2 Pietro 3
1 DILETTI, questa è già la seconda epistola che io vi scrivo; nel[l'una e nell'altra del]le quali io desto con ricordo la [vostra] sincera mente.
This letter that I am now writing to you whom I love, is the second [letter] that I have written to you. [In both] these letters I have reminded you [about the things you already know, in order that I may] stimulate/cause you to think sincerely [about those things].
2 Acciocchè vi ricordiate delle parole dette innanzi da' santi profeti, e del comandamento di noi apostoli, [che è] del Signore e Salvatore [stesso].
[I want you] to remember the words that were spoken by the holy prophets {that the holy prophets spoke} long ago, and also to remember what our Lord and Savior commanded, things that we, your apostles, told you about.
3 Sapendo questo imprima, che negli ultimi giorni verranno degli schernitori, che cammineranno secondo le lor proprie concupiscenze; e diranno:
It is important for you to understand that in the time [immediately] before Christ comes back, there will be people who will ridicule [the idea of his coming back. Those people will do whatever] evil things they wish to do.
4 Dov'è la promessa del suo avvenimento? poichè, da che i padri si sono addormentati, tutte le cose perseverano in un medesimo stato, fin dal principio della creazione.
They will say, “[Although it was] promised [that Christ] will come back, ([nothing has happened that would indicate] that he is coming back./[what happened to the promise] that he is coming back?) [RHQ] We say that because ever since the [Christian] leaders [who lived] long ago died [EUP], everything [has remained the same]. Things are as [they always have been] since God created [the world!]”
5 Perciocchè essi ignorano questo volontariamente, che per la parola di Dio, ab antico, i cieli furono [fatti]; e la terra ancora, consistente fuor dell'acqua, e per mezzo l'acqua.
[They will say that because] they (deliberately overlook [the fact/have decided to ignore what they know]) that God, by commanding [long ago that it should be so], caused the heavens to exist, and he caused the earth to appear out of water and to be separate from the water.
6 Per le quali cose il mondo di allora, diluviato per l'acqua, perì.
And God, by [commanding that it should be so], later destroyed the world [that existed] at that time, by causing the earth to be flooded with water {water to flood the earth}.
7 Ma i cieli e la terra del tempo presente, per la medesima parola, son riposti; essendo riserbati al fuoco, per il giorno del giudicio, e della perdizione degli uomini empi.
Furthermore, [God], commanded that the heavens and the earth [that exist] now remain until the time when [he] will judge (ungodly people/people whose lives are not pleasing to him). And at that time [he] will destroy the heavens and the earth by burning them.
8 Or quest'unica cosa non vi sia celata, diletti, che per il Signore un giorno [è] come mille anni, e mille anni come un giorno.
Dear friends, I want you to understand well that the Lord [God is willing to wait a long time to judge the people in the world! How much time passes before] the Lord God [judges the people in the world does not matter to him! He considers] that one day [passes no more quickly than] 1,000 years, and [he also considers] that 1,000 years [pass as quickly as] one day passes [to us]!
9 Il Signore non ritarda [l'adempimento del]la sua promessa, come alcuni reputano tardanza; anzi è paziente inverso noi, non volendo che alcuni periscano, ma che tutti vengano a ravvedimento.
[Therefore, you should not think that because Christ has not yet come back to judge people], the Lord God is (delaying/slow to do) what he promised. Some people think that this is so, [and they say that Christ will never come back]. But [you should understand that the reason why Christ has not yet come back to judge people is that] God is being patient with you, because he does not want anyone to be lost [eternally]. Instead, he wants everyone to turn away from their sinful behavior.
10 Ora il giorno del Signore verrà come un ladro di notte; e in quello i cieli passeranno rapidamente, e gli elementi divampati si dissolveranno; e la terra, e le opere che [sono] in essa, saranno arse.
Although [God is being patient, at] the time [MTY] [that he has chosen], the Lord [Jesus Christ] will [certainly] come back [to judge people]. He will come back [unexpectedly], like a thief [SIM] [comes unexpectedly]. At that time there will be a great roaring sound. The heavens will cease to exist. (The elements/The parts [of which the universe consists]) will be destroyed by fire, and the earth [that God made] and everything on it [that people have made] will disappear (OR, will be burned up).
11 Poi dunque che tutte queste cose hanno da dissolversi, quali convienvi essere in santa condotta, ed [opere di] pietà?
Because God will certainly destroy all these things like [I just said], you certainly know how you should behave. [RHQ] You should behave (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God])
12 Aspettando, e affrettandovi all'avvenimento del giorno di Dio, per il quale i cieli infocati si dissolveranno, e gli elementi infiammati si struggeranno.
while you [eagerly/expectantly] wait for [Christ] to return on the day that God [has chosen] [MTY], and you should try to make that day come soon. Because of what [God] [PRS] [will do on that day], the heavens will be destroyed. (The elements/The parts of which the universe consist) will melt and burn up.
13 Ora, secondo la promessa d' esso, noi aspettiamo nuovi cieli e nuova terra, ne' quali giustizia abita.
Although [all those events/things will happen, we rejoice because] we are waiting for the new heavens and new earth that [God] has promised. The [only people who will be] in the new heavens and on this new earth will be [people who are] [PRS] righteous.
14 Perciò, diletti, aspettando queste cose, studiatevi che da lui siate trovati immacolati e irreprensibili, in pace.
Therefore, dear friends, because you are waiting for these things [to happen], do all that you can [live] (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]), [in order that Christ] will see that you [are] completely pure [DOU] [and that you are living] peacefully [with each other].
15 E reputate per salute la pazienza del Signor nostro; siccome ancora il nostro caro fratello Paolo, secondo la sapienza che gli è stata data, vi ha scritto.
And think about this: Our Lord [Jesus Christ is] patient [because he wants] people to be saved. Our dear (brother/fellow believer) Paul also wrote wise words to you [about these same matters], because God enabled him to understand [these] ([events/things that will happen]).
16 Come ancora egli [fa] in tutte le [sue] epistole, parlando in esse di questi [punti], nei quali vi sono alcune cose malagevoli ad intendere, le quali gli uomini male ammaestrati ed instabili torcono, come ancora le altre scritture, alla lor propria perdizione.
In the [letters] that Paul wrote there are certain things that are difficult for people to understand. People [who are spiritually] ignorant and (unstable/do not believe firmly in Christ) interpret these things wrongly, as they also (interpret/explain the meaning of) the other parts of the Scriptures wrongly. The result is that they will destroy themselves [spiritually], and [God] will punish them.
17 Voi adunque, diletti, sapendo [queste cose] innanzi, guardatevi che, trasportati insieme per l'errore degli scellerati, non iscadiate dalla propria fermezza.
Therefore, dear friends, [since you already know about those who teach what is false], (guard against them/beware). Do not let those wicked people deceive you by telling you things that are wrong, with the result that you yourselves begin to doubt [what you now firmly believe].
18 Anzi crescete nella grazia, e conoscenza del Signore e Salvator nostro Gesù Cristo. A lui [sia] la gloria, ed ora, ed in sempiterno. Amen. (aiōn g165)
[Instead, live in such a manner that you] experience more and more our Savior Jesus Christ being kind [to you], and that you get to know him [better and better]. 2 Peter 3:18b [I pray/desire that Jesus Christ] will be honored both now and forever! (aiōn g165)
The Great Flood
