1. യേശുക്രിസ്തുവിന്റെ ദാസനും യാക്കോബിന്റെ സഹോദരനുമായ യൂദാ, പിതാവായ ദൈവത്തില് സ്നേഹിക്കപ്പെട്ടും യേശുക്രിസ്തുവിന്നായി സൂക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടും ഇരിക്കുന്നവരായ വിളിക്കപ്പെട്ടവര്ക്കും എഴുതുന്നതു

1. యేసుక్రీస్తు దాసుడును, యాకోబు సహోదరుడునైన యూదా, తండ్రియైన దేవునియందు ప్రేమింపబడి, యేసుక్రీస్తునందు భద్రము చేయబడి పిలువబడినవారికి శుభమని చెప్పి వ్రాయునది.

2. നിങ്ങള്ക്കു കരുണയും സമാധാനവും സ്നേഹവും വര്ദ്ധിക്കുമാറാകട്ടെ.

2. మీకు కనికరమును సమాధానమును ప్రేమయు విస్తరించును గాక.

3. പ്രിയരേ, നമുക്കു പൊതുവിലുള്ള രക്ഷയെക്കുറിച്ചു നിങ്ങള്ക്കു എഴുതുവാന് സകലപ്രയത്നവും ചെയ്കയില് വിശുദ്ധന്മാര്ക്കും ഒരിക്കലായിട്ടു ഭരമേല്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന വിശ്വാസത്തിന്നു വേണ്ടി പോരാടേണ്ടതിന്നു പ്രബോധിപ്പിച്ചെഴുതുവാന് ആവശ്യം എന്നു എനിക്കു തോന്നി.

3. ప్రియులారా, మనకందరికి కలిగెడు రక్షణనుగూర్చి మీకు వ్రాయవలెనని విశేషాసక్తిగలవాడనై ప్రయత్నపడుచుండగా, పరిశుద్ధులకు ఒక్కసారే అప్పగింపబడిన బోధనిమిత్తము మీరు పోరాడవలెనని మిమ్మును వేడుకొనుచు మీకు వ్రాయవలసివచ్చెను.

4. നമ്മുടെ ദൈവത്തിന്റെ കൃപയെ ദുഷ്കാമവൃത്തിക്കു ഹേതുവാക്കി ഏകനാഥനും നമ്മുടെ കര്ത്താവുമായ യേശുക്രിസ്തുവിനെ നിഷേധിക്കുന്ന അഭക്തരായ ചില മനുഷ്യര് നുഴഞ്ഞു വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; അവരുടെ ഈ ശിക്ഷാവിധി പണ്ടു തന്നേ എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നു.

4. ఏలయనగా కొందరు రహస్యముగా జొరబడియున్నారు. వారు భక్తిహీనులై మన దేవుని కృపను కామాతురత్వమునకు దుర్వినియోగ పరచుచు, మన అద్వితీయనాధుడును ప్రభువునైన యేసు క్రీస్తును విసర్జించుచున్నారు; ఈ తీర్పుపొందుటకు వారు పూర్వమందే సూచింపబడినవారు.

5. നിങ്ങളോ സകലവും ഒരിക്കല് അറിഞ്ഞുവെങ്കിലും നിങ്ങളെ ഔര്പ്പിപ്പാന് ഞാന് ഇച്ഛിക്കുന്നതെന്തെന്നാല്കര്ത്താവു ജനത്തെ മിസ്രയീമില്നിന്നു രക്ഷിച്ചിട്ടും വിശ്വസിക്കാത്തവരെ പിന്നത്തേതില് നശിപ്പിച്ചു.
പുറപ്പാടു് 12:51, സംഖ്യാപുസ്തകം 14:29-30, സംഖ്യാപുസ്തകം 14:35

5. ఈ సంగతులన్నియు మీరు ముందటనే యెరిగి యున్నను, నేను మీకు జ్ఞాపకము చేయగోరుచున్న దేమనగా, ప్రభువు ఐగుప్తులోనుండి ప్రజలను రక్షించినను, వారిలో నమ్మకపోయినవారిని తరువాత నాశనము చేసెను.

