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١ 1 أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، أَنَا الآنَ أَكْتُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ رِسَالَتِي الثَّانِيَةَ. وَفِي كِلْتَا الرِّسَالَتَيْنِ، أَقْصِدُ أَنْ أُنَبِّهَ أَذْهَانَكُمُ الصَّافِيَةَ، مُذَكِّراً إِيَّاكُمْ بِحَقَائِقَ تَعْرِفُونَهَا.

This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you

٢ 2 وَغَايَتِي أَنْ تَتَذَكَّرُوا الأَقْوَالَ الَّتِي أَعْلَنَهَا الأَنْبِيَاءُ الْقِدِّيسُونَ قَدِيماً، وَكَذَلِكَ وَصِيَّةَ الرَّبِّ وَالْمُخَلِّصِ، تِلْكَ الْوَصِيَّةَ الَّتِي نَقَلَهَا إِلَيْكُمُ الرُّسُلُ.

that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

٣ 3 فَاعْلَمُوا، قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي فِي آخِرِ الأَيَّامِ أُنَاسٌ مُسْتَهْزِئُونَ يَسْخَرُونَ بِالْحَقِّ، وَيَسْلُكُونَ مُنْجَرِفِينَ وَرَاءَ شَهْوَاتِهِمِ الْخَاصَّةِ.

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts

٤ 4 وَسَيَقُولُونَ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ الْوَعْدُ بِرُجُوعِ الْمَسِيحِ؟ فَمُنْذُ أَنْ مَاتَ آبَاؤُنَا الأَوَّلُونَ، بَلْ مُنْذُ بَدْءِ الْخَلِيقَةِ، مَازَالَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ عَلَى حَالِهِ!»

and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”

٥ 5 إِنَّهُمْ يَتَنَاسُونَ، عَمْداً، أَنَّهُ بِكَلِمَةِ أَمْرٍ مِنَ اللهِ وُجِدَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ مُنْذُ الْقَدِيمِ وَتَكَوَّنَتِ الأَرْضُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَبِالْمَاءِ.

For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,

٦ 6 وَبِكَلِمَةٍ مِنْهُ أَيْضاً، دُمِّرَ الْعَالَمُ الَّذِي كَانَ مَوْجُوداً فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ، إِذْ فَاضَ الْمَاءُ عَلَيْهِ.

by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.

٧ 7 أَمَّا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ الْحَالِيَّةُ، فَسَتَبْقَى مَخْزُونَةً وَمَحْفُوظَةً لِلنَّارِ بِتِلْكَ الْكَلِمَةِ عَيْنِهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الدَّيْنُونَةِ وَهَلاكِ الْفَاجِرِينَ!

But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

٨ 8 وَلَكِنْ، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، عَلَيْكُمْ أَلّا تَنْسَوْا هَذِهِ الْحَقِيقَةَ: إِنَّ يَوْماً وَاحِداً فِي نَظَرِ الرَّبِّ هُوَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ، وَأَلْفَ سَنَةٍ كَيَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ.

But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

٩ 9 فَالرَّبُّ، إِذَنْ، لَا يُبْطِئُ فِي إِتْمَامِ وَعْدِهِ، كَمَا يَظُنُّ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ يَتَأَنَّى عَلَيْكُمْ، فَهُوَ لَا يُرِيدُ لأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَهْلِكَ، بَلْ يُرِيدُ لِجَمِيعِ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَرْجِعُوا إِلَيْهِ تَائِبِينَ.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

١٠ 10 إِلّا أَنَّ «يَوْمَ الرَّبِّ» سَيَأْتِي كَمَا يَأْتِي اللِّصُّ فِي اللَّيْلِ. فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تَزُولُ السَّمَاوَاتُ مُحْدِثَةً دَوِيًّا هَائِلاً وَتَنْحَلُّ الْعَنَاصِرُ مُحْتَرِقَةً بِنَارٍ شَدِيدَةٍ، وَتَحْتَرِقُ الأَرْضُ وَمَا فِيهَا مِنْ مُنْجَزَاتٍ.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

١١ 11 وَمَادَامَتْ هَذِهِ الأَشْيَاءُ جَمِيعاً سَتَنْحَلُّ، فَكَيْفَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابَ سُلُوكٍ مُقَدَّسٍ يَتَّصِفُ بِالتَّقْوَى،

Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

١٢ 12 مُنْتَظِرِينَ «يَوْمَ اللهِ» الأَبَدِيَّ وَطَالِبِينَ حُلُولَهُ بِسُرْعَةٍ. فَفِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تَنْحَلُّ السَّمَاوَاتُ مُلْتَهِبَةً، وَتَذُوبُ الْعَنَاصِرُ مُحْتَرِقَةً.

looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

١٣ 13 إِلّا أَنَّنَا، وَفْقاً لِوَعْدِ الرَّبِّ، نَنْتَظِرُ سَمَاوَاتٍ جَدِيدَةً وَأَرْضاً جَدِيدَةً، حَيْثُ يَسْكُنُ الْبِرُّ.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

١٤ 14 فَبَيْنَمَا تَنْتَظِرُونَ إِتْمَامَ هَذَا الْوَعْدِ، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، اجْتَهِدُوا أَنْ يَجِدَكُمُ الرَّبُّ فِي سَلامٍ، خَالِينَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ وَالْعَيْبِ.

Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.

١٥ 15 وَتَأَكَّدُوا أَنَّ تَأَنِّيَ رَبِّنَا فِي رُجُوعِهِ، هُوَ فُرْصَةٌ لِلْخَلاصِ. إِنَّ أَخَانَا الْحَبِيبَ بُولُسَ قَدْ كَتَبَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْضاً عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ عَيْنِهَا، بِحَسَبِ الْحِكْمَةِ الَّتِي أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهَا الرَّبُّ.

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

١٦ 16 وَمَا كَتَبَهُ فِي رِسَالَتِهِ إِلَيْكُمْ، يُوَافِقُ مَا كَتَبَهُ فِي بَاقِي رَسَائِلِهِ. وَفِي تِلْكَ الرَّسَائِلِ كُلِّهَا أُمُورٌ صَعْبَةُ الْفَهْمِ، يُحَرِّفُهَا الْجُهَّالُ وَغَيْرُ الرَّاسِخِينَ فِي الْحَقِّ، كَمَا يُحَرِّفُونَ غَيْرَهَا أَيْضاً مِنَ الْكِتَابَاتِ الْمُوْحَى بِها، فَيَجْلِبُونَ الْهَلاكَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ.

as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

١٧ 17 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، فَإِذْ قَدْ تَنَبَّهْتُمْ إِلَى الْخَطَرِ قَبْلَ حُدُوثِهِ، احْذَرُوا أَنْ تَسْقُطُوا عَنْ ثَبَاتِكُمْ بِالانْجِرَافِ وَرَاءَ ضَلالِ الأَشْرَارِ.

You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.

١٨ 18 وَلَكِنْ، ازْدَادُوا نُمُوّاً فِي النِّعْمَةِ وَفِي مَعْرِفَةِ رَبِّنَا وَمُخَلِّصِنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ. لَهُ الْمَجْدُ، الآنَ وَإِلَى الْيَوْمِ الأَبَدِيِّ. (aiōn g165)

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

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