1 Judas, of Jesus Anointed a bondservant, a brother and of James, to those in God a Father sanctified one and of Jesus Anointed preserved ones called ones;
2 mercy to you and peace and love may be multiplied.
3 Beloved ones, all haste making to write to you, concerning the common salvation a necessity I had to have written to you exhorting to earnestly contend for the once having been delivered to the saints faith.
4 Privily entered for some men, those of old having been previously designated for this the judgment, impious ones, the of the God of us favor changing into licentiousness, and the holy sovereign and Lord of us Jesus Anointed denying.
5 To remind but you I wish, knowing you once this, because the Lord, people out of land of Egypt having saved, the second time those not having believed he destroyed;
6 messengers and those not having kept the of themselves principality, but having left the own habitation, for a judgment of a great day, with chains perpetual under thick darkness have been kept;
7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the about them cities, the like to them manner having committed fornication, and having gone away after flesh of another, are placed before an example, of fire agelasting retributive justice are undergoing.
8 In like manner truly also these dream ones flesh indeed they pollute, lordships and they set aside, glories and they revile.
9 The but Michael the chief messenger, when with the accuser contending he reasoned about the of Moses; body, not he dared a judgment to bring against of reviling, but he said: May rebuke thee Lord.
10 These but, what things indeed not they know, they revile; what things but naturally, as the irrational animals, they know, in these things they are corrupt.
11 Woe, to them, because in the way of the Kain they went, and in the error of the Balaam reward they rushed, and in the contradiction of the Kore they destroyed themselves.
12 These are in the lovefeasts of you hidden rocks, feasting together without fear, themselves feeding; clouds without water, by winds being swept along; trees autumnal, unfruitful, twice having died, having been rooted;
13 waves wild of sea, foaming out the of themselves shame; stars wandering, for which the gloom of the darkness for an age has been kept.
14 Prophesied and also these seventh from Adam Enoch, saying: Lo, came a Lord in holy myriads of himself,
15 to execute judgment against all, and convict all the impious one of them concerning all of the works of impiety of them which they did impiously, and concerning all of the hard things, as spoke against him sinners impious.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, according to the lusts of themselves walking; and the mouth of them speaks swelling words, admiring faces, of gain on account.
17 You but, beloved ones, do you remember the words of those having been before spoken by the apostles of the Lord of us Jesus Anointed;
18 that they said to you, that in last time will be scoffers, according to the of themselves lusts walking the impious.
19 These are they marking out boundaries themselves, soulical ones, a spirit not having.
20 You but beloved ones, in the most holy of you faith building up yourselves, in spirit holy praying,
21 yourselves in love of God do you keep, looking for the mercy of the Lord of us Jesus Anointed for life agelasting.
22 And some indeed do you pity discriminating;
23 some but in fear do you save, out of the fire snatching; hating even the from the flesh having been spotted garment.
24 To the now one being powerful to guard you from stumbling, and to place in presence of the glory of himself blameless with exceeding joy,
25 to only God a savior of us, through Jesus Anointed of the Lord of us glory and majesty, strength and authority, both now and for all the ages; so be it.
1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
2 Mercy, peace and love be multiplied to you.
3 Beloved, I diligently wrote you about our common salvation. I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the holy ones.
4 Certain men crept in unnoticed. They were appointed long ago for this condemnation. These ungodly men turned the grace of our God into loose conduct. They deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 I want to remind you though you once knew this, that Jehovah God, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
6 Angels who did not keep their position left their proper habitation. He has kept them in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.
7 Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them are an example for they, in like manner with these surrendered to fornication and went after flesh for unnatural use. They received justice by ever burning fire.
8 In like manner these men also in their dreams defile the flesh, reject authority and speak evil of glorious ones.
9 Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil disputed about the body of Moses. He did not speak evil judgment against him in abusive terms, but said: »Jehovah rebukes you.« (Zechariah 3:2)
10 These men speak abusively about things they do not know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe to them! They went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the rebellious talk of Korah.
12 These men are hidden rocks in your love feasts when they feast entertain with you. They are shepherds that without fear feed themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by winds. They are autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.
13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, for which the black darkness has been reserved forever.
14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these, saying: »Behold, Jehovah came with many thousands of his holy ones.
15 »They execute judgment upon all. They convict all the ungodly of all their wicked behavior, deeds that they have committed in an irreverent way, and of all the hard things those detestable sinners have spoken against him.«
16 These murmur, complain, and walk after their lusts, they speak arrogantly, flattering people to gain advantage.
17 But you, beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
18 They said to you: In the last time there will be mockers scoffers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.
19 These cause divisions; they are sensual worldly-minded persons not having the Spirit.
20 You, beloved, build yourself up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.
21 Stay in the love of God! Look wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for everlasting life.
22 Show mercy to some who have doubt.
23 Save some, snatch them out of the fire. Have mercy on some with alarm. Hate even the garment defiled polluted by the flesh.
24 Now to him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish with exceeding joy.
25 To the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord. There is glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time, now, and for evermore, amen.