Yihuudaa 1
1 Yihuudaa obboleessa Yaaqoob garbicha Yesuus Kiristoos irraa, Gara warra waamamanii Waaqa Abbaadhaan jaallataman kanneen Yesuus Kiristoosiin eegamaniitti:
[I am] Jude. I [serve] Jesus Christ [like] a voluntary slave [MET]. I am a [younger] brother of James, [the leader of all the congregations. I am writing] to you whom [God] has chosen [to belong to him. You are] loved by God [our] Father and protected by Jesus Christ (OR, whom [God] has protected [to present] to Jesus Christ).
2 Araarri, nagaanii fi jaalalli isiniif haa baayʼatu.
[I pray that] you will continue to [experience] very much [God acting] mercifully toward you, [causing you to have inner] peace, and loving [you].
3 Yaa michoota, ani waaʼee fayyina nu walii wajjin qooddannu kanaa isiniif barreessuuf guddisee nan hawwan ture; garuu akka isin amantii yeroo tokko bara baraan qulqulloota Waaqaatti imaanaa kenname sanaaf jabaattanii loltaniif isiniif barreessee isin gorsuun barbaachisaa natti fakkaate.
You whom I love, I (was very eager/very much wanted) to write to you about that which we all (share/have in common), which is how ([God/Jesus Christ]) [has] saved [us]. But now I realize that it is necessary [for me] to write to you in order to exhort you to defend the [truth about Christ] that we believe. [Jesus and his apostles] gave that truth once and for all to us who belong to God, [and we must not let it be changed] {[anyone revise/change it]}.
4 Namoonni bara dheeraan dura murtii kanaaf murteeffaman tokko tokko looʼanii gidduu keessan seenaniiruutii. Isaanis namoota Waaqaaf hin bulle, warra ayyaana Waaqa keenyaa gara halalummaatti geeddaran kanneen Gooftaa Ol aanaa tokkicha jechuunis Gooftaa keenya Yesuus Kiristoosin gananii dha.
Some people falsely [teach that because] God kindly does for us what we do not deserve, it (does not matter/is all right) if we continue to sin. [Those people show by the way that they conduct their lives] that they do not want to admit/accept that Jesus Christ [is] our only Master and Lord. [It was written] long ago {[Someone] long ago wrote} that [God] would condemn (such ungodly people/people like that whose lives are displeasing to him). But some [of those] people have entered [MET] [like crawling snakes] into your congregations [and oppose the truth about Christ, so you must resist/oppose them].
5 Yoo isin duraanuu waan kana hunda beektan illee, ani akka Gooftaan yeroo tokko saba isaa Gibxii baasee ergasii immoo warra hin amanin balleesse isin yaadachiisuu nan barbaada.
Although you previously knew all these things, [there are certain things about] which I desire to remind you. [Do not forget that although] the Lord rescued [his people] from Egypt, he later destroyed most of those same people, ones who did not believe [in him].
6 Innis ergamoota sadarkaa taayitaa isaanii irra hin turin, kanneen lafa jireenya isaanii dhiisan sana foncaa bara baraatiin hidhee hamma murtii Guyyaa guddaa sanaatti dukkana keessa turseera. (aïdios g126)
And there were [many] angels to [whom God assigned/gave positions of authority in heaven]. But many did not continue to rule with authority [in those positions]. Instead, they abandoned the place that [God] gave them to live [in heaven]. So God has put those angels in chains forever in the darkness [in hell. They will stay there] until the great day when [God] will judge [and punish] them. (aïdios g126, questioned)
7 Sodoomii fi Gomoraan, magaalaawwan naannoo isaanii jiranis akkasuma halalummaa fi hawwii foonii kan haala uumamaatiin ala taʼetti dabarsanii of kennaniiru. Isaanis warra adaba ibidda bara baraatiin adabamaniif fakkeenya taʼaniiru. (aiōnios g166)
Similarly, the people who lived [MTY] in Sodom and Gomorrah [cities] and the nearby cities committed sexual immorality. They sought all kinds of sexual relations that differ [from what God permits. So God destroyed their cities. What happened to those people and those angels] shows that [God will] punish [people, such as the ones who teach false doctrine], in the eternal fire [of hell]. (aiōnios g166, questioned)
8 Haaluma wal fakkaatuunis namoonni abjootan kunneen foon ofii isaanii xureessu; gooftummaa ni tuffatu; ulfina qabeeyyii illee ni arrabsu.
