Judasbrevet
Svenska Folkbibeln
Hälsning
1 Från Judas, Jesu Kristi tjänare och Jakobs bror, till dem som är kallade och älskade i Gud, vår Fader, och bevarade i Jesus Kristus. 2 Må barmhärtighet, frid och kärlek i allt rikligare mått komma er till del.
Uppmaning till kamp för tron
3 Mina älskade, fastän jag är mycket ivrig att skriva till er om vår gemensamma frälsning, finner jag det nödvändigt att skriva till er och uppmana er att fortsätta kampen för den tro som en gång för alla har överlämnats åt de heliga. 4 Ty hos er har det nästlat sig in vissa personer. Om dem är det redan för länge sedan skrivet att de skulle drabbas av domen. Gudlösa som de är förvanskar de vår Guds nåd till försvar för ett liv i utsvävningar och förnekar vår ende Härskare och Herre, Jesus Kristus.
Varning för falska lärare
5 Även om ni redan vet allt vill jag påminna er om hur Herren[a] räddade sitt folk ur Egypten och sedan dödade dem som inte trodde. 6 Tänk också på de änglar som inte bevarade sin höga ställning utan övergav sin rätta hemvist. Dem håller han i förvar i mörker med eviga bojor till den stora dagens dom. 7 Så är det med Sodom och Gomorra och städerna däromkring. På samma sätt bedrev de otukt och följde onaturliga begär. De står som ett varnande exempel och får sitt straff i evig eld.
8 Ändå skändar också dessa drömmare på samma sätt sin kropp. Herren föraktar de, och höga makter smädar de. 9 Men när ärkeängeln Mikael tvistade med djävulen om Moses kropp, vågade han inte uttala någon smädande dom över honom utan sade: "Må Herren straffa dig." 10 Dessa däremot smädar allt som de inte känner till, liksom djur utan förnuft, och vad de med sina naturliga sinnen kan fatta, det förstör de sig med.
11 Ve dem! De har slagit in på Kains väg,[b] de har mot betalning störtat sig i Bileams villfarelse,[c] de har gjort uppror som Kora[d] och gått under. 12 De är smutsfläckar vid era kärleksmåltider, dessa som utan att skämmas festar tillsammans med er och tar för sig. De är moln utan vatten som drivs bort av vindarna, de är träd utan frukt på senhösten, dubbelt döda, uppryckta med rötterna. 13 De är vilda havsvågor, som kastar upp sina skändligheters skum, de är irrande stjärnor, åt vilka det svarta mörkret är förvarat för evigt. 14 Om dem har också Hanok[e] i det sjunde släktledet efter Adam profeterat: "Se, Herren kommer med sina mångtusen heliga 15 för att hålla dom över alla och straffa alla för de gudlösa gärningar som de har begått och för alla de hårda ord som dessa gudlösa syndare har talat mot honom." 16 De knotar och klagar och följer sina begär. De är stora i orden och smickrar dem som de kan ha nytta av.
I väntan på Kristi ankomst
17 Men ni, mina älskade, kom ihåg vad som är förutsagt av vår Herre Jesu Kristi apostlar. 18 De sade till er: "I den sista tiden skall det finnas människor som hånar och följer sina egna gudlösa begär." 19 Det är dessa som vållar splittring, de som är oandliga och som inte har Guds Ande. 20 Men ni, mina älskade, skall uppbygga varandra på er allra heligaste tro. Be i den helige Ande. 21 Håll er kvar i Guds kärlek, medan ni väntar på att vår Herre Jesus Kristus i sin barmhärtighet skall ge er evigt liv. 22 Sådana som tvivlar skall ni vara barmhärtiga mot 23 och frälsa genom att rycka dem ur elden. Mot andra skall ni också vara barmhärtiga, dock med fruktan, så att ni till och med avskyr deras livklädnad som är nersmutsad av köttet.
Lovprisning
24 Han som förmår bevara er från fall och ställa er inför sin härlighet, fläckfria och jublande - 25 den ende Guden, vår Frälsare, genom Jesus Kristus, vår Herre - honom tillhör ära och majestät, välde och makt före all tid, nu och i all evighet. Amen.
Footnotes
- Judasbrevet 1:5 Herren Andra handskrifter: "Jesus".
- Judasbrevet 1:11 Kains väg Blodsutgjutelsens väg (1 Mos 4:6f).
- Judasbrevet 1:11 Bileams villfarelse Se 4 Mos 22:2f. Här, liksom i Upp 2:14, anspelas på 4 Mos 31:16, där Bileam skildras som förförare. På hans inrådan lockades israeliterna att bedriva otukt med moabitiska kvinnor.
- Judasbrevet 1:11 Kora Se 4 Mos 16:1f. Kora revolterade mot Moses ledarskap och Arons prästämbete under hänvisning till att "hela församlingen är helig" (4 Mos 16:3).
