< 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].
Þið eruð Guðs börn, ef þið trúið því að Jesús sé Kristur – að hann sé sonur Guðs og frelsari ykkar. Þeir sem elska föðurinn, eiga einnig að elska börnin hans.
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].
Hversu heill ert þú í kærleika þínum og hlýðni við Guð? Það getur þú séð á því hversu þú elskar börn Guðs.
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].
Að elska Guð er að hlýða honum og það er létt.
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.
Hvert einasta Guðs barn getur hlýtt Guði, sigrað syndina og allar illar girndir, með því að treysta hjálp Krists.
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).
Enginn getur barist til sigurs í þessu stríði, nema hann trúi því að Jesús sé í sannleika sonur Guðs.
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.
Við vitum að Jesús er sonur Guðs, því að svo sagði rödd Guðs, sem hljómaði frá himnum, þegar hann var skírður og er hann stóð andspænis dauðanum. Sama segir heilagur andi, andi sannleikans. Þar með höfum við þrjú vitni: Rödd heilags anda í hjörtum okkar, röddina af himni þegar Jesús var skírður og röddina sem hljómaði er hann gekk í dauðann. Vitnin þrjú – andinn, vatnið og blóðið – eru öll sammála. „Jesús Kristur er sonur Guðs.“
7 There are three [ways] by which we know [that Christ came from God].
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].
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).
Fyrst við trúum vitnisburði manna fyrir dómstólum getum við óhikað trúað öllu sem Guð segir. Guð segir að Jesús sé sonur sinn
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).
og allir sem því trúa, finna innra með sér að það er satt. Sá sem vill ekki trúa þessu, segir þar með að Guð sé lygari, þar sem hann ekki trúir því sem Guð hefur sagt um son sinn.
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)
Hvað hefur Guð sagt? Að hann hafi gefið okkur eilíft líf og að þetta líf sé í syni hans. (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].
Sá, sem trúir á son Guðs, á lífið, en sá, sem ekki trúir, á ekki lífið.
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)
Þetta hef ég skrifað ykkur, sem trúið á son Guðs, til þess að þið vitið að þið eigið eilíft líf. (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).
Við vitum einnig með vissu að hann hlustar á okkur hvenær sem við biðjum hann eftir hans vilja.
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].
Og fyrst við erum viss um að hann hlusti þegar við tölum við hann og biðjum, megum við einnig treysta því að hann svari okkur.
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.
Ef þið sjáið kristinn mann drýgja synd, sem ekki leiðir til dauða, þá biðjið Guð að fyrirgefa honum og Guð mun gefa honum líf, nema því aðeins að hann hafi drýgt þá synd sem veldur dauða. Til er dauðasynd og hafi hann drýgt hana er tilgangslaust að biðja fyrir honum.
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.
Allt ranglæti er synd, en hér á ég ekki við þessar venjulegu syndir, ég er að tala um þá synd sem endar með dauða.
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].
Enginn, sem tilheyrir fjölskyldu Guðs, heldur áfram að syndga af ásettu ráði, heldur gætir hann sín og djöfullinn nær engu taki á honum.
19 We know that we belong to God, and [we know] that the evil one controls all [the evil people in] [MTY] the world.
Við vitum að við erum Guðs börn og við vitum einnig að heimurinn er á valdi Satans og undir hans stjórn.
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)
Við vitum að Kristur, sonur Guðs, kom til að hjálpa okkur til þess að skilja og finna hinn eina sanna Guð. Nú tilheyrum við honum vegna þess að við erum í Jesú Kristi, syni hans. Hann er hinn eini sanni Guð – hann er eilífa lífið. (aiōnios g166)
21 [I say to] you who are very dear to me, guard/keep yourselves from [worshipping] gods [that have no real power]!
Börnin mín, forðist allt sem getur leitt hjörtu ykkar burt frá Guði. Jóhannes

< 1 John 5 >