I Jana 2
1 Moje dzieci, piszę wam to, abyście nie grzeszyli. Jeśli jednak ktoś zgrzeszy, mamy orędownika u Ojca, Jezusa Chrystusa sprawiedliwego.
You who are very dear to me, I am writing this to you [to say], “Do not sin!” But if any of you [believers] sins, [God can forgive you because] we have Jesus Christ, who is the righteous one, who speaks to the Father on our behalf [and asks him to forgive us].
2 I on jest przebłaganiem za nasze grzechy, a nie tylko za nasze, lecz także [za grzechy] całego świata.
[Remember that Jesus Christ] voluntarily sacrificed [his own life for us, so that as a result God forgives] our sins. [Yes, God is able to forgive] our sins, but not only ours! [He is] also [able to forgive] the sins of people everywhere!
3 A po tym poznajemy, że go znamy, jeśli zachowujemy jego przykazania.
[I will tell you] how we can be sure that we (know/have a close relationship with) [God]. [If we] obey what he commands [us to do, that shows us that we have a close relationship with him. So we must always obey what he commands us to do].
4 Kto mówi: Znam go, a nie zachowuje jego przykazań, jest kłamcą i nie ma w nim prawdy.
Those who say, “We (know/have a close relationship with) God,” and do not obey what [God] commands [us to do], are liars. They are not conducting their lives according to [God’s] true message.
5 Lecz kto zachowuje jego słowo, w nim prawdziwie wypełniła się miłość Boga. Po tym poznajemy, że w nim jesteśmy.
But those who obey what [God] commands them to do are the people who love God in the manner in which he wants us to. [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we have a close relationship with God:
6 Kto mówi, że w nim trwa, powinien sam postępować tak, jak on postępował.
If we say that we are living as God wants us to, we should [conduct our lives] as Christ [did].
7 Bracia, nie piszę wam nowego przykazania, ale przykazanie stare, które mieliście od początku. Tym starym przykazaniem jest słowo, które słyszeliście od początku.
Dear friends, I am not writing a new [additional] command to you. Instead, I am writing to you a command which was given to you when you first [MTY] [believed in Christ]. That command is [part of] the message that you have [always] heard.
8 Zarazem piszę wam nowe przykazanie, które jest prawdziwe w nim i w was, ponieważ ciemność przemija, a prawdziwa światłość już świeci.
Nevertheless, [I can say that] the command I am writing to you is a new command. [It is new because] what Christ [did] was new, and what you [are doing] is new, because [you have been ceasing to conduct your lives in a morally impure manner] and [are now truly conducting your lives in a pure manner. That is like] [MET] no longer [living in] darkness. Instead, [it is like] living where a brilliant light is already shining.
9 Kto mówi, że jest w światłości, a nienawidzi swego brata, dotąd jeszcze jest w ciemności.
Those who claim that they are [pure in every way, like people] [MET] living in the light, but hate any of their fellow believers, are still [behaving in an impure manner, like] [MET] [people who are continually living] in darkness.
10 Kto miłuje swego brata, trwa w światłości i nie ma w nim powodu do upadku.
But those who love their fellow believers [are continuing to conduct their lives like people] who are living in the light. They are people who please [God] [LIT]. [So you should love your fellow believers].
11 Lecz kto nienawidzi swego brata, jest w ciemności i chodzi w ciemności, i nie wie, dokąd idzie, bo ciemność zaślepiła jego oczy.
But those who hate any of their fellow believers are still [conducting their lives in an impure way, like] [MET] [people who are living] in darkness. They do not know that they will eventually destroy themselves [eternally]. They have become [spiritually] blind [PRS, MET], [unaware of spiritual truth].
12 Piszę do was, dzieci, bo zostały wam przebaczone grzechy ze względu na jego imię.
I am writing [this] to you [whom I love as though] [MET] [you were my] little children, to you who are [spiritually mature people who are like] [MET] fathers, and to you [spiritually vigorous/strong people who are like] [MET] young men. Remember that your sins have been forgiven {[God] has forgiven your sins} on account of what Christ [MTY] [has done]. You now know [Christ, the one] who always existed. You have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
13 Piszę do was, ojcowie, bo poznaliście tego, który jest od początku. Piszę do was, młodzieńcy, bo zwyciężyliście złego. Piszę do was, dzieci, bo poznałyście Ojca.
14 Napisałem do was, ojcowie, bo poznaliście tego, który jest od początku. Napisałem do was, młodzieńcy, bo jesteście mocni i słowo Boże w was mieszka, i zwyciężyliście złego.
[I will say it again]: I have written [this] to you because you have come to know the Father, because you now know [Christ, the one] who always existed, because you are [spiritually] strong, because you continue to [obey] God’s word, and because you have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
15 Nie miłujcie świata ani tego, co jest na świecie. Jeśli ktoś miłuje świat, nie ma w nim miłości Ojca.
Do not desire [to conduct you lives in the evil manner in which] godless [people in] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives], and do not love anything that [the evil people] in the world [MTY] [consider to be good]. Those who desire [to conduct their lives in the evil manner in which other people of] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives] do not [really] love [God], their Father, [at all].
16 Wszystko bowiem, co jest na świecie – pożądliwość ciała, pożądliwość oczu i pycha życia – nie pochodzi od Ojca, ale od świata.
