¹الذي كان من البدء الذي سمعناه الذي رأيناه بعيوننا الذي شاهدناه ولمسته ايدينا من جهة كلمة الحياة.

¹That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we did behold, and our hands did handle, concerning the Word of the Life —

²فان الحياة أظهرت وقد رأينا ونشهد ونخبركم بالحياة الابدية التي كانت عند الآب وأظهرت لنا.

²and the Life was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you the Life, the age-during, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us —

³الذي رأيناه وسمعناه نخبركم به لكي يكون لكم ايضا شركة معنا. واما شركتنا نحن فهي مع الآب ومع ابنه يسوع المسيح.

³that which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ;

⁴ونكتب اليكم هذا لكي يكون فرحكم كاملا

⁴and these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.

⁵وهذا هو الخبر الذي سمعناه منه ونخبركم به ان الله نور وليس فيه ظلمة البتة.

⁵And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;

⁶ان قلنا ان لنا شركة معه وسلكنا في الظلمة نكذب ولسنا نعمل الحق

⁶if we may say — `we have fellowship with Him,` and in the darkness may walk — we lie, and do not the truth;

⁷ولكن ان سلكنا في النور كما هو في النور فلنا شركة بعضنا مع بعض ودم يسوع المسيح ابنه يطهرنا من كل خطية.

⁷and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light — we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

⁸ان قلنا انه ليس لنا خطية نضل انفسنا وليس الحق فينا.

⁸if we may say — `we have not sin,` ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

⁹ان اعترفنا بخطايانا فهو امين وعادل حتى يغفر لنا خطايانا ويطهرنا من كل اثم.

⁹if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

¹⁰ان قلنا اننا لم نخطئ نجعله كاذبا وكلمته ليست فينا

¹⁰if we may say — `we have not sinned,` a liar we make Him, and His word is not in us.