The Bible in Basic English BBE
Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB
1 But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.
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But of this have da’as, that in the acharit hayamim there will be terrible times,
2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,
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For Bnei Adam will be in love with self, ohavei kesef (lovers of money), ga’avtanim (proud boasters), speakers of lashon hora, disobedient to horim (parents), without hakarat todah (gratitude), without kedushah,
3 Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,
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Without ahavah, unforgiving and irreconcilable, without shlitah atzmi (self-control), bestial, son’ei HaTov (haters of the Good),
4 False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;
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Treacherous, reckless, conceited, ohavei ta’anugot (lovers of pleasures) rather than ohavei Hashem,
5 Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
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Having an outward form of chasidus but the ko’ach having denied. Turn away from these.
6 For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,
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For of such are the morim entering into homes and capturing weak-willed nashim laden with chatta’im, led away by various ta’avot,
7 Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.
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Always learning but never being able to come to da’as HaEmes.
8 And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.
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As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moshe Rabbeinu, so also these oppose HaEmes. These men have been corrupted in their mind and are failures with respect to the emunah [of Moshiach, Yd 1:3],
9 But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.
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But they will not proceed very far, for the sichlut (folly, stupidity) of them will likewise become conspicuous to all.
10 But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;
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But you closely followed my torah, my halichah, my tachlis, my emunah, my zitzfleisch (patience), my ahavah, my endurance,
11 My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.
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The redifot (persecutions) and Messianic yissurim (sufferings) which happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra, what kind of redifot I endured. And out of all Adoneinu rescued me.
12 Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.
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Also all the ones wanting to live as chasidim in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua will be persecuted,
13 Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.
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But anashim ra’im and impostors will progress to their abysmal worst, misleading and being misled.
14 But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;
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But, you, remain in the shiurim you learned, and the things you were convinced of, knowing under which rabbi you sat,
15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
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And that from infancy you have known the Kitvei HaKodesh, which are able to make you chocham with a view to Yeshu’at Eloheynu through emunah in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.
16 Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:
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The entire Kitvei HaKodesh is Hashem-breathed and useful for hora’ah (teaching), for reproof, for correction, for training in tzedek,
17 So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
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That the ish haElohim may be proficient, having been equipped for every one of the ma’asim mitzvot.
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