2 Giovanni 1
1 L'ANZIANO alla signora eletta, ed ai suoi figliuoli, i quali io amo in verità (e non io solo, ma ancora tutti quelli che hanno conosciuta la verità);
[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!
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)
3 Grazia, misericordia, e pace, da Dio Padre, e dal Signor Gesù Cristo, Figliuol del Padre, sia con voi, in verità, e carità.
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.
4 IO mi son grandemente rallegrato che ho trovato de' tuoi figliuoli che camminano in verità, secondo che [ne] abbiam ricevuto il comandamento dal Padre.
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].
5 Ed ora io ti prego, signora, non come scrivendoti un comandamento nuovo, ma quello che abbiamo avuto dal principio, che amiamo gli uni gli altri.
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.
6 E questa è la carità, che camminiamo secondo i comandamenti d'esso. Quest'è il comandamento, siccome avete udito dal principio, che camminiate in quella.
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].
7 Poichè sono entrati nel mondo molti seduttori, i quali non confessano Gesù Cristo esser venuto in carne; un tale è il seduttore e l'anticristo.
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.
8 Prendetevi guardia, acciocchè non perdiamo le buone opere, che abbiamo operate; anzi riceviamo pieno premio.
[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]!
9 Chiunque si rivolta, e non dimora nella dottrina di Cristo, non ha Iddio; chi dimora nella dottrina di Cristo ha e il Padre, e il Figliuolo.
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).
10 Se alcuno viene a voi, e non reca questa dottrina, non lo ricevete in casa, e non salutatelo.
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]!
11 Perciocchè, chi lo saluta partecipa le malvage opere d'esso.
[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.
12 Benchè io avessi molte cose da scrivervi, pur non ho voluto [farlo] per carta, e per inchiostro; ma spero di venire a voi, e parlarvi a bocca; acciocchè la vostra allegrezza sia compiuta.
[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].
13 I figliuoli della tua sorella eletta ti salutano. Amen.
Your fellow believers here [MET], ones whom [God] has also chosen, (send their greetings to you/say that they are thinking affectionately about you).
