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.

۱ من که پیرم، به غایس حبیب که او را در راستی محبت می‌نمایم.

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].

۲ ‌ای حبیب، دعا می‌کنم که در هر وجه کامیاب و تندرست بوده باشی، چنانکه جان توکامیاب است.

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.

۳ زیرا که بسیار شاد شدم چون برادران آمدند و بر راستی تو شهادت دادند، چنانکه تو در راستی سلوک می‌نمایی.

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!

۴ مرا بیش از این شادی نیست که بشنوم که فرزندانم درراستی سلوک می‌نمایند.

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].

۵ ‌ای حبیب، آنچه می‌کنی به برادران خصوص به غریبان، به امانت می‌کنی،

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.

۶ که در حضور کلیسا بر محبت توشهادت دادند و هرگاه ایشان را بطور شایسته خدابدرقه کنی، نیکویی می‌نمایی زیرا که بجهت اسم او بیرون رفتند و از امتها چیزی نمی گیرند.

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].

۷ پس بر ما واجب است که چنین اشخاص را بپذیریم تاشریک راستی بشویم.

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.

۸ به کلیسا چیزی نوشتم لکن دیوترفیس که سرداری بر ایشان را دوست می‌دارد ما را قبول نمی کند.

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].

۹ لهذا اگر آیم کارهایی را که او می‌کندبه یاد خواهم آورد زیرا به سخنان ناشایسته برما یاوه‌گویی می‌کند و به این قانع نشده، برادران را خود نمی پذیرد و کسانی را نیز که می‌خواهند، مانع ایشان می‌شود و از کلیسا بیرون می‌کند.

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.

۱۰ ‌ای حبیب به بدی اقتدا منما بلکه به نیکویی زیرا نیکو‌کردار از خداست و بدکردار خدا راندیده است.

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.

۱۱ همه مردم و خود راستی نیز بردیمتریوس شهادت می‌دهند و ما هم شهادت می‌دهیم و آگاهید که شهادت ما راست است.

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].

۱۲ مرا چیزهای بسیار بود که به تو بنویسم، لکن نمی خواهم به مرکب و قلم به تو بنویسم.

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].

۱۳ لکن امیدوارم که به زودی تو را خواهم دید وزبانی گفتگو کنیم.

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.

۱۴ سلام بر تو باد. دوستان به تو سلام می‌رسانند. سلام مرا به دوستان نام به نام برسان.