犹大书
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
問安
1 耶穌基督的僕人，雅各的兄弟猶大，寫信給那些被召的人，就是在父 神裡蒙愛，並且為了耶穌基督而蒙保守的人。 2 願憐憫、平安、慈愛多多加給你們。
要竭力維護信仰
3 親愛的，儘管我曾經迫切地想寫信給你們，論到我們共享的救恩；現在我更覺得必須寫信勸勉你們，要竭力維護從前一次就全交給了聖徒的信仰， 4 因為有人已經混進你們中間，他們就是早被判定受刑的不敬虔的人。這些人把我們 神的恩典當作放縱情慾的藉口，並且否認獨一的主宰我們的主耶穌基督。
列舉史實作鑒戒
5 雖然這一切事情你們都早已知道，我仍然要提醒你們：從前主從埃及地把人民救出來，跟著就把那些不信的人除滅了。 6 還有，那不守本位擅離自己居所的天使，主就用永遠的鎖鍊把他們拘留在黑暗裡，直到那大日子的審判。 7 又像所多瑪、蛾摩拉和周圍城市的人，與他們一樣的淫亂，隨從逆性的情慾，以致遭受永火的刑罰，成了後世的鑒戒。
8 雖然是這樣，這些醉生夢死的人還是照樣玷污身體，藐視主權，毀謗尊榮。 9 就是天使長米迦勒為了摩西的屍體與魔鬼爭論的時候，尚且不敢用毀謗的話定他的罪，只說：“主責備你！” 10 但這些人毀謗他們所不知道的，他們只知道按本性所能領悟的事，好像沒有理性的禽獸，就在這些事上敗壞了自己。 11 他們有禍了，因為他們走上了該隱的道路，又為了財利闖進巴蘭的歧途，並且在可拉的背叛中滅亡了。 12 這些人膽敢與你們同席，他們只顧餵飽（“餵飽”或譯：“牧養”）自己，是你們愛筵中的暗礁；是無雨的浮雲，隨風飄蕩；是秋天不結果子的樹，連根拔起，死而又死； 13 是海中的狂浪，濺起了自己可恥的泡沫；是流蕩的星，有漆黑的幽暗永遠為他們存留。
14 亞當的第七世孫以諾，也曾經預言這些人說：“看，主必同他的千萬聖者降臨， 15 要審判眾人，又要定所有不敬虔的人的罪，因為他們妄行各樣不敬虔的事，並且說了種種剛愎的話頂撞 神。” 16 這些人常發牢騷，怨天尤人，順著自己的私慾行事，口說誇張的話，為了利益就不惜阿諛奉承。
要在至聖的信仰上建立自己
17 但你們呢，親愛的，你們要記住我們主耶穌基督的使徒從前所說的話。 18 他們曾經對你們說：“末世必有好譏笑人的人，隨著自己不敬虔的私慾行事。” 19 這些人分黨結派，是屬血氣的，沒有聖靈。 20 但你們呢，親愛的，你們要在至聖的信仰上建立自己，在聖靈裡禱告， 21 要保守自己在 神的愛中，仰望我們主耶穌基督的憐憫，直到永生。 22 有些人心裡疑惑，你們要憐憫他們； 23 有些人你們要拯救，把他們從火中搶救出來；又有些人你們要戰戰兢兢地憐憫他們，連染上情慾污漬的衣服也應當憎惡。
頌讚的禱告
24-25 願榮耀、威嚴、能力、權柄，藉著我們的主耶穌基督，從萬世以前，及現在，直到永永遠遠，歸給獨一的 神我們的救主。他能保守你們不至跌倒，使你們毫無瑕疵、歡然站在他榮光之前。阿們。
犹大书
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
1 我是耶稣基督的奴仆、雅各的兄弟犹大，现在写信给蒙父上帝呼召、眷爱、被耶稣基督看顾的人。
2 愿上帝丰丰富富地赐给你们怜悯、平安和慈爱！
捍卫真道
3 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，我一直迫切地想写信跟你们谈谈我们所共享的救恩，但现在我觉得有必要写信劝勉你们竭力护卫一次就完整地交给圣徒的真道。 4 因为有些不敬虔的人偷偷地混进你们中间，以上帝的恩典作借口，放纵情欲，否认独一的主宰——我们的主耶稣基督。圣经上早已记载，这样的人必受到审判。
前车之鉴
5 以下的事情，你们虽然都知道，但我还要再提醒你们：从前上帝[a]把祂的子民从埃及救出来，后来把其中不信的人灭绝了。 6 至于不守本分、擅离岗位的天使，上帝也用锁链将他们永远囚禁在幽暗里，等候最后审判的大日子到来。 7 此外，所多玛、蛾摩拉及其附近城镇的人同样因为荒淫无度、沉溺于变态的情欲而遭到永火的刑罚。这些事都成为我们的警戒。
假教师的恶行
8 同样，这些做梦的人玷污自己的身体，不服权柄，亵渎有尊荣的。 9 当天使长米迦勒为摩西的尸体跟魔鬼争辩的时候，尚且不敢用毁谤的话谴责它，只说：“愿主责罚你！” 10 这些人却毁谤自己不明白的事，像没有理性的野兽一样凭本能行事，结果自取灭亡。 11 他们大祸临头了！他们步了该隐的后尘，为谋利而重蹈巴兰的谬误，又像可拉一样因叛逆而灭亡。 12 这些人在你们的爱宴中是败类[b]。他们肆无忌惮地吃喝，是只顾喂养自己的牧人；是没有雨的云，随风飘荡；是深秋不结果子的树，被连根拔起，彻底枯死。 13 他们是海中的狂涛，翻动着自己可耻的泡沫，是流荡的星星，有幽幽黑暗永远留给他们。
14 亚当的第七代子孙以诺曾经针对这些人说预言：“看啊！主率领祂千万的圣者一同降临， 15 要审判所有的人，按不虔不敬的罪人所行的恶事和他们亵渎上帝的话定他们的罪。” 16 这些人满腹牢骚，怨天尤人，放纵自己的邪情私欲。他们口出狂言，为了谋利而阿谀奉承他人。
牢记警告
17 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，要谨记主耶稣基督的使徒从前给你们的警告。 18 他们曾对你们说：“末世的时候，必定有不敬虔、好讥笑的人放纵自己的邪情私欲。” 19 这些人制造分裂，血气用事，心中没有圣灵。
20 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，你们要在至圣的真道上造就自己，在圣灵的引导下祷告， 21 常在上帝的爱中，等候我们主耶稣基督施怜悯赐给你们永生。
22 那些心存疑惑的人，你们要怜悯他们； 23 有些人，你们要将他们从火中抢救出来；还有些人，你们要怀着畏惧的心怜悯他们，甚至要厌恶被他们的邪情私欲玷污的衣服。
祝颂
24 愿荣耀归给我们的救主——独一的上帝！祂能保守你们不失足犯罪，使你们无瑕无疵、欢欢喜喜地站在祂的荣耀面前。 25 愿荣耀、威严、能力和权柄借着我们的主耶稣基督都归给祂，从万世以前直到现今，一直到永永远远。阿们！
Jude
Common English Bible
Greeting
1 Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James.
