Yehudah

Chapter 1

1Yehudah, a servant of Yeshua Mashiach, and brother of Yaakov, to those who are called, sanctified by Elohim the Father, and kept for Yeshua Mashiach: 2May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. 3Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. 4For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our Elohim into indecency, and denying our only Master, Elohim, and Adonai, Yeshua Mashiach. 5Now I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that Adonai, having saved a people out of the land of Mitzrayim, afterward destroyed those who didn’t believe. 6Malakim who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgement of the great day. 7Even as Sodom and Amorah and the cities around them, having in the same way as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire. 8Yet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings. 9But Mikha'el, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moshe, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May Adonai rebuke you!” 10But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason. 11Woe to them! For they went in the way of Kayin, and ran riotously in the error of Bilam for hire, and perished in Korach’s rebellion. 12These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever. 14About these also Chanoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, Adonai came with ten thousands of his kodesh ones, 15to execute judgement on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage. 17But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the shlichim of our Adonai Yeshua Mashiach. 18They said to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.” 19These are those who cause divisions and are sensual, not having the Ruach. 20But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most kodesh faith, praying in the Ruach HaKodesh. 21Keep yourselves in Elohim’s love, looking for the mercy of our Adonai Yeshua Mashiach to eternal life. 22On some have compassion, making a distinction, 23and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh. 24Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy, 25to Elohim our Moshia, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.