¹But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

¹[Ny hahafantarana ny mpampianatra sandoka, sy faminaniana ny handringanana azy] Efa nisy mpaminany sandoka teo amin'ny olona Isiraely, ary hisy koa mpampianatra sandoka tahaka izany eo aminareo, izay hahatonga mangingina sain-diso mahavery ary handà ny Tompo Izay nividy azy aza ka hahatonga fahaverezana tampoka ho amin'ny tenany. [ Na: fitokoana]

²And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

²Ary maro no hanaraka ny fijejojejoany; ka ireny no hitenenan-dratsy ny lalan'ny fahamarinana. [ Gr. hanaovana blasfemia, izahao Mat.9.3]

³And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

³Ary amin'ny hafatratry ny fitiavany harena no hanaovany varotra anareo amin'ny teny mamitaka; efa ela izay no tsy nijanonjanona ny fitsarana ireny, ary tsy rendremana ny fahaverezany.

⁴For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

⁴Fa raha tsy navelan'Andriamanitra ny anjely fony nanota, fa noroahiny ho any amin'ny helo ka natolony ho ao an-davaka maizina mba hotehirizina ho amin'ny fitsarana, [ Na: (nafatony tamin'ny gadra fahamaizinana)]

⁵And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

⁵ary raha tsy namela izao rehetra izao taloha Izy, fa namonjy an'i Noa, mpitory ny fahamarinana, sy ireo fito, fony nahatonga ny safo-drano tamin'ny ratsy fanahy teo amin'izao tontolo izao,-

⁶And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

⁶ary raha nataony nanjary lavenona ny tanàna Sodoma sy Gomora ka nohelohiny horavana ary nataony fananarana ho an'izay ratsy fanahy ato aoriana,-

⁷And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

⁷fa Lota marina, izay ory dia ory noho ny fijejojejoan'ny olona ratsy fanahy, no novonjeny ho afaka

⁸(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

⁸(fa izany lehilahy marina izany, raha nitoetra teo aminy, dia nahory loatra ny fanahiny marina isan'andro isan'andro noho ny nahitany sy ny nandrenesany ny fandikan'ireo ny lalàna):

⁹The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

⁹dia fantatry ny Tompo izay hamonjeny ny tsara fanahy amin'ny fakam-panahy sy ny hitehirizany ny olona tsy marina amin'ny fijaliana ho amin'ny andro fitsarana,-

¹⁰But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

¹⁰indrindra fa izay mandeha araka ny fitarihan'ny nofo hila zava-mahaloto ka manamavo ny manana fahalehibiazana. Ireo efa olona sahisahy, mitompo teny fantatra sady tsy matahotra hiteny ratsy ny manana voninahitra.

¹¹Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

¹¹Fa ny anjely aza, izay mihoatra amin'ny tanjaka sy ny hery, tsy mitondra fiampangana hitenenan-dratsy azy eo anatrehan'ny Tompo.

¹²But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

¹²Fa ireo kosa izay miteny ratsy ny zavatra tsy fantany (tahaka ny biby tsy manan-tsaina, fa zava-manan'aina fotsiny ihany, izay teraka ho fisambotra sy ho famono) dia haringana tokoa amin'ny fahalotoany,

¹³And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

¹³ary hiharan'ny ratsy ho valin'ny faharatsiany izy. Ataony ho zava-mahafinaritra ny velona vetivety amin'ny fy, ka be pentimpentina sy tsiny izy sady velona amin'ny fy eo amin'ny fanasam-pifankatiavany, raha miara-mihinana aminareo, [ Na: [amin'ny famitahany].

¹⁴Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

¹⁴manana maso feno fijangajangana, izay tsy mety mitsahatra amin'ny fahotana: dia mamitaka ny tsy miorina tsara izy; ary mampaharatra ny fony amin'ny hafatratry ny fitiavany harena, dia zanaky ny fanozonana izy;

¹⁵Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

¹⁵efa niala tamin'ny lalana mahitsy izy ka nivily nanaraka ny lalan'i Balama, zanak'i Beora, izay tia ny tambin'ny tsi-fahamarinana, [Na: Bosora].

¹⁶But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

¹⁶nefa voanatra izy noho ny fahotany: ny boriky moana efa nanao feon'olona ka nisakana ny hadalan'ilay mpaminany.

¹⁷These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

¹⁷Ireo efa loharano ritra, zavona entin'ny tafio-drivotra, ka efa tehirizina ho azy ny fahamaintisan'ny maizina.

¹⁸For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

¹⁸Fa mandoka fatratra ny zava-poana ireo, ka ny filan'ny nofo, dia ny fijejojejoana, no entiny mamitaka ny olona izay saiky afaka tsy ho naman'ny velona eo amin'ny fahadisoana intsony; [ Na: Satria velona amin'ny filan'ny nofo ireo, dia ny fandokafany fatratra ny zava-poana no entiny mitaona ny olona izay saiky afaka tsy ho naman'ny velona eo amin'ny fahadisoana intsony ho amin'ny fijejojejoana]

¹⁹While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

¹⁹fahafahana no ampanantenainy ireny, kanjo ny tenany aza dia andevon'ny fahalotoana; efa izay maharesy ny olona dia mahandevo avy.

²⁰For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

²⁰Fa raha misy efa afaka amin'ny fahalotoan'izao tontolo izao noho ny fahalalana tsara an'i Jesosy Kristy, Tompo sy Mpamonjy, nefa voasingotr'izany indray ka resy, ny farany dia ratsy noho ny voalohany.

²¹For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

²¹Fa tsara aminy raha tsy nahalala ny lalan'ny fahamarinana toy izay hiala amin'ny didy masina natolotra azy, rehefa nahalala izany izy.Efa mihatra aminy ny ohabolana marina hoe: "Ny amboa miverina indray amin'ny loany" (Oha. 26. 11), ary: "Ny kisoavavy efa nisasa dia mihosim-potaka indray."

²²But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

²²Efa mihatra aminy ny ohabolana marina hoe: "Ny amboa miverina indray amin'ny loany" (Oha. 26. 11), ary: "Ny kisoavavy efa nisasa dia mihosim-potaka indray."