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;
1Starejšina izvoljeni gospe in otrokom njenim, ki jih jaz ljubim v resnici, in ne jaz sam, ampak tudi vsi, ki so spoznali resnico,
2for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:
2zaradi resnice, ki ostaja v nas in z nami bode vekomaj.
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.
3Z nami bode milost, usmiljenje, mir od Boga Očeta in od Jezusa Kristusa, Sinu Očetovega, v resnici in ljubezni.
4I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
4Zelo sem se veselil, ker sem našel nekatere izmed otrok tvojih, ki žive v resnici, kakor smo zapoved prejeli od Očeta.
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.
5In sedaj te prosim, gospa, ne kakor da bi ti pisal novo zapoved, temuč katero smo imeli od začetka, da se ljubimo med seboj.
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.
6In to je ljubezen, da živimo po zapovedih njegovih. To je zapoved, kakor ste slišali od začetka, da v njej živite.
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.
7Kajti mnogi sleparji so prišli na svet, ki ne pripoznavajo Jezusa Kristusa, da je prišel v mesu. Ta je slepar in antikrist.
8Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
8Pazite nase, da ne izgubite, kar ste pridelali, temuč prejmete popolno plačilo.
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.
9Kdorkoli prestopa in ne ostaja v nauku Kristusovem, nima Boga; kdor ostaja v nauku, ta ima i Očeta i Sina.
10If anyone comes to you, and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,
10Če kdo prihaja k vam in ne prinaša tega nauka, ne sprejemajte ga v hišo in ne pozdravljajte ga;
11for he who welcomes him participates in his evil works.
11kajti kdor ga pozdravlja, se udeležuje hudobnih del njegovih.
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.
12Mnogo sem vam imel pisati, a nisem hotel na papir in s črnilom; ali upam priti k vam in iz ust do ust govoriti, da bode veselje vaše popolno.Pozdravljajo te otroci sestre tvoje izvoljene.
13The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
13Pozdravljajo te otroci sestre tvoje izvoljene.