3 John 1
1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
| ܩܫܝܫܐ ܠܓܐܝܘܤ ܚܒܝܒ ܠܗܘ ܕܐܢܐ ܡܚܒ ܐܢܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ |
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
| ܚܒܝܒܢ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܕܬܨܠܚ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܚܠܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܨܠܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ |
3 For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
| ܚܕܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܤܓܝ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܐܚܐ ܘܤܗܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܫܪܪܟ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܢܬ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܗܠܟ ܐܢܬ |
4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.
| ܕܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܫܡܥ ܕܒܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ |
5 Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
| ܚܒܝܒܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܐ ܕܤܥܪ ܐܢܬ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܟܤܢܝܐ |
6 They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
| ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܤܗܕܘ ܥܠ ܚܘܒܟ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗ ܥܕܬܐ ܠܗܢܘܢ ܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܕܡܙܘܕ ܐܢܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ |
7 because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
| ܚܠܦ ܓܝܪ ܫܡܗ ܢܦܩܘ ܟܕ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܢܤܒܘ ܡܢ ܥܡܡܐ |
8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
| ܚܢܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܝܒܝܢܢ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܠܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܫܪܪܐ |
9 I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.
| ܒܥܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܪܚܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܘܛܪܦܝܤ ܠܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܠܢ |
10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, he doesn’t receive the brothers himself, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
| ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܐܬܐ ܐܥܗܕ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܥܒܕ ܕܒܡܠܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܤܬܪ ܠܢ ܘܟܕ ܠܐ ܤܦܩ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܗܘ ܡܩܒܠ ܠܐܚܐ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܩܒܠܝܢ ܟܠܐ ܘܡܦܩ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ |
11 Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
| ܚܒܝܒܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܕܡܐ ܒܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܛܒܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܛܒܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܗܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ |
12 Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
| ܥܠ ܕܡܝܛܪܝܘܤ ܐܝܬ ܗܘ ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܢܫ ܘܡܢܗ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܘܡܢܗ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܤܗܕܝܢܢ ܘܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܕܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܝ |
13 I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
| ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܕܝܘܬܐ ܘܩܢܝܐ ܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟ |
14 but I hope to see you soon. Then we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
| ܡܤܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܥܓܠ ܐܚܙܝܟ ܘܦܘܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܘܡܐ ܢܡܠܠܥ ܫܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܟ ܫܐܠܝܢ ܫܠܡܟ ܪܚܡܐ ܫܐܠ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܪܚܡܐ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܒܫܡܗ |
