ܒ-ܝܘܚܢܢ 1
| ܩܫܝܫܐ ܠܓܒܝܬܐ ܩܘܪܝܐ ܘܠܒܢܝܗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܡܚܒ ܐܢܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝ ܐܠܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܘܗܝ ܠܫܪܪܐ | 1 |
From the elder, to the lady chosen by God and her children. I truly love you all, and I am not the only one but all who know the truth love you as well.
| ܡܛܠ ܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܩܘܐ ܒܢ ܘܥܡܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡ (aiōn g165) | 2 |
We love you for the sake of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever. (aiōn g165)
| ܬܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܘܒܚܘܒܐ | 3 |
Grace, mercy, and peace will be ours – the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son – in truth and love.
| ܚܕܝܬ ܤܓܝ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܡܢ ܒܢܝܟܝ ܕܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܢܤܒܢܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ | 4 |
It was a great joy to me to find the lives of some of your children guided by the truth, in obedience to the command that we received from the Father.
| ܘܗܫܐ ܡܦܝܤ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܩܘܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܐܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ | 5 |
And now I implore you, dear lady, let us love one another This is not a new command I am writing to you. It is the command we have had from the beginning. – Let us love one another.
| ܘܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܢܗܠܟ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܗܢܐ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܒܗ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ | 6 |
And this is love – to live in obedience to the Father’s commands. This is the command as you learned from the beginning, to live a life of love.
| ܡܛܠ ܕܤܓܝܐܐ ܡܛܥܝܢܐ ܢܦܩܘ ܒܗ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܬܐ ܒܒܤܪ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܛܥܝܢܐ ܘܐܢܛܝܟܪܝܤܛܘܤ | 7 |
I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world – men who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ came in flesh and blood. Any such person is a deceiver and antichrist.
| ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܒܕܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܠܚܬܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ ܬܬܦܪܥܘܢ | 8 |
Take care so that you do not what we have worked for but instead receive your full reward.
| ܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܥܒܪ ܘܠܐ ܡܩܘܐ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܩܘܐ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܗܢܐ ܘܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ | 9 |
Anyone who goes beyond and fails to live inside of the teaching of Christ does not have God. The person who lives inside that teaching – they have both the Father and the Son.
| ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܗܢܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܩܒܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܘܚܕܝ ܠܟ ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܗ | 10 |
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive them into your house or even welcome them;
| ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܕܝ ܠܟ ܡܫܘܬܦ ܗܘ ܠܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܒܝܫܐ | 11 |
because the person who welcomes them is sharing with them in his evil work.
| 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 | 12 |
Though I have many other things to tell you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come and see you, and to speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
| ܫܐܠܝܢ ܫܠܡܟܝ ܒܢܝܐ ܕܚܬܟܝ ܓܒܝܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ | 13 |
The children of your sister, who is chosen by God, send you their greetings.
