3 Jan 1
1 Lansyen an k ap ekri a byeneme a, Gaïus, ke mwen renmen an verite.
The elder to beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
2 Byeneme a, mwen priye nan tout aspè ke afè ou mache byen, epi ke ou toujou an bòn sante, menm jan ke nanm ou se an bòn sante.
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be healthy, just as it is well with your soul.
3 Paske mwen te tèlman kontan lè frè yo te vin pote temwen a verite ou, ki jan ou mache nan laverite a.
For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and bore witness to your truth, just as you walk in truth.
4 Mwen pa gen pi gran jwa ke sa, pou tande koze a pitit mwen yo k ap mache nan laverite a.
I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth.
5 Byeneme, ou ap aji fidèlman nan tout sa ou acheve pou frè yo, sitou lè se moun ou pa rekonèt yo.
Beloved, you practice faithfulness whenever you work for the brothers and for strangers
6 Yo pote temwen amou ou devan legliz la. Konsa, ou va fè byen pou voye yo sou wout yo nan yon jan ki gen merit devan Bondye.
who have borne witness of your love in the presence of the church. You do well to send them off on their journey in a manner worthy of God,
7 Paske yo te sòti pou kòz a Non an, san aksepte anyen nan men etranje yo.
because it was for the sake of the name that they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
8 Nou dwe bay soutyen a moun tankou sa yo, pou nou kapab ouvriye parèy a yo nan laverite a.
We therefore should welcome such as these, so that we will be fellow workers for the truth.
9 Mwen te ekri yon bagay a legliz la, men Diotrèphe ki renmen premye pami tout, pa aksepte sa nou te pale.
I wrote something to the congregation, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not receive us.
10 Pou rezon sa, mwen va atire atansyon a zak sa yo ke li fè, lè l akize nou san jistis avèk pawòl yo ki mechan. Pa menm satisfè avèk sa li refize resevwa frè yo, epi li refize sa yo ki ta vle fè sa, epi mete yo deyò legliz la.
So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. Not satisfied with that, he not only refused to welcome the brothers himself, but he also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church.
11 Zanmi mwen yo pa imite sa ki mechan, men sa ki bon. Sila ki fè byen a Bondye. Sa ki fè mal pa janm te wè Bondye.
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.
12 Démétrius te resevwa yon bon temwen a tout moun, epi osi selon menm laverite a; epi nou mete temwen nou sou sa, epi ou konnen ke temwen nou vrè.
Demetrius is borne witness to by all and by the truth itself. We also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.
13 Mwen te gen anpil bagay yo pou ekri nou, men mwen pa vle ekri yo avèk plim ak lank;
I had many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write them to you with pen and ink.
14 men mwen espere ke mwen va wè nou toutalè, epi nou va pale fas a fas. Lapè swat avèk nou. Zanmi yo salye nou. Salye zanmi yo pa pwòp non yo.
But I expect to see you soon, and we will speak face to face. May peace be with you. The friends greet you. Greet our friends there by name.
