Judas 1
1 Judas, een dienstknecht van Jezus Christus, en broeder van Jakobus, aan de geroepenen, die door God den Vader geheiligd zijn, en door Jezus Christus bewaard:
[I am] Jude. I [serve] Jesus Christ [like] a voluntary slave [MET]. I am a [younger] brother of James, [the leader of all the congregations. I am writing] to you whom [God] has chosen [to belong to him. You are] loved by God [our] Father and protected by Jesus Christ (OR, whom [God] has protected [to present] to Jesus Christ).
2 Barmhartigheid, en vrede, en liefde zij u vermenigvuldigd.
[I pray that] you will continue to [experience] very much [God acting] mercifully toward you, [causing you to have inner] peace, and loving [you].
3 Geliefden, alzo ik alle naarstigheid doe om u te schrijven van de gemene zaligheid, zo heb ik noodzaak gehad aan u te schrijven en u te vermanen, dat gij strijdt voor het geloof, dat eenmaal den heiligen overgeleverd is.
You whom I love, I (was very eager/very much wanted) to write to you about that which we all (share/have in common), which is how ([God/Jesus Christ]) [has] saved [us]. But now I realize that it is necessary [for me] to write to you in order to exhort you to defend the [truth about Christ] that we believe. [Jesus and his apostles] gave that truth once and for all to us who belong to God, [and we must not let it be changed] {[anyone revise/change it]}.
4 Want er zijn sommige mensen ingeslopen, die eertijds tot ditzelfde oordeel te voren opgeschreven zijn, goddelozen, die de genade onzes Gods veranderen in ontuchtigheid, en den enigen Heerser, God, en onzen Heere Jezus Christus verloochenen.
Some people falsely [teach that because] God kindly does for us what we do not deserve, it (does not matter/is all right) if we continue to sin. [Those people show by the way that they conduct their lives] that they do not want to admit/accept that Jesus Christ [is] our only Master and Lord. [It was written] long ago {[Someone] long ago wrote} that [God] would condemn (such ungodly people/people like that whose lives are displeasing to him). But some [of those] people have entered [MET] [like crawling snakes] into your congregations [and oppose the truth about Christ, so you must resist/oppose them].
5 Maar ik wil u indachtig maken, als die dit eenmaal weet, dat de Heere, het volk uit Egypteland verlost hebbende, wederom degenen, die niet geloofden, verdorven heeft.
Although you previously knew all these things, [there are certain things about] which I desire to remind you. [Do not forget that although] the Lord rescued [his people] from Egypt, he later destroyed most of those same people, ones who did not believe [in him].
6 En de engelen, die hun beginsel niet bewaard hebben, maar hun eigen woonstede verlaten hebben, heeft Hij tot het oordeel des groten dags met eeuwige banden onder de duisternis bewaard. (aïdios g126)
And there were [many] angels to [whom God assigned/gave positions of authority in heaven]. But many did not continue to rule with authority [in those positions]. Instead, they abandoned the place that [God] gave them to live [in heaven]. So God has put those angels in chains forever in the darkness [in hell. They will stay there] until the great day when [God] will judge [and punish] them. (aïdios g126, questioned)
7 Gelijk Sodoma en Gomorra, en de steden rondom dezelve, die op gelijke wijze als deze gehoereerd hebben, en ander vlees zijn nagegaan, tot een voorbeeld voorgesteld zijn, dragende de straf des eeuwigen vuurs. (aiōnios g166)
Similarly, the people who lived [MTY] in Sodom and Gomorrah [cities] and the nearby cities committed sexual immorality. They sought all kinds of sexual relations that differ [from what God permits. So God destroyed their cities. What happened to those people and those angels] shows that [God will] punish [people, such as the ones who teach false doctrine], in the eternal fire [of hell]. (aiōnios g166, questioned)
8 Desgelijks evenwel ook dezen, in slaap gebracht zijnde, verontreinigen het vlees, en verwerpen de heerschappij, en lasteren de heerlijkheden.
