2 Jan 1
1 Mwen menm, chèf reskonsab nan legliz la, m'ap ekri lèt sa a pou Kiriya Bondye te chwazi a, yon moun mwen renmen tout bon, ansanm ak pitit li yo. Se pa mwen sèlman, men se tout moun ki konn verite a ki renmen nou.
THE elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. (aiōn g165)
3 Mwen mande Bondye Papa a ansanm ak Jezikri, Pitit Papa a, pou yo gen pitye pou nou, pou yo ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze, pou nou ka resevwa tout bagay sa yo nan laverite ak nan renmen.
Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 Mwen pa t' manke kontan lè m' wè te gen de twa nan pitit ou yo k'ap mache nan verite a, jan Papa a mande nou sa.
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5 Koulye a, men sa m'ap mande ou, Kiriya: se pou nou yonn renmen lòt. Se pa yon lòt kòmandman tou nèf m'ap ekri la a ban nou. Se menm kòmandman nou te genyen depi nan konmansman an.
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6 Si nou gen renmen nan kè nou, sa vle di n'ap viv dapre kòmandman Bondye yo. Men sa Bondye mande nou, se pou nou viv nan renmen. Se sa menm nou te aprann depi nan konmansman.
And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7 Gen anpil moun koulye a toupatou sou latè k'ap chache twonpe moun: yo pa vle rekonèt Jezikri te vin sou latè tankou yon moun tout bon. Moun nou wè k'ap fè sa, se moun k'ap twonpe moun, se moun k'ap goumen ak Kris la.
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Veye kò nou byen pou nou pa pèdi benefis travay nou an, pou nou ka resevwa tout rekonpans nou.
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9 Si yon moun pa kenbe sa Kris la te moutre nou an, si li al pi lwen, li pa gen Bondye. Moun ki kenbe sa Kris la te moutre a, se li menm ki gen Papa a ak Pitit la.
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10 Si yon moun vin jwenn nou pou l' moutre nou yon lòt bagay, pa resevwa l' lakay nou. Ata bonjou pou nou refize di li.
If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11 Paske, depi ou di yon moun konsa bonjou, ou dekonplis ak li nan tout move bagay l'ap fè yo.
For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12 Mwen gen anpil bagay pou m' di nou. Men, mwen pito pa ekri yo sou papye ak lank. Mwen swete m'a ka vin lakay nou pou m' pale ak nou fasafas, pou nou tout nou ka kontan nèt.
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
13 Pitit sè ou yo, sè Bondye te chwazi ansanm avè ou la, yo voye bonjou pou ou.
The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
