1 John 2
1 You who are very dear to me, I am writing this to you [to say], “Do not sin!” But if any of you [believers] sins, [God can forgive you because] we have Jesus Christ, who is the righteous one, who speaks to the Father on our behalf [and asks him to forgive us].
he priyabaalakaa. h, yu. smaabhi ryat paapa. m na kriyeta tadartha. m yu. smaan pratyetaani mayaa likhyante| yadi tu kenaapi paapa. m kriyate tarhi pitu. h samiipe. asmaaka. m eka. h sahaayo. arthato dhaarmmiko yii"su. h khrii. s.to vidyate|
2 [Remember that Jesus Christ] voluntarily sacrificed [his own life for us, so that as a result God forgives] our sins. [Yes, God is able to forgive] our sins, but not only ours! [He is] also [able to forgive] the sins of people everywhere!
sa caasmaaka. m paapaanaa. m praaya"scitta. m kevalamasmaaka. m nahi kintu likhilasa. msaarasya paapaanaa. m praaya"scitta. m|
3 [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we (know/have a close relationship with) [God]. [If we] obey what he commands [us to do, that shows us that we have a close relationship with him. So we must always obey what he commands us to do].
vaya. m ta. m jaaniima iti tadiiyaaj naapaalanenaavagacchaama. h|
4 Those who say, “We (know/have a close relationship with) God,” and do not obey what [God] commands [us to do], are liars. They are not conducting their lives according to [God’s] true message.
aha. m ta. m jaanaamiiti vaditvaa yastasyaaj naa na paalayati so. an. rtavaadii satyamata nca tasyaantare na vidyate|
5 But those who obey what [God] commands them to do are the people who love God in the manner in which he wants us to. [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we have a close relationship with God:
ya. h ka"scit tasya vaakya. m paalayati tasmin ii"svarasya prema satyaruupe. na sidhyati vaya. m tasmin varttaamahe tad etenaavagacchaama. h|
6 If we say that we are living as God wants us to, we should [conduct our lives] as Christ [did].
aha. m tasmin ti. s.thaamiiti yo gadati tasyedam ucita. m yat khrii. s.to yaad. rg aacaritavaan so. api taad. rg aacaret|
7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new [additional] command to you. Instead, I am writing to you a command which was given to you when you first [MTY] [believed in Christ]. That command is [part of] the message that you have [always] heard.
he priyatamaa. h, yu. smaan pratyaha. m nuutanaamaaj naa. m likhaamiiti nahi kintvaadito yu. smaabhi rlabdhaa. m puraatanaamaaj naa. m likhaami| aadito yu. smaabhi ryad vaakya. m "sruta. m saa puraatanaaj naa|
8 Nevertheless, [I can say that] the command I am writing to you is a new command. [It is new because] what Christ [did] was new, and what you [are doing] is new, because [you have been ceasing to conduct your lives in a morally impure manner] and [are now truly conducting your lives in a pure manner. That is like] [MET] no longer [living in] darkness. Instead, [it is like] living where a brilliant light is already shining.
punarapi yu. smaan prati nuutanaaj naa mayaa likhyata etadapi tasmin yu. smaasu ca satya. m, yato. andhakaaro vyatyeti satyaa jyoti"scedaanii. m prakaa"sate;
9 Those who claim that they are [pure in every way, like people] [MET] living in the light, but hate any of their fellow believers, are still [behaving in an impure manner, like] [MET] [people who are continually living] in darkness.
aha. m jyoti. si vartta iti gaditvaa ya. h svabhraatara. m dve. s.ti so. adyaapi tamisre varttate|
10 But those who love their fellow believers [are continuing to conduct their lives like people] who are living in the light. They are people who please [God] [LIT]. [So you should love your fellow believers].
svabhraatari ya. h priiyate sa eva jyoti. si varttate vighnajanaka. m kimapi tasmin na vidyate|
11 But those who hate any of their fellow believers are still [conducting their lives in an impure way, like] [MET] [people who are living] in darkness. They do not know that they will eventually destroy themselves [eternally]. They have become [spiritually] blind [PRS, MET], [unaware of spiritual truth].
