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.

IET nai me laud o ranamau won Kaiuj kompok, me i kin pokopoke melel.

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].

Kompoke pa i, i kin men, koe en pwaida o rojon ni wiawia karoj duen nen om me pwaida.

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.

Pwe i peren kida kaualap, ri atail oko lao pwarado, katitiki on ia duen om melel o duen om kin alialu wei ta ni melel.

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!

Jota ai peren me lapa jan met, ni ai ron duen nai jeri kan, me kin alu wei ta ni melel.

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].

Kompoke pa i, me mau, me koe kin wiai on ri atail o pil men kairu kan,

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.

Me katitiki on momodijou duen om limpok; me mau, ma koe pan jauaja irail, duen me kon on Kot.

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].

Pweki mar a re kin koko wei ta, jota tunole meakot ren men liki kan.

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.

I me kitail en jauaja jon due met, pwe kitail en wia jauaj pan melel.

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].

Meakot i intinki woner momodijou, a Diotrepej me akajaumaj on irail, jota duki on kit.

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.

Ari, i lao pwara wei, i pan katamanki i a wiawia kan, me a kin wiada, pwe a kin lokaia jued duen kit. A kaidin i eta, pwe pein i jota kin kajamo ri atail ko, ap pil inapwiedi, me kin men apwali ir, o kajapok ir ala jan nan momodijou.

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.

Kompoke pa i, der idauen me jued a me mau. Me kin wia me mau, me jan ren Kot, a me kin wia me jued, jota kilaner Kot.

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].

Demetriuj indand ren amen amen o pil ni melel. O kit pil kadededa, a koe aja, me at kadede me melel.

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].

Kajoi toto me mi re i, me i kak intin won uk, a i jota men intinki ink o men intin.

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.

A i kaporoporeki, me koren, me i pan kilan uk, kita ap pan kajokajoi pena. Popol en mi re om. Kompok kan kin ranamau won uk. Ranamauieki kompok kan mar arail.