2 John 1
1 [You all know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter] to all of you [MET] in your congregation. [God has] chosen [you], and I love you truly! Not only do I myself love you, but all those who know [and accept the] true message [that Jesus taught] also love you!
Der Älteste: der auserwählten Frau und ihren Kindern, die ich liebhabe in der Wahrheit, und nicht allein ich, sondern auch alle, die die Wahrheit erkannt haben,
2 All of us [believe God’s] true message. It is in our ([inner beings/hearts]) and we will continue [to believe it] forever! (aiōn g165)
um der Wahrheit willen, die in uns bleibet und bei uns sein wird in Ewigkeit. (aiōn g165)
3 God the Father and Jesus Christ, who is (his Son/the man who is also God), will continue [to act] kindly and mercifully [toward us because they] love [us. They will enable us to have inner] peace, [because we believe] their true message.
Gnade, Barmherzigkeit, Friede von Gott dem Vater und von dem HERRN Jesu Christo, dem Sohn des Vaters, in der Wahrheit und in der Liebe sei mit euch!
4 I am very happy because I learned about some of you [SYN] who are conducting your lives in a manner that is (consistent/in accordance) with [God’s] true message. You are doing that just like our Father [God] commanded us [to do].
Ich bin sehr erfreuet, daß ich funden habe unter deinen Kindern, die in der Wahrheit wandeln, wie denn wir ein Gebot vom Vater empfangen haben.
5 And now, dear congregation [MET], [there is something that] I am requesting you [to do]. I am writing this not to command that you do something new, but [that you continue to do] what God commanded when we first began [MTY] [to believe his true message. What he commanded] is that we love each other.
Und nun bitte ich dich, Frau (nicht als ein neu Gebot schreibe ich dir, sondern das wir gehabt haben von Anfang), daß wir uns untereinander lieben.
6 And [we really/truly] are loving [God] when we are conducting our lives in accordance with whatever he commands [us to do]. What he commands us to do is to continue [to love one another]. That is exactly what you heard when you first began [MTY] [to believe God’s true message].
Und das ist die Liebe, daß wir wandeln nach seinem Gebot. Das ist das Gebot, wie ihr gehöret habt von Anfang, auf daß ihr daselbst innen wandelt.
7 Many people who deceive [others have left your congregation and] have now gone out among other people who are [in your area] [MTY]. They are the ones who (do not acknowledge/refuse to say) that Jesus Christ became human. They are the very ones who deceive [people] and oppose [what we teach about] Christ.
Denn viel Verführer sind in die Welt kommen, die nicht bekennen Jesum Christum, daß er in das Fleisch kommen ist. Dieser ist der Verführer und der Widerchrist.
8 [So] be sure that [you do not let those teachers deceive you]! If you let them deceive you, you will lose [the reward] which we, [together with you], have been working for, and you will not receive the complete reward [of being eternally united to God]!
Sehet euch vor, daß wir nicht verlieren, was wir erarbeitet haben, sondern vollen Lohn empfangen.
9 Those who change what Christ taught and do not continue [to believe] what he taught do not have [a relationship with] God. [But] those who continue to believe [what Christ] taught have [a close relationship with] both [God, our] Father, and with (his Son/the one who is also God).
Wer übertritt und bleibet nicht in der Lehre Christi, der hat keinen Gott; wer in der Lehre Christi bleibet, der hat beide, den Vater und den Sohn.
10 So when anyone comes to you who teaches something different from [what Christ] taught, do not welcome him into your homes! Do not [encourage him by] (wishing him well/greeting him as a fellow believer) [in any way]!
So jemand zu euch kommt und bringet diese Lehre nicht, den nehmet nicht zu Hause und grüßet ihn auch nicht.
11 [I say that] because if you treat people like that as you would treat a fellow believer, [God will punish you] along with them for the evil that they do.
Denn wer ihn grüßet, der macht sich teilhaftig seiner bösen Werke.
12 [Even though] I have much [more that I want] to tell you, I have decided not [to say it] in a letter [MTY]. Instead, I expect to be with you [soon] and talk directly with you. Then we can be completely joyful [together].
Ich hatte euch viel zu schreiben, aber ich wollte nicht mit Briefen und Tinte, sondern ich hoffe, zu euch zu kommen und mündlich mit euch zu reden, auf daß unsere Freude vollkommen sei.
13 Your fellow believers here [MET], ones whom [God] has also chosen, (send their greetings to you/say that they are thinking affectionately about you).
Es grüßen dich die Kinder deiner Schwester, der Auserwählten. Amen.
