2 Piè 3
1 Sa se koulye a, byeneme yo, dezyèm lèt ke m ekri nou an. Ladann mwen ap eseye kiltive nan nou kèk refleksyon serye, pou fè nou sonje,
Consider, most beloved, this second epistle which I am writing to you, in which I stir up, by admonition, your sincere mind,
2 pou nou kab sonje pawòl ki te pale oparavan pa pwofèt sen yo e kòmandman a Senyè ak Sovè a ki te pale pa apot nou yo.
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.
3 Konnen sa dabò, ke nan dènye jou yo mokè yo va vin moke, sila k ap swiv pwòp dezi lachè yo,
Know this first: that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers, walking according to their own desires,
4 epi yo va di: “Kote pwomès ke L ap vini an? Paske depi papa nou yo te vin mouri, tout bagay kontinye jis jan li te ye depi kòmansman kreyasyon an.”
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.”
5 Paske lè yo kalkile konsa a, sa vin chape de remak yo ke selon pawòl Bondye a, syèl yo te egziste depi lontan e latè te fòme avèk dlo e pa dlo.
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.
6 Pa dlo sa a mond lan te detwi, lè l vin kouvri avèk dlo.
By water, the former world then, having been inundated with water, perished.
7 Men, pa pawòl Li syèl avèk tè ki la koulye a, ap rezève pou destriksyon avèk dife, yo kenbe pou jou jijman an ak destriksyon moun mechan yo.
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.
8 Men pa kite sa chape de atansyon nou, byeneme yo, ke avèk Senyè a, yon jou se tankou mil ane, e mil ane se tankou yon jou.
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.
9 Senyè a pa lan sou pwomès Li, jan kèk moun ta konte sa a, men Li pasyan anvè nou, e Li pa vle pou okenn moun ta peri, men pou tout ta vini a larepantans.
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.
10 Men jou a Senyè a va vini kòm yon vòlè. Konsa syèl la va disparèt avèk yon gwo bwi, eleman yo va detwi avèk yon gwo chalè, e latè ak zèv li yo va vin brile nèt.
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.
11 Akoz ke tout bagay sa yo dwe detwi nan jan sa a, ki kalite moun nou ta dwe ye selon kondwit ki sen e fidèl?
Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what kind of people ought you to be? In behavior and in piety, be holy,
12 Moun k ap chache toujou pou avanse jou a Bondye, k ap fè syèl yo detwi avèk dife, e tout eleman yo fann avèk gwo chalè a!
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.
13 Men selon pwomès Li, n ap chache syèl ki tounèf yo ak yon tè tounèf, kote ladwati abite.
Yet truly, in accord with his promises, we are looking forward to the new heavens and the new earth, in which justice lives.
14 Konsa, byeneme yo, akoz ke n ap chache bagay sa yo, se pou nou dilijan pou Li jwenn nou anpè san tach e san fot.
Therefore, most beloved, while awaiting these things, be diligent, so that you may be found to be immaculate and unassailable before him, in peace.
15 Konsidere pasyans a Senyè a kòm sali nou. Menmjan an osi ak frè byeneme nou an, Paul, te ekri nou, selon sajès ke li te resevwa a,
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,
16 kòm osi nan tout lèt li yo, li te pale ak yo de bagay sa yo. Ladan yo, gen kèk bagay ki difisil pou konprann, ke sila ki san konprann e ki pa stab yo defòme, jan yo te fè osi ak tout lòt Ekriti sen yo, ki va gen kòm rezilta, pwòp destriksyon pa yo.
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.
17 Konsa, nou menm, byeneme yo, ki konnen sa davans, rete vijilan pou nou pa pote ale pa erè a moun san prensip yo, e tonbe kite pwòp fidelite nou.
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.
18 Men grandi nan lagras ak konesans Senyè ak Sovè nou an, Jésus Kri. A Li menm, laglwa, menm koulye a, e nan jou letènite a. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Yet truly, increase in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory, both now and in the day of eternity. Amen. (aiōn g165)
The Great Flood
