Jude
Expanded Bible
1 From Jude [Mark 6:3; Acts 1:14], a ·servant [slave; bondservant] of Jesus ·Christ [the Messiah] and a brother of James [C the half-brother of Jesus; James 1:1].
To all who have been ·called [chosen] by God. God the Father loves you, and you have been kept safe ·in [or for; or by] Jesus Christ:
2 Mercy, peace, and love be yours ·richly [in abundance; more and more].
God Will Punish Sinners
3 ·Dear friends [Loved ones; Beloved], I ·wanted very much [or was making every effort; or was just about] to write you about ·the salvation we all share [our common salvation]. But I felt the need to write you about something else: I want to ·encourage [exhort; urge; appeal to] you to ·fight hard for [earnestly contend for; defend] the faith [C the authentic gospel message] that was ·given [handed down to; entrusted to] the ·holy people of God [T saints] once and for all time. 4 [L For] Some people have ·secretly entered [sneaked in; infiltrated; wormed their way into] your group [2 Pet. 2:1]. Long ago ·the prophets wrote about these people who will be judged guilty [their condemnation was written about/predetermined]. They are ·against God [ungodly] and have ·changed [perverted; distorted] the grace of our God [C with its freedom from legalistic rules] into ·a reason for sexual sin [L debauchery; licentiousness; immorality]. They also ·refuse to accept [deny; have turned against] our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 I want to remind you of some things you already know ·well [fully]: Remember that the Lord[a] ·saved [rescued; delivered] his people by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. But later he destroyed all those who ·did not believe [were unfaithful]. 6 And remember the angels who did not keep their ·place of power [position of authority; L own domain/rule] but left their proper ·home [dwelling place]. The Lord has kept these angels in ·darkness [gloom; C the nether world or underworld; the place of the dead], bound with everlasting chains, to be judged on the great day [C the final day of judgment; 2 Pet. 2:4]. 7 Also remember the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah [C destroyed by God for their evil; Gen. 19; 2 Pet. 2:6] and the other towns around them. In the same way they were full of sexual sin and people who ·desired sexual relations that God does not allow [pursued sexual perversion; L departed after different flesh]. They suffer the punishment of eternal fire, as an ·example [warning] for all to see.
8 It is the same with these people [C the false teachers; v. 4]. They are guided by dreams ·and make themselves filthy with sin [and live immoral lives/pollute their bodies; or to defile the flesh]. They ·reject [despise] ·God’s authority [L authority] and ·speak against [insult; slander; blaspheme] ·the angels [celestial beings; L glorious ones; 2 Pet. 2:10–11]. 9 Not even the archangel Michael [C a leader among God’s angels; Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1; Rev. 12:7], when he ·argued [contended] with the devil ·about who would have [L about] the body of Moses, dared to ·judge the devil guilty [L bring a slanderous/blasphemous judgment]. Instead, he said, “The Lord ·punish [rebuke] you [C probably a story told in the Testament of Moses, a Jewish writing of the early first century ad].” 10 But these people ·speak against [slander; blaspheme] things they do not understand [2 Pet. 2:12]. And what they do know, ·by feeling [instinctively], like ·dumb [unreasoning; irrational] animals, are the very things that destroy them. 11 ·It will be terrible for them [L Woe to them!]. They have followed the way of Cain [C who murdered his brother Abel; Gen. 4], and ·for money [because of greed; L for wages] they have ·given themselves [poured themselves out] to doing the ·wrong [error] that Balaam did [Num. 22—24; 2 Pet. 2:15–16]. ·They have rebelled against God as Korah did, and like Korah, they surely will be destroyed [L In the rebellion of Korah, they were destroyed; Num. 16]. 12 They are like ·dirty spots [blemishes; or dangerous hidden reefs/rocks] in your ·special Christian meals you share [fellowship meals; love feasts]. They eat with you and have no ·fear [qualms; or shame], ·caring only for themselves [or shepherds feeding themselves]. They are clouds without ·rain [L water], which the wind blows around [2 Pet. 2:17]. They are autumn trees without fruit that are ·pulled out of the ground [uprooted]. So they are twice dead [C because they are both barren and uprooted; or perhaps a reference to both the physical and spiritual death of the false teachers]. 13 They are like wild waves of the sea, ·tossing up their own shameful actions like foam [L foaming up their own shame]. They are like ·stars that wander in the sky [C perhaps a reference to planets, whose variable positions, unlike those of the stars, provide mariners no guidance]. A place in the ·blackest darkness [L gloom of darkness; v. 7] has been kept for them forever [2 Pet. 2:17].
