2 pitaraḥ 3
1 he priyatamāḥ, yūyaṁ yathā pavitrabhaviṣyadvaktṛbhiḥ pūrvvoktāni vākyāni trātrā prabhunā preritānām asmākam ādeśañca sāratha tathā yuṣmān smārayitvā
I indeed, beloved, write unto you this second epistle; in which I stir up your pure mind by remembrance:
2 yuṣmākaṁ saralabhāvaṁ prabodhayitum ahaṁ dvitīyam idaṁ patraṁ likhāmi|
to remember the words which have been spoken hitherto by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Saviour by your apostles:
3 prathamaṁ yuṣmābhiridaṁ jñāyatāṁ yat śeṣe kāle svecchācāriṇo nindakā upasthāya
knowing this first, that at the last days mockers will come forth in scoffing, walking according to their own lusts,
4 vadiṣyanti prabhorāgamanasya pratijñā kutra? yataḥ pitṛlokānāṁ mahānidrāgamanāt paraṁ sarvvāṇi sṛṣṭerārambhakāle yathā tathaivāvatiṣṭhante|
and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the day when the fathers fell asleep, all things remain as from the beginning of creation.
5 pūrvvam īśvarasya vākyenākāśamaṇḍalaṁ jalād utpannā jale santiṣṭhamānā ca pṛthivyavidyataitad anicchukatātaste na jānānti,
For they willingly forget this, that the heavens were in the olden time, and the earth standing out of the water and through the water, by the word of God;
6 tatastātkālikasaṁsāro jalenāplāvito vināśaṁ gataḥ|
by which the world at that time, being flooded with water, perished:
7 kintvadhunā varttamāne ākāśabhūmaṇḍale tenaiva vākyena vahnyarthaṁ gupte vicāradinaṁ duṣṭamānavānāṁ vināśañca yāvad rakṣyate|
but now the heavens and the earth have been kept according to the same word, being reserved for fire in the day of judgment and the destruction of the ungodly people.
8 he priyatamāḥ, yūyam etadekaṁ vākyam anavagatā mā bhavata yat prabhoḥ sākṣād dinamekaṁ varṣasahasravad varṣasahasrañca dinaikavat|
But let not this one thing be forgotten, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 kecid yathā vilambaṁ manyante tathā prabhuḥ svapratijñāyāṁ vilambate tannahi kintu ko'pi yanna vinaśyet sarvvaṁ eva manaḥparāvarttanaṁ gaccheyurityabhilaṣan so 'smān prati dīrghasahiṣṇutāṁ vidadhāti|
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some people count slackness; but is long-suffering for your sakes, not wishing that any should perish, but all come to repentance.
10 kintu kṣapāyāṁ caura iva prabho rdinam āgamiṣyati tasmin mahāśabdena gaganamaṇḍalaṁ lopsyate mūlavastūni ca tāpena galiṣyante pṛthivī tanmadhyasthitāni karmmāṇi ca dhakṣyante|
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements being scorched up will be dissolved, and the earth and the works in it will be burnt up.
11 ataḥ sarvvairetai rvikāre gantavye sati yasmin ākāśamaṇḍalaṁ dāhena vikāriṣyate mūlavastūni ca tāpena galiṣyante
Then all these things being dissolved, what kind of people does it behoove you to be in holy deportment and godliness,
12 tasyeśvaradinasyāgamanaṁ pratīkṣamāṇairākāṅkṣamāṇaiśca yūṣmābhi rdharmmācāreśvarabhaktibhyāṁ kīdṛśai rlokai rbhavitavyaṁ?
looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements being scorched up are melted?
13 tathāpi vayaṁ tasya pratijñānusāreṇa dharmmasya vāsasthānaṁ nūtanam ākāśamaṇḍalaṁ nūtanaṁ bhūmaṇḍalañca pratīkṣāmahe|
But, according to his promises, we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, wherein righteousness dwells.
14 ataeva he priyatamāḥ, tāni pratīkṣamāṇā yūyaṁ niṣkalaṅkā aninditāśca bhūtvā yat śāntyāśritāstiṣṭhathaitasmin yatadhvaṁ|
Therefore, beloved, looking for these things, be diligent to be found spotless and blameless unto him in peace:
15 asmākaṁ prabho rdīrghasahiṣṇutāñca paritrāṇajanikāṁ manyadhvaṁ| asmākaṁ priyabhrātre paulāya yat jñānam adāyi tadanusāreṇa so'pi patre yuṣmān prati tadevālikhat|
and consider the longsuffering of the Lord's salvation; as our beloved brother Paul according to the wisdom which was given unto him has written unto you;
16 svakīyasarvvapatreṣu caitānyadhi prastutya tadeva gadati| teṣu patreṣu katipayāni durūhyāṇi vākyāni vidyante ye ca lokā ajñānāścañcalāśca te nijavināśārtham anyaśāstrīyavacanānīva tānyapi vikārayanti|
as also in all his epistles, speaking in the same concerning these things; in which there are some things hard to understand, which the unlearned and unestablished wrest, as they also do the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 tasmād he priyatamāḥ, yūyaṁ pūrvvaṁ buddhvā sāvadhānāstiṣṭhata, adhārmmikāṇāṁ bhrāntisrotasāpahṛtāḥ svakīyasusthiratvāt mā bhraśyata|
Then you, beloved, foreknowing watch, lest, having been led away by the delusion of the ungodly, you may fall from your own stedfastness:
The World is Destroyed by Water
