1 Juan 5
1 Todo el que cree que Jesús es el Cristo nacido de Dios, y el que ama al Padre también ama a su hijo.
All those who believe that Jesus is the (Messiah/person God sent [to rescue us]) are ones who [have truly] become children of God. And everyone who loves [a man who is] someone’s father will [be expected to] love that man’s children as well. [Similarly, those who love God, who has caused them to become his children] [MET], [should love their fellow believers, whom God has also caused to become his children].
2 ¿Cómo sabemos que amamos a los hijos de Dios? Cuando amamos a Dios y seguimos sus mandamientos.
The way we can be sure that we [truly] love God’s children is this: We are loving them when we love God and do what he commands [us to do].
3 Amar a Dios quiere decir que seguimos sus mandamientos, y sus mandamientos no son una carga pesada.
[I say this] because our obeying what God commands [us to do] is [the same as] loving him. And it is not burdensome/difficult for [us to do] what God commands [us to do].
4 Todo el que nace de Dios vence al mundo. La manera como obtenemos la victoria y vencemos al mundo es por la fe en Dios.
All of us whom God has caused to become his children have been able to successfully resist (doing what/conducting our lives like) the people [MTY] [who] oppose God do. It is [only] by our trusting [in Christ] that we are able to (resist doing what/conducting our lives like) people in the world who are opposed to God [MTY] do.
5 ¿Quién puede vencer al mundo? Solo los que creen en Jesús, creyendo que él es el Hijo de Dios.
([I will tell you] who are the ones who are able to resist doing what the people who are opposed to God do./Do you know who are the ones who are able to resist conducting their lives like the people who are opposed to God [MTY] do? [RHQ]) It is those who believe that Jesus is (God’s Son/the man who is also God).
6 Él es el que vino por agua y sangre, Jesucristo. No solo vino por agua, sino por agua y sangre. El Espíritu prueba y confirma esto, porque el Espíritu es la verdad.
[Think about] Jesus Christ. He is the one who came [to earth from God]. [God showed that he had truly sent Jesus when Jesus was baptized] in water [MTY] and [when Jesus’] blood [flowed from his body when he died]. [God showed this] not only [when Jesus was baptized] [MTY], but also when Jesus’ blood flowed [from his body when he died]. And [God’s] Spirit declares [truthfully that Jesus Christ came from God]. The Spirit always [speaks what] is true.
7 Asó que hay tres que dan evidencia de ello:
There are three [ways] by which we know [that Christ came from God].
8 el Espíritu, el agua, y la sangre, y los tres están de acuerdo como si fueran uno.
[Those three ways are: What God’s] Spirit [tells us, what God said when Jesus was baptized] [MTY] [in/with] water, and [Jesus’] blood [that flowed from his body when he died on the cross]. These three things all tell us the same thing, [that Jesus came from God].
9 Si aceptamos la evidencia que dan los testigos humanos, entonces la evidencia que da Dios es más importante. La evidencia que Dios da es su testimonio sobre su Hijo.
We [usually] believe what [other] people say. But what God says is more [reliable/trustworthy than what people say]. So [we must believe] what God has said is true [about] (his Son/the one who is also God).
10 Los que creen en el Hijo de Dios han aceptado y se han aferrado a esta evidencia. Los que no creen en Dios, llaman a Dios mentirosos, porque no creen la evidencia que Dios da sobre su Hijo.
Those who trust in the Son of God know within their (inner beings/hearts) that [what God] says [about his Son is true. But] those who refuse to believe that [what] God says is true are saying that God is a liar, because they refuse to believe what God has said about (his Son/the one who is also God).
This is what [God] says [to us]: “I have given you eternal life!” We will live forever if we have a close relationship with his Son. (aiōnios g166)
12 Todo el que tiene al Hijo tiene vida; y quien no tiene al Hijo no tiene vida.
Those who have [a close relationship with God’s] Son (OR, who have accepted what God’s Son [has done for them]) have [already] begun to live [forever]. [But] those who do not have a relationship with (God’s Son/the one who is also God) (OR, who have not accepted what God’s Son has done for them) have not begun [to] live [forever].
13 Escribo para decirles a los que entre ustedes creen en el nombre del Hijo de Dios, para que puedan estar seguros que tienen la vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)
I have written this [letter] to you who believe that Jesus is [MTY] (God’s Son/the one who is also God) in order that you may know that you have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
14 Podemos estar seguros de que él nos escuchará siempre y cuando pidamos conforme a su voluntad.
Because we have a close relationship with him, we are very confident that he hears us when we ask him [to do anything] that is in accordance with (his will/what he desires).
15 Si sabemos que él oye nuestras peticiones, podemos estar seguros de que recibiremos lo que le pedimos.
[And] since we know that he hears whenever we ask [him for something], we [also] know that [it is as though] he has [already] done what we requested him [to do].
16 Si ves a tu hermano en la fe cometiendo un pecado que no es mortal, debes orar y Dios le otorgará vida al que ha pecado. (Pero no por un pecado mortal. Porque hay un pecado que es mortal, y no quiero decir que la gente deba orar por eso.
Those who see one of their fellow believers sinning in a way that does not result in being eternally separated from God should ask [God to help that fellow believer]; and [as a result God] will help that fellow believer and enable him or her to live [eternally. But some people] sin [in a manner that causes them] to be separated from God eternally. I am not saying that [you should] ask [God to help] people who sin like that.
17 Sí, todo lo que no es recto es pecado, pero hay un pecado que no es mortal).
Everyone who does what is wrong is sinning, but there are some sins that do not cause a person to be separated from God.
18 Reconocemos que los que nacen de Dios no siguen pecando más. El Hijo de Dios los protege y el diablo no puede hacerles daño.
We know that if a person has new life from God [MET], that person does not continue sinning. Instead, the (Son of/one who is also) God protects him so that [Satan], the evil one, does not harm him [spiritually].
19 Pues sabemos que pertenecemos a Dios, y que el mundo está bajo control del maligno.
We know that we belong to God, and [we know] that the evil one controls all [the evil people in] [MTY] the world.
20 También sabemos que el Hijo de Dios ha venido, y nos ha ayudado a entender, para que podamos reconocer al que es verdadero. Vivimos en él, que es verdadero, en su Hijo Jesucristo. Él es el verdadero Dios, y es vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)
We also know that (God’s Son/the one who is also God) has come [to us], and [we know] that he has enabled us to know God, the one who is really/truly God. So now we have a close relationship with [God because] we belong to Jesus Christ, the one who is the (Son of/man who is also) God. Jesus Christ is truly God, and [he is the one who enables us to have] eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
21 Amigos queridos, aléjense del culto a los ídolos.
[I say to] you who are very dear to me, guard/keep yourselves from [worshipping] gods [that have no real power]!