To those who are called, loved by God the Father and kept safe by Jesus Christ.
2 May you have more and more mercy, peace, and love.
Certain judgment of the false teachers
3 Dear friends, I wanted very much to write to you concerning the salvation we share. Instead, I must write to urge you to fight for the faith delivered once and for all to God’s holy people. 4 Godless people have slipped in among you. They turn the grace of our God into unrestrained immorality and deny our only master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Judgment was passed against them a long time ago.
5 I want to remind you of something you already know very well. The Lord, who once saved a people out of Egypt, later destroyed those who didn’t maintain their faith. 6 I remind you too of the angels who didn’t keep their position of authority but deserted their own home. The Lord has kept them in eternal chains in the underworld until the judgment of the great day. 7 In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah and neighboring towns practiced immoral sexual relations and pursued other sexual urges. By undergoing the punishment of eternal fire, they serve as a warning.
8 Yet, even knowing this, these dreamers in the same way pollute themselves, reject authority, and slander the angels. 9 The archangel Michael, when he argued with the devil about Moses’ body, did not dare charge him with slander. Instead, he said, “The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But these people slander whatever they don’t understand. They are destroyed by what they know instinctively, as though they were irrational animals.
Prophecies about the false teachers
11 They are damned, for they follow in the footsteps of Cain. For profit they give themselves over to Balaam’s error. They are destroyed in the uprising of Korah. 12 These people are like jagged rocks just below the surface of the water waiting to snag you when they join your love feasts. They feast with you without reverence. They care only for themselves. They are waterless clouds carried along by the winds; fruitless autumn trees, twice dead, uprooted; 13 wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom the darkness of the underworld is reserved forever.
14 Enoch, who lived seven generations after Adam, prophesied about these people when he said, “See, the Lord comes with his countless holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on everyone and to convict everyone about every ungodly deed they have committed in their ungodliness as well as all the harsh things that sinful ungodly people have said against him.” 16 These are faultfinding grumblers, living according to their own desires. They speak arrogant words and they show partiality to people when they want a favor in return.
