| 1 ܒܥܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܐܚܝ ܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܠܘܬܗ ܀ | 1 About the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, brothers, and our being gathered to him: |
| 2 ܕܠܐ ܥܓܠ ܬܬܙܝܥܘܢ ܒܪܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܘܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܠܘܬܢ ܗܝ ܕܗܐ ܠܡ ܡܛܝ ܝܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܀ | 2 please do not be too easily thrown into confusion or alarmed by any manifestation of the Spirit or anystatement or any letter claiming to come from us, suggesting that the Day of the Lord has already arrived. |
| 3 ܠܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܤܟܡܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢ ܠܐ ܬܐܬܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡܪܘܕܘܬܐ ܘܢܬܓܠܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܒܕܢܐ ܀ | 3 Never let anyone deceive you in any way. It cannot happen until the Great Revolt has taken place andthere has appeared the wicked One, the lost One, |
| 4 ܗܘ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܗܘ ܘܡܫܬܥܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܠܗ ܘܕܚܠܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܒ ܘܢܚܘܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܀ | 4 the Enemy, who raises himself above every so-cal ed God or object of worship to enthrone himself inGod's sanctuary and flaunts the claim that he is God. |
| 5 ܠܐ ܥܗܕܝܬܘܢ ܕܟܕ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܡܪܬ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܀ | 5 Surely you remember my tel ing you about this when I was with you? |
| 6 ܘܗܫܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܐ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܕܢܬܓܠܐ ܗܘ ܒܙܒܢܗ ܀ | 6 And you know, too, what is still holding him back from appearing before his appointed time. |
| 7 ܐܪܙܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܫܪܝ ܠܡܬܚܦܛܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܢ ܗܘ ܡܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܢܫܬܩܠ ܡܢ ܡܨܥܬܐ ܀ | 7 The mystery of wickedness is already at work, but let him who is restraining it once be removed, |
| 8 ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܢܬܓܠܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܢܤܝܦܝܘܗܝ ܒܪܘܚ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܢܒܛܠܝܘܗܝ ܒܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܀ | 8 and the wicked One will appear openly. The Lord wil destroy him with the breath of his mouth and wilannihilate him with his glorious appearance at his coming. |
| 9 ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܓܝܪ ܕܗܘ ܒܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܒܟܠ ܚܝܠ ܘܐܬܘܬܐ ܘܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܕܓܠܬܐ ܀ | 9 But the coming of the wicked One wil be marked by Satan being at work in al kinds of counterfeitmiracles and signs and wonders, |
| 10 ܘܒܟܠܗ ܛܘܥܝܝ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܕܗܘܝܐ ܒܐܒܝܕܐ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܩܒܠܘ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܢܚܘܢ ܀ | 10 and every wicked deception aimed at those who are on the way to destruction because they would notaccept the love of the truth and so be saved. |
| 11 ܡܛܠܗܢܐ ܢܫܕܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܥܝܝ ܕܢܗܝܡܢܘܢ ܠܫܘܩܪܐ ܀ | 11 And therefore God sends on them a power that deludes people so that they believe what is false, |
| 12 ܘܢܬܕܝܢܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܨܛܒܝܘ ܒܥܘܠܐ ܀ | 12 and so that those who do not believe the truth and take their pleasure in wickedness may al becondemned. |
| 13 ܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܚܝܒܝܢܢ ܠܡܘܕܝܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܥܠ ܐܦܝܟܘܢ ܐܚܝܢ ܚܒܝܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܓܒܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܠܚܝܐ ܒܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܘܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܀ | 13 But we must always thank God for you, brothers whom the Lord loves, because God chose you fromthe beginning to be saved by the Spirit who makes us holy and by faith in the truth. |
| 14 ܠܗܠܝܢ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܩܪܟܘܢ ܒܡܤܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀ | 14 Through our gospel he called you to this so that you should claim as your own the glory of our LordJesus Christ. |
| 15 ܡܟܝܠ ܐܚܝ ܐܬܩܝܡܘ ܘܚܡܤܢܘ ܒܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܦܬܘܢ ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܀ | 15 Stand firm, then, brothers, and keep the traditions that we taught you, whether by word of mouth or byletter. |
| 16 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܐܚܒܢ ܘܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܘܤܒܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܀ | 16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who has given us his love and, through hisgrace, such ceaseless encouragement and such sure hope, |
| 17 ܢܒܝܐ ܠܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܢܩܝܡ ܒܟܠ ܡܠܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܥܒܕ ܛܒ ܀ | 17 encourage you and strengthen you in every good word and deed. |
