رِسَالَةُ بُطْرُسَ ٱلرَّسُولِ ٱلثَّانِيَةُ 1
1 سِمْعَانُ بُطْرُسُ عَبْدُ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ وَرَسُولُهُ، إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ نَالُوا مَعَنَا إِيمَانًا ثَمِينًا مُسَاوِيًا لَنَا، بِبِرِّ إِلَهِنَا وَٱلْمُخَلِّصِ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ:
2 لِتَكْثُرْ لَكُمُ ٱلنِّعْمَةُ وَٱلسَّلَامُ بِمَعْرِفَةِ ٱللهِ وَيَسُوعَ رَبِّنَا.تأكيد الدعوة والاختيار الإلهيان
3 كَمَا أَنَّ قُدْرَتَهُ ٱلْإِلَهِيَّةَ قَدْ وَهَبَتْ لَنَا كُلَّ مَا هُوَ لِلْحَيَاةِ وَٱلتَّقْوَى، بِمَعْرِفَةِ ٱلَّذِي دَعَانَا بِٱلْمَجْدِ وَٱلْفَضِيلَةِ، 4 ٱللَّذَيْنِ بِهِمَا قَدْ وَهَبَ لَنَا ٱلْمَوَاعِيدَ ٱلْعُظْمَى وَٱلثَّمِينَةَ، لِكَيْ تَصِيرُوا بِهَا شُرَكَاءَ ٱلطَّبِيعَةِ ٱلْإِلَهِيَّةِ، هَارِبِينَ مِنَ ٱلْفَسَادِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْعَالَمِ بِٱلشَّهْوَةِ. 5 وَلِهَذَا عَيْنِهِ -وَأَنْتُمْ بَاذِلُونَ كُلَّ ٱجْتِهَادٍ- قَدِّمُوا فِي إِيمَانِكُمْ فَضِيلَةً، وَفِي ٱلْفَضِيلَةِ مَعْرِفَةً، 6 وَفِي ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ تَعَفُّفًا، وَفِي ٱلتَّعَفُّفِ صَبْرًا، وَفِي ٱلصَّبْرِ تَقْوَى، 7 وَفِي ٱلتَّقْوَى مَوَدَّةً أَخَوِيَّةً، وَفِي ٱلْمَوَدَّةِ ٱلْأَخَوِيَّةِ مَحَبَّةً. 8 لِأَنَّ هَذِهِ إِذَا كَانَتْ فِيكُمْ وَكَثُرَتْ، تُصَيِّرُكُمْ لَا مُتَكَاسِلِينَ وَلَا غَيْرَ مُثْمِرِينَ لِمَعْرِفَةِ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. 9 لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ هَذِهِ، هُوَ أَعْمَى قَصِيرُ ٱلْبَصَرِ، قَدْ نَسِيَ تَطْهِيرَ خَطَايَاهُ ٱلسَّالِفَةِ. 10 لِذَلِكَ بِٱلْأَكْثَرِ ٱجْتَهِدُوا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ أَنْ تَجْعَلُوا دَعْوَتَكُمْ وَٱخْتِيَارَكُمْ ثَابِتَيْنِ. لِأَنَّكُمْ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ، لَنْ تَزِلُّوا أَبَدًا.
