2 Peter 1
1 I, Simon Peter, [am writing this letter to you. I] serve Jesus Christ, and am an apostle [appointed by] him. [I am sending this letter to you] whom God has caused to believe [in Christ] just like he [caused us(exc) apostles to believe in Christ]. You and we have (equally been given the/both been given the same) privilege of believing in Jesus Christ. He [is] God, he is righteous, he is the one whom we [worship], and he is our Savior.
ये जना अस्माभिः सार्द्धम् अस्तदीश्वरे त्रातरि यीशुख्रीष्टे च पुण्यसम्बलितविश्वासधनस्य समानांशित्वं प्राप्तास्तान् प्रति यीशुख्रीष्टस्य दासः प्रेरितश्च शिमोन् पितरः पत्रं लिखति।
2 [I pray that God] will continue to act very kindly towards you, and give you (a deep/very much) [inner] peace, because you [truly] know God and Jesus, who is our Lord.
ईश्वरस्यास्माकं प्रभो र्यीशोश्च तत्वज्ञानेन युष्मास्वनुग्रहशान्त्यो र्बाहुल्यं वर्त्ततां।
3 [God] [PRS] has given us everything [that we need] in order that we might receive [eternal] life and in order that we might [live] (in a godly way/in a way that pleases him). He gives us that by the power that he has because he is God, and he has also given it to us as a result of our knowing him. He is the wonderful and perfect one who chose us [to be his people].
जीवनार्थम् ईश्वरभक्त्यर्थञ्च यद्यद् आवश्यकं तत् सर्व्वं गौरवसद्गुणाभ्याम् अस्मदाह्वानकारिणस्तत्त्वज्ञानद्वारा तस्येश्वरीयशक्तिरस्मभ्यं दत्तवती।
4 Being [glorious and perfect], he has promised us [that he will do] very great and (priceless/very precious) things [for us]. [He has also promised] you that by [believing what he has promised] you will be able to act [righteously], just like God acts [righteously], and that you will be free from being morally depraved/corrupted, and that you will not be [like] those who do not believe in Christ and are morally depraved because of their desire to do things that are evil.
तत्सर्व्वेण चास्मभ्यं तादृशा बहुमूल्या महाप्रतिज्ञा दत्ता याभि र्यूयं संसारव्याप्तात् कुत्सिताभिलाषमूलात् सर्व्वनाशाद् रक्षां प्राप्येश्वरीयस्वभावस्यांशिनो भवितुं शक्नुथ।
5 Because God has done all that, by trying very hard, make sure that you not only believe [in Christ], but that you are also living morally good lives. And make sure that you are not only living morally good lives, but that you also know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely).
ततो हेतो र्यूयं सम्पूर्णं यत्नं विधाय विश्वासे सौजन्यं सौजन्ये ज्ञानं
6 And make sure that you not only know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely), but that you also control what you say and do. And make sure that you not only control what you say and do, but that you are also steadfast/patient. And make sure that you are not only (steadfast/patient when you suffer), but that you are also godly.
ज्ञान आयतेन्द्रियताम् आयतेन्द्रियतायां धैर्य्यं धैर्य्य ईश्वरभक्तिम्
7 And make sure that you not only (are godly/live in a way that pleases God), but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters [ought to have] for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love [others].
ईश्वरभक्तौ भ्रातृस्नेहे च प्रेम युङ्क्त।
8 If you do these [things], and if [you do them] more and more, that demonstrates that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ (is very effective/produces good results) [LIT] in your lives.
एतानि यदि युष्मासु विद्यन्तेे वर्द्धन्ते च तर्ह्यस्मत्प्रभो र्यीशुख्रीष्टस्य तत्त्वज्ञाने युष्मान् अलसान् निष्फलांश्च न स्थापयिष्यन्ति।
9 If these [qualities] are not present in people, it means they are not aware [that these things are important, just like a blind person is not aware of what is around him]. They [think only about earthly matters, just like] [MET] a shortsighted person [sees clearly only things that are near]. It seems that they have forgotten that God has forgiven them for their former sinful lives.
किन्त्वेतानि यस्य न विद्यन्ते सो ऽन्धो मुद्रितलोचनः स्वकीयपूर्व्वपापानां मार्ज्जनस्य विस्मृतिं गतश्च।
10 Instead of [acting like those people], try to confirm/prove by the way you conduct your lives that you are among those whom [God] has chosen [DOU] to be his people. If you do that, you will certainly never become separated from God,
तस्माद् हे भ्रातरः, यूयं स्वकीयाह्वानवरणयो र्दृढकरणे बहु यतध्वं, तत् कृत्वा कदाच न स्खलिष्यथ।
11 and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
यतो ऽनेन प्रकारेणास्माकं प्रभोस्त्रातृ र्यीशुख्रीष्टस्यानन्तराज्यस्य प्रवेशेन यूयं सुकलेन योजयिष्यध्वे। (aiōnios g166)
12 I intend to keep on reminding you very frequently [HYP] about these [matters], even though you [already] know them and are firmly convinced that they are true.
