Judas 1
1 Judas, Knecht Jesu Christi und Bruder des Jakobus, den in Gott, dem Vater, geliebten und in Jesu Christo bewahrten Berufenen:
[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 Barmherzigkeit und Friede und Liebe sei euch vermehrt!
[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 Geliebte, indem ich allen Fleiß anwandte, euch über unser gemeinsames Heil zu schreiben, war ich genötigt, euch zu schreiben und zu ermahnen, für den einmal den Heiligen überlieferten Glauben zu kämpfen.
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 Denn gewisse Menschen haben sich nebeneingeschlichen, die schon vorlängst zu diesem Gericht zuvor aufgezeichnet waren, Gottlose, welche die Gnade unseres Gottes in Ausschweifung verkehren und unseren alleinigen Gebieter und Herrn Jesus Christus verleugnen.
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 Ich will euch aber, die ihr einmal alles wußtet, daran erinnern, daß der Herr, nachdem er das Volk aus dem Lande Ägypten gerettet hatte, zum anderenmal die vertilgte, welche nicht geglaubt haben;
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 und Engel, die ihren ersten Zustand nicht bewahrt, sondern ihre eigene Behausung verlassen haben, hat er zum Gericht des großen Tages mit ewigen Ketten unter der Finsternis verwahrt. (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 Wie Sodom und Gomorra und die umliegenden Städte, die sich, gleicherweise wie jene, der Hurerei ergaben und anderem Fleische nachgingen, als ein Beispiel vorliegen, indem sie des ewigen Feuers Strafe leiden. (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 Doch gleicherweise beflecken auch diese Träumer das Fleisch und verachten die Herrschaft und lästern Herrlichkeiten.
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 Michael aber, der Erzengel, als er, mit dem Teufel streitend, Wortwechsel hatte um den Leib Moses', wagte nicht ein lästerndes Urteil über ihn zu fällen, sondern sprach: Der Herr schelte dich!
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 Diese aber lästern, was sie nicht kennen; was irgend sie aber von Natur wie die unvernünftigen Tiere verstehen, darin verderben sie sich.
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 Wehe ihnen! Denn sie sind den Weg Kains gegangen und haben sich für Lohn dem Irrtum Balaams überliefert, und in dem Widerspruch Korahs sind sie umgekommen.
[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 Diese sind Flecken bei euren Liebesmahlen, indem sie ohne Furcht Festessen mit euch halten und sich selbst weiden; Wolken ohne Wasser, von Winden hingetrieben; spätherbstliche Bäume, fruchtleer, zweimal erstorben, entwurzelt;
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 Meereswogen, die ihre eigenen Schändlichkeiten ausschäumen; Irrsterne, denen das Dunkel der Finsternis in Ewigkeit aufbewahrt ist. (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 Es hat aber auch Henoch, der siebte von Adam, von diesen geweissagt und gesagt: “Siehe, der Herr ist gekommen inmitten seiner heiligen Tausende,
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 Gericht auszuführen wider alle und völlig zu überführen alle ihre Gottlosen von allen ihren Werken der Gottlosigkeit, die sie gottlos verübt haben, und von all den harten Worten, welche gottlose Sünder wider ihn geredet haben”.
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 Diese sind Murrende, mit ihrem Lose Unzufriedene, die nach ihren Lüsten wandeln; und ihr Mund redet stolze Worte, und Vorteils halber bewundern sie Personen.
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 Ihr aber, Geliebte, gedenket an die von den Aposteln unseres Herrn Jesus Christus zuvorgesprochenen Worte,
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 daß sie euch sagten, daß am Ende der Zeit Spötter sein werden, die nach ihren eigenen Lüsten der Gottlosigkeit wandeln.
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 Diese sind es, die sich absondern, natürliche Menschen, die den Geist nicht haben.
[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 Ihr aber, Geliebte, euch selbst erbauend auf euren allerheiligsten Glauben, betend im Heiligen Geiste,
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 erhaltet euch selbst in der Liebe Gottes, indem ihr die Barmherzigkeit unseres Herrn Jesus Christus erwartet zum ewigen Leben. (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 Und die einen, welche streiten, weiset zurecht,
Mercifully [help] those who are not certain [what teaching they should believe].
23 die anderen aber rettet mit Furcht, sie aus dem Feuer reißend, indem ihr auch das von dem Fleische befleckte Kleid hasset.
[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 Dem aber, der euch ohne Straucheln zu bewahren und vor seiner Herrlichkeit tadellos darzustellen vermag mit Frohlocken, dem alleinigen Gott,
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 unserem Heilande, durch Jesum Christum, unseren Herrn, sei Herrlichkeit, Majestät, Macht und Gewalt vor aller Zeit und jetzt und in alle Ewigkeit! 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)
