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.
Ang matanda, kay Gayo na minamahal, na aking iniibig sa katotohanan.
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].
Minamahal, aking idinadalangin na sa lahat ng mga bagay ay guminhawa ka at bumuti ang iyong katawan, na gaya ng pagginhawa ng iyong kaluluwa.
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.
Sapagka't ako'y totoong nagalak nang magsidating ang mga kapatid at mangagpatotoo sa iyong katotohanan, ayon sa paglakad mo sa katotohanan.
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!
Wala nang dakilang kagalakan sa ganang akin na gaya nito, na marinig na ang aking mga anak ay nagsisilakad sa katotohanan.
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].
Minamahal, ginagawa mo ang tapat na gawa sa lahat ng iyong ginagawa doon sa mga kapatid at sa mga taga ibang lupa;
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.
Na siyang nangagpapatotoo ng iyong pagibig sa harapan ng iglesia: na iyong gagawan ng magaling kung iyong tutulungan sila ng nararapat sa Dios, sa kanilang paglalakbay:
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].
Sapagka't dahil sa Pangalan, ay nangagsiyaon sila na walang kinuhang anoman sa mga Gentil.
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.
Nararapat nga nating tanggaping mabuti ang mga gayon, upang tayo'y maging kasama sa paggawa sa katotohanan.
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].
Ako'y sumulat ng ilang bagay sa iglesia: datapuwa't si Diotrefes na nagiibig magkaroon ng kataasan sa kanila, ay hindi kami tinatanggap.
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.
Kaya't kung pumariyan ako, ay ipaaalaala ko ang mga gawang kaniyang ginagawa, na nagsasalita ng masasamang salita laban sa amin: at hindi nasisiyahan sa ganito, ni hindi man niya tinatanggap ang mga kapatid, at silang mga ibig tumanggap ay pinagbabawalan niya at pinalalayas sila sa iglesia.
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.
Minamahal, huwag mong tularan ang masama, kundi ang mabuti. Ang gumagawa ng mabuti ay sa Dios: ang gumagawa ng masama ay hindi nakakita sa Dios.
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].
Si Demetrio ay pinatototohanan ng lahat, at ng katotohanan: oo, kami man ay nagpapatotoo rin; at nalalaman mo na ang aming patotoo ay tunay.
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].
Maraming mga bagay ang isusulat ko sana sa iyo, datapuwa't hindi ko ibig isulat sa iyo ng tinta at panulat:
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.
Datapuwa't inaasahan kong makita kang madali, at tayo'y magkakausap ng mukhaan. Ang kapayapaa'y sumainyo nawa. Binabati ka ng mga kaibigan. Batiin mo ang mga kaibigan sa pangalan.
