1 John 3
1 [Think about] how much our [heavenly] Father loves us! He allows us to (say that we are/be called) his children! [And it is indeed true that] we are [his children. But people in] the world [MTY] [who are unbelievers] have not understood [who] God [is]. So they do not understand [who we are], that we [belong to God].
Sobꞌa hei dudꞌuꞌa Amaꞌ sia sorga susuen neu nggita! Huu susuen naa manaseliꞌ, losa Ana soꞌu nggita dadꞌi Eni ana nara. Naa tebꞌe! Te atahori mana rasodꞌa tungga raefafoꞌ ia hihii-nanaun, nda rahine hita ia seka sa boe, huu nda rahine Lamatualain sa.
2 Dear friends, even though (at present/now) we are God’s children, [he] has not yet (made clear/revealed) [to us] what we will be like [in the future]. However, we know that when [Christ] comes back again, we will be like him, because we will see what he is [really] like.
Ana susue ngga re! Hita dadꞌi Lamatualain ana nara ena, te nda feꞌe bubꞌuluꞌ dei fo hita dadꞌi taꞌo bee sa boe. Akaꞌ na hita bubꞌuluꞌ, taꞌo ia: mete ma Kristus baliꞌ nema, hita dadꞌi onaꞌ E boe, huu tita E relo-relo.
3 [So], all those who confidently expect [to see Christ as he actually is/what Christ is like when he returns] must keep themselves pure in every way, just like Christ, who is pure in every way.
Basa atahori mana rahani Kristus neneman, tantu ara tao ramemeu masodꞌa nara, fo rasodꞌa meumareꞌ onaꞌ Kristus boe.
4 But everyone who continues sinning is refusing to obey [God’s] laws, because that is what sin is, refusing to obey [God’s] laws.
Basa sala-kiluꞌ ra ralena-langga Lamatuaꞌ parendan. Naa de basa atahori mana tao salaꞌ ra ralena-langga Lamatualain parendan ena, ma labꞌan Lamatuaꞌ boe.
5 You know that Christ came in order to completely remove [the guilt of] our sins. You know also that he never sinned.
Hei bubꞌuluꞌ mae, Kristus dadꞌi atahori fo fee ambon neu sala-kiluꞌ ra. Ana bisa tao taꞌo naa, huu Eni nda mana tao salaꞌ sa.
6 Those who continue [doing what] Christ wants them to, do not continue sinning repeatedly. But those who repeatedly sin have not understood [who Christ is], nor have they had a close relationship with him.
Dadꞌi atahori fo masodꞌan naꞌabꞌue nakandoo no E, nasodꞌa nda tao salaꞌ sa ena. Te mete ma atahori sa nasodꞌa taoꞌ a salaꞌ nakandooꞌ a, eni sosoan nae, ana nda nahine ma nda naꞌabꞌue no Kristus sa.
7 [So I urge you, ] who are all very dear to me, do not let anyone deceive you [by telling you that it is all right to sin]. If you continue doing what is right, you are righteous, just like Christ is righteous.
Ana susue ngga re! Afiꞌ losa hei neneꞌediꞌ nalaꞌ. Te atahori mana nasodꞌa tungga saa fo ndoo-tetuꞌ a, naa eni, atahori rala ndoos, onaꞌ Kristus boe.
8 [But] if anyone continues sinning, he is like the devil, because the devil has always been sinning. [And] the reason why God’s Son became a human being was to destroy what the devil has done.
Te atahori mana nasodꞌa tao salaꞌ, eni naꞌoka sia nitu deꞌulakaꞌ ra malanggan. Huu eni mana tao deꞌulakaꞌ mia fefeun. Naa de Lamatuaꞌ Anan nema tao nalutu nitu a tatao-nonoꞌi deꞌulakan naa.
9 People do not continue sinning repeatedly if they have become children of God. Instead, [they] continue [to conduct their lives according to the character/nature that God produced in them] [MET]. They cannot continually sin because God has caused them to become his children.
Atahori mana dadꞌi Lamatuaꞌ anan, nda tao salaꞌ sa ena, huu Lamatuaꞌ leo sia aon rala. Ana nda bisa tao salaꞌ nakandooꞌ a sa, huu eni naꞌoka sia Lamatuaꞌ.
10 Those who are God’s children are clearly different from those who are (the devil’s/Satan’s) children. [The way that we can know who are Satan’s children is this]: Those who do not do what is right are not God’s children. [Specifically], those who do not love their fellow believers are not [God’s children Instead, they are Satan’s children].
No taꞌo naa, hita bisa bubꞌuluꞌ seka naꞌoka sia Lamatualain, ma seka naꞌoka sia nitu ra malanggan. Huu atahori nda mana tao tungga ndoo-tetuꞌ a sa, ma atahori nda mana sue nahine toronoon sa, naa dadꞌi bukti oi, eni nda naꞌoka sia Lamatualain sa.
11 The message that you heard when you first [MTY] [believed in Christ] is that we should love each other.
Mia lele uluꞌ a, hei rena memaꞌ hehelu-fufuliꞌ ia, mana oi, “Esa sue-lai esa!”
12 [We should] not [hate others] as did [Adam’s son], Cain, who belonged to [Satan], the evil one. [Because Cain hated his younger brother], he murdered him. (I will tell you about why he murdered his brother./Do you know why he murdered his brother [RHQ]?) It was because Cain habitually conducted his life in an evil way, and [he hated his younger brother] because his [younger] brother [conducted his life] righteously.
