1 John 4

1 Dear friends, many people [who have a false message] are teaching it to people [MTY]. So do not trust every [message that someone claims/says that God’s] Spirit [MTY] [gave to him]. Instead, (test/think carefully about) the teachings that [you hear] in order to know whether they are from God or not.

Ana susue ngga re! Mete ma atahori esa nae eni nendi Lamatualain hehelu-fufulin, na, afiꞌ simbo leliꞌ a. Te hei musi paresaꞌ matalolole fo bubꞌuluꞌ oꞌolan naa, tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ mia Lamatuaꞌ nema do hokoꞌ. Te aleꞌ ia mana peko-lelekoꞌ hetar lao ndule raefafoꞌ ia ena. Ara lelekoꞌ atahori rae, sira, Lamatualain mana ola-ola nara.

2 [I will tell] you how to recognize [teachings that come from] the Spirit of God: Those who affirm/say that Jesus Christ came [from God] to become a human [like us] are [teaching a message] that is from God.

Hita bisa bubꞌuluꞌ hehelu-fufuliꞌ bee tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ mia Lamatuaꞌ Dula-dalen, taꞌo ia: Lamatualain helu memaꞌ mia lele uluꞌ a, nae haitua Anan raefafoꞌ nema. Mete ma atahori mana nendi hehelu-fufuliꞌ naa nataa nae, Yesus Kristus naa, tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ Lamatualain Anan fo mana dadꞌi atahori onaꞌ hita, na, hehelu-fufulin memaꞌ laoꞌ mia Lamatuaꞌ.

3 But those who do not affirm/say [that about] Jesus are not [teaching a message] from God. [They are teachers who] oppose Christ. You have heard that people like that are coming [to be among us]. Even now they are already here!

Te atahori mana nda nau nataa Yesus taꞌo naa sa, eni nda naꞌoka sia Lamatualain sa. Te naa nema mia mana labꞌan neu Kristus. Hei rena mita oi, dei fo mana labꞌan Kristus naa, sou nema. Tao-tao te, mana onaꞌ naa sia raefafoꞌ ia ena.

4 As for you who are very dear to me, you belong to God, and you have refused [the false messages] that those people [teach], because [God], who enables you [to do what he wants], is (greater/more powerful) than ([Satan/the devil]), who enables (godless people/people who conduct their lives in a way that displeases God) [MTY].

Ana susue ngga re! Memaꞌ hei miꞌoka sia Lamatualain ma koasan sia rala mara ena. Naa de ama misenggiꞌ mana labꞌan neu Lamatuaꞌ. Huu Dula-dalen mana sia rala mara naa, manaseliꞌ lenaꞌ koasa mana sia raefafoꞌ ia.

5 As for [those who are teaching what is false], they are (godless people/people whose lives are displeasing to God) [MTY]. Because of that, they teach what (godless people/people whose lives are displeasing to God) [MTY] want to hear. That is why the (godless people/people whose lives displease God) [MTY] listen to them.

Te mana pepeko-leleko ra raꞌoka siaꞌ a raefafoꞌ ia. Naa de oꞌola nara o raꞌoka siaꞌ a raefafoꞌ ia hihii-nanaun boe. Ma atahori sia raefafoꞌ ia hiiꞌ a rena se.

6 As for us [(exc)], [because] we belong to God, whoever (knows/has a close relationship with) God listens to us. [But] those who do not belong to God do not listen to us. That is how we can know whether [the things that people are teaching] [MTY] are true or whether they are false, and deceiving [people].

Te hita taꞌoka sia Lamatuaꞌ. Naa de atahori mana nahine Lamatuaꞌ nau rena nggita. Ma atahori nda mana naꞌoka sia Lamatuaꞌ sa na, ara nda nau rena nggita sa. No taꞌo naa, mete ma atahori sa nae eni nendi hehelu-fufuliꞌ mia Lamatuaꞌ, hita bisa bubꞌuluꞌ bee matetuꞌ, mana maꞌokaꞌ sia Lamatuaꞌ Dula-dalen, ma bee pepeko-lelekoꞌ.

7 Dear friends, we must love each other, because God [enables us] to love [each other], and because those who love [their fellow believers] have become God’s children and (know/have a close relationship with) him.

Ana susue ngga re! Hita musi sue-lai esa no esa, huu susueꞌ a naꞌoka sia Lamatualain. Basa atahori mana sue-laiꞌ, ara raꞌoka sia Lamatualain, ma rahine E no malole.

8 God’s [nature] is to love [all people]. So those who do not love [their fellow believers] do not (know/have a relationship with) God.

Te atahori nda mana naꞌena susueꞌ a sa, nda nahine Lamatuaꞌ sa. Huu Lamatuaꞌ naa, naeni susueꞌ a.

9 I will tell you how God has shown us [that he] loves us: He sent (his only Son/the only one who was also God) [to live] on the earth to enable us to live [eternally] as a result of [our trusting in what] he [accomplished for us by dying for us].

Lamatuaꞌ natudꞌu susuen neu nggita taꞌo ia: Ana haitua Ana Mone Isen raefafoꞌ ia nema, fo soi dalaꞌ fee nggita. No taꞌo naa, ata bisa tasodꞌa takandoo to Lamatuaꞌ.

10 [And God] has shown [us what it means to] love [another person]: [It does] not [mean] that we loved God, but [it means] that God loved us and sent (his Son/the one who was also God) to sacrifice [his life] in order that [our sins might be forgiven] {[he might forgive] our sins}.

Mete ma nau mita susue matetuꞌ a, na, afiꞌ mete neu hita susuen neu Lamatuaꞌ. Te mete neu Lamatuaꞌ susuen neu nggita, huu Ana haitua Anan nema fo mate dadꞌi neu tutunu-hohotuꞌ nggati hita ena. No taꞌo naa, Ana fee ambon neu sala-kilu tara ena, fo ata maloleꞌ baliꞌ to E.

11 Dear friends, since God loves us like that, we certainly ought to love each other!

Ana susue ngga re! Huu Lamatualain sue-lai naseliꞌ nggita taꞌo naa, na, hita o musi sue-lai esa no esa boe.

12 No one has ever seen God. [Nevertheless], if we love each other, [it is evident that] God lives within us and that we love others just like he [intends/wants us to do].

Nda hambu atahori esa boe mete nita Lamatuaꞌ relo-relo sa. Mae onaꞌ naa o, mete ma hita esa sue-lai esa, naa sosoan nae, Lamatualain naꞌabꞌue no nggita ena. Ma Susuen boe namanae sia masodꞌa tara, losa dadꞌi susue matetuꞌ a.

13 [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we have a close relationship with God and that God is within us: He has put his Spirit within us.

Lamatualain fee Dula-dalen sia rala tara ena. Naa de ata bubꞌuluꞌ tae, tasodꞌa ralaꞌ esa to Lamatuaꞌ ena, ma Ana o ralaꞌ esa no nggita boe.

14 We [apostles] have seen (God’s Son/the one who is also God), and [we tell people] that the Father sent him to save [the people in] the world [MTY] [from being punished for their sins].

Au o nonoo nggara mita Lamatualain Anan no hai mata aom ena. Basa de hai mifadꞌe neu basa atahori mae, Amaꞌ Lamatualain haitua Anan nema ena, fo fee masoi-masodꞌaꞌ neu atahori sia raefafoꞌ ia mia sala-kilu nara ena

15 [So] those who affirm/say that Jesus is the (Son of/one who is also) God, God is within them, and they have a close relationship with God.

Basa atahori mana rataa rae, Yesus naa, Lamatualain Anan, nasodꞌa malole baliꞌ no Lamatualain, ma Lamatuaꞌ o malolole no e boe.

16 We have experienced how God loves us and we believe that he loves us. [As a result, we love others. Because] God’s [nature] is to love people, those who continue to love [others] have a close relationship with God, and God has a close relationship with them.

Hita bubꞌuluꞌ ena tae, Lamatuaꞌ sue naseliꞌ nggita. Naa de tamahere tae, dei fo Ana sue nakandoo nggita. Lamatuaꞌ sue naseliꞌ atahori. De atahori mana nasodꞌa ma sue-lai, nasodꞌa ralaꞌ esa no Lamatualain, ma Lamatuaꞌ o ralaꞌ esa no e boe.

17 We [should] love others completely. And if we do that, when the time comes for [him to] judge us, we will be confident [that he will not condemn us] (OR, [that we have a close relationship with him]). [We will be confident of that] because of our [conducting our lives] in this world as Christ did.

Ma, mete ma hita ralaꞌ esa to Lamatuaꞌ, na, hita susuen dadꞌi matetuꞌ. Basa fo, neu fai mateteꞌen, Lamatuaꞌ nae paresaꞌ basa atahori masodꞌa nara, na, hita nda tamatau tambariiꞌ sia Lamatuaꞌ matan sa, huu hita dadꞌi onaꞌ Kristus leleꞌ Ana nasodꞌa sia raefafoꞌ ia.

18 We will not be afraid [of God] if we [truly] love [him], because those who love [God] completely cannot possibly be afraid [of him]. [We would be] afraid only [if we thought that he would] punish us. So those who are afraid [of God certainly] are not loving [God] completely.

Mete ma hita tasodꞌa to susue-lalaiꞌ, na, nda tamedꞌa tamatau mbei sa boe. Huu mete ma hita sue no matetuꞌ, na, naa onaꞌ hita nggari hendi basa nemedꞌa nemetaus sia rala tara ena. Mete ma atahori esa namatau, na, ralan susa, huu namatau hambu huku-dokiꞌ a. Ana onaꞌ anadꞌikiꞌ nda feꞌe nahine sue atahori no matetuꞌ sa.

19 We love [God and our fellow believers] because God loved us first.

Hita sue-lai, huu Lamatualain sue-lai naꞌahuluꞌ hita ena.

20 [So] those who say “I love God” but hate a fellow believer are lying. Those who do not love one of their fellow believers, whom they have seen, certainly cannot be loving God, whom they have not seen.

Mete ma atahori sa olaꞌ nae, “Au sue-lai Lamatualain,” tao-tao te ana mburu-oeꞌ no toronoon, na, eni lelekoꞌ. Huu mete ma atahori nda sue toronoon mana sia matan sa, na, taꞌo bee fo ana bisa sue-lai Lamatualain fo nda feꞌe nitaꞌ a sa? Hokoꞌ, to?

21 Keep in mind that this is what God has commanded us: If we love him, we must also love our fellow believers.

Huu Lamatualain naꞌondaꞌ parendaꞌ ena nae, hita afiꞌ sue-laiꞌ a Eni, te musi sue-lai toronoo atahori mamahereꞌ ra boe.