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 false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

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

²Many will follow their immoral TR reads “destructive” instead of “immoral” ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.

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

³In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.

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

⁴For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus Tartarus is another name for Hell , and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

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

⁵and didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on 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 Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly;

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

⁷and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life 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, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):

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

⁹the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;

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

¹⁰but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;

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

¹¹whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a railing judgment 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 unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,

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

¹³receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and blemishes, reveling in their deceit 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 who can’t cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;

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

¹⁵forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;

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

¹⁶but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped 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 driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.

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

¹⁸For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

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

¹⁹promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

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 defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

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

²¹For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

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

²²But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” Proverbs 26:11 and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”