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.
Starešina srčno ljubljenemu Gaju, ki ga ljubim v resnici.
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].
Ljubljeni, nad vsemi stvarmi si najbolj želim, da bi ti lahko uspeval in bil zdrav, celó kakor uspeva tvoja duša.
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.
Kajti silno sem se razveselil, ko so prišli bratje in pričevali o resnici, ki je v tebi, celó kako živiš v resnici.
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!
Nimam večjega veselja, kakor da slišim, da moji otroci živijo v resnici.
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].
Ljubljeni, zvesto delaš, karkoli delaš bratom in tujcem,
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.
ki so pred cerkvijo nosili pričevanje o tvoji ljubezni. Katerim, če jim pomagaš na poti na bogaboječ način, boš storil prav,
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].
zato ker so odšli zaradi njegovega imena in ničesar niso jemali od poganov.
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.
Take bi morali torej sprejemati, da bi lahko postali sopomočniki k resnici.
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].
Pisal sem cerkvi, toda Diotréf, ki ima med njimi rad premoč, nas ne sprejema.
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.
Zatorej, če pridem, se bom spomnil njegovih dejanj, ki jih počne, ko proti nam žlobudra s hudobnimi besedami, in ni zadovoljen s tem niti sam ne sprejema bratov in prepoveduje tem, ki bi jih hoteli in jih izganja iz cerkve.
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.
Ljubljeni, ne sledi temu, kar je hudobno, temveč temu, kar je dobro. Kdor dela dobro, je od Boga; kdor pa dela hudobno, ni videl Boga.
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].
Demetrij ima dober glas od vseh ljudi in od same resnice; da, in tudi mi pričujemo; in veš, da je naše pričevanje resnično.
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].
Mnogo stvari sem imel napisati, toda nočem ti pisati s črnilom in peresom,
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.
temveč zaupam, da te bom v kratkem videl in spregovorila bova iz obličja v obličje. Mir ti bodi. Pozdravljajo te naši prijatelji. Pozdravi prijatelje po imenu.
