¹Čo bolo od počiatku, čo sme počuli, čo sme videli svojimi očami, na čo sme sa dívali, a čoho sa naše ruky dotýkaly, o slove života -

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 —

²a ten život sa zjavil, a videli sme a svedčíme a zvestujeme vám ten večný život, ktorý bol u Otca a zjavil sa nám -,

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 —

³teda čo sme videli a počuli, zvestujeme vám, aby ste aj vy mali obecenstvo s nami. A naše obecenstvo je s Otcom a jeho Synom, Ježišom Kristom.

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;

⁴A to vám píšeme nato, aby bola vaša radosť naplnená.

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

⁵A toto je zvesť, ktorú sme počuli od neho a ktorú vám zvestujeme, že Bôh je svetlo, a že niet v ňom nijakej tmy.

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;

⁶Keď povieme, že máme obecenstvo s ním a chodíme vo tme, luháme a nečiníme pravdy;

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

⁷ale keď chodíme vo svetle, jako je on vo svetle, máme obecenstvo jeden s druhým, a krv Ježiša Krista, jeho Syna, očisťuje nás od každého hriechu.

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;

⁸Keď povieme, že nemáme hriechu, sami seba zvodíme, a niet v nás pravdy.

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

⁹Keď vyznávame svoje hriechy, verný je a spravedlivý, aby nám odpustil hriechy a očistil nás od každej neprávosti.

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;

¹⁰Keď povieme, že sme nehrešili, robíme ho lhárom, a niet v nás jeho slova.

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