17 But you, dear friends, remember the words spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They said to you, “In the end time scoffers will come living according to their own ungodly desires.” 19 These people create divisions. Since they don’t have the Spirit, they are worldly.
A strategy for the faithful
20 But you, dear friends: build each other up on the foundation of your most holy faith, pray in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep each other in the love of God, wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will give you eternal life. 22 Have mercy on those who doubt. 23 Save some by snatching them from the fire. Fearing God, have mercy on some, hating even the clothing contaminated by their sinful urges.
Blessing
24 To the one who is able to protect you from falling,
and to present you blameless and rejoicing before his glorious presence,
25 to the only God our savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord,
belong glory, majesty, power, and authority,
before all time, now and forever. Amen.
Jude
Easy-to-Read Version
1 Greetings from Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James.
To those who have been chosen and are loved by God the Father and have been kept safe in Jesus Christ.
2 Mercy, peace, and love be yours more and more.
God Will Punish Those Who Do Wrong
3 Dear friends, I wanted very much to write to you about the salvation we all share together. But I felt the need to write to you about something else: I want to encourage you to fight hard for the faith that God gave his holy people. God gave this faith once, and it is good for all time. 4 Some people have secretly entered your group. These people have already been judged guilty for what they are doing. Long ago the prophets wrote about them. They are against God. They have used the grace of our God in the wrong way—to do sinful things. They refuse to follow Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.
5 I want to help you remember some things you already know: Remember that the Lord[a] saved his people by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. But later he destroyed all those who did not believe. 6 And remember the angels who lost their authority to rule. They left their proper home. So the Lord has kept them in darkness, bound with everlasting chains, to be judged on the great day. 7 Also, remember the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the other towns around them. Like those angels they were full of sexual sin and involved themselves in sexual relations that are wrong. And they suffer the punishment of eternal fire, an example for us to see.
8 It is the same way with these people who have entered your group. They are guided by dreams. They make themselves dirty with sin. They reject God’s authority and say bad things against the glorious ones.[b] 9 Not even the archangel Michael did this. Michael argued with the devil about who would have the body of Moses. But Michael did not dare to condemn even the devil for his false accusations. Instead, Michael said, “The Lord punish you!”
10 But these people criticize things they don’t understand. They do understand some things. But they understand these things not by thinking, but by feeling, the way dumb animals understand things. And these are the things that destroy them. 11 It will be bad for them. They have followed the way that Cain went. To make money, they have given themselves to following the wrong way that Balaam went. They have fought against God like Korah[c] did. And like Korah, they will be destroyed.
12 These people are like dirty spots among you—they bring shame to you in the special meals you share together. They eat with you and have no fear. They take care of only themselves. They are like clouds without rain. The wind blows them around. They are like trees that have no fruit at harvest time and are pulled out of the ground. So they are twice dead. 13 Like the dirty foam on the wild waves in the sea, everyone can see the shameful things they do. They are like stars that wander in the sky. A place in the blackest darkness has been kept for them forever.
14 Enoch, the seventh descendant from Adam, said this about these people: “Look, the Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy angels 15 to judge everyone. He will punish all those who are against him for all the evil they have done in their lack of respect for him. Yes, the Lord will punish all these sinners who don’t honor him. He will punish them for all the evil things they have said against him.”
16 These people always complain and find wrong in others. They always do the evil things they want to do. They boast about themselves. The only reason they say good things about others is to get what they want.
A Warning and Things to Do
17 Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said would happen. 18 They told you, “In the last times there will be people who laugh at God and do only what they want to do—things that are against God.” 19 These are the people who divide you. They are not spiritual, because they don’t have the Spirit.
20 But you, dear friends, use your most holy faith to build yourselves up even stronger. Pray with the help of the Holy Spirit. 21 Keep yourselves safe in God’s love, as you wait for the Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life.
22 Help those who have doubts. 23 Rescue those who are living in danger of hell’s fire. There are others you should treat with mercy, but be very careful that their filthy lives don’t rub off on you.[d]
Praise God
24 God is strong and can keep you from falling. He can bring you before his glory without any wrong in you and give you great joy. 25 He is the only God, the one who saves us. To him be glory, greatness, power, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord for all time past, now, and forever. Amen.
Footnotes
- Jude 1:5 the Lord Some of the oldest and best Greek manuscripts of Jude have “Jesus” here. If “Jesus” is accepted as the original reading, it should replace “the Lord” in verse 6 as well.
- Jude 1:8 the glorious ones Literally, “the glories.” These seem to be some kind of angelic beings.
- Jude 1:11 Korah He turned against Moses. See Num. 16:1-40.
- Jude 1:23 that … on you Literally, “hating even their undershirt that is defiled from the flesh.”
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