2 yōhanaḥ 1

1 hē abhirucitē kuriyē, tvāṁ tava putrāṁśca prati prācīnō'haṁ patraṁ likhāmi|

[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!

2 satyamatād yuṣmāsu mama prēmāsti kēvalaṁ mama nahi kintu satyamatajñānāṁ sarvvēṣāmēva| yataḥ satyamatam asmāsu tiṣṭhatyanantakālaṁ yāvaccāsmāsu sthāsyati| (aiōn g165)

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 piturīśvarāt tatpituḥ putrāt prabhō ryīśukhrīṣṭācca prāpyō 'nugrahaḥ kr̥pā śāntiśca satyatāprēmabhyāṁ sārddhaṁ yuṣmān adhitiṣṭhatu|

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 vayaṁ pitr̥tō yām ājñāṁ prāptavantastadanusārēṇa tava kēcid ātmajāḥ satyamatam ācarantyētasya pramāṇaṁ prāpyāhaṁ bhr̥śam ānanditavān|

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 sāmpratañca hē kuriyē, navīnāṁ kāñcid ājñāṁ na likhannaham āditō labdhām ājñāṁ likhan tvām idaṁ vinayē yad asmābhiḥ parasparaṁ prēma karttavyaṁ|

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 aparaṁ prēmaitēna prakāśatē yad vayaṁ tasyājñā ācarēma| āditō yuṣmābhi ryā śrutā sēyam ājñā sā ca yuṣmābhirācaritavyā|

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 yatō bahavaḥ pravañcakā jagat praviśya yīśukhrīṣṭō narāvatārō bhūtvāgata ētat nāṅgīkurvvanti sa ēva pravañcakaḥ khrīṣṭāriścāsti|

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 asmākaṁ śramō yat paṇḍaśramō na bhavēt kintu sampūrṇaṁ vētanamasmābhi rlabhyēta tadarthaṁ svānadhi sāvadhānā bhavataḥ|

[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 yaḥ kaścid vipathagāmī bhūtvā khrīṣṭasya śikṣāyāṁ na tiṣṭhati sa īśvaraṁ na dhārayati khrīṣṭasya śijñāyāṁ yastiṣṭhati sa pitaraṁ putrañca dhārayati|

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 yaḥ kaścid yuṣmatsannidhimāgacchan śikṣāmēnāṁ nānayati sa yuṣmābhiḥ svavēśmani na gr̥hyatāṁ tava maṅgalaṁ bhūyāditi vāgapi tasmai na kathyatāṁ|

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 yatastava maṅgalaṁ bhūyāditi vācaṁ yaḥ kaścit tasmai kathayati sa tasya duṣkarmmaṇām aṁśī bhavati|

[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 yuṣmān prati mayā bahūni lēkhitavyāni kintu patramasībhyāṁ tat karttuṁ nēcchāmi, yatō 'smākam ānandō yathā sampūrṇō bhaviṣyati tathā yuṣmatsamīpamupasthāyāhaṁ sammukhībhūya yuṣmābhiḥ sambhāṣiṣya iti pratyāśā mamāstē|

[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 tavābhirucitāyā bhaginyā bālakāstvāṁ namaskāraṁ jñāpayanti| āmēn|

Your fellow believers here [MET], ones whom [God] has also chosen, (send their greetings to you/say that they are thinking affectionately about you).