1 T he elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who 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 sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:

نُحِبُّكُمْ لِأنَّ الحَقَّ فِينا، وَسَيَبقَى إلَى الأبَدِ مَعَنا.

3 G race, mercy and peace will 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 was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father.

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

5 N ow I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have 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 walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you 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 have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming 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 W atch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.

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

9 A nyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has 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 anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting;

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

11 f or the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.

لِأنَّ مَنْ يُحَيِّيْهِ يُشارِكُهُ فِي أفعالِهِ الشِّرِّيْرَةِ.

12 T hough I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, so 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 your chosen sister greet you.

أبناءُ أُختِكِ الَّتِي اختارَها اللهُ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيكِ.