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اَلَّذِي كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْبَدْءِ، ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْنَاهُ، ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْنَاهُ بِعُيُونِنَا، ٱلَّذِي شَاهَدْنَاهُ، وَلَمَسَتْهُ أَيْدِينَا، مِنْ جِهَةِ كَلِمَةِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ. | ١ 1 |
[I, John, am writing to you about] the one who existed before [there was anything else]. He is the one whom we [apostles] listened to [as he taught us!] We saw him! We ourselves looked at him and touched him! [He is the one who taught us] the message that [enables people to have eternal] life (OR, live [spiritually]).
فَإِنَّ ٱلْحَيَاةَ أُظْهِرَتْ، وَقَدْ رَأَيْنَا وَنَشْهَدُ وَنُخْبِرُكُمْ بِٱلْحَيَاةِ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ عِنْدَ ٱلْآبِ وَأُظْهِرَتْ لَنَا. (aiōnios ) | ٢ 2 |
Because he came here [to the earth] and we have seen him, we proclaim to you clearly that the one whom we have seen is the [one who] has always lived. He was [previously] with his Father in heaven, but he came to live among us. (aiōnios )
ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْنَاهُ وَسَمِعْنَاهُ نُخْبِرُكُمْ بِهِ، لِكَيْ يَكُونَ لَكُمْ أَيْضًا شَرِكَةٌ مَعَنَا. وَأَمَّا شَرِكَتُنَا نَحْنُ فَهِيَ مَعَ ٱلْآبِ وَمَعَ ٱبْنِهِ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. | ٣ 3 |
We proclaim to you the [message about Jesus], the one whom we saw and heard, in order that you may have a close relationship with us. The ones whom we have a close relationship with are God our Father and his Son Jesus Christ.
وَنَكْتُبُ إِلَيْكُمْ هَذَا لِكَيْ يَكُونَ فَرَحُكُمْ كَامِلًا. | ٤ 4 |
I am writing to you about these things so that [you (will be convinced/believe]) [that they are true, and as a] result we may be completely joyful.
وَهَذَا هُوَ ٱلْخَبَرُ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْنَاهُ مِنْهُ وَنُخْبِرُكُمْ بِهِ: إِنَّ ٱللهَ نُورٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ ظُلْمَةٌ ٱلْبَتَّةَ. | ٥ 5 |
The message that we heard from Christ and proclaim to you is this: God is [pure in every way. He never sins. He is like] [MET] a [brilliant] light that has no darkness at all.
إِنْ قُلْنَا: إِنَّ لَنَا شَرِكَةً مَعَهُ وَسَلَكْنَا فِي ٱلظُّلْمَةِ، نَكْذِبُ وَلَسْنَا نَعْمَلُ ٱلْحَقَّ. | ٦ 6 |
If we claim to have a close relationship with [God], but [we conduct our lives in an impure manner, that is like] living [MET] in [evil] darkness. We are lying. We are not conducting our lives according to [God’s] true message.
وَلَكِنْ إِنْ سَلَكْنَا فِي ٱلنُّورِ كَمَا هُوَ فِي ٱلنُّورِ، فَلَنَا شَرِكَةٌ بَعْضِنَا مَعَ بَعْضٍ، وَدَمُ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ ٱبْنِهِ يُطَهِّرُنَا مِنْ كُلِّ خَطِيَّةٍ. | ٧ 7 |
But living [in a pure manner], as God is [living in a pure manner] [MET] [in every way, is like living] in God’s light. If we do that, we have a close relationship with each other. Not only that, but [God] (acquits us/removes [the guilt]) [of] all our sins because [he accepts] what his Son Jesus did for us [when his] blood [flowed from his body when he died. So we should conduct our lives] ([in a manner according to what God says is pure]).
إِنْ قُلْنَا: إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَنَا خَطِيَّةٌ نُضِلُّ أَنْفُسَنَا وَلَيْسَ ٱلْحَقُّ فِينَا. | ٨ 8 |
Those who say they never behave sinfully are deceiving themselves, and refusing [to accept as] true [what God says about them].
إِنِ ٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِخَطَايَانَا فَهُوَ أَمِينٌ وَعَادِلٌ، حَتَّى يَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطَايَانَا وَيُطَهِّرَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ. | ٩ 9 |
But God will do what he says that he will do, and what he does is [always] right. So, if we confess to him that we [have behaved] sinfully, he will forgive [us for] our sins and (will free us from/remove) [the guilt of] all our sins. [Because of that], [we should confess to him that we have behaved sinfully].
إِنْ قُلْنَا: إِنَّنَا لَمْ نُخْطِئْ نَجْعَلْهُ كَاذِبًا، وَكَلِمَتُهُ لَيْسَتْ فِينَا. | ١٠ 10 |
[Because God says that everyone has sinned], those who say/claim that they have never behaved sinfully talk [as though] God lies! They reject what God says [about us]!