3 यूहन्ना 1
To his dear friend Gaius, whom he sincerely loves, From the Officer of the Church.
2 २ हे प्रिय, मेरी यह प्रार्थना है; कि जैसे तू आत्मिक उन्नति कर रहा है, वैसे ही तू सब बातों में उन्नति करे, और भला चंगा रहे।
Dear friend, I pray that all may be well with you and that you may have good health — I know that all is well with your soul.
3 ३ क्योंकि जब भाइयों ने आकर, तेरे उस सत्य की गवाही दी, जिस पर तू सचमुच चलता है, तो मैं बहुत ही आनन्दित हुआ।
For it was a great joy to me, when some Brothers came and testified to your fidelity to the Truth — I know that your own life is guided by the Truth.
Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to hear from time to time that the lives of my Children are guided by the Truth.
Dear friend, whatever you do for our Brothers is done in a Christian spirit — even when they are strangers to you.
6 ६ उन्होंने कलीसिया के सामने तेरे प्रेम की गवाही दी थी। यदि तू उन्हें उस प्रकार विदा करेगा जिस प्रकार परमेश्वर के लोगों के लिये उचित है तो अच्छा करेगा।
They themselves have testified before the Church to your love; and you will do well to help them on their way in a manner worthy of the service of God.
For it was on behalf of the Name that they left their homes, and refused to take anything from the Gentiles.
We, therefore, ought to give such people a hearty welcome, and so take our share in their work for the Truth.
I wrote a few lines to the Church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, declines to recognise us.
10 १० इसलिए यदि मैं आऊँगा, तो उसके कामों की जो वह करता है सुधि दिलाऊँगा, कि वह हमारे विषय में बुरी-बुरी बातें बकता है; और इस पर भी सन्तोष न करके स्वयं ही भाइयों को ग्रहण नहीं करता, और उन्हें जो ग्रहण करना चाहते हैं, मना करता है और कलीसिया से निकाल देता है।
Therefore, when I come, I shall not forget his conduct in ridiculing us with his wicked tongue. Not content with that, he not only declines to recognise our Brothers himself, but actually prevents those who would, and expels them from the Church.
11 ११ हे प्रिय, बुराई के नहीं, पर भलाई के अनुयायी हो। जो भलाई करता है, वह परमेश्वर की ओर से है; पर जो बुराई करता है, उसने परमेश्वर को नहीं देखा।
Dear friend, take what is good for your example, not what is bad. The man who does what is good is from God; the man who does what is bad has never seen God.
12 १२ दिमेत्रियुस के विषय में सब ने वरन् सत्य ने भी आप ही गवाही दी: और हम भी गवाही देते हैं, और तू जानता है, कि हमारी गवाही सच्ची है।
Every one has always had a good word for Demetrius, and the Truth itself speaks for him. Yes, and we also add our good word, and you know that what we say about him is true.
I have a great deal to say to you, but I do not care to trust it to pen and ink in a letter.
14 १४ पर मुझे आशा है कि तुझ से शीघ्र भेंट करूँगा: तब हम आमने-सामने बातचीत करेंगे: तुझे शान्ति मिलती रहे। यहाँ के मित्र तुझे नमस्कार करते हैं वहाँ के मित्रों के नाम ले लेकर नमस्कार कह देना।
I hope, however, it will not be long before I see you, and then we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. Our friends here send you their greetings. Greet each one of our friends.
