¹必有人不信主再来的应许

¹This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding [you],

²叫你们记起圣先知说过的话，和主救主借着使徒传给你们的诫命。

²to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

³最重要的，你们应当知道：在末后的日子，必定有好讥笑的人出来，随着自己的私欲讥笑说：

³this first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end of the days scoffers, according to their own desires going on,

⁴“他要降临的应许在哪里呢？因为自从列祖睡了以来，万物依然存在，与起初创造的时候一样。”

⁴and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;`

⁵他们故意忘记这事：在太古的时候，因着　神的话，就有了天，和从水而出、借水而成的地。

⁵for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,

⁶当时的世界，因被水淹没而消灭了。

⁶through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

⁷但现在的天地，还是因着同样的话可以存留，直到不敬虔的人受审判和遭灭亡的日子，用火焚烧。

⁷and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

⁸主必再来亲爱的，这一件事你们不可忘记：在主看来，一日如千年，千年如一日。

⁸And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

⁹主决不耽延他的应许，像有些人以为他是耽延的一样；其实他是宽容你们，不愿有一人灭亡，却愿人人都悔改。

⁹the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

¹⁰但主的日子必要像贼一样来到。在那日，天必轰然一声地消失，所有元素都因烈火而融化；地和地上所有的，都要被烧毁。

¹⁰and it will come — the day of the Lord — as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

¹¹这一切既然都要这样融化，你们应当怎样为人，过着圣洁和敬虔的生活，

¹¹All these, then, being dissolved, what kind of persons doth it behove you to be in holy behaviours and pious acts?

¹²等候并催促　神的日子降临呢？因为在那日，天要被火焚烧就融化了，所有元素都因烈火而融解！

¹²waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;

¹³但是我们按照他所应许的，等候新天新地，有公义在那里居住。

¹³and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;

¹⁴要在主的恩典和知识上长进所以，亲爱的，你们既然等候这些事，就当殷勤努力，使你们没有污点，没有瑕疵，安然见主。

¹⁴wherefore, beloved, these things waiting for, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, by Him to be found in peace,

¹⁵并且要以我们的主恒久忍耐为给人得救的机会，就如我们所亲爱的弟兄保罗，按照所赐给他的智慧，写给你们的一样；

¹⁵and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul — according to the wisdom given to him — did write to you,

¹⁶他在一切书信上，都讲论这些事。在这些书信中，有些难明白的地方，那不学无术和不稳定的人加以曲解，好像曲解别的经书一样，就自取灭亡。

¹⁶as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction.

¹⁷所以，亲爱的，你们既然预先知道了，就要谨慎，免得受恶人的错谬引导，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。

¹⁷Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, ye may fall from your own stedfastness,

¹⁸你们却要在我们的主、救主耶稣基督的恩典和知识上长进。愿荣耀归给他，从现在直到永远。阿们。

¹⁸and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him [is] the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.