1 Judas, servo de Jesus Cristo e irmão de Tiago, aos chamados, amados em Deus Pai e guardados em Jesus Cristo, 2 a misericórdia, a paz e o amor vos sejam multiplicados.

3 Amados, quando empregava toda a diligência em escrever-vos acerca da nossa comum salvação, foi que me senti obrigado a corresponder-me convosco, exortando-vos a batalhardes, diligentemente, pela fé que uma vez por todas foi entregue aos santos. 4 Pois certos indivíduos se introduziram com dissimulação, os quais, desde muito, foram antecipadamente pronunciados para esta condenação, homens ímpios, que transformam em libertinagem a graça de nosso Deus e negam o nosso único Soberano e Senhor, Jesus Cristo.

5 Quero, pois, lembrar-vos, embora já estejais cientes de tudo uma vez por todas, que o Senhor, tendo libertado um povo, tirando-o da terra do Egito, destruiu, depois, os que não creram; 6 e a anjos, os que não guardaram o seu estado original, mas abandonaram o seu próprio domicílio, ele tem guardado sob trevas, em algemas eternas, para o juízo do grande Dia; 7 como Sodoma, e Gomorra, e as cidades circunvizinhas, que, havendo-se entregado à prostituição como aqueles, seguindo após outra carne, são postas para exemplo do fogo eterno, sofrendo punição.

8 Ora, estes, da mesma sorte, quais sonhadores alucinados, não só contaminam a carne, como também rejeitam governo e difamam autoridades superiores. 9 Contudo, o arcanjo Miguel, quando contendia com o diabo e disputava a respeito do corpo de Moisés, não se atreveu a proferir juízo infamatório contra ele; pelo contrário, disse: O Senhor te repreenda! 10 Estes, porém, quanto a tudo o que não entendem, difamam; e, quanto a tudo o que compreendem por instinto natural, como brutos sem razão, até nessas coisas se corrompem. 11 Ai deles! Porque prosseguiram pelo caminho de Caim, e, movidos de ganância, se precipitaram no erro de Balaão, e pereceram na revolta de Corá. 12 Estes homens são como rochas submersas, em vossas festas de fraternidade, banqueteando-se juntos sem qualquer recato, pastores que a si mesmos se apascentam; nuvens sem água impelidas pelos ventos; árvores em plena estação dos frutos, destes desprovidas, duplamente mortas, desarraigadas; 13 ondas bravias do mar, que espumam as suas próprias sujidades; estrelas errantes, para as quais tem sido guardada a negridão das trevas, para sempre.

14 Quanto a estes foi que também profetizou Enoque, o sétimo depois de Adão, dizendo: Eis que veio o Senhor entre suas santas miríades, 15 para exercer juízo contra todos e para fazer convictos todos os ímpios, acerca de todas as obras ímpias que impiamente praticaram e acerca de todas as palavras insolentes que ímpios pecadores proferiram contra ele. 16 Os tais são murmuradores, são descontentes, andando segundo as suas paixões. A sua boca vive propalando grandes arrogâncias; são aduladores dos outros, por motivos interesseiros.

17 Vós, porém, amados, lembrai-vos das palavras anteriormente proferidas pelos apóstolos de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, 18 os quais vos diziam: No último tempo, haverá escarnecedores, andando segundo as suas ímpias paixões. 19 São estes os que promovem divisões, sensuais, que não têm o Espírito. 20 Vós, porém, amados, edificando-vos na vossa fé santíssima, orando no Espírito Santo, 21 guardai-vos no amor de Deus, esperando a misericórdia de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, para a vida eterna. 22 E compadecei-vos de alguns que estão na dúvida; 23 salvai-os, arrebatando-os do fogo; quanto a outros, sede também compassivos em temor, detestando até a roupa contaminada pela carne.

24 Ora, àquele que é poderoso para vos guardar de tropeços e para vos apresentar com exultação, imaculados diante da sua glória, 25 ao único Deus, nosso Salvador, mediante Jesus Cristo, Senhor nosso, glória, majestade, império e soberania, antes de todas as eras, e agora, e por todos os séculos. Amém!

1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied.

3 Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints. 4 For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

5 Now I desire to put you in remembrance, though ye know all things once for all, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire. 8 Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities. 9 But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. 10 But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed. 11 Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. 12 These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13 wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever. 14 And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.

17 But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 that they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts. 19 These are they who make separations, sensual, having not the Spirit. 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And on some have mercy, who are in doubt; 23 and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy, 25 to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.

1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for "Jesus Christ:

2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people.

4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about "long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.

5 Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord "at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.

6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling —these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.

7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.

8 In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings.

9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" [^4]

10 Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct —as irrational animals do —will destroy them.

11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam's error; they have been destroyed in Korah's rebellion.

12 These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm —shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted —twice dead.

13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones

15 to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him." [^5]

16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.

18 They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires."

19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.

20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

21 keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

22 Be merciful to those who doubt;

23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear —hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. [^6]

24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy —

25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.