3 Johannesbrevet 1
1 Den äldste, dem älskeliga Gajo, den jag älskar i sanningene.
[You(sg) know me as] the [chief] Elder. [I am writing this letter to you], my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love.
2 Min älskelige, jag önskar i all stycken att dig väl går, och du helbregda äst, såsom dine själ väl går.
Dear friend, I ask [God that things may go] well for you in every way, [specifically], that you will be physically healthy just like you are spiritually healthy [MTY].
3 Men jag var mycket glad, då bröderna kommo, och båro vittnesbörd om dine sanning, såsom du vandrar i sanningene.
I am very happy because some fellow believers have come [here] and told me that you conduct your life in a manner [that is consistent with God’s] true message.
4 Jag hafver ingen större fröjd än den, att jag hörer min barn vandra i sanningene.
I am very happy when I hear that (people whom I helped to believe in Christ/my [spiritual] children) are conducting their lives like you are!
5 Min käreste, du gör troliga hvad som helst du gör emot bröderna, och de främmande;
Dear friend, you are [serving Jesus] loyally/faithfully whenever you do things to help fellow believers, [even those whom you] do not know, who are traveling [around doing God’s work].
6 Som om din kärlek betygat hafva inför församlingen; och du hafver väl gjort, att du hafver dem affordrat värdeliga för Gudi.
[Some of] them have reported before the congregation [here how] you have showed that you love them. You should continue to help such people in their travels in a way that is pleasing to God.
7 Ty de äro utfarne för hans Namns skull, och hafva intet tagit af Hedningarna.
When those fellow believers went out [to tell people about Jesus] [MTY], the people who do not believe in Christ did not give them anything [to help them].
8 Så skole vi nu sådana undfå, på det vi sanningenes medhjelpare varda mågom.
So we [who believe in Christ] ought to give food and money to such people to help [them as they teach others God’s] true message.
9 Jag hafver skrifvit församlingene; men Diotrephes, som ibland dem vill afhållen vara, anammar oss intet.
I wrote [a letter] to the congregation [telling them to help those fellow believers]. However, Diotrephes does not (acknowledge my authority/[pay any attention to what] I wrote), because he (desires to be in charge/wants to be the leader) of [the congregation].
10 Derföre, när jag kommer, vill jag kungöra hans gerningar som han gör, och sqvallrar emot oss med ondom ordom, och låter sig icke dermed nöja; sjelf anammar han icke bröderna, och förmenar dem som det göra vilja, och drifver dem ut af församlingene.
So, when I arrive [there], I will [publicly] tell what he does: He tells others evil nonsense about us [in order to] harm [us by what he] says, and he is not content with only doing that. He himself refuses to receive the fellow believers who are traveling around doing God’s work, and he also stops those who want to receive them by expelling them from the congregation.
11 Min käreste, efterfölj icke det ondt är, utan det godt är; den der väl gör, han är af Gudi, och den der illa gör, han ser icke Gud.
Dear friend, do not imitate a bad [example like that]. Instead, [keep imitating] good [examples. Remember that] people who do good deeds ([truly] belong to God/are [spiritual children] of God), [but] those who do [what is] evil do not (know/have fellowship with) God.
12 Demetrius hafver vittnesbörd af hvar man, och af sjelfva sanningene; och vi vittnom ock, och I veten, att vårt vittnesbörd sant är.
All [the believers who know Demetrius] say that he [is a good person]. The fact [that he conducts his life in a way that is consistent/in accordance with God’s] true [message] shows [that he is a good person], and we also say the same thing [about him]. You know that what we say [about him] is true. [So it will be good if you welcome him and help him. He is the one who will be bringing this letter to you].
13 Jag hade mycket till att skrifva; men jag ville icke med bläck och penna skrifva dig till.
[When I began] to write this letter, I had much more [that I intended] to tell you. But [now] I do not want to say [it] in a letter [MTY].
14 Men jag hoppas snarliga få se dig, så vilje vi muntliga tala med hvarannan. Frid vare med dig. Vännerna helsa dig. Helsa du vännerna, hvar vid sitt namn.
Instead, I expect to [come and] see you soon. Then we will talk directly with one another. [I pray that God will enable] you [to experience inner] peace. Our friends [here] (send you their greetings/say that they are thinking affectionately about you) [MTY]. Tell our friends [there] that we (send our greetings to/are thinking fondly about) them.
