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1 SIMON PIETRO, servitore ed apostolo di Gesù Cristo, a coloro che hanno ottenuta fede di pari prezzo che noi, nella giustizia dell'Iddio e Salvator nostro, Gesù Cristo;
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 grazia e pace vi sia moltiplicata nella conoscenza di Dio, e di Gesù, nostro Signore.
[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 SICCOME la sua potenza divina ci ha donate tutte le cose, che [appartengono] alla vita ed alla pietà, per la conoscenza di colui che ci ha chiamati per la sua gloria e virtù;
[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 per le quali ci son donate le preziose e grandissime promesse; acciocchè per esse voi siate fatti partecipi della natura divina, essendo fuggiti dalla corruzione in concupiscenza, che [è] nel mondo;
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 voi ancora simigliantemente, recando [a questo stesso] ogni studio, sopraggiungete alla fede vostra la virtù, e alla virtù la conoscenza;
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 e alla conoscenza la continenza, e alla continenza la sofferenza, e alla sofferenza la pietà;
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 e alla pietà l'amor fraterno, e all'amor fraterno la carità.
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 Perciocchè, se queste cose sono ed abbondano in voi, non [vi] renderanno oziosi, nè sterili nella conoscenza del Signor nostro Gesù Cristo.
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 Poichè colui nel quale queste cose non sono, è cieco, di corta vista, avendo dimenticato il purgamento de' suoi vecchi peccati.
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 Perciò, fratelli, vie più studiatevi di render ferma la vostra vocazione ed elezione; perciocchè, facendo queste cose, non v'intopperete giammai.
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 Imperocchè così vi sarà copiosamente porta l'entrata all'eterno regno del Signor nostro Gesù Cristo. (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 Perciò io non trascurerò di rammemorarvi del continuo queste cose; benchè siate già intendenti, e confermati nella presente verità.
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 Or io stimo esser cosa ragionevole, che, mentre io sono in questa tenda, io vi risvegli per ricordo;
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 sapendo che fra poco la mia tenda ha da essere posta giù; siccome ancora il Signor nostro Gesù Cristo me [l]'ha dichiarato.
because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
15 Ma io mi studierò che ancora, dopo la mia partenza, abbiate il modo di rammemorarvi frequentemente queste cose.
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 Poichè non vi abbiamo data a conoscer la potenza e l'avvenimento del Signor nostro Gesù Cristo, andando dietro a favole artificiosamente composte; ma essendo stati spettatori della maestà di esso.
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 Perciocchè egli ricevette da Dio Padre onore e gloria, essendogli recata una cotal voce dalla magnifica gloria: Questi è il mio diletto Figliuolo, nel quale io ho preso il mio compiacimento.
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 E noi udimmo questa voce recata dal cielo, essendo con lui sul monte santo.
We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
19 Noi abbiamo ancora la parola profetica più ferma, alla quale fate bene di attendere, come ad una lampana rilucente in un luogo scuro, finchè schiarisca il giorno, e che la stella mattutina sorga ne' cuori vostri;
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 sapendo questo imprima, che alcuna profezia della scrittura non è di particolare interpretazione.
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 Perciocchè la profezia non fu già recata per volontà umana; ma i santi uomini di Dio hanno parlato, essendo sospinti dallo Spirito Santo.
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].
