2 Petrusbrevet 1
1 Simon Petrus, Jesu Kristi tjänare och apostel, hälsar dem som i och genom vår Guds och Frälsarens, Jesu Kristi, rättfärdighet hava fått sig beskärd en lika dyrbar tro som vi.
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 Nåd och frid föröke sig hos eder, i kunskap om Gud och vår Herre Jesus Kristus.
[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 Allt det som leder till liv och gudsfruktan har hans gudomliga makt skänkt oss, genom kunskapen om honom som har kallat oss medelst sin härlighet och underkraft.
[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 Genom dem har han ock skänkt oss sina dyrbara och mycket stora löften, för att I skolen, i kraft av dem, bliva delaktiga av gudomlig natur och undkomma den förgängelse som i följd av den onda begärelsen råder i världen.
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 Vinnläggen eder just därför på allt sätt om att i eder tro bevisa dygd, i dygden kunskap,
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 i kunskapen återhållsamhet, i återhållsamheten ståndaktighet, i ståndaktigheten gudsfruktan,
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 i gudsfruktan broderlig kärlek, i den broderliga kärleken allmännelig kärlek.
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 Ty om detta finnes hos eder och mer och mer förökas, så tillstädjer det eder icke att vara overksamma eller utan frukt i fråga om kunskapen om vår Herre Jesus Kristus.
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 Den åter som icke har detta, han är blind och kan icke se; han har förgätit att han har blivit renad från sina förra synder,
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 Vinnläggen eder därför, mina bröder, så mycket mer om att göra eder kallelse och utkorelse fast. Ty om I det gören, skolen I aldrig någonsin komma på fall.
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 Så skall inträdet i vår Herres och Frälsares, Jesu Kristi, eviga rike förlänas eder i rikligt mått. (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 Därför kommer jag alltid att påminna eder om detta, fastän I visserligen redan kännen det och ären befästa i den sanning som har kommit till eder.
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 Och jag håller det för rätt och tillbörligt, att så länge jag ännu är i denna kroppshydda, genom mina påminnelser väcka eder.
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 Ty jag vet att jag snart skall lämna min kroppshydda; detta har vår Herre Jesus Kristus givit till känna för mig.
because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
15 Men jag vill härmed sörja för, att I också efter min bortgång städse kunnen draga eder detta till minnes.
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 Ty det var icke några slugt uttänkta fabler vi följde, när vi kungjorde för eder vår Herres, Jesu Kristi, makt och hans tillkommelse utan vi hade själva skådat hans härlighet.
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 Ty han fick ifrån Gud, fadern, ära och pris, när från det högsta Majestätet en röst kom till honom och sade: »Denne är min älskade Son, i vilken jag har funnit behag.»
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 Den rösten hörde vi själva komma från himmelen, när vi voro med honom på det heliga berget.
We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
19 Så mycket fastare står nu också för oss det profetiska ordet; och I gören väl, om I akten därpå, såsom på ett ljus som lyser i en dyster vildmark, till dess att dagen gryr, och morgonstjärnan går upp i edra hjärtan.
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 Men det mån I framför allt veta, att ingen profetia i något skriftens ord kan av någon människas egen kraft utläggas.
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 Ty ingen profetia har någonsin framkommit av en människas vilja, utan därigenom att människor, drivna av den helige Ande, talade vad som gavs dem från Gud. Eller: ... vår Guds och Frälsares o. s. v.
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].
