1 T his is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,

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

2 t hat you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles. The Coming Day of the Lord

أُرِيْدُكُمْ أنْ تَتَذَكَّرُوا كَلامَ أنبِياءِ اللهِ قَدِيْماً، وَوَصِيَّةَ رَبِّنا وَمُخَلِّصِنا الَّتِي وَصَلَتْكُمْ بِواسِطَةِ رُسُلِكُمْ.

3 K now this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts,

أوَّلاً يَنْبَغي أنْ تَفهَمُوا أنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي فِي الأيّامِ الأخِيْرَةِ أُناسٌ مُستَهزِئُونَ تَقُودُهُمْ شَهَواتُهُمْ،

4 a nd saying, “ Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.”

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

5 F or when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

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

6 t hrough which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.

ثُمَّ غُمِرَ العالَمُ عِندَئِذٍ وَدُمِّرَ بِالماءِ.

7 B ut by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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

8 B ut do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

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

9 T he Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. A New Heaven and Earth

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

10 B ut the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.

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

11 S ince all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

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

12 l ooking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!

بَينَما تَنتَظِرونَ وَتَطلُبونَ سُرعَةَ مَجِيْءِ يَوْمِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي تَنحَلُّ فِيْهِ السَّماواتُ، وَتَنصَهِرُ الأجرامُ السَّماوِيَّةُ.

13 B ut according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

لَكِنَّنا حَسَبَ وَعْدِ اللهِ نَنتَظِرُ بِلَهفَةٍ سَماواتٍ جَدِيْدَةً وَأرْضاً جَدِيْدَةً يَسكُنُها البرُّ.

14 T herefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

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

15 a nd regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,

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

16 a s also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

فَهُوَ 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.

17 Y ou therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness,

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

18 b ut grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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