¹ܗܘܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܒܥܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܒܟܘܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܥܠܝܢ ܗܪܤܝܤ ܕܐܒܕܢܐ ܘܒܡܪܐ ܕܙܒܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܦܪܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܡܤܪܗܒܐ ܀

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.

²ܘܤܓܝܐܐ ܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܬܬܓܕܦ ܀

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

³ܘܒܥܠܘܒܘܬܐ ܘܒܡܠܐ ܕܒܕܝܐ ܢܬܬܓܪܘܢ ܒܟܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܝܢܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܠܐ ܒܛܠ ܘܐܒܕܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܐܡ ܀

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.

⁴ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܚܛܘ ܠܐ ܚܤ ܐܠܐ ܒܫܫܠܬܐ ܕܥܡܛܢܐ ܥܓܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܬܚܬܝܬܐ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܬܢܛܪܘܢ ܠܕܝܢܐ ܕܫܘܢܩܐ ܀

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;

⁵ܘܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܐ ܚܤ ܐܠܐ ܠܢܘܚ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܟܪܘܙܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܢܛܪ ܟܕ ܛܘܦܢܐ ܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܪܫܝܥܐ ܐܝܬܝ ܀

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;

⁶ܘܟܕ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܤܕܘܡ ܘܕܥܡܘܪܐ ܐܘܩܕ ܘܒܗܦܘܟܝܐ ܚܝܒ ܐܢܝܢ ܟܕ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܠܪܫܝܥܐ ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܤܡ ܀

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;

⁷ܐܦ ܠܠܘܛ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܕܡܬܩܦܚ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܗܘܦܟܐ ܕܒܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܦܨܝ ܀

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

⁸ܒܚܙܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܘܒܫܡܥܐ ܟܕ ܥܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܗܘ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܙܕܝܩܬܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܤ ܡܫܢܩ ܗܘܐ ܀

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

⁹ܝܕܥ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܢܦܪܘܩ ܡܢ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܚܠܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܥܘܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܟܕ ܡܫܬܢܩܝܢ ܢܛܪ ܀

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

¹⁰ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܒܤܪܐ ܒܪܓܬܐ ܕܛܡܐܘܬܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܡܒܤܪܝܢ ܡܪܚܐ ܘܡܫܩܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐ ܙܝܥܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܓܕܦܝܢ ܀

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.

¹¹ܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܚܝܠܐ ܘܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܪܘܪܒܝܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܓܘܕܦܐ ܀

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

¹²ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܚܪܫܬܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܟܝܢܐ ܠܚܪܒܐ ܘܠܚܒܠܐ ܟܕ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܡܓܕܦܝܢ ܒܚܒܠܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܢܬܚܒܠܘܢ ܀

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;

¹³ܟܕ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܗܢܝܘܬܐ ܚܫܝܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܘܤܡܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܡܟܬܡܐ ܘܡܠܝܝ ܡܘܡܐ ܕܟܕ ܡܬܒܤܡܝܢ ܒܢܝܚܬܗܘܢ ܡܬܦܢܩܝܢ ܀

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;

¹⁴ܟܕ ܥܝܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܠܝܢ ܓܘܪܐ ܘܚܛܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܦܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܫܕܠܝܢ ܠܢܦܫܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܤܡܝܟܢ ܘܠܒܐ ܕܡܕܪܫ ܒܥܠܘܒܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܕܠܘܛܬܐ ܀

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

¹⁵ܕܟܕ ܫܒܩܘ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܬܪܝܨܬܐ ܫܓܘ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܒܠܥܡ ܒܪ ܒܥܘܪ ܗܘ ܕܐܓܪܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܐܚܒ ܀

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;

¹⁶ܡܟܤܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܠܡܬܥܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܐܬܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܩܠܐ ܕܒܩܠܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܡܠܠܬ ܟܠܬ ܠܫܛܝܘܬܗ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܀

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

¹⁷ܗܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܝܐ ܥܢܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܥܠܐ ܡܬܪܕܦܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܛܢܐ ܕܚܫܘܟܐ ܢܛܝܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܀

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

¹⁸ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܓܘܢܚܐ ܕܤܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܡܫܕܠܝܢ ܒܪܓܝܓܬܐ ܛܢܦܬܐ ܕܒܤܪܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܠܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܥܪܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܡܬܗܦܟܝܢ ܀

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.

¹⁹ܘܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܫܬܘܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܗܢܘܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܚܒܠܐ ܠܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܢܫ ܙܟܐ ܠܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܐܦ ܡܫܥܒܕ ܀

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.

²⁰ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܟܕ ܥܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܛܢܦܘܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܒܫܘܘܕܥܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܒܗܝܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܕ ܡܬܥܪܙܠܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܡܙܕܟܝܢ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܚܪܬܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܀

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.

²¹ܦܩܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܢܫܬܘܕܥܘܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܕܟܕ ܐܫܬܘܕܥܘ ܠܒܬܪܐ ܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܫܬܠܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܀

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.

²²ܓܕܫ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܠܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܟܠܒܐ ܕܗܦܟ ܥܠ ܬܝܘܒܗ ܘܚܙܝܪܬܐ ܕܤܚܬ ܒܥܘܪܓܠܐ ܕܤܝܢܐ ܀

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.