OET interlinear 2 YHN (2 JHN) 1:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ νῦν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί νῦν ἐρωτῶ σέ κυρία οὐχ ὡς ἐντολήν καινήν γράφων σοί ἀλλά ἥν εἴχομεν ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἵνα ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους)

The words and now signal that what follows is the main point of the letter, or at least the first main point. Use a natural way for introducing the main point in your language.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / you

σε, & σοι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί νῦν ἐρωτῶ σέ κυρία οὐχ ὡς ἐντολήν καινήν γράφων σοί ἀλλά ἥν εἴχομεν ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἵνα ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους)

These instances of you are singular since John is once again addressing the church in a figurative way as a lady. If you are translating John's form of address in a non-figurative way, you may want to make these plural, according to what is natural in your language.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

κυρία

mistress

John is continuing his figure of speech in which he addresses the church collectively as a lady. See how you translated lady in [1:1](../01/01.md). Alternate translation: [my dear believers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

οὐχ ὡς ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφων σοι

not as (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί νῦν ἐρωτῶ σέ κυρία οὐχ ὡς ἐντολήν καινήν γράφων σοί ἀλλά ἥν εἴχομεν ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἵνα ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους)

If your language requires you to state who is writing, you could add a pronoun here. Alternate translation: [not as though I were writing a new commandment to you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς

from ˓the˒_beginning

The phrase from the beginning refers to the time when John and his audience first believed in Jesus Christ. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [since the time that we first believed]