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1 Adito ya AsId yasya vAg asmAbhirazrAvi yaJca vayaM svanetrai rdRSTavanto yaJca vIkSitavantaH svakaraiH spRSTavantazca taM jIvanavAdaM vayaM jJApayAmaH|
We declare to you that which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we watched, and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life.
2 sa jIvanasvarUpaH prakAzata vayaJca taM dRSTavantastamadhi sAkSyaM dadmazca, yazca pituH sannidhAvavarttatAsmAkaM samIpe prakAzata ca tam anantajIvanasvarUpaM vayaM yuSmAn jJApayAmaH| (aiōnios g166)
The life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you this eternal life which was with the Father and was revealed to us. (aiōnios g166)
3 asmAbhi ryad dRSTaM zrutaJca tadeva yuSmAn jJApyate tenAsmAbhiH sahAMzitvaM yuSmAkaM bhaviSyati| asmAkaJca sahAMzitvaM pitrA tatputreNa yIzukhrISTena ca sArddhaM bhavati|
That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you may also have fellowship with us. Truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
4 aparaJca yuSmAkam Anando yat sampUrNo bhaved tadarthaM vayam etAni likhAmaH|
We write these things to you so that your joy may be full.
5 vayaM yAM vArttAM tasmAt zrutvA yuSmAn jJApayAmaH seyam| Izvaro jyotistasmin andhakArasya lezo'pi nAsti|
This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you: that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
6 vayaM tena sahAMzina iti gaditvA yadyandhAkAre carAmastarhi satyAcAriNo na santo 'nRtavAdino bhavAmaH|
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, but walk in darkness, we lie and don’t do what is true.
7 kintu sa yathA jyotiSi varttate tathA vayamapi yadi jyotiSi carAmastarhi parasparaM sahabhAgino bhavAmastasya putrasya yIzukhrISTasya rudhiraJcAsmAn sarvvasmAt pApAt zuddhayati|
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
8 vayaM niSpApA iti yadi vadAmastarhi svayameva svAn vaJcayAmaH satyamataJcAsmAkam antare na vidyate|
If we say that we don’t sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth isn’t in us.
9 yadi svapApAni svIkurmmahe tarhi sa vizvAsyo yAthArthikazcAsti tasmAd asmAkaM pApAni kSamiSyate sarvvasmAd adharmmAccAsmAn zuddhayiSyati|
If we admit to our sins, He is faithful and with righteous justice forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
10 vayam akRtapApA iti yadi vadAmastarhi tam anRtavAdinaM kurmmastasya vAkyaJcAsmAkam antare na vidyate|
If we claim that we haven’t sinned, we call Him a liar, and His word isn’t in us.
