2 Peter 3
1 Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
he priyatamāḥ, yūyaṁ yathā pavitrabhaviṣyadvaktṛbhiḥ pūrvvoktāni vākyāni trātrā prabhunā preritānām asmākam ādeśañca sāratha tathā yuṣmān smārayitvā
2 by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
yuṣmākaṁ saralabhāvaṁ prabodhayitum ahaṁ dvitīyam idaṁ patraṁ likhāmi|
3 Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
prathamaṁ yuṣmābhiridaṁ jñāyatāṁ yat śeṣe kāle svecchācāriṇo nindakā upasthāya
4 “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
vadiṣyanti prabhorāgamanasya pratijñā kutra? yataḥ pitṛlokānāṁ mahānidrāgamanāt paraṁ sarvvāṇi sṛṣṭerārambhakāle yathā tathaivāvatiṣṭhante|
5 But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
pūrvvam īśvarasya vākyenākāśamaṇḍalaṁ jalād utpannā jale santiṣṭhamānā ca pṛthivyavidyataitad anicchukatātaste na jānānti,
6 through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
tatastātkālikasaṁsāro jalenāplāvito vināśaṁ gataḥ|
7 And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
kintvadhunā varttamāne ākāśabhūmaṇḍale tenaiva vākyena vahnyarthaṁ gupte vicāradinaṁ duṣṭamānavānāṁ vināśañca yāvad rakṣyate|
8 Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
he priyatamāḥ, yūyam etadekaṁ vākyam anavagatā mā bhavata yat prabhoḥ sākṣād dinamekaṁ varṣasahasravad varṣasahasrañca dinaikavat|
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
kecid yathā vilambaṁ manyante tathā prabhuḥ svapratijñāyāṁ vilambate tannahi kintu ko'pi yanna vinaśyet sarvvaṁ eva manaḥparāvarttanaṁ gaccheyurityabhilaṣan so 'smān prati dīrghasahiṣṇutāṁ vidadhāti|
10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
kintu kṣapāyāṁ caura iva prabho rdinam āgamiṣyati tasmin mahāśabdena gaganamaṇḍalaṁ lopsyate mūlavastūni ca tāpena galiṣyante pṛthivī tanmadhyasthitāni karmmāṇi ca dhakṣyante|
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness
ataḥ sarvvairetai rvikāre gantavye sati yasmin ākāśamaṇḍalaṁ dāhena vikāriṣyate mūlavastūni ca tāpena galiṣyante
12 as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
tasyeśvaradinasyāgamanaṁ pratīkṣamāṇairākāṅkṣamāṇaiśca yūṣmābhi rdharmmācāreśvarabhaktibhyāṁ kīdṛśai rlokai rbhavitavyaṁ?
13 But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
tathāpi vayaṁ tasya pratijñānusāreṇa dharmmasya vāsasthānaṁ nūtanam ākāśamaṇḍalaṁ nūtanaṁ bhūmaṇḍalañca pratīkṣāmahe|
14 Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
ataeva he priyatamāḥ, tāni pratīkṣamāṇā yūyaṁ niṣkalaṅkā aninditāśca bhūtvā yat śāntyāśritāstiṣṭhathaitasmin yatadhvaṁ|
15 Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
asmākaṁ prabho rdīrghasahiṣṇutāñca paritrāṇajanikāṁ manyadhvaṁ| asmākaṁ priyabhrātre paulāya yat jñānam adāyi tadanusāreṇa so'pi patre yuṣmān prati tadevālikhat|
16 He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
svakīyasarvvapatreṣu caitānyadhi prastutya tadeva gadati| teṣu patreṣu katipayāni durūhyāṇi vākyāni vidyante ye ca lokā ajñānāścañcalāśca te nijavināśārtham anyaśāstrīyavacanānīva tānyapi vikārayanti|
17 Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
tasmād he priyatamāḥ, yūyaṁ pūrvvaṁ buddhvā sāvadhānāstiṣṭhata, adhārmmikāṇāṁ bhrāntisrotasāpahṛtāḥ svakīyasusthiratvāt mā bhraśyata|
The Great Flood