kintu svabhraatara. m yo dve. s.ti sa timire varttate timire carati ca timire. na ca tasya nayane. andhiikriyete tasmaat kka yaamiiti sa j naatu. m na "saknoti|
12 I am writing [this] to you [whom I love as though] [MET] [you were my] little children, to you who are [spiritually mature people who are like] [MET] fathers, and to you [spiritually vigorous/strong people who are like] [MET] young men. Remember that your sins have been forgiven {[God] has forgiven your sins} on account of what Christ [MTY] [has done]. You now know [Christ, the one] who always existed. You have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
he "si"sava. h, yuuya. m tasya naamnaa paapak. samaa. m praaptavantastasmaad aha. m yu. smaan prati likhaami|
he pitara. h, ya aadito varttamaanasta. m yuuya. m jaaniitha tasmaad yu. smaan prati likhaami| he yuvaana. h yuuya. m paapatmaana. m jitavantastasmaad yu. smaan prati likhaami| he baalakaa. h, yuuya. m pitara. m jaaniitha tasmaadaha. m yu. smaan prati likhitavaan|
14 [I will say it again]: I have written [this] to you because you have come to know the Father, because you now know [Christ, the one] who always existed, because you are [spiritually] strong, because you continue to [obey] God’s word, and because you have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
he pitara. h, aadito yo varttamaanasta. m yuuya. m jaaniitha tasmaad yu. smaan prati likhitavaan| he yuvaana. h, yuuya. m balavanta aadhve, ii"svarasya vaakya nca yu. smadantare vartate paapaatmaa ca yu. smaabhi. h paraajigye tasmaad yu. smaan prati likhitavaan|
15 Do not desire [to conduct you lives in the evil manner in which] godless [people in] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives], and do not love anything that [the evil people] in the world [MTY] [consider to be good]. Those who desire [to conduct their lives in the evil manner in which other people of] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives] do not [really] love [God], their Father, [at all].
yuuya. m sa. msaare sa. msaarasthavi. saye. su ca maa priiyadhva. m ya. h sa. msaare priiyate tasyaantare pitu. h prema na ti. s.thati|
16 Keep in mind that all [the evil human desires] in the world [are actions/things such as these]: [People] desire to do [what] their self-directed nature [strongly desires]. [People] desire [to possess] whatever (appeals to their senses/they see or hear about). [People] boast about the material things that they possess. [Such evil ways of living] do not originate/come from the Father! Instead they originate/come from [the (godless people in] the world/people in the world who conduct their lives in a manner that displeases God) [MTY]!
yata. h sa. msaare yadyat sthitam arthata. h "saariirikabhaavasyaabhilaa. so dar"sanendriyasyaabhilaa. so jiivanasya garvva"sca sarvvametat pit. rto na jaayate kintu sa. msaaradeva|
17 The [godless people in] the world [MTY], along with what they desire, will disappear, but those who do what God wants [them to do] will live forever! You know that it is now the final period of this age when there are liars who deny that Jesus is God’s Chosen One. But you have the power of God’s Spirit and you know what is true and what is false. So continue to live according to the true message that you heard when you began to believe in Christ, in order that you may continue to live united both to God’s Son and to the Father. (aiōn g165)
sa. msaarastadiiyaabhilaa. sa"sca vyatyeti kintu ya ii"svarasye. s.ta. m karoti so. anantakaala. m yaavat ti. s.thati| (aiōn g165)
18 [You who are very dear to me], it is [now] (the final part [MTY] [of this age/] final [period of time before Jesus returns]). Just like you heard [from us apostles] that a person who opposes Christ will come/appear, even now there are many people who oppose Christ. That is why we know that it is the final part [of this age] (OR, [before Jesus returns]) [MTY].
he baalakaa. h, "se. sakaalo. aya. m, apara. m khrii. s.taari. nopasthaavyamiti yu. smaabhi ryathaa "sruta. m tathaa bahava. h khrii. s.taaraya upasthitaastasmaadaya. m "se. sakaalo. astiiti vaya. m jaaniima. h|
19 The [people who oppose Christ] refused to remain in our congregations, but they never [really] (belonged with us/were fellow believers). If they had (belonged with us/been fellow believers), they would have remained with us. But because [they left, everyone] can clearly know that none of them (belongs with us/is a fellow believer).
