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.

praaciino. aha. m satyamataad yasmin priiye ta. m priyatama. m gaaya. m prati patra. m likhaami|

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].

he priya, tavaatmaa yaad. rk "subhaanvitastaad. rk sarvvavi. saye tava "subha. m svaasthya nca bhuuyaat|

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.

bhraat. rbhiraagatya tava satyamatasyaarthatastva. m kiid. rk satyamatamaacarasyetasya saak. sye datte mama mahaanando jaata. h|

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!

mama santaanaa. h satyamatamaacarantiitivaarttaato mama ya aanando jaayate tato mahattaro naasti|

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].

he priya, bhraat. rn prati vi"se. satastaan vide"sino bh. rt. rn prati tvayaa yadyat k. rta. m tat sarvva. m vi"svaasino yogya. m|

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.

te ca samite. h saak. saat tava pramna. h pramaa. na. m dattavanta. h, aparam ii"svarayogyaruupe. na taan prasthaapayataa tvayaa satkarmma kaari. syate|

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].

yataste tasya naamnaa yaatraa. m vidhaaya bhinnajaatiiyebhya. h kimapi na g. rhiitavanta. h|

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.

tasmaad vaya. m yat satyamatasya sahaayaa bhavema tadarthametaad. r"saa lokaa asmaabhiranugrahiitavyaa. h|

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].

samiti. m pratyaha. m patra. m likhitavaan kintu te. saa. m madhye yo diyatriphi. h pradhaanaayate so. asmaan na g. rhlaati|

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.

ato. aha. m yadopasthaasyaami tadaa tena yadyat kriyate tat sarvva. m ta. m smaarayi. syaami, yata. h sa durvvaakyairasmaan apavadati, tenaapi t. rpti. m na gatvaa svayamapi bhraat. rn naanug. rhlaati ye caanugrahiitumicchanti taan samitito. api bahi. skaroti|

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.

he priya, tvayaa du. skarmma naanukriyataa. m kintu satkarmmaiva| ya. h satkarmmaacaarii sa ii"svaraat jaata. h, yo du. skarmmaacaarii sa ii"svara. m na d. r.s. tavaan|

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].

diimiitriyasya pak. se sarvvai. h saak. syam adaayi vi"se. sata. h satyamatenaapi, vayamapi tatpak. se saak. sya. m dadma. h, asmaaka nca saak. sya. m satyameveti yuuya. m jaaniitha|

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].

tvaa. m prati mayaa bahuuni lekhitavyaani kintu masiilekhaniibhyaa. m lekhitu. m necchaami|

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.

acire. na tvaa. m drak. syaamiiti mama pratyaa"saaste tadaavaa. m sammukhiibhuuya paraspara. m sambhaa. si. syaavahe| tava "saanti rbhuuyaat| asmaaka. m mitraa. ni tvaa. m namaskaara. m j naapayanti tvamapyekaikasya naama procya mitrebhyo namaskuru| iti|