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1 Norc-ere sinhesten baitu ecen Iesus dela Christ hura Iaincoaganic iayoa da: eta norc-ere on baitaritzá engendratu duenari, on daritzá harenganic engendratu içan denari-ere.

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 Hunetan eçagutzen dugu ecen on dariztegula Iaincoaren haourrey, Iaincoari on daritzagunean, eta haren manamenduac beguiratzen ditugunean.

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 Ecen haur da Iaincoaren charitatea, haren manamenduac beguira ditzagun, eta haren manamenduac gaitzac eztirade.

[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 Ecen cer-ere Iaincoaganic iayo baita, garaitzen çayo munduari: eta haur da victoria munduari garaithu çayona, gure fedea.

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 Nor da munduari garaitzen çayona, Iesus dela Iaincoaren Semea sinhesten duena baicen?

([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 Haur da Iesus Christ vrez eta odolez ethorri içan dena: ez vrez solalnent, baina vrez eta odolez: eta Spiritua da testificatzen duena ecen Spiritua eguia dela.

[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 Ecen hirur dirade testificatzen dutenac ceruän, Aita, Hitza, eta Spiritu saindua: eta hauc hirurac bat dirade.

There are three [ways] by which we know [that Christ came from God].

8 Eta hirur dirade testificatzen dutenac lurrean, Spiritua eta vra eta odola: eta hirur hauc batetan dirade.

[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 Baldin guiçonén testificationea recebitzen badugu Iaincoaren testificationea handiago da: ecen haur da Iaincoaren testificationea, cein testificatu vkan baitu bere Semeaz.

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 Iaincoaren Semea baithan sinhesten duenac, badu Iaincoaren testificationea bere baithan: Iaincoa sinhesten eztuenac, gueçurti eguiten du hura: ecen eztu sinhetsi vkan. Iaincoac bere Semeaz testificatu vkan duen testificationea.

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).

11 Eta haur da testificationea, ecen vicitze eternala eman draucula Iaincoac: eta vicitze haur haren Semean da. (aiōnios g166)

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 Semea duenac, badu vicitzea: Iaincoaren Semea eztuenac, eztu vicitzea.

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 Gauça hauc scribatu vkan drauzquiçuet çuey, Iaincoaren Semearen icena baithan sinhesten duçuenoy: daquiçuençát ecen baduçuela vicitze eternala, eta sinhets deçaçuençát Iaincoaren Semearen icena baithan. (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 Eta haur da Iaincoa baithan dugun confidançá, ecen baldin cerbait esca bagaitez haren vorondatearen araura, ençuten gaituela.

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 Eta baldin badaquigu ecen harc ençuten gaituela, cer-ere esca bagaitez: badaquigu ecen baditugula galdeguiten drauzquiogun esqueac.

[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 Baldin cembeitec ikusten badu bere anaye bekatu eguiten duela heriora ezten bekatuz, escaturen çayó Iaincoari, eta emanen drauca hari vicitze: bekatu eguiten duteney diot ez heriora. Bekatua denean heriora, eztiat erraiten harengatic othoitz daguián.

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 Iniquitate gucia bekatu da: baina bada bekatu heriora eztenic.

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 Badaquigu ecen nor-ere Iaincoaganic iayo baita, harc eztuela bekaturic eguiten: baina Iaincoaganic engendratu içan denac, beguiratzen du bere buruä, eta Gaichtoac eztu hunquitzen hura.

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 Badaquigu ecen Iaincoaganic garela: eta mundu gucia gaichtoan datzala.

We know that we belong to God, and [we know] that the evil one controls all [the evil people in] [MTY] the world.

20 Baina badaquigu ecen Iaincoaren Semea ethorri içan dela, eta eman draucula adimendu eguiati denaren eçagutzeco: eta gara eguiatian, Iesus Christ haren Semean: haur da eguiazco Iaincoa, eta vicitze eternala. (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 Haourtoác, beguira çaitezte idoletaric. Amen.

[I say to] you who are very dear to me, guard/keep yourselves from [worshipping] gods [that have no real power]!