Similarly, these [ungodly people in your midst] also defile their own bodies [by living immorally], because [they claim/say that God revealed] in visions [that they should act that way]. They refuse to [allow] anyone to have authority over them, and they (revile/speak evil about) [God’s] glorious/wonderful [angels].
9 Maar Michael, de archangel, toen hij met den duivel twistte, en handelde van het lichaam van Mozes, durfde geen oordeel van lastering tegen hem voortbrengen, maar zeide: De Heere bestraffe u!
When (the devil/Satan) argued with the chief angel, Michael, about [who would take away] the body of [the prophet] Moses [to bury it], Michael did not [do as these teachers of false doctrine do. Even though Michael has much more authority than they do], he did not disrespectfully (revile/say evil things to) Satan and accuse/condemn him. Instead, he [only] said, “[I desire that] the Lord [God] will rebuke you!”
10 Maar dezen, hetgeen zij niet weten, dat lasteren zij; en hetgeen zij natuurlijk, als de onredelijke dieren, weten, in hetzelve verderven zij zich.
But the [ones in your midst] who teach false doctrine (revile/speak evil against) the [spiritual] beings that they do not understand. They also [do the evil things that they desire], things that they know about (naturally/without needing to think), things that they just do without considering [the consequences/results], like animals. So they destroy themselves. [But they will also be punished by God] {[God will also] punish them}.
11 Wee hun, want zij zijn den weg van Kain ingegaan, en door de verleiding van het loon van Balaam zijn zij henengestort, en zijn door de tegenspreking van Korach vergaan.
[God will do] terrible things to those who teach false doctrine! They conduct their lives [wickedly] like Cain, [who murdered his brother because he was] ([jealous/angry because God accepted his brother’s sacrifice and did not accept his]). These false teachers (devote themselves to [MET] [doing] wrong things [like] Balaam, who [tried to induce God’s people to sin in order to get the money that was offered to him]. They will perish like Korah, who rebelled [against the authority that God gave to Moses].
12 Dezen zijn vlekken in uw liefdemaaltijden, en als zij met u ter maaltijd zijn, weiden zij zichzelven zonder vreze; zij zijn waterloze wolken, die van de winden omgedreven worden; zij zijn als bomen in het afgaan van den herfst, onvruchtbaar, tweemaal verstorven, en ontworteld;
Those teachers of false doctrine are [as dangerous to you as] [MET] (hidden rocks on a reef/rocks underneath the surface of the ocean) [are to a boat]. When you gather together [to eat the meals that] help you believers to love each other more and have a closer relationship with each other, they [join you and] carouse shamelessly, caring [only] for themselves [and not for others. Because they do not do anything to help others] [MET], they are [as useless as] clouds that are blown along by the wind {that the wind blows along} but that do not [produce/give] any rain. [They are as disappointing as] [MET] trees that do not produce fruit in the autumn [as we expect them to]. They are not only [spiritually] [MET] dead themselves, [but they are] not [able to cause others to be] alive [spiritually, just like] [MET] trees that have been {that [someone] has} uprooted and [as a result] are unable to produce any fruit.
13 Wilde baren der zee, hun eigen schande opschuimende; dwalende sterren, denwelken de donkerheid der duisternis in der eeuwigheid bewaard wordt. (aiōn g165)
They are [restless] [MET], [like] the pounding waves of the ocean. [Just like] waves [produce foul-smelling] foam on the shore, [those teachers of false doctrine do] shameful [MTY] [deeds. We cannot depend/rely on them to show us how to conduct our lives] [MET], [just like we cannot depend/rely on] (meteors/falling stars) [to show us the way when we travel]. [God] has reserved intense darkness for them forever [in hell]. (aiōn g165, questioned)
14 En van dezen heeft ook Enoch, de zevende van Adam, geprofeteerd, zeggende: Ziet, de Heere is gekomen met Zijn vele duizenden heiligen;
Enoch, the sixth [person in the line of people who descended] from Adam, prophesied this about those [teachers of false doctrine]: “Listen carefully to this: The Lord will certainly come with a countless number of his holy [angels] in order
15 Om gericht te houden tegen allen, en te straffen alle goddelozen onder hen, vanwege al hun goddeloze werken, die zij goddelooslijk gedaan hebben, en vanwege al de harde woorden, die de goddeloze zondaars tegen Hem gesproken hebben.
to judge everyone, and to punish all wicked and (ungodly people/people whose lives are displeasing to God) for all the (ungodly things/things that displease God) that they did in (an ungodly way/a way that displeases God), and for all the harsh things that ungodly sinful people have spoken against him.”
