1 John 5
1 All those who believe that Jesus is the (Messiah/person God sent [to rescue us]) are ones who [have truly] become children of God. And everyone who loves [a man who is] someone’s father will [be expected to] love that man’s children as well. [Similarly, those who love God, who has caused them to become his children] [MET], [should love their fellow believers, whom God has also caused to become his children].
Jeder, der da glaubt, daß Jesus der Gottgesalbte ist, der ist aus Gott erzeugt, und jeder, der seinen Vater liebt, liebt auch dessen Kinder.
2 The way we can be sure that we [truly] love God’s children is this: We are loving them when we love God and do what he commands [us to do].
Daran erkennen wir, daß wir die Kinder Gottes lieben, wenn wir Gott lieben und seine Gebote erfüllen.
3 [I say this] because our obeying what God commands [us to do] is [the same as] loving him. And it is not burdensome/difficult for [us to do] what God commands [us to do].
Denn das ist die Liebe zu Gott, daß wir seine Gebote halten; und seine Gebote sind nicht schwer;
4 All of us whom God has caused to become his children have been able to successfully resist (doing what/conducting our lives like) the people [MTY] [who] oppose God do. It is [only] by our trusting [in Christ] that we are able to (resist doing what/conducting our lives like) people in the world who are opposed to God [MTY] do.
denn alles, was aus Gott erzeugt ist, überwindet die Welt; und dies ist die Siegesmacht, welche die Welt überwunden hat: unser Glaube.
5 ([I will tell you] who are the ones who are able to resist doing what the people who are opposed to God do./Do you know who are the ones who are able to resist conducting their lives like the people who are opposed to God [MTY] do? [RHQ]) It is those who believe that Jesus is (God’s Son/the man who is also God).
Wer anders aber ist es, der die Welt überwindet, außer dem, welcher glaubt, daß Jesus der Sohn Gottes ist?
6 [Think about] Jesus Christ. He is the one who came [to earth from God]. [God showed that he had truly sent Jesus when Jesus was baptized] in water [MTY] and [when Jesus’] blood [flowed from his body when he died]. [God showed this] not only [when Jesus was baptized] [MTY], but also when Jesus’ blood flowed [from his body when he died]. And [God’s] Spirit declares [truthfully that Jesus Christ came from God]. The Spirit always [speaks what] is true.
Dieser ist es, der durch Wasser und Blut gekommen ist, Jesus Christus; nicht im Wasser allein, sondern im Wasser und im Blut; und der Geist ist es, der Zeugnis (für ihn) ablegt, weil der Geist die Wahrheit ist.
7 There are three [ways] by which we know [that Christ came from God].
Drei sind es nämlich, die Zeugnis ablegen:
8 [Those three ways are: What God’s] Spirit [tells us, what God said when Jesus was baptized] [MTY] [in/with] water, and [Jesus’] blood [that flowed from his body when he died on the cross]. These three things all tell us the same thing, [that Jesus came from God].
der Geist, das Wasser und das Blut; und diese drei sind vereint.
9 We [usually] believe what [other] people say. But what God says is more [reliable/trustworthy than what people say]. So [we must believe] what God has said is true [about] (his Son/the one who is also God).
Wenn wir schon das Zeugnis der Menschen annehmen, so hat das Zeugnis Gottes doch noch größere Kraft; denn darin besteht das Zeugnis Gottes, daß er Zeugnis über seinen Sohn abgelegt hat.
10 Those who trust in the Son of God know within their (inner beings/hearts) that [what God] says [about his Son is true. But] those who refuse to believe that [what] God says is true are saying that God is a liar, because they refuse to believe what God has said about (his Son/the one who is also God).
Wer an den Sohn Gottes glaubt, hat das Zeugnis in ihm. Wer (dagegen) Gott nicht glaubt, hat ihn (damit) zum Lügner gemacht; denn er hat dem Zeugnis, das Gott über seinen Sohn abgelegt hat, keinen Glauben geschenkt.
