1ܩܫܝܫܐ ܠܓܒܝܬܐ ܩܘܪܝܐ ܘܠܒܢܝܗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܡܚܒ ܐܢܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝ ܐܠܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܘܗܝ ܠܫܪܪܐ ܀
1The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;
2ܡܛܠ ܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܩܘܐ ܒܢ ܘܥܡܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡ ܀
2for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:
3ܬܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܘܒܚܘܒܐ ܀
3Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4ܚܕܝܬ ܤܓܝ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܡܢ ܒܢܝܟܝ ܕܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܢܤܒܢܢ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܀
4I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
5ܘܗܫܐ ܡܦܝܤ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܩܘܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܐܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܀
5Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6ܘܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܢܗܠܟ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܗܢܐ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܒܗ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܀
6This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
7ܡܛܠ ܕܤܓܝܐܐ ܡܛܥܝܢܐ ܢܦܩܘ ܒܗ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܬܐ ܒܒܤܪ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܛܥܝܢܐ ܘܐܢܛܝܟܪܝܤܛܘܤ ܀
7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don’t confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.
8ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܒܕܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܠܚܬܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ ܬܬܦܪܥܘܢ ܀
8Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
9ܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܥܒܪ ܘܠܐ ܡܩܘܐ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܩܘܐ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܗܢܐ ܘܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܀
9Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.
10ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܗܢܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܩܒܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܘܚܕܝ ܠܟ ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܗ ܀
10If anyone comes to you, and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,
11ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܕܝ ܠܟ ܡܫܘܬܦ ܗܘ ܠܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܒܝܫܐ ܀
11for he who welcomes him participates in his evil works.
12ܟܕ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܒܥܝܬ ܕܒܝܕ ܟܪܛܝܤܐ ܘܕܝܘܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܤܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܦܘܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܘܡܐ ܢܡܠܠ ܕܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐ ܀
12Having many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.
13ܫܐܠܝܢ ܫܠܡܟܝ ܒܢܝܐ ܕܚܬܟܝ ܓܒܝܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܀
13The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.