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1 我等が神の子等と稱せられ、且然あらん為に父の我等に賜ひし愛の如何なるかを看よ。世の我等を知らざるは、彼を知り奉らざるが故なり。
Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us—that, children of God, we should be called, —and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.
2 至愛なる者よ、我等は今實に神の子等たり、然れど其如何に成るべきかは未顕れず、我等は其顕れん時、我等が神に似奉るべきを知れり、其は之を有の儘に見奉るべければなり。
Beloved! now, are we, children of God; and, not yet, hath it been made manifest, what we shall be, —We know that, if it should be made manifest, like unto him, shall we be, because we shall see him, just as he is.
3 総て此希望を有する人は、尚彼も潔く在すが如く、己を潔からしむ。
And, whosoever hath this hope on him, is purifying himself, just as, He, is pure.
4 総て罪を犯す人は律法を犯す、即ち罪は律法を犯す事なり。
Whosoever is committing sin, lawlessness also, is committing, and, sin, is, lawlessness;
5 又イエズスの顕れ給ひしは我等の罪を除かん為にして、彼に聊の罪なき事は汝等の知る所なり。
And ye know, that, He, was made manifest—in order that, our sins, he should take away, and, sin, in him, is there none.
6 総て彼に止る者は罪を犯さず、総て罪を犯す人は彼を見奉りし事なく彼を識り奉る事なし。
Whosoever, in him, doth abide, is not sinning: whosoever is sinning, hath not seen him, and doth not understand him.
7 小子よ、誰にも惑はさるる事勿れ、義を為す者は義人なり、猶彼が義人にて在すがごとし。
Dear children! Let, no one, lead you astray! He that is doing righteousness, is, righteous, just as, He, is righteous:
8 罪を為す者は惡魔よりの者なり、其は惡魔は初より罪を為す者なればなり。神の御子の顕れ給ひしは、惡魔の業を亡ぼし給はん為なり。
He that is committing sin, is, of the adversary, because, from the beginning, the adversary is sinning. To this end, was the Son of God made manifest, in order that he might undo the works of the adversary.
9 総て神によりて生れ奉りし人は罪を為さず、其は御種之に存すればなり。又罪を為す能はず、其は神によりて生れ奉りたればなり。
Whosoever hath been born of God, is not committing, sin, because, a seed of him, within him, abideth; and he cannot be committing sin, because, of God, hath he been born.
10 神の子等と惡魔の子等とは、是に於て乎明に顕る、即ち総て義を為さざる人は神よりの者に非ず、兄弟を愛せざる人も亦然り、
Herein, are, manifest, the children of God, and the children of the adversary: Whoever is not doing righteousness, is not of God, nor yet he that is not loving his brother.
11 其は互に相愛せよとは汝等が初より聞きし告なればなり。
Because, this, is the message which ye have heard from the beginning—that we should be loving one another, —
12 カインの如く為すべからず、彼は惡しきものより[の人]にして弟を絞殺ししが、之を絞殺ししは何故ぞ、己が業は惡くして弟の業は正しかりし故なり。
Not just as, Cain, was, of the wicked one, and slew his brother! And, for what cause, slew he him? Because, his works, were, wicked, whereas, those of his brother, were, righteous.
13 兄弟等よ、世の汝等を憎むを怪しむ事勿れ、
Be not marveling, brethren, if, the world, is hating you:
14 我等は兄弟を愛するによりて死より生命に移されたるを知れり、愛せざる人は死に止る。
We, know, that we have passed over out of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not, abideth in death.
Whosoever is hating his brother, is, a murderer; and ye know that, no murderer, hath life age-during, within him abiding. (aiōnios g166)
16 我等が愛を覚りたるは、キリストが我等の為に生命を棄て給ひしを以てなり、我等も亦兄弟の為に生命を棄つべし。
Hereby, have we come to understand love: in that, He, for us, his life laid down; and, we, ought, for the brethren, our lives to lay down.
17 此世の財産を有てるもの、兄弟の窮乏せるを見つつ、之に己が腸を閉ぢなば、争でか神に對する愛の之に止る事を得んや。
But, whoso hath this world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother having, need, and shutteth up his tender affections from him, how, is, the love of God, abiding in him?
18 我小子よ、我等は言と舌とを以て愛すべからず、行と眞とを以てすべし。
Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
19 之を以て我等が自ら眞理によれる事を知る、又御前に於て我心を勧めん、
Hereby, shall we get to know, that, of the truth, we are, and, before him, shall persuade our heart;
20 蓋我等の心我等を咎むるも、神は我等の心より偉大に在して萬事を知り給ふなり。
Because, if our own heart condemn us, greater, is God, than our heart, and perceiveth all things.
21 至愛なる者よ、若我等の心我等を咎めずば、神の御前に於て憚る所なし、
Beloved! if our heart be not condemning us, boldness, have we, towards God;
22 又何事を願ふも之を賜はるなり、其は神の掟を守りて御意に適ふことを行へばなり。
And, whatsoever we are asking, we are receiving from him, because, his commandments, are we keeping, and, the things that are pleasing before him, are we doing.
23 斯て其掟は、即ち御子イエズス、キリストの御名を信じ奉り、且其我等に命じ給ひし如く互に相愛すべき事是なり。
And, this, is his commandment, —that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and be loving one another—just as he gave a commandment unto us.
24 神の掟を守る人は神に止り奉り、神も亦是に止り給ふ。我等が神の我等に止り給ふ事を知るは、其我等に賜ひし[聖]霊によりてなり。
And, he that keepeth his commandments, in him, abideth, and, he, in him. And, hereby, perceive we, that he abideth in us, by reason of the Spirit which, unto us, he hath given.
