2 Peter 2
1 Just like there were false prophets among the [Israeli] people [long ago], so there will also be teachers who teach false [things] among you. They will enter [your congregations] without you realizing [what/who they are], and they will [spiritually] injure some people by what they teach. Specifically, these teachers will even deny [that] the Lord [Jesus died to] pay [for the guilt of our sins]. As a result, they will soon destroy themselves [spiritually, and God will also punish them].
Es waren aber auch falsche Propheten unter dem Volk, wie auch unter euch sein werden falsche Lehrer, die neben einführen werden verderbliche Sekten und verleugnen den HERRN, der sie erkauft hat, und werden über sich selbst führen eine schnelle Verdammnis.
2 And many [people] will behave in an extremely immoral manner, imitating the extremely immoral way [these teachers who teach false things] behave. As a result, [unbelievers] will (discredit the true message/say the true message is false).
Und viele werden nachfolgen ihrem Verderben; durch welche wird der Weg der Wahrheit verlästert werden.
3 Because [the teachers of false teaching] want a lot of things that other people have, [they think that] by telling you stories that they themselves have (made up/invented), they will get money from you. [God decided] long ago [that he would] punish them, and he has not fallen asleep [LIT]! [He will certainly destroy them]!
Und durch Geiz mit erdichteten Worten werden sie an euch hantieren; von welchen das Urteil von lange her nicht säumig ist, und ihre Verdammnis schläft nicht.
4 God destroyed [LIT] the angels who sinned. He threw them into the worst place in hell and imprisoned them [there] in darkness in order to keep them there until he judges [and punishes them]. (Tartaroō g5020)
Denn so Gott der Engel, die gesündiget haben, nicht verschonet hat, sondern hat sie mit Ketten der Finsternis zur Hölle verstoßen und übergeben, daß sie zum Gerichte behalten werden; (Tartaroō g5020)
5 He also got rid of [LIT] [the people who lived in] [MTY] the world long ago. He saved [only] eight of them, including Noah, who was a righteous preacher. God saved them when he destroyed in a flood [all] (the ungodly people/the people whose lives were not pleasing to him) [who were living then].
und hat nicht verschonet der vorigen Welt, sondern bewahrete Noah, den Prediger der Gerechtigkeit, selbachte und führete die Sintflut über die Welt der Gottlosen;
6 He also condemned Sodom and Gomorrah [cities]; that is, he destroyed them by burning them completely to ashes. [By doing that] he gave a warning to those who afterwards would live in (an ungodly way/a way that is displeasing to him).
und hat die Städte Sodom und Gomorra zu Asche gemacht, umgekehret und verdammt, damit ein Exempel gesetzt den Gottlosen, die hernach kommen würden;
7 But he rescued [Abraham’s nephew], Lot, who was a righteous [man. Lot] was (greatly distressed/very sad) because the people [in Sodom] were doing very immoral things.
und hat erlöset den gerechten Lot, welchem die schändlichen Leute alles Leid taten mit ihrem unzüchtigen Wandel;
8 That righteous [man’s] soul (was tormented/suffered great agony) day after day because he saw and heard those wicked people behave in a very lawless/wicked [manner when he was] living among them.
denn dieweil er gerecht war und unter ihnen wohnete, daß er's sehen und hören mußte, quälten sie die gerechte Seele von Tag zu Tage mit ihren ungerechten Werken.
9 And since the Lord God [rescued Lot, you can be sure that] he knows how to rescue (other godly people/people whose lives please him) from their sufferings, and [he is able] to preserve (ungodly [people/people whose lives do not please him]), [whom he has started to] punish even now, until the time when he will [finish judging them and punish] them.
Der HERR weiß die Gottseligen aus der Versuchung zu erlösen, die Ungerechten aber zu behalten zum Tage des Gerichtes, zu peinigen;
10 [He will punish especially severely] those [ungodly teachers who teach false things] who do the things that their self-directed nature desires, things that (defile them/cause them to be completely impure). Those [teachers of false teachings] despise [all beings who] rule [over them]. 2 Peter 2:10d-16 Because [those teachers of false doctrines are] extremely arrogant/proud [DOU], they (are not afraid to insult/boldly speak evil about) glorious beings [in heaven] (OR, glorious/wonderful beings [who rule over people]).
allermeist aber die, so da wandeln nach dem Fleisch in der unreinen Lust und die HERRSChaft verachten, türstig, eigensinnig, nicht erzittern, die Majestäten zu lästern,
11 In contrast, angels do not insult [those teachers] when those teachers accuse the angels [of blasphemy] while the Lord God is watching, even though the angels are much more powerful [DOU] [than the teachers of false doctrines].
so doch die Engel, die größere Stärke und Macht haben, nicht ertragen das lästerliche Gericht wider sich vom HERRN.
12 Because those [teachers of false doctrines are] like animals that cannot think [as humans do] [DOU], they say evil things about [spiritual] things which they know nothing about. [As a result], God will destroy them like [people] destroy [animals], [animals] that are born only in order to be hunted and killed {in order that [people] should hunt and kill them}.
