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提防假先知和假教師

從前在人民中,曾有假先知出來;照樣,將來在你們中間,也必有假教師出現。他們偷偷把使人滅亡的異端引進來,甚至否認那曾經買贖他們的主,迅速地自取滅亡。 許多人會隨從他們的淫行,因此真理的道,就因他們的緣故被人毀謗。 他們因為有貪心,就用捏造的話,想在你們身上圖利;懲罰他們的,自古以來就沒有鬆懈;毀滅他們的,也不會打盹。

 神沒有姑息犯罪的天使,反而把他們丟入地獄,囚禁在幽暗的坑裡,等候審判。  神也沒有姑息上古的世界,反而使洪水臨到那不敬虔的世人,只保存了傳義道的挪亞一家八口。  神判定了所多瑪、蛾摩拉二城的罪,把它們傾覆,燒成灰燼,作為後世不敬虔的人的鑒戒; 只救了那因惡人的淫行而常受委屈的義人羅得; (因為這義人住在他們中間,天天看見和聽見他們不法的事,他正直的心就感到傷痛。) 主知道怎樣搭救敬虔的人脫離試探,又把不義的人留下來,等候在審判的日子受刑罰, 10 尤其是那些隨從肉體,生活在污穢的私慾中,和輕蔑當權的,更是這樣。他們膽大任性,毫無畏懼地毀謗在尊位的。 11 就是天使,雖有更大的力量與權能,尚且不用毀謗的話在主面前控告他們。 12 但這些人,好像沒有理性的牲畜,生下來就是給人捉去宰殺的;他們毀謗自己所不知道的事,必在自己的敗壞中滅亡。 13 他們行不義,就得了不義的工價。他們在白晝縱情作樂,滿了污點與瑕疵,和你們一同吃飯的時候,就因自己的詭詐而沾沾自喜。 14 他們滿眼淫色,而且不住地犯罪。他們引誘心志不堅固的人。他們的心習慣了貪婪,是應當受咒詛的族類。 15 他們離棄正路,走入歧途,跟從了比珥的兒子巴蘭的道路。這巴蘭貪愛不義的工價, 16 他曾經因著自己的過犯受了責備:不能說話的驢,竟用人的聲音說出話來,制止了這先知的狂妄。

17 這些人是無水的泉源,是暴風催逼的霧氣,有漆黑的幽暗為他們存留。 18 因為他們說虛妄誇大的話,用肉體的私慾和邪蕩的事,引誘那些剛剛逃脫了錯謬生活的人。 19 他們應許給人自由,自己卻作了敗壞的奴僕;因為人給誰制伏了,就作誰的奴僕。 20 如果他們因為認識我們的主、救主耶穌基督,可以脫離世上的污穢,後來又在其中被纏住、受制伏,他們末了的景況,就比先前的更不好了。 21 既然認識了義路,竟又背棄傳給他們的聖誡命,對他們來說,倒不如不認識好得多了。 22 他們的情形,正像俗語所說的:

“狗轉過來,又吃自己所吐的;

豬洗淨了,又到污泥中去打滾。”

And There Will Be False Teachers Among You, Exploiting You

But false-prophets also came among the people, as there will also be false-teachers among you who will secretly-bring-in heresies of [a] destruction— even denying the Master having bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. And many will follow-after their sensualities[b], because of whom the way of the truth will be blasphemed. And in greed they will exploit[c] you with fabricated words, for whom the judgment from-long-ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

God Will Reserve Them For Punishment And Protect The Righteous

For if God did not spare angels having sinned but handed-them-over to chains of gloom, having cast-them-into-hell, being reserved for[d] judgment; and He did not spare the ancient world but protected the eighth[e] one, Noah, a proclaimer of righteousness, having brought a flood upon the world of ungodly ones; and He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, having reduced-them-to-ashes by an overthrow, having made them an example of things coming to ungodly ones; and He delivered Lot, a righteous one being oppressed[f] by the conduct of the lawless[g] ones in connection with sensuality (for by sight and hearing the righteous one dwelling among them day[h] after day was tormenting his righteous soul with their lawless[i] works) then the Lord knows-how to deliver godly ones from a trial[j] and reserve unrighteous ones for the day of judgment while being punished, 10 and especially the ones proceeding after the flesh in[k] a lust[l] for[m] defilement, and despising[n] authority[o].