14 Enoch, the seventh descendant from Adam [C counting Adam first; Gen. 5:18–24], ·said [L prophesied] about these people: “·Look [T Behold], the Lord is coming with many thousands of his ·holy angels [L holy ones] to 15 judge every person. He is coming to ·punish [convict] ·all [every person/soul] who are against God for all ·the evil they have done against him [L their ungodly deeds committed in an ungodly manner]. And he will punish the ·sinners who are against God [ungodly sinners] for all the ·evil [harsh/defiant words; insults] they have said against him.” [C Jude appears to be quoting here from the nonbiblical Jewish book of 1 Enoch (1:9), although he may be drawing generally from Jewish tradition.]
16 These people ·complain and blame others [are grumblers and fault-finders], ·doing the evil things they want to do [L pursuing their own desires/lusts]. ·They brag about themselves [L Their mouths speak boastful words], and they ·flatter [impress; astound] others ·to get what they want [to gain an advantage; L for the sake of gain].
A Warning and Things to Do
17 [L But you] ·Dear friends [Beloved], remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ ·said before [predicted; prophesied; foretold; 2 Pet. 3:2]. 18 [L For] They said to you, “In the ·last times [end time] there will be ·people who laugh about God [scoffers; mockers], ·following [pursuing] their own ·evil [ungodly] ·desires [passions; lusts; 2 Pet. 3:3].” 19 These are the people who ·divide you [cause divisions], people ·whose thoughts are only of this world [who are worldly; or who live by natural instincts/desires], who do not have the Spirit [C living within them and guiding them].
20 But [L you] ·dear friends [beloved], ·use your most holy faith to build yourselves up [or build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith; C the whole body of true Christian doctrine and practice], praying ·in [in dependence on; or as directed by; or according to the will of] the Holy Spirit. 21 Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ ·to give you [that leads to] ·life forever [eternal life].
22 Show mercy to ·some people who have doubts [those who waver; C in their faith]. 23 ·Take others out of the fire, and save them [L Save/Rescue others by snatching them from the fire; C fire represents judgment]. Show mercy mixed with fear to others [C fear inspired by God’s righteous judgment against sin], hating even their clothes which are ·dirty from sin [L stained by the sinful nature/flesh].
Praise God
24 ·God is strong and can [L Now to the one who is able to] ·help you not to fall [keep/guard you from falling/stumbling]. ·He can bring you [L …and to present you] before his ·glory [glorious presence] ·without any wrong in you [faultless; blameless; spotless] and ·can give you great joy [with gladness/jubilation/rejoicing]. 25 To the only God, ·the One who saves us [L our Savior], be glory, ·greatness [majesty], ·power [might], and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord for all ·time past [the ages], now, and forever. Amen.
Footnotes
- Jude 1:5 the Lord Some Greek copies read “Jesus.”
Judas
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
1 Mula kay Judas na alipin ni Jesu-Cristo at kapatid ni Santiago.
Mahal kong mga pinili ng Dios Ama na maging kanya, na minamahal niya at iniingatan ni Jesu-Cristo:
2 Sumainyo nawa ang higit pang awa, kapayapaan, at pag-ibig mula sa Dios.
Mga Huwad at Sinungaling na Guro
3 Mga minamahal, gustong-gusto ko sanang sumulat sa inyo tungkol sa kaligtasang natanggap natin, pero naisip ko na mas kailangan ko ngayong sumulat tungkol sa mga bagay na magpapalakas ng inyong loob upang manindigan sa mga aral ng ating pananampalataya. Ang mga aral na ito ay ipinagkatiwala ng Dios sa mga pinabanal[a] niya, at hindi dapat baguhin. 4 Sumulat ako sa inyo dahil hindi ninyo namalayan na napasok kayo ng ilang mga tao na pinipilit baguhin ang mga aral tungkol sa biyaya ng Dios upang makagawa ng kalaswaan. Tinalikuran nila ang ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo na nagmamay-ari ng ating buhay. Silaʼy mga taong walang Dios na noon pa man ay nakatakda nang parusahan ayon sa Kasulatan.
5 Kahit alam nʼyo na, gusto ko pa ring ipaalala sa inyo na kahit iniligtas ng Panginoon ang mga Israelita sa pagkaalipin sa Egipto, sa bandang huli ay pinatay niya ang ilan sa kanila dahil hindi sila sumampalataya sa kanya. 6 Alalahanin nʼyo rin ang mga anghel na hindi nanatili sa dati nilang kalagayan kundi iniwan ang kanilang lugar. Ginapos ng Dios ang mga iyon ng mga kadenang hindi mapuputol, at ikinulong sa napakadilim na lugar hanggang sa araw na hahatulan sila. 7 At alalahanin nʼyo rin ang nangyari sa Sodom at Gomora at sa mga kalapit na bayan nila. Katulad ng mga anghel na iyon, gumawa sila ng lahat ng uri ng kalaswaan, pati na ng kahalayan sa hindi nila kauri. Pinarusahan sila sa walang hanggang apoy bilang babala sa lahat.
