Iohannis I 5
1 Omnis qui credit quoniam Jesus est Christus, ex Deo natus est. Et omnis qui diligit eum qui genuit, diligit et eum qui natus est ex eo.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
2 In hoc cognoscimus quoniam diligamus natos Dei, cum Deum diligamus, et mandata ejus faciamus.
By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
3 Hæc est enim caritas Dei, ut mandata ejus custodiamus: et mandata ejus gravia non sunt.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
4 Quoniam omne quod natum est ex Deo, vincit mundum: et hæc est victoria, quæ vincit mundum, fides nostra.
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
5 Quis est, qui vincit mundum, nisi qui credit quoniam Jesus est Filius Dei?
Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
6 Hic est, qui venit per aquam et sanguinem, Jesus Christus: non in aqua solum, sed in aqua et sanguine. Et Spiritus est, qui testificatur quoniam Christus est veritas.
This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
7 Quoniam tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in cælo: Pater, Verbum, et Spiritus Sanctus: et hi tres unum sunt.
For there are three that testify:
8 Et tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in terra: spiritus, et aqua, et sanguis: et hi tres unum sunt.
the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.
9 Si testimonium hominum accipimus, testimonium Dei majus est: quoniam hoc est testimonium Dei, quod majus est, quoniam testificatus est de Filio suo.
Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
10 Qui credit in Filium Dei, habet testimonium Dei in se. Qui non credit Filio, mendacem facit eum: quia non credit in testimonium quod testificatus est Deus de Filio suo.
Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
11 Et hoc est testimonium, quoniam vitam æternam dedit nobis Deus: et hæc vita in Filio ejus est. (aiōnios g166)
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. (aiōnios g166)
12 Qui habet Filium, habet vitam: qui non habet Filium, vitam non habet.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
13 Hæc scribo vobis ut sciatis quoniam vitam habetis æternam, qui creditis in nomine Filii Dei. (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. (aiōnios g166)
14 Et hæc est fiducia, quam habemus ad eum: quia quodcumque petierimus, secundum voluntatem ejus, audit nos.
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
15 Et scimus quia audit nos quidquid petierimus: scimus quoniam habemus petitiones quas postulamus ab eo.
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
16 Qui scit fratrem suum peccare peccatum non ad mortem, petat, et dabitur ei vita peccanti non ad mortem. Est peccatum ad mortem: non pro illo dico ut roget quis.
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.
17 Omnis iniquitas, peccatum est: et est peccatum ad mortem.
All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
18 Scimus quia omnis qui natus est ex Deo, non peccat: sed generatio Dei conservat eum, et malignus non tangit eum.
We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
19 Scimus quoniam ex Deo sumus: et mundus totus in maligno positus est.
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
20 Et scimus quoniam Filius Dei venit, et dedit nobis sensum ut cognoscamus verum Deum, et simus in vero Filio ejus. Hic est verus Deus, et vita æterna. (aiōnios g166)
And we know that the Son of God has come and has 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 Filioli, custodite vos a simulacris. Amen.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
