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,
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in [both] which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
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.
That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
3 Konnen sa dabò, ke nan dènye jou yo mokè yo va vin moke, sila k ap swiv pwòp dezi lachè yo,
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
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.”
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the 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.
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Pa dlo sa a mond lan te detwi, lè l vin kouvri avèk dlo.
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed 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, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly 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.
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as 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 slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be 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?
[Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness,
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!
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Men selon pwomès Li, n ap chache syèl ki tounèf yo ak yon tè tounèf, kote ladwati abite.
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
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.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
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 account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto 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.
As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto 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.
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know [these things] before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
The Great Flood
