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.

¹Men der opstod også falske Profeter iblandt Folket, ligesom der også iblandt eder vil komme falske Lærere, som ville liste fordærvelige Vranglærdomme ind, idet de endog fornægte den Herre, som købte dem, og bringe en brat Undergang over sig selv,

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

²og mange ville efterfølge deres Uterligheder, så Sandhedens Vej for deres Skyld vil blive bespottet,

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

³og i Havesyge ville de med falske Ord skaffe sig Vinding af eder; men Dommen over dem har alt fra gamle Dage været i Virksomhed, og deres Undergang slumrer ikke.

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;

⁴Thi når Gud ikke sparede Engle, da de syndede, men nedstyrtede dem i Afgrunden og overgav dem til Mørkets Huler for at bevogtes til Dom,

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;

⁵og ikke sparede den gamle Verden, men bevarede Retfærdighedens Prædiker Noa selv ottende, da han førte Oversvømmelse over en Verden af ugudelige

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;

⁶og lagde Sodomas og Gomorras Stæder i Aske og domfældte dem til Ødelæggelse, så han har sat dem til Forbillede for dem, som i Fremtiden ville leve ugudeligt,

⁷and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked

⁷og udfriede den retfærdige Lot, som plagedes af de ryggesløses uterlige Vandel,

⁸(for that righteous man dwelling among them, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):

⁸(thi medens den retfærdige boede iblandt dem, pintes han Dag for Dag i sin retfærdige Sjæl ved de lovløse Gerninger, som han så og hørte):

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

⁹- da ved Herren at udfri gudfrygtige af Fristelse, men at straffe og bevogte uretfærdige til Dommens Dag,

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;

¹⁰og mest dem, som vandre efter Kød, i Begær efter Besmittelse, og foragte Herskab. Frække, selvbehagelige, bæve de ikke ved at bespotte Herligheder,

¹¹whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a railing judgment against them before the Lord.

¹¹hvor dog Engle, som ere større i Styrke og Magt, ikke fremføre bespottende Dom imod dem for Herren.

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,

¹²Men disse ligesom ufornuftige Dyr, der af Natur ere fødte til at fanges og ødelægges, skulle de, fordi de bespotte, hvad de ikke kende, også ødelægges med hines Ødelæggelse,

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;

¹³idet de få Uretfærdigheds Løn. De sætte deres Lyst i Vellevned om Dagen, disse Skampletter og Skændselsmennesker! De svælge i deres Bedragerier, medens de holde Gilde med eder;

¹⁴having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;

¹⁴deres Øjne ere fulde af Horeri og kunne ikke få nok af Synd; de lokke ubefæstede Sjæle; de have et Hjerte, øvet i Havesyge, Forbandelsens Børn;

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

¹⁵de have forladt den lige Vej og ere farne vild, følgende Bileams, Beors Søns, Vej, han, som elskede Uretfærdigheds Løn,

¹⁶but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.

¹⁶men fik Revselse for sin Overtrædelse: et umælende Trældyr talte med menneskelig Røst og hindrede Profetens Afsind.

¹⁷These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.

¹⁷Disse ere vandløse Kilder og Tågeskyer, som drives af Storvind; for dem er Mørke og Mulm bevaret.

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;

¹⁸Thi dem, som ere lige ved at undslippe fra dem, der vandre i Vildfarelse, løkke de i Kødets Begæringer ved Uterligheder, idet de tale Tomheds overmodige Ord

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

¹⁹og love dem Frihed, skønt de selv ere Fordærvelsens Trælle; thi man er Træl af det, som man er overvunden af.

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.

²⁰Thi dersom de, efter at have undflyet Verdens Besmittelser ved Erkendelse af vor Herre og Frelser Jesus Kristus, igen lade sig indvikle deri og overvindes, da er det sidste blevet værre med dem end det første.

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.

²¹Thi bedre havde det været dem ikke at have erkendt Retfærdighedens Vej end efter at have erkendt den at vende sig bort fra det hellige Bud, som var blevet dem overgivet.

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.”

²²Det er gået dem efter det sande Ordsprog: "Hunden vender sig om til sit eget Spy, og den toede So til at vælte sig i Sølen."