ܒ-ܝܘܚܢܢ 1

1 ܩܫܝܫܐ ܠܓܒܝܬܐ ܩܘܪܝܐ ܘܠܒܢܝܗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܡܚܒ ܐܢܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝ ܐܠܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܘܗܝ ܠܫܪܪܐ

The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

2 ܡܛܠ ܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܩܘܐ ܒܢ ܘܥܡܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡ (aiōn g165)

For the truth’s sake, which dwells in us, and shall be with us for ever. (aiōn g165)

3 ܬܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܘܒܚܘܒܐ

Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4 ܚܕܝܬ ܤܓܝ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܡܢ ܒܢܝܟܝ ܕܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܢܤܒܢܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ

I rejoiced greatly that I found of your children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

5 ܘܗܫܐ ܡܦܝܤ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܩܘܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܐܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ

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

6 ܘܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܢܗܠܟ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܗܢܐ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܒܗ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.

7 ܡܛܠ ܕܤܓܝܐܐ ܡܛܥܝܢܐ ܢܦܩܘ ܒܗ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܬܐ ܒܒܤܪ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܛܥܝܢܐ ܘܐܢܛܝܟܪܝܤܛܘܤ

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

8 ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܒܕܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܠܚܬܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ ܬܬܦܪܥܘܢ

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have worked, but that we receive a full reward.

9 ܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܥܒܪ ܘܠܐ ܡܩܘܐ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܩܘܐ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܗܢܐ ܘܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ

Whoever transgresses, and stays not in the doctrine of Christ, has not God. He that stays in the doctrine of Christ, he has both the Father and the Son.

10 ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܗܢܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܩܒܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܘܚܕܝ ܠܟ ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܗ

If there come any to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

11 ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܕܝ ܠܟ ܡܫܘܬܦ ܗܘ ܠܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܒܝܫܐ

For he that bids him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

12 ܟܕ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܒܥܝܬ ܕܒܝܕ ܟܪܛܝܤܐ ܘܕܝܘܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܤܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܦܘܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܘܡܐ ܢܡܠܠ ܕܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐ

Having many things to write to you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come to you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

13 ܫܐܠܝܢ ܫܠܡܟܝ ܒܢܝܐ ܕܚܬܟܝ ܓܒܝܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ

The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen.