1 John 3
1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God: and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Gade ki grand amou Papa a te bay nou ke nou ta vin rele ti moun yo a Bondye! Konsa, se sa nou ye. Pou rezon sa lemonn pa rekonèt nou, paske li pa t rekonèt Li.
2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
Alò, chè zanmi yo, nou se ti moun a Bondye, epi li poko fin devwale ki sa n ap ye. Nou konnen ke lè Li parèt nou va tankou Li, paske nou va wè Li menm jan ke Li ye.
3 And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Epi tout moun ki gen espwa sa sou Li, vin pi li menm, menm jan ak Li.
4 Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness: and sin is lawlessness.
Epi tout moun ki pratike peche, transgrese lalwa. Peche a se transgresyon lalwa.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.
Nou konnen ke Li te parèt pou Li ta kapab retire peche yo, epi nan Li pa gen peche.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
Okenn moun ki rete nan Li pa peche, men okenn ki viv nan peche pa t wè Li, ni yo pa konnen Li.
7 [My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
Ti moun yo, pa kite pèsòn twonpe nou. Sila ki pratike ladwati a se jis, menm jan ke Li jis.
8 he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Men sila ki pratike peche se a dyab la, paske dyab la te peche depi kòmansman a. Fis a Bondye te parèt pou rezon sila, ke Li ta kapab detwi zèv a dyab yo.
9 Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.
Nanpwen pèsòn ki ne de Bondye ki pratike peche paske jèm Li tou rete nan li, epi li pa kapab peche, paske li ne a Bondye.
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.
Selon sa pitit a Bondye yo, ak pitit a dyab yo se byen klè. Nenpòt ki pa pratike ladwati a pa de Bondye, ni sila ki pa renmen frè li.
11 For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
Paske sa se mesaj la ke nou te tande depi kòmansman a ke nou dwe renmen yon lòt.
12 not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
Pa kon Caïn, ki te apatyen a mechan a, epi te asasinen frè l. Men poukisa li te asasinen li? Paske zèv li te mal, epi sa yo a frè l te jis.
13 Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you.
Pa etonnen, frè yo, si lemonn rayi nou.
14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.
Nou konnen ke nou kite lanmò, epi antre nan lavi akoz ke nou renmen frè nou yo. Sila ki pa renmen, rete nan lanmò.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
Nenpòt ki rayi frè l se yon asasen. Epi nou konnen ke nanpwen asasen ki gen lavi etènèl a anndan li. (aiōnios g166)
16 Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Men konsa nou rekonèt lamou; ke Li te bay vi Li pou nou. Epi konsa, nou ta dwe bay vi nou yo pou frè nou yo.
17 But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
Men nenpòt ki gen byen a lemonn sa, pou l wè frè l nan bezwen, epi sere kè l kontre li, ki jan lamou Bondye kapab rete nan li?
18 [My] little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
Ti moun yo, pa kite nou renmen avèk pawòl, ni avèk lang, men nan zèv ak nan verite.
19 Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him,
Nou va rekonèt konsa ke nou nan laverite, epi va gen asirans nan kè nou devan Li:
20 whereinsoever our heart condemn us; because God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
si kè nou kondannen nou, Bondye se bokou pi gran ke kè nou, epi Li konnen tout bagay.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;
Byeneme yo, si kè nou pa kondannen nou, nou gen konfyans devan Bondye.
22 and whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
Pou sa a, nenpòt ke nou mande, nou va resevwa de Li, paske nou kenbe kòmandman Li yo, epi fè bagay yo ki fè plezi devan zye Li yo.
23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.
Men sa se kòmandman Li, ke nou kwè nan non a Fis Li a, Jésus Kri, epi renmen yon lòt, kon Li te kòmande nou.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
Sila a ki kenbe kòmandman Li yo, rete nan Li, epi Li rete nan li menm. Nou konnen konsa ke Li rete nan nou, akoz Li te bay nou Lespri Li.
