¹Hanc ecce vobis,Consider, most beloved,carissimi, secundam scribo epistolam,this second epistle which I am writing to you,in quibus vestram excito in commonitione sinceram mentem:in which I stir up, by admonition, your sincere mind,

¹Hanc ecce vobis,Consider, most beloved,carissimi, secundam scribo epistolam,this second epistle which I am writing to you,in quibus vestram excito in commonitione sinceram mentem:in which I stir up, by admonition, your sincere mind,

²ut memores sitis eorum, quæ prædixi, verborum, a sanctis prophetis et apostolorum vestrorum, præceptorum Domini et Salvatoris.so that you may be mindful of those words that I preached to you from the holy prophets, and of the precepts of the Apostles of your Lord and Savior.

²ut memores sitis eorum, quæ prædixi, verborum, a sanctis prophetis et apostolorum vestrorum, præceptorum Domini et Salvatoris.so that you may be mindful of those words that I preached to you from the holy prophets, and of the precepts of the Apostles of your Lord and Savior.

³Hoc primum scientes,Know this first:quod venient in novissimis diebus in deceptione illusores,that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers,juxta proprias concupiscentias ambulantes,walking according to their own desires,

³Hoc primum scientes,Know this first:quod venient in novissimis diebus in deceptione illusores,that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers,juxta proprias concupiscentias ambulantes,walking according to their own desires,

⁴dicentes:saying:Ubi est promissio,“Where is his promiseaut adventus ejus?or his advent?ex quo enim patres dormierunt,For from the time that the fathers have slept,omnia sic perseverant ab initio creaturæ.all things have continued just as they were from the beginning of creation.”

⁴dicentes:saying:Ubi est promissio,“Where is his promiseaut adventus ejus?or his advent?ex quo enim patres dormierunt,For from the time that the fathers have slept,omnia sic perseverant ab initio creaturæ.all things have continued just as they were from the beginning of creation.”

⁵Latet enim eos hoc volentes,But they willfully ignore this:quod cæli erant prius,that the heavens existed first,et terra de aqua,and that the earth,et per aquam consistens Dei verbo:from water and through water, was established by the Word of God.

⁵Latet enim eos hoc volentes,But they willfully ignore this:quod cæli erant prius,that the heavens existed first,et terra de aqua,and that the earth,et per aquam consistens Dei verbo:from water and through water, was established by the Word of God.

⁶per quæ,By water,ille tunc mundus aqua inundatus,the former world then, having been inundated with water,periit.perished.

⁶per quæ,By water,ille tunc mundus aqua inundatus,the former world then, having been inundated with water,periit.perished.

⁷Cæli autem, qui nunc sunt, et terra eodem verbo repositi sunt,But the heavens and the earth that exist now were restored by the same Word,igni reservati in diem judicii,being reserved unto fire on the day of judgment,et perditionis impiorum hominum.and unto the perdition of impious men.

⁷Cæli autem, qui nunc sunt, et terra eodem verbo repositi sunt,But the heavens and the earth that exist now were restored by the same Word,igni reservati in diem judicii,being reserved unto fire on the day of judgment,et perditionis impiorum hominum.and unto the perdition of impious men.

⁸Unum vero hoc non lateat vos,Yet truly, let this one thing not escape notice,carissimi,most beloved,quia unus dies apud Dominum sicut mille anni,that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years,et mille anni sicut dies unus.and a thousand years is like one day.

⁸Unum vero hoc non lateat vos,Yet truly, let this one thing not escape notice,carissimi,most beloved,quia unus dies apud Dominum sicut mille anni,that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years,et mille anni sicut dies unus.and a thousand years is like one day.

⁹Non tardat Dominus promissionem suam,The Lord is not delaying his promise,sicut quidam existimant:as some imagine,sed patienter agit propter vos,but he does act patiently for your sake,nolens aliquos perire,not wanting anyone to perish,sed omnes ad pœnitentiam reverti.but wanting all to be turned back to penance.

⁹Non tardat Dominus promissionem suam,The Lord is not delaying his promise,sicut quidam existimant:as some imagine,sed patienter agit propter vos,but he does act patiently for your sake,nolens aliquos perire,not wanting anyone to perish,sed omnes ad pœnitentiam reverti.but wanting all to be turned back to penance.

¹⁰Adveniet autem dies Domini ut fur:Then the day of the Lord shall arrive like a thief.in quo cæli magno impetu transient,On that day, the heavens shall pass away with great violence,elementa vero calore solventur,and truly the elements shall be dissolved with heat; then the earth,terra autem et quæ in ipsa sunt opera, exurentur.and the works that are within it, shall be completely burned up.

