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1 Celui qui croit que Jésus est le Christ est né de Dieu. Celui qui aime le Père aime aussi l'enfant qui est né de lui.

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].

2 A ceci nous connaissons que nous aimons les enfants de Dieu, quand nous aimons Dieu et que nous gardons ses commandements.

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].

3 Car c'est aimer Dieu que de garder ses commandements. Ses commandements ne sont pas pénibles.

[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].

4 Car tout ce qui est né de Dieu vainc le monde. Voici la victoire qui a vaincu le monde: votre foi.

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.

5 Qui est celui qui vaincra le monde, sinon celui qui croit que Jésus est le Fils de Dieu?

([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).

6 C'est lui qui est venu par l'eau et par le sang, Jésus-Christ; non pas par l'eau seulement, mais par l'eau et par le sang. C'est l'Esprit qui rend témoignage, parce que l'Esprit est la vérité.

[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.

7 Car il y a trois personnes qui rendent témoignage:

There are three [ways] by which we know [that Christ came from God].

8 l'Esprit, l'eau et le sang, et tous trois sont d'accord pour ne faire qu'un.

[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 Si nous recevons le témoignage des hommes, le témoignage de Dieu est plus grand; car c'est le témoignage de Dieu qu'il a rendu à son Fils.

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).

10 Celui qui croit au Fils de Dieu a le témoignage en lui-même. Celui qui ne croit pas en Dieu s'est fait menteur, parce qu'il n'a pas cru au témoignage que Dieu a rendu concernant son Fils.

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).

11 Ce témoignage est le suivant: Dieu nous a donné la vie éternelle, et cette vie est dans son Fils. (aiōnios g166)

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)

12 Celui qui a le Fils a la vie. Celui qui n'a pas le Fils de Dieu n'a pas la vie.

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].

13 Je vous ai écrit ces choses, à vous qui croyez au nom du Fils de Dieu, afin que vous sachiez que vous avez la vie éternelle, et que vous continuiez à croire au nom du Fils de Dieu. (aiōnios g166)

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)

14 C'est là l'assurance que nous avons envers lui, que si nous demandons quelque chose selon sa volonté, il nous écoute.

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).

15 Et si nous savons qu'il nous écoute, quoi que nous demandions, nous savons que nous avons les requêtes que nous lui avons adressées.

[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].

16 Si quelqu'un voit son frère commettre un péché qui ne mène pas à la mort, il demandera, et Dieu lui donnera la vie pour ceux qui commettent un péché qui ne mène pas à la mort. Il y a un péché qui conduit à la mort. Je ne dis pas qu'il doit faire une demande à ce sujet.

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.

17 Toute iniquité est un péché, et il y a un péché qui ne conduit pas à la mort.

Everyone who does what is wrong is sinning, but there are some sins that do not cause a person to be separated from God.

18 Nous savons que celui qui est né de Dieu ne pèche pas, mais celui qui est né de Dieu se garde lui-même, et le malin ne le touche pas.

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].

19 Nous savons que nous sommes de Dieu, et que le monde entier est sous l'emprise du malin.

We know that we belong to God, and [we know] that the evil one controls all [the evil people in] [MTY] the world.

20 Nous savons que le Fils de Dieu est venu et nous a donné l'intelligence, afin que nous connaissions celui qui est vrai; et nous sommes en celui qui est vrai, en son Fils Jésus-Christ. Voilà le vrai Dieu et la vie éternelle. (aiōnios g166)

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)

21 Petits enfants, gardez-vous des idoles.

[I say to] you who are very dear to me, guard/keep yourselves from [worshipping] gods [that have no real power]!