1 Jaona 3
1 Inao, ty hara’elahim-pikokoañe nitoloran-dRae, t’ie atao anak’ Andrianañahare! Toe izay ty foto’ tsy ahafohina’ ty voatse toy an-tika, amy t’ie tsy nahafohiñ’ aze.
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know him.
2 Ry rañetse, anan’ Añahare tika henaneo, fe mbe tsy nabentatse t’ie ho inoñe. Fe fohin-tika t’ie misodehañ’ eo, le ho hambañe ama’e tika, ie ho onin-tika ami’ty vinta’e.
Most beloved, we are now the sons of God. But what we shall be then has not yet appeared. We know that when he does appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
3 Aa ndra ia ia ty mitamañe izay, le mañalio vatañe, hambañe amy te ie ro malio.
And everyone who holds this hope in him, keeps himself holy, just as he also is holy.
4 Ndra ia ia mitolom-pandilatse ro mañota Hake; toe tahiñe ty fandilarañe Hake.
Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.
5 Fa fohi’ areo t’ie niboake hañaha o hakeon-tikañeo; ie tsy aman-tahiñe.
And you know that he appeared in order that he might take away our sins. For in him there is no sin.
6 Tsy mitolon-kakeo ze mimoneñe ama’e ao. Tsy mitolom-pandilatse ze nahaisak’ aze naho mahafohiñ’aze.
Everyone who abides in him does not sin. For whoever sins has not seen him, and has not known him.
7 O keleiakoo, asoao tsy ho fañahie’ ondaty. Vantañe ty mpitolon-kavantañañe, hambañe amy te Ie ro vantañe.
Little sons, let no one deceive you. Whoever does justice is just, even as he also is just.
8 Mpiamy mpañìnjey ze mandilatse avao, amy te mpandilatse boak’ am-baloha’e i mpañìnjey. Niboake i Anan’ Añaharey handrotsake o sata’ i mpañijeio.
Whoever commits sin is of the devil. For the devil sins from the beginning. For this reason, the Son of God appeared, so that he might eradicate the works of the devil.
9 Tsy mitolon-kakeo ty nasaman’ Añahare, amy te mimoneñe ama’e ao i doria’ey, vaho tsy hai’e ty mandilatse, amy t’ie nasaman’ Añahare.
All those who have been born of God do not commit sin. For the offspring of God abides in them, and he is not able to sin, because he was born of God.
10 Zao ty mampalange o anan’ Añahareo naho o ana’ i mpañìnjeio: tsy anan’ Añahare ty tsy mpanao havantañañe naho ty tsy mikoko rahalahy.
In this way, the sons of God are made manifest, and also the sons of the devil. Everyone who is not just, is not of God, as also anyone who does not love his brother.
11 Inao i entañe jinanji’ areo am-baloha’ey: t’ie hifampikoko,
For this is the announcement that you heard from the beginning: that you should love one another.
12 tsy manahak’ i Kaina nimpiamy ratiy, ie namono an-drahalahi’e. Aa ino ty talim-pamonoa’e aze? Ie niraty sata, vaho nivantañe o an-drahalahi’eo.
Do not be like Cain, who was of the evil one, and who killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, but his brother’s works were just.
13 Ko latsa, ry longo, naho malaiñe anahareo ty voatse toy.
If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised.
14 Fohin-tika te, nienga i havilasiy homb’ an-kaveloñe ao tika mpikoko longo. Mimoneñe an-kavilasy ao ty tsy mikoko.
We know that we have passed from death to life. For we love as brothers. Whoever does not love, abides in death.
15 Ndra ia ia malain-dongo ro mpamono ondaty, le fohi’ areo te tsy imoneñan-kaveloñe nainai’e ty mpañoho-doza. (aiōnios g166)
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him. (aiōnios g166)
16 Inao ty aharendrehan-tika fikokoañe: toe ie namoe-ay ho an-tika. Aa le hamoe-ay ho an-drolongo ka tika.
We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.
17 Ze manañe ty vara’ ty voatse toy, ie mahaoniñe ty paia’ i longo’ey, naho mampigaben-troke, aia te ho ama’e ty fikokoan’ Añahare.
Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?
18 Ry keleiakoo, asoao tsy hikoko an-tsaontsy ndra am-pameleke avao, fa an-tsata naho hatò.
My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.
19 Inao ty aharendrehan-tika te mpiama’ ty hatò, hampazava troke añatrefa’e eo,
In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight.
20 ie sisien-troke, jabajaba te amo arofon-tikañeo t’i Andrianañahare, kila arofoana’e.
For even if our heart reproaches us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.
21 Ry rañetse, naho tsy mamàtse antika o tron-tikañeo, le mirearea mahafañatreke an’ Andrianañahare,
Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God;
22 le ndra inoñ’ inoñe ihalalian-tika, ho rambeseñe, amy t’ie mpañambeñe o lili’eo vaho manao ze mahafale am-pivazohoa’e.
and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 Inao ty lili’e: te atokisan-tika i tahinan’ Ana’e, Iesoà Norizañey, naho hifampikoko, hambañe amy nandilia’ey.
And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
24 Mimoneñe ama’e ao ze mpañambeñe o lili’eo, naho ie ro ama’e ao. Le ty ahafohinan-tika te imoneña’e, i Arofo’e natolo’e aman-tikañey.
And those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And we know that he abides in us by this: by the Spirit, whom he has given to us.
