1:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Συμεὼν Πέτρος δοῦλος καὶ ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῖς ἰσότιμον ἡμῖν λαχοῦσιν πίστιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ .
Simon Petrus , servus et apostolus Jesu Christi , iis qui coaequalem nobiscum sortiti sunt fidem in justitia Dei nostri , et Salvatoris Jesu Christi .
እምኀበ ስምዖን ኬፋ ገብሩ ወልኡኩ ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ለእለ ነኀብር ክብረ በሃይማኖት እንተ ከፈለነ በጽድቁ ለአምላክነ ወፈራቂነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
1:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη πληθυνθείη ἐν ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν .
Gratia vobis , et pax adimpleatur in cognitione Dei , et Christi Jesu Domini nostri :
ሞገስ ወሰላም ይብዛኅ ለክሙ በአእምሮቱ ለአምላክነ ወኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ እግዚእነ ።
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
1:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ὡς τὰ πάντα ἡμῖν τῆς θείας δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ τὰ πρὸς ζωὴν καὶ εὐσέβειαν δεδωρημένης διὰ τῆς ἐπιγνώσεως τοῦ καλέσαντος ἡμᾶς ἰδίᾳ δόξῃ καὶ ἀρετῇ ,
Quomodo omnia nobis divinae virtutis suae , quae ad vitam et pietatem donata sunt , per cognitionem ejus , qui vocavit nos propria gloria , et virtute ,
ዘበኀይለ መለኮቱ ወሀበ ለነ ኵሎ ምግባረ ዘይወስድ ኀበ ሕይወት ወጽድቅ ውእቱ ዘጸውዐነ ውስተ ስብሐቲሁ ወውስተ ሠናይቱ ።
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue,
1:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ δι’ ὧν τὰ τίμια ἡμῖν καὶ μέγιστα ἐπαγγέλματα δεδώρηται , ἵνα διὰ τούτων γένησθε θείας κοινωνοὶ φύσεως , ἀποφυγόντες τῆς ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ φθορᾶς .
per quem maxima , et pretiosa nobis promissa donavit : ut per haec efficiamini divinae consortes naturae : fugientes ejus , quae in mundo est , concupiscentiae corruptionem .
በዘቦቱ ነሐዩ ወነዐቢ ወንከብር በተስፋሁ እንተ ጸገወነ ከመ በእንተ ዝንቱ ትኩኑ ሱቱፋነ ለመለኮተ ዚኣሁ እንዘ ትጐይይዋ ለፍትወተ ሙስናሁ ለዝንቱ ዓለም ።
by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
1:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ αὐτὸ τοῦτο δὲ σπουδὴν πᾶσαν παρεισενέγκαντες ἐπιχορηγήσατε ἐν τῇ πίστει ὑμῶν τὴν ἀρετήν , ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀρετῇ τὴν γνῶσιν ,
Vos autem curam omnem subinferentes , ministrate in fide vestra virtutem , in virtute autem scientiam ,
ወአንትሙኒ በኵሉ ጕጕኣ ገቢረክሙ አትልውዋ ለሠናይት በሃይማኖትክሙ ወበሠናይት ለአእምሮ ።
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
1:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν δὲ τῇ γνώσει τὴν ἐγκράτειαν , ἐν δὲ τῇ ἐγκρατείᾳ τὴν ὑπομονήν , ἐν δὲ τῇ ὑπομονῇ τὴν εὐσέβειαν ,
in scientia autem abstinentiam , in abstinentia autem patientiam , in patientia autem pietatem ,
ወበአእምሮ ለኢዘምዎ ወበኢዘምዎ ለትዕግሥት ወበትዕግሥት ለአምልኮ ።
and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness;
1:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν δὲ τῇ εὐσεβείᾳ τὴν φιλαδελφίαν , ἐν δὲ τῇ φιλαδελφίᾳ τὴν ἀγάπην .
in pietate autem amorem fraternitatis , in amore autem fraternitatis caritatem .
ወበአምልኮ ለተኣኅዎ ወበተኣኅዎ ለተፋቅሮ ።
and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
1:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ταῦτα γὰρ ὑμῖν ὑπάρχοντα καὶ πλεονάζοντα οὐκ ἀργοὺς οὐδὲ ἀκάρπους καθίστησιν εἰς τὴν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐπίγνωσιν ·
Haec enim si vobiscum adsint , et superent , non vacuos nec sine fructu vos constituent in Domini nostri Jesu Christi cognitione .
ወዝንቱ ኵሉ እምከመ ሀለወ ኀቤክሙ ኢኮንክሙ ፅሩዓነ ወኢኮንክሙ እለ እንበለ ፍሬ አላ ያበጽሐክሙ ውስተ አእምሮቱ ለእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to not be idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ᾧ γὰρ μὴ πάρεστιν ταῦτα , τυφλός ἐστιν μυωπάζων , λήθην λαβὼν τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ τῶν πάλαι αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτημάτων .
Cui enim non praesto sunt haec , caecus est , et manu tentans , oblivionem accipiens purgationis veterum suorum delictorum .
ወዘሰ ኢሀሎ ውስተ ዝንቱ ምግባር ዕዉር ውእቱ ዘየሐውር በመርሰስ ወረስዐ አንጽሖ ርእሶ እምእለ በልያ በላዕሌሁ ኀጣውኢሁ ።
For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
1:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ διὸ μᾶλλον , ἀδελφοί , σπουδάσατε βεβαίαν ὑμῶν τὴν κλῆσιν καὶ ἐκλογὴν ποιεῖσθαι · ταῦτα γὰρ ποιοῦντες οὐ μὴ πταίσητέ ποτε ·
Quapropter fratres , magis satagite ut per bona opera certam vestram vocationem , et electionem faciatis : haec enim facientes , non peccabitis aliquando .
ወይእዜኒ አኀዊነ ጐጕኡ ከመ በጽንዐ ምግባሪክሙ ጽንዕተ ትኩን ጽዋዔክሙ ወታወፍዩ ሐሳበ ሃይማኖትክሙ ወዘንተ እንዘ ትገብሩ ኢትስሐቱ ።
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
1:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὕτως γὰρ πλουσίως ἐπιχορηγηθήσεται ὑμῖν ἡ εἴσοδος εἰς τὴν αἰώνιον βασιλείαν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ .
Sic enim abundanter ministrabitur vobis introitus in aeternum regnum Domini nostri et Salvatoris Jesu Christi .
ወይትወሀበክሙ ርሒብ ፍኖት ዘይወስድ ውስተ ሕይወት ዘለዓለም ወመንግሥቱ ለመድኀኒነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
1:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ Διὸ μελλήσω ἀεὶ ὑμᾶς ὑπομιμνῄσκειν περὶ τούτων , καίπερ εἰδότας καὶ ἐστηριγμένους ἐν τῇ παρούσῃ ἀληθείᾳ .
Propter quod incipiam vos semper commonere de his : et quidem scientes et confirmatos vos in praesenti veritate .
ወበእንተዝ እጽሕቅ ለክሙ ዘልፈ ወአዜክረክሙ ዘንተ ትእዛዘ እንዘ ጽኑዓን አንትሙ በዘሀለወ ጽድቅ ።
Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the present truth.
1:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ δίκαιον δὲ ἡγοῦμαι , ἐφ’ ὅσον εἰμὶ ἐν τούτῳ τῷ σκηνώματι , διεγείρειν ὑμᾶς ἐν ὑπομνήσει ,
Justum autem arbitror quamdiu sum in hoc tabernaculo , suscitare vos in commonitione :
ወይመስለኒሰ ከመ ርቱዕ ሊተ አምጣነ ሀሎኩ በዝንቱ ሥጋየ አንቅህክሙ በዘክሮ ።
I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,
1:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰδὼς ὅτι ταχινή ἐστιν ἡ ἀπόθεσις τοῦ σκηνώματός μου , καθὼς καὶ ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ἐδήλωσέν μοι ·
certus quod velox est depositio tabernaculi mei secundum quod et Dominus noster Jesus Christus significavit mihi .
እስመ አአምር ከመ ፍጥንት ይእቲ ስሳሌ ዚኣየ እምኔክሙ በከመ አይድዐኒ እግዚእየ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
1:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ σπουδάσω δὲ καὶ ἑκάστοτε ἔχειν ὑμᾶς μετὰ τὴν ἐμὴν ἔξοδον τὴν τούτων μνήμην ποιεῖσθαι .
Dabo autem operam et frequenter habere vos post obitum meum , ut horum memoriam faciatis .
ወዓዲ እጔጕእ ከመ ተሀሉ ኀቤክሙ ዛቲ ትእዛዝ ዘልፈ ወከመ ትዘከርዋ እምድኅረ ኅልፈትየ ወከማሁ ትግበሩ ።
Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.
1:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ γὰρ σεσοφισμένοις μύθοις ἐξακολουθήσαντες ἐγνωρίσαμεν ὑμῖν τὴν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ δύναμιν καὶ παρουσίαν , ἀλλ’ ἐπόπται γενηθέντες τῆς ἐκείνου μεγαλειότητος .
Non enim doctas fabulas secuti notam fecimus vobis Domini nostri Jesu Christi virtutem et praesentiam : sed speculatores facti illius magnitudinis .
እስመ ኢኮነ መሐደምተ ጥበብ ዘተሎነ ወአመርናክሙ ቦቱ ኀይሎ ለእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ወምጽአቶ ወሀልዎቶ አላ ለሊነ ርኢነ ዕበዮ ።
For we didn’t follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
1:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ λαβὼν γὰρ παρὰ θεοῦ πατρὸς τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν φωνῆς ἐνεχθείσης αὐτῷ τοιᾶσδε ὑπὸ τῆς μεγαλοπρεποῦς δόξης · οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός , εἰς ὃν ἐγὼ εὐδόκησα .
Accipiens enim a Deo Patre honorem et gloriam , voce delapsa ad eum hujuscemodi a magnifica gloria : Hic est Filius meus dilectus , in quo mihi complacui , ipsum audite .
ዘነሥአ እምኀበ እግዚአብሔር አብ ክብረ ወስብሐተ ወቃል ዘወረደ ላዕሌሁ ዘምሉእ ስብሐተ ወልዕልና ይቤ «ዝንቱ ውእቱ ወልድየ ዘአፈቅር ዘአነ ኀረይኩ ።»
For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
1:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ταύτην τὴν φωνὴν ἡμεῖς ἠκούσαμεν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐνεχθεῖσαν σὺν αὐτῷ ὄντες ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ ἁγίῳ .
Et hanc vocem nos audivimus de caelo allatam , cum essemus cum ipso in monte sancto .
ዘንተ ቃለ ንሕነ ሰማዕናሁ ከመ እምሰማይ ወረደ ሎቱ እንዘ ሀሎነ ምስሌሁ በደብረ መቅደሱ ።
We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
1:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἔχομεν βεβαιότερον τὸν προφητικὸν λόγον , ᾧ καλῶς ποιεῖτε προσέχοντες ὡς λύχνῳ φαίνοντι ἐν αὐχμηρῷ τόπῳ , ἕως οὗ ἡμέρα διαυγάσῃ καὶ φωσφόρος ἀνατείλῃ ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν ·
Et habemus firmiorem propheticum sermonem : cui benefacitis attendentes quasi lucernae lucenti in caliginoso loco donec dies elucescat , et lucifer oriatur in cordibus vestris :
ወብነ ዓዲ ዘእምዝኒ ይቀድም ቃለ ነቢያት ዘያዐውቅ ዘንተ ወእምከመ ጥቀ ታሤንዩ ገቢረ ወትኔጽርዎ ይከውን ለክሙ ከመ ማኅቶት እንተ ታበርህ ውስተ መካነ ጽልመት እስከ ታበርህ ለክሙ ዕለት ወይሠርቅ ለክሙ ቤዝ ውስተ ልብክሙ ዘያበርህ ።
We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,
1:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοῦτο πρῶτον γινώσκοντες , ὅτι πᾶσα προφητεία γραφῆς ἰδίας ἐπιλύσεως οὐ γίνεται ·
hoc primum intelligentes quod omnis prophetia Scripturae propria interpretatione non fit .
ወዘንተ ባሕቱ ቅድሙ አእምሮ ከመ ኵሉ ተነብዮ ዘውስተ መጽሐፍ አልቦ ላዕሌሁ ፍካሬሁ ።
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.
1:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ γὰρ θελήματι ἀνθρώπου ἠνέχθη ποτέ προφητεία , ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι .
Non enim voluntate humana allata est aliquando prophetia : sed Spiritu Sancto inspirati , locuti sunt sancti Dei homines .
ወኢይከውን ተነብዮ ግሙራ እምፈቃደ ሰብእ ወኢእምሥምረተ ዕጓለ እመ ሕያው አላ በመንፈስ ቅዱስ ነበቡ ቅዱሳን ሰብእ ተፈኒዎሙ እምኀበ እግዚአብሔር ።
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.