3 Jan 1
1 Lansyen an k ap ekri a byeneme a, Gaïus, ke mwen renmen an verite.
The elder to the 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 earnestly pray, that thou mayst prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospereth.
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 greatly rejoiced, when the brethren came, and bore testimony to thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.
4 Mwen pa gen pi gran jwa ke sa, pou tande koze a pitit mwen yo k ap mache nan laverite a.
And I have no greater joy than 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, thou actest faithfully in whatsoever service thou dost to the brethren, and to strangers too;
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 to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well in forwarding, as is worthy of God.
7 Paske yo te sòti pou kòz a Non an, san aksepte anyen nan men etranje yo.
For they went forth for his name's sake, taking nothing of the gentiles.
8 Nou dwe bay soutyen a moun tankou sa yo, pou nou kapab ouvriye parèy a yo nan laverite a.
We ought therefore to receive such, that we may become fellow-laborers in 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 to the church: but Diotrephes, who affects the pre-eminence among them, doth 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.
Therefore when I come, I will remember his deeds, prating against us with wicked words: and not content with these, he neither receiveth the brethren himself, nor suffers those that would; and casteth 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 thou follow that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: but he, that doth evil, hath 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.
A good testimony is borne to Demetrius by all men, and by the truth itself: yea, and we also bear him like witness, and ye 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: but I would not write to thee 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.
for I hope to see thee soon, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
