1 Івана 3
1 Подивіться, яку любов дав нам Отець, щоб ми були дітьми́ Божими, і ними ми є. Світ нас не знає тому́, що Його не пізнав.
[Think about] how much our [heavenly] Father loves us! He allows us to (say that we are/be called) his children! [And it is indeed true that] we are [his children. But people in] the world [MTY] [who are unbelievers] have not understood [who] God [is]. So they do not understand [who we are], that we [belong to God].
2 Улю́блені, — ми тепер Божі діти, але ще не виявилось, що́ ми будемо. Та знаємо, що, коли з'я́виться, то бу́дем подібні до Нього, бо бу́демо бачити Його, як Він є.
Dear friends, even though (at present/now) we are God’s children, [he] has not yet (made clear/revealed) [to us] what we will be like [in the future]. However, we know that when [Christ] comes back again, we will be like him, because we will see what he is [really] like.
3 І кожен, хто має на Нього наді́ю оцю, очищає себе так же само, як чистий і Він.
[So], all those who confidently expect [to see Christ as he actually is/what Christ is like when he returns] must keep themselves pure in every way, just like Christ, who is pure in every way.
4 Кожен, хто чинить гріх, чинить і беззако́ння. Бо гріх — то беззако́ння.
But everyone who continues sinning is refusing to obey [God’s] laws, because that is what sin is, refusing to obey [God’s] laws.
5 І ви знаєте, що Він був з'явився, щоб гріхи наші взяти, а гріха в Нім нема.
You know that Christ came in order to completely remove [the guilt of] our sins. You know also that he never sinned.
6 Кожен, хто в Нім пробува́є, не грішить; усякий, хто грішить, не бачив Його, і не пізнав Його.
Those who continue [doing what] Christ wants them to, do not continue sinning repeatedly. But those who repeatedly sin have not understood [who Christ is], nor have they had a close relationship with him.
7 Діточки, хай ніхто вас не зво́дить! Хто чинить праведність, той праведний, як праведний Він!
[So I urge you, ] who are all very dear to me, do not let anyone deceive you [by telling you that it is all right to sin]. If you continue doing what is right, you are righteous, just like Christ is righteous.
8 Хто чинить гріх, той від диявола, бо диявол грішить від поча́тку. Тому́ то з'явився Син Божий, щоб зни́щити справи диявола.
[But] if anyone continues sinning, he is like the devil, because the devil has always been sinning. [And] the reason why God’s Son became a human being was to destroy what the devil has done.
9 Кожен, хто родився від Бога, не чинить гріха, бо в нім пробуває насіння Його. І не може грішити, бо від Бога наро́джений він.
People do not continue sinning repeatedly if they have become children of God. Instead, [they] continue [to conduct their lives according to the character/nature that God produced in them] [MET]. They cannot continually sin because God has caused them to become his children.
10 Цим пізнаю́ться діти Божі та діти дияволові: Кожен, хто нраведности не чинить, той не від Бога, як і той, хто брата свого не любить!
Those who are God’s children are clearly different from those who are (the devil’s/Satan’s) children. [The way that we can know who are Satan’s children is this]: Those who do not do what is right are not God’s children. [Specifically], those who do not love their fellow believers are not [God’s children Instead, they are Satan’s children].
11 Бо це та звістка, яку від початку ви чули, — щоб любили один о́дного,
The message that you heard when you first [MTY] [believed in Christ] is that we should love each other.
12 не так, як той Каїн, що був від лукавого, і брата свого́ забив. А за що він забив його? Бо лукаві були його вчинки, а брата його — праведні.
[We should] not [hate others] as did [Adam’s son], Cain, who belonged to [Satan], the evil one. [Because Cain hated his younger brother], he murdered him. (I will tell you about why he murdered his brother./Do you know why he murdered his brother [RHQ]?) It was because Cain habitually conducted his life in an evil way, and [he hated his younger brother] because his [younger] brother [conducted his life] righteously.
13 Не дивуйтеся, бра́ття мої, коли світ вас нена́видить!
You should not be amazed/surprised, my fellow believers, when [unbelievers] [MTY] hate you.
14 Ми знаємо, що ми перейшли від смертн в життя, бо любимо братів. А хто брата не любить, пробуває той в смерті.
We know that we have been changed from [being spiritually] dead [MET] to [being spiritually] alive. We know this because we love our fellow believers. [Those who] do not love [their fellow believers] are still [spiritually] [MET] dead.
15 Кожен, хто нена́видить брата свого, той душогу́б. А ви знаєте, що жоден душогуб не має вічного життя, що в нім перебувало б. (aiōnios g166)
Those who hate [any of] their fellow believers, [God considers] [MET] them [to be] murderers. And you know that no murderer has eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Ми з того пізнали любов, що ду́шу Свою́ Він покла́в був за нас. І ми мусимо класти ду́ші за братів!
The way that we now know [how to truly] love [our fellow believers is by remembering] that Christ (voluntarily died/gave his life) for us. So, [when our fellow believers need something, we should be willing to help them. We should even be willing to] die for them.
17 А хто має достаток на світі, і бачить брата свого в недостачі, та серце своє зачиняє від нього, то як Божа любов пробуває в такому?
Many [of us] have the things that are necessary for us to live in this world. If we become aware that any of our fellow believers do not have what they need and [if we] refuse to ([provide for them/give to them what they need]), it is clear that we do not love God [as we claim/say that we do].
18 Ді́точки, — любімо не словом, ані язико́м, але ді́лом та правдою!
[I say to] all of you whom I love dearly, let us not merely say [MTY] that [we love our fellow believers!] Let us genuinely/really love them by doing things [to help them]!
19 Із цього дові́дуємось, що ми з правди, і впокорюєм наші серця́ перед Ним,
When we [truly love our fellow believers], we can be sure that we are [conducting our lives according to] the true message. [As a result], we will not feel guilty/ashamed [when we talk] [MTY] to God.
20 бо коли винуватить нас серце, то Бог більший від нашого серця та ві́дає все!
[We can pray confidently], because [although] we might feel guilty/ashamed [about our sins], God is (greater/more worthy to be trusted) than what we feel. He knows everything [about us].
21 Улю́блені, — коли не винуватить нас серце, то маємо відвагу до Бога,
Dear friends, when we do not feel guilty [because of our sins], we can pray to God confidently.
22 і чого́ тільки попро́симо, одержимо від Нього, бо виконуємо Його заповіді та чинимо любе для Нього.
And, when we confidently pray to him and request [something from him], we receive it because we do what he commands [us to do], and because we do what pleases him.
23 І оце Його заповідь, щоб ми вірували в Ім'я́ Сина Його — Ісуса Христа, і щоб любили один о́дного, як Він нам заповідь дав!
[I will tell you] what he commands [us to do]: [We must] believe that Jesus Christ is (his Son/the one who is also God). [We must] also love each other, just like he commanded [us to do].
24 А хто Його заповіді береже́, той у Нім пробуває, а Він у ньому. А що в нас пробуває, пізнає́мо це з того Духа, що Він нам Його дав.
Those who do what God commands are ones who have a close relationship with God, and God has a close relationship with them. [I will tell you how] we can be sure that God has a close relationship with us: It is because [we have] his Spirit, whom he gave to us, that we can be sure that God has a close relationship with us.
