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]

¹And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,

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

²and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,

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.

³and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

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)]

⁴For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast [them] down to Tartarus, did deliver [them] to judgment, having been reserved,

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,-

⁵and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,

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

⁶and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah having turned to ashes, with an overthrow did condemn, an example to those about to be impious having set [them];

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

⁷and righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct in lasciviousness of the impious, He did rescue,

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):

⁸for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing.

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,-

⁹The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,

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.

¹⁰and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

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

¹¹whereas messengers, in strength and power being greater, do not bear against them before the Lord an evil speaking judgment;

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,

¹²and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed — in what things they are ignorant of, speaking evil — in their destruction shall be destroyed,

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].

¹³about to receive a reward of unrighteousness, pleasures counting the luxury in the day, spots and blemishes, luxuriating in their deceits, feasting with you,

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;

¹⁴having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,

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].

¹⁵having forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the [son] of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,

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

¹⁶and had a rebuke of his own iniquity — a dumb ass, in man`s voice having spoken, did forbid the madness of the prophet.

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

¹⁷These are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept;

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]

¹⁸for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh — lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

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

¹⁹liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,

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.

²⁰for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,

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."

²¹for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged [it], to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,

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."

²²and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,` and, `A sow having bathed herself — to rolling in mire.`