2 Peter 2
1 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
εγενοντο δε και ψευδοπροφηται εν τω λαω ωσ και εν υμιν εσονται ψευδοδιδασκαλοι οιτινεσ παρεισαξουσιν αιρεσεισ απωλειασ και τον αγορασαντα αυτουσ δεσποτην αρνουμενοι επαγοντεσ εαυτοισ ταχινην απωλειαν
2 Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
και πολλοι εξακολουθησουσιν αυτων ταισ ασελγειαισ δι ουσ η οδοσ τησ αληθειασ βλασφημηθησεται
3 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
και εν πλεονεξια πλαστοισ λογοισ υμασ εμπορευσονται οισ το κριμα εκπαλαι ουκ αργει και η απωλεια αυτων ου νυσταξει
4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; (Tartaroō g5020)
ει γαρ ο θεοσ αγγελων αμαρτησαντων ουκ εφεισατο αλλα σειραισ ζοφου ταρταρωσασ παρεδωκεν εισ κρισιν τηρουμενουσ (Tartaroō g5020)
5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
και αρχαιου κοσμου ουκ εφεισατο αλλα ογδοον νωε δικαιοσυνησ κηρυκα εφυλαξεν κατακλυσμον κοσμω ασεβων επαξασ
6 if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
και πολεισ σοδομων και γομορρασ τεφρωσασ καταστροφη κατεκρινεν υποδειγμα μελλοντων ασεβειν τεθεικωσ
7 and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
και δικαιον λωτ καταπονουμενον υπο τησ των αθεσμων εν ασελγεια αναστροφησ ερρυσατο
8 (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
βλεμματι γαρ και ακοη ο δικαιοσ εγκατοικων εν αυτοισ ημεραν εξ ημερασ ψυχην δικαιαν ανομοισ εργοισ εβασανιζεν
9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
οιδεν κυριοσ ευσεβεισ εκ πειρασμου ρυεσθαι αδικουσ δε εισ ημεραν κρισεωσ κολαζομενουσ τηρειν
10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
μαλιστα δε τουσ οπισω σαρκοσ εν επιθυμια μιασμου πορευομενουσ και κυριοτητοσ καταφρονουντασ τολμηται αυθαδεισ δοξασ ου τρεμουσιν βλασφημουντεσ
11 Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
οπου αγγελοι ισχυι και δυναμει μειζονεσ οντεσ ου φερουσιν κατ αυτων παρα κυριω βλασφημον κρισιν
12 These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
ουτοι δε ωσ αλογα ζωα φυσικα γεγενημενα εισ αλωσιν και φθοραν εν οισ αγνοουσιν βλασφημουντεσ εν τη φθορα αυτων καταφθαρησονται
13 The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
κομιουμενοι μισθον αδικιασ ηδονην ηγουμενοι την εν ημερα τρυφην σπιλοι και μωμοι εντρυφωντεσ εν ταισ απαταισ αυτων συνευωχουμενοι υμιν
14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
οφθαλμουσ εχοντεσ μεστουσ μοιχαλιδοσ και ακαταπαυστουσ αμαρτιασ δελεαζοντεσ ψυχασ αστηρικτουσ καρδιαν γεγυμνασμενην πλεονεξιασ εχοντεσ καταρασ τεκνα
15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
καταλιποντεσ ευθειαν οδον επλανηθησαν εξακολουθησαντεσ τη οδω του βαλααμ του βοσορ οσ μισθον αδικιασ ηγαπησεν
16 But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
ελεγξιν δε εσχεν ιδιασ παρανομιασ υποζυγιον αφωνον εν ανθρωπου φωνη φθεγξαμενον εκωλυσεν την του προφητου παραφρονιαν
17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
ουτοι εισιν πηγαι ανυδροι νεφελαι υπο λαιλαποσ ελαυνομεναι οισ ο ζοφοσ του σκοτουσ εισ αιωνα τετηρηται (questioned)
18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
υπερογκα γαρ ματαιοτητοσ φθεγγομενοι δελεαζουσιν εν επιθυμιαισ σαρκοσ ασελγειαισ τουσ οντωσ αποφυγοντασ τουσ εν πλανη αναστρεφομενουσ
19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
ελευθεριαν αυτοισ επαγγελλομενοι αυτοι δουλοι υπαρχοντεσ τησ φθορασ ω γαρ τισ ηττηται τουτω και δεδουλωται
20 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
ει γαρ αποφυγοντεσ τα μιασματα του κοσμου εν επιγνωσει του κυριου και σωτηροσ ιησου χριστου τουτοισ δε παλιν εμπλακεντεσ ηττωνται γεγονεν αυτοισ τα εσχατα χειρονα των πρωτων
21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
κρειττον γαρ ην αυτοισ μη επεγνωκεναι την οδον τησ δικαιοσυνησ η επιγνουσιν επιστρεψαι εκ τησ παραδοθεισησ αυτοισ αγιασ εντολησ
22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
συμβεβηκεν δε αυτοισ το τησ αληθουσ παροιμιασ κυων επιστρεψασ επι το ιδιον εξεραμα και υσ λουσαμενη εισ κυλισμα βορβορου
