3 John 1
1 The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
prAcInO 'haM satyamatAd yasmin prIyE taM priyatamaM gAyaM prati patraM likhAmi|
2 Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.
hE priya, tavAtmA yAdRk zubhAnvitastAdRk sarvvaviSayE tava zubhaM svAsthyanjca bhUyAt|
3 For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
bhrAtRbhirAgatya tava satyamatasyArthatastvaM kIdRk satyamatamAcarasyEtasya sAkSyE dattE mama mahAnandO jAtaH|
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
mama santAnAH satyamatamAcarantItivArttAtO mama ya AnandO jAyatE tatO mahattarO nAsti|
5 Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
hE priya, bhrAtRn prati vizESatastAn vidEzinO bhRtRn prati tvayA yadyat kRtaM tat sarvvaM vizvAsinO yOgyaM|
6 They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
tE ca samitEH sAkSAt tava pramnaH pramANaM dattavantaH, aparam IzvarayOgyarUpENa tAn prasthApayatA tvayA satkarmma kAriSyatE|
7 For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
yatastE tasya nAmnA yAtrAM vidhAya bhinnajAtIyEbhyaH kimapi na gRhItavantaH|
8 Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
tasmAd vayaM yat satyamatasya sahAyA bhavEma tadarthamEtAdRzA lOkA asmAbhiranugrahItavyAH|
9 I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
samitiM pratyahaM patraM likhitavAn kintu tESAM madhyE yO diyatriphiH pradhAnAyatE sO 'smAn na gRhlAti|
10 So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
atO 'haM yadOpasthAsyAmi tadA tEna yadyat kriyatE tat sarvvaM taM smArayiSyAmi, yataH sa durvvAkyairasmAn apavadati, tEnApi tRptiM na gatvA svayamapi bhrAtRn nAnugRhlAti yE cAnugrahItumicchanti tAn samititO 'pi bahiSkarOti|
11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
hE priya, tvayA duSkarmma nAnukriyatAM kintu satkarmmaiva| yaH satkarmmAcArI sa IzvarAt jAtaH, yO duSkarmmAcArI sa IzvaraM na dRSTavAn|
12 Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.
dImItriyasya pakSE sarvvaiH sAkSyam adAyi vizESataH satyamatEnApi, vayamapi tatpakSE sAkSyaM dadmaH, asmAkanjca sAkSyaM satyamEvEti yUyaM jAnItha|
13 I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
tvAM prati mayA bahUni lEkhitavyAni kintu masIlEkhanIbhyAM lEkhituM nEcchAmi|
14 Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.
acirENa tvAM drakSyAmIti mama pratyAzAstE tadAvAM sammukhIbhUya parasparaM sambhASiSyAvahE| tava zAnti rbhUyAt| asmAkaM mitrANi tvAM namaskAraM jnjApayanti tvamapyEkaikasya nAma prOcya mitrEbhyO namaskuru| iti|
