1 John 4

1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Loqꞌalaj taq qachalal, mikoj rech xapachin ri kubꞌij chiꞌwe chi are ri Uxlabꞌixel kachꞌaw che, xane qas chichꞌobꞌo rij we qas rech ri Dios ri kubꞌij, rumal cher sibꞌalaj e kꞌi winaq xeꞌl loq cho ri uwachulew ri kakijaluj chi e qꞌalajisal taj utzij ri Dios.

2 By this you will know the Spirit of God—every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

Ri qꞌalajisal tzij ri kubꞌij chi ri Jesucristo xpe cho ri uwachulew pa tyoꞌjal rech winaq, qas rech wi ri Dios.

3 and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.

Ri qꞌalajisal tzij ri kubꞌij chi ri Jesús man rech ta ri Dios, man ralkꞌwaꞌl taj ri Dios riꞌ xane ralkꞌwaꞌl ri esal uwach ri Cristo, itom loq chi ri esal uwach ri Cristo kape na, qas kꞌo chi kꞌu wi choch ri uwachulew.

4 You are from God, dear children, and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

Loqꞌalaj taq walkꞌwaꞌl, ix ix rech ri Dios xuqujeꞌ xixchꞌeken pa kiwiꞌ ri kakijaluj chi e qꞌalajisal taq utzij ri Dios, jeriꞌ rumal sibꞌalaj nim uchuqꞌabꞌ ri kꞌo iwukꞌ ix, cho ri kꞌo kukꞌ ri winaq ri ajuwachulew.

5 They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.

Ri winaq kakitzijoj ri jastaq jetaq ri kakichomaj aꞌreꞌ, rumal cher e rech ri uwachulew xuqujeꞌ ri winaq ajuwachulew utz keꞌkito.

6 We are from God. Anyone who knows God listens to us. He who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Ri uj uj rech ri Dios, konojel ri winaq ri ketaꞌm uwach ri Dios kakitatabꞌej ri kaqabꞌij; ri winaq ri man e rech ta ri Dios man kutatabꞌej ta ri kaqabꞌij. Jeriꞌ kaqabꞌan chi retaꞌmaxik jachin chike ri uxlabꞌal rech ri qas tzij xuqujeꞌ jachin ri uxlabꞌal rech bꞌanal tzij.

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and everyone who loves is born from God and knows God.

Loqꞌalaj taq qachalal, qaloqꞌaj qibꞌ chiqajujunal, rumal che ri loqꞌanik rukꞌ ri Dios kape wi. Ri winaq ri kaloqꞌanik, retaꞌm uwach ri Dios riꞌ xuqujeꞌ che ri Dios petinaq wi.

8 The person who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

Jachin ri man kaloqꞌan taj man retaꞌm ta uwach ri Dios riꞌ, jeriꞌ rumal ri Dios areꞌ loqꞌanik.

9 Because of this the love of God was revealed among us, that God has sent his only Son into the world so that we would live because of him.

Ri Dios xukꞌut ri uloqꞌanik chiqawach are xutaq loq ri xa jun ukꞌojol cho ri uwachulew rech xa rumal areꞌ kayaꞌtaj na jun alik qakꞌaslemal.

10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and that he sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Ri loqꞌanik man are taj chi xqaloqꞌaj uj nabꞌe ri Dios, xane Areꞌ xujuloqꞌaj xuqujeꞌ xutaq loq ri xa jun ukꞌojol rech xjach pa kamikal rumal ri qamak.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also should love one another.

Loqꞌalaj taq wachalal, we ujuloqꞌam uj ri Dios, qaloqꞌaj xuqujeꞌ qibꞌ uj chiqajujunal.

12 No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Maj jun ilowinaq ri Dios, we kꞌu kaqaloqꞌaj qibꞌ chiqajujunal kꞌo riꞌ ri Dios pa qanimaꞌ xuqujeꞌ kꞌo riꞌ ri uloqꞌanik chiqaxoꞌl.

13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us some of his Spirit.

Ri Uxlabꞌixel ri kꞌo pa qanimaꞌ are kakꞌutuwik chi uj kꞌo pa Cristo xuqujeꞌ ri Cristo kꞌo pa qanimaꞌ.

14 Also, we have seen and have borne witness that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

Ri uj xqilo xuqujeꞌ kaqatzijoj chi ri Tataxel Dios xutaq loq ri ukꞌojol chkikolik ri winaq ri e kꞌo cho ri uwachulew.

15 Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God.

Ri kuqꞌalajisaj chi ri Jesús are ukꞌojol ri Dios, we winaq riꞌ kꞌo pa Dios xuqujeꞌ ri Dios kꞌo pa ranimaꞌ areꞌ.

16 Also, we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in this love remains in God, and God remains in him.

Ri uj xqetaꞌmaj xuqujeꞌ kaqakojo chi ri Dios kujuloqꞌaj. Ri Dios are loqꞌanik. Ri kꞌo pa loqꞌanik, kꞌo pa Dios xuqujeꞌ ri Dios kꞌo pa ranimaꞌ ri winaq riꞌ.

17 Because of this, this love has been made perfect among us, so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because as he is, just so are we in this world.

We loqꞌanik riꞌ kukꞌut ribꞌ chiqaxoꞌl uj, rech are kuriq ri qꞌij rech qꞌatoj tzij rukꞌ kuꞌlibꞌal kꞌuꞌx kaqakꞌut qibꞌ choch ri Dios, jeriꞌ rumal xqakꞌaslebꞌej ri qakꞌaslemal jacha ri xnoꞌjin ri Jesús. Pa ri loqꞌanik maj xibꞌin ibꞌ.

18 There is no fear in love. Instead, perfect love throws out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. But the one who fears has not been made perfect in love.

Xane ri tzꞌaqatalaj loqꞌanik karesaj bꞌi ri xibꞌin ibꞌ. Ri winaq ri xaq kuxiꞌj ribꞌ che ri kꞌax ri kape puꞌwiꞌ, majaꞌ katzꞌaqat riꞌ pa ri loqꞌanik.

19 We love because God first loved us.

Ri uj kaqaloqꞌaj ri Dios jeriꞌ rumal cher Areꞌ xujuloqꞌaj nabꞌe.

20 If anyone says, “I love God” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

We kꞌo jun kubꞌij: Ri in kinloqꞌaj ri Dios, karetzelaj kꞌu uwach ri rachalal, xaq jun bꞌanal tzij riꞌ, rumal che ri winaq ri man kuloqꞌaj taj ri rachalal, ri karil uwach ronojel qꞌij, man kakwin ta riꞌ kuloqꞌaj ri Dios ri man rilom ta uwach.

21 Also, this is the commandment we have from him: Whoever loves God must also love his own brother.

Are ri Dios yoꞌwinaq ri taqanik chaqe ri kubꞌij: Ri kuloqꞌaj ri Dios chuloqꞌaj xuqujeꞌ ri rachalal.