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.
1Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
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.
2Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
3Igaüks, kellel on selline lootus tema peale, puhastab ennast, just nagu tema on puhas.
3Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
4Igaüks, kes teeb pattu, rikub ka seadust, ning patt on seaduserikkumine.
4Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
5Te teate, et tema on ilmunud patte ära kandma ning temas endas ei ole pattu.
5You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
6Ükski, kes püsib temas, ei tee pattu; ükski, kes teeb pattu, ei ole näinud ega mõistnud teda.
6Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him, neither knows him.
7Lapsed, ärgu keegi eksitagu teid! Kes teeb õigust, on õige, nii nagu tema on õige.
7Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8Kes teeb pattu, on kuradist, sest kurat teeb pattu algusest peale. Selleks ongi Jumala Poeg saanud avalikuks, et ta tühistaks kuradi teod.
8He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9Ükski, kes on sündinud Jumalast, ei tee pattu, sest Jumala seeme püsib temas ja ta ei saa teha pattu, sest ta on sündinud Jumalast.
9Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.
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.
10In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.
11Jah, see ongi sõnum, mida te olete kuulnud algusest peale, et me peame üksteist armastama.
11For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
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.
12unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
13Ärge imestage, vennad, kui maailm teid vihkab.
13Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.
14Me teame, et oleme tulnud surmast ellu, sest me armastame vendi. Kes ei armasta, see jääb surma.
14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.
15Igaüks, kes vihkab oma venda, on mõrvar, ja te teate, et ühelgi mõrvaril ei ole igavest elu, mis temasse jääks.
15Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
16Armastuse me oleme ära tundnud sellest, et Kristus on jätnud oma elu meie eest; ning meie oleme kohustatud jätma oma elu vendade eest.
16By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
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?
17But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
18Lapsed, ärgem armastagem sõnaga ja keelega, vaid teoga ja tõega!
18My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
19Sellest me tunneme, et oleme pärit tõest. Ja me võime kinnitada tema ees oma südant,
19And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
20et olgu mis tahes, milles meie süda meid süüdistab, Jumal on siiski meie südamest suurem ja tema teab kõik.
20because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21Armsad, kui meie süda ei süüdista, siis on meil julgus Jumala ees
21Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
22ja mida me iganes palume, seda me saame temalt, sest me peame tema käske ja teeme, mis on tema silmis meelepärane.
22and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23Ja see on tema käsk, et me usuksime tema Poja Jeesuse Kristuse nimesse ja armastaksime üksteist, nii nagu tema meile on käsu andnud.
23This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.
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.
24He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.