١ يوحنَّا 3

١ 1 اُنْظُرُوا أَيَّةَ مَحَبَّةٍ أَعْطَانَا ٱلْآبُ حَتَّى نُدْعَى أَوْلَادَ ٱللهِ! مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا لَا يَعْرِفُنَا ٱلْعَالَمُ، لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَعْرِفُهُ.

Behold, what manner of love (agape) the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

٢ 2 أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَحِبَّاءُ، ٱلْآنَ نَحْنُ أَوْلَادُ ٱللهِ، وَلَمْ يُظْهَرْ بَعْدُ مَاذَا سَنَكُونُ. وَلَكِنْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ إِذَا أُظْهِرَ نَكُونُ مِثْلَهُ، لِأَنَّنَا سَنَرَاهُ كَمَا هُوَ.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

٣ 3 وَكُلُّ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ هَذَا ٱلرَّجَاءُ بِهِ، يُطَهِّرُ نَفْسَهُ كَمَا هُوَ طَاهِرٌ.

And every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

٤ 4 كُلُّ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ ٱلْخَطِيَّةَ يَفْعَلُ ٱلتَّعَدِّيَ أَيْضًا. وَٱلْخَطِيَّةُ هِيَ ٱلتَّعَدِّي.

Whosoever commits sin trangresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

٥ 5 وَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ ذَاكَ أُظْهِرَ لِكَيْ يَرْفَعَ خَطَايَانَا، وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ خَطِيَّةٌ.

And all of you know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

٦ 6 كُلُّ مَنْ يَثْبُتُ فِيهِ لَا يُخْطِئُ. كُلُّ مَنْ يُخْطِئُ لَمْ يُبْصِرْهُ وَلَا عَرَفَهُ.

Whosoever abides in him sins not: whosoever sins has not seen him, neither known him.

٧ 7 أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَوْلَادُ، لَا يُضِلَّكُمْ أَحَدٌ: مَنْ يَفْعَلُ ٱلْبِرَّ فَهُوَ بَارٌّ، كَمَا أَنَّ ذَاكَ بَارٌّ.

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

٨ 8 مَنْ يَفْعَلُ ٱلْخَطِيَّةَ فَهُوَ مِنْ إِبْلِيسَ، لِأَنَّ إِبْلِيسَ مِنَ ٱلْبَدْءِ يُخْطِئُ. لِأَجْلِ هَذَا أُظْهِرَ ٱبْنُ ٱللهِ لِكَيْ يَنْقُضَ أَعْمَالَ إِبْلِيسَ.

He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

٩ 9 كُلُّ مَنْ هُوَ مَوْلُودٌ مِنَ ٱللهِ لَا يَفْعَلُ خَطِيَّةً، لِأَنَّ زَرْعَهُ يَثْبُتُ فِيهِ، وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُخْطِئَ لِأَنَّهُ مَوْلُودٌ مِنَ ٱللهِ.

Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

١٠ 10 بِهَذَا أَوْلَادُ ٱللهِ ظَاهِرُونَ وَأَوْلَادُ إِبْلِيسَ: كُلُّ مَنْ لَا يَفْعَلُ ٱلْبِرَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللهِ، وَكَذَا مَنْ لَا يُحِبُّ أَخَاهُ.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever does not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loves not his brother.

١١ 11 لِأَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ ٱلْخَبَرُ ٱلَّذِي سَمِعْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْبَدْءِ: أَنْ يُحِبَّ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا.

For this is the message that all of you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

١٢ 12 لَيْسَ كَمَا كَانَ قَايِينُ مِنَ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ وَذَبَحَ أَخَاهُ. وَلِمَاذَا ذَبَحَهُ؟ لِأَنَّ أَعْمَالَهُ كَانَتْ شِرِّيرَةً، وَأَعْمَالَ أَخِيهِ بَارَّةٌ.

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

١٣ 13 لَا تَتَعَجَّبُوا يَا إِخْوَتِي إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْعَالَمُ يُبْغِضُكُمْ.

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

١٤ 14 نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّنَا قَدِ ٱنْتَقَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ إِلَى ٱلْحَيَاةِ، لِأَنَّنَا نُحِبُّ ٱلْإِخْوَةَ. مَنْ لَا يُحِبَّ أَخَاهُ يَبْقَ فِي ٱلْمَوْتِ.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not his brother abides in death.

١٥ 15 كُلُّ مَنْ يُبْغِضُ أَخَاهُ فَهُوَ قَاتِلُ نَفْسٍ، وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ كُلَّ قَاتِلِ نَفْسٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ حَيَاةٌ أَبَدِيَّةٌ ثَابِتَةٌ فِيهِ. (aiōnios g166)

Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer: and all of you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)

١٦ 16 بِهَذَا قَدْ عَرَفْنَا ٱلْمَحَبَّةَ: أَنَّ ذَاكَ وَضَعَ نَفْسَهُ لِأَجْلِنَا، فَنَحْنُ يَنْبَغِي لَنَا أَنْ نَضَعَ نُفُوسَنَا لِأَجْلِ ٱلْإِخْوَةِ.

Hereby perceive we the love (agape) of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

١٧ 17 وَأَمَّا مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَعِيشَةُ ٱلْعَالَمِ، وَنَظَرَ أَخَاهُ مُحْتَاجًا، وَأَغْلَقَ أَحْشَاءَهُ عَنْهُ، فَكَيْفَ تَثْبُتُ مَحَبَّةُ ٱللهِ فِيهِ؟

But whoso has this world's good, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love (agape) of God in him?

١٨ 18 يَا أَوْلَادِي، لَا نُحِبَّ بِٱلْكَلَامِ وَلَا بِٱللِّسَانِ، بَلْ بِٱلْعَمَلِ وَٱلْحَقِّ!

My little children, let us not love in word, (logos) neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

١٩ 19 وَبِهَذَا نَعْرِفُ أَنَّنَا مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَنُسَكِّنُ قُلُوبَنَا قُدَّامَهُ.

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ لَامَتْنَا قُلُوبُنَا فَٱللهُ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ قُلُوبِنَا، وَيَعْلَمُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

٢١ 21 أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَحِبَّاءُ، إِنْ لَمْ تَلُمْنَا قُلُوبُنَا، فَلَنَا ثِقَةٌ مِنْ نَحْوِ ٱللهِ.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

٢٢ 22 وَمَهْمَا سَأَلْنَا نَنَالُ مِنْهُ، لِأَنَّنَا نَحْفَظُ وَصَايَاهُ، وَنَعْمَلُ ٱلْأَعْمَالَ ٱلْمَرْضِيَّةَ أَمَامَهُ.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

٢٣ 23 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ وَصِيَّتُهُ: أَنْ نُؤْمِنَ بِٱسْمِ ٱبْنِهِ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، وَنُحِبَّ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا كَمَا أَعْطَانَا وَصِيَّةً.

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

٢٤ 24 وَمَنْ يَحْفَظْ وَصَايَاهُ يَثْبُتْ فِيهِ وَهُوَ فِيهِ. وَبِهَذَا نَعْرِفُ أَنَّهُ يَثْبُتُ فِينَا: مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلَّذِي أَعْطَانَا.

And he that keeps his commandments dwells in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit (pneuma) which he has given us.