1 John 5

1 Ech man that bileueth that Jhesus is Crist, is borun of God; and ech man that loueth hym that gendride, loueth hym that is borun of hym.

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves him who has begotten also loves the one begotten of him.

2 In this thing we knowen, that we louen the children of God, whanne we louen God, and don his maundementis.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

3 For this is the charite of God, that we kepe hise maundementis; and his maundementis ben not heuy.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

4 For al thing that is borun of God, ouercometh the world; and this is the victorie that ouercometh the world, oure feith.

For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

5 And who is he that ouercometh the world, but he that bileueth that Jhesus is the sone of God?

Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is Jhesus Crist, that cam bi watir and blood; not in water oonli, but in watir and blood. And the spirit is he that witnessith, that Crist is treuthe.

This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

7 For thre ben, that yyuen witnessing in heuene, the Fadir, the Sone, and the Hooli Goost; and these thre ben oon.

For there are three that testify:

8 `And thre ben, that yyuen witnessing in erthe, the spirit, water, and blood; and these thre ben oon.

the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are in agreement.

9 If we resseyuen the witnessing of men, the witnessing of God is more; for this is the witnessing of God, that is more, for he witnesside of his sone.

If we receive the testimony of men, we should know that the testimony of God is greater, because it is the testimony that God has given about his Son.

10 He that bileueth in the sone of God, hath the witnessing of God in hym. He that bileueth not to the sone, makith hym a liere; for he bileueth not in the witnessing, that God witnesside of his sone.

Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given about his Son.

11 And this is the witnessyng, for God yaf to you euerlastinge lijf, and this lijf is in his sone. (aiōnios g166)

And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (aiōnios g166)

12 He that hath the sone of God, hath also lijf; he that hath not the sone of God, hath not lijf.

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

13 I write to you these thingis, that ye wite, that ye han euerlastynge lijf, which bileuen in the name of Goddis sone. (aiōnios g166)

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life, and so that you may continue believing in the name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)

14 And this is the trist which we han to God, that what euer thing we axen aftir his wille, he schal here vs.

This is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

15 And we witen, that he herith vs, what euer thing we axen; we witen, that we han the axyngis, which we axen of hym.

And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him.

16 He that woot that his brother synneth a synne not to deth, axe he, and lijf schal be youun to hym that synneth not to deth. Ther is a synne to deth; `not for it Y seie, that ony man preie.

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray for him, and God will give him life. I refer to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that he should pray about that.

17 Ech wickidnesse is synne, and ther is synne to deth.

All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

18 We witen, that ech man that is borun of God, synneth not; but the generacioun of God kepith hym, and the wickid touchith hym not.

We know that no one who has been born of God continues in sin, but he who is born of God guards himself, and the evil one does not touch him.

19 We witen, that we ben of God, and al the world is set in yuel.

We know that we are from God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20 And we witen, that the sone of God cam in fleisch, and yaf to vs wit, that we know veri God, and be in the veri sone of hym. This is veri God, and euerlastynge lijf. (aiōnios g166)

And we know that the Son of God has come and given us understanding so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

21 My litle sones, kepe ye you fro maumetis.

Little children, guard yourselves from idols. Amen.