1 T his letter is from Jude, a brother of James. I am a servant owned by Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who have been chosen by God the Father. You are kept for Jesus Christ.

¶ Judas, siervo de Jesucristo, y hermano de Jacobo, a los llamados, santificados en Dios Padre, y conservados en Jesucristo:

2 M ay you have much of God’s loving-kindness and peace and love.

Misericordia, paz, y caridad os sean multiplicadas.

3 D ear friends, I have been trying to write to you about what God did for us when He saved us from the punishment of sin. Now I must write to you and tell you to fight hard for the faith which was once and for all given to the holy people of God.

¶ Amados, por la gran solicitud que tenía de escribiros acerca de la común salud, me ha sido necesario escribiros amonestándoos que os esforcéis a perseverar en la fe, que ha sido una vez dada a los santos.

4 S ome sinful men have come into your church without anyone knowing it. They are living in sin and they speak of the loving-favor of God to cover up their sins. They have turned against our only Leader and Lord, Jesus Christ. Long ago it was written that these people would die in their sins.

Porque algunos hombres han entrado encubiertamente sin temor ni reverencia de Dios; los cuales desde antes habían estado ordenados para esta condenación, convirtiendo la gracia de nuestro Dios en disolución, y negando a Dios que solo es el que tiene dominio, y a nuestro Señor, Jesús el Cristo.

5 Y ou already know all this, but think about it again. The Lord saved His people out of the land of Egypt. Later He destroyed all those who did not put their trust in Him.

Os quiero pues amonestar, ya que alguna vez habéis sabido esto, que el Señor habiendo salvado al pueblo sacándolo de Egipto, después destruyó a los que no creían;

6 A ngels who did not stay in their place of power, but left the place where they were given to stay, are chained in a dark place. They will be there until the day they stand before God to be judged.

y a los ángeles que no guardaron su origen, mas dejaron su habitación, los ha reservado debajo de oscuridad en prisiones eternas hasta el juicio del gran día;

7 D o you remember about the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns around them? The people in those cities did the same things. They were full of sex sins and strong desires for sinful acts of the body. Those cities were destroyed by fire. They still speak to us of the fire of hell that lasts forever. What False Teachers Are Like

como Sodoma y Gomorra, y las ciudades vecinas, las cuales de la misma manera que ellos habían fornicado, y habían seguido desenfrenadamente la carne extraña, fueron puestas por ejemplo, habiendo recibido el juicio del fuego eterno.

8 I n the same way, these men go on dreaming and sinning against their bodies. They respect no leaders. They speak bad against those who live in the heavens.

¶ De la misma manera también estos engañados soñadores ensucian su carne, y menosprecian la Potestad, y vituperan las potestades superiores.

9 M ichael was one of the head angels. He argued with the devil about the body of Moses. But Michael would not speak sharp words to the devil, saying he was guilty. He said, “The Lord speaks sharp words to you.”

Pues cuando el Arcángel Miguel contendía con el diablo, disputando sobre el cuerpo de Moisés, no se atrevió a usar de juicio de maldición contra él, antes le dijo: El Señor te reprenda.

10 B ut these men speak against things they do not understand. They are like animals in the way they act. By these things they destroy themselves.

Pero éstos maldicen las cosas que no conocen; y las cosas que por naturaleza conocen, se corrompen en ellas como animales sin razón.

11 I t is bad for them! They have followed the way of Cain who killed his brother. They have chosen the way of Balaam and think only about making money. They were destroyed as Korah was destroyed who would not show respect to leaders.

¡Ay de ellos! Porque han seguido el camino de Caín, y han venido a parar en el error del premio de Balaam, y perecieron en la contradicción de Coré.

12 W hen you come together to eat the Christians’ love suppers, these people are like hidden rocks that wreck a ship. They only think of themselves. They are like clouds without rain carried along by the wind and like trees without fruit in the fall of the year. They are pulled out by the roots and are dead now and never can live again.

Estos son manchas en vuestros convites de caridad, que banquetean juntamente, apacentándose a sí mismos sin temor alguno; nubes sin agua, las cuales son llevadas de acá para allá de los vientos; árboles marchitos como en otoño, sin fruto, dos veces muertos y desarraigados;

13 T hey are like the waves of a wild sea. Their sins are like the dirty water along the shore. They look like stars moving here and there. But the darkest place has been kept for them forever.

fieras ondas del mar, que espuman sus mismas abominaciones; estrellas erráticas, a las cuales es reservada eternalmente la oscuridad de las tinieblas.

14 E noch was the head of the seventh family born after Adam. He said this about such people, “The Lord comes with many thousands of His holy ones.

De los cuales también profetizó Enoc, séptimo desde Adán, diciendo: He aquí, el Señor es venido con sus santos millares,

15 H e comes to say that all are guilty for all the sin they have done and all the sinful things these sinners have spoken against God.”

¶ a hacer juicio sobre todos, y a convencer a todos los impíos de entre ellos de todas sus malas obras que han hecho infielmente, y de todas las palabras duras que los pecadores infieles han hablado contra él.

16 T hese men complain and are never happy with anything. They let their desires lead them into sin. When they talk about themselves, they make it sound as if they are great people. They show respect to people only to get something out of them.

Estos son murmuradores, quere-llosos, andando según sus deseos; y su boca habla cosas soberbias, teniendo en admiración las personas por causa del provecho.

17 D ear friends, you must remember the words spoken by the missionaries of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Mas vosotros, amados, tened memoria de las palabras que antes han sido dichas por los apóstoles de nuestro Señor, Jesucristo;

18 T hey said, “In the last days there will be men who will laugh at the truth and will be led by their own sinful desires.”

como os decían: Que en el postrer tiempo habría burladores, que andarían según sus malvados deseos.

19 T hey are men who will make trouble by dividing people into groups against each other. Their minds are on the things of the world because they do not have the Holy Spirit.

Estos son los que hacen divisiones, son como animales, no teniendo el Espíritu.

20 D ear friends, you must become strong in your most holy faith. Let the Holy Spirit lead you as you pray.

Mas vosotros, oh amados, edificaos a vosotros mismos sobre vuestra santísima fe, orando por el Espíritu Santo.

21 K eep yourselves in the love of God. Wait for life that lasts forever through the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Conservaos a vosotros mismos en el amor de Dios, esperando la misericordia de nuestro Señor, Jesucristo, para vida eterna.

22 H ave loving-kindness for those who doubt.

Y recibid a los unos con misericordia, discerniendo.

23 S ave some by pulling them out of the fire. Have loving-kindness for others but also fear them. Be afraid of being led into doing their sins. Hate even the clothes that have touched sinful bodies.

Mas haced salvos a los otros con temor, arrebatándolos del fuego; mas con esto aborreciendo aun hasta la ropa que está contaminada de tocamiento de carne.

24 T here is One Who can keep you from falling and can bring you before Himself free from all sin. He can give you great joy as you stand before Him in His shining-greatness.

A aquel, pues, que es poderoso para guardaros sin pecado, y presentaros delante de su gloria irreprensibles, con grande alegría,

25 H e is the only God. He is the One Who saves from the punishment of sin through Jesus Christ our Lord. May He have shining-greatness and honor and power and the right to do all things. He had this before the world began, He has it now, and He will have this forever. Let it be so.

al Dios único sabio, nuestro Salvador, sea gloria y magnificencia, imperio y potencia, ahora y en todos los siglos. Amén.