1 ¶ Lo que era desde el principio, lo que hemos oído, lo que hemos visto con nuestros ojos, lo que hemos mirado bien, y nuestras manos han tocado de la Palabra de vida;

Christ is the Word of Life. He was from the beginning. We have heard Him and have seen Him with our own eyes. We have looked at Him and put our hands on Him.

2 ( porque la vida es manifestada; y también lo vimos, y testificamos, y os mostramos aquella la vida eterna, la cual estaba con el Padre, y nos ha aparecido);

Christ Who is Life was shown to us. We saw Him. We tell you and preach about the Life that lasts forever. He was with the Father and He has come down to us.

3 l o que hemos visto y oído, esto os anunciamos, para que también vosotros tengáis comunión con nosotros; y que nuestra comunión sea con el Padre, y con su Hijo, Jesucristo.

We are preaching what we have heard and seen. We want you to share together with us what we have with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

4 Y estas cosas os escribimos, para que vuestro gozo sea cumplido.

We are writing this to you so our joy may be full. Christians Are to Live in the Light

5 ¶ Y esta es la Promesa que oímos de él, y os la anunciamos: Que Dios es luz, y en él no hay tinieblas.

This is what we heard Him tell us. We are passing it on to you. God is light. There is no darkness in Him.

6 S i nosotros dijéremos que tenemos compañía con él, y andamos en tinieblas, mentimos, y no hacemos verdad;

If we say we are joined together with Him but live in darkness, we are telling a lie. We are not living the truth.

7 m as si andamos en luz, como él está en luz, tenemos comunión con él, entre nosotros, y la sangre de Jesucristo, su Hijo, nos limpia de todo pecado.

If we live in the light as He is in the light, we share what we have in God with each other. And the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, makes our lives clean from all sin.

8 ¶ Si dijéremos que no tenemos pecado nos engañamos a nosotros mismos, y no hay verdad en nosotros.

If we say that we have no sin, we lie to ourselves and the truth is not in us.

9 S i confesamos nuestros pecados, él es fiel y justo para que nos perdone nuestros pecados, y nos limpie de toda maldad.

If we tell Him our sins, He is faithful and we can depend on Him to forgive us of our sins. He will make our lives clean from all sin.

10 S i dijéremos que no hemos pecado, lo hacemos a él mentiroso, y su Palabra no está en nosotros.

If we say we have not sinned, we make God a liar. And His Word is not in our hearts.