3 John 1
1 [You(sg) know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter to you], my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.
这封信来自长老，写给我以真理热爱的朋友该犹。
2 Dear friend, I ask [God that things may go] well for you in every way, [specifically], that you will be physically healthy just like you are spiritually healthy [MTY].
我的朋友，祝你们所做的一切都顺利，身体健壮，就像我所知你们健全的灵性。
3 I am very happy because some fellow believers have come [here] and told me that you conduct your life in a manner [that is consistent with God’s] true message.
有些信徒来到这里，向我讲述你对真理的忠诚，以及你如何在生活中遵循真理，对此我非常高兴。
4 I am very happy when I hear that (people whom I helped to believe in Christ/my [spiritual] children) are conducting their lives like you are!
听说我亲爱的朋友们遵循真理，没有什么比这更让我快乐了。
5 Dear friend, you are [serving Jesus] loyally/faithfully whenever you do things to help fellow believers, [even those whom you] do not know, who are traveling [around doing God’s work].
我的朋友，你照顾各位兄弟，包括那些你不认识的人，这显示出你值得信赖。
6 [Some of] them have reported before the congregation [here how] you have showed that you love them. You should continue to help such people in their travels in a way that is pleasing to God.
他们曾在教会面前充分说明了你的爱。请你照上帝所喜欢的方式，帮助他们继续其旅程，
7 When those fellow believers went out [to tell people about Jesus] [MTY], the people who do not believe in Christ did not give them anything [to help them].
因为他们为主之名旅行，没有从非信徒那里接受甚么。
8 So we [who believe in Christ] ought to give food and money to such people to help [them as they teach others God’s] true message.
所以我们应当支持他们，好让我们可以在真理中分享。
9 I wrote [a letter] to the congregation [telling them to help those fellow believers]. However, Diotrephes does not (acknowledge my authority/[pay any attention to what] I wrote), because he (desires to be in charge/wants to be the leader) of [the congregation].
关于这件事，我曾写信给教会，但想作领袖的狄特腓并不接受我的权威。
10 So, when I arrive [there], I will [publicly] tell what he does: He tells others evil nonsense about us [in order to] harm [us by what he] says, and he is not content with only doing that. He himself refuses to receive the fellow believers who are traveling around doing God’s work, and he also stops those who want to receive them by expelling them from the congregation.
因此，如果我真的造访，要说清楚他都做了什么。他曾恶言中伤我们；不仅如此，他还拒绝欢迎其他兄弟。他也不让其他人欢迎他们，并把那些欢迎他们的人赶出了教会。
11 Dear friend, do not imitate a bad [example like that]. Instead, [keep imitating] good [examples. Remember that] people who do good deeds ([truly] belong to God/are [spiritual children] of God), [but] those who do [what is] evil do not (know/have fellowship with) God.
我的朋友，不要模仿恶，要效法善。那些做善事的人属于上帝，作恶之人不知道上帝。
12 All [the believers who know Demetrius] say that he [is a good person]. The fact [that he conducts his life in a way that is consistent/in accordance with God’s] true [message] shows [that he is a good person], and we also say the same thing [about him]. You know that what we say [about him] is true. [So it will be good if you welcome him and help him. He is the one who will be bringing this letter to you].
众人都说低米丢好，真相说明了一切。我们也赞扬他，你知道我们讲的都是真理。
13 [When I began] to write this letter, I had much more [that I intended] to tell you. But [now] I do not want to say [it] in a letter [MTY].
我还有许多话想要说给你听，但我不想用笔墨写给你。
14 Instead, I expect to [come and] see you soon. Then we will talk directly with one another. [I pray that God will enable] you [to experience inner] peace. Our friends [here] (send you their greetings/say that they are thinking affectionately about you) [MTY]. Tell our friends [there] that we (send our greetings to/are thinking fondly about) them.
盼望很快就见到你，这样我们就可以见面谈。 愿你平安！这里的朋友们向你问候。请替我向各位朋友一一问候。
