1 John 5

1 All those who believe that Jesus is the (Messiah/person God sent [to rescue us]) are ones who [have truly] become children of God. And everyone who loves [a man who is] someone’s father will [be expected to] love that man’s children as well. [Similarly, those who love God, who has caused them to become his children] [MET], [should love their fellow believers, whom God has also caused to become his children].

Todo aquel que cree que Jesús es el Cristo, es nacido de Dios; y cualquiera que ama al que engendró, ama también al que es nacido de él.

2 The way we can be sure that we [truly] love God’s children is this: We are loving them when we love God and do what he commands [us to do].

En esto conocemos que amamos a los hijos de Dios, cuando amamos a Dios, y guardamos sus mandamientos.

3 [I say this] because our obeying what God commands [us to do] is [the same as] loving him. And it is not burdensome/difficult for [us to do] what God commands [us to do].

Porque esta es la caridad de Dios, que guardemos sus mandamientos, y sus mandamientos no son gravosos.

4 All of us whom God has caused to become his children have been able to successfully resist (doing what/conducting our lives like) the people [MTY] [who] oppose God do. It is [only] by our trusting [in Christ] that we are able to (resist doing what/conducting our lives like) people in the world who are opposed to God [MTY] do.

Porque todo aquello que es nacido de Dios, vence al mundo; y esta es la victoria que vence al mundo, es a saber nuestra fe.

5 ([I will tell you] who are the ones who are able to resist doing what the people who are opposed to God do./Do you know who are the ones who are able to resist conducting their lives like the people who are opposed to God [MTY] do? [RHQ]) It is those who believe that Jesus is (God’s Son/the man who is also God).

¿Quién es el que vence al mundo, sino el que cree que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios?

6 [Think about] Jesus Christ. He is the one who came [to earth from God]. [God showed that he had truly sent Jesus when Jesus was baptized] in water [MTY] and [when Jesus’] blood [flowed from his body when he died]. [God showed this] not only [when Jesus was baptized] [MTY], but also when Jesus’ blood flowed [from his body when he died]. And [God’s] Spirit declares [truthfully that Jesus Christ came from God]. The Spirit always [speaks what] is true.

Este es Jesús, el Cristo, que vino por agua y sangre; no por agua solamente, sino por agua y sangre. Y el Espíritu es el que da testimonio, porque el Espíritu es la verdad.

7 There are three [ways] by which we know [that Christ came from God].

Porque tres son los que dan testimonio del cielo: el Padre, la Palabra y el Espíritu Santo; y estos tres son uno.

8 [Those three ways are: What God’s] Spirit [tells us, what God said when Jesus was baptized] [MTY] [in/with] water, and [Jesus’] blood [that flowed from his body when he died on the cross]. These three things all tell us the same thing, [that Jesus came from God].

También son tres los que dan testimonio en la tierra, el Espíritu, y el agua, y la sangre; y estos tres concuerdan en uno.

9 We [usually] believe what [other] people say. But what God says is more [reliable/trustworthy than what people say]. So [we must believe] what God has said is true [about] (his Son/the one who is also God).

Si recibimos el testimonio de los hombres, el testimonio de Dios es mayor; porque éste es el testimonio de Dios, que ha testificado de su Hijo.

10 Those who trust in the Son of God know within their (inner beings/hearts) that [what God] says [about his Son is true. But] those who refuse to believe that [what] God says is true are saying that God is a liar, because they refuse to believe what God has said about (his Son/the one who is also God).

El que cree en el Hijo de Dios, tiene el testimonio de Dios en sí mismo; el que no cree a Dios, ha hecho mentiroso a Dios, porque no ha creído en el testimonio que Dios ha testificado de su Hijo.

11 This is what [God] says [to us]: “I have given you eternal life!” We will live forever if we have a close relationship with his Son. (aiōnios g166)

Y este es el testimonio, que Dios nos ha dado vida eterna; y esta vida está en su Hijo. (aiōnios g166)

12 Those who have [a close relationship with God’s] Son (OR, who have accepted what God’s Son [has done for them]) have [already] begun to live [forever]. [But] those who do not have a relationship with (God’s Son/the one who is also God) (OR, who have not accepted what God’s Son has done for them) have not begun [to] live [forever].

El que tiene al Hijo, tiene la vida; el que no tiene al Hijo de Dios, no tiene vida.

13 I have written this [letter] to you who believe that Jesus is [MTY] (God’s Son/the one who is also God) in order that you may know that you have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

Estas cosas he escrito a vosotros que creéis en el Nombre del Hijo de Dios; para que sepáis que tenéis vida eterna, y para que creáis en el Nombre del Hijo de Dios. (aiōnios g166)

14 Because we have a close relationship with him, we are very confident that he hears us when we ask him [to do anything] that is in accordance with (his will/what he desires).

Y esta es la confianza que tenemos en Dios, que si pedimos alguna cosa conforme a su voluntad, él nos oye.

15 [And] since we know that he hears whenever we ask [him for something], we [also] know that [it is as though] he has [already] done what we requested him [to do].

Y si sabemos que él nos oye en cualquier cosa que pidamos, también sabemos que tenemos las peticiones que le hubiéremos pedido.

16 Those who see one of their fellow believers sinning in a way that does not result in being eternally separated from God should ask [God to help that fellow believer]; and [as a result God] will help that fellow believer and enable him or her to live [eternally. But some people] sin [in a manner that causes them] to be separated from God eternally. I am not saying that [you should] ask [God to help] people who sin like that.

Si alguno viere pecar a su hermano pecado que no es de muerte, pedirá a Dios, y él le dará vida; digo a los que pecan no de muerte: Hay pecado de muerte, por el cual yo no digo que ruegues.

17 Everyone who does what is wrong is sinning, but there are some sins that do not cause a person to be separated from God.

Toda maldad es pecado; mas hay pecado que no es de muerte.

18 We know that if a person has new life from God [MET], that person does not continue sinning. Instead, the (Son of/one who is also) God protects him so that [Satan], the evil one, does not harm him [spiritually].

Bien sabemos que cualquiera que es nacido de Dios, no peca; mas el que es engendrado de Dios, se guarda a sí mismo, y el maligno no le toca.

19 We know that we belong to God, and [we know] that the evil one controls all [the evil people in] [MTY] the world.

Sabemos que somos de Dios, y el mundo entero yace en maldad.

20 We also know that (God’s Son/the one who is also God) has come [to us], and [we know] that he has enabled us to know God, the one who is really/truly God. So now we have a close relationship with [God because] we belong to Jesus Christ, the one who is the (Son of/man who is also) God. Jesus Christ is truly God, and [he is the one who enables us to have] eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

Pero sabemos que el Hijo de Dios es venido, y nos ha dado entendimiento; para conocer al que es verdadero; y estamos en el verdadero, en su Hijo Jesús, el Cristo. Este es el verdadero Dios, y la vida eterna. (aiōnios g166)

21 [I say to] you who are very dear to me, guard/keep yourselves from [worshipping] gods [that have no real power]!

Hijitos, guardaos de los ídolos. Amén.