3 Yochanan 1
1 The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
prAchIno. ahaM satyamatAd yasmin prIye taM priyatamaM gAyaM prati patraM likhAmi|
2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
he priya, tavAtmA yAdR^ik shubhAnvitastAdR^ik sarvvaviShaye tava shubhaM svAsthya ncha bhUyAt|
3 For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
bhrAtR^ibhirAgatya tava satyamatasyArthatastvaM kIdR^ik satyamatamAcharasyetasya sAkShye datte mama mahAnando jAtaH|
4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.
mama santAnAH satyamatamAcharantItivArttAto mama ya Anando jAyate tato mahattaro nAsti|
5 Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
he priya, bhrAtR^in prati visheShatastAn videshino bhR^itR^in prati tvayA yadyat kR^itaM tat sarvvaM vishvAsino yogyaM|
6 They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
te cha samiteH sAkShAt tava pramnaH pramANaM dattavantaH, aparam IshvarayogyarUpeNa tAn prasthApayatA tvayA satkarmma kAriShyate|
7 because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
yataste tasya nAmnA yAtrAM vidhAya bhinnajAtIyebhyaH kimapi na gR^ihItavantaH|
8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
tasmAd vayaM yat satyamatasya sahAyA bhavema tadarthametAdR^ishA lokA asmAbhiranugrahItavyAH|
9 I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first amongst them, doesn’t accept what we say.
samitiM pratyahaM patraM likhitavAn kintu teShAM madhye yo diyatriphiH pradhAnAyate so. asmAn na gR^ihlAti|
10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, he doesn’t receive the brothers himself, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
ato. ahaM yadopasthAsyAmi tadA tena yadyat kriyate tat sarvvaM taM smArayiShyAmi, yataH sa durvvAkyairasmAn apavadati, tenApi tR^iptiM na gatvA svayamapi bhrAtR^in nAnugR^ihlAti ye chAnugrahItumichChanti tAn samitito. api bahiShkaroti|
11 Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
he priya, tvayA duShkarmma nAnukriyatAM kintu satkarmmaiva| yaH satkarmmAchArI sa IshvarAt jAtaH, yo duShkarmmAchArI sa IshvaraM na dR^iShTavAn|
12 Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
dImItriyasya pakShe sarvvaiH sAkShyam adAyi visheShataH satyamatenApi, vayamapi tatpakShe sAkShyaM dadmaH, asmAka ncha sAkShyaM satyameveti yUyaM jAnItha|
13 I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
tvAM prati mayA bahUni lekhitavyAni kintu masIlekhanIbhyAM lekhituM nechChAmi|
14 but I hope to see you soon. Then we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
achireNa tvAM drakShyAmIti mama pratyAshAste tadAvAM sammukhIbhUya parasparaM sambhAShiShyAvahe| tava shAnti rbhUyAt| asmAkaM mitrANi tvAM namaskAraM j nApayanti tvamapyekaikasya nAma prochya mitrebhyo namaskuru| iti|