Feꞌe misinedꞌa Kaen no Habel dudꞌuit na, to? Naa, afiꞌ tao tungga Kaen, te ana naꞌoka sia deꞌulaka manaseliꞌ a, sambe tao nisa odꞌin Habel. Saa de ana tao taꞌo naa? Naa, huu eni tao dala deꞌulakaꞌ ra, te odin tao dala ndoo-tetuꞌ a.
13 You should not be amazed/surprised, my fellow believers, when [unbelievers] [MTY] hate you.
Toronoo ngga re! Afiꞌ heran mete ma atahori mana tungga raefafoꞌ ia hihii-nanaun ra, mburu-oeꞌ ro nggi.
14 We know that we have been changed from [being spiritually] dead [MET] to [being spiritually] alive. We know this because we love our fellow believers. [Those who] do not love [their fellow believers] are still [spiritually] [MET] dead.
Hai bubꞌuluꞌ ena oi, mete ma atahori mana tao salaꞌ ra mate, na, ara saranggaa mia Lamatualain. Te huu hita sue toronoo tara, naa dadꞌi bukti oi, mete ma hita mate, na, hita tasodꞌa takandoo to Lamatuaꞌ. Te mete ma basa atahori nda mana raꞌena susueꞌ sa mate, na, ara saranggaa mia Lamatuaꞌ.
15 Those who hate [any of] their fellow believers, [God considers] [MET] them [to be] murderers. And you know that no murderer has eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Huu atahori mana mburu-oeꞌ ro toronoon, eni onaꞌ atahori mana tao nisa atahori. Naa, hei bubꞌuluꞌ ena mae, atahori mataꞌ naa nda hambu nasodꞌa nakandoo no Lamatualain sa. (aiōnios g166)
16 The way that we now know [how to truly] love [our fellow believers is by remembering] that Christ (voluntarily died/gave his life) for us. So, [when our fellow believers need something, we should be willing to help them. We should even be willing to] die for them.
Hita bisa tahine susue matetuꞌ mia Kristus conto na. Huu Ana sue nggita, losa Ana fee Aon de mate, fo nggati hita ena. Huu naa, hita o musi sadꞌia fee ao tara neu toronoo tara boe.
17 Many [of us] have the things that are necessary for us to live in this world. If we become aware that any of our fellow believers do not have what they need and [if we] refuse to ([provide for them/give to them what they need]), it is clear that we do not love God [as we claim/say that we do].
Mete ma hambu atahori sa masodꞌan hambu-dai, basa ma nita toronoon esa sia sususaꞌ rala, te ralan nda naꞌena susueꞌ mbei sa boe, fo tulu-fali e sa, taꞌo bee fo atahori naa bisa olaꞌ nae, “Au sue Lamatualain!” Nda bisa sa!
18 [I say to] all of you whom I love dearly, let us not merely say [MTY] that [we love our fellow believers!] Let us genuinely/really love them by doing things [to help them]!
Ana susue ngga re! Afiꞌ sue noꞌ a dedꞌea-oꞌolaꞌ maloleꞌ ra, te tao dala maloleꞌ boe, fo mitudꞌu susue mara no matetuꞌ.
19 When we [truly love our fellow believers], we can be sure that we are [conducting our lives according to] the true message. [As a result], we will not feel guilty/ashamed [when we talk] [MTY] to God.
Te mete ma hita tatudꞌu susueꞌ ma tao dala maloleꞌ taꞌo naa, hita bisa bubꞌuluꞌ tae, hita hambu tasodꞌa tungga ndoo-tetuꞌ a. No taꞌo naa, hita nda parlu tamatau sa, ma bisa botiꞌ mata tara leleꞌ tandaa to Lamatualain.
20 [We can pray confidently], because [although] we might feel guilty/ashamed [about our sins], God is (greater/more worthy to be trusted) than what we feel. He knows everything [about us].
Itaꞌ mae rala tara feꞌe fua salaꞌ neu nggita soꞌal dala nda maloleꞌ fo tao titaꞌ ra, na, afiꞌ tamatau. Huu Lamatualain naꞌena kasian lenaꞌ seli mia hita. Ma Ana o bubꞌuluꞌ basa-bꞌasaꞌ e.
21 Dear friends, when we do not feel guilty [because of our sins], we can pray to God confidently.
Ana susue ngga re! Mete ma rala tara oi hita nda sala sa, na, ata bisa tamahere ao tara ma nda mae sa leleꞌ ata hule-oꞌe mbali Lamatualain.
22 And, when we confidently pray to him and request [something from him], we receive it because we do what he commands [us to do], and because we do what pleases him.
Huu hita tao tungga parenda nara, ma tao ralan namahoꞌo, naa de hita bisa simbo basa saa fo toꞌe mia E.
23 [I will tell you] what he commands [us to do]: [We must] believe that Jesus Christ is (his Son/the one who is also God). [We must] also love each other, just like he commanded [us to do].
Parendan nae taꞌo ia: tamahere takandoo neu Anan Yesus Kristus, fo Ana haitua nemaꞌ a. Ma esa sue esa nekendooꞌ a, onaꞌ Yesus parendan.
24 Those who do what God commands are ones who have a close relationship with God, and God has a close relationship with them. [I will tell you how] we can be sure that God has a close relationship with us: It is because [we have] his Spirit, whom he gave to us, that we can be sure that God has a close relationship with us.
Atahori mana tao tungga Lamatualain parenda nara, eni nasodꞌa neꞌebꞌue no Lamatualain ena. Ma Lamatuaꞌ o neꞌebꞌue no eni boe. Hita bubꞌuluꞌ Eni sia rala tara, huu Dula-dalen nasodꞌa sia naa.
