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1 ⲁ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ϪⲈⲘϪⲰⲘϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ
[I, John, am writing to you about] the one who existed before [there was anything else]. He is the one whom we [apostles] listened to [as he taught us!] We saw him! We ourselves looked at him and touched him! [He is the one who taught us] the message that [enables people to have eternal] life (OR, live [spiritually]).
2 ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ (aiōnios g166)
Because he came here [to the earth] and we have seen him, we proclaim to you clearly that the one whom we have seen is the [one who] has always lived. He was [previously] with his Father in heaven, but he came to live among us. (aiōnios g166)
3 ⲅ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
We proclaim to you the [message about Jesus], the one whom we saw and heard, in order that you may have a close relationship with us. The ones whom we have a close relationship with are God our Father and his Son Jesus Christ.
I am writing to you about these things so that [you (will be convinced/believe]) [that they are true, and as a] result we may be completely joyful.
The message that we heard from Christ and proclaim to you is this: God is [pure in every way. He never sins. He is like] [MET] a [brilliant] light that has no darkness at all.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲚϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ
If we claim to have a close relationship with [God], but [we conduct our lives in an impure manner, that is like] living [MET] in [evil] darkness. We are lying. We are not conducting our lives according to [God’s] true message.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
But living [in a pure manner], as God is [living in a pure manner] [MET] [in every way, is like living] in God’s light. If we do that, we have a close relationship with each other. Not only that, but [God] (acquits us/removes [the guilt]) [of] all our sins because [he accepts] what his Son Jesus did for us [when his] blood [flowed from his body when he died. So we should conduct our lives] ([in a manner according to what God says is pure]).
Those who say they never behave sinfully are deceiving themselves, and refusing [to accept as] true [what God says about them].
9 ⲑ̅ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
But God will do what he says that he will do, and what he does is [always] right. So, if we confess to him that we [have behaved] sinfully, he will forgive [us for] our sins and (will free us from/remove) [the guilt of] all our sins. [Because of that], [we should confess to him that we have behaved sinfully].
[Because God says that everyone has sinned], those who say/claim that they have never behaved sinfully talk [as though] God lies! They reject what God says [about us]!
