1 T he elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;

مِنَ الشَّيخِ، إلَى السَّيِّدَةِ الَّتِي اختارَها اللهُ، وَإلَى أولادِها الَّذِينَ أُحِبُّهُمْ فِي الحَقِّ، وَيُحِبُّهُمْ كُلُّ مَنْ يَعرِفُ الحَقَّ.

2 f or the truth's sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

نُحِبُّكُمْ لِأنَّ الحَقَّ فِينا، وَسَيَبقَى إلَى الأبَدِ مَعَنا.

3 G race, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

لِتَكُنِ النِّعمَةُ وَالرَّحمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ لَنا مِنَ اللهِ الآبِ وَمِنْ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ ابْنِ الآبِ، بَينَما نَحيا فِي الحَقِّ وَفِي المَحَبَّةِ.

4 I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

كَمْ كانَ سُرُورِي عَظِيماً لِأنِّي وَجَدتُ بَعضَ أبنائِكِ يَعِيشُونَ فِي الحَقِّ، كَما أوصانا الآبُ.

5 A nd now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

وَالآنَ أطلُبُ يا سَيِّدَتِي العَزِيزَةَ، أنْ يُحِبَّ بَعضُنا بَعضاً. هَذِهِ لَيسَتْ وَصِيَّةً جَدِيدَةً أكتُبُها إليكِ، بَلِ الوَصِيَّةَ نَفسَها الَّتِي تَلَقَّيناها مُنذُ البِدايَةِ.

6 A nd this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

فَالمَحَبَّةُ هِيَ أنْ نَسلُكَ بِحَسَبِ وَصايا اللهِ. وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الوَصِيَّةُ كَما سَمِعْتُمُوها مُنذُ البِدايَةِ: اسلُكوا فِي حَياةِ المَحَبَّةِ.

7 F or many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

لَقَدْ ظَهَرَ العَدِيدُ مِنَ المُضِلِّينَ فِي العالَمِ، الَّذِينَ لا يَعتَرِفُونَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ قَدْ أتَى إلَى الأرْضِ فِي الجَسَدِ. مَنْ يَفعَلُ ذَلِكَ هُوَ المُضِلُّ، وَهُوَ ضِدُّ المَسِيحِ.

8 L ook to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

لِذَلِكَ انتَبِهُوا لِأنفُسِكُمْ لِئَلّا يَضيعَ ما عَمِلْتُمْ مِنْ أجلِهِ، بَلْ تَنالُوا ثَوابَكُمُ الكامِلَ.

9 W hosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

كُلُّ مَنْ يَخرُجُ عَلَى تَعلِيمِ المَسِيحِ وَلا يُطِيعُ وَصاياهُ، فَإنَّ اللهَ لَيسَ مِنْ نَصِيبِهِ. وَمَنْ يَتَمَسَّكُ بِذَلِكَ التَّعلِيمِ، فَلَهُ الآبُ وَالابنُ.

10 I f any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:

إنْ أتاكُمْ مَنْ لا يَحمِلُ هَذا التَّعلِيمَ، لا تَستَقبِلُوهُ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ وَلا تُحَيُّوهُ،

11 f or he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.

لِأنَّ مَنْ يُحَيِّيْهِ يُشارِكُهُ فِي أفعالِهِ الشِّرِّيْرَةِ.

12 H aving many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.

لَدَيَّ الكَثِيرُ لِأقُولَهُ لَكُمْ، لَكِنِّي لا أُفَضِّلُ أنْ أكتُبَ لَكُمْ بِقَلَمٍ وَحِبْرٍ، بَلْ أرجو أنْ أزُورَكُمْ لِأراكُمْ وَأُحَدِّثَكُمْ وَجهاً لِوَجهٍ، فَيَكتَمِلُ فَرَحُنا.

13 T he children of thine elect sister salute thee.

أبناءُ أُختِكِ الَّتِي اختارَها اللهُ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيكِ.