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4:1
Διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, τοῦ μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς, καὶ τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ·
Testificor coram Deo, et Jesu Christo, qui judicaturus est vivos et mortuos, per adventum ipsius, et regnum ejus :
ወእኤዝዘከ በቅድመ እግዚአብሔር ወእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ዘሀለዎ ይኰንን ሕያዋነ ወሙታነ አመ ይመጽእ በመንግሥቱ።
I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
4:2
κήρυξον τὸν λόγον, ἐπίστηθι εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως, ἔλεγξον, παρακάλεσον, ἐπιτίμησον, ἐν πάσῃ μακροθυμίᾳ καὶ διδαχῇ.
praedica verbum, insta opportune, importune : argue, obsecra, increpa in omni patientia, et doctrina.
ከመ ትስብክ ቃሎ ቀዊመከ በድቡት በጊዜሁ ወዘእንበለ ጊዜሁ ገሥጽ ወተዛለፍ ናዝዝ ወየውህ እንዘ ትትዔገሥ በኵሉ ወትሜህር።
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.
4:3
ἔσται γὰρ καιρὸς ὅτε τῆς ὑγιαινούσης διδασκαλίας οὐκ ἀνέξονται, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας ἑαυτοῖς ἐπισωρεύσουσιν διδασκάλους κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν,
Erit enim tempus, cum sanam doctrinam non sustinebunt, sed ad sua desideria coacervabunt sibi magistros, prurientes auribus,
እስመ ይበጽሕ ጊዜሁ አመ የአብይዋ ለትምህርተ ሕይወት ወየሐውሩ በፍትወቶሙ ወያመጽኡ መምህራነ ለርእሶሙ በሁከተ እዘኒሆሙ።
For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts,
4:4
καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται.
et a veritate quidem auditum avertent, ad fabulas autem convertentur.
ወይመይጡ እዘኒሆሙ እምጽድቅ ወያመጽኡ ካልአ ትምህርተ ወይትመየጡ ኀበ መሐደምት።
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.
4:5
σὺ δὲ νῆφε ἐν πᾶσιν, κακοπάθησον, ἔργον ποίησον εὐαγγελιστοῦ, τὴν διακονίαν σου πληροφόρησον.
Tu vero vigila, in omnibus labora, opus fac evangelistae, ministerium tuum imple. Sobrius esto.
ወአንተሰ ንቃህ ወጥበብ በኵሉ ወጻሙ ወግበር ምግባረ ወንጌላዌ ወኩን ወፈጽም መልእክተከ።
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
4:6
ἐγὼ γὰρ ἤδη σπένδομαι, καὶ ὁ καιρὸς τῆς ἀναλύσεώς μου ἐφέστηκεν.
Ego enim jam delibor, et tempus resolutionis meae instat.
ወአንሰ ወዳእኩ ወሰለጥኩ ወበጽሐኒ ዕድሜየ ለአዕርፎ።
For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.
4:7
τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα ἠγώνισμαι, τὸν δρόμον τετέλεκα, τὴν πίστιν τετήρηκα·
Bonum certamen certavi, cursum consummavi, fidem servavi.
ሠናየ ገድለ ተጋደልኩ በድርየኒ ፈጸምኩ ወሃይማኖትየኒ ዐቀብኩ።
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
4:8
λοιπὸν ἀπόκειταί μοι ὁ τῆς δικαιοσύνης στέφανος, ὃν ἀποδώσει μοι ὁ κύριος ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ δίκαιος κριτής, οὐ μόνον δὲ ἐμοὶ ἀλλὰ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἠγαπηκόσι τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ.
In reliquo reposita est mihi corona justitiae, quam reddet mihi Dominus in illa die, justus judex : non solum autem mihi, sed et iis, qui diligunt adventum ejus. Festina ad me venire cito.
እንከሰ ጽኑሕ ሊተ አክሊለ ጽድቅ ዘየዐስየኒ ይእተ ዕለተ እግዚአብሔር መኰንነ ጽድቅ ወአኮ ለባሕቲትየ አላ ለኵሎሙ እለ ያፈቅሩ ምጽአተ ዚኣሁ።
From now on, the crown of righteousness is stored up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
4:9
Σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός με ταχέως.
Demas enim me reliquit, diligens hoc saeculum, et abiit Thessalonicam :
አስተፋጥን ትምጻእ ኀቤየ ፍጡነ።
Be diligent to come to me soon,
4:10
Δημᾶς γάρ με ἐγκατέλιπεν ἀγαπήσας τὸν νῦν αἰῶνα, καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Θεσσαλονίκην, Κρήσκης εἰς Γαλλίαν, Τίτος εἰς Δαλματίαν·
Crescens in Galatiam, Titus in Dalmatiam.
ዴማስ ኀደገኒ ወአፍቀሮ ለዝንቱ ዓለም ዘይእዜ ወሖረ ተሰሎንቄ ወቆሬቄስኒ ገላትያ ወቲቶ ድልማጥያ።
for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; and Titus to Dalmatia.
4:11
Λουκᾶς ἐστιν μόνος μετ’ ἐμοῦ. Μᾶρκον ἀναλαβὼν ἄγε μετὰ σεαυτοῦ, ἔστιν γάρ μοι εὔχρηστος εἰς διακονίαν.
Lucas est mecum solus. Marcum assume, et adduc tecum : est enim mihi utilis in ministerium.
