1 a bout the Word of Life '> in] Him Who existed from the beginning, Whom we have heard, Whom we have seen with our eyes, Whom we have gazed upon and have touched with our hands.

كانَ فِي البَدءِ، سَمِعناهُ، رَأيناهُ بِعُيُونِنا. تَأمَّلْناهُ، وَلَمَسْناهُ بِأيدِينا. إنَّهُ الكَلِمَةُ الَّذِي هُوَ الحَياةُ.

2 A nd the Life '> an aspect of His being] was revealed (made manifest, demonstrated), and we saw and are testifying to and declare to you the Life, the eternal Life '> in Him] Who already existed with the Father and Who was made visible (was revealed) to us.

ظَهَرَ لَنا فَرَأيْناهُ وَنَشهَدُ لَهُ، وَها نَحنُ نُعلِنُهُ لَكُمْ. إنَّهُ الحَياةُ الأبَدِيَّةُ الَّذِي كانَ مَعَ الآبِ، وَقَدْ أُعلِنَ لَنا.

3 W hat we have seen and heard, we are also telling you, so that you too may realize and enjoy fellowship as partners and partakers with us. And fellowship that we have '> distinguishing mark of Christians] is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

وَنَحنُ نُعلِنُ لَكُمْ ما رَأيْناهُ وَسَمِعناهُ، لِكَي يَكُونَ لَكُمْ شَرِكَةٌ مَعَنا، وَشَرِكَتُنا نَحْنُ هِيَ مَعَ الآبِ وَمَعَ ابنِهِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ.

4 A nd we are now writing these things to you so that our joy may be full '> your joy may be complete].

لِذا نَكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ كَيْ يَكتَمِلَ فَرَحُنا. اللهُ يَغفِرُ لَنا خَطايانا

5 A nd this is the message '> promise] which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all '> no, not in any way].

هَذِهِ هِيَ الرِّسالَةُ الَّتِي سَمِعناها مِنهُ، وَنَحنُ نُعلِنُها لَكُمْ: اللهُ نُورٌ، وَلا يُوجَدُ فِيهِ ظَلامٌ عَلَى الإطلاقِ.

6 i f we say we are partakers together and enjoy fellowship with Him when we live and move and are walking about in darkness, we are speaking falsely and do not live and practice the Truth.

إنْ قُلْنا إنَّ لَنا شَرِكَةً مَعَهُ، وَواصَلْنا السَّيْرَ فِي الظَّلامِ، فَإنَّنا نَكذِبُ وَلا نَتْبَعُ الحَقَّ.

7 B ut if we are living and walking in the Light, as He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses (removes) us from all sin and guilt.

لَكِنْ إنْ سَلَكْنا فِي النُّورِ كَما أنَّ اللهَ هُوَ فِي النَّورِ، عِندَها نَشتَرِكُ بَعضُنا مَعَ بَعضٍ، وَدَمُ يَسُوعَ ابنِ اللهِ يُطَهِّرُنا مِنْ كُلِّ خَطِيَّةٍ.

8 I f we say we have no sin, we delude and lead ourselves astray, and the Truth is not in us.

إنْ قُلنا إنَّهُ لَيسَ فينا أيَّةُ خَطِيَّةٍ، فَنَحنُ نَخدَعُ أنفُسَنا، وَالحَقُّ لَيسَ فِينا.

9 I f we admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

أمّا إنِ اعتَرَفنا بِخَطايانا، فَاللهُ أمِينٌ وَعادِلٌ، يَغفِرُ لَنا خَطايانا، وَيُطَهِّرُنا مِنْ كُلِّ دَنَسٍ.

10 I f we say (claim) we have not sinned, we contradict His Word and make Him out to be false and a liar, and His Word is not in us.

إنْ قُلْنا إنَّنا لَمْ نَرتَكِبْ أيَّةَ خَطِيَّةٍ، فَإنَّنا نَتَّهِمُ اللهَ بِالكَذِبِ! وَلا تَكُونُ رِسالَتُهُ ثابِتَةً فِي قُلُوبِنا.