1 yOhanaH 5

1 yIzurabhiSiktastrAtEti yaH kazcid vizvAsiti sa IzvarAt jAtaH; aparaM yaH kazcit janayitari prIyatE sa tasmAt jAtE janE 'pi prIyatE|

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten by God; also, whoever loves the Begetter should love the one begotten by Him as well.

2 vayam Izvarasya santAnESu prIyAmahE tad anEna jAnImO yad IzvarE prIyAmahE tasyAjnjAH pAlayAmazca|

In this we know that we love the children of God, whenever we love God and keep His commandments.

3 yata IzvarE yat prEma tat tadIyAjnjApAlanEnAsmAbhiH prakAzayitavyaM, tasyAjnjAzca kaThOrA na bhavanti|

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; His commandments are not burdensome,

4 yatO yaH kazcid IzvarAt jAtaH sa saMsAraM jayati kinjcAsmAkaM yO vizvAsaH sa EvAsmAkaM saMsArajayijayaH|

in that whatever has been begotten by God overcomes the world; this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

5 yIzurIzvarasya putra iti yO vizvasiti taM vinA kO'paraH saMsAraM jayati?

Who is he who overcomes the world if not he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 sO'bhiSiktastrAtA yIzustOyarudhirAbhyAm AgataH kEvalaM tOyEna nahi kintu tOyarudhirAbhyAm, AtmA ca sAkSI bhavati yata AtmA satyatAsvarUpaH|

This is He who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the Truth;

7 yatO hEtOH svargE pitA vAdaH pavitra AtmA ca traya imE sAkSiNaH santi, traya imE caikO bhavanti|

actually there are three who bear witness

8 tathA pRthivyAm AtmA tOyaM rudhiranjca trINyEtAni sAkSyaM dadAti tESAM trayANAm EkatvaM bhavati ca|

—the Spirit, the water and the blood—and the three are to one effect.

9 mAnavAnAM sAkSyaM yadyasmAbhi rgRhyatE tarhIzvarasya sAkSyaM tasmAdapi zrESThaM yataH svaputramadhIzvarENa dattaM sAkSyamidaM|

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is God's testimony which He has testified concerning His Son.

10 Izvarasya putrE yO vizvAsiti sa nijAntarE tat sAkSyaM dhArayati; IzvarE yO na vizvasiti sa tam anRtavAdinaM karOti yata IzvaraH svaputramadhi yat sAkSyaM dattavAn tasmin sa na vizvasiti|

He who believes into the Son of God has the witness within himself; he who does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning His Son.

11 tacca sAkSyamidaM yad IzvarO 'smabhyam anantajIvanaM dattavAn tacca jIvanaM tasya putrE vidyatE| (aiōnios g166)

And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. (aiōnios g166)

12 yaH putraM dhArayati sa jIvanaM dhAriyati, Izvarasya putraM yO na dhArayati sa jIvanaM na dhArayati|

He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

13 Izvaraputrasya nAmni yuSmAn pratyEtAni mayA likhitAni tasyAbhiprAyO 'yaM yad yUyam anantajIvanaprAptA iti jAnIyAta tasyEzvaraputrasya nAmni vizvasEta ca| (aiōnios g166)

I have written these things to you who believe into the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life, really believing into the name of God's Son. (aiōnios g166)

14 tasyAntikE 'smAkaM yA pratibhA bhavati tasyAH kAraNamidaM yad vayaM yadi tasyAbhimataM kimapi taM yAcAmahE tarhi sO 'smAkaM vAkyaM zRNOti|

Now this is the confidence that we have toward Him: if we should ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

15 sa cAsmAkaM yat kinjcana yAcanaM zRNOtIti yadi jAnImastarhi tasmAd yAcitA varA asmAbhiH prApyantE tadapi jAnImaH|

And if we know that He hears us, whatever we may ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of Him.

16 kazcid yadi svabhrAtaram amRtyujanakaM pApaM kurvvantaM pazyati tarhi sa prArthanAM karOtu tEnEzvarastasmai jIvanaM dAsyati, arthatO mRtyujanakaM pApaM yEna nAkAritasmai| kintu mRtyujanakam EkaM pApam AstE tadadhi tEna prArthanA kriyatAmityahaM na vadAmi|

If anyone should see his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, let him ask, and He will give him life for those who do not sin unto death. There is sin leading to death; I am not saying that he should make request about that.

17 sarvva EvAdharmmaH pApaM kintu sarvvapAMpa mRtyujanakaM nahi|

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

18 ya IzvarAt jAtaH sa pApAcAraM na karOti kintvIzvarAt jAtO janaH svaM rakSati tasmAt sa pApAtmA taM na spRzatIti vayaM jAnImaH|

We know that whoever has been begotten by God does not sin; rather the one who was begotten by God preserves himself, and the evil one does not touch him.

19 vayam IzvarAt jAtAH kintu kRtsnaH saMsAraH pApAtmanO vazaM gatO 'stIti jAnImaH|

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20 aparam Izvarasya putra AgatavAn vayanjca yayA tasya satyamayasya jnjAnaM prApnuyAmastAdRzIM dhiyam asmabhyaM dattavAn iti jAnImastasmin satyamayE 'rthatastasya putrE yIzukhrISTE tiSThAmazca; sa Eva satyamaya IzvarO 'nantajIvanasvarUpazcAsti| (aiōnios g166)

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 genuine God, and the Life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

21 hE priyabAlakAH, yUyaM dEvamUrttibhyaH svAn rakSata| AmEn|

Dear children, guard yourselves from idols. Amen.