3 John 1

1 The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:

1 مِنْ يُوحَنَّا الشَّيْخِ إِلَى غَايُوسَ الْحَبِيبِ الَّذِي أُحِبُّهُ بِالْحَقِّ.

2 Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.

2 أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، أَوَدُّ أَنْ تَكُونَ مُوَفَّقاً فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ، وَأَنْ تَكُونَ صِحَّتُكَ الْبَدَنِيَّةُ قَوِيَّةً وَمُعَافَاةً كَصِحَّتِكَ الرُّوحِيَّةِ.

3 For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.

3 فَكَمْ كَانَ فَرَحِي عَظِيماً عِنْدَمَا مَرَّ بِي بَعْضُ الإِخْوَةِ الْمُسَافِرِينَ وَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّكَ تَسْلُكُ بِحَسَبِ الْحَقِّ، وَشَهِدُوا لِلْحَقِّ الثَّابِتِ فِيكَ!

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

4 وَمَا أَعْظَمَ الْفَرَحَ الَّذِي يَغْمُرُ قَلْبِي حِينَ أَسْمَعُ الأَخْبَارَ الطَّيِّبَةَ الَّتِي تُؤَكِّدُ أَنَّ أَوْلادِي يَسْلُكُونَ بِحَسَبِ الْحَقِّ!

5 Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.

5 أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، إِنَّ مُعَامَلَتَكَ الْحَسَنَةَ لِلإِخْوَةِ وَلِلْغُرَبَاءِ تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّكَ تَتَصَرَّفُ بِأَمَانَةٍ نَحْوَ اللهِ.

6 They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

6 وَقَدْ شَهِدَ هؤُلاءِ الإِخْوَةُ، أَمَامَ الْكَنِيسَةِ، شَهَادَةً جَمِيلَةً لِمَحَبَّتِكَ. فَإِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ حَسَناً إِذَا زَوَّدْتَهُمْ بِمَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ فِي السَّفَرِ. فَأَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ أَنَّ هَذَا يُرْضِي اللهَ،

7 For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.

7 لأَنَّ هؤُلاءِ الإِخْوَةَ قَدِ انْطَلَقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ خِدْمَةِ الْمَسِيحِ، وَهُمْ لَا يَتَلَقَّوْنَ أَيَّ عَوْنٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

8 Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

8 فَعَلَيْنَا نَحْنُ أَنْ نُرَحِّبَ بِأَمْثَالِ هؤُلاءِ لِكَيْ نَكُونَ حَقّاً شُرَكَاءَ لَهُمْ فِي خِدْمَةِ الْحَقِّ.

9 I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

9 كَتَبْتُ كَلِمَةً إِلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ بِشَأْنِ هَذَا الأَمْرِ. وَلَكِنَّ دِيُوتْرِيفُوسَ، الَّذِي يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفْرِضَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَائِداً لَا يَقْبَلُنَا.

10 So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.

10 لِهَذَا، سَأَلْفِتُ الانْتِبَاهَ إِلَى الأَعْمَالِ الَّتِي يَقُومُ بِها، حِينَ أَجِيءُ. إِنَّهُ يُثِيرُ ضِدَّنَا تُهَماً كَاذِبَةً، مُتَكَلِّماً بِأُسْلُوبٍ خَبِيثٍ. وَهُوَ لَا يَكْتَفِي بِهَذَا، بَلْ يَرْفُضُ اسْتِقْبَالَ الإِخْوَةِ الْمُسَافِرِينَ، وَيَمْنَعُ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ اسْتِقْبَالَهُمْ، وَيَطْرُدُهُمْ مِنَ الْكَنِيسَةِ أَيْضاً.

11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

11 أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، لَا تَقْتَدِ بِمَا هُوَ شَرٌّ، بَلْ بِمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ. فَإِنَّ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ الْخَيْرَ، يَكُونُ مِنَ اللهِ. وَمَنْ يَفْعَلِ الشَّرَّ، يُبَيِّنْ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَعَرَّفْ بِاللهِ قَطُّ.

12 Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

12 أَمَّا دِيمِتْرِيُوسُ، فَالْجَمِيعُ يَشْهَدُونَ لَهُ شَهَادَةً طَيِّبَةً. حَتَّى الْحَقُّ نَفْسُهُ يَشْهَدُ لَهُ. وَنَحْنُ أَيْضاً نَشْهَدُ لَهُ. وَأَنْتُمْ تَثِقُونَ بِصِدْقِ مَا نَشْهَدُ بِهِ.

13 I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.

13 كَانَ عِنْدِي أُمُورٌ كَثِيرَةٌ أَكْتُبُهَا إِلَيْكَ. وَلكِنِّي لَسْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَهَا هُنَا بِالْحِبْرِ وَالْقَلَمِ.

14 Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.

14 فَآمُلُ أَنْ نَتَقَابَلَ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ، فَنَتَكَلَّمَ مُوَاجَهَةً!

15 السَّلامُ لَكَ! الأَحِبَّاءُ هُنَا يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْكَ. سَلِّمْ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الأَحِبَّاءِ بِاسْمِهِ.