The Warnings of History to the Ungodly

[a](A)Jude, a (B)bond-servant of Jesus Christ and brother of [b]James,

To (C)those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and (D)kept for Jesus Christ: (E)May mercy, peace, and love (F)be multiplied to you.

(G)Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our (H)common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you (I)contend earnestly for (J)the faith that was once for all time (K)handed down to (L)the [c]saints. For certain people have (M)crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand [d](N)marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn (O)the grace of our God into (P)indecent behavior and (Q)deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Now I want to (R)remind you, though (S)you know everything once and for all, that [e]the Lord, (T)after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, [f]subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. And (U)angels who did not keep their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling place, these He has (V)kept in eternal restraints under darkness for the judgment of the great day, just as (W)Sodom and Gomorrah and the (X)cities around them, since they in the same way as these angels indulged in sexual perversion and (Y)went after [g]strange flesh, are exhibited as an [h](Z)example in undergoing the (AA)punishment of eternal fire.

Yet in the same way these people also, dreaming, (AB)defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak abusively of angelic [i]majesties. But (AC)Michael (AD)the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about (AE)the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him an abusive judgment, but said, “(AF)The Lord rebuke you!” 10 But (AG)these people disparage all the things that they do not understand; and (AH)all the things that they know by instinct, (AI)like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone (AJ)the way of Cain, and for pay [j]they have given themselves up to (AK)the error of Balaam, and (AL)perished in the rebellion of Korah. 12 These are the ones who are [k]hidden reefs (AM)in your love feasts when they feast with you (AN)without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; (AO)clouds without water, (AP)carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, [l]doubly dead, (AQ)uprooted; 13 (AR)wild waves of the sea, churning up (AS)their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, (AT)for whom the [m]gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.

14 It was also about these people that (AU)Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “(AV)Behold, the Lord has come with [n]many thousands of His holy ones, 15 (AW)to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which (AX)ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” 16 These are (AY)grumblers, finding fault, (AZ)following after their own lusts; [o]they speak (BA)arrogantly, flattering people (BB)for the sake of gaining an advantage.

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

17 But you, (BC)beloved, (BD)ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by (BE)the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they were saying to you, “(BF)In the last time there will be mockers, (BG)following after their own ungodly lusts.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, [p](BH)worldly-minded, [q]devoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, (BI)beloved, (BJ)building yourselves up on your most holy (BK)faith, (BL)praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, (BM)looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 22 And have mercy on some, who are doubting; 23 save others, (BN)snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, (BO)hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.

24 (BP)Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to (BQ)make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with (BR)great joy, 25 to the (BS)only (BT)God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, (BU)be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority (BV)before all time and now and [r]forever. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Jude 1:1 Gr Judas
  2. Jude 1:1 Or Jacob
  3. Jude 1:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  4. Jude 1:4 Or written about regarding this
  5. Jude 1:5 One early ms Jesus
  6. Jude 1:5 Lit the second time
  7. Jude 1:7 Lit different; or other flesh
  8. Jude 1:7 Or example of eternal fire, in undergoing punishment
  9. Jude 1:8 Lit glories
  10. Jude 1:11 Lit they have poured themselves out
  11. Jude 1:12 Or stains
  12. Jude 1:12 Lit twice
  13. Jude 1:13 Or netherworld gloom
  14. Jude 1:14 Lit His holy ten thousands
  15. Jude 1:16 Lit their mouth speaks
  16. Jude 1:19 Or merely natural
  17. Jude 1:19 Lit not having
  18. Jude 1:25 Lit to all the ages

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:

