2 yohana.h 1

1 he abhirucite kuriye, tvaa. m tava putraa. m"sca prati praaciino. aha. m patra. m likhaami|

[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 satyamataad yu. smaasu mama premaasti kevala. m mama nahi kintu satyamataj naanaa. m sarvve. saameva| yata. h satyamatam asmaasu ti. s.thatyanantakaala. m yaavaccaasmaasu sthaasyati| (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 piturii"svaraat tatpitu. h putraat prabho ryii"sukhrii. s.taacca praapyo. anugraha. h k. rpaa "saanti"sca satyataapremabhyaa. m saarddha. m yu. smaan adhiti. s.thatu|

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 vaya. m pit. rto yaam aaj naa. m praaptavantastadanusaare. na tava kecid aatmajaa. h satyamatam aacarantyetasya pramaa. na. m praapyaaha. m bh. r"sam aananditavaan|

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 saamprata nca he kuriye, naviinaa. m kaa ncid aaj naa. m na likhannaham aadito labdhaam aaj naa. m likhan tvaam ida. m vinaye yad asmaabhi. h paraspara. m prema karttavya. m|

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 apara. m premaitena prakaa"sate yad vaya. m tasyaaj naa aacarema| aadito yu. smaabhi ryaa "srutaa seyam aaj naa saa ca yu. smaabhiraacaritavyaa|

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 yato bahava. h prava ncakaa jagat pravi"sya yii"sukhrii. s.to naraavataaro bhuutvaagata etat naa"ngiikurvvanti sa eva prava ncaka. h khrii. s.taari"scaasti|

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 asmaaka. m "sramo yat pa. n.da"sramo na bhavet kintu sampuur. na. m vetanamasmaabhi rlabhyeta tadartha. m svaanadhi saavadhaanaa bhavata. h|

[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 ya. h ka"scid vipathagaamii bhuutvaa khrii. s.tasya "sik. saayaa. m na ti. s.thati sa ii"svara. m na dhaarayati khrii. s.tasya "sij naayaa. m yasti. s.thati sa pitara. m putra nca dhaarayati|

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 ya. h ka"scid yu. smatsannidhimaagacchan "sik. saamenaa. m naanayati sa yu. smaabhi. h svave"smani na g. rhyataa. m tava ma"ngala. m bhuuyaaditi vaagapi tasmai na kathyataa. m|

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 ma"ngala. m bhuuyaaditi vaaca. m ya. h ka"scit tasmai kathayati sa tasya du. skarmma. naam a. m"sii 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 yu. smaan prati mayaa bahuuni lekhitavyaani kintu patramasiibhyaa. m tat karttu. m necchaami, yato. asmaakam aanando yathaa sampuur. no bhavi. syati tathaa yu. smatsamiipamupasthaayaaha. m sammukhiibhuuya yu. smaabhi. h sambhaa. si. sya iti pratyaa"saa mamaaste|

[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 tavaabhirucitaayaa bhaginyaa baalakaastvaa. m namaskaara. m j naapayanti| aamen|

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