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.
Se mwen menm, chèf reskonsab nan legliz la, k'ap ekri lèt sa a pou Gayis, frè mwen renmen tout bon an.
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].
Gayis monchè, mwen swete tout bagay ap mache byen pou ou. Mwen swete ou an sante nan kò ou tankou ou an sante nan lespri ou.
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.
Mwen pa t' manke kontan lè kèk frè rive bò isit la, yo di m' jan ou rete fèm nan verite a, jan ou toujou ap viv dakò ak verite a.
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!
Pa gen anyen ki pou fè m' pi kontan pase lè m' tande pitit mwen yo ap viv dakò ak verite a.
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].
Zanmi mwen, tou sa w'ap fè pou frè yo, menm pou frè etranje yo tou, ou fè l' byen.
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.
Yo di devan tout legliz la jan ou gen renmen tout bon nan kè ou. Tanpri, toujou ede frè yo pou yo ka pousib vwayaj yo, jan Bondye vle l' la.
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].
Paske, se pou sèvis Kris la y'ap fè vwayaj sa a. Yo pa asepte okenn konkou nan men moun ki pa konn Bondye.
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.
Se poutèt sa, moun konsa, nou menm patizan Kris yo, nou fèt pou soutni yo pou nou ka patisipe nan travay y'ap fè pou verite a.
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].
Mwen te ekri yon lèt tou kout voye bay legliz la. Men, Diyotrèf ki renmen pran pòz chèf li nan mitan yo a, refize koute sa m' di a.
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.
Se poutèt sa, lè m'a rive, m'ap devwale tou sa li fè ki mal, tout move pawòl ak manti l'ap bay sou mwen yo. Li pa kontante l' fè sa sèlman. Li refize resevwa frè yo ki depasaj. Si gen moun ki ta vle resevwa yo, li enpoze yo fè l', li menm chache mete yo deyò nan legliz la.
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.
Zanmi mwen, pa fè tankou moun k'ap fè sa ki mal. Fè tankou moun k'ap fè sa ki byen. Moun k'ap fè sa ki byen, se moun Bondye yo ye. Moun k'ap fè sa ki mal pa t' janm wè Bondye.
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].
Tout frè yo pale byen pou Demetriyis. Menm laverite a pale byen pou msye. Nou menm tou, n'ap pale byen pou li, epitou ou konnen sa nou di se verite.
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].
Mwen gen anpil bagay pou m' ta di ou. Men, mwen pa vle ekri yo ak plim ak lank.
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.
(14-15) Mwen swete m'a ka vin wè ou talè konsa, pou nou ka koze fasafas. Mwen mande pou Bondye ba ou kè poze. Tout zanmi ou yo voye bonjou pou ou. Di chak zanmi m' yo yon bonjou apa pou mwen.