6. തങ്ങളുടെ വാഴ്ച കാത്തുകൊള്ളാതെ സ്വന്ത വാസസ്ഥലം വിട്ടുപോയ ദൂതന്മാരെ മഹാദിവസത്തിന്റെ വിധിക്കായി എന്നേക്കുമുള്ള ചങ്ങലയിട്ടു അന്ധകാരത്തിന് കീഴില് സൂക്ഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

6. మరియు తమ ప్రధానత్వమును నిలుపుకొనక, తమ నివాసస్థలమును విడిచిన దేవదూతలను, మహాదినమున జరుగు తీర్పువరకు కటికచీకటిలో నిత్యపాశములతో ఆయన బంధించి భద్రము చేసెను.

7. അതുപോലെ സൊദോമും ഗൊമോരയും ചുറ്റുമുള്ള പട്ടണങ്ങളും അവര്ക്കും സമമായി ദുര്ന്നടപ്പു ആചരിച്ചു അന്യജഡം മോഹിച്ചു നടന്നതിനാല് നിത്യാഗ്നിയുടെ ശിക്ഷാവിധി സഹിച്ചുകൊണ്ടു ദൃഷ്ടാന്തമായി കിടക്കുന്നു.
ഉല്പത്തി 19:4-25

7. ఆ ప్రకారముగానే సొదొమ గొమొఱ్ఱాలును వాటి చుట్టుపట్లనున్న పట్టణములును వీరివలెనే వ్యభిచారము చేయుచు, పరశరీరాను సారులైనందున నిత్యాగ్నిదండన అనుభవించుచు దృష్టాంతముగా ఉంచబడెను.

8. അങ്ങനെ തന്നേ ഇവരും സ്വപ്നാവസ്ഥയിലായി ജഡത്തെ മലിനമാക്കുകയും കര്ത്തൃത്വത്തെ തുച്ഛീകരിക്കുകയും മഹിമകളെ ദുഷിക്കയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.

8. అటువలెనే వీరును కలలు కనుచు, శరీరమును అపవిత్రపరచుకొనుచు, ప్రభుత్వమును నిరాకరించుచు, మహాత్ములను దూషించుచు ఉన్నారు.

9. എന്നാല് പ്രധാനദൂതനായ മിഖായേല് മോശെയുടെ ശരീരത്തെക്കുറിച്ചു പിശാചിനോടു തര്ക്കിച്ചു വാദിക്കുമ്പോള് ഒരു ദൂഷണവിധി ഉച്ചരിപ്പാന് തുനിയാതെകര്ത്താവു നിന്നെ ഭര്ത്സിക്കട്ടെ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞതേ ഉള്ളൂ.
ദാനീയേൽ 10:13, ദാനീയേൽ 10:21, ദാനീയേൽ 12:1, സെഖർയ്യാവു 3:2-3

9. అయితే ప్రధానదూతయైన మిఖాయేలు అపవాదితో వాదించుచు మోషేయొక్క శరీరమునుగూర్చి తర్కించినప్పుడు, దూషించి తీర్పుతీర్చ తెగింపకప్రభువు నిన్ను గద్దించును గాక అనెను.

10. ഇവരോ തങ്ങള് അറിയാത്തതു എല്ലാം ദുഷിക്കുന്നു; ബുദ്ധിയില്ലാത്ത മൃഗങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ സ്വാഭാവികമായി ഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവയാല് ഒക്കെയും തങ്ങളെത്തന്നേ വഷളാക്കുന്നു.

10. వీరైతే తాము గ్రహింపని విషయములనుగూర్చి దూషించువారై, వివేకశూన్యములగు మృగములవలె వేటిని స్వాభావికముగా ఎరుగుదురో వాటివలన తమ్మునుతాము నాశనముచేసికొనుచున్నారు.

11. അവര്ക്കും അയ്യോ കഷ്ടം! അവര് കയീന്റെ വഴിയില് നടക്കയും കൂലി കൊതിച്ചു ബിലെയാമിന്റെ വഞ്ചനയില് തങ്ങളേത്തന്നേ ഏല്പിക്കയും കോരഹിന്റെ മത്സരത്തില് നശിച്ചുപോകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
ഉല്പത്തി 4:3-8, സംഖ്യാപുസ്തകം 16:19-35, സംഖ്യാപുസ്തകം 22:7, സംഖ്യാപുസ്തകം 31:16

11. అయ్యోవారికి శ్రమ. వారు కయీను నడిచిన మార్గమున నడిచిరి, బహుమానము పొందవలెనని బిలాము నడిచిన తప్పుత్రోవలో ఆతురముగా పరుగెత్తిరి, కోరహు చేసినట్టు తిరస్కారము చేసి నశించిరి.

12. ഇവര് നിങ്ങളുടെ സ്നേഹസദ്യകളില് മറഞ്ഞുകിടക്കുന്ന പാറകള്; നിങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ വിരുന്നുകഴിഞ്ഞു ഭയംകൂടാതെ നിങ്ങളെത്തന്നേ തീറ്റുന്നവര്; കാറ്റുകൊണ്ടു ഔടുന്ന വെള്ളമില്ലാത്ത മേഘങ്ങള്; ഇലകൊഴിഞ്ഞും ഫലമില്ലാതെയും രണ്ടുരു ചത്തും വേരറ്റും പോയ വൃക്ഷങ്ങള്;
യേഹേസ്കേൽ 34:8

12. వీరు నిర్భయముగా మీతో సుభోజనము చేయుచు, తమ్మునుతాము నిర్భయముగా పోషించుకొనుచు, మీ ప్రేమవిందులలో దొంగ మెట్టలుగా ఉన్నారు. వీరు గాలిచేత ఇటు అటు కొట్టుకొనిపోవు నిర్జల మేఘములుగాను, కాయలు రాలి ఫలములు లేక, రెండు మారులు చచ్చి వేళ్లతో పెళ్లగింపబడిన చెట్లుగాను,

13. തങ്ങളുടെ നാണക്കേടു നുരെച്ചു തള്ളുന്ന കൊടിയ കടല്ത്തിരകള്; സദാകാലത്തേക്കും അന്ധതമസ്സു സൂക്ഷിച്ചുവെച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന വക്ര ഗതിയുള്ള നക്ഷത്രങ്ങള് തന്നേ.
യെശയ്യാ 57:20

13. తమ అవమానమను నురుగు వెళ్ల గ్రక్కువారై, సముద్రముయొక్క ప్రచండమైన అలలుగాను, మార్గము తప్పితిరుగు చుక్కలుగాను ఉన్నారు; వారికొరకు గాఢాంధకారము నిరంతరము భద్రము చేయబడి యున్నది.

14. ആദാംമുതല് ഏഴാമനായ ഹനോക്കും ഇവരെക്കുറിച്ചു
ആവർത്തനം 33:2, സെഖർയ്യാവു 14:5

14. ఆదాము మొదలుకొని యేడవ వాడైన హనోకుకూడ వీరినిగూర్చి ప్రవచించి యిట్లనెను ఇదిగో అందరికిని తీర్పు తీర్చుటకును, వారిలో భక్తి హీనులందరును భక్తిహీనముగా చేసిన వారి భక్తిహీన క్రియలన్నిటిని గూర్చియు,

15. “ഇതാ കര്ത്താവു എല്ലാവരെയും വിധിപ്പാനും അവര് അഭക്തിയോടെ ചെയ്ത ഭക്തിവിരുദ്ധമായ സകല പ്രവൃത്തികളുംനിമിത്തം ഭക്തികെട്ട പാപികള് തന്റെ നേരെ പറഞ്ഞ സകലനിഷ്ഠൂരങ്ങളും നിമിത്തവും ഭക്തികെട്ടവരെ ഒക്കെയും ബോധംവരുത്തുവാനും ആയിരമായിരം വിശുദ്ധന്മാരോടു കൂടെ വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു” എന്നു പ്രവചിച്ചു.

15. భక్తిహీనులైన పాపులు తనకు విరోధముగా చెప్పిన కఠినమైన మాటలన్నిటినిగూర్చియు వారిని ఒప్పించుటకును, ప్రభువు తన వేవేల పరిశుద్ధుల పరివారముతో వచ్చెను.

16. അവര് പിറുപിറുപ്പുകാരും തങ്ങളുടെ ഗതിയെക്കുറിച്ചു ആവലാധി പറയുന്നവരുമായി സ്വന്തമോഹങ്ങളെ അനുസരിച്ചു നടക്കുന്നു. അവരുടെ വായ് വമ്പുപറയുന്നു; കാര്യ്യസാദ്ധ്യത്തിന്നായി അവര് മുഖസ്തുതി പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്നു.

16. వారు తమ దురాశలచొప్పున నడుచుచు, లాభమునిమిత్తము మనుష్యులను కొనియాడుచు, సణుగువారును తమ గతినిగూర్చి నిందించువారునై యున్నారు; వారి నోరు డంబమైన మాటలు పలుకును.