- Judasbrevet 1:14 Hanok Citatet i v. 14, 15 är hämtat från den apokryfiska skriften första Henoksboken.
Jude
New King James Version
Greeting to the Called
1 Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and (A)brother of James,
To those who are (B)called, [a]sanctified by God the Father, and (C)preserved in Jesus Christ:
2 Mercy, (D)peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Contend for the Faith
3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you (E)concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting (F)you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord [b]God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Old and New Apostates
5 But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that (G)the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not keep their [c]proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; 7 as (H)Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the [d]vengeance of eternal fire.
8 (I)Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and (J)speak evil of [e]dignitaries. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in [f]contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, (K)“The Lord rebuke you!” 10 (L)But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way (M)of Cain, (N)have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished (O)in the rebellion of Korah.
Apostates Depraved and Doomed
12 These are [g]spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried [h]about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; 13 (P)raging waves of the sea, (Q)foaming up their own shame; wandering stars (R)for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, 15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the (S)harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
Apostates Predicted
16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they (T)mouth great swelling words, (U)flattering people to gain advantage. 17 (V)But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: 18 how they told you that (W)there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. 19 These are [i]sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.
Maintain Your Life with God
20 But you, beloved, (X)building yourselves up on your most holy faith, (Y)praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, (Z)looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
22 And on some have compassion, [j]making a distinction; 23 but (AA)others save [k]with fear, (AB)pulling them out of the [l]fire, hating even (AC)the garment defiled by the flesh.
Glory to God
24 (AD)Now to Him who is able to keep [m]you from stumbling,
And (AE)to present you faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
25 To [n]God our Savior,
[o]Who alone is wise,
Be glory and majesty,
Dominion and [p]power,
Both now and forever.
Amen.
Footnotes
- Jude 1:1 NU beloved
- Jude 1:4 NU omits God
- Jude 1:6 own
- Jude 1:7 punishment
- Jude 1:8 glorious ones, lit. glories
- Jude 1:9 arguing
- Jude 1:12 stains, or hidden reefs
- Jude 1:12 NU, M along
- Jude 1:19 soulish or worldly
- Jude 1:22 NU who are doubting (or making distinctions)
- Jude 1:23 NU omits with fear
- Jude 1:23 NU adds and on some have mercy with fear
- Jude 1:24 M them
- Jude 1:25 NU the only God our
- Jude 1:25 NU Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Be glory
- Jude 1:25 NU adds Before all time,
Jude
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Jude, a servant[a] of Jesus Christ and brother of James,
(A)To those who are called, (B)beloved in God the Father and (C)kept for[b] Jesus Christ:
2 May (D)mercy, (E)peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Judgment on False Teachers
3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our (F)common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you (G)to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For (H)certain people (I)have crept in unnoticed (J)who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert (K)the grace of our God into sensuality and (L)deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 Now I want (M)to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that (N)Jesus, who saved[c] a people out of the land of Egypt, (O)afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And (P)the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day— 7 just as (Q)Sodom and Gomorrah and (R)the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and (S)pursued unnatural desire,[d] serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
8 Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and (T)blaspheme the glorious ones. 9 But when (U)the archangel (V)Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing (W)about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, (X)“The Lord rebuke you.” 10 (Y)But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. 11 Woe to them! For they walked in (Z)the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain (AA)to Balaam's error and (AB)perished in Korah's rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs[e] (AC)at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, (AD)shepherds feeding themselves; (AE)waterless clouds, (AF)swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, (AG)uprooted; 13 (AH)wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of (AI)their own shame; (AJ)wandering stars, (AK)for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
14 It was also about these that Enoch, (AL)the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, (AM)“Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 (AN)to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have (AO)committed in such an ungodly way, and of all (AP)the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16 These are grumblers, malcontents, (AQ)following their own sinful desires; (AR)they are loud-mouthed boasters, (AS)showing favoritism to gain advantage.
A Call to Persevere
17 But you must (AT)remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They[f] said to you, (AU)“In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” 19 It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, (AV)devoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, (AW)building yourselves up in your most holy faith and (AX)praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 (AY)keep yourselves in the love of God, (AZ)waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. 22 And have mercy on those who doubt; 23 save others by (BA)snatching them out of (BB)the fire; to others show mercy (BC)with fear, hating even (BD)the garment[g] stained by the flesh.
Doxology
24 (BE)Now to him who is able (BF)to keep you from stumbling and (BG)to present you (BH)blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to (BI)the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, (BJ)be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time[h] and now and forever. Amen.
Footnotes
- Jude 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- Jude 1:1 Or by
- Jude 1:5 Some manuscripts although you fully knew it, that the Lord who once saved
- Jude 1:7 Greek different flesh
- Jude 1:12 Or are blemishes
- Jude 1:18 Or Christ, because they
- Jude 1:23 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
- Jude 1:25 Or before any age
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