1 But concerning the ittim (times) and the zmanim (seasons), Chaverim, you have no need for you to have anything in writing.
2 For you yourselves know very well that the Yom Hashem comes like a ganav balailah (thief in the night).
3 Whenever they say, "Shalom and Bitachon!" then sudden churban (destruction) will come upon them like the chevlei leydah (birth pangs) of the isha with a baby in her womb. And they can certainly not escape.
4 But you, Achim b'Moshiach, are not in choshech that the Yom should overtake you like a ganav.
5 For all of you are Bnei Ohr and Bnei Yom; we are not of the Lailah nor of the Choshech.
6 Therefore, let us not "sleep" as the rest, but let us keep awake with zililut da'as (sober-mindedness).