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| 1 اَلشَّيْخُ، إِلَى كِيرِيَّةَ الْمُخْتَارَةِ، وَإِلَى أَوْلاَدِهَا الَّذِينَ أَنَا أُحِبُّهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ، وَلَسْتُ أَنَا فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَيْضًا جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ قَدْ عَرَفُوا الْحَقَّ. | 1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; |
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| 2 مِنْ أَجْلِ الْحَقِّ الَّذِي يَثْبُتُ فِينَا وَسَيَكُونُ مَعَنَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ: | 2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. |
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| 3 تَكُونُ مَعَكُمْ نِعْمَةٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَسَلاَمٌ مِنَ اللهِ الآبِ وَمِنَ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، ابْنِ الآبِ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ. | 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. |
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اسلكوا في المحبة | |
| 4 فَرِحْتُ جِدًّا لأَنِّي وَجَدْتُ مِنْ أَوْلاَدِكِ بَعْضًا سَالِكِينَ فِي الْحَقِّ، كَمَا أَخَذْنَا وَصِيَّةً مِنَ الآبِ. | 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. |
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| 5 وَالآنَ أَطْلُبُ مِنْكِ يَا كِيرِيَّةُ، لاَ كَأَنِّي أَكْتُبُ إِلَيْكِ وَصِيَّةً جَدِيدَةً، بَلِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عِنْدَنَا مِنَ الْبَدْءِ: أَنْ يُحِبَّ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا. | 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. |
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| 6 وَهذِهِ هِيَ الْمَحَبَّةُ: أَنْ نَسْلُكَ بِحَسَبِ وَصَايَاهُ. هذِهِ هِيَ الْوَصِيَّةُ: كَمَا سَمِعْتُمْ مِنَ الْبَدْءِ أَنْ تَسْلُكُوا فِيهَا. | 6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. |
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التحذير من المضللين | |
| 7 لأَنَّهُ قَدْ دَخَلَ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ مُضِلُّونَ كَثِيرُونَ، لاَ يَعْتَرِفُونَ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ آتِيًا فِي الْجَسَدِ. هذَا هُوَ الْمُضِلُّ، وَالضِّدُّ لِلْمَسِيحِ. | 7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. |
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| 8 انْظُرُوا إِلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ لِئَلاَّ نُضَيِّعَ مَا عَمِلْنَاهُ، بَلْ نَنَالَ أَجْرًا تَامًّا. | 8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. |
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| 9 كُلُّ مَنْ تَعَدَّى وَلَمْ يَثْبُتْ فِي تَعْلِيمِ الْمَسِيحِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ اللهُ. وَمَنْ يَثْبُتْ فِي تَعْلِيمِ الْمَسِيحِ فَهذَا لَهُ الآبُ وَالابْنُ جَمِيعًا. | 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. |
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| 10 إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْتِيكُمْ، وَلاَ يَجِيءُ بِهذَا التَّعْلِيمِ، فَلاَ تَقْبَلُوهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ، وَلاَ تَقُولُوا لَهُ سَلاَمٌ. | 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: |
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| 11 لأَنَّ مَنْ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ يَشْتَرِكُ فِي أَعْمَالِهِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ. | 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. |
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الخاتمة | |
| 12 إِذْ كَانَ لِي كَثِيرٌ لأَكْتُبَ إِلَيْكُمْ، لَمْ أُرِدْ أَنْ يَكُونَ بِوَرَق وَحِبْرٍ، لأَنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَتَكَلَّمَ فَمًا لِفَمٍ، لِكَيْ يَكُونَ فَرَحُنَا كَامِلاً. | 12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. |
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| 13 يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكِ أَوْلاَدُ أُخْتِكِ الْمُخْتَارَةِ. آمِينَ. | 13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. |
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