1 M y little children, I write you these things so that you may not violate God’s law and sin. But if anyone should sin, we have an Advocate (One Who will intercede for us) with the Father— Jesus Christ righteous.

أبنائِي الأعِزّاءَ، إنِّي أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ، حَتَّى لا تَرْتَكِبوا أيَّةَ خَطيَّةٍ. لَكِنْ إنِ ارتَكَبَ أحَدُكُمْ خَطيَّةً، فَإنَّ لَنا شَفِيعاً عِندَ الآبِ هُوَ يَسُوعُ المَسِيحُ البارُّ، وَهُوَ الذَّبيحَةُ الكافيَةُ للتَّكفيرِ عَنْ خَطايانا.

2 A nd He '> that same Jesus Himself] is the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins, and not for ours alone but also for the whole world.

وَلَيسَ خَطايانا فَحَسبُ، بَلْ خَطايا العالَمِ بِأسرِهِ.

3 A nd this is how we may discern '> daily, by experience] that we are coming to know Him: if we keep (bear in mind, observe, practice) His teachings (precepts, commandments).

إنْ أطَعنا وَصايا اللهِ، نَعلَمُ يَقِيناً أنَّنا نَعرِفُ اللهَ.

4 W hoever says, I know Him but fails to keep and obey His commandments (teachings) is a liar, and the Truth '> of the Gospel] is not in him.

فَمَنْ يَقُولُ إنَّهُ يَعرِفُ اللهَ، وَلا يُطِيعُ وَصاياهُ، يَكُونُ كاذِباً، وَالحَقُّ لَيسَ ثابِتاً فِي قَلبِهِ.

5 B ut he who keeps (treasures) His Word, truly in him has the love of and for God been perfected (completed, reached maturity). By this we may perceive (know, recognize, and be sure) that we are in Him:

لَكِنْ مَنْ يُطِيعُ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ، فَإنَّ مَحَبَّةَ اللهِ تَكُونُ قَدِ اكتَمَلَتْ فِيْهِ بِالفِعلِ. وَهَكَذا نَعرِفُ أنَّنا فِي اللهِ:

6 W hoever says he abides in Him ought '> a personal debt] to walk and conduct himself in the same way in which He walked and conducted Himself.

مَنْ يَقُولُ إنَّهُ ثابِتٌ فِي اللهِ، فَليَعِشْ كَما عاشَ يَسُوعُ. وَصيَّةُ المَحَبَّة

7 B eloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the message which you have heard '> doctrine of salvation through Christ].

أيُّها الأحِبّاءُ، إنَّ ما أكتُبُهُ إلَيكُمْ لَيسَ وَصِيَّةً جَدِيدَةً، بَلْ وَصِيَّةً قَدِيمَةً كانَتْ لَدَيكُمْ مُنذُ البِدايَةِ. وَهِيَ رِسالَةٌ سَمِعْتُمُوها مِنْ قَبلُ.

8 Y et I am writing you a new commandment, which is true (is realized) in Him and in you, because the darkness ( moral blindness) is clearing away and the true Light ( the revelation of God in Christ) is already shining.

وَمِنْ جانِبٍ آخَرَ، أنا أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ وَصِيَّةً جَدِيدَةً، ظَهَرَتْ حَقِيقَتُها فِي المَسِيحِ وَفِيكُمْ، لِأنَّ الظَّلامَ قَدْ زالَ، وَالنُّورُ الحَقِيقِيُّ يُضيئُ.

9 W hoever says he is in the Light and hates his brother '> born-again child of God his Father] is in darkness even until now.

فَمَنْ يَقُولُ إنَّهُ فِي النُّورِ وَهُوَ يَكرَهُ أخاهُ، فَإنَّهُ مازالَ فِي الظَّلامِ.

10 W hoever loves his brother abides (lives) in the Light, and in It or in him there is no occasion for stumbling or cause for error or sin.

أمّا مَنْ يُحِبُّ أخاهُ، فَإنَّ حَياتَهُ تَبقَى فِي النُّورِ، وَلا يَتَعَثَّرُ بِشَيءٍ.

