1 ه َذِهِ هِيَ رِسالَتِي الثّانِيَةُ إلَيْكُمْ أيُّها الأحِبّاءُ. وَقَدْ حاوَلْتُ فِيْها أنْ أُنَبِّهَ عُقُولِكُمُ النَّقِيَّةَ بِتَذكِيْرِكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ.

Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),

2 أ ُرِيْدُكُمْ أنْ تَتَذَكَّرُوا كَلامَ أنبِياءِ اللهِ قَدِيْماً، وَوَصِيَّةَ رَبِّنا وَمُخَلِّصِنا الَّتِي وَصَلَتْكُمْ بِواسِطَةِ رُسُلِكُمْ.

that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

3 أ وَّلاً يَنْبَغي أنْ تَفهَمُوا أنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي فِي الأيّامِ الأخِيْرَةِ أُناسٌ مُستَهزِئُونَ تَقُودُهُمْ شَهَواتُهُمْ،

knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,

4 و َسَيَقُولُونَ: «ما الَّذِي حَدَثَ لِوَعْدِ مَجِيْءِ المَسِيْحِ ثانِيَةً؟ لِأنَّهُ مُنذُ أنْ ماتَ آباؤُنا وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُستَمِرٌّ عَلَى حالِهِ، كَما كانَ مُنْذُ بَدْءِ الخَلِيْقَةِ.»

and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”

5 و َهُمْ بِذَلِكَ يَتَناسُونَ أنَّ السَّماواتِ وَالأرْضَ وُجِدَتْ مُنذُ القَدِيْمِ، وَأنَّ الأرْضَ تَشَكَّلَتْ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ مِنَ الماءِ وَبِالماءِ.

For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

6 ث ُمَّ غُمِرَ العالَمُ عِندَئِذٍ وَدُمِّرَ بِالماءِ.

by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.

7 ل َكِنَّ السَّماواتِ وَالأرْضَ مَحفُوظَةٌ الآنَ أيضاً بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ، إلَىْ أنْ يَحينَ وَقْتُ تَدْميرِها بِالنّارِ فِيْ يَوْمِ الدَّيْنُونَةِ، يَومِ هَلاكِ الأشرارِ.

But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

8 ل َكِنْ لا يَغِبْ عَنْ بالِكُمْ هَذا الأمْرُ أيُّها الأحِبّاءُ: أنَّ يَوماً واحِداً عِندَ الرَّبِّ كَألفِ سَنَةٍ، وَأنَّ ألفَ سَنَةٍ كَيَوْمٍ.

But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 ف َالرَّبٌّ لا يُؤَخِّرُ تَنفِيْذَ وَعدِهِ، كَما يَظُنُّ بَعضُهُمْ، لَكِنَّهُ يَتَأنَّى عَلَيْنا وَلا يُرِيْدُ لِأحَدٍ أنْ يَهلِكَ، بَلْ يُريدُ لِجَمِيعِ النّاسِ أنْ يَتوبوا.

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. The Day of the Lord

10 ل َكِنَّ يَوْمَ الرَّبِّ سَيَأْتِي كَلِصٍّ. وَسَتَنصَهِرُ الأجرامُ السَّماوِيَّةُ بِالنّارِ، ثُمَّ سَتَنكَشِفُ الأرْضُ وَكُلُّ ما عَلَيْها.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

11 ف َما دامَتْ هَذِهِ الأشياءُ سَتُدَمَّرُ هَكَذا، أيُّ نَوْعٍ مِنَ النّاسِ يَنبَغي أنْ تَكُونُوا. يَنبَغي أنْ تَعِيْشُوا حَياةَ قَداسَةٍ وَخِدمَةٍ للهِ،

Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

12 ب َينَما تَنتَظِرونَ وَتَطلُبونَ سُرعَةَ مَجِيْءِ يَوْمِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي تَنحَلُّ فِيْهِ السَّماواتُ، وَتَنصَهِرُ الأجرامُ السَّماوِيَّةُ.

looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

13 ل َكِنَّنا حَسَبَ وَعْدِ اللهِ نَنتَظِرُ بِلَهفَةٍ سَماواتٍ جَدِيْدَةً وَأرْضاً جَدِيْدَةً يَسكُنُها البرُّ.

Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Be Steadfast

14 ف َبِما أنَّكُمْ تَتَلَهَّفُونَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ، ابْذُلُوا كُلَّ جَهْدٍ لِكَي تَكُونُوا طاهِرِيْنَ بِلا عَيْبٍ، وَفِي سَلامٍ أمامَهُ،

Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

15 م ُتَذَّكِّرينَ أنَّ تَمَهُلَّ اللهِ عَلَينا، هُوَ الَّذي قادَ إلَىْ خَلاصِنا. تَماماً كَما كَتَبَ إلَيْكُمْ أخُونا الحَبِيْبُ بُولُسُ حَسَبَ الحِكْمَةِ المُعطاةِ لَهُ مِنَ اللهِ.

and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,

16 ف َهُوَ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ فِي كُلِّ رَسائِلِهِ الَّتي تَحوِي بَعْضَ التَّعاليمِ الَّتيْ يَصعُبُ فَهْمُها، وَيُشَوِّهُ غَيْرُ المُتَعَلِّمِيْنَ وَغَيْرُ الثّابِتِيْنَ مَعناها. وَهُمْ يَفعَلُونَ ذَلِكَ مَعَ بَقيَّةِ الكُتُبِ أيضاً جالبِينَ الدَّمارَ عَلَى أنفُسِهِمْ.

as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

17 ف َبِما أنَّكُمْ تَعرِفُونَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ أيُّها الأحِبّاءُ، احْذَروا مِنْ أنْ تَنقادُوا بِضَلالاتِ الفاجِرِيْنَ. وَانتَبِهُوا لِئَلّا تَتَزَحزَحُوا عَنْ مَوقِفِكُمُ الثّابِتِ،

You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;

18 ب َلِ انمُوا فِي نِعمَةِ رَبِّنا وَمُخَلِّصِنا يَسُوعَ المَسِيْحِ، وَفِي مَعْرِفَتِهِ. لَهُ المَجدُ الآنَ وَإلَىْ الأبَدِ! آمِيْن.

but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.