2 Peter 3
1 Lo! ye moost dereworth britheren, Y write to you this secounde epistle, in which Y stire youre clere soule bi monesting togidere,
朋友们，这是我写给你们的第二封信。在这两封信中，我都在试图激发你们，提醒你们用纯净的思想进行清晰的思考。
2 that ye be myndeful of tho wordis, that Y biforseide of the hooli prophetis, and of the maundementis of the hooli apostlis of the Lord and sauyour.
记住以往圣先知们说的话，以及主和救世主通过你们的使徒做出的嘱咐。
3 First wite ye this thing, that in the laste daies disseyueris schulen come in disseit, goynge aftir her owne coueityngis,
首先应该要知道：在末世必有讥讽之人，他们充满嘲讽之心，追随自己的邪恶欲望。
4 seiynge, Where is the biheest, or the comyng of hym? for sithen the fadris dieden, alle thingis lasten fro the bigynnyng of creature.
“那么他要降临的承诺哪去了？”他们问。“从我们祖先去世的那一刻，一切都像从创世之日开始往常一样继续。”
5 But it is hid fro hem willynge this thing, that heuenes were bifore, and the erthe of water was stondynge bi watir, of Goddis word;
但是他们故意忽略一个事实：天空是上帝下令在很久以前创造的。大地诞生于水，被水包围。
6 bi which that ilke world clensid, thanne bi watir perischide.
水摧毁了当时存在的世界，那个世界被水淹没。
7 But the heuenes that now ben, and the erthe, ben kept bi the same word, and ben reseruyd to fier in to the dai of doom and perdicioun of wickid men.
但是通过同样的神圣命令，眼前存在的天地被保留下来，留待审判之日被火毁灭，那时恶人也会被毁灭。
8 But, ye moost dere, this o thing be not hid to you, that o dai anentis God is as a thousynde yeeris, and a thousynde yeeris ben as o dai.
但我的朋友们，别忘记：对主而言一天就像一千年，一千年就像一天。
9 The Lord tarieth not his biheest, as summe gessen, but he doith pacientli for you, and wole not that ony men perische, but that alle turne ayen to penaunce.
主并没有像某些人以为的那样，将其承诺拖后，而是对你们非常耐心。他不希望任何人迷失，而是希望每个人都过来，都悔改。
10 For the dai of the Lord schal come as a theef, in which heuenes with greet bire schulen passe, and elementis schulen be dissoluyd bi heete, and the erthe, and alle the werkis that ben in it, schulen be brent.
但主的日子终将到来，就像盗贼一样出乎意料。天堂将在雷鸣般的轰鸣中爆炸，所有元素将被焚烧和毁灭。地球和大地上的一切都将消失。
11 Therfor whanne alle these thingis schulen be dissolued, what manner men bihoueth it you to be in hooli lyuyngis and pitees,
既然一切都将如此毁灭，你应该是哪种人？你应该过着纯洁的生活，献身于上帝，
12 abidinge and hiyynge in to the comyng of the dai of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom heuenes brennynge schulen be dissoluyd, and elementis schulen faile bi brennyng of fier.
期待并渴望上帝之日的到来。在那一天，天空会燃起大火并被毁灭，所有元素都会在高温中融化。
13 Also we abiden bi hise biheestis newe heuenes and newe erthe, in which riytwisnesse dwellith.
但对我们而言，我们正在寻找上帝所承诺新天和新地，那里的一切都如此良善正直。
14 For which thing, ye moost dere, abidynge these thingis, be ye bisye to be foundun to hym in pees vnspottid and vndefoulid.
所以我的朋友们，既然你已经预料到这一切，请确保在看到你时，你是纯洁而无可指责的，与上帝和平相处。
15 And deme ye long abiding of oure Lord Jhesu Crist youre heelthe, as also oure moost dere brother Poul wroot to you, bi wisdom youun to hym.
请记住，是我们主的耐心给了我们救赎的机会。我们亲爱的兄弟保罗在他所有的书信中，曾用上帝赐予他的智慧向你解释了这一切。
16 As and in alle epistlis he spekith `in hem of these thingis; in which ben summe hard thingis to vndurstonde, whiche vnwise and vnstable men deprauen, as also thei don othere scripturis, to her owne perdicioun.
他谈到了这些事情，尽管他所写的部分内容肯定很难理解。一些无知和不平衡之人歪曲他所写的内容，这让他们自己蒙受损失，正如他们歪曲其他经文。
17 Therfor ye, britheren, bifor witynge kepe you silf, lest ye be disseyued bi errour of vnwise men, and falle awei fro youre owne sadnesse.
我的朋友们，既然你们已经知道了这些，就不要让恶人的错误引你们误入歧途，不要从自己牢固的位置上跌落。
The World is Destroyed by Water
