1 John 2
1 My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
Přátelé, chci vám zdůraznit, abyste nezůstávali v hříchu. Jestliže však někdo zhřeší, má u Boha Obhájce – Ježíše Krista.
2 And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
On, jediný bez hříchu, byl potrestán na našem místě, a proto viny naše i celého světa mohou být odpuštěny.
3 This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.
Jestliže dbáme na to, co nám ukládá, můžeme si být jisti, že ho známe.
4 One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
Neprávem se k němu hlásí, kdo se mu nepodřizuje.
5 But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:
V tom, kdo se řídí jeho slovem, se uskutečňuje Boží záměr. Poslušnost je dokladem naší sounáležitosti s ním.
6 he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.
Každý, kdo se k Ježíši přiznává, má žít jako on.
7 Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
Milí, nepíšu vám nic nového. Již ve Starém zákoně je nám uloženo, abychom milovali.
8 Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already shines.
Nové je to, že se tato láska uskutečnila v Kristu. On je to pravé světlo, které rozptyluje temnotu. To se má projevit i na nás:
9 He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.
Kdo nenávidí bližního, tápe ve tmě a neví, kam jde. Kdo miluje bližního, setrvává ve světle a nepřekáží nikomu v cestě.
10 He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
11 But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
Děti, poznaly jste Otce a jsou vám pro Ježíše odpuštěny hříchy.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.
Otcové, poznali jste toho, který byl od počátku. Mládenci, jste silní, působí ve vás Boží slovo, zvítězili jste nad zlým.
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.
Nemilujte svět a to, co jím hýbe. Láska k Bohu a láska ke světu se vylučují. Lidé se nechávají vést svými touhami, chtějí mít, co vidí, a zakládají si na tom, čím jsou a co mají.
16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever. (aiōn g165)
To všechno jednou vezme za své. Ale to, co děláme podle Boží vůle, obstojí věčně. (aiōn g165)
18 Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.
Přátelé, poslední hodina je tu. To znamená, že přijde antikrist. Však už se objevuje jeho předvoj – mnozí odpadlíci od Krista.
19 They went out from us, but they didn’t belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.
Vyšli z našeho středu, ale svým odchodem dokázali, že k nám vlastně nikdy nepatřili. Jinak by zůstali.
20 You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
Vás však Duch svatý vede spolehlivě. Znáte pravdu a rozpoznáte ji ode lži. Kdo tedy překrucuje pravdu?
21 I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
23 Whoever denies the Son doesn’t have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
Kdo popírá, že Ježíš Kristus je Boží Syn, Spasitel, se Synem zavrhuje i Otce. Kdo se přiznává k Synu, přiznává se i k Otci.
24 Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.
Držte se toho, co jste slýchali od počátku. Setrváte-li v tom, setrváte i v Synu a Otci.
A to je to, co nám slíbil – věčný život. (aiōnios g166)
26 These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.
Nyní však dost o těch, kteří vás matou. Není třeba, abych vám to zvlášť zdůvodňoval.
27 As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
Duch Kristův, kterého jste přijali, vás učí rozlišovat mezi pravdou a lží. A v tom se nedejte zviklat.
28 Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Ano, přátelé, zůstávejte v Kristově Duchu a nemusíte se bát, že budete zahanbeni, až Kristus znovu přijde na tento svět.
29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
Víme, že Bůh je spravedlivý a jenom ten, kdo jedná v jeho Duchu, k němu patří.
