1 See on, armsad, juba teine kiri, mille ma teile kirjutan, ja mõlematega ma hoian oma meeldetuletamisega ärkvel teie puhast meelt,
2 et te meenutaksite neid sõnu, mis pühad prohvetid enne on rääkinud, ja Issanda ning Õnnistegija käsku, mille on andnud teie Apostlid.
3 Seda teadke kõigepealt, et viimseil päevil tuleb pilkesõnadega pilkajaid, kes elavad iseeneste himude järgi
4 ning ütlevad: „Kus on Tema tulemise tõotus? Sest sellest ajast, kui isad läksid hingama, jääb kõik nõnda, nagu oli loomise algusest!"
5 Sest neil, kes seda tahavad, on teadmata, et taevad olid vanasti olemas ja maa koosnes veest ja vee läbi Jumala sõna väe tõttu
6 ja et nende läbi tookordne maailm hukkus veeuputuses.
7 Ent praegused taevad ja maa säilitatakse sama Sõna läbi ning hoitakse alal tule jaoks jumalatute inimeste kohtu ja hukatuse päevaks.
8 Aga see üks asi ärgu olgu teile, armsad, teadmata, et üks päev on Issanda juures nagu tuhat aastat ja tuhat aastat nagu üks päev!
9 Issand ei viivita tõotust täitmast, nõnda nagu mõned peavad seda viivituseks, vaid Tema on pika meelega teie vastu; sest Ta ei taha, et keegi hukkuks, vaid et kõik tuleksid meeleparandusele!
10 Aga Issanda päev tuleb otsekui varas öösel, mil taevad raginal hukkuvad ja maailma algained tules laostuvad ja ilmamaad ja kõiki seal tehtud töid ei leidu enam.
11 Kui see nüüd kõik nõnda laostub, missugused siis teie peate olema pühas elus ja jumalakartuses,
12 oodates ja igatsedes Jumala päeva tulekut, mille pärast taevad süüdatult laostuvad ja maailma algained kuumuses ära sulavad?
13 Aga meie ootame tema tõotuse järgi uusi taevaid ja uut maad, kus õigus elab!
14 Sellepärast, armsad, seda oodates püüdke, et Ta teid leiaks veatuina ja laitmatuina rahus;
15 ja meie Issanda pikka meelt arvake õndsuseks, nõnda nagu ka meie armas vend Paulus teile on kirjutanud temale antud tarkust mööda,
16 nagu ka kõigis kirjades, milles ta räägib neist asjust, kus on raske aru saada mõnest asjast, mida õppimatud ja kinnitamatud inimesed nagu muidki kirju väänavad iseeneste hukatuseks.
17 Et teie nüüd, armsad, seda ette ära teate, siis hoiduge sellest, et üleannetute eksitused teid ei kisuks ühtlasi kaasa eksitusse ning te ei langeks ära oma kindlalt aluselt.
18 Aga kasvage meie Issanda ja Õnnistegija Jeesuse Kristuse armus ja tunnetuses. Temale olgu austus nii nüüd kui igaviku päevil!
1 My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;
2 So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.
3 Having first of all the knowledge that in the last days there will be men who, ruled by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things,
4 Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.
5 But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;
6 And that the world which then was came to an end through the overflowing of the waters.
7 But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.
8 But, my loved ones, keep in mind this one thing, that with the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years are no more than one day.
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things are coming to such an end, what sort of persons is it right for you to be, in all holy behaviour and righteousness,
12 Looking for and truly desiring the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will come to an end through fire, and the substance of the earth will be changed by the great heat?
13 But having faith in his word, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the resting-place of righteousness.
14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.
15 And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;
16 And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.
17 For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.
18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.