1 John 3
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Glejte, kakšno vrsto ljubezni nam je podelil Oče, da naj bi bili imenovani Božji sinovi; zato nas svet ne spoznava, ker ni spoznal njega.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Ljubljeni, sedaj smo Božji sinovi, ni pa se še pokazalo, kaj bomo; toda vemo, da ko se bo prikazal, bomo podobni njemu, kajti videli ga bomo, kakršen je.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
In vsak človek, ki ima to upanje vanj, se očiščuje, celó kakor je on čist.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Kdorkoli zagreši greh, prestopa tudi postavo, kajti greh je prekršitev postave.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
In vi veste, da je bil jasno pokazan, da odvzame naše grehe; in v njem ni greha.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Kdorkoli ostaja v njem, ne greši. Kdorkoli pa greši, ga ni videl niti ga ni spoznal.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Majhni otroci, naj vas noben človek ne zavede. Kdor ravna pravično, je pravičen, celó kakor je pravičen on.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Kdor zagreši greh, je od hudiča, kajti hudič greši od začetka. Zaradi tega namena je bil jasno pokazan Božji Sin, da bi lahko uničil hudičeva dela.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Kdorkoli je rojen iz Boga, ne stori greha, kajti njegovo seme ostaja v njem; in ne more grešiti, ker je rojen iz Boga.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
V tem so prikazani Božji otroci in hudičevi otroci: kdorkoli ne dela pravičnosti, ni od Boga niti kdor ne ljubi svojega brata.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Kajti to je sporočilo, ki ste ga slišali od začetka, da naj ljubimo drug drugega.
12 Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
Ne kakor Kajn, ki je bil od tega zlobnega in je usmrtil svojega brata. In zakaj ga je usmrtil? Ker so bila njegova lastna dela hudobna, njegovega brata pa pravična.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
Ne čudite se, moji bratje, če vas svet sovraži.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.
Mi vemo, da smo iz smrti prešli v življenje, ker ljubimo brate. Kdor svojega brata ne ljubi, ostaja v smrti.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
Kdorkoli sovraži svojega brata, je morilec; in veste, da noben morilec nima večnega življenja, ki [bi] ostajalo v njem. (aiōnios g166)
16 Hereby perceive we the love [ of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.
S tem zaznavamo Božjo ljubezen, ker je svoje življenje dal za nas, in mi moramo svoja življenja dati za brate.
17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Toda kdorkoli ima dobrine tega sveta in vidi svojega brata v potrebi in pred njim zapre svoja čustva sočutja, kako v njem prebiva Božja ljubezen?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Moji majhni otroci, ne ljubimo z besedo niti z jezikom; temveč v dejanju in v resnici.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
In s tem vemo, da smo iz resnice in bomo svoja srca potrdili pred njim.
20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Kajti če nas naše srce obsoja, je Bog večji kakor naše srce in pozna vse stvari.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.
Ljubljeni, če nas naše srce ne obsoja, potem imamo zaupanje do Boga.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
In karkoli prosimo, od njega prejmemo, ker se ravnamo po njegovih zapovedih in delamo te stvari, ki so všečne v njegovih očeh.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
In to je njegova zapoved: »Da naj verujemo v ime njegovega Sina Jezusa Kristusa in ljubimo drug drugega, « kakor nam je dal zapoved.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
In kdor se ravna po njegovih zapovedih, prebiva v njem in on v njem. In zaradi tega vemo, da on ostaja v nas, po Duhu, ki nam ga je dal.
