1 E veryone who believes (adheres to, trusts, and relies on the fact) that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah) is a born-again child of God; and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him (His offspring).

كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤمِنُ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ، قَدْ أصبَحَ ابناً للهِ. وَكُلُّ مَنْ يُحِبُّ الآبَ يُحِبُّ ابنَهُ أيضاً.

2 B y this we come to know (recognize and understand) that we love the children of God: when we love God and obey His commands (orders, charges)—.

وَنَحنُ نَعلَمُ أنَّنا نُحِبُّ إخْوَتَنا: إنْ كُنّا نُحِبُّ اللهَ وَنُطيعُ وَصاياهُ.

3 F or the love of God is this: that we do His commands. And these orders of His are not irksome (burdensome, oppressive, or grievous).

فَنَحنُ نُظهِرُ مَحَبَّتَنا للهِ بِطاعَتِنا لِوَصاياهُ. وَوَصاياهُ لَيسَتْ صَعبَةً،

4 F or whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith.

لِأنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يُصبِحُ ابناً للهِ، يَنتَصِرُ عَلَى العالَمِ. فَإيمانُنا هُوَ الَّذي يَضْمَنُ لَنا الانتِصارُ عَلَى العالَمِ!

5 W ho is it that is victorious over the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God ?

فَلَيسَ أحَدٌ يَنتَصِرُ عَلَى العالَمِ إلّا الَّذِي يُؤمِنُ بِأنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ ابنُ اللهِ. شَهادَةُ اللهُ عَنِ ابنِه

6 T his is He Who came by (with) water and blood '> His baptism and His death], Jesus Christ (the Messiah)—not by (in) the water only, but by (in) the water and the blood. And it is the Spirit Who bears witness, because the Spirit is the Truth.

إنَّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحَ هُوَ الَّذِي أتَى إلَينا بِالماءِ وَبِالدَّمِ. لَمْ يَأْتِ بِالماءِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ بِالماءِ وَبِالدَّمِ. وَالرُّوحُ يَشهَدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، لِأنَّ الرُّوحَ هُوَ الحَقُّ.

7 S o there are three witnesses in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are One;

هُناكَ ثَلاثَةٌ يَشهَدُونَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ:

8 a nd there are three witnesses on the earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree.

الرُّوحُ، وَالماءُ، وَالدَّمُ، وَتَتَّفِقُ شَهاداتُ الثَّلاثَةِ.

9 I f we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater (of stronger authority), for this is the testimony of God, even the witness which He has borne regarding His Son.

وَإنْ كُنّا نَقبَلُ شَهادَةَ النّاسِ، فَشَهادَةُ اللهِ أعْظَمُ، لِأنَّها شَهادَةُ اللهِ عَنِ ابنِهِ.

10 H e who believes in the Son of God has the testimony within himself. He who does not believe God has made Him out to be and represented Him as a liar, because he has not believed (put his faith in, adhered to, and relied on) the evidence (the testimony) that God has borne regarding His Son.

وَمَنْ يُؤمِنُ بابنِ اللهِ، لَهُ هَذِهِ الشَّهادَةُ فِي نَفسِهِ. وَمَنْ لا يُؤمِنُ بِما قالَهُ اللهُ، فَقَدِ اتَّهَمَّ اللهَ بِأنَّهُ كاذِبٌ، لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْ شَهادَتَهُ عَنِ ابنِهِ.

11 A nd this is that testimony (that evidence): God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

وَشَهادَةُ اللهِ هِيَ أنَّهُ قَدْ أعطانا الحَياةَ الأبَدِيَّةَ، وَهَذِهِ الحَياةُ هِيَ فِي ابنِهِ.

12 H e who possesses the Son has that life; he who does not possess the Son of God does not have that life.

فَمَنْ لَهُ الإبنُ لَهُ الحَياةُ، وَمَنْ لَيسَ لَهُ ابنُ اللهِ، لَيسَتْ لَهُ حَياةٌ. الحَياةُ الأبَدِيَّةُ لَنا الآن

13 I write this to you who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) the name of the Son of God '> the peculiar services and blessings conferred by Him on men], so that you may know that you have life, yes, eternal life.

أكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ، يا مَنْ تُؤمِنُونَ بِاسْمِ ابنِ اللهِ، كَيْ تَتَيَقَّنوا أنَّ لَكُمُ الحَياةَ الأبَدِيَّةَ.

14 A nd this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us.

وَنَحنُ نَثِقُ بِاللهِ، فَإنْ طَلَبنا شَيئاً بِحَسَبِ مَشِيئَتِهِ، يَسمَعُ لَنا.

15 A nd if (since) we know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know that we have the requests made of Him.

وَإنْ عَلِمنا أنَّهُ يَسمَعُ لَنا مَهما طَلَبْنا مِنْهُ، فَإنَّنا نَعلَمُ أنَّهُ سَيُعطِينا ما طَلَبنا.

16 I f anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not death (the extinguishing of life), he will pray and will give him life. There is a sin to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.

إنْ رَأى أحَدُكُمْ أخاهُ يَرتَكِبُ خَطِيَّةً لا تُؤَدِّي إلَى المَوتِ، فَلْيُصَلِّ مِنْ أجلِهِ، فَيَستَجِيبَ اللهُ وَيَمنَحَ الحَياةَ لِأخِيْهِ الَّذِي ارتَكَبَ خَطِيَّةً لا تُؤَدِّي إلَى المَوتِ. فَهُناكَ خَطِيَّةً تُؤَدِّي إلَى المَوتِ. وَلَيسَ لأجلِ هَذِهِ أطلبُ إلَيكُمْ أنْ تُصَلُّوا!

17 A ll wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin which does not death.

كُلُّ ما حادَ عَنِ الصَّوابِ هُوَ خَطِيَّةٌ، لَكِنْ هُناكَ خَطايا لا تُؤَدِّي إلَى المَوتِ.

18 W e know that anyone born of God does not practice committing sin, but the One Who was begotten of God carefully watches over and protects him, and the wicked one does not lay hold (get a grip) on him or touch.

وَنَحنُ نَعلَمُ أنَّ مَنْ صارَ ابناً للهِ لا يَستَمِرُّ فِي الخَطِيَّةِ، لأنَّ ابنَ اللهِ يَحمِيهِ، وَلَنْ يَستَطِيعَ الشِّرِّيْرُ أنْ يُؤذِيَهُ.

19 W e know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

نَحنُ نَعلَمُ أنَّنا نَتبَعُ اللهَ، بَينَما العالَمُ بِأسرِهِ تَحتَ سَيطَرَةِ الشِّرِّيْرِ.

20 A nd we know that the Son of God has come to this world and has given us understanding and insight to perceive (recognize) and come to know better and more clearly Him Who is true; and we are in Him Who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah). This is the true God and Life eternal.

لَكِنَّنا نَعلَمُ أنَّ ابنَ اللهِ قَدْ أتَى، وَأعطانا فَهماً لِنَعرِفَ الحَقَّ. وَنَحنُ نَحيا فِي ذَلِكَ الحَقِّ فِي ابنِ اللهِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ. هَذا هُوَ اللهُ الحَقُّ، وَهوَ الحَياةُ الأبَدِيَّةُ.

21 L ittle children, keep yourselves from idols (false gods)—. Amen (so let it be).

فابتَعِدُوا، يا أولادِي، عَنِ الآلِهَةِ المُزَيَّفَةِ.