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!
Den äldste, den utvalda Frune, och hennes barn, hvilken jag älskar i sanningen; och icke jag allenast, utan ock alle som sanningen känt hafva;
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)
För sanningens skull, som i oss blifver, och med oss vara skall i evighet. (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.
Nåd, barmhertighet, frid af Gud Fader, och af Herranom Jesu Christo, Fadrens Son, i sanningene, och i kärlekenom, vare med eder.
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].
Jag är mycket glad, att jag hafver funnit ibland din barn de der vandra i sanningene; såsom vi budet af Fadrenom fått hafve.
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.
Och nu beder jag dig, Fru; icke skrifver jag dig såsom ett nytt bud, utan det vi hadom af begynnelsen, att vi skolom älska oss inbördes.
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].
Och detta är kärleken, att vi vandrom efter hans bud. Detta är budet, som I hört hafven af begynnelsen, att I vandren deruti.
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.
Ty månge bedragare äro inkomne i verldena, de som icke bekänna Jesum Christum kommen vara i köttet; denne är bedragaren, och Antichrist.
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]!
Ser eder väl före, att vi icke borttappom det vi arbetat hafvom, utan att vi fåm full lön.
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).
Hvar och en som öfverträder, och icke blifver i Christi lärdom, han hafver ingen Gud; den der blifver i Christi lärdom, han hafver både Fadren och Sonen.
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]!
Kommer någor till eder, och icke hafver denna lärdomen med sig, undfår honom icke i hus, och helser honom icke heller;
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.
Ty den honom helsar, han är delaktig i hans onda gerningar.
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].
Jag hafver väl mycket att skrifva eder, dock ville jag icke med papper eller bläck; utan jag hoppas att komma till eder, och muntliga tala med eder, på det vår glädje skall vara fullkommen.
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).
Helsa dig dine utvalda systers barn. Amen.
