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.
Од старешине Гају љубазном, ког ја љубим ва истину.
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].
Љубазни! Молим се Богу да ти у свему буде добро, и да будеш здрав, као што је твојој души добро.
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.
Обрадовах се врло кад дођоше браћа и посведочише твоју истину, како ти у истини живиш.
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!
Немам веће радости од ове да чујем моја деца у истини да ходе.
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].
Љубазни! Верно радиш што чиниш браћи и гостима,
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.
Који посведочише твоју љубав пред црквом; и добро ћеш учинити ако их спремиш као што треба пред Богом.
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].
Јер имена Његовог ради изиђоше не примивши ништа од незнабожаца.
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.
Ми смо, дакле, дужни примати такве, да будемо помагачи истини.
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].
Ја писах цркви; али Диотреф, који жели да буде најстарији међу нама, не прима нас.
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.
Зато, ако дођем, споменућу његова дела која твори ружећи нас злим речима; и није му то доста, него сам браће не прима, и забрањује онима који би хтели да их примају, и изгони их из цркве.
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.
Љубазни! Не угледај се на зло, него на добро: који добро чини од Бога је, а који зло чини не виде Бога.
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].
Димитрију сведочише сви, и сама истина; а и ми сведочимо; и знате да је сведочанство наше истинито.
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].
Много имадох да пишем; али нећу мастилом и пером да ти пишем;
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.
Него се надам да ћу те скоро видети; и из уста говорити. Мир ти! Поздрављају те пријатељи. Поздрави пријатеље по имену. Амин.
