1 John 3
1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us: he lets us be called God’s children! For that is what we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it has not learned to know him.
Sobꞌa hei dudꞌuꞌa Amaꞌ sia sorga susuen neu nggita! Huu susuen naa manaseliꞌ, losa Ana soꞌu nggita dadꞌi Eni ana nara. Naa tebꞌe! Te atahori mana rasodꞌa tungga raefafoꞌ ia hihii-nanaun, nda rahine hita ia seka sa boe, huu nda rahine Lamatualain sa.
2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is that, when it is revealed, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
Ana susue ngga re! Hita dadꞌi Lamatualain ana nara ena, te nda feꞌe bubꞌuluꞌ dei fo hita dadꞌi taꞌo bee sa boe. Akaꞌ na hita bubꞌuluꞌ, taꞌo ia: mete ma Kristus baliꞌ nema, hita dadꞌi onaꞌ E boe, huu tita E relo-relo.
3 And just as he is pure, everyone who has this hope, makes and keeps themselves pure.
Basa atahori mana rahani Kristus neneman, tantu ara tao ramemeu masodꞌa nara, fo rasodꞌa meumareꞌ onaꞌ Kristus boe.
4 Everyone who lives sinfully is living in violation of God’s law. Sin is lawlessness.
Basa sala-kiluꞌ ra ralena-langga Lamatuaꞌ parendan. Naa de basa atahori mana tao salaꞌ ra ralena-langga Lamatualain parendan ena, ma labꞌan Lamatuaꞌ boe.
5 You know that Christ appeared to take away our sins and that there is no sin in him.
Hei bubꞌuluꞌ mae, Kristus dadꞌi atahori fo fee ambon neu sala-kiluꞌ ra. Ana bisa tao taꞌo naa, huu Eni nda mana tao salaꞌ sa.
6 No one who lives in him continues to sin; the sinner has not seen or known him.
Dadꞌi atahori fo masodꞌan naꞌabꞌue nakandoo no E, nasodꞌa nda tao salaꞌ sa ena. Te mete ma atahori sa nasodꞌa taoꞌ a salaꞌ nakandooꞌ a, eni sosoan nae, ana nda nahine ma nda naꞌabꞌue no Kristus sa.
7 My children, don’t let anyone mislead you. The person who does what is right is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
Ana susue ngga re! Afiꞌ losa hei neneꞌediꞌ nalaꞌ. Te atahori mana nasodꞌa tungga saa fo ndoo-tetuꞌ a, naa eni, atahori rala ndoos, onaꞌ Kristus boe.
8 The person who lives in sin is a child of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To undo the devil’s work is the reason the Son of God appeared.
Te atahori mana nasodꞌa tao salaꞌ, eni naꞌoka sia nitu deꞌulakaꞌ ra malanggan. Huu eni mana tao deꞌulakaꞌ mia fefeun. Naa de Lamatuaꞌ Anan nema tao nalutu nitu a tatao-nonoꞌi deꞌulakan naa.
9 No child of God sins, because God’s nature dwells in them. They can’t live in sin, because they are God’s children.
Atahori mana dadꞌi Lamatuaꞌ anan, nda tao salaꞌ sa ena, huu Lamatuaꞌ leo sia aon rala. Ana nda bisa tao salaꞌ nakandooꞌ a sa, huu eni naꞌoka sia Lamatuaꞌ.
10 By this it is made clear who are the children of God and who are the devil’s: anyone who doesn’t do what is right or doesn’t love others is not a child of God.
No taꞌo naa, hita bisa bubꞌuluꞌ seka naꞌoka sia Lamatualain, ma seka naꞌoka sia nitu ra malanggan. Huu atahori nda mana tao tungga ndoo-tetuꞌ a sa, ma atahori nda mana sue nahine toronoon sa, naa dadꞌi bukti oi, eni nda naꞌoka sia Lamatualain sa.
11 For this is the message we heard from the beginning: we are to love one another.
Mia lele uluꞌ a, hei rena memaꞌ hehelu-fufuliꞌ ia, mana oi, “Esa sue-lai esa!”
12 We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his actions were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.
Feꞌe misinedꞌa Kaen no Habel dudꞌuit na, to? Naa, afiꞌ tao tungga Kaen, te ana naꞌoka sia deꞌulaka manaseliꞌ a, sambe tao nisa odꞌin Habel. Saa de ana tao taꞌo naa? Naa, huu eni tao dala deꞌulakaꞌ ra, te odin tao dala ndoo-tetuꞌ a.
