¹See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

¹Vaadake, kui suure armastuse Isa on meile andnud: meid hüütakse Jumala lasteks ja need me olemegi. Maailm ei tunne meid, sest ta ei tunne teda.

²beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

²Armsad, me oleme nüüd Jumala lapsed, ja veel ei ole saanud avalikuks, kes me ükskord oleme. Me teame, et kui tema saab avalikuks, siis me oleme tema sarnased, sest siis me näeme teda, nii nagu ta on.

³and every one who is having this hope on him, doth purify himself, even as he is pure.

³Igaüks, kellel on selline lootus tema peale, puhastab ennast, just nagu tema on puhas.

⁴Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

⁴Igaüks, kes teeb pattu, rikub ka seadust, ning patt on seaduserikkumine.

⁵and ye have known that he was manifested that our sins he may take away, and sin is not in him;

⁵Te teate, et tema on ilmunud patte ära kandma ning temas endas ei ole pattu.

⁶every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.

⁶Ükski, kes püsib temas, ei tee pattu; ükski, kes teeb pattu, ei ole näinud ega mõistnud teda.

⁷Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,

⁷Lapsed, ärgu keegi eksitagu teid! Kes teeb õigust, on õige, nii nagu tema on õige.

⁸he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;

⁸Kes teeb pattu, on kuradist, sest kurat teeb pattu algusest peale. Selleks ongi Jumala Poeg saanud avalikuks, et ta tühistaks kuradi teod.

⁹every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.

⁹Ükski, kes on sündinud Jumalast, ei tee pattu, sest Jumala seeme püsib temas ja ta ei saa teha pattu, sest ta on sündinud Jumalast.

¹⁰In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,

¹⁰Sellest on näha, kes on Jumala lapsed ja kes kuradi lapsed: ükski, kes ei tee õigust, ei ole Jumalast, nagu ka mitte see, kes ei armasta oma venda.

¹¹because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another,

¹¹Jah, see ongi sõnum, mida te olete kuulnud algusest peale, et me peame üksteist armastama.

¹²not as Cain — of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.

¹²Mitte nii nagu Kain, kes oli kurjast ja lõi maha oma venna. Ja mispärast ta lõi tema maha? Sellepärast, et tema teod olid kurjad, aga ta venna omad õiged.

¹³Do not wonder, my brethren, if the world doth hate you;

¹³Ärge imestage, vennad, kui maailm teid vihkab.

¹⁴we — we have known that we have passed out of the death to the life, because we love the brethren; he who is not loving the brother doth remain in the death.

¹⁴Me teame, et oleme tulnud surmast ellu, sest me armastame vendi. Kes ei armasta, see jääb surma.

¹⁵Every one who is hating his brother — a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining,

¹⁵Igaüks, kes vihkab oma venda, on mõrvar, ja te teate, et ühelgi mõrvaril ei ole igavest elu, mis temasse jääks.

¹⁶in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

¹⁶Armastuse me oleme ära tundnud sellest, et Kristus on jätnud oma elu meie eest; ning meie oleme kohustatud jätma oma elu vendade eest.

¹⁷and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him — how doth the love of God remain in him?

¹⁷Kui nüüd kellelgi on selle maailma vara ja ta näeb oma venna olevat puuduses, ent lukustab oma südame tema eest - kuidas saab Jumala armastus jääda temasse?

¹⁸My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

¹⁸Lapsed, ärgem armastagem sõnaga ja keelega, vaid teoga ja tõega!

¹⁹and in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts,

¹⁹Sellest me tunneme, et oleme pärit tõest. Ja me võime kinnitada tema ees oma südant,

²⁰because if our heart may condemn — because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.

²⁰et olgu mis tahes, milles meie süda meid süüdistab, Jumal on siiski meie südamest suurem ja tema teab kõik.

²¹Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,

²¹Armsad, kui meie süda ei süüdista, siis on meil julgus Jumala ees

²²and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,

²²ja mida me iganes palume, seda me saame temalt, sest me peame tema käske ja teeme, mis on tema silmis meelepärane.

²³and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us,

²³Ja see on tema käsk, et me usuksime tema Poja Jeesuse Kristuse nimesse ja armastaksime üksteist, nii nagu tema meile on käsu andnud.

²⁴and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.

²⁴Ja kes peab tema käske, püsib Jumalas ja Jumal temas. Ja sellest me tunneme ära, et tema püsib meis - Vaimust, kelle ta meile on andnud.