1 Jan 3
1 Gade ki jan Papa a renmen nou non! Li sitèlman renmen nou li rele nou pitit li. Epi se sa nou ye vre. Se poutèt sa lemonn pa konnen nou, paske li pa konnen Bondye.
Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
2 Mezanmi, koulye a nou se pitit Bondye. Nou poko konnen egzakteman sa nou pral tounen. Men, nou konnen lè Kris la va parèt nou pral tounen tankou l', paske nou pral wè l' jan l' ye a.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 Tout moun ki gen espwa sa a nan kè yo ap kenbe kò yo pou yo pa fè sa ki mal, tankou Jezikri te kenbe kò l' pou l' pa t' fè sa ki mal.
And every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
4 Tout moun ki fè peche, se dezobeyi yo dezobeyi lalwa Bondye, paske peche se dezobeyisans lalwa.
Whoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 Nou konn sa: Jezikri te parèt pou wete peche lèzòm, men li menm li pa t' janm fè peche.
And you know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Konsa, si yon moun fè yonn ak Kris la tout tan, l'ap sispann viv nan peche. Moun ki kontinye ap fè peche toujou, se moun ki pa janm wè l', ki pa janm konnen li.
Whoever stays in him sins not: whoever sins has not seen him, neither known him.
7 Pitit mwen yo, pa kite pesonn twonpe nou. Moun ki fè sa ki dwat, se li ki dwat devan Bondye, menm jan ak Kris la ki dwat.
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 Moun k'ap kontinye viv nan peche, se moun Satan yo ye, paske Satan ap fè peche depi nan konmansman. Pitit Bondye a parèt toutespre pou kraze travay Satan an.
He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Si yon moun se pitit Bondye li ye, li p'ap kontinye fè peche, paske pouvwa lavi ki soti nan Bondye a ap travay nan li. Si se Bondye ki papa l', li pa kapab ap fè peche toujou.
Whoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 Men jan nou ka depati pitit Bondye yo ak pitit Satan yo: depi yon moun pa fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye, depi li pa renmen frè li, se pa pitit Bondye li ye.
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whoever does not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loves not his brother.
11 Paske, men mesaj nou te tande depi nan konmansman an: se pou nou yonn renmen lòt.
For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 Piga nou fè tankou Kayen. Nonm sa a se moun Satan li te ye. Li te touye frè li. Epi poukisa atò? Paske sa Kayen t'ap fè a pa t' bon, men sa frè l' t'ap fè a te dwat devan Bondye.
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
13 Nou pa bezwen sezi, frè m' yo, si moun ki nan lemonn yo rayi nou.
Marvel not, my brothers, if the world hate you.
14 Nou menm, nou konnen nou soti nan lanmò, nou antre nan lavi. Nou konn sa, paske nou renmen frè nou yo. Moun ki pa renmen frè l', li mouri.
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He that loves not his brother stays in death.
15 Tout moun ki rayi frè yo, se ansasen yo ye. Nou konnen yon ansasen pa gen lavi ki p'ap janm fini an nan li. (aiōnios g166)
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 Men sa ki fè nou konnen sa renmen ye: Jezikri bay lavi li pou nou. Se poutèt sa nou menm tou, se pou nou bay lavi nou pou frè nou yo.
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
17 Si yon moun ki pa nan bezwen wè yon frè li nan nesesite, si l' pa gen pitye pou li, yon moun konsa pa ka pretann li renmen Bondye.
But whoever has this world’s good, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him?
18 Pitit mwen yo, piga nou renmen sèlman nan bouch, nan bèl diskou ak bèl pawòl. Se pou nou renmen tout bon vre. Se pou tout moun wè jan nou renmen lè yo wè sa n'ap fè.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19 Se konsa n'a konnen nou se moun laverite a. Se konsa n'a santi nan kè nou nou pa gen kè sote devan Bondye.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 Paske, si konsyans nou kondannen nou, nou konnen Bondye pi fò pase konsyans nou, li konn tout bagay.
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21 Konsa, zanmi m' yo, si konsyans nou pa kondannen nou, nou gen yon gwo lasirans devan Bondye.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22 Tou sa n'a mande l', la ban nou l', paske nou menm nou fè tou sa li mande nou, nou fè sa ki fè l' plezi.
And whatever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 Men sa l' mande nou: Se pou nou gen konfyans nan Pitit li, Jezikri. Se pou nou yonn renmen lòt, jan Kris la te ban nou lòd la.
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 Moun ki kenbe kòmandman Bondye yo, y'ap fè yonn ak Bondye, Bondye ap fè yonn ak yo tou. Men ki jan nou konnen Bondye fè yonn ak nou: nou konnen sa paske li ban nou Sentespri li.
And he that keeps his commandments dwells in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he stays in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.
