1 Mine kjære barn, jeg skriver dette til dere for at dere ikke skal synde. Men hvis noen synder, har vi en talsmann hos Faderen, Jesus Kristus, Den Rettferdige.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor{Greek Parakleton: Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comfortor.} with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

2 Han er sonofferet for våre synder, og ikke bare for våre, men også for hele verdens.

And he is the atoning sacrifice{"atoning sacrifice" is from the Greek "hilasmos," an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation-- the sacrifice that turns away God's wrath because of our sin.} for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

3 Slik vet vi at vi kjenner ham: om vi holder hans bud.

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

4 Den som sier: "Jeg kjenner ham," men ikke holder hans bud, er en løgner, og sannheten er ikke i ham.

One who says, "I know him," and doesn't keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn't in him.

5 Men den som holder hans ord, i ham har Guds kjærlighet virkelig blitt fullendt. Slik vet vi at vi er i ham.

But whoever keeps his word, God's love has most assuredly been perfected in him. This is how we know that we are in him:

6 Den som sier at han blir i ham, bør selv vandre slik som han vandret.

he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

7 Brødre, jeg skriver ikke et nytt bud til dere, men et gammelt bud som dere har hatt fra begynnelsen. Det gamle budet er ordet dere har hørt fra begynnelsen.

Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.

8 Igjen, jeg skriver et nytt bud til dere, som er sant i ham og i dere; for mørket svinner bort og det sanne lys skinner allerede.

Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.

9 Den som sier at han er i lyset og hater sin bror, er fortsatt i mørket.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

10 Den som elsker sin bror, blir i lyset, og det er ingen snubling i ham.

He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.

11 Men den som hater sin bror, er i mørket og vandrer i mørket, og vet ikke hvor han går fordi mørket har blindet hans øyne.

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn't know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

12 Jeg skriver til dere, små barn, fordi deres synder er tilgitt for hans navns skyld.

I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

13 Jeg skriver til dere, fedre, fordi dere kjenner ham som er fra begynnelsen. Jeg skriver til dere, unge menn, fordi dere har beseiret den onde. Jeg skriver til dere, små barn, fordi dere kjenner Faderen.

I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.

14 Jeg har skrevet til dere, fedre, fordi dere kjenner ham som er fra begynnelsen. Jeg har skrevet til dere, unge menn, fordi dere er sterke, og Guds ord blir i dere, og dere har beseiret den onde.

I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

15 Elsk ikke verden, heller ikke de ting som er i verden. Om noen elsker verden, er ikke Faderens kjærlighet i ham.

Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him.

16 For alt som er i verden, kjødets begjær, øynenes begjær, og livets stolthet, er ikke av Faderen, men av verden.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.

17 Verden forgår med sitt begjær, men den som gjør Guds vilje, varer evig.

The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.

18 Små barn, dette er den siste tid, og som dere har hørt at Antikrist kommer, har mange antikrister allerede kommet. Dermed vet vi at det er den siste tid.

Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the end times.

19 De gikk ut fra oss, men de hørte ikke til oss; hadde de hørt til oss, ville de ha blitt hos oss. Men de dro, for at det skulle bli åpenbart at de ikke alle hører til oss.

They went out from us, but they didn't belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.

20 Dere har fått en salvelse fra Den Hellige, og dere kjenner sannheten.

You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know the truth.

21 Jeg har ikke skrevet til dere fordi dere ikke kjenner sannheten, men fordi dere kjenner den, og fordi ingen løgn er av sannheten.

I have not written to you because you don't know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

22 Hvem er løgneren om ikke den som benekter at Jesus er Kristus? Dette er Antikristen, han som benekter Faderen og Sønnen.

Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.

23 Den som benekter Sønnen, har heller ikke Faderen. Den som bekjenner Sønnen, har også Faderen.

Whoever denies the Son, the same doesn't have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.

24 La det som dere har hørt fra begynnelsen forbli i dere. Hvis det dere har hørt fra begynnelsen forblir i dere, vil dere også forbli i Sønnen og i Faderen.

Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.

25 Dette er løftet han ga oss: det evige liv.

This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.

26 Disse tingene har jeg skrevet til dere om dem som ville føre dere vill.

These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.

27 Men salvelsen dere har mottatt fra ham blir i dere, og dere trenger ikke at noen lærer dere. Hans salvelse lærer dere om alt, og er sann, og ikke løgn. Og som den har lært dere, bli i ham.

As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don't need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

28 Nå, små barn, bli i ham, så vi kan ha frimodighet når han kommer, og ikke bli til skamme ved hans komme.

Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

29 Hvis dere vet at han er rettferdig, vet dere at hver den som gjør rettferdighet, er født av ham.

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.