2 Solunjanima 2 – CRO & NIV

Knijga O Kristu

2 Solunjanima 2:1-17

Znakovi Dana Gospodnjega

1A glede dolaska našega Gospodina Isusa Krista i našega okupljanja oko njega, 2ne dajte se zavesti kakvim proroštvom, riječju ili pismom o tomu kako je on već tu. 3Ne dajte se prevariti.

Jer taj dan neće doći prije velike pobune protiv Boga i prije nego što se pojavi čovjek bezakonja—koji će završiti u paklu. 4On će se uzdignuti iznad svih bića koje ljudi štuju i nazivaju bogovima. Zasjest će u Božji hram i sebe proglasiti Bogom. 5Zar se ne sjećate da sam vam o tomu govorio dok sam još bio s vama? 6Znate što ga zadržava—on može doći tek kad za to bude vrijeme.

7To zlo već potajno djeluje dok se ne ukloni onaj tko ga sada zadržava. 8Tada će se otkriti Bezakonik, kojega će Gospodin Isus pogubiti dahom iz svojih usta i uništiti svojim slavnim dolaskom. 9Taj će Bezakonik doći da sotonskom silom čini različita lažna znamenja i čudesa. 10Pokvareno će zavarati sve one koji idu u propast jer su odbili vjerovati u istinu da se spase. 11Zato će im Bog poslati djelotvornu obmanu da povjeruju u laž 12i da budu osuđeni svi koji nisu povjerovali istini, nego su odabrali živjeti u zlu.

Poticaj na ustrajnost

13Draga braćo i sestre, ne možemo a da uvijek ne zahvaljujemo Bogu za vas. Gospodin vas ljubi. Zahvalni smo Bogu što vas je od početka odabrao za spasenje koje dolazi kroz posvećenje Duha i kroz vjeru u istinu. 14Na spasenje vas je pozvao kad smo vam propovijedali Radosnu vijest, da sada budete dionicima slave našega Gospodina Isusa Krista.

15Budite, braćo, zato postojani i držite se predaja kojima smo vas poučili osobno ili u pismu.

16Neka naš Gospodin Isus Krist i naš Bog Otac, koji nas je ljubio i koji nam je po svojoj milosti dao vječnu utjehu i dobru nadu, 17utješi vaša srca i učvrsti ih u svakome dobrom djelu i riječi.

New International Version

2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

The Man of Lawlessness

1Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness2:3 Some manuscripts sin is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

5Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

Stand Firm

13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings2:15 Or traditions we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

16May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.