¹ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡܥܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܒܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܠܪܥܝܢܟܘܢ ܫܦܝܐ ܀

¹This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you;

²ܕܬܬܥܗܕܘܢ ܠܡܠܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܢܒܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܀

²that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:

³ܟܕ ܗܕܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܢܐܬܘܢ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܡܬܐ ܡܒܙܚܢܐ ܕܡܒܙܚܝܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܟ ܪܓܝܓܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܀

³knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,

⁴ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܡܢ ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܐܒܗܬܢ ܫܟܒܘ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܟܬܪ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ ܀

⁴and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”

⁵ܛܥܝܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܕܐ ܟܕ ܨܒܝܢ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܐ ܘܒܝܕ ܡܝܐ ܩܡܬ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

⁵For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;

⁶ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܗܝܕܝܢ ܛܦ ܒܡܝܐ ܘܐܒܕ ܀

⁶by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.

⁷ܫܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܫܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܤܝܢܝܢ ܟܕ ܠܢܘܪܐ ܡܬܢܛܪܝܢ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܘܕܐܒܕܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܀

⁷But the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

⁸ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕܐ ܠܐ ܬܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܕܚܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܦ ܫܢܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܐܠܦ ܫܢܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܀

⁸But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

⁹ܠܐ ܡܫܬܘܚܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܡܘܠܟܢܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܫܝܢ ܫܘܘܚܪܐ ܡܤܒܪܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܡܓܪ ܪܘܚܗ ܡܛܠܬܟܘܢ ܒܕܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܐܒܕ ܐܠܐ ܟܠܢܫ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܀

⁹The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

¹⁰ܐܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܫܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܫܠܝ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܐܤܛܘܟܤܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܝܩܕܝܢ ܢܫܬܪܘܢ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܒܗ ܬܫܬܟܚ ܀

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

¹¹ܟܕ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܫܬܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܒܗܘܦܟܝܟܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܒܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܀

¹¹Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

¹²ܟܕ ܡܤܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܤܘܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܫܡܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܒܚܪܝܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܢܫܬܪܘܢ ܘܐܤܛܘܟܤܐ ܟܕ ܝܩܕܝܢ ܢܫܘܚܘܢ ܀

¹²looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

¹³ܠܫܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕܬܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܤܟܝܢܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܥܡܪܐ ܀

¹³But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

¹⁴ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܟܕ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܡܤܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܨܦܘ ܕܕܠܐ ܟܘܬܡܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܘܡܐ ܠܗ ܬܫܬܟܚܘܢ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܀

¹⁴Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.

¹⁵ܘܠܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܬܚܫܒܘܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܐܚܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܀

¹⁵Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you;

¹⁶ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܗ ܡܠܠ ܒܗܝܢ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܤܝܩ ܠܤܘܟܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܤܡܝܟܝܢ ܡܥܩܡܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܀

¹⁶as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

¹⁷ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܟܕ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܛܪܘ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܕܕܠܡܐ ܟܕ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܤ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܦܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܤܡܟܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܀

¹⁷You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.

¹⁸ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܪܒܝܢ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܠܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܠܝܘܡܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܀

¹⁸But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.