1 John 2
1 My children, I am writing to you to keep you from sinning. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate 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 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but the sins of the whole world.
On, jediný bez hříchu, byl potrestán na našem místě, a proto viny naše i celého světa mohou být odpuštěny.
3 It is by keeping God’s commands that we can be sure we know him.
Jestliže dbáme na to, co nám ukládá, můžeme si být jisti, že ho známe.
4 Whoever says ‘I know him,’ but does not keep his commands, is a liar. The truth has no place in them.
Neprávem se k němu hlásí, kdo se mu nepodřizuje.
5 But the person who keeps God’s word, in them the love of God has indeed reached its perfection. This is how we can be sure we are in him:
V tom, kdo se řídí jeho slovem, se uskutečňuje Boží záměr. Poslušnost je dokladem naší sounáležitosti s ním.
6 whoever claims to live in him should live just as Jesus did.
Každý, kdo se k Ježíši přiznává, má žít jako on.
7 Dear friends, it is no new command that I am writing to you, but an old command, which you have had from the beginning. That old command is the message you have already heard.
Milí, nepíšu vám nic nového. Již ve Starém zákoně je nám uloženo, abychom milovali.
8 Yet, in a way, it is a new command that I am writing to you – which is shown true in Christ’s life and in yours – for the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
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 The person who says that they are in the light, and yet hates others, is still in the darkness.
Kdo nenávidí bližního, tápe ve tmě a neví, kam jde. Kdo miluje bližního, setrvává ve světle a nepřekáží nikomu v cestě.
10 The person who loves others is always in the light, and there is nothing within them to cause them to stumble.
11 The person who hates is in the dark. They stumble along in the darkness; they do not know where they are going because the darkness blinds them.
12 Little children, I am writing to you because your sins have been forgiven for Christ’s sake.
Děti, poznaly jste Otce a jsou vám pro Ježíše odpuštěny hříchy.
13 Parents, I am writing to you because you have come to know him who has been from the beginning. Young people, I am writing to you because you have conquered the evil one. Children, I write to you because you have come to know the Father.
Otcové, poznali jste toho, který byl od počátku. Mládenci, jste silní, působí ve vás Boží slovo, zvítězili jste nad zlým.
14 Parents, I write to you because you have learned to know him who has been from the beginning. Young people, I write to you because you are strong, and God’s message is always in your hearts, and you have conquered the evil one.
15 Do not love the world or what the world can offer. When anyone loves the world, there is no love for the Father in them.
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 the world can offer – the desires for physical pleasure, the enticements to the eye, the arrogance of wealth – belongs, not to the Father, but to the world.
17 And the world, and all that it gratifies, is passing away, but they who do God’s will remain for ever. (aiōn g165)
To všechno jednou vezme za své. Ale to, co děláme podle Boží vůle, obstojí věčně. (aiōn g165)
18 My children, it is the last hour. You were told that an antichrist was coming; and many antichrists have already arisen. This is why we know that this is the last hour.
Přátelé, poslední hodina je tu. To znamená, že přijde antikrist. Však už se objevuje jeho předvoj – mnozí odpadlíci od Krista.
19 These people come from our ranks, but they were never truly part of us – if they had been then they would have stayed with us. They left so it would be clear that none of them really belonged to us.
Vyšli z našeho středu, ale svým odchodem dokázali, že k nám vlastně nikdy nepatřili. Jinak by zůstali.
20 You, however, have been annointed by the Holy One. You all know the truth.
Vás však Duch svatý vede spolehlivě. Znáte pravdu a rozpoznáte ji ode lži. Kdo tedy překrucuje pravdu?
21 I am not writing to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie can come from the truth.
22 Who is a liar, if not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? That person is the antichrist – one who rejects the Father and the Son.
23 No one who rejects the Son has the Father; to acknowledge the Son is to have 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 As for you, you must let what you have heard from the beginning continue to live in you. If what you heard from the beginning dwells in you, you will remain both in the Son and 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 In writing this to you, I have in mind those who are trying to mislead you.
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 with you. You do not need anyone to teach you. His anointing teaches you about everything. What it teaches you is true, it is not a lie. Do what it has taught you: abide in him.
Duch Kristův, kterého jste přijali, vás učí rozlišovat mezi pravdou a lží. A v tom se nedejte zviklat.
28 Yes, my children, remain in him, so that when he appears our confidence doesn’t fail us, and we are not ashamed to meet 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 Since you know he is righteous, you realise that everyone who does what is right is his child.
Víme, že Bůh je spravedlivý a jenom ten, kdo jedná v jeho Duchu, k němu patří.