11 This is what [God] says [to us]: “I have given you eternal life!” We will live forever if we have a close relationship with his Son. (aiōnios g166)
Und dies Zeugnis lautet so: »Gott hat uns ewiges Leben gegeben, und dieses Leben ist in seinem Sohne vorhanden. (aiōnios g166)
12 Those who have [a close relationship with God’s] Son (OR, who have accepted what God’s Son [has done for them]) have [already] begun to live [forever]. [But] those who do not have a relationship with (God’s Son/the one who is also God) (OR, who have not accepted what God’s Son has done for them) have not begun [to] live [forever].
Wer den Sohn hat, der hat das Leben; wer den Sohn Gottes nicht hat, der hat auch das Leben nicht.«
13 I have written this [letter] to you who believe that Jesus is [MTY] (God’s Son/the one who is also God) in order that you may know that you have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Dies habe ich euch, die ihr an den Namen des Sohnes Gottes glaubt, geschrieben, damit ihr wißt, daß ihr ewiges Leben habt. (aiōnios g166)
14 Because we have a close relationship with him, we are very confident that he hears us when we ask him [to do anything] that is in accordance with (his will/what he desires).
Und dies ist die freudige Zuversicht, die wir zu ihm haben, daß, wenn wir ihn um etwas nach seinem Willen bitten, er uns erhört.
15 [And] since we know that he hears whenever we ask [him for something], we [also] know that [it is as though] he has [already] done what we requested him [to do].
Und wenn wir wissen, daß er alle unsere Bitten erhört, so wissen wir (zugleich), daß die Bitten, die wir vor ihn gebracht haben, uns schon gewährt sind. –
16 Those who see one of their fellow believers sinning in a way that does not result in being eternally separated from God should ask [God to help that fellow believer]; and [as a result God] will help that fellow believer and enable him or her to live [eternally. But some people] sin [in a manner that causes them] to be separated from God eternally. I am not saying that [you should] ask [God to help] people who sin like that.
Wenn jemand seinen Bruder eine Sünde begehen sieht, eine Sünde, die nicht zum Tode ist, so soll er (für ihn) bitten und ihm dadurch zum Leben verhelfen, nämlich denen, die nicht zum Tode sündigen. Es gibt (nämlich) auch eine Sünde zum Tode; von dieser sage ich nicht, daß man (für eine solche) Fürbitte einlegen soll.
17 Everyone who does what is wrong is sinning, but there are some sins that do not cause a person to be separated from God.
Jede Ungerechtigkeit ist Sünde; doch es gibt auch Sünde, die nicht zum Tode ist.
18 We know that if a person has new life from God [MET], that person does not continue sinning. Instead, the (Son of/one who is also) God protects him so that [Satan], the evil one, does not harm him [spiritually].
Wir wissen, daß jeder, der aus Gott erzeugt ist, nicht sündigt, sondern wer aus Gott erzeugt ist, bewahrt sich, und der Böse tastet ihn nicht an.
19 We know that we belong to God, and [we know] that the evil one controls all [the evil people in] [MTY] the world.
Wir wissen, daß wir aus Gott sind, die ganze Welt dagegen im Argen liegt.
20 We also know that (God’s Son/the one who is also God) has come [to us], and [we know] that he has enabled us to know God, the one who is really/truly God. So now we have a close relationship with [God because] we belong to Jesus Christ, the one who is the (Son of/man who is also) God. Jesus Christ is truly God, and [he is the one who enables us to have] eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Wir wissen aber (auch), daß der Sohn Gottes gekommen ist und uns Einsicht verliehen hat, damit wir den Wahrhaftigen erkennen; und wir sind in dem Wahrhaftigen, (indem wir) in seinem Sohne Jesus Christus (sind). Dieser ist der wahrhaftige Gott und ewiges Leben. (aiōnios g166)
21 [I say to] you who are very dear to me, guard/keep yourselves from [worshipping] gods [that have no real power]!
Kindlein, hütet euch vor den Götzen!
