2 Peter

假先知和假师傅

1从前在百姓中有假先知起来，将来在你们中间也必有假师傅，私自引进陷害人的异端，连买他们的主他们也不承认，自取速速地灭亡。

2将有许多人随从他们邪淫的行为，便叫真道因他们的缘故被毁谤。

3他们因有贪心，要用捏造的言语在你们身上取利。他们的刑罚，自古以来并不迟延；他们的灭亡也必速速来到。

4就是天使犯了罪， 神也没有宽容，曾把他们丢在地狱，交在黑暗坑中，等候审判。

5神也没有宽容上古的世代，曾叫洪水临到那不敬虔的世代，却保护了传义道的挪亚一家八口。

6又判定所多玛、蛾摩拉，将二城倾覆，焚烧成灰，作为后世不敬虔人的鉴戒；

7只搭救了那常为恶人淫行忧伤的义人罗得。（

8因为那义人住在他们中间，看见听见他们不法的事，他的义心就天天伤痛。）

9主知道搭救敬虔的人脱离试探，把不义的人留在刑罚之下，等候审判的日子。

10那些随肉身、纵污秽的情欲、轻慢主治之人的，更是如此。 他们胆大任性，毁谤在尊位的，也不知惧怕。

11就是天使，虽然力量权能更大，还不用毁谤的话在主面前告他们。

12但这些人好像没有灵性，生来就是畜类，以备捉拿宰杀的。他们毁谤所不晓得的事，正在败坏人的时候，自己必遭遇败坏。

13行的不义，就得了不义的工价。这些人喜爱白昼宴乐，他们已被玷污，又有瑕疵，正与你们一同坐席，就以自己的诡诈为快乐。

14他们满眼是淫色，止不住犯罪，引诱那心不坚固的人，心中习惯了贪婪，正是被咒诅的种类。

15他们离弃正路，就走差了，随从比珥之子巴兰的路。巴兰就是那贪爱不义之工价的先知，

16他却为自己的过犯受了责备；那不能说话的驴以人言拦阻先知的狂妄。

17这些人是无水的井，是狂风催逼的雾气，有墨黑的幽暗为他们存留。

18他们说虚妄矜夸的大话，用肉身的情欲和邪淫的事引诱那些刚才脱离妄行的人。

19他们应许人得以自由，自己却作败坏的奴仆，因为人被谁制伏就是谁的奴仆。

20倘若他们因认识主—救主耶稣基督，得以脱离世上的污秽，后来又在其中被缠住、制伏，他们末后的景况就比先前更不好了。

21他们晓得义路，竟背弃了传给他们的圣命，倒不如不晓得为妙。

22俗语说得真不错：狗所吐的，它转过来又吃； 猪洗净了又回到泥里去滚； 这话在他们身上正合式。

1But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there shall be among you lying teachers, who shall bring in sects of perdition, and deny the Lord who bought them: bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

2And many shall follow their riotousnesses, through whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their perdition slumbereth not.

4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell, unto torments, to be reserved unto judgment:

5And spared not the original world, but preserved Noe, the eighth person, the preacher of justice, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.

6And reducing the cities of the Sodomites, and of the Gomorrhites, into ashes, condemned them to be overthrown, making them an example to those that should after act wickedly.

7And delivered just Lot, oppressed by the injustice and lewd conversation of the wicked.

8For in sight and hearing he was just: dwelling among them, who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works.

9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented.

10And especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government, audacious, self willed, they fear not to bring in sects, blaspheming.

11Whereas angels who are greater in strength and power, bring not against themselves a railing judgment.

12But these men, as irrational beasts, naturally tending to the snare and to destruction, blaspheming those things which they know not, shall perish in their corruption,

13Receiving the reward of their injustice, counting for a pleasure the delights of a day: stains and spots, sporting themselves to excess, rioting in their feasts with you:

14Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls, having their heart exercised with covetousness, children of malediction:

15Leaving the right way they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam of Bosor, who loved the wages of iniquity,

16But had a check of his madness, the dumb beast used to the yoke, which speaking with man’s voice, forbade the folly of the prophet.

17These are fountains without water, and clouds tossed with whirlwinds, to whom the mist of darkness is reserved.

18For, speaking proud words of vanity, they allure by the desires of fleshly riotousness, those who for a little while escape, such as converse in error:

19Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is overcome, of the same also he is the slave.

20For if, flying from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they be again entangled in them and overcome: their latter state is become unto them worse than the former.

21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of justice, than after they have known it, to turn back from that holy commandment which was delivered to them.

22For, that of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog is returned to his vomit: and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.