23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Iuda, rob al lui Isus Hristos şi fratele(A) lui Iacov, către cei(B) chemaţi, care sunt iubiţi în Dumnezeu Tatăl şi păstraţi(C) pentru Isus Hristos: îndurarea, pacea(D) şi dragostea să vă fie înmulţite. Preaiubiţilor, pe când căutam cu tot dinadinsul să vă scriu despre mântuirea(E) noastră de obşte, m-am văzut silit să vă scriu ca(F) să vă îndemn să luptaţi pentru credinţa care a fost dată sfinţilor o dată pentru totdeauna. Căci(G) s-au strecurat printre voi unii oameni scrişi(H) de mult pentru osânda aceasta, oameni neevlavioşi, care schimbă(I) în desfrânare harul(J) Dumnezeului nostru şi tăgăduiesc(K) pe singurul nostru Stăpân şi Domn, Isus Hristos. Vreau să vă aduc aminte, măcar că ştiţi, o dată pentru totdeauna toate aceste lucruri că Domnul(L), după ce a izbăvit pe poporul Său din ţara Egiptului, în urmă a(M) nimicit pe cei ce(N) n-au crezut. El a păstrat pentru judecata zilei celei mari, puşi în lanţuri veşnice, în întuneric, pe(O) îngerii care nu şi-au(P) păstrat vrednicia, ci şi-au părăsit locuinţa. Tot aşa, Sodoma(Q) şi Gomora şi cetăţile dimprejurul lor, care se dăduseră ca şi ele la curvie şi au poftit după trupul altuia, ne stau înainte ca o pildă, suferind pedeapsa unui foc veşnic. Totuşi(R) oamenii aceştia, târâţi de visările lor, îşi pângăresc la fel trupul, nesocotesc stăpânirea şi batjocoresc(S) dregătoriile. Arhanghelul Mihail(T), când se împotrivea diavolului şi se certa cu el pentru trupul lui Moise, n-a îndrăznit(U) să rostească împotriva lui o judecată de ocară, ci doar a zis: „Domnul să te mustre(V)!” 10 Aceştia(W), dimpotrivă, batjocoresc ce nu cunosc şi se pierd singuri în ceea ce ştiu din fire, ca dobitoacele fără minte. 11 Vai de ei! Căci au urmat pe calea lui(X) Cain! S-au aruncat(Y) în rătăcirea lui Balaam din dorinţa de câştig! Au pierit într-o răscoală ca(Z) a lui Core! 12 Sunt(AA) nişte stânci ascunse la mesele(AB) voastre de dragoste, unde se ospătează fără ruşine împreună cu voi şi se îndoapă de-a binelea; nişte nori(AC) fără apă, mânaţi(AD) încoace şi încolo de vânturi, nişte pomi tomnatici fără rod, de două ori morţi, dezrădăcinaţi(AE); 13 nişte valuri(AF) înfuriate ale mării, care îşi spumegă(AG) ruşinile lor, nişte stele rătăcitoare, cărora(AH) le este păstrată negura întunericului pentru vecie. 14 Şi pentru ei a prorocit Enoh, al(AI) şaptelea patriarh de la Adam, când a zis: „Iată că a venit(AJ) Domnul cu zecile de mii de sfinţi ai Săi, 15 ca să facă o judecată împotriva tuturor şi să încredinţeze pe toţi cei nelegiuiţi de toate faptele(AK) nelegiuite, pe care le-au făcut în chip nelegiuit, şi de toate cuvintele de ocară pe care le-au rostit împotriva Lui aceşti păcătoşi nelegiuiţi.” 16 Ei sunt nişte cârtitori, nemulţumiţi cu soarta lor, trăiesc după poftele lor, gura(AL) le este plină de vorbe trufaşe şi slăvesc(AM) pe oameni pentru câştig. 17 Dar(AN) voi, preaiubiţilor, aduceţi-vă aminte de vorbele vestite mai dinainte de apostolii Domnului nostru Isus Hristos. 18 Cum vă spuneau că în vremurile din urmă vor(AO) fi batjocoritori, care vor trăi după poftele lor nelegiuite. 19 Ei sunt aceia care(AP) dau naştere la dezbinări, oameni supuşi poftelor firii(AQ), care n-au Duhul. 20 Dar voi, preaiubiţilor, zidiţi-vă(AR) sufleteşte pe credinţa voastră preasfântă, rugaţi-vă(AS) prin Duhul Sfânt, 21 ţineţi-vă în dragostea lui Dumnezeu şi aşteptaţi(AT) îndurarea Domnului nostru Isus Hristos pentru viaţa veşnică. 22 Mustraţi pe cei ce se despart de voi; 23 căutaţi să mântuiţi(AU) pe unii, smulgându-i(AV) din foc; de alţii iarăşi fie-vă milă cu frică, urând până şi cămaşa(AW) mânjită de carne. 24 Iar(AX) Aceluia care poate să vă păzească de orice cădere şi să vă facă să(AY) vă înfăţişaţi fără prihană şi plini de bucurie înaintea slavei Sale, 25 singurului(AZ) Dumnezeu, Mântuitorul nostru, prin Isus Hristos, Domnul nostru, să fie slavă, măreţie, putere şi stăpânire, mai înainte de toţi vecii, şi acum, şi în veci. Amin.