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 para Gaio, o amado, 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].

Querido, rezo para que prospereis em todas as coisas e sejais saudável, mesmo quando vossa alma prospera.

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 eu me alegrei muito quando irmãos vieram e testemunharam sobre sua verdade, mesmo quando você caminha 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: ouvir falar de meus filhos caminhando 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, você faz um trabalho fiel em tudo o que realiza para aqueles que são irmãos e 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.

Eles testemunharam sobre seu amor antes da assembléia. Você fará bem em enviá-los em sua jornada de uma maneira digna 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].

porque por causa do Nome que eles saíram, não tirando nada 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 receber tais, para que possamos ser companheiros de trabalho pela 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].

Escrevi para a assembléia, mas Diotrephes, que adora ser o primeiro entre eles, não aceita o que dizemos.

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.

Portanto, se eu vier, chamarei a atenção para seus atos que ele faz, acusando-nos injustamente com palavras maliciosas. Não contente com isso, ele não recebe os próprios irmãos, e aqueles que o fariam, ele proíbe e expulsa da assembléia.

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.

Amados, não imitem o que é mau, mas o que é bom. Aquele que faz o bem é de Deus. Aquele que faz o mal não tem visto 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 o testemunho de todos, e da própria verdade; sim, nós também testemunhamos, e vocês sabem que 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 lhe escrever, mas não estou disposto a escrever-lhe com tinta e caneta;

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 vê-lo em breve. Então falaremos cara a cara. A paz seja com você. Os amigos o saúdam. Cumprimentem os amigos pelo nome.