2 Peter 3
1 Consider, most beloved, this second epistle which I am writing to you, in which I stir up, by admonition, your sincere mind,
Ljubljeni, pišem evo već drugu poslanicu. U objema opomenom budim vaš zdrav razbor
2 so that you may be mindful of those words that I preached to you from the holy prophets, and of the precepts of the Apostles of your Lord and Savior.
da se sjetite riječi što ih prorekoše sveti proroci i zapovijedi apostola vaših, zapovijedi Gospodinove i Spasiteljeve.
3 Know this first: that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers, walking according to their own desires,
Znajte ponajprije ovo: u posljednje će se dane pojaviti podrugljivi izrugivači; povoditi će se za svojim požudama
4 saying: “Where is his promise or his advent? For from the time that the fathers have slept, all things have continued just as they were from the beginning of creation.”
i pitati: “Što je s obećanjem njegova Dolaska? Jer i otkad Oci pomriješe, sve ostaje kao što bijaše od početka stvorenja.”
5 But they willfully ignore this: that the heavens existed first, and that the earth, from water and through water, was established by the Word of God.
Ta oni naumice zaboravljaju da nebesa bijahu odavna i da zemlja na Božju riječ posta iz vode i po vodi.
6 By water, the former world then, having been inundated with water, perished.
Na isti način ondašnji svijet propade vodom potopljen.
7 But the heavens and the earth that exist now were restored by the same Word, being reserved unto fire on the day of judgment, and unto the perdition of impious men.
A sadašnja nebesa i zemlja istom su riječju pohranjena za oganj i čuvaju se za Dan suda i propasti bezbožnih ljudi.
8 Yet truly, let this one thing not escape notice, most beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
Jedno, ljubljeni, ne smetnite s uma: jedan je dan kod Gospodina kao tisuću godina, a tisuću godina kao jedan dan.
9 The Lord is not delaying his promise, as some imagine, but he does act patiently for your sake, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to be turned back to penance.
Ne kasni Gospodin ispuniti obećanje, kako ga neki sporim smatraju, nego je strpljiv prema vama jer neće da tko propadne, nego hoće da svi prispiju k obraćenju.
10 Then the day of the Lord shall arrive like a thief. On that day, the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and truly the elements shall be dissolved with heat; then the earth, and the works that are within it, shall be completely burned up.
Kao tat će doći Dan Gospodnji u koji će nebesa trijeskom uminuti, počela se, užarena, raspasti, a zemlja i djela na njoj razotkriti.
11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what kind of people ought you to be? In behavior and in piety, be holy,
Kad se sve tako ima raspasti, kako li treba da se svi vi ističete u svetu življenju i pobožnosti
12 waiting for, and hurrying toward, the advent of the day of the Lord, by which the burning heavens shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt from the heat of the fire.
iščekujući i pospješujući dolazak Dana Božjega u koji će se nebesa, zapaljena, raspasti i počela, užarena, rastaliti.
13 Yet truly, in accord with his promises, we are looking forward to the new heavens and the new earth, in which justice lives.
Ta po obećanju njegovu iščekujemo nova nebesa i zemlju novu, gdje pravednost prebiva.
14 Therefore, most beloved, while awaiting these things, be diligent, so that you may be found to be immaculate and unassailable before him, in peace.
Zato, ljubljeni, dok to iščekujete, uznastojte da mu budete neokaljani i besprijekorni, u miru.
15 And let the longsuffering of our Lord be considered salvation, as also our most beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
A strpljivost Gospodina našega spasenjem smatrajte, kako vam i ljubljeni brat naš Pavao napisa po mudrosti koja mu je dana.
16 just as he also spoke in all of his epistles about these things. In these, there are certain things which are difficult to understand, which the unlearned and the unsteady distort, as they also do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Tako u svim poslanicama gdje o tome govori. U njima ima ponešto nerazumljivo, što neupućeni i nepostojani iskrivljuju, kao i ostala Pisma - sebi na propast.
17 But since you, brothers, know these things beforehand, be cautious, lest by being drawn into the error of the foolish, you may fall away from your own steadfastness.
Vi dakle, ljubljeni pošto ste upozoreni, čuvajte se da ne biste, zavedeni bludnjom razularenika, otpali od svoje postojanosti.
The World is Destroyed by Water
