२ पत्रुस 3
1 प्रिय हो, तिमीहरूका निष्कपट मनलाई उत्साहित तुल्याउन म यो दोस्रो पत्र लेख्दै छु,
Beloved, this is now the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them they are reminders to stir up your sincere mind,
2 ताकि तिमीहरूले पवित्र अगमवक्ताहरूले बोलेका वचनहरू र तिमीहरूका प्रेरितहरूद्वारा हाम्रा प्रभु र मुक्तिदाताका आज्ञाहरूको याद गर्न सक ।
so that you will recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command of our Lord and Savior given through your apostles.
3 पहिले यो कुरा जान कि अन्तिम दिनहरूमा गिल्ला गर्नेहरू तिमीहरूलाई गिल्ला गर्दै र आफ्नै इच्छामा हिँड्दै आउनेछन् ।
Know this first, that mockers will come in the last days. They will mock and proceed according to their own desires.
4 अनि यसो भन्दै आउनेछन्, “उहाँको आगमनको प्रतिज्ञा कहाँ गयो? हाम्रा पुर्खाहरू बितेर गए, तर सृष्टिको सुरुदेखि नै सबै चिज उस्तै छन् ।”
They will say, “Where is the promise of his return? From when our fathers fell asleep, all things have stayed the same, since the beginning of creation.”
5 धेरै वर्षअगि वचनद्वारा नै स्वर्ग र पृथ्वी पानीबाट बनाइएका थिए भन्ने कुरा तिनीहरू स्वेच्छाले बिर्सन्छन् ।
They willfully forget that the heavens and the earth came to exist out of water and through water, long ago, by God's command,
6 अनि त्यस बेलाको पृथ्वी उहाँको वचन र जल प्रलयद्वारा नष्ट भयो
and that through these things, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.
7 अनि स्वर्ग र पृथ्वी आगोको न्यायको निम्ति र दुष्टहरूको विनाशको लागि त्यही वचनद्वारा सुरक्षित राखिएको छ ।
But now the heavens and the earth are reserved for fire by that same command. They are reserved for the day of judgment and the destruction of the ungodly people.
8 प्रिय हो, यो कुरा नभुल कि प्रभुको लागि एक दिन एक हजार वर्ष र एक हजार वर्ष एक दिनझैँ हुन्छ ।
It should not escape your notice, beloved, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.
9 अरूले सोचेजस्तै परमेश्वर आफ्नो प्रतिज्ञाको बारेमा ढिलो गर्नुहुन्न, तर तिमीहरूको निम्ति उहाँ धैर्यवान् हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ तिमीहरूमध्ये कोही पनि नाश होस् भन्ने चाहनुहुन्न, तर उहाँले सबैलाई पश्चात्ताप गर्ने समय दिने चाहना गर्नुहुन्छ ।
The Lord does not move slowly concerning his promises, as some consider slowness to be. Instead, he is patient toward you. He does not desire for any of you to perish, but for everyone to make room for repentance.
10 तर परमेश्वरको समय चोरजस्तै गरी आउनेछ । ठुलो आवाजसहित आकाश बितेर जानेछ । आगोले तत्त्वहरू पगाल्नेछ र पृथ्वी अनि यसमा भएका कामहरू प्रकट हुनेछन् ।
However, the day of the Lord will come as a thief: The heavens will pass away with a loud noise. The elements will be burned with fire, and the earth and the deeds in it will be revealed.
11 सबै कुरा यसरी नै नाश गरिनेछन् भने तिमीहरू कस्ता मानिसहरू हुनुपर्ने हो? तिमीहरूले पवित्र र धर्मी जीवन जिउनुपर्छ ।
Since all these things will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should you be? You should live holy and godly lives.
12 तिमीहरूले व्यग्रतासाथ परमेश्वरको आगमनको लागि आशा गर्नुपर्छ । त्यस दिन आकाशहरू आगोद्वारा नष्ट गरिनेछ र तत्त्वहरूलाई प्रचण्ड तापले पगाल्नेछन् ।
You should expect and hasten the coming of the day of God. On that day, the heavens will be destroyed by fire, and the elements will be melted in great heat.
13 तर उहाँको प्रतिज्ञाअनुसार हामी नयाँ स्वर्ग र नयाँ पृथ्वीको पर्खाइमा छौँ, जहाँ धार्मिकताले बास गर्छ ।
But according to his promise, we are waiting for the new heavens and the new earth, where righteousness will dwell.
14 त्यसकारण प्रिय हो, तिमीहरूले यी कुराहरू गरेका हुनाले दागरहित र खोटरहित अनि उहाँको शान्तिमा हुनको निम्ति सक्दो प्रयास गर ।
Therefore, beloved, since you expect these things, do your best to be found spotless and blameless before him, in peace.
15 र हाम्रा प्रभुको धैर्यलाई मुक्ति ठान, जसरी हाम्रा प्रिय भाइ पावलले उनलाई दिइएको ज्ञानद्वारा तिमीहरूलाई लेखेका छन् ।
Also, consider the patience of our Lord to be salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him.
16 पावलले उनका सबै पत्रहरूमा यी कुराहरूको बारेमा उल्लेख गरेका छन्, जहाँ बुझ्न कठिन हुने कुराहरू पनि छन् । अनुशासनहीन र अस्थिर मानिसहरूले यी कुराहरूलाई बङ्ग्याउँछन् जसरी तिनीहरूले धर्मशास्त्रका अरू वचनहरूलाई बङ्ग्याउँदै आफ्नो विनाश निम्त्याउँछन् ।
Paul speaks of these things in all his letters, in which there are things that are difficult to understand. Ignorant and unstable men distort these things, as they also do the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 त्यसकारण प्रिय हो, तिमीहरूले यी कुराहरू जानेको हुनाले आफैँलाई सुरक्षित राख ताकि व्यवस्थाहीन मानिसहरूको छलले तिमीहरूलाई टाढा नलैजाओस्, र तिमीहरूले आफ्नो विश्वासयोग्यतालाई नगुमाओ ।
Therefore, beloved, since you know about these things beforehand, guard yourselves so that you are not led astray by the deceit of lawless people and you lose your own faithfulness.
The Great Flood
