Petero II 1
1 O SIMON A Petero, he kauwa a he lunaolelo na Iesu Kristo, na ka poe i loaa pu ka manao oiaio i maikai like, ma ka pono o ko kakou Akua, a me Iesu Kristo ko kakou Hoola;
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.
2 E nui ko oukou alohaia mai, a me ka maluhia hoi, no ka ike pono ana i ke Akua, a me Iesu, ko kakou Haku;
[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.
3 E like me ka haawi ana mai o kona mana Akua i na mea a pau no kakou, e ola'i, a e haipule ai, ma ka ike ana aku i ka mea nana kakou i wae mai ma ka nani a me ka pono.
[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].
4 Malaila no ua haiia mai na mea nui loa, e pomaikai nui ai; i mea e loaa ai ia oukou kekahi ano e like me ko ke Akua, no ka mea, ua haalele oukou i ka hewa iloko o ke ao nei, ma ke kuko.
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.
5 Eia hoi kekahi, e hooikaika loa oukou, me ko oukou manaoio e kui aku ai i ka hana pono; a me ka hana pono, i ka naauao;
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).
6 A me ka naauao, i ka pakiko; a me ka pakiko, i ke ahonui; a me ke ahonui, i ka haipule;
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.
7 A me ka haipule, i ka launa hoahanau; a me ka launa hoahanau, i ke aloha.
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].
8 Ina iloko o oukou keia mau mea, a i mahuahua hoi, aole oukou e lilo i poe hoopalaleha, a i poe hua ole, ma ka ike aku i ko kakou Haku ia Iesu Kristo.
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.
9 Aka, o ka mea i nele i keia mau mea, ua makapo ia, ua powehiwehi ka ike ana, a ua poina ia ia kona huikalaia ana i na hewa kahiko.
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.
10 Nolaila, ea, e na hoahanau, e hooikaika loa oukou, i hooiaioia ko oukou heaia mai, a me ko oukou kohoia ana; no ka mea, ina e hana oukou i keia mau mea, aole loa oukou e haule.
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,
11 Pela e hookomo lokomaikai ia'ku ai oukou iloko o ke aupuni mau loa o ko kakou Haku a Hoola hoi o Iesu Kristo. (aiōnios g166)
and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
12 Nolaila, aole loa au hoomolowa i ka hoeueu i ko oukou manao i keia mau mea, ua ike no nae oukou, a ua ku paa ma keia mea oiaio.
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.
13 Ke manao nei au, he mea pono i ko'u noho ana i keia halelewa, e hoala ia oukou me ka hoeueu aku i ka manao.
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],
14 No ka mea, ua ike au, ua kokoke no e hemo ia'u keia halelewa o'u, e like me ka ko kakou Haku o Iesu Kristo i hoike mai ai ia'u.
because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
15 Aka hoi, e hooikaika mau wau, i hiki ia oukou, ke manao mau i keia mau mea mahope o kuu make ana.
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].
16 No ka mea, aole makou i hahai mamuli o na olelo wahahee i imi akamai ia, i ko makou hoike ana aku ia oukou i ka mana, a me ka hiki ana mai o ko kakou Haku o Iesu Kristo, aka, he poe ike maka makou i kona nani.
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.
17 No ka mea, mai ke Akua ka Makua mai, i loaa mai ai ia ia ka hoomaikai, a me ka hoonani, i ka wa i hiki mai ai ka leo io na la, mai ka nani kupanaha loa mai; Eia kuu keiki hiwahiwa, ua olioli loa au ia ia.
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.”
18 O keia leo, mai ka lani mai, oia ka makou i lohe ai, i ka wa a makou i noho pu ai me ia, ma ka mauna hoano.
We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
19 Eia hoi ia kakou ka na kaula olelo, i hooiaio loa ia; ua hana pono no hoi oukou i ko oukou malama ana ia mea, me he kukui la, e hoomalamalama ana i kahi pouli, a wehe mai ke alaula, a puka mai ka hokuao iloko o ko oukou mau naau;
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].
20 Me ka ike mua i keia, o kela wanana keia wanana o ka palapala hemolele, aole na na kaula ponoi iho ka hoike ana.
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),
21 No ka mea, i ka wa kahiko, aole no ka mauao o kanaka, ka na kaula; aka, ua olelo mai na kanaka hemolele o ke Akua i ka uluhia mai e ka Uhane Hemolele.
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].
