¹This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

¹Tu vam, ljubljeni, pišem že drugi list in v obeh zbujam z opominom vaše čisto mišljenje,

²That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

²da se spominjate prej govorjenih besed svetih prorokov in zapovedi Gospoda in Zveličarja, ki ste jo prejeli od svojih apostolov,

³Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

³to najprej vedoč, da pridejo v zadnjih dneh posmehovalci z zasmehovanjem, ki žive po lastnih svojih poželenjih

⁴And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

⁴in govoré: Kje je obljuba prihoda njegovega? Saj odkar so zaspali očetje, je vse, kakor je bilo od začetka stvaritve.

⁵For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

⁵Hotoma namreč ne vedo tega, da so bila od nekdaj nebesa in zemlja, ki je postala iz vode in z vodo po besedi Božji,

⁶Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

⁶po kateri je tedanji svet poginil z vodo potopljen;

⁷But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

⁷sedanja nebesa pa in zemlja so bila po isti besedi shranjena za ogenj in se vzdržujejo za dan sodbe in pogube brezbožnih ljudi.

⁸But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

⁸To eno pa vam ne bodi skrito, ljubljeni, da je en dan pred Gospodom kakor tisoč let in tisoč let kakor en dan.

⁹The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

⁹Gospod ne odlaša obljube, kar imajo nekateri za odlašanje; temuč potrpežljiv je z vami, ker noče, da se kdo pogubi, ampak da vsi pridejo do izpokorjenja.

¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

¹⁰Pride pa dan Gospodov kakor tat, v katerem preidejo nebesa z velikim ropotom in prvine razpadejo v požaru in zemlja in vsa dela na njej zgore.

¹¹Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

¹¹Ker ima torej vse to razpasti, koliki morate biti vi v svetem življenju in pobožnosti,

¹²Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

¹²ki čakate in pospešujete prihod dneva Božjega, spričo katerega razpadejo nebesa v ognju in se prvine goreč raztope.

¹³Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

¹³Novih pa nebes in nove zemlje pričakujemo po obljubi njegovi, v katerih prebiva pravičnost.

¹⁴Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

¹⁴Zato, ljubljeni, trudite se, tega čakajoč, da se pokažete brez madeža in brez hibe pred njim v miru.

¹⁵And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

¹⁵In potrpežljivost Gospoda našega imejte za zveličanje; kakor vam je tudi ljubljeni brat naš Pavel pisal po dani mu modrosti,

¹⁶As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

¹⁶kakor i v vseh listih svojih, govoreč v njih o teh rečeh; ki je v njih nekaj težko umljivega, kar nevedni in neutrjeni zavijajo, kakor tudi druga pisma, v lastno pogubo svojo.

¹⁷Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

¹⁷Vi torej, ljubljeni, ki to naprej veste, pazite, da vas pregrešnih zmota ne potegne za seboj in ne padete iz lastnega trdnega stanja,temuč rastite v milosti in spoznanju Gospoda našega in Zveličarja Jezusa Kristusa. Njemu slava i sedaj i na dan večnosti!

¹⁸But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

¹⁸temuč rastite v milosti in spoznanju Gospoda našega in Zveličarja Jezusa Kristusa. Njemu slava i sedaj i na dan večnosti!