Aber sie sind wie die unvernünftigen Tiere, die von Natur dazu geboren sind, daß sie gefangen und geschlachtet werden, lästern, da sie nichts von wissen, und werden in ihrem verderblichen Wesen umkommen
13 God will punish [those teachers] in return for the unrighteous actions/things that they have done. They even like (to carouse/to drink and revel noisily) in the daytime [as well as at night]. And as they indulge/enjoy themselves just like they want to while they are feasting with you, they cause you to become impure, [as] [MET] stains and blotches [DOU] [ruin a clean garment].
und den Lohn der Ungerechtigkeit davonbringen. Sie achten für Wollust das zeitliche Wohlleben; sie sind Schande und Laster, prangen von euren Almosen, prassen mit dem Euren,
14 They [want to commit] [MTY] adultery [with every woman] whom they look at. They never stop seeking opportunities to sin. They entice/persuade those who are [spiritually] unstable [to join them in doing the sinful things that they do]. [Because of] their ever-increasing (greed/desire to have more and more things), they are doomed [to eternal punishment].
haben Augen voll Ehebruchs, lassen sich die Sünde nicht wehren, locken an sich die leichtfertigen Seelen, haben ein Herz, durchtrieben mit Geiz, verfluchte Leute,
15 They have (rejected good moral standards/quit doing what everyone knows is right). They have imitated [what the prophet] Balaam, the son of Bosor, [did long ago]. He, [acting very] unrighteously, wanted [the enemies of the Jews] to pay him if he [asked God] ([to curse/to do bad thing to]) [the Jews].
verlassen den richtigen Weg und gehen irre und folgen nach dem Wege Bileams, des Sohns Bosors, welchem geliebete der Lohn der Ungerechtigkeit,
16 But God rebuked him for having done that which was wrong [and for] behaving very foolishly. And even though donkeys do not speak, [God used] a donkey to hinder Balaam [by enabling it to] speak to him with a human voice.
hatte aber eine Strafe seiner Übertretung, nämlich das stumme lastbare Tier redete mit Menschenstimme und wehrete des Propheten Torheit.
17 These [teachers who each false things mislead/deceive people by promising what they cannot do], as [MET] dried-up springs [mislead/deceive people by causing them to expect to get water from them]. They [mislead/deceive people] [MET] just like clouds that are blown along by strong winds [mislead/deceive people by causing them to expect rain, but no rain falls. Therefore], God has reserved the darkness of hell [for those teachers of false doctrines]. (questioned)
Das sind Brunnen ohne Wasser und Wolken, vom Windwirbel umgetrieben; welchen behalten ist eine dunkle Finsternis in Ewigkeit. (questioned)
18 By boasting proudly as they make speeches that are worthless, they entice people who have recently [become believers and] have stopped doing the things that wicked people do. Urged on by their self-directed nature, they entice them [into sin] by encouraging them to [do] evil things.
Denn sie reden stolze Worte, da nichts hinter ist, und reizen durch Unzucht zur fleischlichen Lust diejenigen, die recht entronnen waren und nun im Irrtum wandeln,
19 [The false teachers] tell people that they are free [to do whatever they want to do, even though] they themselves are [like] slaves [MET] [because their own self-directed nature forces them to do] sinful things. [Think about these well-known words: “Whenever a person is controlled by something] {[something controls a person]}, [it is as though] that person has become a slave of what controls him.”
und verheißen ihnen Freiheit, so sie selbst Knechte des Verderbens sind. Denn von welchem jemand überwunden ist, des Knecht ist er worden.
20 Those [who teach false truths] learned about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As a result, they stopped doing those things that (defile [people/cause people to become impure]) [spiritually]. Since they have begun to do [those evil things again], with the result that they are unable to stop doing them, they are in a worse condition than [they were in before they knew Jesus Christ].
Denn so sie entflohen sind dem Unflat der Welt durch die Erkenntnis des HERRN und Heilandes Jesu Christi, werden aber wiederum in denselbigen geflochten und überwunden, ist mit ihnen das Letzte ärger worden denn das Erste.
21 [Because God will severely punish them], it would have been better for them if they had never known what it means to live in a righteous way. It is too bad that although they knew [how to live in a righteous way], they stopped doing the things that God commanded people to do, the things that [were] taught to them ([by us apostles/by Christ]) {that ([we apostles/Christ]) taught to them}.
Denn es wäre ihnen besser, daß sie den Weg der Gerechtigkeit nicht erkannt hätten, denn daß sie ihn erkennen und sich kehren von dem heiligen Gebot, das ihnen gegeben ist.
22 [The way they are behaving again] is just like (the proverbs/what people often say): [They are like] dogs that return to [eat] their vomit, and [they are like] pigs that have been washed and then roll [again] in the mud.
Es ist ihnen widerfahren das wahre Sprichwort: Der Hund frisset wieder, was er gespeiet hat, und: Die Sau wälzet sich nach der Schwemme wieder im Kot.
