1 L O que era desde el principio, lo que hemos oído, lo que hemos visto con nuestros ojos, lo que hemos mirado, y palparon nuestras manos tocante al Verbo 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 fué manifestada, y vimos, y testificamos, y os anunciamos aquella 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, eso os anunciamos, para que también vosotros tengáis comunión con nosotros: y nuestra comunión verdaderamente es 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 este es el mensaje que oímos de él, y os anunciamos: Que Dios es luz, y en él no hay ningunas 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 comunión con él, y andamos en tinieblas, mentimos, y no hacemos la 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 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 S i dijéremos que no tenemos pecado, nos engañamos á 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 á 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.