II Phi-rơ 3
Bản Dịch 2011
Chuẩn Bị Nghinh Ðón Chúa Tái Lâm
3 Thưa anh chị em yêu dấu, đây là thư thứ hai tôi viết cho anh chị em. Trong cả hai thư, tôi đều nhắc nhở hầu khơi dậy tâm trí chân thành trong anh chị em, 2 để anh chị em nhớ lại những lời các vị tiên tri thánh đã nói trước và những điều răn của Chúa và Ðấng Giải Cứu, do các vị sứ đồ của anh chị em truyền lại.
3 Trước hết anh chị em phải biết rằng trong những ngày cuối cùng sẽ có những kẻ nhạo báng đến châm biếm. Họ sống buông thả theo dục vọng riêng của họ 4 và nói rằng, “Lời hứa về sự hiện đến của Ngài đâu rồi? Vì từ khi các tổ phụ chúng ta an giấc mọi sự vẫn tiếp tục như từ lúc bắt đầu cuộc sáng thế.” 5 Họ cố ý làm ngơ điều nầy: nhờ lời Ðức Chúa Trời mà trời đã hiện hữu từ xưa và đất được thành hình từ trong nước và tồn tại với nước; 6 rồi cũng bởi nước, thế gian thời ấy đã bị diệt vong[a] vì ngập lụt. 7 Cũng bởi lời ấy, trời và đất hiện nay được để dành cho lửa, được giữ lại cho ngày phán xét và hủy diệt những kẻ không tin kính.
8 Thưa anh chị em yêu dấu, xin đừng quên điều nầy: đối với Chúa, một ngày như một ngàn năm, và một ngàn năm như một ngày. 9 Chúa không chậm trễ thực hiện lời hứa của Ngài như một số người cho là chậm trễ đâu, nhưng Ngài kiên nhẫn với anh chị em, vì không muốn người nào chết mất, nhưng muốn mọi người có cơ hội ăn năn.[b] 10 Nhưng ngày của Chúa sẽ đến như kẻ trộm. Trong ngày ấy, các từng trời sẽ biến mất sau một tiếng nổ kinh hoàng; các nguyên tố sẽ bị sức nóng cực mạnh làm tan chảy; đất và mọi công trình trên đất sẽ bị thiêu hủy.
11 Vì mọi vật sẽ bị tiêu diệt như thế, nên anh chị em phải ăn ở sao cho thánh khiết và thể hiện sự tin kính vẹn toàn, 12 trong khi chờ đợi và trông mong ngày của Ðức Chúa Trời mau đến. Ðó là ngày các từng trời sẽ bị tiêu tan vì lửa thiêu đốt, các nguyên tố sẽ bị sức nóng cực mạnh làm tan chảy. 13 Nhưng theo lời hứa của Ngài, chúng ta trông đợi trời mới và đất mới, là nơi sự công chính ngự trị.
14 Vậy thưa anh chị em yêu dấu, trong khi chờ đợi những điều ấy, chúng ta hãy cố gắng hết sức để Ngài thấy anh chị em sống hòa bình, không hoen ố và không tì vết. 15 Hãy xem sự kiên nhẫn của Chúa chúng ta là cơ hội để hưởng ơn cứu rỗi, và đó cũng là điều Phao-lô, anh em yêu dấu của chúng ta, đã viết cho anh chị em theo sự khôn ngoan đã ban cho anh ấy. 16 Anh ấy đã nói về những điều đó trong tất cả các bức thư của mình. Trong các bức thư ấy có những điều khó hiểu, mà những kẻ thiếu hiểu biết và không vững vàng đã bẻ cong ý nghĩa, như họ đã từng làm đối với những chỗ khác trong Kinh Thánh, khiến họ phải chuốc lấy diệt vong.
17 Vậy thưa anh chị em yêu dấu, vì anh chị em đã biết trước, nên hãy thận trọng, kẻo bị những kẻ xấu lôi kéo theo những sai lầm của họ, làm anh chị em mất đi sự vững chắc của mình chăng. 18 Nhưng hãy lớn lên trong ân sủng và trong sự hiểu biết Chúa và Ðấng Giải Cứu của chúng ta là Ðức Chúa Jesus Christ.
Nguyện xin vinh hiển thuộc về Ngài từ nay cho đến đời đời vô cùng. A-men.
Footnotes
- II Phi-rơ 3:6 ctd: Tất cả những chữ diệt vong (c. 6, 16), hủy diệt (c. 7), và chết mất (c. 9), đều ra từ một gốc “apoleia” và có thể dịch là hư mất.
- II Phi-rơ 3:9 nt: tiến đến sự ăn năn
2 Peter 3
English Standard Version
The Day of the Lord Will Come
3 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them (A)I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 (B)that you should remember the predictions of (C)the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come (D)in the last days with scoffing, (E)following their own sinful desires. 4 (F)They will say, “Where is the promise of (G)his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” 5 For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth (H)was formed out of water and through water (I)by the word of God, 6 and that by means of these the world that then existed (J)was deluged with water and (K)perished. 7 But by the same word (L)the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and (M)destruction of the ungodly.
8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and (N)a thousand years as one day. 9 (O)The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise (P)as some count slowness, but (Q)is patient toward you,[a] (R)not wishing that any should perish, but (S)that all should reach repentance. 10 But (T)the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then (U)the heavens will pass away with a roar, and (V)the heavenly bodies[b] will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.[c]
11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, (W)what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, 12 (X)waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and (Y)the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for (Z)new heavens and a new earth (AA)in which righteousness dwells.
Final Words
14 (AB)Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him (AC)without spot or (AD)blemish, and (AE)at peace. 15 And count (AF)the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as (AG)our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you (AH)according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. (AI)There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, (AJ)as they do the other Scriptures. 17 You therefore, beloved, (AK)knowing this beforehand, (AL)take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. 18 But (AM)grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (AN)To him be the glory both now and to the day of (AO)eternity. Amen.
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 3:9 Some manuscripts on your account
- 2 Peter 3:10 Or elements; also verse 12
- 2 Peter 3:10 Greek found; some manuscripts will be burned up
2 Peter 3
New International Version
The Day of the Lord
3 Dear friends,(A) this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders(B) to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets(C) and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.(D)
3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days(E) scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.(F) 4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised?(G) Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”(H) 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word(I) the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.(J) 6 By these waters also the world of that time(K) was deluged and destroyed.(L) 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,(M) being kept for the day of judgment(N) and destruction of the ungodly.
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.(O) 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,(P) as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient(Q) with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.(R)
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.(S) The heavens will disappear with a roar;(T) the elements will be destroyed by fire,(U) and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a](V)
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward(W) to the day of God and speed its coming.[b](X) That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.(Y) 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth,(Z) where righteousness dwells.
14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(AA) and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience(AB) means salvation,(AC) just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.(AD) 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable(AE) people distort,(AF) as they do the other Scriptures,(AG) to their own destruction.
17 Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard(AH) so that you may not be carried away by the error(AI) of the lawless(AJ) and fall from your secure position.(AK) 18 But grow in the grace(AL) and knowledge(AM) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(AN) To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(AO)
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up
- 2 Peter 3:12 Or as you wait eagerly for the day of God to come
2 Peter 3
King James Version
3 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
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