8 Ganyan din ang mga taong nakapasok sa inyo nang hindi ninyo namalayan. May mga pangitain sila na nag-uudyok sa kanila na gumawa ng kahalayan sa sarili nilang katawan. At dahil din sa mga pangitaing iyon, ayaw nilang magpasakop sa kapangyarihan ng Panginoon, at nilalait nila ang mga makapangyarihang nilalang. 9 Kahit na si Micael na pinuno ng mga anghel ay hindi nanlait ng ganoon. Sapagkat nang makipagtalo siya sa diyablo kung sino sa kanila ang kukuha ng bangkay ni Moises, hindi siya nangahas umakusa nang may panlalait. Sa halip, sinabi lang niya, “Sawayin ka ng Panginoon!” 10 Pero ang mga taong itoʼy nanlalait sa mga bagay na hindi nila naiintindihan. Tulad ng mga hayop na hindi iniisip ang kanilang ginagawa, wala silang ibang sinusunod kundi ang likas na damdamin nila na siyang nagdadala sa kanila sa kapahamakan. 11 Nakakaawa ang sasapitin ng mga taong ito dahil sinunod nila ang ginawa ni Cain. Tinularan din nila si Balaam, dahil kahit alam nilang mali ang ginagawa nila, patuloy pa rin nila itong ginagawa dahil nasilaw sila sa salapi. At tulad din ni Kora, naghihimagsik sila laban sa Dios, kaya sila ay parurusahan ding tulad niya. 12 Ang mga taong itoʼy nakakasira[b] sa pagsasalo-salo ninyo bilang magkakapatid sa Panginoon. Ang tanging habol nila ay kumain at uminom, at hindi sila nahihiya sa ginagawa nila. Wala silang iniisip kundi ang kanilang sarili. Para silang mga ulap na tinatangay ng hangin pero wala namang dalang ulan. Para rin silang mga punongkahoy na walang bunga sa kapanahunan nito, binunot pati ang ugat at talagang patay na. 13 At kung paanong nakikita ang bula ng malalakas na alon sa dagat, nakikita rin ang mga gawa nilang kahiya-hiya. Para rin silang mga ligaw na bituin. Itinakda sila ng Dios para sa napakadilim na lugar, at mananatili sila roon magpakailanman.
14 Si Enoc, na kabilang sa ikapitong henerasyon mula kay Adan ay may propesiya tungkol sa kanila. Sinabi niya, “Makinig kayo, darating ang Panginoon na kasama ang libu-libo niyang mga anghel 15 para hatulan ang lahat at parusahan ang mga hindi kumikilala sa Dios dahil sa masasama nilang gawa at masasakit na pananalita laban sa kanya.” 16 Ang mga taong ito na sumasalungat sa katotohanan ay mareklamo, mapagpuna, at ang tanging sinusunod ay ang masasamang hangarin nila. Mayabang sila sa kanilang pananalita, at nililinlang nila ang mga tao para makuha ang gusto nila.
Mga Payo at Babala
17 Ngunit lagi ninyong tandaan, mga minamahal, ang sinabi ng mga apostol ni Jesu-Cristo na ating Panginoon. 18 Sinabi nila, “Sa mga huling araw, darating ang mga taong mapanlait na ang tanging sinusunod ay ang masasama nilang hangarin.” 19 Sila ang mga taong gumagawa ng paraan upang masira ang pagkakaisa ninyo. Makamundo sila, at wala sa kanila ang Banal na Espiritu. 20 Ngunit mga minamahal, magpakatatag kayo sa inyong banal na pananampalataya. Lagi kayong manalangin sa tulong ng Banal na Espiritu. 21 Manatili kayo sa pag-ibig ng Dios, habang hinihintay ninyo ang buhay na walang hanggan na ibibigay ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo dahil sa awa niya sa atin. 22 Maawa kayo sa mga nag-aalinlangan. 23 Tulungan ninyo ang iba na maligtas sa kaparusahan, na para bang nagliligtas kayo ng isang bagay na masusunog na. Maawa kayo kahit sa mga taong napakasama, pero mag-ingat kayo sa masasama nilang gawa. Kasuklaman ninyo kahit na ang damit nilang nadumihan ng kasamaan nila.
Papuri at Pasasalamat sa Dios
24 At ngayon, purihin natin ang Dios – siya na makakapag-ingat sa inyo upang hindi kayo magkasala, at makakapagdala sa inyo sa kanyang harapan nang walang kapintasan at may lubos na kagalakan. 25 Siya lang ang Dios at ating Tagapagligtas sa pamamagitan ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. Sa kanya ang kapurihan, karangalan, kadakilaan at kapangyarihan, mula pa noong una, hanggang ngayon, at magpakailanman. Amen.
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