Keep in mind that all [the evil human desires] in the world [are actions/things such as these]: [People] desire to do [what] their self-directed nature [strongly desires]. [People] desire [to possess] whatever (appeals to their senses/they see or hear about). [People] boast about the material things that they possess. [Such evil ways of living] do not originate/come from the Father! Instead they originate/come from [the (godless people in] the world/people in the world who conduct their lives in a manner that displeases God) [MTY]!
17 A świat przemija wraz ze swoją pożądliwością, ale kto wypełnia wolę Boga, trwa na wieki. (aiōn g165)
The [godless people in] the world [MTY], along with what they desire, will disappear, but those who do what God wants [them to do] will live forever! You know that it is now the final period of this age when there are liars who deny that Jesus is God’s Chosen One. But you have the power of God’s Spirit and you know what is true and what is false. So continue to live according to the true message that you heard when you began to believe in Christ, in order that you may continue to live united both to God’s Son and to the Father. (aiōn g165)
18 Dzieci, to [już] ostatnia godzina i jak słyszeliście, że antychryst ma przyjść, tak teraz pojawiło się wielu antychrystów. Stąd wiemy, że jest [już] ostatnia godzina.
[You who are very dear to me], it is [now] (the final part [MTY] [of this age/] final [period of time before Jesus returns]). Just like you heard [from us apostles] that a person who opposes Christ will come/appear, even now there are many people who oppose Christ. That is why we know that it is the final part [of this age] (OR, [before Jesus returns]) [MTY].
19 Wyszli spośród nas, ale nie byli z nas. Gdyby bowiem byli z nas, zostaliby z nami. Lecz [wyszli spośród nas], aby się okazało, że nie wszyscy są z nas.
The [people who oppose Christ] refused to remain in our congregations, but they never [really] (belonged with us/were fellow believers). If they had (belonged with us/been fellow believers), they would have remained with us. But because [they left, everyone] can clearly know that none of them (belongs with us/is a fellow believer).
20 Ale wy macie namaszczenie od Świętego i wiecie wszystko.
But as for you, you have been given the power of [God’s Spirit, which comes from Christ] (OR, [God]), the Holy One. [As a result], you all know [how to] ([distinguish false teaching from/recognize what is false teaching and what is]) [the true message].
21 Napisałem do was nie [dlatego], że nie znaliście prawdy, ale dlatego, że ją znacie i że żadne kłamstwo nie wywodzi się z prawdy.
I am writing [this letter] to you, not because you do not know [what is God’s] true message, but because you do know [what it is]. You also know that no false message originates/comes from [God, who is the source of all] truth.
22 Któż jest kłamcą? Czy nie ten, kto zaprzecza, że Jezus jest Chrystusem? Ten jest antychrystem, który wypiera się Ojca i Syna.
The [worst] liars are the ones who deny that Jesus is (the Messiah/the one whom God chose to rescue us). They are [the ones that we told you about], the ones who oppose Christ. They refuse to acknowledge/admit that [God is] the Father and that [Jesus is his] Son (OR, the one who is also God).
23 Każdy, kto wypiera się Syna, nie ma i Ojca. Kto zaś wyznaje Syna, ma i Ojca.
Those who refuse to acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son do not have a relationship with the Father. But those who acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son [not only have a relationship with God’s Son, but they] have a relationship with the Father also.
24 [To] więc, co słyszeliście od początku, niech w was pozostanie. Jeśli pozostanie w was to, co słyszeliście od początku, to i wy pozostaniecie w Synu i w Ojcu.
[So], as for you, you must continue to conduct your lives according to [the true message] that you heard when you began [MTY] [to believe in Christ]. If you continue to [do that], you will continue to have a close relationship with both [God’s] Son and the Father.
And what God told us is that [he will cause us] to live forever! (aiōnios g166)
26 To [wszystko] wam napisałem o tych, którzy was zwodzą.
I have written this to you [to] ([warn you] about/tell you to beware of) those [who want to] deceive you [concerning the truth about Christ].
27 Ale to namaszczenie, które otrzymaliście od niego, pozostaje w was i nie potrzebujecie, aby was ktoś uczył. Lecz jak to namaszczenie uczy was o wszystkim, a jest ono prawdziwe i nie jest kłamstwem i jak was nauczyło, [tak] w nim pozostaniecie.
As for you, God’s Spirit, whom you received from Christ, remains in you. So you do not need anyone to teach you [anything else that they claim/say is the truth]. God’s Spirit is teaching you all [of God’s truth that you need to know]. God’s Spirit is truthful and never says anything that is false. So continue to conduct your lives in the way that [he has] taught you.
28 A teraz, dzieci, pozostańcie w nim, abyśmy, gdy się ukaże, mieli ufność i nie zostali zawstydzeni przez niego w [czasie] jego przyjścia.
Now, [while some people are trying to persuade you to accept their false teaching, I urge] you, who are all very dear to me, to continue to [have a close relationship with] Christ. [We need to do that] in order that we may be confident [that he will accept us] when he comes back again. If we do that, we will not be ashamed [when we stand] before [him] when he comes.
29 Jeżeli wiecie, że on jest sprawiedliwy, wiedzcie [też], że każdy, kto czyni sprawiedliwość, z niego się narodził.
Since you know that [Christ] always does what is right, you know that all those who continue doing what is right are the ones who have become children of God.
