1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: 2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
3 Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 Now I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn’t believe. 6 Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day. 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, having in the same way as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire. 8 Yet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings. 9 But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!" 10 But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason. 11 Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion. 12 These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who 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 has been reserved forever. 14 About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him." 16 These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.
17 But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They said to you, "In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts." 19 These are those who cause divisions and are sensual, not having the Spirit.
20 But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. 21 Keep yourselves in God’s love, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 22 On some have compassion, making a distinction, 23 and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
24 Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy, 25 to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
1 Judas, 'n dienskneg van Jesus Christus en broer van Jakobus, aan die wat geroep, in God die Vader geheilig en vir Jesus Christus bewaar is:
2 Mag barmhartigheid en vrede en liefde vir julle vermenigvuldig word!
3 Geliefdes, terwyl ek alle ywer aanwend om aan julle oor ons gemeenskaplike saligheid te skrywe, het ek die noodsaaklikheid gevoel om julle deur my skrywe te vermaan om kragtig te stry vir die geloof wat eenmaal aan die heiliges oorgelewer is.
4 Want sekere mense het ingesluip wat lank tevore al opgeskryf is vir hierdie oordeel, goddelose mense wat die genade van onse God verander in ongebondenheid, en die enigste Heerser, God, en onse Here Jesus Christus verloën.
5 Maar ek wil julle daaraan herinner, al weet julle dit nou eenmaal, dat die Here, nadat Hy die volk uit Egipteland gered het, daarna die wat ongelowig was, omgebring het.
6 En die engele wat hul eie beginsel nie bewaar het nie, maar hul eie woning verlaat het, het Hy vir die oordeel van die groot dag met ewige boeie onder die duisternis bewaar;
7 soos Sodom en Gomorra en die stede rondom hulle, wat op dieselfde manier as hierdie mense gehoereer en agter vreemde vlees aangeloop het, as 'n voorbeeld gestel is, terwyl hulle die straf van die ewige vuur ondergaan.
8 Tog besoedel ook hierdie mense net so in hulle dromerye die vlees en verag die heerskappy en laster die heerlike wesens.
9 Maar toe M¡gael, die aartsengel, met die duiwel in woordestryd was oor die liggaam van Moses, het hy geen oordeel van lastering durf uitspreek nie, maar het gesê: Die Here bestraf jou!
10 Maar hierdie mense belaster alles wat hulle nie ken nie; en alles wat hulle, soos die redelose diere, op natuurlike wyse verstaan, daardeur gaan hulle te gronde.
11 Wee hulle, want hulle het die weg van Kain bewandel en om loon hulleself in die verleiding van B¡leam gestort en in die verset van Korag omgekom.
12 Hulle is skandvlekke in julle liefdemaaltye, wat sonder vrees saam fees hou en hulleself voer, waterlose wolke deur winde rondgedrywe, bome in die nasomer, wat sonder vrugte is, twee maal gestorwe, ontworteld;
13 woeste golwe van die see wat hulle eie skandes laat opskuim, dwaalsterre vir wie die donkerheid van die duisternis vir ewig bewaar word.
14 En Henog, die sewende van Adam af, het ook teen hulle geprofeteer en gesê: Kyk, die Here het gekom met sy heilige tien duisendtalle,
15 om gerig te hou oor almal en al die goddelose mense onder hulle te straf oor al hulle goddelose werke wat hulle goddelooslik gedoen het, en oor al die harde woorde wat die goddelose sondaars teen Hom gespreek het.
16 Hulle is murmureerders wat oor hul lot klae, en volgens hulle begeerlikhede wandel; en hulle mond spreek trotse woorde, terwyl hulle mense vlei ter wille van voordeel.
17 Maar julle, geliefdes, moet die woorde onthou wat tevore gespreek is deur die apostels van onse Here Jesus Christus,
18 dat hulle vir julle gesê het: In die laaste tyd sal daar spotters wees wat volgens hul eie goddelose begeerlikhede wandel.
19 Dit is hulle wat skeuring maak, sinnelike mense wat die Gees nie het nie.
20 Maar julle, geliefdes, moet julleself opbou in jul allerheiligste geloof en in die Heilige Gees bid
21 en julleself in die liefde van God bewaar, terwyl julle die barmhartigheid van onse Here Jesus Christus tot die ewige lewe verwag.
22 En aan sommige wat twyfel, moet julle barmhartigheid bewys;
23 maar ander moet julle met vrees red deur hulle uit die vuur te ruk; en ook die kleed moet julle haat wat deur sonde bevlek is.
24 Aan Hom nou wat magtig is om julle van struikeling te bewaar en julle sonder gebrek voor sy heerlikheid te stel met gejuig,
25 aan die alleenwyse God, ons Verlosser, kom toe heerlikheid en majesteit, krag en mag, nou en tot in alle ewigheid! Amen.