11 B ut he who hates (detests, despises) his brother '> in Christ] is in darkness and walking (living) in the dark; he is straying and does not perceive or know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

لَكِنْ مَنْ يَكرَهُ أخاهُ، فَهُوَ فِي الظَّلامِ، وَيَعِيشُ فِي الظَّلامِ، وَلا يَعرِفُ إلَى أيْنَ يَذهَبُ، لِأنَّ الظَّلامَ أعمَى عُيُونَهُ.

12 I am writing to you, little children, because for His name’s sake your sins are forgiven.

أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ يا أبنائِيَ الصِّغارَ لِأنَّ خَطاياكُمْ قَدْ غُفِرَتْ لأجلِ اسْمِ المَسِيحِ.

13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know (recognize, be aware of, and understand) Him Who from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have been victorious over the wicked. I write to you, boys (lads), because you have come to know (recognize and be aware) of the Father.

أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ أيُّها الآباءُ لِأنَّكُمْ تَعرِفُونَ ذاكَ الَّذِي كانَ فِي البَدءِ. أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ أيُّها الشَّبابُ، لِأنَّكُمْ قَهَرتُمُ الشِّرِّيْرَ.

14 I write to you, fathers, because you have come to know (recognize, be conscious of, and understand) Him Who from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong and vigorous, and the Word of God is abiding in you (in your hearts), and you have been victorious over the wicked one.

أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ أيُّها الأولادُ لِأنَّكُمْ تَعرِفُونَ الآبَ. أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ أيُّها الآباءُ لِأنَّكُمْ تَعرِفُونَ ذاكَ الَّذِي كانَ فِي البَدءِ. أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ أيُّها الشَّبابُ لِأنَّكُمْ أقوِياءُ وَكَلِمَةُ اللهِ حَيَّةٌ فِيكُمْ، وَقَدْ هَزَمتُمُ الشِّرِّيْرَ.

15 D o not love or cherish the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

لا تُحِبُّوا العالَمَ، أوِ الأشياءَ المَوجُودَةَ فِي هَذا العالَمِ. إنْ أحَبَّ أحَدٌ العالَمَ، فَذَلِكَ لِأنَّ مَحَبَّةَ الآبِ لَيسَتْ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

16 F or all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life —these do not come from the Father but are from the world.

فَكُلُّ ما فِي هَذا العالَمِ مِنْ شَهَواتِ الطَّبِيعَةِ الجَسَدِيَّةِ، وَشَهَواتِ العُيُونِ، وَالتَّفاخُرِ بِالإنجازاتِ، لَيسَ مِنَ الآبِ، بَلْ مِنَ العالَمِ.

17 A nd the world passes away and disappears, and with it the forbidden cravings (the passionate desires, the lust) of it; but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life abides (remains) forever.

وَالعالَمُ يَفنَى هُوَ وَالشَّهَواتُ الَّتِي فِيهِ، لَكِنْ مَنْ يَعمَلُ مَشِيئَةَ اللهِ، يَحيا إلَى الأبَدِ. ضِدُّ المَسِيح

18 B oys (lads), it is the last time (hour, the end of this age). And as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen, which confirms our belief that it is the final (the end) time.

يا أبنائِي، لَقَدِ اقتَرَبَتِ السّاعَةُ الأخِيرَةُ، وَكَما سَبَقَ أنْ سَمِعْتُمْ، فَإنَّ ضِدَّ المَسِيحِ آتٍ. بَلْ لَقَدْ ظَهَرَ أضدادٌ كَثِيرُونَ لِلمَسِيحِ، لِهَذا نَعلَمُ أنَّ السّاعَةَ الأخِيرَةَ قَدِ اقتَرَبَتْ.

19 T hey went out from our number, but they did not belong to us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But that it might be plain that they all are not of us.

لَقَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنْ بَينِنا، لَكِنَّهُمْ لا يَنتَمونَ إلَينا. لِأنَّهُمْ لَوْ كانُوا يَنتَمونَ إلَينا لَبَقَوا مَعَنا، لَكِنَّهُمْ تَرَكُونا، فَكُشِفَ أنَّهُمْ جَمِيعاً لا يَنتَمونَ إلَينا.

20 B ut you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all know or you know all things.

أمّا أنتُمْ فَلَكُمْ مِسحَةٌ مِنَ القُدُّوسِ، وَلِجَمِيعِكُمْ قَدْ وُهِبَتِ المَعرِفَةُ.