11 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يُقَدَّمُ لَكُمْ بِسِعَةٍ دُخُولٌ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ رَبِّنَا وَمُخَلِّصِنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ ٱلْأَبَدِيِّ.الوحي المقدس
12 لِذَلِكَ لَا أُهْمِلُ أَنْ أُذَكِّرَكُمْ دَائِمًا بِهَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ عَالِمِينَ وَمُثَبَّتِينَ فِي ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلْحَاضِرِ. 13 وَلَكِنِّي أَحْسِبُهُ حَقًّا - مَا دُمْتُ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَسْكَنِ- أَنْ أُنْهِضَكُمْ بِٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ، 14 عَالِمًا أَنَّ خَلْعَ مَسْكَنِي قَرِيبٌ، كَمَا أَعْلَنَ لِي رَبُّنَا يَسُوعُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ أَيْضًا. 15 فَأَجْتَهِدُ أَيْضًا أَنْ تَكُونُوا بَعْدَ خُرُوجِي، تَتَذَكَّرُونَ كُلَّ حِينٍ بِهَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ. 16 لِأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَتْبَعْ خُرَافَاتٍ مُصَنَّعَةً، إِذْ عَرَّفْنَاكُمْ بِقُوَّةِ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ وَمَجِيئِهِ، بَلْ قَدْ كُنَّا مُعَايِنِينَ عَظَمَتَهُ. 17 لِأَنَّهُ أَخَذَ مِنَ ٱللهِ ٱلْآبِ كَرَامَةً وَمَجْدًا، إِذْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ صَوْتٌ كَهَذَا مِنَ ٱلْمَجْدِ ٱلْأَسْنَى: «هَذَا هُوَ ٱبْنِي ٱلْحَبِيبُ ٱلَّذِي أَنَا سُرِرْتُ بِهِ». 18 وَنَحْنُ سَمِعْنَا هَذَا ٱلصَّوْتَ مُقْبِلًا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، إِذْ كُنَّا مَعَهُ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ. 19 وَعِنْدَنَا ٱلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلنَّبَوِيَّةُ، وَهِيَ أَثْبَتُ، ٱلَّتِي تَفْعَلُونَ حَسَنًا إِنِ ٱنْتَبَهْتُمْ إِلَيْهَا، كَمَا إِلَى سِرَاجٍ مُنِيرٍ فِي مَوْضِعٍ مُظْلِمٍ، إِلَى أَنْ يَنْفَجِرَ ٱلنَّهَارُ، وَيَطْلَعَ كَوْكَبُ ٱلصُّبْحِ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ، 20 عَالِمِينَ هَذَا أَوَّلًا: أَنَّ كُلَّ نُبُوَّةِ ٱلْكِتَابِ لَيْسَتْ مِنْ تَفْسِيرٍ خَاصٍّ. 21 لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ تَأْتِ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ بِمَشِيئَةِ إِنْسَانٍ، بَلْ تَكَلَّمَ أُنَاسُ ٱللهِ ٱلْقِدِّيسُونَ مَسُوقِينَ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ.
2 Peter 1
Salutation
1 From Simeons Peter,t a slavets and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our Gods and Savior,t Jesus Christ, have been grantedt a faith just as preciousts as ours.
2 May grace and peace be lavished on yout as you growt in the rich knowledget of God and of Jesus our Lord!t
Believers’ Salvation and the Work of God
3 I can pray this because his divine powert has bestowed on us everything necessaryt for life and godliness through the rich knowledget of the one who calleds us byt his own glory and excellence.4 Through these thingsts he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promisedt you may become partakers of the divine nature,s after escapingt the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire.t5 For this very reason,ts make every effortt to add to your faith excellence,t to excellence, knowledge;6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance;t to perseverance, godliness;7 to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfishs love.ts8 For ift these things are really yourst and are continually increasing,s they will keep you from becomingt ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit oft knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.t9 Butt concerning the one who lacks such thingst – he is blind. That is to say, he ist nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.10 Therefore, brothers and sisters,t make every effort to be sure of your calling and election.ts For by doing thist you will nevert stumble into sin.t
11 For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.
Salvation Based on the Word of God
12 Therefore, I intend to remind you constantlyt of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.13 Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle,ts I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder,14 since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed,t becauset our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me.s
15 Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.s
16 For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and returnt of our Lord Jesus Christ;t no,t we weret eyewitnesses of hist grandeur.s17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when thatt voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory: “This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.”ts18 When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselvest heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.t19 Moreover,t wes possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing.t You do well if you pay attentiont to thist as you wouldt to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning stars rises in your hearts.s20 Above all, you do well if you recognizet this:t No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination,ts
21 for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, ment carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.