1 W hat was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life—

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

2 a nd the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested 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 proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

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

4 T hese things we write, so that our joy may be made complete. God Is Light

لِذا نَكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ كَيْ يَكتَمِلَ فَرَحُنا. اللهُ يَغفِرُ لَنا خَطايانا

5 T his is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

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

6 I f we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;

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

7 b ut if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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 that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

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

9 I f we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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

10 I f we say that we have not sinned, we make Him 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.