Similarly, these [ungodly people in your midst] also defile their own bodies [by living immorally], because [they claim/say that God revealed] in visions [that they should act that way]. They refuse to [allow] anyone to have authority over them, and they (revile/speak evil about) [God’s] glorious/wonderful [angels].
9 Garuu Miikaaʼel hangafni ergamoota Waaqaa iyyuu yeroo waaʼee reeffa Musee irratti diiyaabiloosiin walitti falmanitti, “Gooftaan si haa ifatu!” jedhe malee isa arrabsuudhaan itti muruuf ija hin jabaanne.
When (the devil/Satan) argued with the chief angel, Michael, about [who would take away] the body of [the prophet] Moses [to bury it], Michael did not [do as these teachers of false doctrine do. Even though Michael has much more authority than they do], he did not disrespectfully (revile/say evil things to) Satan and accuse/condemn him. Instead, he [only] said, “[I desire that] the Lord [God] will rebuke you!”
10 Namoonni kunneen garuu waanuma hin hubanne arrabsu; waan isaan akkuma bineensota waa yaaduu hin dandeenyeetti miiraan hubatantu isaan balleessa.
But the [ones in your midst] who teach false doctrine (revile/speak evil against) the [spiritual] beings that they do not understand. They also [do the evil things that they desire], things that they know about (naturally/without needing to think), things that they just do without considering [the consequences/results], like animals. So they destroy themselves. [But they will also be punished by God] {[God will also] punish them}.
11 Isaaniif wayyoo! Isaan karaa Qaayin irra deeman; faayidaa argachuuf jedhanii dogoggora Balaʼaam keessa of buusan; fincila Qooraahiitiinis ni barbadaaʼan.
[God will do] terrible things to those who teach false doctrine! They conduct their lives [wickedly] like Cain, [who murdered his brother because he was] ([jealous/angry because God accepted his brother’s sacrifice and did not accept his]). These false teachers (devote themselves to [MET] [doing] wrong things [like] Balaam, who [tried to induce God’s people to sin in order to get the money that was offered to him]. They will perish like Korah, who rebelled [against the authority that God gave to Moses].
12 Namoonni kunneen utuma xuraaʼoo taʼanii jiranuu qaanii tokko malee cidha jaalalaa isin wajjin nyaatu; isaan tiksoota ofuma isaanii qofa sooranii dha. Isaan akkuma duumessa bokkaa hin qabne kan bubbeen asii fi achi oofuu ti; akkuma muka yeroo itti ija naqachuu qabutti ija dhabee buqqifamee dachaa lama duʼee ti.
Those teachers of false doctrine are [as dangerous to you as] [MET] (hidden rocks on a reef/rocks underneath the surface of the ocean) [are to a boat]. When you gather together [to eat the meals that] help you believers to love each other more and have a closer relationship with each other, they [join you and] carouse shamelessly, caring [only] for themselves [and not for others. Because they do not do anything to help others] [MET], they are [as useless as] clouds that are blown along by the wind {that the wind blows along} but that do not [produce/give] any rain. [They are as disappointing as] [MET] trees that do not produce fruit in the autumn [as we expect them to]. They are not only [spiritually] [MET] dead themselves, [but they are] not [able to cause others to be] alive [spiritually, just like] [MET] trees that have been {that [someone] has} uprooted and [as a result] are unable to produce any fruit.
13 Isaan warra akka dambalii galaanaa hoomacha qaanii isaanii baasanii dha; akkuma urjiiwwan asii fi achi jooran kanneen dukkanni limixiin hamma bara baraatti isaanii kaaʼamee ti. (aiōn g165)
They are [restless] [MET], [like] the pounding waves of the ocean. [Just like] waves [produce foul-smelling] foam on the shore, [those teachers of false doctrine do] shameful [MTY] [deeds. We cannot depend/rely on them to show us how to conduct our lives] [MET], [just like we cannot depend/rely on] (meteors/falling stars) [to show us the way when we travel]. [God] has reserved intense darkness for them forever [in hell]. (aiōn g165, questioned)
14 Henook inni Addaam irraa jalqabee torbaffaa ture sun akkana jedhee waaʼee namoota kanaa raajii dubbateera: “Kunoo, Gooftaan qulqulloota isaa kumaatama wajjin ni dhufa;
Enoch, the sixth [person in the line of people who descended] from Adam, prophesied this about those [teachers of false doctrine]: “Listen carefully to this: The Lord will certainly come with a countless number of his holy [angels] in order
15 innis nama hundatti muruuf, warra Waaqaaf hin bulle kanneen karaa Waaqni hin jaallanneen waan Waaqni hin jaallanne hojjetan hundaa fi dubbii hamaa cubbamoonni Waaqaaf hin bulle hundinuu isa irratti dubbatan hundatti isaan gaafachuuf ni dhufa.”
to judge everyone, and to punish all wicked and (ungodly people/people whose lives are displeasing to God) for all the (ungodly things/things that displease God) that they did in (an ungodly way/a way that displeases God), and for all the harsh things that ungodly sinful people have spoken against him.”
