1 John 1
King James Version
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Fyrsta bréf Jóhannesar 1
Icelandic Bible
1 Efni vort er það sem var frá upphafi, það sem vér höfum heyrt, það sem vér höfum séð með augum vorum, það sem vér horfðum á og hendur vorar þreifuðu á, það er orð lífsins.
2 Og lífið var opinberað, og vér höfum séð það og vottum um það og boðum yður lífið eilífa, sem var hjá föðurnum og var opinberað oss.
3 Já, það sem vér höfum séð og heyrt, það boðum vér yður einnig, til þess að þér getið líka haft samfélag við oss. Og samfélag vort er við föðurinn og við son hans Jesú Krist.
4 Þetta skrifum vér til þess að fögnuður vor verði fullkominn.
5 Og þetta er boðskapurinn, sem vér höfum heyrt af honum og boðum yður: "Guð er ljós, og myrkur er alls ekki í honum."
6 Ef vér segjum: "Vér höfum samfélag við hann," og göngum þó í myrkrinu, þá ljúgum vér og iðkum ekki sannleikann.
7 En ef vér göngum í ljósinu, eins og hann er sjálfur í ljósinu, þá höfum vér samfélag hver við annan og blóð Jesú, sonar hans, hreinsar oss af allri synd.
8 Ef vér segjum: "Vér höfum ekki synd," þá svíkjum vér sjálfa oss og sannleikurinn er ekki í oss.
9 Ef vér játum syndir vorar, þá er hann trúr og réttlátur, svo að hann fyrirgefur oss syndirnar og hreinsar oss af öllu ranglæti.
10 Ef vér segjum: "Vér höfum ekki syndgað," þá gjörum vér hann að lygara og orð hans er ekki í oss.
1 John 1
The Voice
1 We want to tell you about the One who was from the beginning. We have seen Him with our own eyes, heard Him with our own ears, and touched Him with our own hands. This One is the manifestation of the life-giving Voice, 2 and He showed us real life, eternal life. We have seen it all, and we can’t keep what we witnessed quiet—we have to share it with you. We are inviting you to experience eternal life through the One who was with the Father and came down to us. 3 What we saw and heard we pass on to you so that you, too, will be connected with us intimately and become family. Our family is united by our connection with the Father and His Son Jesus, the Anointed One; 4 and we write all this because retelling this story fulfills our[a] joy.
5 What we are telling you now is the very message we heard from Him: God is pure light, undimmed by darkness of any kind. 6 If we say we have an intimate connection with the Father but we continue stumbling around in darkness, then we are lying because we do not live according to truth. 7 If we walk step by step in the light, where the Father is, then we are ultimately connected to each other through the sacrifice of Jesus His Son. His blood purifies us from all our sins. 8 If we go around bragging, “We have no sin,” then we are fooling ourselves and are strangers to the truth. 9 But if we own up to our sins, God shows that He is faithful and just by forgiving us of our sins and purifying us from the pollution of all the bad things we have done. 10 If we say, “We have not sinned,” then we depict God as a liar and show that we have not let His word find its way into our hearts.
Footnotes
- 1:4 Other manuscripts read “your.”
by Icelandic Bible Society
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