلَى بِرِسْكَةَ وَأَكِيلَا وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِ أُنِيسِفُورَ.
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Arastus remained in Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus.
بَقِيَ آرَاسْتُ فِي كُورِنْثَ، وَتَرَكْتُ تُرُوفِيمَ مَرِيضًا فِي مِيلِيتَ.
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Make every effort to come before winter. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers greet you.
اُبْذُلْ كُلَّ جُهْدِكَ لِتَأْتِيَ قَبْلَ الشِّتَاءِ. يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ أَوْبُلُ وَبُودِي وَلِينُو وَكَلَوْدِيَّةُ وَالْإِخْوَةُ جَمِيعًا.
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May our mawla be with your spirit. The grace of Allah be with you.
لِيَكُنْ مَوْلَانَا مَعَ رُوحِكَ. فَضْلُ اللهِ مَعَكُمْ.