17. നിങ്ങളോ, പ്രിയരേ, നമ്മുടെ കര്ത്താവായ യേശുക്രിസ്തുവിന്റെ അപ്പൊസ്തലന്മാര് മുന് പറഞ്ഞ വാക്കുകളെ ഔര്പ്പിന് .

17. అయితే ప్రియులారా, అంత్యకాలమునందు తమ భక్తిహీనమైన దురాశలచొప్పున నడుచు పరిహాసకులుందురని

18. അന്ത്യകാലത്തു ഭക്തികെട്ട മോഹങ്ങളെ അനുസരിച്ചു നടക്കുന്ന പരിഹാസികള് ഉണ്ടാകും എന്നു അവര് നിങ്ങളോടു പറഞ്ഞുവല്ലോ.

18. మన ప్రభువైన యేసుక్రీస్తు అపొస్తలులు పూర్వమందు మీతో చెప్పిన మాటలను జ్ఞాపకము చేసికొనుడి.

19. അവര് ഭിന്നത ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നവര്, പ്രാകൃതന്മാര്, ആത്മാവില്ലാത്തവര്.

19. అట్టివారు ప్రకృతి సంబంధులును ఆత్మ లేనివారునైయుండి భేదములు కలుగజేయుచున్నారు.

20. നിങ്ങളോ, പ്രിയമുള്ളവരേ, നിങ്ങളുടെ അതിവിശുദ്ധ വിശ്വാസത്തെ ആധാരമാക്കി നിങ്ങള്ക്കു തന്നേ ആത്മികവര്ദ്ധന വരുത്തിയും പരിശുദ്ധാത്മാവില് പ്രാര്ത്ഥിച്ചും നിത്യജീവന്നായിട്ടു

20. ప్రియులారా, మీరు విశ్వసించు అతిపరిశుద్దమైనదానిమీద మిమ్మును మీరు కట్టుకొనుచు, పరిశుద్ధాత్మలో ప్రార్థనచేయుచు,

21. നമ്മുടെ കര്ത്താവായ യേശുക്രിസ്തുവിന്റെ കരുണെക്കായി കാത്തിരുന്നുംകൊണ്ടു ദൈവസ്നേഹത്തില് നിങ്ങളെത്തന്നേ സൂക്ഷിച്ചുകൊള്വിന് .

21. నిత్య జీవార్థమైన మన ప్రభువగు యేసుక్రీస్తు కనికరముకొరకు కనిపెట్టుచు, దేవుని ప్రేమలో నిలుచునట్లు కాచుకొని యుండుడి.

22. സംശയിക്കുന്നവരായ ചിലരോടു കരുണ ചെയ്വിന് ;

22. సందేహపడువారిమీద కనికరము చూపుడి.

23. ചിലരെ തീയില്നിന്നു വലിച്ചെടുത്തു രക്ഷിപ്പിന് ; ജഡത്താല് കറപിടിച്ച അങ്കിപോലും പകെച്ചുകൊണ്ടു ചിലര്ക്കും ഭയത്തോടെ കരുണ കാണിപ്പിന് .
സെഖർയ്യാവു 3:2-3

23. అగ్నిలోనుండి లాగినట్టు కొందరిని రక్షించుడి, శరీర సంబంధమైన వారి అపవిత్ర ప్రవర్తనకు ఏ మాత్రము నొప్పు కొనక దానిని అసహ్యించుకొనుచు భయముతో కొందరిని కరుణించుడి.

24. വീഴാതവണ്ണം നിങ്ങളെ സൂക്ഷിച്ചു, തന്റെ മഹിമാസന്നിധിയില് കളങ്കമില്ലാത്തവരായി ആനന്ദത്തോടെ നിറുത്തുവാന് ശക്തിയുള്ളവന്നു, നമ്മുടെ കര്ത്താവായ യേശുക്രിസ്തുമുഖാന്തരം നമ്മുടെ രക്ഷിതാവായ ഏകദൈവത്തിന്നു തന്നേ, സര്വ്വകാലത്തിന്നുമുമ്പും ഇപ്പോഴും സദാകാലത്തോളവും തേജസ്സും മഹിമയും ബലവും അധികാരവും ഉണ്ടാകുമാറാകട്ടെ. ആമേന് .

24. తొట్రిల్లకుండ మిమ్మును కాపాడుటకును, తన మహిమ యెదుట ఆనందముతో మిమ్మును నిర్దోషులనుగా నిలువ బెట్టుటకును, శక్తిగల మన రక్షకుడైన అద్వితీయ దేవునికి,