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.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.

2 In hoc cognoscimus quoniam diligamus natos Dei, cum Deum diligamus, et mandata ejus faciamus.

This is how we know that we sincerely love the children of God: by sincerely loving God and keeping His commandments.

3 Hæc est enim caritas Dei, ut mandata ejus custodiamus: et mandata ejus gravia non sunt.

For this is God’s sincere love, that we keep His commandments. His commandments aren’t burdensome,

4 Quoniam omne quod natum est ex Deo, vincit mundum: et hæc est victoria, quæ vincit mundum, fides nostra.

for whatever is born of God overcomes the world. 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 is the one who overcomes the world, but one who believes that Jesus is God’s Son?

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 He who came by water and blood - Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood.

7 Quoniam tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in cælo: Pater, Verbum, et Spiritus Sanctus: et hi tres unum sunt.

It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is truth. 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 as one.

9 Si testimonium hominum accipimus, testimonium Dei majus est: quoniam hoc est testimonium Dei, quod majus est, quoniam testificatus est de Filio suo.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; because this is God’s testimony which He has testified 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.

One who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself. One who doesn’t believe God has accused Him of being a liar, because he hasn’t believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.

11 Et hoc est testimonium, quoniam vitam æternam dedit nobis Deus: et hæc vita in Filio ejus est. (aiōnios g166)

This is the witness, that 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 doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t 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 God’s Son, 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.

This is the confidence that we have in Him: that 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.

If we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests which we have asked from 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 you see your brother or sister committing a sin not leading to death, you should ask, and God will, for you, give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a kind of sin leading to death. I don’t say that you should make requests for this.

17 Omnis iniquitas, peccatum est: et est peccatum ad mortem.

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a kind of sin that doesn’t 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 who is born of God doesn’t keep sinning, but He who was born of God keeps him. The wicked one doesn’t harm or even touch him.

19 Scimus quoniam ex Deo sumus: et mundus totus in maligno positus est.

We know that we belong to God, and the whole world lies in 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)

We know that God’s Son has come, and has given us understanding, so that we might know Him who is true. We are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

21 Filioli, custodite vos a simulacris. Amen.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.