1 John 3
1 Look at how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
Glejte, koliko ljubezen nam je dal oče, da se imenujemo otroci Božji. Zato nas svet ne spoznava, ker ni njega spoznal.
2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
Ljubljeni, sedaj smo otroci Božji; in ni se še pokazalo, kaj bodemo; vemo pa, da, kader se pokaže, bodemo njemu enaki, ker ga bodemo videli, kakor je.
3 Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
In vsak, kdor ima upanje to v njega, posvečuje se, kakor je on svet.
4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
Vsak, kdor dela greh, dela tudi krivico; in greh je krivica.
5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him is no sin.
In veste, da se je on prikazal, da vzame grehe naše; in greha ni v njem.
6 Whoever remains in him does not sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.
Vsak, kdor v njem ostane, ne greši; vsak, kdor greši, ni ga videl, in ni ga spoznal.
7 Children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Otročiči, nihče naj vas ne slepi; kdor dela pravico, je pravičen, kakor je on pravičen.
8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
Kdor dela greh, je iz hudiča; ker hudič greši od začetka. Za to se je prikazal sin Božji, da razdene dela hudičeva.
9 Whoever is born of God does not commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Vsak, kdor je rojen iz Boga, ne dela greha, ker seme njegovo ostaja v njem; in grešiti ne more, ker je rojen iz Boga.
10 In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who does not love his brother.
V tem so očitni otroci Božji in otroci hudičevi. Vsak, kdor ne dela pravice, ni iz Boga, in kdor ne ljubi brata svojega.
11 For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
Kajti to je oznanilo, katero ste slišali od začetka, da se ljubímo med seboj;
12 unlike 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.
Ne kakor je bil Kajn iz hudobnega in je ubil brata svojega; in za kaj ga je ubil? Ker so bila hudobna dela njegova, dela pa brata njegovega pravična.
13 Therefore do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
Ne čudite se, bratje moji, če vas svet sovraži.
14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love remains in death.
Mi vemo, da smo prešli iz smrti v življenje, ker ljubimo brate; kdor ne ljubi brata, ostaja v smrti.
15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has everlasting life remaining in him. (aiōnios g166)
Vsak, kdor sovraži brata svojega, je ljudomorec; in veste, da noben ljudomorec nima večnega življenja, ki bi ostalo v njem. (aiōnios g166)
16 By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
V tem smo spoznali ljubezen, da je on dal dušo svojo za nas; tudi mi moramo dati duše za brate.
17 But 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?
Kdor pa ima živež sveta, in gleda brata svojega, ki ima potrebo, in zapre osrčje svoje pred njim, kako ostane ljubezen Božja v njem?
18 Little children, let us not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
Otročiči moji, ne ljubimo z besedo, ne z jezikom, nego v dejanji in resnici.
19 And by this we will know that we are of the truth, and persuade our heart before him,
In v tem spoznavamo, da smo iz resnice, in pred njim bodemo pregovorili srca svoja;
20 because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Kajti če nas srce obsoja, ker je Bog večji od srca našega, pozna tudi vse.
21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
Ljubljeni, če nas srce naše ne obsoja, imamo zaupanje do Boga,
22 and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
In karkoli prosimo, dobimo od njega, ker držimo zapovedi njegove, in delamo, kar mu je po volji.
23 This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded us.
In ta je zapoved njegova, da verujmo v ime sina njegovega, Jezusa Kristusa, in ljubimo se med seboj, kakor nam je dal zapoved.
24 He 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.
In kdor drži zapovedi njegove, ostane v njem, in on v njem. In v tem spoznavamo, da ostaja v nas, iz Duha, katerega nam je dal.