16 Namoonni kunneen yeroo hunda ni guungumu; komiis ni qabaatu; hawwii isaanii isa hamaa duukaa buʼu; of jaju; faayidaa argachuuf jedhaniis nama saadu.
Those [teachers] of [false doctrine] grumble [about] the [things that God does]. They complain [about what happens to them]. They do the sinful things that their [bodies] desire. They talk boastfully. They (flatter/say nice things to) people, only in order to get [those people to give them the] things that they want.
17 Yaa michoota, isin garuu waan ergamoonni Gooftaa keenya Yesuus Kiristoos duraan dursanii himan sana yaadadhaa.
But you people whom I love need to remember the things that were predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ {that the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said would happen}.
18 Isaanis, “Qoostonni hawwii fedhii Waaqaatiin ala taʼe duukaa buʼan bara dhumaa keessa ni dhufu” isiniin jedhan.
They told you, “In the final period of time [in which we are now living] there will be people who will laugh at [the truths that God has revealed]. They will do the (ungodly things/things that are displeasing to God) that their [bodies] desire.”
19 Namoonni kunneen warra gargar baʼuu uuman, warra hawwii foonii duukaa buʼanii fi warra Hafuura Qulqulluu hin qabnee dha.
[That describes] the teachers of false doctrine [well, because] they are the ones who cause divisions among believers. They do what their own minds tell them to do. The Spirit [of God] does not live within them.
20 Isin garuu yaa michoota, amantii keessan kan waan hunda irra qulqulluu taʼe sana irratti of ijaaraa; Hafuura Qulqulluudhaanis kadhadhaa.
But you people whom I love, (hold/continue to trust) firmly to the very sacred truths that you believe. Pray by [letting] the Holy Spirit enable/empower you.
21 Araarri Gooftaa keenya Yesuus Kiristoos jireenya bara baraatti akka isin geessu eeggachaa jaalala Waaqaatiin of eegaa. (aiōnios g166)
Keep conducting your lives in [a way that is appropriate for those whom] God loves. Keep constantly expecting that our Lord Jesus Christ will [act] mercifully toward you. Keep expecting that until [the time when we begin] living eternally [with him]. (aiōnios g166)
22 Warra shakkii qabaniif garaa laafaa;
Mercifully [help] those who are not certain [what teaching they should believe].
23 Warra kaan ibidda keessaa butaatii oolchaa; kaan immoo uffata hawwii fooniitiin xureeffame iyyuu balfaatii sodaadhaan isaan maaraa.
[Rescue] others from [the influence of those who teach what is false] [MET], [as you would rescue things by] snatching [them from] a fire. Pity those [whom the teachers of false doctrine have completely convinced], but beware that [you yourselves are not influenced by them] {that they do not influence you}. Detest [doing or even thinking about the sins that those people commit, just like you would detest] [MET] touching not only filthy things but the clothes that were stained by those things {that those things stained}.
24 Isa gufachuu isin oolchuu dandaʼuu fi isa fuula ulfina isaa duratti hirʼina malee, gammachuu guddaadhaan isin dhiʼeessuu dandaʼu sanaaf,
God is able to keep you from ceasing to trust in him (OR, from sinning), and he is able to bring you into his glorious presence. [As you stand before him], there will be nothing [for which] you [will] be condemned {[he can] condemn you}, and you will be rejoicing greatly.
25 Fayyisaa keenya Waaqa tokkichaaf ulfinni, surraan, humnii fi taayitaan karaa Gooftaa keenya Yesuus Kiristoosiin bara hundumaan dura, amma, bara baraanis haa taʼu! Ameen. (aiōn g165)
He is the only true God. He has saved us as a result of what Jesus Christ our Lord [did for us]. God was glorious and great and mighty and he [ruled] with great authority before time began. [He is still like that], and [he will remain like that] forever! (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
