| 1 זֹאת הִיא הָאִגֶּרֶת הַשֵּׁנִית אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי כֹתֵב אֲלֵיכֶם אֲהוּבִים וּבִשְׁתֵּיהֶן אָעִיר בְּדֶרֶךְ הַזְכָּרָה אֶת־תֻּמַּת לְבַבְכֶם | 1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: |
| 2 לִזְכֹּר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הַנֶּאֱמָרִים מִקֶּדֶם בִּידֵי הַנְּבִיאִים הַקְּדשִׁים וְאֶת־מִצְוַת אֲדֹנֵינוּ וּמוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר נִתְּנָה בְיָדֵנוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים | 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 וּדְעוּ זֹאת לָכֶם רִאשׁוֹנָה כִּי בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים יָבֹאוּ לֵצִים הַהֹלְכִים אַחֲרֵי תַאֲוֺת נַפְשָׁם וְיִתְלוֹצְצוּ לֵאמֹר | 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, |
| 4 אַיֵּה הַבְטָחַת בֹּאוֹ כִּי מֵאָז שָׁכְבוּ הָאָבוֹת הַכֹּל עֹמֵד כְּמוֹ מֵרֵאשִׁית הַבְּרִיאָה | 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 וְנִסְתָּר מֵהֶם בַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא יֹאבוּ לָדַעַת כִּי מִקֶּדֶם קָמוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ בִּדְבַר אֱלֹהִים מִן־הַמַּיִם וְעַל־יְדֵי הַמָּיִם | 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 וּבְמַיִם אָבְדָה תֵבֵל מֵאָז כִּי נִשְׁטְפָה בְּמֵי הַמַּבּוּל | 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: |
| 7 גַּם הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֵינוּ נִצְפְּנוּ בִדְבָרוֹ וְהֵם שְׁמוּרִים לָאֵשׁ לְיוֹם הַדִּין וַאֲבֹד אַנְשֵׁי הָרָשַׁע | 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 וְזֹאת הָאַחַת אַל־תֵּעָלֵם מִכֶּם אֲהוּבִים כִּי יוֹם אֶחָד כְּאֶלֶף שָׁנִים בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָֹה וְאֶלֶף שָׁנִים כְּיוֹם אֶחָד | 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 וְלֹא־יְאַחֵר יְהוָֹה אֶת־אֲשֶׁר הִבְטִיחַ כַּאֲשֶׁר־יֵשׁ חשְׁבִים אֹתָהּ לְאִחוּר כִּי אַךְ־הֶאֱרִיךְ אַפּוֹ בַּעֲבוּרֵנוּ וְלֹא יַחְפֹּץ בַּאֲבֹד אִישׁ כִּי אִם־בִּפְנוֹת כֻּלָּם לִתְשׁוּבָה | 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 בֹּא יָבֹא יוֹם־יְהוָֹה כְּגַנָּב בַּלָּיְלָה אָז הַשָּׁמַיִם בְּשָׁאוֹן יַחֲלֹפוּ וְהַיְסֹדוֹת יְבֹעֲרוּ וְהִתְמֹגֲגוּ וְהָאָרֶץ וְהַמַּעֲשִׂים אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָ יִשָּׂרֵפוּ | 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 וְעַתָּה אִם־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יָמוּגוּ מַה־מְּאֹד חַיָּבִים אַתֶּם לְהִתְהַלֵּךְ בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבַחֲסִידוּת | 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 וּלְחַכּוֹת לְבֹא יוֹם־יְהוָֹה וּלְהָחִישׁ אֹתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בִּגְלָלוֹ הַשָּׁמַיִם יָמוּגוּ בָאֵשׁ וְהַיְסֹדוֹת יְבֹעֲרוּ וְנָמַסּוּ | 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 וַאֲנַחְנוּ כְּפִי הַבְטָחָתוֹ מְחַכִּים לְשָׁמַיִם חֲדָשִׁים וּלְאֶרֶץ חֲדָשָׁה אֲשֶׁר־צֶדֶק יָלִין בָּם | 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. |
| 14 עַל־כֵּן אֲהוּבִים אֲשֶׁר לָאֵלֶּה חִכִּיתֶם שִׁקְדוּ לְהִמָּצֵא לְפָנָיו בְּשָׁלוֹם נְקִיִּים וְזַכִּים מִפָּשַׁע | 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 וְאֶת־אֹרֶךְ רוּחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ תַּחְשְׁבוּ לִתְשׁוּעָה כַּאֲשֶׁר גַּם־אָחִינוּ הָאָהוּב פּוֹלוֹס כָּתַב אֲלֵיכֶם כְּפִי הַחָכְמָה הַנְּתוּנָה לוֹ | 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 וְכֵן בְּכָל־אִגְּרוֹתָיו בְּדַבְּרוֹ־שָׁם עַל־אֵלֶּה וּבָהֶן יֵשׁ דְּבָרִים קְשֵׁי הַהֲבָנָה וְהַבֹּעֲרִים וְהַפְּתָאִים יַהַפְכוּ אֹתָם כַּאֲשֶׁר גַּם־יַעֲשֹוּ לַכְּתָבִים הָאֲחֵרִים לְאָבְדַן נַפְשָׁם | 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 וְאַתֶּם אֲהוּבִים אֲשֶׁר יְדַעְתֶּם זֹאת הִשָּׁמְרוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם פֶּן־תִּמָּשְׁכוּ אַחֲרֵי טָעוּת אַנְשֵׁי בְלִיַּעַל וּנְפַלְתֶּם מִמָּעֻזְּכֶם | 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 וּרְבוּ בְּחֶסֶד וּבְדַעַת אֲדֹנֵינוּ וּמוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַכָּבוֹד גַּם־הַיּוֹם וְגַם־לְיוֹם הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן | 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. |