13 Do not be suprised, friends, if the world hates you.
Toronoo ngga re! Afiꞌ heran mete ma atahori mana tungga raefafoꞌ ia hihii-nanaun ra, mburu-oeꞌ ro nggi.
14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love each other. The person who does not love remains in a state of death.
Hai bubꞌuluꞌ ena oi, mete ma atahori mana tao salaꞌ ra mate, na, ara saranggaa mia Lamatualain. Te huu hita sue toronoo tara, naa dadꞌi bukti oi, mete ma hita mate, na, hita tasodꞌa takandoo to Lamatuaꞌ. Te mete ma basa atahori nda mana raꞌena susueꞌ sa mate, na, ara saranggaa mia Lamatuaꞌ.
15 The person who hates another is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life dwelling within them. (aiōnios g166)
Huu atahori mana mburu-oeꞌ ro toronoon, eni onaꞌ atahori mana tao nisa atahori. Naa, hei bubꞌuluꞌ ena mae, atahori mataꞌ naa nda hambu nasodꞌa nakandoo no Lamatualain sa. (aiōnios g166)
16 This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. So we should lay down our own lives for each other.
Hita bisa tahine susue matetuꞌ mia Kristus conto na. Huu Ana sue nggita, losa Ana fee Aon de mate, fo nggati hita ena. Huu naa, hita o musi sadꞌia fee ao tara neu toronoo tara boe.
17 If anyone has material possessions, and sees one of our own in need, but closes their heart against that person, how can it be said that the love of God is within them?
Mete ma hambu atahori sa masodꞌan hambu-dai, basa ma nita toronoon esa sia sususaꞌ rala, te ralan nda naꞌena susueꞌ mbei sa boe, fo tulu-fali e sa, taꞌo bee fo atahori naa bisa olaꞌ nae, “Au sue Lamatualain!” Nda bisa sa!
18 My children, our love must not be mere words or talk. It must be true and show itself in actions.
Ana susue ngga re! Afiꞌ sue noꞌ a dedꞌea-oꞌolaꞌ maloleꞌ ra, te tao dala maloleꞌ boe, fo mitudꞌu susue mara no matetuꞌ.
19 This is how we will know we belong to the truth and reassure ourselves in God’s presence:
Te mete ma hita tatudꞌu susueꞌ ma tao dala maloleꞌ taꞌo naa, hita bisa bubꞌuluꞌ tae, hita hambu tasodꞌa tungga ndoo-tetuꞌ a. No taꞌo naa, hita nda parlu tamatau sa, ma bisa botiꞌ mata tara leleꞌ tandaa to Lamatualain.
20 though our conscience condemns us, God is greater than our conscience and knows everything.
Itaꞌ mae rala tara feꞌe fua salaꞌ neu nggita soꞌal dala nda maloleꞌ fo tao titaꞌ ra, na, afiꞌ tamatau. Huu Lamatualain naꞌena kasian lenaꞌ seli mia hita. Ma Ana o bubꞌuluꞌ basa-bꞌasaꞌ e.
21 Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, then we approach God with confidence,
Ana susue ngga re! Mete ma rala tara oi hita nda sala sa, na, ata bisa tamahere ao tara ma nda mae sa leleꞌ ata hule-oꞌe mbali Lamatualain.
22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we are keeping his commands, and are doing what pleases him.
Huu hita tao tungga parenda nara, ma tao ralan namahoꞌo, naa de hita bisa simbo basa saa fo toꞌe mia E.
23 His command is that we should believe in his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, as Christ commanded us.
Parendan nae taꞌo ia: tamahere takandoo neu Anan Yesus Kristus, fo Ana haitua nemaꞌ a. Ma esa sue esa nekendooꞌ a, onaꞌ Yesus parendan.
24 The person who keeps his commands dwells in God and God dwells in them. And we are sure he lives in us because of the Spirit he has given us.
Atahori mana tao tungga Lamatualain parenda nara, eni nasodꞌa neꞌebꞌue no Lamatualain ena. Ma Lamatuaꞌ o neꞌebꞌue no eni boe. Hita bubꞌuluꞌ Eni sia rala tara, huu Dula-dalen nasodꞌa sia naa.
