Giuda
La Bibbia della Gioia
1 Questa lettera è scritta da Giuda, servo di Gesù Cristo e fratello di Giacomo, a tutti i cristiani che sono amati da Dio Padre e protetti da Gesù Cristo. 2 A voi auguro misericordia, pace e amore in abbondanza.
In difesa della verità
3 Carissimi, avevo in mente di scrivervi a proposito della salvezza che Dio ci ha dato, ma ora mi trovo nella necessità di mandarvi questa lettera per incoraggiarvi a difendere con tutte le vostre forze la fede che Dio ha dato ai veri credenti, una volta per sempre. 4 Vi dico questo perché si sono intrufolati fra voi certi individui, i quali sostengono che, una volta diventati cristiani, possiamo fare tutto quello che ci pare e piace, senza timore della punizione di Dio. La condanna per le persone di questo genere è già scritta da tempo, perché rinnegano il nostro unico padrone e Signore, Gesù Cristo.
5 Per quanto ci riguarda, ricordatevi, anche se già lo sapete, che il Signore, dopo aver salvato un intero popolo, Israele, dal paese dʼEgitto, in seguito fece morire tutti quelli che non gli credettero né vollero obbedirgli. 6 Voglio ricordarvi anche quegli angeli che non rimasero nei limiti della loro giusta autorità, ma abbandonarono la propria dimora. Dio li incatenò nelle prigioni delle tenebre, ed è là che li tiene in attesa del giorno del giudizio. 7 E non dimenticate neppure Sòdoma e Gomorra e le città vicine che, come loro, si erano abbandonate ai vizi di ogni specie, inclusa lʼomosessualità. Quelle città furono distrutte dal fuoco e ci servono dʼesempio per ricordarci che cʼè un inferno in cui sono puniti i peccatori. 8 Nonostante ciò, questi falsi maestri si comportano allo stesso modo. Come allucinati, continuano a vivere in modo immorale e malvagio, degradando il loro corpo e disprezzano tutte le autorità, beffandosi perfino della maestà di Cristo. 9 E pensare che neppure Michele, uno degli angeli più potenti, osò fare come loro. Infatti, quando si trovò a discutere con Satana per avere il corpo di Mosè, non osò accusarlo, né offenderlo, ma disse semplicemente: «Ti sgridi il Signore!» 10 Questi individui, invece, dicono male di ciò che non conoscono e, come animali, fanno tutto per istinto, rovinando così la propria anima. 11 Guai a loro! Perché seguono lʼesempio di Caino, che uccise suo fratello. Per amore del denaro sono caduti negli stessi errori di Balaam e sono periti nella ribellione di Kore. 12 Quando si uniscono a voi per la Cena del Signore sono come tante macchie vergognose. Vengono per gozzovigliare, senza pensare ad altro che a riempirsi la pancia senza ritegno. Sono come nuvole senzʼacqua, portate qua e là dal vento: promettono molto, ma non danno niente. Sono come alberi senza frutto al momento della raccolta, morti due volte, sradicati per essere bruciati. 13 Lasciano dietro di sé vergogna e disgrazia, come la schiuma sporca che le onde del mare depositano sulla spiaggia. Vagano qua e là, splendenti come stelle, ma per loro Dio ha preparato un posto nelle tenebre più profonde, dove resteranno per sempre.
14 Enoc, che visse sette generazioni dopo Adamo, sapeva di questi uomini e fece questa profezia in proposito: «Ecco, il Signore viene con milioni dei suoi santi. 15 Egli viene per giudicare tutta la gente del mondo; e metterà i malvagi a confronto con tutte le malvagità che hanno commesso e con le offese che, da peccatori impenitenti quali sono, hanno lanciato contro di lui». 16 Costoro non fanno che lamentarsi: sempre scontenti della propria sorte, vivono in preda delle loro passioni; le loro parole sono piene di superbia e, per interesse, sono pronti alla più sfacciata adulazione.
«Costruite su buone fondamenta»
17 Ma voi, miei cari, ricordate ciò che vi hanno predetto gli apostoli del nostro Signore, Gesù Cristo: 18 che negli ultimi tempi ci sarebbero stati degli individui beffardi, il cui unico scopo nella vita sarebbe stato quello di vivere secondo i propri istinti peggiori. 19 Sono costoro che provocano divisioni, questa gente depravata che non possiede lo Spirito di Dio. 20 Ma voi, carissimi, continuate a costruire la vostra vita sempre più saldamente sulle fondamenta della vostra santa fede, e pregate con la potenza dello Spirito Santo.
21 Mantenetevi nellʼamore di Dio, aspettando la misericordia del nostro Signore Gesù Cristo che ci dà la vita eterna. 22 Abbiate pietà di quelli che sono nel dubbio: 23 salvateli, strappandoli dalle fiamme dellʼinferno. E per quanto riguarda gli altri, aiutateli a trovare il Signore con il vostro amore, ma anche con prudenza, facendo attenzione di non essere trascinati anche voi nel loro peccato. Pur mostrandovi pietosi nei loro confronti, dovete odiare anche la più piccola traccia del loro peccato.
