1 John 2
1 You who are very dear to me, I am writing this to you [to say], “Do not sin!” But if any of you [believers] sins, [God can forgive you because] we have Jesus Christ, who is the righteous one, who speaks to the Father on our behalf [and asks him to forgive us].
Moji mali otroci, te stvari vam pišem, da ne grešite. Če pa katerikoli človek greši, imamo pri Očetu zagovornika, Jezusa Kristusa, pravičnega.
2 [Remember that Jesus Christ] voluntarily sacrificed [his own life for us, so that as a result God forgives] our sins. [Yes, God is able to forgive] our sins, but not only ours! [He is] also [able to forgive] the sins of people everywhere!
In on je spravna daritev za naše grehe, pa ne samo za naše, ampak tudi za grehe celotnega sveta.
3 [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we (know/have a close relationship with) [God]. [If we] obey what he commands [us to do, that shows us that we have a close relationship with him. So we must always obey what he commands us to do].
In s tem spoznamo, da ga poznamo, če se ravnamo po njegovih zapovedih.
4 Those who say, “We (know/have a close relationship with) God,” and do not obey what [God] commands [us to do], are liars. They are not conducting their lives according to [God’s] true message.
Kdor pravi: »Poznam ga, « pa se ne drži njegovih zapovedi, je lažnivec in v njem ni resnice.
5 But those who obey what [God] commands them to do are the people who love God in the manner in which he wants us to. [I will tell you] how we can be sure that we have a close relationship with God:
Toda kdorkoli se drži njegove besede, je v njem Božja ljubezen resnično izpopolnjena; s tem spoznamo, da smo v njem.
6 If we say that we are living as God wants us to, we should [conduct our lives] as Christ [did].
Kdor pravi, [da] ostaja v njem, mora tudi sam tako živeti, kakor je živel on.
7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new [additional] command to you. Instead, I am writing to you a command which was given to you when you first [MTY] [believed in Christ]. That command is [part of] the message that you have [always] heard.
Bratje, ne pišem vam nobene nove zapovedi, temveč staro zapoved, ki ste jo imeli od začetka. Stara zapoved je beseda, ki ste jo slišali od začetka.
8 Nevertheless, [I can say that] the command I am writing to you is a new command. [It is new because] what Christ [did] was new, and what you [are doing] is new, because [you have been ceasing to conduct your lives in a morally impure manner] and [are now truly conducting your lives in a pure manner. That is like] [MET] no longer [living in] darkness. Instead, [it is like] living where a brilliant light is already shining.
Ponovno vam pišem novo zapoved, katere beseda je resnična v njem in v vas; zato ker je tema minila in sedaj sije resnična svetloba.
9 Those who claim that they are [pure in every way, like people] [MET] living in the light, but hate any of their fellow believers, are still [behaving in an impure manner, like] [MET] [people who are continually living] in darkness.
Kdor pravi, [da] je v svetlobi, pa sovraži svojega brata, je v temi celó do sedaj.
10 But those who love their fellow believers [are continuing to conduct their lives like people] who are living in the light. They are people who please [God] [LIT]. [So you should love your fellow believers].
Kdor ljubi svojega brata, ostaja v svetlobi in v njem ni nobene priložnosti za spotiko.
11 But those who hate any of their fellow believers are still [conducting their lives in an impure way, like] [MET] [people who are living] in darkness. They do not know that they will eventually destroy themselves [eternally]. They have become [spiritually] blind [PRS, MET], [unaware of spiritual truth].
Toda kdor sovraži svojega brata, je v temi in hodi po temi in ne ve, kam gre, zato ker mu je ta tema zaslepila njegove oči.
12 I am writing [this] to you [whom I love as though] [MET] [you were my] little children, to you who are [spiritually mature people who are like] [MET] fathers, and to you [spiritually vigorous/strong people who are like] [MET] young men. Remember that your sins have been forgiven {[God] has forgiven your sins} on account of what Christ [MTY] [has done]. You now know [Christ, the one] who always existed. You have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
Pišem vam, otročički, ker so vam zaradi njegovega imena odpuščeni vaši grehi.
Pišem vam, očetje, ker ste spoznali njega, ki je od začetka. Pišem vam, mladeniči, ker ste premagali zlobnega. Pišem vam, majhni otroci, ker ste spoznali Očeta.
14 [I will say it again]: I have written [this] to you because you have come to know the Father, because you now know [Christ, the one] who always existed, because you are [spiritually] strong, because you continue to [obey] God’s word, and because you have defeated the evil one, [Satan].
Pisal sem vam, očetje, ker ste spoznali njega, ki je od začetka. Pisal sem vam, mladeniči, ker ste močni in Božja beseda ostaja v vas in ste premagali zlobnega.
15 Do not desire [to conduct you lives in the evil manner in which] godless [people in] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives], and do not love anything that [the evil people] in the world [MTY] [consider to be good]. Those who desire [to conduct their lives in the evil manner in which other people of] the world [MTY] conduct their [lives] do not [really] love [God], their Father, [at all].
Ne ljubite sveta niti stvari, ki so v svetu. Če katerikoli človek ljubi svet, v njem ni Očetove ljubezni.