16 Deze zijn murmureerders, klagers over hun staat, wandelende naar hun begeerlijkheden; en hun mond spreekt zeer opgeblazen dingen, verwonderende zich over de personen om des voordeels wil.
Those [teachers] of [false doctrine] grumble [about] the [things that God does]. They complain [about what happens to them]. They do the sinful things that their [bodies] desire. They talk boastfully. They (flatter/say nice things to) people, only in order to get [those people to give them the] things that they want.
17 Maar geliefden, gedenkt gij der woorden, die voorzegd zijn van de apostelen van onzen Heere Jezus Christus;
But you people whom I love need to remember the things that were predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ {that the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said would happen}.
18 Dat zij u gezegd hebben, dat er in den laatsten tijd spotters zullen zijn, die naar hun goddeloze begeerlijkheden wandelen zullen.
They told you, “In the final period of time [in which we are now living] there will be people who will laugh at [the truths that God has revealed]. They will do the (ungodly things/things that are displeasing to God) that their [bodies] desire.”
19 Dezen zijn het, die zichzelven afscheiden, natuurlijke mensen, den Geest niet hebbende.
[That describes] the teachers of false doctrine [well, because] they are the ones who cause divisions among believers. They do what their own minds tell them to do. The Spirit [of God] does not live within them.
20 Maar geliefden, bouwt gij uzelven op uw allerheiligst geloof, biddende in den Heiligen Geest;
But you people whom I love, (hold/continue to trust) firmly to the very sacred truths that you believe. Pray by [letting] the Holy Spirit enable/empower you.
21 Bewaart uzelven in de liefde Gods, verwachtende de barmhartigheid van onzen Heere Jezus Christus ten eeuwigen leven. (aiōnios g166)
Keep conducting your lives in [a way that is appropriate for those whom] God loves. Keep constantly expecting that our Lord Jesus Christ will [act] mercifully toward you. Keep expecting that until [the time when we begin] living eternally [with him]. (aiōnios g166)
22 En ontfermt u wel eniger, onderscheid makende;
Mercifully [help] those who are not certain [what teaching they should believe].
23 Maar behoudt anderen door vreze, en grijpt ze uit het vuur; en haat ook den rok, die van het vlees bevlekt is.
[Rescue] others from [the influence of those who teach what is false] [MET], [as you would rescue things by] snatching [them from] a fire. Pity those [whom the teachers of false doctrine have completely convinced], but beware that [you yourselves are not influenced by them] {that they do not influence you}. Detest [doing or even thinking about the sins that those people commit, just like you would detest] [MET] touching not only filthy things but the clothes that were stained by those things {that those things stained}.
24 Hem nu, Die machtig is u van struikelen te bewaren, en onstraffelijk te stellen voor Zijn heerlijkheid, in vreugde,
God is able to keep you from ceasing to trust in him (OR, from sinning), and he is able to bring you into his glorious presence. [As you stand before him], there will be nothing [for which] you [will] be condemned {[he can] condemn you}, and you will be rejoicing greatly.
25 Den alleen wijzen God, onzen Zaligmaker, zij heerlijkheid en majesteit, kracht en macht, beide nu en in alle eeuwigheid. Amen. (aiōn g165)
He is the only true God. He has saved us as a result of what Jesus Christ our Lord [did for us]. God was glorious and great and mighty and he [ruled] with great authority before time began. [He is still like that], and [he will remain like that] forever! (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
