1 ت َأمَّلُوا المَحَبَّةَ العَظِيمَةَ الَّتِي أحَبَّنا بِها الآبُ، حَتَّى إنَّهُ أعْطانا امْتِيازاً أنْ نُدعَى أولادَ اللهِ! وَنَحنُ فِعلاً كَذَلِكَ! لِهَذا السَّبَبِ فَإنَّ العالَمَ لا يَعرِفُنا، لأنَّهُ لا يَعرِفُ الآبَ.

See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

2 أ يُّها الأحِبّاءُ، نَحنُ الآنَ أولادُ اللهِ، وَلَمْ يُعلَنْ بَعدُ ماذا سَنَكُونُ. لَكِنَّنا نَعلَمُ أنَّهُ عِندَما يَعُودُ المَسِيحُ ثانِيَةً سَنَكُونُ مِثلَهُ، لِأنَّنا سَنَراهُ كَما هُوَ فِعلاً!

Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

3 ف َمَنْ يَمتَلِكُ هَذا الرَّجاءَ، يُطَهِّرُ نَفسَهُ كَما أنَّ المَسِيحَ طاهِرٌ.

And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

4 ك ُلُّ مَنْ يَفعَلُ الخَطِيَّةَ، يَكسِرُ شَرِيعَةَ اللهِ، لِأنَّ الخَطِيَّةَ هِيَ كَسرٌ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ.

Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

5 و َتَعلَمُونَ أنَّ المَسِيحَ قَدْ جاءَ لِكَيْ يُزِيلَ خَطايا البَشَرِ، وَلَيسَتْ فِيهِ أيَّةُ خَطِيَّةٍ.

And ye know that he has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.

6 ك ُلُّ مَنْ يَثبُتُ فِي المَسِيحِ لا يَستَمِرُّ فِي الخَطِيَّةِ، أمّا مَنْ يَستَمِرُّ فِي الخَطِيَّةِ، فَذَلِكَ لَمْ يَرَ المَسِيحَ وَلَمْ يَعرِفهُ.

Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.

7 أ بنائِي الأعِزّاءَ، لا تَدَعُوا أحَداً يَخدَعْكُمْ. مَنْ يَفعَلُ البِرَّ، بارٌّ كَما أنَّ المَسِيحَ بارٌّ.

Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

8 أ مّا مَنْ يَرتَكِبُ الخَطِيَّةَ، فَهُوَ يَنتَمِي إلَى إبليسَ، لِأنَّ إبليسَ خاطِئٌ مُنذُ البِدايَةِ. وَلِهَذا جاءَ ابنُ اللهِ، كَيْ يُدَمِّرَ أعْمالَ إبلِيسَ.

He that practises sin is of the devil; for from beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.

9 م َنْ أصبَحَ ابناً للهِ لا يُواصِلُ مَمارَسَةَ الخَطِيَّةِ، لأنَّ بِذرَةَ الحَياةِ الَّتي وَضَعَها اللهُ فيهِ، تَثْبُتُ فيهِ. بَلْ هُوَ لا يَستَطيعُ أنْ يَسْتَمِرَّ فِي الخَطِيَّةِ، لِأنَّهُ أصبَحَ ابناً للهِ.

Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.

10 ب ِهَذا تَعِرِفونَ أولادَ اللهِ وَأولادَ إبلِيسَ، فَكُلُّ مَنْ لا يَفعَلُ البِرَّ لا يَنتَمِي إلَى اللهِ، وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ مَنْ لا يُحِبُّ أخاهُ. نُحِبُّ بَعضُنا بَعضا

In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.

11 ه َذِهِ هِيَ الرِّسالَةُ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُمُوها مِنَ البِدايَةِ: أنْ نُحِبَّ بَعضُنا بَعضاً.

For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

12 ل َيسَ مِثلَ قايِيْنَ الَّذِي كانَ يَنتَمِي إلَى الشِّرِّيْرِ وَقَتَلَ أخاهُ. وَلِماذا قَتَلَهُ؟ قَتَلَهُ لِأنَّ أعمالَهُ هُوَ كانَتْ شِرِّيْرَةً، وَأعمالُ أخِيهِ حَسَنَةً.

not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.

13 أ يُّها الإخوَةُ، لا تَستَغرِبُوا إذا كَرِهَكُمُ العالَمُ.

Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.

14 إ نَّنا نَعلَمُ أنَّنا اجتَزنا مِنَ المَوتِ إلَى الحَياةِ، لِأنَّنا نُحِبُّ إخْوَتَنا، وَمَنْ لا يُحِبُّ يَبقَى فِي المَوتِ.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love brother abides in death.

15 م َنْ يُبغِضُ أخاهُ هُوَ قاتِلٌ! وَأنتُمْ تَعلَمُونَ أنَّ مَنْ يَقتُلُ، لَيسَتْ لَهُ حَياةٌ أبَدِيَّةٌ ثابِتَةٌ فِيهِ.

Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

16 ه َكَذا نَعرِفُ المَحَبَّةَ: كَما أنَّ المَسِيحَ بَذَلَ حَياتَهُ مِنْ أجلِنا، كَذَلِكَ عَلَينا أنْ نَبذُلَ حَياتَنا فِي سَبِيلِ إخْوَتِنا.

Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down lives.

17 ك ُلُّ مَنْ يَملِكُ شَيئاً مِنْ خَيراتِ هَذِهِ الدُّنيا، وَيَرَى أخاهُ فِي حاجَةٍ وَلا يُشفِقُ عَلَيهِ، لا يُمكِنُ أنْ تَكُونَ مَحَبَّةُ اللهِ ثابِتَةً فِيهِ.

But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?

18 أ بنائِي الأعِزّاءَ، دَعُونا لا نُحِبَّ بِالكَلامِ أوْ بِاللِّسانِ، بَلْ بِالمُمارَسَةِ وَالصِّدقِ.

Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.

19 ه َكَذا نَعلَمُ أنَّنا نَنتَمِي إلَى الحَقِّ، وَهَكَذا تَطمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُنا أمامَ اللهِ.

And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him—

20 و َحَتَّى لَوْ أنَّبَتْنا قُلُوبُنا، فَاللهُ أعظَمُ مِنْ قُلُوبِنا، وَيَعلَمُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ.

that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

21 أ حِبّائِي الأعِزّاءَ، إنْ لَمْ تُؤَنِّبنا قُلُوبُنا، فَإنَّ لَنا جُرأةً بِالِاقتِرابِ مِنَ اللهِ.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,

22 ف َهُوَ يُعطِينا كُلَّ ما نَطلُبُهُ، لِأنَّنا نُطِيعُ وَصاياهُ، وَنَفعَلُ ما يُسِرُّهُ.

and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.

23 و َهَذا ما يُوصِينا بِهِ: أنْ نُؤمِنَ بابنِهِ يَسُوعَ المَسِيحِ، وَأنْ نُحِبَّ بَعضُنا بَعضاً كَما أوصانا يَسُوعُ.

And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment.

24 م َنْ يُطِيعُ وَصايا اللهِ، يَثْبُتُ فِي اللهِ، وَيَثْبُتُ اللهُ فِيهِ. وَنَحنُ نَعرِفُ أنَّ اللهَ ثابِتٌ فِينا بِالرُّوحِ القُدُسِ الَّذِي أعطاهُ لَنا.

And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.