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 amo em verdade.
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, eu desejo que estejas bem em todas as coisas, e que tenhas saúde, assim como bem está a 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.
Pois muito me alegrei quando irmãos chegaram, e testemunharam da 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 alegria do que esta: [a de] ouvir que 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, tu ages fielmente em tudo o que fazes aos irmãos, inclusive aos forasteiros.
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.
Estes, diante da igreja, testemunharam do teu amor; aos quais, tu agirás bem ao supri-los de modo digno [da vontade] de Deus.
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].
Pois foi por causa do Nome [dele] que partiram em jornada, sem nada aceitar 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 devemos apoiar tais pessoas, 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].
Eu tenho escrito algo aos da igreja; porém Diótrefes, que busca ser o comandante deles, 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.
Por isso, se eu vier, trarei à memória os seus feitos, falando ele contra nós com palavras maliciosas; e não satisfeito com isso, não recebe aos irmãos, proíbe aos que se dispõem a fazer, e os expulsa da igreja.
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 imites o mal, mas sim o bem. Quem faz o bem é de Deus, mas quem faz o mal nunca viu 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].
Demétrio tem alcançado [bom] testemunho de todos, inclusive da própria verdade. Também nós damos testemunho, e tu sabes 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].
Eu tinha muitas coisas para escrever, porém não quero escrever a ti [sobre elas] com tinta e pena;
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 te ver em breve, e falaremos face a face. Paz seja contigo. Os amigos [daqui] te saúdam. Saúda os amigos [daí], cada um por nome.
