٢ بطرس 3

١ 1 هَذِهِ أَكْتُبُهَا ٱلْآنَ إِلَيْكُمْ رِسَالَةً ثَانِيَةً أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَحِبَّاءُ، فِيهِمَا أُنْهِضُ بِٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ ذِهْنَكُمُ ٱلنَّقِيَّ،

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 لِتَذْكُرُوا ٱلْأَقْوَالَ ٱلَّتِي قَالَهَا سَابِقًا ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ ٱلْقِدِّيسُونَ، وَوَصِيَّتَنَا نَحْنُ ٱلرُّسُلَ، وَصِيَّةَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَٱلْمُخَلِّصِ.

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 عَالِمِينَ هَذَا أَوَّلًا: أَنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي فِي آخِرِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ قَوْمٌ مُسْتَهْزِئُونَ، سَالِكِينَ بِحَسَبِ شَهَوَاتِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ،

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

٤ 4 وَقَائِلِينَ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ مَوْعِدُ مَجِيئِهِ؟ لِأَنَّهُ مِنْ حِينَ رَقَدَ ٱلْآبَاءُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بَاقٍ هَكَذَا مِنْ بَدْءِ ٱلْخَلِيقَةِ».

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 لِأَنَّ هَذَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِمْ بِإِرَادَتِهِمْ: أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ كَانَتْ مُنْذُ ٱلْقَدِيمِ، وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِكَلِمَةِ ٱللهِ قَائِمَةٌ مِنَ ٱلْمَاءِ وَبِٱلْمَاءِ،

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 ٱللَّوَاتِي بِهِنَّ ٱلْعَالَمُ ٱلْكَائِنُ حِينَئِذٍ فَاضَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَاءُ فَهَلَكَ.

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

٧ 7 وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْكَائِنَةُ ٱلْآنَ، فَهِيَ مَخْزُونَةٌ بِتِلْكَ ٱلْكَلِمَةِ عَيْنِهَا، مَحْفُوظَةً لِلنَّارِ إِلَى يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ وَهَلَاكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٱلْفُجَّارِ.

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 لَا يَخْفَ عَلَيْكُمْ هَذَا ٱلشَّيْءُ ٱلْوَاحِدُ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَحِبَّاءُ: أَنَّ يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ 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 لَا يَتَبَاطَأُ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنْ وَعْدِهِ كَمَا يَحْسِبُ قَوْمٌ ٱلتَّبَاطُؤَ، لَكِنَّهُ يَتَأَنَّى عَلَيْنَا، وَهُوَ لَا يَشَاءُ أَنْ يَهْلِكَ أُنَاسٌ، بَلْ أَنْ يُقْبِلَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ إِلَى ٱلتَّوْبَةِ.

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 وَلَكِنْ سَيَأْتِي كَلِصٍّ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ، يَوْمُ ٱلرَّبِّ، ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ تَزُولُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ بِضَجِيجٍ، وَتَنْحَلُّ ٱلْعَنَاصِرُ مُحْتَرِقَةً، وَتَحْتَرِقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْمَصْنُوعَاتُ ٱلَّتِي فِيهَا.

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 فَبِمَا أَنَّ هَذِهِ كُلَّهَا تَنْحَلُّ، أَيَّ أُنَاسٍ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ فِي سِيرَةٍ مُقَدَّسَةٍ وَتَقْوَى؟

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 وَطَالِبِينَ سُرْعَةَ مَجِيءِ يَوْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ، ٱلَّذِي بِهِ تَنْحَلُّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ مُلْتَهِبَةً، وَٱلْعَنَاصِرُ مُحْتَرِقَةً تَذُوبُ.

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 وَلَكِنَّنَا بِحَسَبِ وَعْدِهِ نَنْتَظِرُ سَمَاوَاتٍ جَدِيدَةً، وَأَرْضًا جَدِيدَةً، يَسْكُنُ فِيهَا ٱلْبِرُّ.

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

١٤ 14 لِذَلِكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَحِبَّاءُ، إِذْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْتَظِرُونَ هَذِهِ، ٱجْتَهِدُوا لِتُوجَدُوا عِنْدَهُ بِلَا دَنَسٍ وَلَا عَيْبٍ، فِي سَلَامٍ.

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 وَٱحْسِبُوا أَنَاةَ رَبِّنَا خَلَاصًا، كَمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَخُونَا ٱلْحَبِيبُ بُولُسُ أَيْضًا بِحَسَبِ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ ٱلْمُعْطَاةِ لَهُ،

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 كَمَا فِي ٱلرَّسَائِلِ كُلِّهَا أَيْضًا، مُتَكَلِّمًا فِيهَا عَنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ، ٱلَّتِي فِيهَا أَشْيَاءُ عَسِرَةُ ٱلْفَهْمِ، يُحَرِّفُهَا غَيْرُ ٱلْعُلَمَاءِ وَغَيْرُ ٱلثَّابِتِينَ، كَبَاقِي ٱلْكُتُبِ أَيْضًا، لِهَلَاكِ 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 فَأَنْتُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَحِبَّاءُ، إِذْ قَدْ سَبَقْتُمْ فَعَرَفْتُمُ، ٱحْتَرِسُوا مِنْ أَنْ تَنْقَادُوا بِضَلَالِ ٱلْأَرْدِيَاءِ، فَتَسْقُطُوا مِنْ ثَبَاتِكُمْ.

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 وَلَكِنِ ٱنْمُوا فِي ٱلنِّعْمَةِ وَفِي مَعْرِفَةِ رَبِّنَا وَمُخَلِّصِنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. لَهُ ٱلْمَجْدُ ٱلْآنَ وَإِلَى يَوْمِ ٱلدَّهْرِ. آمِينَ. (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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