2 Johannes
En Levende Bok
Hilsen
1 Hilsen fra lederen Johannes, til dere som har takket ja til Guds innbydelse om å tilhøre ham. Til Guds menighet og medlemmene[a] som jeg elsker med oppriktig kjærlighet. Ja, alle som har lært den sanne Guden å kjenne, elsker dere, 2 for han bor i våre hjerter og vil være med oss for evig og alltid. 3 Jeg ber at Gud, vår Far i himmelen, og hans Sønn Jesus Kristus[b], vil vise oss godhet, omsorg og fylle oss med fred, vi som følger det sanne budskapet om Jesus, og elsker hverandre.
Kjærlighet og sannhet
4 Jeg ble svært glad da jeg forsto at noen av dere følger det sanne budskapet om Jesus, akkurat slik Far i himmelen har gitt oss befaling om.
5 Nå ber jeg dere, kjære venner, at dere vil elske hverandre. Dette er ingen ny befaling som jeg skriver om til dere, men noe som vi har hørt helt fra begynnelsen. 6 Kjærlighet er å gjøre det som Far i himmelen har gitt oss befaling om. Det han har gitt oss befaling om, er at vi skal elske hverandre, akkurat slik dere har hørt fra begynnelsen.
7 Mange bedragere har gått ut i verden. De erkjenner ikke at Jesus Kristus var et ekte menneske.[c] Den som ikke erkjenner dette, er en bedrager, en ”Motstander til Kristus”[d]. 8 Pass dere for disse bedragerne, slik at dere ikke mister den lønnen dere[e] har arbeidet så hardt for. Vær trofaste, så skal Gud gi dere full lønn. 9 Den som ikke holder seg til Kristus og hans undervisning, mister fellesskapet med Gud. Den som trofast følger undervisningen hans, har fellesskap med både Far i himmelen og Sønnen.
10 Dersom noen kommer til dere og vil undervise om noe som ikke stemmer med det Kristus lærte oss, skal dere ikke be ham hjem og hilse ham velkommen. 11 Den som tar imot bedrageren, blir hans medarbeider.
Avslutning
12 Jeg har mye mer å si til dere, men jeg vil ikke gjøre det i brevs form. Jeg håper i stedet snart å hilse på dere, slik at vi kan snakke med hverandre og få oppleve ekte glede.
13 Medlemmene i deres søstermenighet på dette stedet, hilser dere.[f]
Footnotes
- 1:1 I den greske grunnteksten: Fra den gamle, til den utvalgte konen og hennes barn.
- 1:3 ”Kristus” betyr ”den salvede” på gresk. Blant Israels folk ble konger, prester og profeter salvet med olje før de begynte oppgaven sin. Gud hadde ved profetene lovet å sende en salvet konge som skulle herske over alle folk. Det hebraiske ordet ”Messias”, betyr også ”den salvede”.
- 1:7 Johannes gikk imot den gnostiske læren, som påsto at den åndelige og den materielle verden er skilt fra hverandre. I følge den døde ikke Jesus Ånd på korset, etter som kroppen og ånden var skilt fra hverandre.
- 1:7 På gresk: Antikrist. Se Andre Thessalonikerbrevet 2:3 og Johannes åpenbaring Johannes syn 13:1-10.
- 1:8 En del håndskrifter har: vi.
- 1:13 I den greske grunnteksten: Din utvalgte søsters barn hilser deg.
2 John
Worldwide English (New Testament)
1 From the leader of the church people. I send greetings to the lady whom God has chosen, and to her children. I love you all because you have the truth about Christ. I am not the only one who loves you. All those who know the truth, love you also.
2 We love you because of the truth we share which is in our hearts and will be with us for ever.
3 God the Father and Jesus Christ, the Father's son, will bless us. They will be kind to us. They will give us peace. They will do these things because they are true, and they love us.
4 I was very glad to find that some of your children are living in the right way. They are living the way the Father told us to live.
5 And now I want to ask you to do something. I am not telling you to do something new. It is the same law we had from the beginning. It is this, `We must love one another.'
6 We love God when we live the way God has told us. This is the law you heard from the beginning. You must live by it.
7 Many men who fool people have gone out into the world. They believe that Jesus Christ did not come to live as a man with a body. These men belong to the one who fools people. He is against Christ.
8 Watch out for yourselves! Do not lose what you have worked for, but receive all the reward that you should have.
9 Everyone who goes too far, and does not believe what Christ taught, does not believe God. Anyone who believes what Christ taught, believes both the Father and the Son.
10 If anyone comes to you who does not teach what Christ taught, do not take him into your house. Do not even greet him.
11 Anyone who greets him helps him in the wrong things he does.
12 I have much to write to you. But I do not want to write it on paper. I hope to come to visit you and talk with you. Then we will be very happy.
13 The children of your sister whom God has chosen send their greetings.
2 Juan
Nueva Versión Internacional
1 El anciano,
a la señora elegida y a sus hijos, a quienes amo en la verdad —y no solo yo, sino todos los que han conocido la verdad—, 2 a causa de esa verdad que permanece en nosotros y que estará con nosotros para siempre:
3 La gracia, la misericordia y la paz de Dios el Padre y de Jesucristo, el Hijo del Padre, estarán con nosotros en verdad y en amor.
4 Me alegré muchísimo al encontrar a algunos de tus hijos viviendo conforme a la verdad, según el mandamiento que nos dio el Padre. 5 Y ahora, señora, ruego que nos amemos los unos a los otros. Y no es que le esté escribiendo un mandamiento nuevo, sino el que hemos tenido desde el principio. 6 En esto consiste el amor: en que pongamos en práctica sus mandamientos. Y este es el mandamiento: que vivan en este amor, tal como lo han escuchado desde el principio.
7 Es que han salido por el mundo muchos engañadores que no confiesan que Jesucristo ha venido en cuerpo.[a] El que así actúa es el engañador y el anticristo. 8 Cuídense de no echar a perder el fruto de nuestro trabajo;[b] procuren más bien recibir la recompensa completa. 9 Todo el que se descarría y no permanece en la enseñanza de Cristo no tiene a Dios; el que permanece en la enseñanza[c] sí tiene al Padre y al Hijo. 10 Si alguien los visita y no lleva esta enseñanza, no lo reciban en casa ni le den la bienvenida, 11 pues quien le da la bienvenida se hace cómplice de sus malas obras.
12 Aunque tengo muchas cosas que decirles, no he querido hacerlo por escrito, pues espero visitarlos y hablar personalmente con ustedes para que nuestra alegría sea completa.
13 Los hijos de tu hermana, la elegida, te mandan saludos.
2 John
New International Version
1 The elder,(A)
To the lady chosen by God(B) and to her children, whom I love in the truth(C)—and not I only, but also all who know the truth(D)— 2 because of the truth,(E) which lives in us(F) and will be with us forever:
3 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,(G) the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth,(H) just as the Father commanded us. 5 And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning.(I) I ask that we love one another. 6 And this is love:(J) that we walk in obedience to his commands.(K) As you have heard from the beginning,(L) his command is that you walk in love.
7 I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ(M) as coming in the flesh,(N) have gone out into the world.(O) Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.(P) 8 Watch out that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.(Q) 9 Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ(R) does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.(S) 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.(T) 11 Anyone who welcomes them shares(U) in their wicked work.
12 I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face,(V) so that our joy may be complete.(W)
13 The children of your sister, who is chosen by God,(X) send their greetings.
Footnotes
- 2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you
2 John
King James Version
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;
2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
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.
4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
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.
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.
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.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
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.
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
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.
13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
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