1 Jude, bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called ones beloved in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy to you, and peace, and love be multiplied.

3 Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. 4 For certain men have got in unnoticed, they who of old were marked out beforehand to this sentence, ungodly persons, turning the grace of our God into dissoluteness, and denying our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ. 5 But I would put you in remembrance, you who once knew all things, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, in the second place destroyed those who had not believed. 6 And angels who had not kept their own original state, but had abandoned their own dwelling, he keeps in eternal chains under gloomy darkness, to the judgment of the great day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities around them, committing greedily fornication, in like manner with them, and going after other flesh, lie there as an example, undergoing the judgment of eternal fire.

8 Yet in like manner these dreamers also defile the flesh, and despise lordship, and speak railingly against dignities. 9 But Michael the archangel, when disputing with the devil he reasoned about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a railing judgment against him, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. 10 But these, whatever things they know not, they speak railingly against; but what even, as the irrational animals, they understand by mere nature, in these things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe to them! because they have gone in the way of Cain, and given themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots in your love-feasts, feasting together with you without fear, pasturing themselves; clouds without water, carried along by the winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up; 13 raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, to whom has been reserved the gloom of darkness for eternity. 14 And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, the Lord has come amidst his holy myriads,

15 to execute judgment against all; and to convict all the ungodly of them of all their works of ungodliness, which they have wrought ungodlily, 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 speaks swelling words, admiring persons for the sake of profit. 17 But ye, beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they said to you, that at the end of the time there should be mockers, walking after their own lusts of ungodlinesses. 19 These are they who set themselves apart, natural men, not having the Spirit. 20 But ye, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference, 23 but others save with fear, snatching them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. 24 But to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you with exultation blameless before his glory, 25 to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, from before the whole age, and now, and to all the ages. Amen.

1 Juudaselt, Jeesuse Kristuse sulaselt ja Jaakobuse vennalt,

Neile kutsutuile, kes on Jumalas Isas armastatud ja Jeesuses Kristuses hoitud:

2 Halastust ja rahu ja armastust olgu teil rohkesti!

3 Armsad, olles täis indu kirjutada teile meie ühisest päästest, leidsin vajalikuna kirjutada ja teid üles kutsuda võitlema usu eest, mis oli kord usaldatud Jumala pühale rahvale. 4 Sest teie sekka on imbunud mõningad inimesed, kes juba ammu on kirja pandud kohtu jaoks. Need on jumalakartmatud inimesed, kes meie Jumala armu kõlvatuseks moonutades salgavad ära meie ainsa valitseja ja meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse.

5 Ja kuigi te seda kõike teate, tahan tuletada teile meelde, et Issand, kes rahva ühel korral päästis Egiptusest, hävitas teisel korral need, kes ei uskunud. 6 Ja ingleid, kes ei hoidnud kinni oma kõrgest seisusest, vaid hülgasid oma eluaseme, on ta hoidnud pimeduses, seotuna igaveste ahelatega suure päeva kohtuks 7 Nii nagu Soodom, Gomorra ja nende ümberkaudsed linnad, kes samal kombel hoorasid nagu need inglid ning ebaloomulikule ihale andusid, on hoiatavaks näiteks igavese tule karistusest.

8 Aga samuti rüvetavad ka need unenägijad oma ihu, lükkavad tagasi taevase autoriteedi ja teotavad aukandjaid vaime. 9 Ometi peaingel Miikaelgi, kui ta vaidles sõnasõjas kuradiga Moosese surnukeha pärast, ei julgenud lausuda teotavat otsust, vaid ütles: „Issand sõidelgu sind!" 10 Need aga teotavad kõike, millest nad midagi ei taipa, aga millest nad oma ihu tungide kaudu kui arutud loomad aru saavad, selles nad hävitavad end.

11 Häda neile, sest nad on läinud Kaini teed ja tormanud tasu eest Bileami eksitusse, ja Korahi kombel vastu hakates on toonud endale hukatuse!

12 Nemad on teie armastussöömaaegadel häbiplekid, kes kartmatult teiega koos pidutsedes iseennast nuumavad. Nad on veeta pilved, mida tuul ringi kannab, viljatud sügispuud, kahekordselt surnud, juurtega üles kistud, 13 metsikud merelained, mis vahutavad välja oma häbi, ekslevad tähed, kelle jaoks on määratud pilkane pimedus igaveseks ajaks.

14 Nendest on prohvetlikult kõnelenud Eenok, Aadama järglane seitsmendas sugupõlves: „Vaata, Issand tuleb mitmekümne tuhande pühaga 15 pidama kohut kõigi üle ja karistama igaüht kõikide nende jumalakartmatute tegude eest, mida nad on teinud, ja kõikide ränkade sõnade eest, mida jumalakartmatud patused on tema vastu rääkinud." 16 Need on rahulolematud saatuse üle nurisejad, kes elavad oma himude järgi ja kelle suu räägib kiitlevaid sõnu, ja nad meelitavad inimesi omakasu pärast.

17 Teie aga, armsad, pidage meeles, mida meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse apostlid ennustasid; 18 kui nad teile ütlesid: „Viimsel ajal tuleb pilkajaid, kes elavad oma jumalakartmatute himude järgi." 19 Need on inimesed, kes tekitavad lõhenemisi, maised hinged, kellel ei ole Vaimu.

20 Teie aga, armsad, rajage endid oma kõige pühamale usule ja palvetage Pühas Vaimus, 21 ja hoidke endid nõnda Jumala armastuses ja oodake meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse halastust igaveseks eluks.

22 Halastage nende peale, kes kahtlevad; 23 päästke nad, tõmmake nad tulest välja; teiste peale halastage kartuses, vihates lihaliku loomuse poolt rüvetatud riideidki.

24 Ent temale, kes suudab teid takistada komistamast ja asetada laitmatuna oma kirkuse palge ette ülevoolavas rõõmus, 25 ainsale Jumalale, meie Päästjale, Jeesuse Kristuse, meie Issanda läbi, olgu au, auhiilgus, võimus ja meelevald enne ajastuid, nüüd ja igavesti! Aamen.