1 Jūda, Jēzus Kristus kalps un Jēkaba brālis, aicinātajiem brāļiem, kas Dievā Tēvā mīlēti un Jēzū Kristū pasargāti: 2 žēlastība, miers un mīlestība lai jums bagātīgi! 3 Mīļie, tā kā man ļoti rūpēja jums rakstīt par mūsu kopējo pestīšanu, tad sirds mani spieda jūs pamācīt šinī rakstā turpināt cīņu par to ticību, kas svētiem reiz uzticēta. 4 Jo ir iezagušies kādi ļaudis, par kuriem sen jau rakstīts, kas likti nākamajam sodam, bezdievji, kas mūsu Dieva žēlastības vietā nododas kauna dzīvei un noliedz mūsu vienīgo valdnieku un Kungu Jēzu Kristu. 5 Bet es jums, lai gan jūs jau visu zināt, gribu atgādināt, ka Tas Kungs gan izglāba tautu no Ēģiptes zemes, bet pēc tam nomaitāja tos, kas neticēja. 6 Un eņģeļus, kas savu augsto stāvokli nebija nosargājuši, bet savu mājokli atstājuši, Viņš mūžīgās saitēs saistītus tur ieslēgtus tumsā lielās dienas tiesai. 7 Tā Sodoma, Gomora un apkārtējās pilsētas, kuras šiem līdzīgi padevās netiklībai un nomaldījās pretdabīgās miesas kārībās, ir noliktas par atbaidošu piemēru mūžīga uguns soda izciešanai. 8 Tāpat arī šie, sekodami saviem sapņiem, apgāna miesu, nicina augsto valdnieku, zaimo debess varas. 9 Turpretim virseņģelis Miķelis, kad viņam bija Mozus miesas dēļ vārdu cīņa ar velnu, neiedrošinājās par viņu izteikt zaimu spriedumu, bet tikai sacīja: Tas Kungs lai tevi soda! 10 Bet šie zaimo visu, ko tie nesaprot, turpretim visās tais lietās, kuras tie izprot dabīgi - līdzīgi neprātīgiem dzīvniekiem, tie iet bojā. 11 Vai tiem, jo tie ir staigājuši Kaina ceļu, krituši peļņas dēļ Bileāma maldos un gājuši bojā, pretodamies kā Kora. 12 Viņi ir kauna traipi jūsu mīlestības mielastos, bez bijības mielodamies līdz ar jums, sevis pašu ganītāji, vēja dzenāti bezūdens mākoņi, koki, kas rudenī bez augļiem, divkārt miruši, izrauti ar saknēm, 13 trakojošas jūras bangas, kas izgāž putās savu pašu kaunu, nomaldījušās zvaigznes, kam lemta mūžīgā galējā tumsa. 14 Bet šiem arī Ēnohs, septītais pēc Ādama, ir sludinājis, sacīdams: redzi, Tas Kungs nāk ar daudz tūkstošiem Savu svēto 15 tiesāt visus un sodīt visus bezdievjus viņu bezdievīgo darbu dēļ, ko tie darījuši, un visu nekaunīgo vārdu dēļ, ko bezdievīgi grēcinieki ir runājuši pret viņu. 16 Tie ir kurnētāji, kas sūdzas par likteni un dzīvo savās kārībās, tie ar savu muti runā lielus vārdus, glaimodami acu priekšā sava labuma dēļ. 17 Bet jūs, mīļie, pieminiet vārdus, kurus jums mūsu Kunga Jēzus Kristus apustuļi ir sacījuši savā laikā; 18 to viņi teica jums: pēdējā laikā būs smējēji, kas dzīvos savās pašu bezdievīgajās kārībās, - 19 tie, kas nošķiras, laicīgi cilvēki, kam nav Gara. 20 Bet jūs, mīļotie, stiprinādamies savā visusvētākajā ticībā, lūdziet Dievu Svētajā Garā. 21 Un pasargait sevi Dieva mīlestībā, gaidīdami mūsu Kunga Jēzus Kristus žēlastību, lai iemantotu mūžīgo dzīvību. 22 Un citus, kas šaubās, apžēlojiet, 23 glābiet, no uguns izraudami, citus apžēlojiet ar bailēm, nīzdami pat miesas apgānītās drēbes. 24 Bet Tam, kas spēj jūs pasargāt, ka neklūpat, un nostatīt nevainīgus un līksmus Savas godības priekšā, 25 vienīgajam Dievam, mūsu Glābējam, lai ir caur Jēzu Kristu, mūsu Kungu, godība, varenība, spēks un vara no mūžības, tagad un mūžu mūžos! Āmen.
1 From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James.
To all who are chosen and loved by God the Father and are kept safe by Jesus Christ.
2 I pray that God will greatly bless you with mercy, peace, and love!
False Teachers
3 My dear friends, I really wanted to write you about God's saving power at work in our lives. But instead, I must write and ask you to defend the faith that God has once for all given to his people. 4 Some godless people have sneaked in among us and are saying, “God treats us much better than we deserve, and so it is all right to be immoral.” They even deny we must obey Jesus Christ as our only Master and Lord. But long ago the Scriptures warned that these godless people were doomed.
5 Don't forget what happened to those people the Lord rescued from Egypt. Some of them did not have faith, and he later destroyed them. 6 You also know about the angels who didn't do their work and left their proper places. God chained them with everlasting chains and is now keeping them in dark pits until the great day of judgment. 7 We should also be warned by what happened to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns. Their people became immoral and committed all sorts of sexual sins. Then God made an example of them and punished them with eternal fire.
8 The people I am talking about are behaving just like those dreamers who destroyed their own bodies. They reject all authority and insult angels. 9 Even Michael, the chief angel, didn't dare to insult the devil, when the two of them were arguing about the body of Moses. All Michael said was, “The Lord will punish you!”
10 But these people insult powers they don't know anything about. They are like senseless animals that end up getting destroyed, because they live only by their feelings. 11 Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example and have made the same mistake that Balaam did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did. Because of all this, they will be destroyed.
12 These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit. 13 Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars forever doomed to the darkest pits of hell.
14 Enoch was the seventh person after Adam, and he was talking about these people when he said:
Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of holy angels 15 to judge everyone. He will punish all those ungodly people for all the evil things they have done. The Lord will surely punish those ungodly sinners for every evil thing they have ever said about him.
16 These people grumble and complain and live by their own selfish desires. They brag about themselves and flatter others to get what they want.
More Warnings
17 My dear friends, remember the warning you were given by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They told you that near the end of time, selfish and godless people would start making fun of God. 19 And now these people are already making you turn against each other. They think only about this life, and they don't have God's Spirit.
20 Dear friends, keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray. 21 And keep in step with God's love, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to show how kind he is by giving you eternal life. 22 Be helpful to all who may have doubts. 23 Rescue any who need to be saved, as you would rescue someone from a fire. Then with fear in your own hearts, have mercy on everyone who needs it. But hate even the clothes of those who have been made dirty by their filthy deeds.
Final Prayer
24-25 Offer praise to God our Savior because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and forever, God is worthy of glory, honor, power, and authority. Amen.
