1 John - Prima lettera di Giovanni 2

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Τεκνια μου, ταυτα σας γραφω δια να μη αμαρτησητε. Και εαν τις αμαρτηση, εχομεν παρακλητον προς τον Πατερα, τον Ιησουν Χριστον τον δικαιον?	1 My children, I am writing this to prevent you from sinning; but if anyone does sin, we have an advocatewith the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright.
2 και αυτος ειναι ιλασμος περι των αμαρτιων ημων, και ουχι μονον περι των ημετερων, αλλα και περι ολου του κοσμου.	2 He is the sacrifice to expiate our sins, and not only ours, but also those of the whole world.
3 Και εν τουτω γνωριζομεν οτι εγνωρισαμεν αυτον, εαν τας εντολας αυτου φυλαττωμεν.	3 In this way we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 Οστις λεγει, Εγνωρισα αυτον, και τας εντολας αυτου δεν φυλαττει, ψευστης ειναι, και εν τουτω η αληθεια δεν υπαρχει?	4 Whoever says, 'I know him' without keeping his commandments, is a liar, and truth has no place in him.
5 οστις ομως φυλαττη τον λογον αυτου, αληθως εν τουτω η αγαπη του Θεου ειναι τετελειωμενη. Εν τουτω γνωριζομεν οτι ειμεθα εν αυτω.	5 But anyone who does keep his word, in such a one God's love truly reaches its perfection. This is theproof that we are in God.
6 Οστις λεγει οτι μενει εν αυτω χρεωστει, καθως εκεινος περιεπατησε, και αυτος ουτω να περιπατη.	6 Whoever claims to remain in him must act as he acted.
7 Αδελφοι, δεν σας γραφω εντολην νεαν, αλλ' εντολην παλαιαν, την οποιαν ειχετε απ' αρχης? η εντολη η παλαια ειναι ο λογος, τον οποιον ηκουσατε απ' αρχης.	7 My dear friends, this is not a new commandment I am writing for you, but an old commandment that youhave had from the beginning; the old commandment is the message you have heard.
8 Παλιν εντολην νεαν σας γραφω, το οποιον ειναι αληθες εις αυτον και εις εσας, διοτι το σκοτος παρερχεται και το φως το αληθινον ηδη φεγγει.	8 Yet in another way, I am writing a new commandment for you -- and this is true for you, just as much asfor him -- for darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
9 Οστις λεγει οτι ειναι εν τω φωτι και μισει τον αδελφον αυτου, εν τω σκοτει ειναι εως τωρα.	9 Whoever claims to be in light but hates his brother is still in darkness.
10 Οστις αγαπα τον αδελφον αυτου εν τω φωτι μενει, και σκανδαλον εν αυτω δεν ειναι?	10 Anyone who loves his brother remains in light and there is in him nothing to make him fall away.
11 οστις ομως μισει τον αδελφον αυτου εν τω σκοτει ειναι και εν τω σκοτει περιπατει και δεν εξευρει που υπαγει, διοτι το σκοτος ετυφλωσε τους οφθαλμους αυτου.	11 But whoever hates his brother is in darkness and is walking about in darkness not knowing where he isgoing, because darkness has blinded him.
12 Γραφω προς εσας, τεκνια, διοτι συνεχωρηθησαν αι αμαρτιαι σας δια το ονομα αυτου.	12 I am writing to you, children, because your sins have been forgiven through his name.
13 Γραφω προς εσας, πατερες, διοτι εγνωρισατε τον απ' αρχης. Γραφω προς εσας, νεανισκοι, διοτι ενικησατε τον πονηρον. Γραφω προς εσας, παιδια, διοτι εγνωρισατε τον Πατερα.	13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know the One who has existed since thebeginning. I am writing to you, young people, because you have overcome the Evil One.
14 Εγραψα προς εσας, πατερες, διοτι εγνωρισατε τον απ' αρχης. Εγραψα προς εσας, νεανισκοι, διοτι εισθε ισχυροι και ο λογος του Θεου μενει εν υμιν και ενικησατε τον πονηρον.	14 I have written to you, children, because you have come to know the Father. I have written to you,parents, because you have come to know the One who has existed since the beginning. I have written to you,young people, because you are strong, and God's word remains in you, and you have overcome the Evil One.
