¹Rogamus autem vos,But we ask you,fratres,brothers,per adventum Domini nostri Jesu Christi,concerning the advent of our Lord Jesus Christet nostræ congregationis in ipsum:and of our gathering to him,

¹Rogamus autem vos,But we ask you,fratres,brothers,per adventum Domini nostri Jesu Christi,concerning the advent of our Lord Jesus Christet nostræ congregationis in ipsum:and of our gathering to him,

²ut non cito moveamini a vestro sensu,that you not be readily disturbed or terrified in your minds,neque terreamini,by any spirit,neque per spiritum,or word,neque per sermonem,or epistle,neque per epistolam tamquam per nos missam,supposedly sent from us,quasi instet dies Domini.claiming that the day of the Lord is close by.

²ut non cito moveamini a vestro sensu,that you not be readily disturbed or terrified in your minds,neque terreamini,by any spirit,neque per spiritum,or word,neque per sermonem,or epistle,neque per epistolam tamquam per nos missam,supposedly sent from us,quasi instet dies Domini.claiming that the day of the Lord is close by.

³Ne quis vos seducat ullo modo:Let no one deceive you in any way.quoniam nisi venerit discessio primum,For this cannot be, unless the apostasy will have arrived first,et revelatus fuerit homo peccati filius perditionis,and the man of sin will have been revealed, the son of perdition,

³Ne quis vos seducat ullo modo:Let no one deceive you in any way.quoniam nisi venerit discessio primum,For this cannot be, unless the apostasy will have arrived first,et revelatus fuerit homo peccati filius perditionis,and the man of sin will have been revealed, the son of perdition,

⁴qui adversatur,who is an adversary to,et extollitur supra omne,and who is lifted up above,quod dicitur Deus,all that is called God or that is worshipped,aut quod colitur,so much so that he sits in the temple of God,ita ut in templo Dei sedeat ostendens se tamquam sit Deus.presenting himself as if he were God.

⁴qui adversatur,who is an adversary to,et extollitur supra omne,and who is lifted up above,quod dicitur Deus,all that is called God or that is worshipped,aut quod colitur,so much so that he sits in the temple of God,ita ut in templo Dei sedeat ostendens se tamquam sit Deus.presenting himself as if he were God.

⁵Non retinetis quod cum adhuc essem apud vos,Do you not recall that, when I was still with you,hæc dicebam vobis?I told you these things?

⁵Non retinetis quod cum adhuc essem apud vos,Do you not recall that, when I was still with you,hæc dicebam vobis?I told you these things?

⁶et nunc quid detineat scitis,And now you know what it is that holds him back,ut reveletur in suo tempore.so that he may be revealed in his own time.

⁶et nunc quid detineat scitis,And now you know what it is that holds him back,ut reveletur in suo tempore.so that he may be revealed in his own time.

⁷Nam mysterium jam operatur iniquitatis:For the mystery of iniquity is already at work.tantum ut qui tenet nunc,And only one now holds back,teneat,and will continue to hold back,donec de medio fiat.until he is taken from our midst.

⁷Nam mysterium jam operatur iniquitatis:For the mystery of iniquity is already at work.tantum ut qui tenet nunc,And only one now holds back,teneat,and will continue to hold back,donec de medio fiat.until he is taken from our midst.

⁸Et tunc revelabitur ille iniquus,And then that iniquitous one shall be revealed,quem Dominus Jesus interficiet spiritu oris sui,the one whom the Lord Jesus shall bring to ruin with the spirit of his mouth,et destruet illustratione adventus sui eum:and shall destroy at the brightness of his return:

⁸Et tunc revelabitur ille iniquus,And then that iniquitous one shall be revealed,quem Dominus Jesus interficiet spiritu oris sui,the one whom the Lord Jesus shall bring to ruin with the spirit of his mouth,et destruet illustratione adventus sui eum:and shall destroy at the brightness of his return:

⁹cujus est adventus secundum operationem Satanæ in omni virtute,him whose advent is accompanied by the works of Satan,et signis, et prodigiis mendacibus,with every kind of power and signs and false miracles,

⁹cujus est adventus secundum operationem Satanæ in omni virtute,him whose advent is accompanied by the works of Satan,et signis, et prodigiis mendacibus,with every kind of power and signs and false miracles,

¹⁰et in omni seductione iniquitatis iis qui pereunt: eo quod caritatem veritatis non receperunt ut salvi fierent.and with every seduction of iniquity, toward those who are perishing because they have not accepted the love of truth, so that they may be saved. For this reason, God will send to them works of deception, so that they may believe in lies,

¹⁰et in omni seductione iniquitatis iis qui pereunt: eo quod caritatem veritatis non receperunt ut salvi fierent.and with every seduction of iniquity, toward those who are perishing because they have not accepted the love of truth, so that they may be saved. For this reason, God will send to them works of deception, so that they may believe in lies,

¹¹Ideo mittet illis Deus operationem erroris ut credant mendacio,in order that all those who have not believed in the truth, but who have consented to iniquity, may be judged.

¹¹Ideo mittet illis Deus operationem erroris ut credant mendacio,in order that all those who have not believed in the truth, but who have consented to iniquity, may be judged.

¹²ut judicentur omnes qui non crediderunt veritati, sed consenserunt iniquitati.Yet we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers, beloved of God, because God has chosen you as first-fruits for salvation, by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

¹²ut judicentur omnes qui non crediderunt veritati, sed consenserunt iniquitati.Yet we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers, beloved of God, because God has chosen you as first-fruits for salvation, by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

¹³Nos autem debemus gratias agere Deo semper pro vobis, fratres dilecti a Deo,He has also called you into truth through our Gospel,quod elegerit vos Deus primitias in salutem in sanctificatione spiritus, et in fide veritatis:unto the acquisition of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹³Nos autem debemus gratias agere Deo semper pro vobis, fratres dilecti a Deo,He has also called you into truth through our Gospel,quod elegerit vos Deus primitias in salutem in sanctificatione spiritus, et in fide veritatis:unto the acquisition of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁴in qua et vocavit vos per Evangelium nostrum in acquisitionem gloriæ Domini nostri Jesu Christi.And so, brothers, stand firm, and hold to the traditions that you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle.

¹⁴in qua et vocavit vos per Evangelium nostrum in acquisitionem gloriæ Domini nostri Jesu Christi.And so, brothers, stand firm, and hold to the traditions that you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle.

¹⁵Itaque fratres, state:So may our Lord Jesus Christ himself,et tenete traditiones,and God our Father,quas didicistis, sive per sermonem, sive per epistolam nostram.who has loved us and who has given us an everlasting consolation and good hope in grace,

¹⁵Itaque fratres, state:So may our Lord Jesus Christ himself,et tenete traditiones,and God our Father,quas didicistis, sive per sermonem, sive per epistolam nostram.who has loved us and who has given us an everlasting consolation and good hope in grace,

¹⁶Ipse autem Dominus noster Jesus Christus, et Deus et Pater noster, qui dilexit nos, et dedit consolationem æternam, et spem bonam in gratia,exhort your hearts and confirm you in every good word and deed.

¹⁶Ipse autem Dominus noster Jesus Christus, et Deus et Pater noster, qui dilexit nos, et dedit consolationem æternam, et spem bonam in gratia,exhort your hearts and confirm you in every good word and deed.

¹⁷exhortetur corda vestra, et confirmet in omni opere et sermone bono.

¹⁷exhortetur corda vestra, et confirmet in omni opere et sermone bono.