1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa} by the command of Al {pre. Ahl} our Savior and of Christ Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa}, our hope, 2 to Timothy, a genuine child in the faith:
May you have undeserved kindness and mercy and peace from Al {pre. Ahl} the Father and Christ Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa} our Lord.
3 Just as I encouraged you to stay in Ephʹe·sus when I was about to go to Mac·e·doʹni·a, so I do now, in order for you to command certain ones not to teach different doctrine, 4 nor to pay attention to false stories and to genealogies. Such things end up in nothing useful but merely give rise to speculations rather than providing anything from Al {pre. Ahl} in connection with faith. 5 Really, the objective of this instruction is love out of a clean heart and out of a good conscience and out of faith without hypocrisy. 6 By deviating from these things, some have been turned aside to meaningless talk. 7 They want to be teachers of law, but they do not understand either the things they are saying or the things they insist on so strongly.
8 Now we know that the Law is fine if one applies it properly, 9 recognizing that law is made, not for a righteous man, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, ungodly and sinners, disloyal and profane, murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, manslayers, 10 sexually immoral people, men who practice homosexuality, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and everything else that is in opposition to the wholesome teaching 11 according to the glorious good news of the happy Al {pre. Ahl}, with which I was entrusted.
12 I am grateful to Christ Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa} our Lord, who imparted power to me, because he considered me faithful by assigning me to a ministry, 13 although formerly I was a blasphemer and a persecutor and an insolent man. Nevertheless, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and with a lack of faith. 14 But the undeserved kindness of our Lord abounded exceedingly along with faith and the love that is in Christ Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa}. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: Christ Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa} came into the world to save sinners. Of these, I am foremost. 16 Nevertheless, I was shown mercy so that by means of me as the foremost case, Christ Iesoh {Aram. Yshoa} might demonstrate all his patience, making me an example to those who are going to rest their faith on him for everlasting life.
17 Now to the King of eternity, incorruptible, invisible, the only Al {pre. Ahl}, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18 This instruction I entrust to you, my child Timothy, in harmony with the prophecies that were made about you, that by these you may go on waging the fine warfare, 19 holding faith and a good conscience, which some have thrust aside, resulting in the shipwreck of their faith. 20 Hy·me·naeʹus and Alexander are among these, and I have handed them over to Satan so that they may be taught by discipline not to blaspheme.