16 Keep in mind that all [the evil human desires] in the world [are actions/things such as these]: [People] desire to do [what] their self-directed nature [strongly desires]. [People] desire [to possess] whatever (appeals to their senses/they see or hear about). [People] boast about the material things that they possess. [Such evil ways of living] do not originate/come from the Father! Instead they originate/come from [the (godless people in] the world/people in the world who conduct their lives in a manner that displeases God) [MTY]!
Kajti vse, kar je v svetu, poželenje mesa, poželenje oči in napuh življenja, ni od Očeta, temveč od sveta.
17 The [godless people in] the world [MTY], along with what they desire, will disappear, but those who do what God wants [them to do] will live forever! You know that it is now the final period of this age when there are liars who deny that Jesus is God’s Chosen One. But you have the power of God’s Spirit and you know what is true and what is false. So continue to live according to the true message that you heard when you began to believe in Christ, in order that you may continue to live united both to God’s Son and to the Father. (aiōn g165)
In svet mineva in njegovo poželenje; kdor pa izpolnjuje Božjo voljo, ostaja na veke. (aiōn g165)
18 [You who are very dear to me], it is [now] (the final part [MTY] [of this age/] final [period of time before Jesus returns]). Just like you heard [from us apostles] that a person who opposes Christ will come/appear, even now there are many people who oppose Christ. That is why we know that it is the final part [of this age] (OR, [before Jesus returns]) [MTY].
Majhni otroci, poslednji čas je in kakor ste slišali, da bo prišel antikrist, je celó sedaj tam mnogo antikristov; po čemer vemo, da je poslednji čas.
19 The [people who oppose Christ] refused to remain in our congregations, but they never [really] (belonged with us/were fellow believers). If they had (belonged with us/been fellow believers), they would have remained with us. But because [they left, everyone] can clearly know that none of them (belongs with us/is a fellow believer).
Izšli so od nas, toda niso bili od nas; kajti če bi bili od nas, bi brez dvoma ostali z nami, toda odšli so ven, da bi bili lahko jasno prikazani, da niso bili vsi od nas.
20 But as for you, you have been given the power of [God’s Spirit, which comes from Christ] (OR, [God]), the Holy One. [As a result], you all know [how to] ([distinguish false teaching from/recognize what is false teaching and what is]) [the true message].
Toda vi imate maziljenje od Svetega in poznate vse stvari.
21 I am writing [this letter] to you, not because you do not know [what is God’s] true message, but because you do know [what it is]. You also know that no false message originates/comes from [God, who is the source of all] truth.
Nisem vam pisal, ker ne poznate resnice, temveč ker jo poznate in da nobena laž ni iz resnice.
22 The [worst] liars are the ones who deny that Jesus is (the Messiah/the one whom God chose to rescue us). They are [the ones that we told you about], the ones who oppose Christ. They refuse to acknowledge/admit that [God is] the Father and that [Jesus is his] Son (OR, the one who is also God).
Kdo je lažnivec razen, kdor zanika, da Jezus je Kristus? Ta je antikrist, ki zanika Očeta in Sina.
23 Those who refuse to acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son do not have a relationship with the Father. But those who acknowledge/admit that [Jesus is God’s] Son [not only have a relationship with God’s Son, but they] have a relationship with the Father also.
Kdorkoli zanika Sina, ta isti nima Očeta; [toda] kdor priznava Sina, ima tudi Očeta.
24 [So], as for you, you must continue to conduct your lives according to [the true message] that you heard when you began [MTY] [to believe in Christ]. If you continue to [do that], you will continue to have a close relationship with both [God’s] Son and the Father.
Naj torej v vas ostaja to, kar ste slišali od začetka. Če bo to, kar ste slišali od začetka, ostalo v vas, boste tudi vi ostali v Sinu in v Očetu.
In to je obljuba, ki nam jo je obljubil, celó večno življenje. (aiōnios g166)
26 I have written this to you [to] ([warn you] about/tell you to beware of) those [who want to] deceive you [concerning the truth about Christ].
Te stvari sem vam napisal glede teh, ki vas zapeljujejo.
27 As for you, God’s Spirit, whom you received from Christ, remains in you. So you do not need anyone to teach you [anything else that they claim/say is the truth]. God’s Spirit is teaching you all [of God’s truth that you need to know]. God’s Spirit is truthful and never says anything that is false. So continue to conduct your lives in the way that [he has] taught you.
Toda maziljenje, ki ste ga prejeli od njega, ostaja v vas in ne potrebujete, da vas katerikoli človek uči. Toda kakor vas isto maziljenje uči o vseh stvareh in je resnično in ni laž in celo tako kakor vas je poučilo, boste ostali v njem.
28 Now, [while some people are trying to persuade you to accept their false teaching, I urge] you, who are all very dear to me, to continue to [have a close relationship with] Christ. [We need to do that] in order that we may be confident [that he will accept us] when he comes back again. If we do that, we will not be ashamed [when we stand] before [him] when he comes.
In sedaj, majhni otroci, ostanite v njem, da ko se bo prikazal, bomo lahko imeli zaupanje in ob njegovem prihodu ne bomo osramočeni pred njim.
29 Since you know that [Christ] always does what is right, you know that all those who continue doing what is right are the ones who have become children of God.
Če veste, da je pravičen, spoznavate, da je vsak, kdor ravna pravično, rojen iz njega.
