¹The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;

¹Vanem - valitud emandale ja tema lastele, keda ma armastan tões, ja mitte üksi mina, vaid kõik, kes on tunnetanud tõde,

²for the truth's sake which abideth in us, and it shall be with us for ever:

²tõe tõttu, mis püsib meis ja jääb meiega igavesti:

³Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

³Olgu meiega arm, halastus, rahu Jumalalt Isalt ja Jeesuselt Kristuselt, Isa Pojalt, tões ja armastuses!

⁴I rejoice greatly that I have found [certain] of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

⁴Rõõmustasin väga, et leidsin sinu laste seast neid, kes käivad tões, nii nagu me oleme Isa käest saanud käsu.

⁵And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁵Ja nüüd ma palun sind, emand, mitte kui uut käsku sulle kirjutades, vaid seda, mis meil on olnud algusest, et me peame üksteist armastama.

⁶And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

⁶Ja see ongi armastus, et me käime tema käskude järgi. See ongi käsk, nii nagu te olete kuulnud algusest, et te käiksite selles.

⁷For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, [even] they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

⁷Jah, maailma on läinud välja palju eksitajaid. Kes ei tunnista Jeesust Kristust lihasse tulnuna, seesama ongi eksitaja ja antikristus.

⁸Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

⁸Pange tähele iseennast, et te ei kaotaks seda, millega me oleme vaeva näinud, vaid et te saaksite kätte täie palga.

⁹Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

⁹Ühelgi, kes astub üle Kristuse õpetusest ega püsi selles, ei ole Jumalat. Kes püsib Kristuse õpetuses, sellel on nii Isa kui ka Poeg.

¹⁰If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into [your] house, and give him no greeting:

¹⁰Kui keegi tuleb teie juurde ega too seda õpetust, ärge võtke teda oma majja ja ärge öelge talle: 'Tere tulemast!'

¹¹for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.

¹¹Sest kes talle ütleb: 'Tere tulemast!', saab osalejaks ta kurjades tegudes.

¹²Having many things to write unto you, I would not [write them] with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made full.

¹²Mul oleks teile palju kirjutada, aga ma ei taha seda teha paberil ja tindiga, vaid loodan ise tulla teie juurde ja rääkida silmast silma, et meie rõõm oleks täielik.

¹³The children of thine elect sister salute thee.

¹³Sind tervitavad su valitud õe lapsed!