Pēteŗa 2. Vēstule 3
1 Mīļie, jau šo otru grāmatu es jums rakstu, kur caur atgādināšanu jūs pamodināju uz sirds skaidrību.
This, dear friends, is my second letter to you. In both of them I have tried, by appealing to your remembrance, to arouse your better feelings.
2 Ka jums būs pieminēt tos no tiem svētiem praviešiem papriekš sludinātos vārdus un Tā Kunga un Pestītāja pavēlēšanu no mums, tiem apustuļiem.
I want you to recall what was foretold by the holy prophets, as well as the command of our Lord and Saviour given to you through your apostles.
3 Papriekš to ziniet, ka pēdīgās dienās nāks smējēji, staigādami pēc savām pašu kārībām,
First be assured of this, that, as the age draws to an end, scoffers, led by their own passions,
4 Un sacīdami: kur ir Viņa atnākšanas apsolīšana? Jo no tā laika, kad tie tēvi ir aizmiguši, visas lietas paliek kā no radīšanas iesākuma.
will come and ask scoffingly – “Where is his promised coming? Ever since our ancestors passed to their rest, everything remains just as it was when the world was first created!”
5 Jo tīši tie negrib zināt, ka vecos laikos debesis bijušas un zeme, no ūdens un iekš ūdens pastāvēdama caur Dieva vārdu;
For they wilfully shut their eyes to the fact that long ago the heavens existed; and the earth, also – formed out of water and by the action of water, by the fiat of God;
6 Caur ko tā laika pasaule tapa maitāta ūdens plūdos.
and that by the same means the world which then existed was destroyed in a deluge of water.
7 Bet tās debesis, kas tagad ir un tā zeme caur Viņa vārdu ir glabātas un top ugunij paturētas uz to bezdievīgo cilvēku sodības un nomaitāšanas dienu.
But the present heavens and earth, by the same fiat, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the day of the judgment and destruction of the godless.
8 Bet to jums būs zināt, mīļie, ka viena diena pie Tā Kunga ir kā tūkstoši gadi un tūkstoši gadi kā viena diena.
But you, dear friends, must never shut your eyes to the fact that, to the Lord, one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 Tas Kungs nevilcina to apsolīšanu, kā kādiem šķiet, to esam vilcināšanu, bet Viņš ir lēnprātīgs pret mums, negribēdams, ka kāds pazūd, bet ka visi dodās uz atgriešanos no grēkiem.
The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise, as some count slowness; but he is forbearing with you, as it is not his will that any of you should perish, but that all should be brought to repentance.
10 Bet Tā Kunga diena nāks kā zaglis naktī; tad debesis ar rūkšanu zudīs un tie pirmie pasaules sākumi no karstuma izkusīs, un zeme un tie darbi iekš tās sadegs.
The day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that day the heavens will pass away with a crash, the elements will be burnt up and dissolved, and the earth and all that is in it will be disclosed.
11 Tad nu, ja viss tas izkūst, cik ļoti tad jums pienākas staigāt svētā dzīvošanā un dievbijāšanā,
Now, since all these things are in the process of dissolution, think what you yourselves ought to be – what holy and pious lives you ought to lead,
12 Gaidot un steidzoties uz tās Dieva dienas atnākšanu, kur debesis degdamas zudīs un tie pirmie pasaules sākumi no karstuma izkusīs.
while you wait for the coming of the day of God and strive to make it come soon. At its coming the heavens will be dissolved in fire, and the elements melted by heat,
13 Bet mēs gaidām pēc Viņa apsolīšanas jaunas debesis un jaunu zemi, kur taisnība mājo.
but we look for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will have its home, in fulfilment of the promise of God.
14 Tādēļ, mīļie, kad jūs šās lietas gaidāt, darbojaties, ka neapgānīti un bezvainīgi no Viņa topat atrasti iekš miera;
Therefore, dear friends, in expectation of these things, make every effort to be found by him spotless, blameless, and at peace.
15 Un turiet mūsu Kunga lēnprātību par glābšanu, tā kā arī mūsu mīļais brālis Pāvils jums ir rakstījis pēc tās gudrības, kas tam dota,
Regard our Lord’s forbearance as your one hope of salvation. This is what our dear friend Paul wrote to you, with the wisdom that God gave him.
16 Kā arī visās grāmatās, kur viņš par šīm lietām runā, no kurām citas grūti saprotamas, ko tie neizmācītie un nestiprinātie pārgroza, tā kā arī tos citus rakstus, sev pašiem par pazušanu.
It is the same in all his letters, when he speaks in them about these subjects. There are some things in them difficult to understand, which untaught and weak people distort, just as they do all other writings, to their own ruin.
17 Tad nu jūs, mīļie, to papriekš zinādami, sargājaties, ka jūs caur to neganto cilvēku pievilšanu līdz novesti neizkrītat no sava stipruma.
You must, therefore, dear friends, now that you know this beforehand, be on your guard against being led away by the errors of reckless people, and so lapsing from your present steadfastness;
The Great Flood