21 I write to you not because you are ignorant and do not perceive and know the Truth, but because you do perceive and know it, and that nothing false (no deception, no lie) is of the Truth.

فَأنا لا أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ لِأنَّكُمْ لا تَعرِفُونَ الحَقَّ، بَلْ لِأنَّكُمْ تَعرِفُونَهُ، وَلِأنَّهُ لا يَخرُجُ مِنَ الحَقِّ كَذِبٌ.

22 W ho is liar as he who denies that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah)? He is the antichrist (the antagonist of Christ), who '> habitually] denies and refuses to acknowledge the Father and the Son.

فَمَنِ الكَذّابُ إلّا مَنْ يَقُولُ إنَّ يَسُوعَ لَيسَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ؟ مِثلُ هَذا هُوَ ضِدُّ المَسِيحِ، فَهُوَ يُنكِرُ الآبَ وَالِابنَ مَعاً.

23 N o one who '> habitually] denies (disowns) the Son even has the Father. Whoever confesses (acknowledges and has) the Son has the Father also.

كُلُّ مَنْ يُنكِرُ الِابنَ، لا يَكُونُ لَهُ الآبُ أيضاً، أمّا مَنْ يَعتَرِفُ بِالِابنِ، فَإنَّ لَهُ الآبَ أيضاً.

24 A s for you, keep in your hearts what you have heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the first dwells and remains in you, then you will dwell in the Son and in the Father.

أمّا أنتُمْ، فَما سَمِعْتُمُوهُ مُنذُ البِدايَةِ يَنبَغِي أنْ يَثبُتَ فِيكُمْ. فَإنْ ثَبَتَ فِيكُمْ ما سَمِعْتُمُوهُ مِنَ البِدايَةِ، تَثبُتُونَ فِي الِابنِ وَفِي الآبِ.

25 A nd this is what He Himself has promised us—the life, the eternal.

وَهَذا ما وَعَدَنا اللهُ بِهِ: الحَياةَ الأبَدِيَّةَ.

26 I write this to you with reference to those who would deceive you.

إنِّي أكتُبُ لَكُمْ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ عَنِ الَّذِينَ يُحاوِلُونَ أنْ يَخدَعُوكُمْ.

27 B ut as for you, the anointing (the sacred appointment, the unction) which you received from Him abides '> permanently] in you; then you have no need that anyone should instruct you. But just as His anointing teaches you concerning everything and is true and is no falsehood, so you must abide in (live in, never depart from) Him '> rooted in Him, knit to Him], just as has taught you.

أمّا أنتُمْ، فَالمِسحَةُ الَّتِي قَبِلتُمُوها مِنَ القُدُّوسِ ثابِتَةٌ فِيكُمْ، فَلا تَحتاجُونَ أنْ يُعَلِّمَكُمْ أحَدٌ شَيئاً جَدِيداً. فَالمِسحَةُ الَّتِي أعطاها لَكُمْ، تُعَلِّمُكُمْ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ. وَهِيَ حَقٌّ لا زيفٌ! لِذَلِكَ يَنبَغِي أنْ تَثبُتُوا فِي المَسيحِ كَما تَعَلَّمتُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ المِسحَةِ.

28 A nd now, little children, abide (live, remain permanently) in Him, so that when He is made visible, we may have and enjoy perfect confidence (boldness, assurance) and not be ashamed and shrink from Him at His coming.

فَالآنَ أيُّها الأبناءُ الأحِبّاءُ، اثبُتُوا فِي المَسِيحِ، حَتَّى إذا أُظْهِرَ فِي مَجيئِهِ الثّاني، تَكُونُ لَنا كُلُّ الثِّقَةِ، وَلا نَخْجَلُ مِنْهُ عِندَما يَعُودُ.

29 I f you know (perceive and are sure) that He is righteous, you may also know (be sure) that everyone who does righteously is born (begotten) of Him '> God].

إنْ كُنتُمْ تَعلَمُونَ أنَّ المَسِيحَ بارٌّ، فَأنتُمْ تَعلَمونَ أيضاً أنَّ كُلَّ الَّذِينَ يَعمَلُونَ البِرَّ هُمْ أولادُ اللهِ.