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Jude
1Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:2Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;18How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.22And of some have compassion, making a difference:23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
مقدّمة الرّسالة

1يَهُوذَا، عَبْدُ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ وَأَخُو يَعْقُوبَ، إِلَى المَدْعُوِّينَ المُقَدَّسِينَ فِي اللهِ الآبِ وَالمَحْفُوظِينَ لِيَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ،2لِتَكْثُرْ لَكُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ وَالمَحَبَّةُ.

دينونة الله على الفجّار

3أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، إِذْ كُنْتُ أَصْنَعُ كُلَّ الْجَهْدِ لأَكْتُبَ إِلَيْكُمْ عَنِ الْخَلاَصِ المُشْتَرَكِ، اضْطُرِرْتُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَاعِظاً أَنْ تَجْتَهِدُوا لأَجْلِ الإِيمَانِ المُسَلَّمِ مَرَّةً لِلْقِدِّيسِينَ.4لأَنَّهُ دَخَلَ خُلْسَةً أُنَاسٌ قَدْ كُتِبُوا مُنْذُ الْقَدِيمِ لِهَذِهِ الدَّيْنُونَةِ، فُجَّارٌ، يُحَوِّلُونَ نِعْمَةَ إِلَهِنَا إِلَى الدَّعَارَةِ، وَيُنْكِرُونَ السَّيِّدَ الْوَحِيدَ، اللهَ وَرَبَّنَا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحَ.

5فَأُرِيدُ أَنْ أُذَكِّرَكُمْ، وَلَوْ عَلِمْتُمْ هَذَا مَرَّةً، أَنَّ الرَّبَّ، بَعْدَمَا خَلَّصَ الشَّعْبَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، أَهْلَكَ أَيْضاً الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا،6وَالمَلاَئِكَةُ، الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَحْفَظُوا رِيَاسَتَهُمْ بَلْ تَرَكُوا مَسْكَنَهُمْ، حَفِظَهُمْ إِلَى دَيْنُونَةِ الْيَوْمِ الْعَظِيمِ بِقُيُودٍ أَبَدِيَّةٍ تَحْتَ الظَّلاَمِ،7كَمَا أَنَّ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ وَالمُدُنَ الَّتِي حَوْلَهُمَا، إِذْ زَنَتْ عَلَى طَرِيقٍ مِثْلِهِمَا وَمَضَتْ وَرَاءَ جَسَدٍ آخَرَ، جُعِلَتْ عِبْرَةً مُكَابِدَةً عِقَابَ نَارٍ أَبَدِيَّةٍ.8وَلَكِنْ كَذَلِكَ هَؤُلاَءِ أَيْضاً، المُحْتَلِمُونَ، يُنَجِّسُونَ الْجَسَدَ وَيَتَهَاوَنُونَ بِالسِّيَادَةِ وَيَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ذَوِي الأَمْجَادِ.9وَأَمَّا مِيخَائِيلُ، رَئِيسُ المَلاَئِكَةِ، فَلَمَّا خَاصَمَ إِبْلِيسَ مُحَاجّاً عَنْ جَسَدِ مُوسَى، لَمْ يَجْسُرْ أَنْ يُورِدَ حُكْمَ افْتِرَاءٍ، بَلْ قَالَ: لِيَنْتَهِرْكَ الرَّبُّ.10وَلَكِنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى مَا لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ، وَأَمَّا مَا يَفْهَمُونَهُ بِالطَّبِيعَةِ كَالْحَيَوَانَاتِ غَيْرِ النَّاطِقَةِ، فَفِي ذَلِكَ يَفْسُدُونَ.11وَيْلٌ لَهُمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ سَلَكُوا طَرِيقَ قَايِينَ وَانْصَبُّوا إِلَى ضَلاَلَةِ بَلْعَامَ لأَجْلِ أُجْرَةٍ وَهَلَكُوا فِي مُشَاجَرَةِ قُورَحَ.12هَؤُلاَءِ صُخُورٌ فِي وَلاَئِمِكُمُ المَحَبِّيَّةِ، صَانِعِينَ وَلاَئِمَ مَعاً بِلاَ خَوْفٍ، رَاعِينَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ، غُيُومٌ بِلاَ مَاءٍ تَحْمِلُهَا الرِّيَاحُ، أَشْجَارٌ خَرِيفِيَّةٌ بِلاَ ثَمَرٍ مَيِّتَةٌ مُضَاعَفاً، مُقْتَلَعَةٌ،13أَمْوَاجُ بَحْرٍ هَائِجَةٌ مُزْبِدَةٌ بِخِزْيِهِمْ، نُجُومٌ تَائِهَةٌ مَحْفُوظٌ لَهَا قَتَامُ الظَّلاَمِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.14وَتَنَبَّأَ عَنْ هَؤُلاَءِ أَيْضاً أَخْنُوخُ، السَّابِعُ مِنْ آدَمَ، قَائِلاً: "هُوَذَا قَدْ جَاءَ الرَّبُّ فِي رَبَوَاتِ قِدِّيسِيهِ15لِيَصْنَعَ دَيْنُونَةً عَلَى الْجَمِيعِ وَيُعَاقِبَ جَمِيعَ فُجَّارِهِمْ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَعْمَالِ فُجُورِهِمِ الَّتِي فَجَرُوا بِهَا وَعَلَى جَمِيعِ الْكَلِمَاتِ الصَّعْبَةِ الَّتِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا عَلَيْهِ خُطَاةٌ فُجَّارٌ".16هَؤُلاَءِ هُمْ مُدَمْدِمُونَ مُتَشَكُّونَ، سَالِكُونَ بِحَسَبِ شَهَوَاتِهِمْ وَفَمُهُمْ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِعَظَائِمَ، يُحَابُونَ بِالْوُجُوهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ المَنْفَعَةِ.17وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، فَاذْكُرُوا الأَقْوَالَ الَّتِي قَالَهَا سَابِقاً رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ،18فَإِنَّهُمْ قَالُوا لَكُمْ إِنَّهُ فِي الزَّمَانِ الأَخِيرِ سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ مُسْتَهْزِئُونَ سَالِكِينَ بِحَسَبِ شَهَوَاتِ فُجُورِهِمْ.19هَؤُلاَءِ هُمُ المُعْتَزِلُونَ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ نَفْسَانِيُّونَ لاَ رُوحَ لَهُمْ.

20وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، فَابْنُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ عَلَى إِيمَانِكُمُ الأَقْدَسِ مُصَلِّينَ فِي الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ،21وَاحْفَظُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ فِي مَحَبَّةِ اللهِ مُنْتَظِرِينَ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ لِلْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ.22وَارْحَمُوا الْبَعْضَ مُمَيِّزِينَ،23وَخَلِّصُوا الْبَعْضَ بِالْخَوْفِ مُخْتَطِفِينَ مِنَ النَّارِ، مُبْغِضِينَ حَتَّى الثَّوْبَ المُدَنَّسَ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ.

مجد الله الأبدي

24وَالْقَادِرُ أَنْ يَحْفَظَكُمْ غَيْرَ عَاثِرِينَ وَيُوقِفَكُمْ أَمَامَ مَجْدِهِ بِلاَ عَيْبٍ فِي الاِبْتِهَاجِ،25الإِلَهُ الْحَكِيمُ الْوَحِيدُ مُخَلِّصُنَا، لَهُ المَجْدُ وَالْعَظَمَةُ وَالْقُدْرَةُ وَالسُّلْطَانُ الآنَ وَإِلَى كُلِّ الدُّهُورِ، آمِينَ.