1 C hrist 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.

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

2 C hrist 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.

ظَهَرَ لَنا فَرَأيْناهُ وَنَشهَدُ لَهُ، وَها نَحنُ نُعلِنُهُ لَكُمْ. إنَّهُ الحَياةُ الأبَدِيَّةُ الَّذِي كانَ مَعَ الآبِ، وَقَدْ أُعلِنَ لَنا.

3 W e 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.

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

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

لِذا نَكتُبُ إلَيكُمْ كَيْ يَكتَمِلَ فَرَحُنا. اللهُ يَغفِرُ لَنا خَطايانا

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

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

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

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

7 I f 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.

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 lie to 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 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.

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

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

إنْ قُلْنا إنَّنا لَمْ نَرتَكِبْ أيَّةَ خَطِيَّةٍ، فَإنَّنا نَتَّهِمُ اللهَ بِالكَذِبِ! وَلا تَكُونُ رِسالَتُهُ ثابِتَةً فِي قُلُوبِنا.