24-25 Ed ora, tutta la gloria vada a lui, che è il solo Dio che ci salva, per mezzo del nostro Signore Gesù Cristo. Tutta la maestà, la potenza e lʼautorità appartengono a lui fin dal principio; sono e saranno sue per sempre. Egli può aiutarvi a non cadere nel peccato, e portarvi perfetti e senza peccato alla sua gloriosa presenza, esultanti di eterna gioia. Amen. Giuda.
Jude
New International Version
1 Jude,(A) a servant of Jesus Christ(B) and a brother of James,
To those who have been called,(C) who are loved in God the Father and kept for[a] Jesus Christ:(D)
2 Mercy, peace(E) and love be yours in abundance.(F)
The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People
3 Dear friends,(G) although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share,(H) I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend(I) for the faith(J) that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.(K) 4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[b] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(L) They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.(M)
5 Though you already know all this,(N) I want to remind you(O) that the Lord[c] at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.(P) 6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.(Q) 7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah(R) and the surrounding towns(S) gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.(T)
8 In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings.(U) 9 But even the archangel(V) Michael,(W) when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses,(X) did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”[d](Y) 10 Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them.(Z)
11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain;(AA) they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error;(AB) they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.(AC)
12 These people are blemishes at your love feasts,(AD) eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves.(AE) They are clouds without rain,(AF) blown along by the wind;(AG) autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted(AH)—twice dead. 13 They are wild waves of the sea,(AI) foaming up their shame;(AJ) wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.(AK)
14 Enoch,(AL) the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming(AM) with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones(AN) 15 to judge(AO) everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[e](AP) 16 These people are grumblers(AQ) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(AR) they boast(AS) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
A Call to Persevere
17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles(AT) of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.(AU) 18 They said to you, “In the last times(AV) there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”(AW) 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.(AX)
20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up(AY) in your most holy faith(AZ) and praying in the Holy Spirit,(BA) 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait(BB) for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.(BC)
22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire;(BD) to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[f](BE)
Doxology
24 To him who is able(BF) to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence(BG) without fault(BH) and with great joy— 25 to the only God(BI) our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!(BJ) Amen.(BK)
Footnotes
- Jude 1:1 Or by; or in
- Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation
- Jude 1:5 Some early manuscripts Jesus
- Jude 1:9 Jude is alluding to the Jewish Testament of Moses (approximately the first century a.d.).
- Jude 1:15 From the Jewish First Book of Enoch (approximately the first century b.c.)
- Jude 1:23 The Greek manuscripts of these verses vary at several points.
Jude
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Jude, a servant[a] of Jesus Christ and brother of James,
(A)To those who are called, (B)beloved in God the Father and (C)kept for[b] Jesus Christ:
2 May (D)mercy, (E)peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Judgment on False Teachers
3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our (F)common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you (G)to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For (H)certain people (I)have crept in unnoticed (J)who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert (K)the grace of our God into sensuality and (L)deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 Now I want (M)to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that (N)Jesus, who saved[c] a people out of the land of Egypt, (O)afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And (P)the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day— 7 just as (Q)Sodom and Gomorrah and (R)the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and (S)pursued unnatural desire,[d] serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
8 Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and (T)blaspheme the glorious ones. 9 But when (U)the archangel (V)Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing (W)about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, (X)“The Lord rebuke you.” 10 (Y)But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. 11 Woe to them! For they walked in (Z)the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain (AA)to Balaam's error and (AB)perished in Korah's rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs[e] (AC)at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, (AD)shepherds feeding themselves; (AE)waterless clouds, (AF)swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, (AG)uprooted; 13 (AH)wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of (AI)their own shame; (AJ)wandering stars, (AK)for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
14 It was also about these that Enoch, (AL)the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, (AM)“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 (AN)to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have (AO)committed in such an ungodly way, and of all (AP)the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16 These are grumblers, malcontents, (AQ)following their own sinful desires; (AR)they are loud-mouthed boasters, (AS)showing favoritism to gain advantage.
A Call to Persevere
17 But you must (AT)remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They[f] said to you, (AU)“In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” 19 It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, (AV)devoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, (AW)building yourselves up in your most holy faith and (AX)praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 (AY)keep yourselves in the love of God, (AZ)waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. 22 And have mercy on those who doubt; 23 save others by (BA)snatching them out of (BB)the fire; to others show mercy (BC)with fear, hating even (BD)the garment[g] stained by the flesh.
Doxology
24 (BE)Now to him who is able (BF)to keep you from stumbling and (BG)to present you (BH)blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to (BI)the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, (BJ)be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time[h] and now and forever. Amen.
Footnotes
- Jude 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- Jude 1:1 Or by
- Jude 1:5 Some manuscripts although you fully knew it, that the Lord who once saved
- Jude 1:7 Greek different flesh
- Jude 1:12 Or are blemishes
- Jude 1:18 Or Christ, because they
- Jude 1:23 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
- Jude 1:25 Or before any age
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