te. asmanmadhyaan nirgatavanta. h kintvasmadiiyaa naasan yadyasmadiiyaa abhavi. syan tarhyasmatsa"nge. asthaasyan, kintu sarvve. asmadiiyaa na santyetasya prakaa"sa aava"syaka aasiit|
20 But as for you, you have been given the power of [God’s Spirit, which comes from Christ] (OR, [God]), the Holy One. [As a result], you all know [how to] ([distinguish false teaching from/recognize what is false teaching and what is]) [the true message].
ya. h pavitrastasmaad yuuyam abhi. seka. m praaptavantastena sarvvaa. ni jaaniitha|
21 I am writing [this letter] to you, not because you do not know [what is God’s] true message, but because you do know [what it is]. You also know that no false message originates/comes from [God, who is the source of all] truth.
yuuya. m satyamata. m na jaaniitha tatkaara. naad aha. m yu. smaan prati likhitavaan tannahi kintu yuuya. m tat jaaniitha satyamataacca kimapyan. rtavaakya. m notpadyate tatkaara. naadeva|
22 The [worst] liars are the ones who deny that Jesus is (the Messiah/the one whom God chose to rescue us). They are [the ones that we told you about], the ones who oppose Christ. They refuse to acknowledge/admit that [God is] the Father and that [Jesus is his] Son (OR, the one who is also God).
yii"surabhi. siktastraateti yo naa"ngiikaroti ta. m vinaa ko. aparo. an. rtavaadii bhavet? sa eva khrii. s.taari rya. h pitara. m putra nca naa"ngiikaroti|
23 Those who refuse to acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son do not have a relationship with the Father. But those who acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son [not only have a relationship with God’s Son, but they] have a relationship with the Father also.
ya. h ka"scit putra. m naa"ngiikaroti sa pitaramapi na dhaarayati ya"sca putrama"ngiikaroti sa pitaramapi dhaarayati|
24 [So], as for you, you must continue to conduct your lives according to [the true message] that you heard when you began [MTY] [to believe in Christ]. If you continue to [do that], you will continue to have a close relationship with both [God’s] Son and the Father.
aadito yu. smaabhi ryat "sruta. m tad yu. smaasu ti. s.thatu, aadita. h "sruta. m vaakya. m yadi yu. smaasu ti. s.thati, tarhi yuuyamapi putre pitari ca sthaasyatha|
sa ca pratij nayaasmabhya. m yat pratij naatavaan tad anantajiivana. m| (aiōnios g166)
26 I have written this to you [to] ([warn you] about/tell you to beware of) those [who want to] deceive you [concerning the truth about Christ].
ye janaa yu. smaan bhraamayanti taanadhyaham ida. m likhitavaan|
27 As for you, God’s Spirit, whom you received from Christ, remains in you. So you do not need anyone to teach you [anything else that they claim/say is the truth]. God’s Spirit is teaching you all [of God’s truth that you need to know]. God’s Spirit is truthful and never says anything that is false. So continue to conduct your lives in the way that [he has] taught you.
apara. m yuuya. m tasmaad yam abhi. seka. m praaptavanta. h sa yu. smaasu ti. s.thati tata. h ko. api yad yu. smaan "sik. sayet tad anaava"syaka. m, sa caabhi. seko yu. smaan sarvvaa. ni "sik. sayati satya"sca bhavati na caatathya. h, ata. h sa yu. smaan yadvad a"sik. sayat tadvat tatra sthaasyatha|
28 Now, [while some people are trying to persuade you to accept their false teaching, I urge] you, who are all very dear to me, to continue to [have a close relationship with] Christ. [We need to do that] in order that we may be confident [that he will accept us] when he comes back again. If we do that, we will not be ashamed [when we stand] before [him] when he comes.
ataeva he priyabaalakaa yuuya. m tatra ti. s.thata, tathaa sati sa yadaa prakaa"si. syate tadaa vaya. m pratibhaanvitaa bhavi. syaama. h, tasyaagamanasamaye ca tasya saak. saanna trapi. syaamahe|
29 Since you know that [Christ] always does what is right, you know that all those who continue doing what is right are the ones who have become children of God.
sa dhaarmmiko. astiiti yadi yuuya. m jaaniitha tarhi ya. h ka"scid dharmmaacaara. m karoti sa tasmaat jaata ityapi jaaniita|
