| 1 אֵת אֲשֶׁר הָיָה מֵרֹאשׁ אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ וּבְעֵינֵינוּ רָאִינוּ אֲשֶׁר הִבַּטְנוּ וַאֲשֶׁר מִשְׁשׁוּ יָדֵינוּ עַל־דְּבַר הַחַיִּים | 1 Something which has existed since the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with ourown eyes, which we have watched and touched with our own hands, the Word of life -- this is our theme. |
| 2 וְהַחַיִּים נִגְלוּ וַנֵּרֵא וּמְעִידִים אֲנַחְנוּ וּמוֹדִיעִים לָכֶם אֶת־חַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ עִם־הָאָב וְנִגְלוּ לָנוּ | 2 That life was made visible; we saw it and are giving our testimony, declaring to you the eternal life,which was present to the Father and has been revealed to us. |
| 3 אֵת אֲשֶׁר רָאִינוּ וְשָׁמַעְנוּ נוֹדִיעָה לָכֶם לְמַעַן תִּתְחַבְּרוּ לָנוּ גַּם־אַתֶּם וְהִתְחַבְּרוּתֵנוּ הִיא עִם־הָאָב וְעִם־בְּנוֹ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ | 3 We are declaring to you what we have seen and heard, so that you too may share our life. Our life isshared with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. |
| 4 וְאֶת־זֹאת כֹּתְבִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָכֶם לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה שִׂמְחַתְכֶם שְׁלֵמָה | 4 We are writing this to you so that our joy may be complete. |
| 5 וְזֹאת הִיא הַשְּׁמוּעָה אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ מִמֶּנּוּ וַנַּגֵּד לָכֶם כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים אוֹר הוּא וְכָל־חשֶׁךְ אֵין בּוֹ | 5 This is what we have heard from him and are declaring to you: God is light, and there is no darkness inhim at al . |
| 6 אִם־נֹאמַר כִּי יֶשׁ־לָנוּ הִתְחַבְּרוּת עִמּוֹ וְנִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחשֶׁךְ הִנְנוּ כֹזְבִים וּפְעֻלָּתֵנוּ אֵינֶנָּה אֱמֶת | 6 If we say that we share in God's life while we are living in darkness, we are lying, because we are notliving the truth. |
| 7 אַךְ אִם־בָּאוֹר נֵלֵךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא בָאוֹר הִנֵּה נִתְחַבַּרְנוּ יָחַד וְדַם־יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בְּנוֹ יְטַהֲרֵנוּ מִכָּל־חֵטְא | 7 But if we live in light, as he is in light, we have a share in another's life, and the blood of Jesus, his Son,cleanses us from all sin. |
| 8 אִם־נֹאמַר כִּי אֵין־בָּנוּ חֵטְא הִנְנוּ מַתְעִים אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ וְהָאֱמֶת אֵין בָּנוּ | 8 If we say, 'We have no sin,' we are deceiving ourselves, and truth has no place in us; |
| 9 וְאִם־נִתְוַדֶּה אֶת־חַטֹּאתֵינוּ נֶאֱמָן הוּא וְצַדִּיק לִסְלֹחַ לָנוּ אֶת־חַטֹּאתֵינוּ וּלְטַהֲרֵנוּ מִכָּל־עָוֺן | 9 if we acknowledge our sins, he is trustworthy and upright, so that he will forgive our sins and wilcleanse us from all evil. |
| 10 וְאִם־נֹאמַר כִּי לֹא חָטָאנוּ לְכֹזֵב נְשִׂימֶנּוּ וּדְבָרוֹ אֵין בָּנוּ | 10 If we say, 'We have never sinned,' we make him a liar, and his word has no place in us. |
