¹My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one,

¹Mu lapsed, seda ma kirjutan teile, et te ei teeks pattu. Aga kui keegi patustab, siis on meil eestkostja Isa juures, Jeesus Kristus, kes on õige,

²and he — he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,

²ning tema on lepitusohver meie pattude eest, kuid mitte üksnes meie, vaid ka terve maailma pattude eest.

³and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;

³Ja sellest me tunneme ära, et oleme teda mõistnud, kui me peame tema käske.

⁴he who is saying, `I have known him,` and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;

⁴Kes ütleb: 'Mina tunnen teda', aga ei pea tema käske, see on valetaja ja temas ei ole tõde.

⁵and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.

⁵Kuid kes peab tema sõna, selles on tõesti Jumala armastus saanud täiuslikuks. Sellest me tunneme ära, et oleme temas.

⁶He who is saying in him he doth remain, ought according as he walked also himself so to walk.

⁶Kes ütleb enese püsivat temas, see on ka ise kohustatud käima nõnda, nagu tema on käinud.

⁷Brethren, a new command I write not to you, but an old command, that ye had from the beginning — the old command is the word that ye heard from the beginning;

⁷Armsad, käsk, millest ma teile kirjutan, ei ole uus, vaid on vana käsk, mis on teil olnud algusest peale. See vana käsk on sõna, mida te olete kuulnud.

⁸again, a new command I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness doth pass away, and the true light doth now shine;

⁸Kuid taas - käsk, millest ma teile kirjutan, on uus ning on õige tema sees ja teie sees, sest pimedus möödub ja tõeline valgus paistab juba.

⁹he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;

⁹Kes ütleb enese olevat valguses, ja vihkab oma venda, on siiani pimeduses.

¹⁰he who is loving his brother, in the light he doth remain, and a stumbling-block in him there is not;

¹⁰Kes armastab oma venda, see püsib valguses ja ta ei ole pahanduseks.

¹¹and he who is hating his brother, in the darkness he is, and in the darkness he doth walk, and he hath not known whither he doth go, because the darkness did blind his eyes.

¹¹Kes aga vihkab oma venda, see on pimeduses ja kõnnib pimeduses ega tea, kuhu ta läheb, sest pimedus on sõgestanud tema silmad.

¹²I write to you, little children, because the sins have been forgiven you through his name;

¹²Ma kirjutan teile, lapsed, sest patud on teile andeks antud tema nime pärast.

¹³I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who [is] from the beginning; I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil. I write to you, little youths, because ye have known the Father:

¹³Ma kirjutan teile, isad, sest teie olete mõistnud teda, kes on olnud algusest. Ma kirjutan teile, noored, sest te olete ära võitnud kurja.

¹⁴I did write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who [is] from the beginning; I did write to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God in you doth remain, and ye have overcome the evil.

¹⁴Ma olen kirjutanud teile, lapsed, sest teie olete ära tundnud Isa. Ma olen kirjutanud teile, isad, sest teie olete mõistnud teda, kes on olnud algusest. Ma olen kirjutanud teile, noored, sest te olete tugevad ja Jumala sõna püsib teis ning te olete ära võitnud kurja.

¹⁵Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

¹⁵Ärge armastage maailma ega seda, mis on maailmas! Kui keegi armastab maailma, siis ei ole temas Isa armastust.

¹⁶because all that [is] in the world — the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life — is not of the Father, but of the world,

¹⁶Sest kõik, mis on maailmas - lihahimu ja silmahimu ja elukõrkus -, ei ole Isast, vaid maailmast.

¹⁷and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain — to the age.

¹⁷Ja maailm kaob ja tema himu, aga kes teeb Jumala tahtmist, püsib igavesti.

¹⁸Little youths, it is the last hour; and even as ye heard that the antichrist doth come, even now antichrists have become many — whence we know that it is the last hour;

¹⁸Lapsed, käes on viimne aeg! Nagu te olete kuulnud, et antikristus tuleb, nii ongi nüüd tulnud palju antikristusi. Sellest me tunneme ära, et käes on viimne aeg.

¹⁹out of us they went forth, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but — that they might be manifested that they are not all of us.

¹⁹Nad on küll välja läinud meie seast, kuid nad pole olnud meie hulgast. Kui nad oleksid olnud meie hulgast, siis nad oleksid jäänud meie sekka. Kuid nad läksid ära, et teha avalikuks: ükski neist ei olnud meie hulgast.

²⁰And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;

²⁰Teil on ju võidmine sellelt, kes on Püha, ja teil kõigil on teadmine!

²¹I did not write to you because ye have not known the truth, but because ye have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.

²¹Ma ei kirjutanud teile sellepärast, et te tõde ei tea, vaid et te teate seda ning et ühtegi valet ei tule tõe seest.

²²Who is the liar, except he who is denying that Jesus is the Christ? this one is the antichrist who is denying the Father and the Son;

²²Kes on valetaja? Eks ju see, kes salgab, et Jeesus on Kristus. Antikristus on see, kes salgab Isa ja Poega.

²³every one who is denying the Son, neither hath he the Father, [he who is confessing the Son hath the Father also.]

²³Kes iganes salgab Poja, sellel pole ka Isa; kes tunnistab Poega, sellel on ka Isa.

²⁴Ye, then, that which ye heard from the beginning, in you let it remain; if in you may remain that which from the beginning ye did hear, ye also in the Son and in the Father shall remain,

²⁴Mida te algusest peale olete kuulnud, see püsigu teis. Kui teis püsib see, mida te algusest peale olete kuulnud, siis püsite teiegi Pojas ja Isas.

²⁵and this is the promise that He did promise us — the life the age-during.

²⁵Ja see ongi tõotus, mille tema meile on tõotanud - igavene elu.

²⁶These things I did write to you concerning those leading you astray;

²⁶Ma kirjutasin seda teile nendest, kes püüavad teid eksitada.

²⁷and you, the anointing that ye did receive from him, in you it doth remain, and ye have no need that any one may teach you, but as the same anointing doth teach you concerning all, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as was taught you, ye shall remain in him.

²⁷Aga võidmine, mille te olete saanud temalt, püsib ju teis ning teil pole vaja, et keegi teid õpetaks; vaid nii nagu tema võidmine teid kõiges õpetab - see on tõde, mitte vale - ja nii nagu tema teid on õpetanud, nõnda püsige Kristuses.

²⁸And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence;

²⁸Ja nüüd, lapsed, püsige Kristuses, et kui tema saab avalikuks, oleks meil tema tulemisel julgus ja mitte häbi tema ees.

²⁹if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.

²⁹Kui teie teate, et tema on õige, siis te mõistate, et igaüks, kes teeb õigust, on temast sündinud.