Ιουδα 1
1 ιουδασ ιησου χριστου δουλοσ αδελφοσ δε ιακωβου τοισ εν θεω πατρι ηγιασμενοισ και ιησου χριστω τετηρημενοισ κλητοισ
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
2 ελεοσ υμιν και ειρηνη και αγαπη πληθυνθειη
May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
3 αγαπητοι πασαν σπουδην ποιουμενοσ γραφειν υμιν περι τησ κοινησ σωτηριασ αναγκην εσχον γραψαι υμιν παρακαλων επαγωνιζεσθαι τη απαξ παραδοθειση τοισ αγιοισ πιστει
Beloved, while I was making every effort to write to you about our common salvation, I had to write to you to exhort you to struggle earnestly for the faith that was entrusted once for all to the holy people.
4 παρεισεδυσαν γαρ τινεσ ανθρωποι οι παλαι προγεγραμμενοι εισ τουτο το κριμα ασεβεισ την του θεου ημων χαριν μετατιθεντεσ εισ ασελγειαν και τον μονον δεσποτην θεον και κυριον ημων ιησουν χριστον αρνουμενοι
For certain men have slipped in secretly among you. These are men who were marked out for condemnation. They are ungodly men who have changed the grace of our God into sensuality, and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 υπομνησαι δε υμασ βουλομαι ειδοτασ υμασ απαξ τουτο οτι ο κυριοσ λαον εκ γησ αιγυπτου σωσασ το δευτερον τουσ μη πιστευσαντασ απωλεσεν
Now I wish to remind you—although once you fully knew it—that the Lord saved a people out of the land of Egypt, but that afterward he destroyed those who did not believe.
6 αγγελουσ τε τουσ μη τηρησαντασ την εαυτων αρχην αλλα απολιποντασ το ιδιον οικητηριον εισ κρισιν μεγαλησ ημερασ δεσμοισ αιδιοισ υπο ζοφον τετηρηκεν (aïdios g126)
Also angels who did not keep to their own position of authority, but who left their proper dwelling place—God has kept them in everlasting chains, in utter darkness, for the judgment on the great day. (aïdios g126)
7 ωσ σοδομα και γομορρα και αι περι αυτασ πολεισ τον ομοιον τουτοισ τροπον εκπορνευσασαι και απελθουσαι οπισω σαρκοσ ετερασ προκεινται δειγμα πυροσ αιωνιου δικην υπεχουσαι (aiōnios g166)
It is just like Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, which also indulged themselves in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desires. They were displayed as examples of those who suffer the punishment in eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
8 ομοιωσ μεντοι και ουτοι ενυπνιαζομενοι σαρκα μεν μιαινουσιν κυριοτητα δε αθετουσιν δοξασ δε βλασφημουσιν
Yet in the same way, these dreamers also pollute their bodies. They reject authority, and they say slanderous things against the glorious ones.
9 ο δε μιχαηλ ο αρχαγγελοσ οτε τω διαβολω διακρινομενοσ διελεγετο περι του μωυσεωσ σωματοσ ουκ ετολμησεν κρισιν επενεγκειν βλασφημιασ αλλ ειπεν επιτιμησαι σοι κυριοσ
But even Michael the archangel, when he was arguing with the devil and disputing with him about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment against him. Instead he said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”
10 ουτοι δε οσα μεν ουκ οιδασιν βλασφημουσιν οσα δε φυσικωσ ωσ τα αλογα ζωα επιστανται εν τουτοισ φθειρονται
But these people slander whatever they do not understand, and what they do understand—what unreasoning animals know by instinct—these are what destroy them.
11 ουαι αυτοισ οτι τη οδω του καιν επορευθησαν και τη πλανη του βαλααμ μισθου εξεχυθησαν και τη αντιλογια του κορε απωλοντο
Woe to them! For they have walked in the way of Cain and have plunged into Balaam's error for profit. They have perished in Korah's rebellion.
12 ουτοι εισιν εν ταισ αγαπαισ υμων σπιλαδεσ συνευωχουμενοι αφοβωσ εαυτουσ ποιμαινοντεσ νεφελαι ανυδροι υπο ανεμων παραφερομεναι δενδρα φθινοπωρινα ακαρπα δισ αποθανοντα εκριζωθεντα
These are the ones who are hidden reefs in your love feasts, when they feast with you shamelessly—shepherds who only feed themselves. They are clouds without rain, carried along by winds. They are autumn trees without fruit—twice dead, torn up by the roots.
13 κυματα αγρια θαλασσησ επαφριζοντα τασ εαυτων αισχυνασ αστερεσ πλανηται οισ ο ζοφοσ του σκοτουσ εισ αιωνα τετηρηται (aiōn g165)
They are violent waves in the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, for whom the gloom of thick darkness has been reserved forever. (aiōn g165)
14 προεφητευσεν δε και τουτοισ εβδομοσ απο αδαμ ενωχ λεγων ιδου ηλθεν κυριοσ εν αγιαισ μυριασιν αυτου
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them, saying, “Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones.
15 ποιησαι κρισιν κατα παντων και ελεγξαι παντασ τουσ ασεβεισ αυτων περι παντων των εργων ασεβειασ αυτων ων ησεβησαν και περι παντων των σκληρων ων ελαλησαν κατ αυτου αμαρτωλοι ασεβεισ
He is coming to execute judgment on everyone. He is coming to convict all the ungodly of all the works they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
16 ουτοι εισιν γογγυσται μεμψιμοιροι κατα τασ επιθυμιασ αυτων πορευομενοι και το στομα αυτων λαλει υπερογκα θαυμαζοντεσ προσωπα ωφελειασ χαριν
These are grumblers, complainers, who follow their evil desires. They are loud boasters, who, for their own advantage, flatter others.
17 υμεισ δε αγαπητοι μνησθητε των ρηματων των προειρημενων υπο των αποστολων του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου
But you, beloved, remember the words that were spoken in the past by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
18 οτι ελεγον υμιν οτι εν εσχατω χρονω εσονται εμπαικται κατα τασ εαυτων επιθυμιασ πορευομενοι των ασεβειων
They said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”
19 ουτοι εισιν οι αποδιοριζοντεσ ψυχικοι πνευμα μη εχοντεσ
It is these who cause divisions; they are worldly and they do not have the Spirit.
20 υμεισ δε αγαπητοι τη αγιωτατη υμων πιστει εποικοδομουντεσ εαυτουσ εν πνευματι αγιω προσευχομενοι
But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith, and pray in the Holy Spirit.
21 εαυτουσ εν αγαπη θεου τηρησατε προσδεχομενοι το ελεοσ του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου εισ ζωην αιωνιον (aiōnios g166)
Keep yourselves in God's love, and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings you eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
22 και ουσ μεν ελεειτε διακρινομενοι
Be merciful to those who doubt.
23 ουσ δε εν φοβω σωζετε εκ πυροσ αρπαζοντεσ μισουντεσ και τον απο τησ σαρκοσ εσπιλωμενον χιτωνα
Save others by snatching them out of the fire. To others be merciful with fear. Hate even the garment stained by the flesh.
24 τω δε δυναμενω φυλαξαι αυτουσ απταιστουσ και στησαι κατενωπιον τησ δοξησ αυτου αμωμουσ εν αγαλλιασει
Now to the one who is able to keep you from stumbling and to cause you to stand before his glorious presence without blemish and with great joy,
