1 John 1
1 This letter is about the Word of Life which existed from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our very own eyes and gazed upon, and which our hands have touched.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲟⲣϩϥ̅. ⲁⲛⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ϭⲙ̅ϭⲱⲙϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅.
2 This Life was revealed to us; we saw it and give evidence about it. We are telling you about the one who is Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who was revealed to us. (aiōnios g166)
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟϥ. ⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. (aiōnios g166)
3 What we have seen and heard we are now explaining to you, so that you may also share in this friendship together with us—this friendship that is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅.
4 We're writing to tell you about this in order to make our happiness complete.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ[ⲛ]ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
5 This is the message we received from him and that we declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him at all.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
6 If we claim to share this friendship with him and yet go on living in darkness, we're lying, and not living in the truth.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ. ⲉⲛϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
7 But if we are living in the light, as he is in the light, then we share in this friendship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, makes us clean from every sin.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲧϥ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ.
8 If we claim to be sinless we only fool ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ [ⲙⲁⲩ]ⲁⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
9 But if we confess our sins, he is trustworthy and right so that he can forgive us our sins and make us clean from all that is not right in us.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ.
10 If we claim we haven't sinned, we turn him into a liar, and his word is not in us.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