यद्यपि यूयम् एतत् सर्व्वं जानीथ वर्त्तमाने सत्यमते सुस्थिरा भवथ च तथापि युष्मान् सर्व्वदा तत् स्मारयितुम् अहम् अयत्नवान् न भविष्यामि।
13 I consider it right that I should help you [to continually think about these matters] by reminding you [about them] as long as I am alive [EUP],
यावद् एतस्मिन् दूष्ये तिष्ठामि तावद् युष्मान् स्मारयन् प्रबोधयितुं विहितं मन्ये।
14 because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
यतो ऽस्माकं प्रभु र्यीशुख्रीष्टो मां यत् ज्ञापितवान् तदनुसाराद् दूष्यमेतत् मया शीघ्रं त्यक्तव्यम् इति जानामि।
15 Moreover, I will (make every effort/try hard) [by writing these things down] to enable you to remember them at all times after I have died [EUP].
मम परलोकगमनात् परमपि यूयं यदेतानि स्मर्त्तुं शक्ष्यथ तस्मिन् सर्व्वथा यतिष्ये।
16 We [apostles] told you that our Lord Jesus Christ [acts] powerfully and that he is coming back [some day]. We were not basing [what we told you] on stories that we had cleverly (invented/made up). Instead, we told you what we ourselves saw with our own eyes, that [the] Lord Jesus is supremely great.
यतो ऽस्माकं प्रभो र्यीशुख्रीष्टस्य पराक्रमं पुनरागमनञ्च युष्मान् ज्ञापयन्तो वयं कल्पितान्युपाख्यानान्यन्वगच्छामेति नहि किन्तु तस्य महिम्नः प्रत्यक्षसाक्षिणो भूत्वा भाषितवन्तः।
17 God, our Father, greatly honored him when God’s great glory/brightness surrounded him, and God [MTY] said, “This is my Son, whom I love very much; I am very pleased with him.”
यतः स पितुरीश्वराद् गौरवं प्रशंसाञ्च प्राप्तवान् विशेषतो महिमयुक्ततेजोमध्याद् एतादृशी वाणी तं प्रति निर्गतवती, यथा, एष मम प्रियपुत्र एतस्मिन् मम परमसन्तोषः।
18 We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
स्वर्गात् निर्गतेयं वाणी पवित्रपर्व्वते तेन सार्द्धं विद्यमानैरस्माभिरश्रावि।
19 We also have [the Scriptures] that the prophets [wrote about Christ long ago], which are completely reliable/trustworthy. You should (pay attention to/think carefully about) [what they wrote], because [what they wrote enables you to know whether what is taught to you is true or whether it is false] [SIM], like a lamp that is shining in a dark place [enables people to see where they are going] [SIM]. [You should] ([pay attention to/think carefully about]) [what they wrote] until [our Lord Jesus Christ comes back and enables] you [SYN] [to know God fully, which will be like when] [MET] (a day dawns/daylight comes) and the morning star rises [and we can see it clearly].
अपरम् अस्मत्समीपे दृढतरं भविष्यद्वाक्यं विद्यते यूयञ्च यदि दिनारम्भं युष्मन्मनःसु प्रभातीयनक्षत्रस्योदयञ्च यावत् तिमिरमये स्थाने ज्वलन्तं प्रदीपमिव तद् वाक्यं सम्मन्यध्वे तर्हि भद्रं करिष्यथ।
20 It is important that you realize that no one can interpret/explain by himself [the meaning of] what the prophets wrote [in the Scriptures] without [the help of God’s Spirit] (OR, no [part of the] Scriptures originated with the prophet himself),
शास्त्रीयं किमपि भविष्यद्वाक्यं मनुष्यस्य स्वकीयभावबोधकं नहि, एतद् युष्माभिः सम्यक् ज्ञायतां।
21 because no human beings decided [to make those prophecies]. On the contrary, those who spoke [messages from God] did that because it was the Holy Spirit who caused them to do [it, and therefore the Spirit must help us to interpret/understand their meaning].
यतो भविष्यद्वाक्यं पुरा मानुषाणाम् इच्छातो नोत्पन्नं किन्त्वीश्वरस्य पवित्रलोकाः पवित्रेणात्मना प्रवर्त्तिताः सन्तो वाक्यम् अभाषन्त।