ሉቃስ ባሕቲቱ ምስሌየ ወአምጽኦ ምስሌከ ለማርቆስ እስመ ይበቍዐኒ ለመልእክት።
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
4:12
Τυχικὸν δὲ ἀπέστειλα εἰς Ἔφεσον.
Tychicum autem misi Ephesum.
ወፈነውክዎ ለጢኪቆስ ኤፌሶን።
But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
4:13
τὸν φελόνην, ὃν ἀπέλιπον ἐν Τρῳάδι παρὰ Κάρπῳ, ἐρχόμενος φέρε, καὶ τὰ βιβλία, μάλιστα τὰς μεμβράνας.
Penulam, quam reliqui Troade apud Carpum, veniens affer tecum, et libros, maxime autem membranas.
ወፌሎነኒ ዘመጽሐፍ ዘኀደጉ በጢሮአስ ኀበ አክርጳ ተማላእ ምስሌከ አመ ትመጽእ ወዓዲ መጻሕፍተ ወረቀ።
Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come—and the books, especially the parchments.
4:14
Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ χαλκεὺς πολλά μοι κακὰ ἐνεδείξατο· ἀποδώσει αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ·
Alexander aerarius multa mala mihi ostendit : reddet illi Dominus secundum opera ejus :
እለ እስክንድሮስ ነሃቢ ብዙኀ ሣቀየኒ ባሕቱ ይፍድዮ እግዚአብሔር በከመ ምግባሩ።
Alexander the coppersmith did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
4:15
ὃν καὶ σὺ φυλάσσου, λίαν γὰρ ἀντέστη τοῖς ἡμετέροις λόγοις.
quem et tu devita : valde enim restitit verbis nostris.
ወአንተኒ ወልድየ ተዓቀቦ እስመ ፈድፋደ ተቃወሞ ለነገርነ።
Beware of him, for he greatly opposed our words.
4:16
ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ μου ἀπολογίᾳ οὐδείς μοι παρεγένετο, ἀλλὰ πάντες με ἐγκατέλιπον· μὴ αὐτοῖς λογισθείη·
In prima mea defensione nemo mihi affuit, sed omnes me dereliquerunt : non illis imputetur.
ወበቀዳሚ ነገርየ አልቦ ዘኀብረ ምስሌየ ዳእሙ ኵሎሙ ኀደጉኒ ወይስረይ ሎሙ ዘንተ።
At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.
4:17
ὁ δὲ κύριός μοι παρέστη καὶ ἐνεδυνάμωσέν με, ἵνα δι’ ἐμοῦ τὸ κήρυγμα πληροφορηθῇ καὶ ἀκούσωσιν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ ἐρύσθην ἐκ στόματος λέοντος.
Dominus autem mihi astitit, et confortavit me, ut per me praedicatio impleatur, et audiant omnes gentes : et liberatus sum de ore leonis.
እስመ እግዚአብሔር ቆመ ሊተ ወአጽንዐኒ ከመ ይእመኑ በስብከተ ዚኣየ ወይስምዑ ኵሎሙ አሕዛብ ከመ ድኅንኩ እምአፈ አንበሳ።
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
4:18
ῥύσεταί με ὁ κύριος ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔργου πονηροῦ καὶ σώσει εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐπουράνιον, ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν.
Liberavit me Dominus ab omni opere malo : et salvum faciet in regnum suum caeleste, cui gloria in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
ወያድኅነኒ እግዚአብሔር እምኵሉ ግብር እኩይ ወያሐይወኒ ውስተ መንግሥቱ ዘበሰማያት ውእቱ ዘሎቱ ስብሐት ለዓለመ ዓለም አሜን።
And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
4:19
Ἄσπασαι Πρίσκαν καὶ Ἀκύλαν καὶ τὸν Ὀνησιφόρου οἶκον.
Saluta Priscam, et Aquilam, et Onesiphori domum.
አምኅ ጵርስቅላ፥ ወአቂላ ወቤተ ሄኔሴፎሩ።
Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
4:20
Ἔραστος ἔμεινεν ἐν Κορίνθῳ, Τρόφιμον δὲ ἀπέλιπον ἐν Μιλήτῳ ἀσθενοῦντα.
Erastus remansit Corinthi. Trophimum autem reliqui infirmum Mileti.
አርስጦስ ነበረ ቆሮንቶስ ወለጥሮፊሞስ ኀደግዎ በሀገረ መሊጡ ይደዊ።
Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.
4:21
σπούδασον πρὸ χειμῶνος ἐλθεῖν. ἀσπάζεταί σε Εὔβουλος καὶ Πούδης καὶ Λίνος καὶ Κλαυδία καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πάντες.
Festina ante hiemem venire. Salutant te Eubulus, et Pudens, et Linus, et Claudia, et fratres omnes.
አስተፋጥን ትምጻእ ኀቤየ እምቅድመ ክረምት ይኤምኁከ ኤውግሎስ ወጱዴስ ወሊኖስ ወቀላውድያ ወኵሎሙ አኀዊነ።
Be diligent to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
4:22
Ὁ κύριος μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματός σου. ἡ χάρις μεθ’ ὑμῶν.
Dominus Jesus Christus cum spiritu tuo. Gratia vobiscum. Amen.
ወእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ የሀሉ ምስለ መንፈስከ ወጸጋሁ ምስሌከ አሜን። ተፈጸመት መልእክት ካልእት ኀበ ጢሞቴዎስ ወተጽሕፈት በሮሜ ወተፈነወት በእደ አንክሮሎስ። ወስብሐት ለእግዚአብሔር አሜን።
The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
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