1From Yehuda, eved (servant) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua/Yeshua and brother of Ya'akov; ⁰To HaKeru'im (the Called Ones), beloved in Elokim HaAv and HaShemurim (the Guarded ones) for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.

2Rachamim Hashem and Shalom Hashem and Ahavas Hashem to you abundantly!

3Chaverim, although I was very eager to write to you an iggeret hakodesh concerning the Geulah (Redemption) we share, it suddenly became necessary to write you an urgent appeal to fight for the ¹Emunah (Faith, the Emunah of the true Dat HaYehudit), which was once for all time handed over and transmitted to the Kedoshim.

4For certain men, anshei resha (men of wickedness), written down long ago ²for this harsha'ah (condemnation), ³have infiltrated our ranks, men twisting the Chen v'Chesed HaElokeinu into a license for sensual self-indulgence and denying our only Ribboneinu and Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.

5Now I wish to remind you, though you are fully informed, that Hashem, Who once saved a people from Eretz Mitzrayim (Egypt), afterwards destroyed every Apikoros not having Emunah (Faith).

6And you have da'as about the malachim (angels), not being content to keep their positions of Memshalah (Rule, Dominion), having deserted their own station, these malachim Hashem has kept under sharsherot (chains) oif eibik (forever), under choshech ⁴for the Mishpat HaYom HaGadol, the Judgment of the Great Day. ⁵

7As S'dom and Amora and the cities around them, in a doime (similar) manner to these, indulging in gilui arayot (sexual immorality) against the course of nature and turning aside and going after alien flesh, are set forth to lie in public view as a mofet (example), undergoing the onesh of Eish Olam ⁶(Eternal Fire).

8Likewise, indeed, these [“certain men,” 1:4], these dreamers, on the one hand, pollute the basar (flesh); on the other hand, they do not recognize HaMemshalah (rule) of glorious heavenly beings; instead, they speak lashon hora with Chillul Hashem railing against them.

9By contrast, Mikha'el the Sar HaMalachim, ⁷when he took issue with HaSatan and disputed about the geviyyat Moshe ⁸(body of Moses), did not presume to pronounce a slanderous judgment [against HaSatan], but said, “Hashem rebuke you!”

10But, on the one hand, these [men] slander whatever they do not understand; on the other hand, what they do have binah of instinctively, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed.

11Oy to them! Because they walked in the Derech Kayin ⁹and to the Toyus Bil'am ¹⁰(Error of Balaam) they surrendered for revach (gain), and in the mered (rebellion) of Korach against HaMemshalah ¹¹they were destroyed!

12These [men] are hidden reefs [moored at] your seudas (agape-feasts), feasting with you without yires-hakoved, shepherding themselves, waterless clouds being carried away by winds, autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, torn up from their shorashim (roots),

13Wild waves of the sea, foaming up their ma'asim hara'im (evil deeds), wandering kokhavim (stars) for whom the shvartz gloom of choshech has been reserved oif eibik (forever).

14But also it was about these [men] that Chanokh, in the seventh [generation] from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Hinei, Adonoi comes with His ten thousands of malachim,

15For the purpose of bringing all to Mishpat and for the purpose of proving guilty every neshamah of all of its deeds done without yires-hakoved and of all the harsh things chote'im (sinners) without yires-hakoved spoke against Him.”

16These [men] are malcontents and fault-finders, walking according to their ta'avot (lusts); their mouth speaks arrogant things, flattering for the tzil (purpose) of financial advantage.

17But you, Chaverim, keep in mind the predictions ¹²of the Shlichim of Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua,

18Because they were telling you that at Acharit HaYamim (the End of Days), there will be leitzim ¹³(scoffers) walking according to their ta'avot (lusts) without yires-hakoved.

19These [men] are the ones causing division, worldly men, not having the Ruach Hakodesh.

20But you, Chaverim, build yourselves up on what is kodesh kodeshim (most holy) of yours, your ¹⁴Emunah ¹⁵(Faith), davening in the Ruach Hakodesh.

21Keep yourselves in the Ahavas Hashem, awaiting the rachamim of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua unto Chayyei Olam.

22To those who are wavering, show rachamim; others, deliver, snatching them out of the Eish. ¹⁶

23On others, have rachamim mixed with yires-hakoved, hating even the undergarment defiled by corrupt human nature.

24Now to the One who is able to stand shomer over you, to make you moineia (prevented) from falling, and to set you unblemished in the presence of his Shekhinah, with sasson rav (much rejoicing),

25To HaElohim HaYachid Moshieinu (to the only G-d our Savior), through Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua, be HaKavod (Glory) and HaGedulah (Greatness) and HaMemshalah (Rule) and HaGevurah (Might) Mei-Olam V'ad Atah V'ad Olemei Olamim (before all time, now, and forever.) Omein.