15 Μη αγαπατε τον κοσμον μηδε τα εν τω κοσμω. Εαν τις αγαπα τον κοσμον, η αγαπη του Πατρος δεν ειναι εν αυτω?	15 Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone does love the world, the love of the Father findsno place in him,
16 διοτι παν το εν τω κοσμω, η επιθυμια της σαρκος και η επιθυμια των οφθαλμων και η αλαζονεια του βιου δεν ειναι εκ του Πατρος, αλλ' ειναι εκ του κοσμου.	16 because everything there is in the world -- disordered bodily desires, disordered desires of the eyes,pride in possession -- is not from the Father but is from the world.
17 Και ο κοσμος παρερχεται και η επιθυμια αυτου? οστις ομως πραττει το θελημα του Θεου μενει εις τον αιωνα.	17 And the world, with al its disordered desires, is passing away. But whoever does the will of Godremains for ever.
18 Παιδια, εσχατη ωρα ειναι, και καθως ηκουσατε οτι ο αντιχριστος ερχεται, και τωρα πολλοι αντιχριστοι υπαρχουσιν? οθεν γνωριζομεν οτι ειναι εσχατη ωρα.	18 Children, this is the final hour; you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and now many Antichristshave already come; from this we know that it is the final hour.
19 Εξ ημων εξηλθον, αλλα δεν ησαν εξ ημων? διοτι εαν ησαν εξ ημων, ηθελον μενει μεθ' υμων? αλλα εξηλθον δια να φανερωθωσιν οτι δεν ειναι παντες εξ ημων.	19 They have gone from among us, but they never real y belonged to us; if they had belonged to us, theywould have stayed with us. But this was to prove that not one of them belonged to us.
20 Και σεις εχετε χρισμα απο του Αγιου και γνωριζετε παντα.	20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and have al received knowledge.
21 Δεν σας εγραψα διοτι δεν εξευρετε την αληθειαν, αλλα διοτι εξευρετε αυτην, και διοτι παν ψευδος εκ της αληθειας δεν ειναι.	21 I have written to you not because you are ignorant of the truth, but because you are wel aware of it,and because no lie can come from the truth.
22 Τις ειναι ο ψευστης, ειμη ο αρνουμενος οτι ο Ιησους δεν ειναι ο Χριστος; ουτος ειναι ο αντιχριστος, ο αρνουμενος τον Πατερα και τον Υιον.	22 Who is the liar, if not one who claims that Jesus is not the Christ? This is the Antichrist, who deniesboth the Father and the Son.
23 Πας ο αρνουμενος τον Υιον δεν εχει ουδε τον Πατερα. Οστις ομολογει τον Υιον εχει και τον Πατερα.	23 Whoever denies the Son cannot have the Father either; whoever acknowledges the Son has theFather too.
24 Εκεινο λοιπον το οποιον υμεις ηκουσατε απ' αρχης, ας μενη εν υμιν. Εαν μενη εν υμιν εκεινο το οποιον ηκουσατε απ' αρχης, και υμεις θελετε μενει εν τω Υιω και εν τω Πατρι.	24 Let what you heard in the beginning remain in you; as long as what you heard in the beginningremains in you, you will remain in the Son and in the Father.
25 Και αυτη ειναι η υποσχεσις, την οποιαν αυτος υπεσχεθη προς ημας, η ζωη η αιωνιος.	25 And the promise he made you himself is eternal life.
26 Ταυτα σας εγραψα περι εκεινων, οιτινες σας πλανωσι.	26 So much have I written to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.
27 Και το χρισμα, το οποιον υμεις ελαβετε απ' αυτου, εν υμιν μενει, και δεν εχετε χρειαν να σας διδασκη τις? αλλα καθως σας διδασκει το αυτο χρισμα περι παντων, ουτω και αληθες ειναι και δεν ειναι ψευδος? και καθως σας εδιδαξε, θελετε μενει εν αυτω.	27 But as for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone toteach you; since the anointing he gave you teaches you everything, and since it is true, not false, remain in himjust as he has taught you.
28 Και τωρα, τεκνια, μενετε εν αυτω, ινα οταν φανερωθη, εχωμεν παρρησιαν και μη αισχυνθωμεν απ' αυτου εν τη παρουσια αυτου.	28 Therefore remain in him now, children, so that when he appears we may be fearless, and not shrinkfrom him in shame at his coming.
29 Εαν εξευρητε οτι ειναι δικαιος, γνωριζετε οτι πας ο πραττων την δικαιοσυνην εξ αυτου εγεννηθη.	29 If you know that he is upright you must recognise that everyone whose life is upright is a child of his.