2 Peter 3

1 Dette er allerede, I elskede! det andet Brev, som jeg skriver til eder, hvori jeg ved Paamindelse vækker eders rene Sind

This is now my second letter to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your pure minds by putting you in remembrance.

2 til at komme de Ord i Hu, som forud ere sagte af de hellige Profeter, og eders Apostles Befaling, fra Herren og Frelseren,

I want you to recollect the words that were foretold by the holy prophets, and the command of your Lord and Saviour, given you through your apostles.

3 idet I først og fremmest mærke eder dette, at i de sidste Dage skal der komme Spottere med Spot, som vandre efter deres egne Begæringer

Know this first, that mockers will come in the last days, in their mockery, men who walk the way of their own lusts

4 og sige: „Hvad bliver der af Forjættelsen om hans Tilkommelse? Fra den Dag, Fædrene sov hen, forblive jo alle Ting, som de vare, lige fra Skabningens Begyndelse. ‟

and say, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the day that our fathers fell asleep everything continues as it was from the beginning of the creation."

5 Thi med Villie ere de blinde for dette, at fra fordums Tid var der Himle og en Jord, som var fremstaaet af Vand og ved Vand i Kraft af Guds Ord,

For they willingly ignore the fact that there were heaven, from of old, and an earth formed out of water and through water, by the word of God;

6 hvorved den daværende Verden gik til Grunde i en Vandflod.

and that by the same means the world which then existed was destroyed by a deluge of water.

7 Men de nuværende Himle og Jorden holdes ved det samme Ord i Forvaring til Ild, idet de bevares til de ugudelige Menneskers Doms og Undergangs Dag.

But the heavens and earth that now are, by the same word of God, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the Day of Judgment, and for the destruction of ungodly men.

8 Men dette ene bør ikke undgaa eder, I elskede! at een Dag er for Herren som tusinde Aar, og tusinde Aar som een Dag.

Do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 Herren forhaler ikke Forjættelsen (som nogle agte det for en Forhaling), men han er langmodig for eders Skyld, idet han ikke vil, at nogen skal fortabes, men at alle skulle komme til Omvendelse.

The Lord does not loiter over his promise, as some men esteem loitering; but he is longsuffering toward you, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should pass on to repentance.

10 Men Herrens Dag skal komme som en Tyv; paa den skulle Himlene forgaa med stort Bulder, og Elementerne skulle komme i Brand og opløses, og Jorden og alt, hvad der er paa den, skal opbrændes.

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that Day the heavens will vanish with a crash, the heavenly bodies will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and all its works will be burned up.

11 Efterdi da alt dette opløses, hvor bør I da ikke færdes i hellig Vandel og Gudsfrygt,

Now since all things are in the process of dissolution, what kind of men ought you to be, in all holy living and piety;

12 idet I forvente og fremskynde Guds Dags Tilkommelse, for hvis Skyld Himle skulle antændes og opløses, og Elementer komme i Brand og smelte.

while you look for and hasten the coming of the Day of God. At its coming the heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt with fervent heat.

13 Men vi forvente efter hans Forjættelse nye Himle og en ny Jord, i hvilke Retfærdighed bor.

But according to his promise, we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness makes her dwelling.

14 Derfor, I elskede! efterdi I forvente dette, saa gører eder Flid for at findes uplettede og ulastelige for ham i Fred,

And so, beloved, since you are looking for these things, continually give diligence that you may be found in peace, unspotted and blameless in his sight.

15 og agter vor Herres Langmodighed for Frelse; ligesom ogsaa vor elskede Broder Paulus efter den ham givne Visdom har skrevet til eder,

Regard our Lord’s longsuffering as salvation; even as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him.

16 som han ogsaa gør i alle sine Breve, naar han i dem taler om disse Ting; i dem findes der Ting, vanskelige at forstaa, som de ukyndige og ubefæstede fordreje, ligesom ogsaa de øvrige Skrifter, til deres egen Undergang.

It is the same in all his letters when he speaks of these things. There are indeed some things in his letters hard to understand, which the ignorant and the shifty wrest, as also they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

17 Da I altsaa, I elskede! vide det forud, saa vogter eder, for at I ikke skulle rives med af de ryggesløses Vildfarelse og affalde fra eders egen Fasthed;

Do you therefore, beloved, because you know these things beforehand, be on your guard lest you be led astray by the error of the wicked, and so fall from your own stedfastness.

18 men vokser i vor Herres og Frelsers Jesu Kristi Naade og Kundskab! Ham tilhører Herligheden baade nu og indtil Evighedens Dag! (aiōn g165)

But grow continually in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and unto the Day of Eternity, Amen. (aiōn g165)

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