1:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ
Senior Gajo carissimo , quem ego diligo in veritate .
እምነ ቀሲስ ለጋይዮስ ለእኁነ ዘአነ አፈቅሮ በጽድቅ ።
The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
1:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἀγαπητέ περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή
Carissime , de omnibus orationem facio prospere te ingredi , et valere sicut prospere agit anima tua .
ኦ ! እኁየ እስመ አነ በእንተ ኵሉ እጼሊ ለከ ከመ ትሠራሕ ፍኖትከ ወትሕዮ በዘይኤድማ ለነፍስከ ።
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
1:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐχάρην γὰρ λίαν ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν καὶ μαρτυρούντων σου τῇ ἀληθείᾳ καθὼς σὺ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς
Gavisus sum valde venientibus fratribus , et testimonium perhibentibus veritati tuae , sicut tu in veritate ambulas .
ተፈሣሕኩ ጥቀ ሶበ መጽኡ አኀዊነ ወስምዐ ኮኑ ላዕለ ተፋቅሮትከ ከመ በጽድቅ ተሐውር ።
For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
1:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα
Majorem horum non habeo gratiam , quam ut audiam filios meos in veritate ambulare .
እምዛቲ ትፍሥሕት እንተ ተዐቢ አልብየ ከመ እስማዕ እንዘ በጽድቅ የሐውሩ ደቂቅየ ።
I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.
1:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἀγαπητέ πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τοῦτο ξένους
Carissime , fideliter facis quidquid operaris in fratres , et hoc in peregrinos ,
ኦ እኁየ እሙን ግብር ዘገበርከ ለአኀዊነ ።
Beloved, you do a faithful work in whatever you accomplish for those who are brothers and strangers.
1:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ
qui testimonium reddiderunt caritati tuae in conspectu ecclesiae : quos , benefaciens , deduces digne Deo .
ወከመ ዝንቱ ግብር ለነኪራን እለ ይከውኑ ለከ ስምዐ ላዕለ ተፋቅሮትከ በቅድመ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ከመ ሠናየ ትገብር ወዘንተ ግብረ ሠናየ ፈኖከ ቅድሜከ ዘይደሉ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
1:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἐξῆλθον μηδὲν λαμβάνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν
Pro nomine enim ejus profecti sunt , nihil accipientes a gentibus .
እስመ በእንተ ስሙ ወፅኡ ወአልቦ ዘነሥኡ እምነ አሕዛብ ።
because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.
1:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡμεῖς οὖν ὀφείλομεν ὑπολαμβάνειν τοὺς τοιούτους ἵνα συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ
Nos ergo debemus suscipere hujusmodi , ut cooperatores simus veritatis .
ወንሕነሰ አኀዊነ ይደልወነ ንትቀበሎሙ ለእለ ከመዝ ከመ ንኩን ሱታፎ ለጽድቅ ።
We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
1:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἔγραψά τι τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀλλ᾽ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν Διοτρεφὴς οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς
Scripsissem forsitan ecclesiae : sed is qui amat primatum gerere in eis , Diotrephes , non recipit nos :
ወጸሐፍኩ ዘንተ ለቤተ ክርስቲያን ወአቅደምኩ ወባሕቱ ዲዮጥራስስ ዘይፈቅድ ይኩን ሊቀ ላዕሌሆሙ ኢይሰጠወነ ።
I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.
1:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ διὰ τοῦτο ἐὰν ἔλθω ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιεῖ λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς καὶ μὴ ἀρκούμενος ἐπὶ τούτοις οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει
propter hoc si venero , commonebo ejus opera , quae facit , verbis malignis garriens in nos : et quasi non ei ista sufficiant , neque ipse suscipit fratres : et eos qui suscipiunt , prohibet , et de ecclesia ejicit .
ወበእንተ ዝንቱ አመ መጻእኩ አነ አዜክር ሎሙ ምግባሮ ዘይገብር እስመ ኢየአክሎ ዘይነብብ ንባበ እኩየ ላዕሌነ እስከ ኢይትቄበሎሙ ለአኀዊነ ወለእለኒ ይፈቅዱ ተቀብሎቶሙ ይከልእ ወያወፅኦሙ ዓዲ እምቤተ ክርስቲያን ።
Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, he doesn’t receive the brothers himself, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
1:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἀγαπητέ μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν Θεόν
Carissime , noli imitari malum , sed quod bonum est . Qui benefacit , ex Deo est : qui malefacit , non vidit Deum .
ኦ እኁየ ኢትኩን ከመ ገባሬ እኪት አላ ከመ ገባሬ ሠናይት እስመ ገባሬ ሠናይት እምእግዚአብሔር ውእቱ ወገባሬ እኪትሰ ኢይሬእዮ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
1:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων καὶ ὑπ᾽ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν
Demetrio testimonium redditur ab omnibus , et ab ipsa veritate , sed et nos testimonium perhibemus : et nosti quoniam testimonium nostrum verum est .
ወበእንተ ድሜጥሮስኒ ስምዐ ኮነ ኵሉ ወለሊሃኒ ጽድቅ ስምዐ ኮነት ሎቱ ወንሕነኒ ስምዐ ኮነ ሎቱ ወተአምሩ ከመ ርትዕት ይእቲ ስምዕነ ።
Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
1:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ Πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι ἀλλ᾽ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν
Multa habui tibi scribere : sed nolui per atramentum et calamum scribere tibi .
ወብዙኅ ብየ ዘእጽሕፍ ለከ አላ ኢፈቀድኩ በማየ ሕመት ወበቀለም እጽሐፍ ለከ ።
I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;
1:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐλπίζω δὲ εὐθέως σε ἰδεῖν καὶ στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλήσομεν
Spero autem protinus te videre , et os ad os loquemur . Pax tibi . Salutant te amici . Saluta amicos nominatim .
አላ እትአመን ባሕቱ ከመ ፍጡነ እሬእየከ ወእትናገረከ አፈ በአፍ ።
but I hope to see you soon. Then we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
1:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰρήνη σοι ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ φίλοι ἀσπάζου τοὺς φίλους κατ᾽ ὄνομα
— ሰላም ለከ ወይኤምኁከ አኀዊነ ወአምኅ ቢጸነ በበ አስማቲሆሙ ። መልአት መልእክተ ዮሐንስ ሣልሲት ። ወስብሐት ለእግዚአብሔር ፤ አሜን ።
but I hope to see you soon. Then we will speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.