1 John 4
1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Byeneme yo, pa kwè tout lespri yo, men sonde yo pou wè si yo sòti nan Bondye, paske anpil fo pwofèt yo gen tan antre nan lemonn.
2 By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
Selon sa nou rekonèt Lespri Bondye a: chak lespri ki konfese ke Jésus Kri te vini nan lachè a sòti nan Bondye:
3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
Epi chak lespri ki pa konfese Jésus, pa sòti nan Bondye. Li menm se lespri antikris la, sou kilès nou te tande ke l ap vini, epi koulye a se deja nan lemonn lan.
4 You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
Ti moun yo, nou se a Bondye, epi te venk lespri sa ki fo, paske pi gran se Li ki nan nou, pase li ki nan lemonn an.
5 They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
Yo sòti nan lemonn an. Akoz sa yo pale tankou lemonn an, epi lemonn an koute yo.
6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
Nou se a Bondye: li ki konnen Bondye va koute nou. Li ki pa a Bondye p ap koute nou. Pa sa a nou konnen Lespri verite a ak Lespri la a sa ki fo.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Byeneme yo, kite nou renmen yon ak lòt, paske lamou se ne de Bondye, epi konnen Bondye.
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Sila ki pa gen lamou, pa konnen Bondye, paske Bondye se lamou.
9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
Se konsa lamou Bondye te vin parèt nan nou; ke Bondye te voye sèl Fis inik Li nan lemonn an pou nou ta kapab viv nan Li.
10 And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Nan sa se lamou; pa ke nou te renmen Bondye, men ke Li te renmen nou, epi te voye Fis Li kon sakrifis pwopiyatwa (sèl sakrifis la ki te akseptab pou peche nou yo).
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Byeneme yo, si Bondye te renmen nou, nou osi dwe renmen youn ak lòt.
12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
Pèsòn pa janm wè Bondye nan okenn tan. Si nou gen lamou youn pou lòt, Bondye rete nan nou, epi lamou Li vin konplete nan nou.
13 By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
Se konsa nou konnen ke nou rete nan Li epi Li nan nou, paske Li te bay nou Lespri Li.
14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
Konsa, nou gen tan wè epi fè temwen ke Papa a te voye Fis la kòm Sovè lemonn an.
15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Nenpòt ki konfese ke Jésus se Fis Bondye a, Bondye rete nan li, epi li nan Bondye.
16 And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
Epi nou vin konnen epi gen tan kwè lamou ke Bondye gen pou nou. Bondye se lamou, epi sila ki rete nan lamou, rete nan Bondye epi Bondye rete nan li.
17 In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
Se konsa, lamou vin pèfekte avèk nou, pou nou kapab gen konfyans nan jou jijman an; akoz ke menm jan Li ye, nou menm tou se konsa nou ye nan lemonn sa.
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
Pa gen lakrent nan lamou; men lamou pafè va mete lakrent deyò, paske lakrent gen pinisyon, men sila ki gen perèz pa pèfekte nan lamou.
19 We love because He first loved us.
Nou renmen, paske premyèman Li te renmen nou.
20 If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
Si yon moun di ke li renmen Bondye, men li rayi frè l, li se yon mantè; paske yon moun ki pa renmen frè l ke li kapab wè, pa kapab renmen Bondye ke li pa janm wè.
21 And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
Kòmandman sa a nou gen de Li, ke sila ki renmen Bondye, dwe renmen frè li tou.
