| 1 ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡܥܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܒܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܠܪܥܝܢܟܘܢ ܫܦܝܐ ܀ | 1 Consider, most beloved, this second epistle which I am writing to you, in which I stir up, by admonition, your sincere mind, |
| 2 ܕܬܬܥܗܕܘܢ ܠܡܠܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܢܒܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܀ | 2 so that you may be mindful of those words that I preached to you from the holy prophets, and of the precepts of the Apostles of your Lord and Savior. |
| 3 ܟܕ ܗܕܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܢܐܬܘܢ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܡܬܐ ܡܒܙܚܢܐ ܕܡܒܙܚܝܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܟ ܪܓܝܓܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܀ | 3 Know this first: that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers, walking according to their own desires, |
| 4 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܡܢ ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܐܒܗܬܢ ܫܟܒܘ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܟܬܪ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ ܀ | 4 saying: “Where is his promise or his advent? For from the time that the fathers have slept, all things have continued just as they were from the beginning of creation.” |
| 5 ܛܥܝܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܕܐ ܟܕ ܨܒܝܢ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܐ ܘܒܝܕ ܡܝܐ ܩܡܬ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀ | 5 But they willfully ignore this: that the heavens existed first, and that the earth, from water and through water, was established by the Word of God. |
| 6 ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܗܝܕܝܢ ܛܦ ܒܡܝܐ ܘܐܒܕ ܀ | 6 By water, the former world then, having been inundated with water, perished. |
| 7 ܫܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܫܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܤܝܢܝܢ ܟܕ ܠܢܘܪܐ ܡܬܢܛܪܝܢ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܘܕܐܒܕܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܀ | 7 But the heavens and the earth that exist now were restored by the same Word, being reserved unto fire on the day of judgment, and unto the perdition of impious men. |
| 8 ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕܐ ܠܐ ܬܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܕܚܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܦ ܫܢܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܐܠܦ ܫܢܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܀ | 8 Yet truly, let this one thing not escape notice, most beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day. |
| 9 ܠܐ ܡܫܬܘܚܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܡܘܠܟܢܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܫܝܢ ܫܘܘܚܪܐ ܡܤܒܪܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܡܓܪ ܪܘܚܗ ܡܛܠܬܟܘܢ ܒܕܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܐܒܕ ܐܠܐ ܟܠܢܫ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܀ | 9 The Lord is not delaying his promise, as some imagine, but he does act patiently for your sake, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to be turned back to penance. |
| 10 ܐܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܫܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܫܠܝ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܐܤܛܘܟܤܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܝܩܕܝܢ ܢܫܬܪܘܢ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܒܗ ܬܫܬܟܚ ܀ | 10 Then the day of the Lord shall arrive like a thief. On that day, the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and truly the elements shall be dissolved with heat; then the earth, and the works that are within it, shall be completely burned up. |
| 11 ܟܕ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܫܬܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܒܗܘܦܟܝܟܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܒܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܀ | 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what kind of people ought you to be? In behavior and in piety, be holy, |
| 12 ܟܕ ܡܤܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܤܘܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܫܡܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܒܚܪܝܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܢܫܬܪܘܢ ܘܐܤܛܘܟܤܐ ܟܕ ܝܩܕܝܢ ܢܫܘܚܘܢ ܀ | 12 waiting for, and hurrying toward, the advent of the day of the Lord, by which the burning heavens shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt from the heat of the fire. |
| 13 ܠܫܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕܬܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܤܟܝܢܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܥܡܪܐ ܀ | 13 Yet truly, in accord with his promises, we are looking forward to the new heavens and the new earth, in which justice lives. |
| 14 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܟܕ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܡܤܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܨܦܘ ܕܕܠܐ ܟܘܬܡܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܘܡܐ ܠܗ ܬܫܬܟܚܘܢ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܀ | 14 Therefore, most beloved, while awaiting these things, be diligent, so that you may be found to be immaculate and unassailable before him, in peace. |
| 15 ܘܠܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܬܚܫܒܘܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܐܚܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܀ | 15 And let the longsuffering of our Lord be considered salvation, as also our most beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, |
| 16 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܗ ܡܠܠ ܒܗܝܢ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܤܝܩ ܠܤܘܟܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܤܡܝܟܝܢ ܡܥܩܡܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܀ | 16 just as he also spoke in all of his epistles about these things. In these, there are certain things which are difficult to understand, which the unlearned and the unsteady distort, as they also do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. |
| 17 ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܟܕ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܛܪܘ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܕܕܠܡܐ ܟܕ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܤ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܦܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܤܡܟܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܀ | 17 But since you, brothers, know these things beforehand, be cautious, lest by being drawn into the error of the foolish, you may fall away from your own steadfastness. |
| 18 ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܪܒܝܢ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܠܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܠܝܘܡܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܀ | 18 Yet truly, increase in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory, both now and in the day of eternity. Amen. |
