| 1 The ancient to the lady Elect, and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth, | 1 הַזָּקֵן אֶל־הַגְּבִירָה הַבְּחִירָה וְאֶל־בָּנֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי אֹהֵב אֹתָם בֶּאֱמֶת וְלֹא־אֲנִי לְבַדִּי כִּי אִם־גַּם כָּל־יֹדְעֵי הָאֱמֶת |
| 2 For the sake of the truth which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. | 2 לְמַעַן הָאֱמֶת הָעֹמֶדֶת בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ וְגַם־תִּהְיֶה עִמָּנוּ לְעוֹלָם |
| 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus the Son of the Father; in truth and charity. | 3 יְהִי עִמָּכֶם חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים וְשָׁלוֹם מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים אָבִינוּ וּמֵאֵת אֲדֹנֵינוּ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בֶּן־הָאָב בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְאַהֲבָה |
| 4 I was exceeding glad, that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. | 4 שָׂמַחְתִּי לִמְאֹד כִּי־מָצָאתִי מִבָּנַיִךְ מִתְהַלְּכִים בָּאֱמֶת כַּמִּצְוָה אֲשֶׁר קִבַּלְנוּ מֵאֵת הָאָב |
| 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. | 5 וְעַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ אֲנִי מִמֵּךְ הַגְּבִירָה וְלֹא כְּכֹתֵב אֵלַיִךְ מִצְוָה חֲדָשָׁה כִּי אִם־אֵת אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה־לָּנוּ מֵרֹאשׁ לְאַהֲבָה אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ |
| 6 And this is charity, that we walk according to his commandments. For this is the commandment, that, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in the same: | 6 וְזֹאת הִיא הָאַהֲבָה אֲשֶׁר נִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּמִצְוֺתָיו זֹאת הִיא הַמִּצְוָה אֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם מֵרֹאשׁ לְהִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּהּ |
| 7 For many seducers are gone out into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh: this is a seducer and an antichrist. | 7 כִּי מַתְעִים רַבִּים בָּאוּ לָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר אֵינָם מוֹדִים בְּיֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ כִּי־בָא בַבָּשָׂר זֶה הוּא הַמַּתְעֶה וְצַר הַמָּשִׁיחַ |
| 8 Look to yourselves, that you lose not the things which you have wrought: but that you may receive a full reward. | 8 הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם פֶּן־תֹּאבַד מִמֶּנּוּ פְּעֻלָּתֵנוּ כִּי אִם־נִקַּח מְלֹא שְׂכָרֵנוּ |
| 9 Whosoever revolteth, and continueth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that continueth in the doctrine, the same hath both the Father and the Son. | 9 כָּל־הָעֹבֵר עַל־תּוֹרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ וְאֵינֶנּוּ עֹמֵד בָּהּ אֵין לוֹ אֱלֹהִים וְהָעֹמֵד בְּתוֹרַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֶשׁ־לוֹ גַם־הָאָב גַּם־הַבֵּן |
| 10 If any man come to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house nor say to him, God speed you. | 10 כָּל־הַבָּא אֲלֵיכֶם וְלֹא יָבִיא אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת לֹא־תַאַסְפוּ אֹתוֹ הַבַּיְתָה וְלֹא תִשְׁאֲלוּ־לוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם |
| 11 For he that saith unto him, God speed you, communicateth with his wicked works. | 11 כִּי הַשֹּׁאֵל בִּשְׁלוֹמוֹ הוּא מִשְׁתַּתֵּף בְּמַעֲשָׂיו הָרָעִים |
| 12 Having more things to write unto you, I would not by paper and ink: for I hope that I shall be with you, and speak face to face: that your joy may be full. | 12 הַרְבֵּה־לִי לִכְתֹּב אֲלֵיכֶם וְלֹא חָפַצְתִּי בִּנְיָר וּבִדְיוֹ כִּי אֲקַוֶּה לָבוֹא אֲלֵיכֶם וּלְדַבֵּר פֶּה אֶל־פֶּה לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה שִׂמְחָתֵנוּ שְׁלֵמָה |
| 13 The children of thy sister Elect salute thee. | 13 בְּנֵי אֲחוֹתֵךְ הַבְּחִירָה שֹׁאֲלִים לִשְׁלוֹמֵךְ אָמֵן |