¹⁰Adveniet autem dies Domini ut fur:Then the day of the Lord shall arrive like a thief.in quo cæli magno impetu transient,On that day, the heavens shall pass away with great violence,elementa vero calore solventur,and truly the elements shall be dissolved with heat; then the earth,terra autem et quæ in ipsa sunt opera, exurentur.and the works that are within it, shall be completely burned up.

¹¹Cum igitur hæc omnia dissolvenda sunt,Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved,quales oportet vos esse in sanctis conversationibus,what kind of people ought you to be? In behavior and in piety,et pietatibus,be holy,

¹¹Cum igitur hæc omnia dissolvenda sunt,Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved,quales oportet vos esse in sanctis conversationibus,what kind of people ought you to be? In behavior and in piety,et pietatibus,be holy,

¹²exspectantes,waiting for,et properantes in adventum diei Domini,and hurrying toward, the advent of the day of the Lord,per quem cæli ardentes solventur,by which the burning heavens shall be dissolved,et elementa ignis ardore tabescent?and the elements shall melt from the heat of the fire.

¹²exspectantes,waiting for,et properantes in adventum diei Domini,and hurrying toward, the advent of the day of the Lord,per quem cæli ardentes solventur,by which the burning heavens shall be dissolved,et elementa ignis ardore tabescent?and the elements shall melt from the heat of the fire.

¹³Novos vero cælos,Yet truly, in accord with his promises,et novam terram secundum promissa ipsius exspectamus,we are looking forward to the new heavens and the new earth,in quibus justitia habitat.in which justice lives.

¹³Novos vero cælos,Yet truly, in accord with his promises,et novam terram secundum promissa ipsius exspectamus,we are looking forward to the new heavens and the new earth,in quibus justitia habitat.in which justice lives.

¹⁴Propter quod,Therefore, most beloved,carissimi, hæc exspectantes,while awaiting these things, be diligent,satagite immaculati, et inviolati ei inveniri in pace:so that you may be found to be immaculate and unassailable before him, in peace.

¹⁴Propter quod,Therefore, most beloved,carissimi, hæc exspectantes,while awaiting these things, be diligent,satagite immaculati, et inviolati ei inveniri in pace:so that you may be found to be immaculate and unassailable before him, in peace.

¹⁵et Domini nostri longanimitatem,And let the longsuffering of our Lord be considered salvation,salutem arbitremini:as also our most beloved brother Paul,sicutaccording to the wisdom given to him,et carissimus frater noster Paulus secundum datam sibi sapientiam scripsit vobis,has written to you,

¹⁵et Domini nostri longanimitatem,And let the longsuffering of our Lord be considered salvation,salutem arbitremini:as also our most beloved brother Paul,sicutaccording to the wisdom given to him,et carissimus frater noster Paulus secundum datam sibi sapientiam scripsit vobis,has written to you,

¹⁶sicut et omnibus epistolis,just as he also spoke in all of his epistles about these things.loquens in eis de his in quibus sunt quædam difficilia intellectu,In these, there are certain things which are difficult to understand,quæ indocti et instabiles depravant,which the unlearned and the unsteady distort,sicut et ceteras Scripturas,as they also do the other Scriptures,ad suam ipsorum perditionem.to their own destruction.

¹⁶sicut et omnibus epistolis,just as he also spoke in all of his epistles about these things.loquens in eis de his in quibus sunt quædam difficilia intellectu,In these, there are certain things which are difficult to understand,quæ indocti et instabiles depravant,which the unlearned and the unsteady distort,sicut et ceteras Scripturas,as they also do the other Scriptures,ad suam ipsorum perditionem.to their own destruction.

¹⁷Vos igitur fratres,But since you, brothers,præscientes custodite,know these things beforehand, be cautious,ne insipientium errore traducti excidatis a propria firmitate:lest by being drawn into the error of the foolish, you may fall away from your own steadfastness.

¹⁷Vos igitur fratres,But since you, brothers,præscientes custodite,know these things beforehand, be cautious,ne insipientium errore traducti excidatis a propria firmitate:lest by being drawn into the error of the foolish, you may fall away from your own steadfastness.

¹⁸crescite vero in gratia,Yet truly,et in cognitione Domini nostri, et Salvatoris Jesu Christi.increase in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Ipsi gloria et nunc, et in diem æternitatis.To him be glory, both now and in the day of eternity.Amen.Amen.

¹⁸crescite vero in gratia,Yet truly,et in cognitione Domini nostri, et Salvatoris Jesu Christi.increase in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Ipsi gloria et nunc, et in diem æternitatis.To him be glory, both now and in the day of eternity.Amen.Amen.