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.

O ancião ao amado Gaio, a quem em verdade eu amo.

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].

Amado, antes de tudo desejo que te vá bem, e que tenhas saude, assim como bem vae á tua alma.

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.

Porque muito me alegrei quando os irmãos vieram, e testificaram de tua verdade, como tu andas na verdade.

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!

Não tenho maior gozo do que n'isto, de ouvir que os meus filhos andam na verdade.

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].

Amado, obras fielmente em tudo o que fazes para com os irmãos, e para com os estranhos,

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.

Que em presença da egreja testificaram da tua caridade: aos quaes, se conduzires como é digno para com Deus, bem farás:

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].

Porque pelo seu nome sairam, nada tomando dos gentios.

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.

Portanto aos taes devemos receber, para que sejamos cooperadores da verdade.

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].

Tenho escripto á egreja; porém Diotrephes, que procura ter entre elles o primado, não nos recebe.

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.

Pelo que, se eu fôr, trarei á memoria as obras que faz, palrando contra nós com palavras maliciosas; e, não contente com isto, não recebe os irmãos, e impede os que querem recebel-os, e os lança fóra da egreja.

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.

Amado, não sigas o mal, mas o bem. Quem faz bem é de Deus; mas quem faz mal não tem visto a Deus.

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].

Todos dão testemunho de Demetrio, até a mesma verdade; e tambem nós testemunhamos; e vós bem sabeis que o nosso testemunho é verdadeiro.

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].

Tinha muito que escrever, porém não quero escrever-te com tinta e penna.

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.

Mas espero vêr-te brevemente, e fallaremos de bocca a bocca. Paz seja comtigo. Os amigos te saudam. Sauda os amigos por nome.