They Are Self-Willed Slaves of Corruption Speaking Against The Things of God

Daring[p], self-willed ones— they do not tremble while blaspheming glories[q], 11 where[r] angels being greater in strength and power do not bring a blasphemous judgment against them from the Lord. 12 But these ones are like unreasoning animals having been born as creatures-of-instinct[s] for capture and destruction. While blaspheming in[t] things which they are ignorant, they will also be destroyed in their[u] destruction[v], 13 being wronged as the wages of wrong-doing. Regarding the reveling during the day to be a pleasure, they are spots and blemishes reveling in their deceptions while feasting-with you, 14 having eyes full of an adulteress[w] and restless[x] of sin, enticing[y] unstable souls, having a heart trained in[z] greed. Children of [aa] a curse!— 15 leaving-behind the straight way, they went-astray, having followed-after the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing. 16 But he had a rebuke of his own law-violation: a speechless donkey having uttered in the voice of a human restrained the madness of the prophet. 17 These ones are waterless springs, and mists being driven by a storm, for whom the gloom of the darkness has been reserved. 18 For while uttering pompous[ab] words of [ac] futility[ad], they entice by the desires of the flesh, by[ae] sensualities, the ones barely[af] escaping-from the ones living in error, 19 promising them freedom, themselves being slaves of corruption. For by what one has been defeated, by this he has been enslaved.

Their Slavery Now Is Worse Than Ever

20 For if— having escaped-from the defilements of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and again having been entangled by these things— they[ag] are defeated, then the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known, to turn-back from the holy commandment having been delivered to them. 22 The thing of the true proverb has happened to them— “The dog having returned to its own vomit”, and, “The sow having washed herself returns to a wallowing of the mire”.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 2:1 That is, leading to; or, characterized by (destructive heresies).
  2. 2 Peter 2:2 Or, indecent conduct, lustful indulgences.
  3. 2 Peter 2:3 Or, make merchandise of.
  4. 2 Peter 2:4 Or, until.
  5. 2 Peter 2:5 That is, eighth along with seven others.
  6. 2 Peter 2:7 Or, worn out.
  7. 2 Peter 2:7 That is, ones who rebel against what is ‘set down’.
  8. 2 Peter 2:8 dwelling... day after day. Or, was day after day tormenting.
  9. 2 Peter 2:8 That is, contrary to law.
  10. 2 Peter 2:9 Or, from temptation.
  11. 2 Peter 2:10 That is, in connection with. Or, with.
  12. 2 Peter 2:10 Or, desire.
  13. 2 Peter 2:10 a lust for defilement. Or, a desire characterized by defilement, a defiled desire.
  14. 2 Peter 2:10 Or, scorning, disregarding.
  15. 2 Peter 2:10 Or, lordship, dominion. That is, authority in general; or, the lordship of Christ (denying the Master, 2:1); or, the rule of angels; or, the authority of church leaders.
  16. 2 Peter 2:10 Or, Bold, in a negative sense, Presumptuous.
  17. 2 Peter 2:10 Or, dignities, majesties. Compare Jude 8-9.
  18. 2 Peter 2:11 Or, whereas.
  19. 2 Peter 2:12 That is, they live like animals led by their physical appetites to their destruction. Or, of-nature; like unreasoning animals of-nature, having been born for capture. They live like part of the animal kingdom and share their fate.
  20. 2 Peter 2:12 That is, in connection with, in the sphere of.
  21. 2 Peter 2:12 That is, their own; or, the animals’.
  22. 2 Peter 2:12 Or, corruption (as in v 19), taking this word differently here than earlier in the verse.
  23. 2 Peter 2:14 That is, full of desire for a woman with whom to commit adultery.
  24. 2 Peter 2:14 Or, unceasing, not-resting. That is, eyes restless to continue sinning, or never resting from sinning.
  25. 2 Peter 2:14 Or, luring, baiting, entrapping.
  26. 2 Peter 2:14 Or, from, by.
  27. 2 Peter 2:14 That is, characterized by (accursed children); or, destined to.
  28. 2 Peter 2:18 Or, swollen, excessive, bombastic.
  29. 2 Peter 2:18 That is, characterized by.
  30. 2 Peter 2:18 Or, uselessness, worthlessness.
  31. 2 Peter 2:18 Or, for. Or, by the sensual desires of the flesh.
  32. 2 Peter 2:18 That is, just beginning to.
  33. 2 Peter 2:20 That is, the false teachers (v 17-18a); or, their victims (v 18b-19); or, this may be a general principle referring to all.