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Etheridge
Translation - 1John
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WE announce 1 to you that which was from the beginning, that which we
have heard, and seen with our eyes, have seen, and touched with our hands,
that which is the Word of life. And the life was manifested, and we have
seen, and testify, and preach to you the eternal life which was with the
Father, and was manifested to us. And what we have seen and heard, we make
known also to you, that you may have communion with us; and our communion is
with the Father, and with his Son Jeshu the Meshiha.
And these write we unto you, that our joy which is in you may be
complete. And this is the annunciation which we have heard from him, and
announce to you, that Aloha is light, and in him is no darkness at all. And
if we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and
in the truth do not proceed; but if in the light we walk, as He is in the
light, we have communion with one another, and the blood of Jeshu his Son
cleanseth us from all our sins. And if we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. And if we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and
his word is not in us.
My sons, these write I to you, that you sin not. And if a man shall sin,
we have an Advocate with the Father, Jeshu Meshiha, the Just; for he is the
propitiation for our sins, and not on behalf of ours only, but also on
behalf of the whole world. And by this we feel that we know him, if we keep
his commandments. For he who saith that he knoweth him, and his commandments
keepeth not, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But he who keepeth his
word, in him is perfected truly the love of Aloha; for by this we know that
we are in him. He who saith, I am in him, ought according to his walkings to
walk.
1 Mesabrinan.
MY beloved, a new commandment I write not to you, but the old
commandment, that which was with you from the beginning; but the old
commandment is the word which you have heard. Again, a new commandment I
write to you, that which is true in him and in you; because the darkness
hath passed, and the true light beginneth to appear. Whoever saith, then,
that he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.
He who loveth his brother, in the light abideth, and offence is not in him.
He who hateth his brother is in darkness, and in the darkness walketh, and
knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness itself hath blinded his
eyes.
I write to you, sons,2 because forgiven to you are your sins for the sake
of his name. I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who hath
been from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have
overcome the wicked. I have written to you, children,3 because you have
known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him
who (hath been) from the beginning. I have written to you, young men,
because you are strong, and the word of Aloha remaineth in you, and you have
overcome the wicked.
Love not the world, nor any thing which is in it; for whoever loveth the
world, the love of the Father is not in him. For every thing that is in the
world, is the lust of the body, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of
the world. These which are not of the Father, but they are from the world
itself. And the world passeth, (both) it and its lusts; but he who doeth the
will of Aloha, continueth for ever.
My sons, it is the last time: and as you have heard, the false meshiha
cometh; and now there are many false meshihas, and from this we know that it
is the last time. From us they went forth, but they were not of us; for if
they had been of us, with us would they have remained. But they went forth
from us, that it might be known that they were not of us. And you have an
anointing from the Holy, and you discern every man. I have not written to
you because you know not the truth, but you know it, and that no lie is of
it, of the truth. Who is a liar, if not he who denieth that Jeshu is the
Meshiha? and this (one) is a false meshiha. He who denieth the Father,
denieth also the Son; and he who denieth the Son, disbelieveth also the
Father. Whoso confesseth the Son, the Father also confesseth. And you, what
you have heard from the first, let it continue with you. For, if what you
have heard from the first continue with you, you also will continue in the
Father and in the Son. And this is the promise which he promised to us,
eternal life. But these I have written to you, because of those who would
seduce you. And you, also, if the anointing continue with you which you have
received from him, have not need that a man should teach you; but as the
anointing that is from Aloha itself teacheth you concerning every thing, and
is true, neither is falsity in it; and as it hath taught you, continue in
it. And now, my sons, continue in him: that when he is manifested we may not
he confounded of him, but we may
have confidence at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, know also
that every one who doeth righteousness is of him.
And see how great is the love of the Father toward us, that sons he hath
called us, and also made us ! Therefore the world doth not know us, because
that it hath also not known him.
2 Bnai. 3 Teloyee.
MY beloved, now are we the sons of Aloha; and it is not manifest, as yet,
what we are to become, but we know, that when he is manifested, in his
likeness we are and see him, according to that which he is. And every one
who hath in him this hope, purifieth himself, as He is pure. But whoever
committeth sin doeth iniquity; for all sin is iniquity. And you know that he
was manifested to bear our sins, and sin in him is not. And every one who in
him abideth, sinneth not. And every one who sinneth, hath not seen him, nor
known him. My sons, let no man deceive you: he who worketh righteousness is
righteous, as also the Meshiha himself is righteous. And he who doeth sin is
of Satana, because that from the commencement Satana was a sinner. And for
this cause did the Son of Aloha appear, that he might destroy the works of
Satana. Every one who is born of Aloha, sin doth not work, because that his
seed is in him, and he cannot sin, because of Aloha he is born. In this are
distinguished the sons of Aloha from the sons of Satana; every one who doeth
not righteousness, nor loveth his brother, is not of Aloha. For this is the
commandment which you have heard from before, that you love one another. Not
as Koen, who was from the Evil, and killed his brother. And on what account
killed he him ? unless that his own works were evil and his brother's
righteous. Do not wonder, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that
we have passed from death unto life, by this, that we love our brethren. He
who loveth not his brother, in death continueth. For every one who hateth
his brother is a man-killer; and we know that in no man-killer can abide the
life which is eternal.
In this we know His love toward us, that he gave himself for us; (so)
also it is right for us for the sake of our brethren to give ourselves. And
he who hath the possession of the world, and shall see his brother that he
needeth, and shall shut his compassions from him, how is there in him the
love of Aloha ? My sons, let us not love one another in words and in tongue,
but in works and in truth. And by this we make known that we are of the
truth, and before that he cometh we make confident our hearts. And if our
heart condemn us, how much (more) Aloha, who is greater than our heart, and
knoweth every thing !
My beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have openness of face before
Aloha. And whatever we ask, we shall receive from him, because we keep his
commandments, and do the things which are beautiful 4 before him. And this
is his commandment, That we believe in the name of his Son Jeshu Meshiha,
and love one another, as he hath commanded us. And he who keepeth his
commandments, is kept by him, and he dwelleth in him: and by this we
perceive that he dwelleth in us, by his Spirit whom 5 he hath given to us.
MY beloved, believe not all spirits, but discern the spirits whether they
be from Aloha; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.
By this we know the Spirit of Aloha: Every spirit who confesseth that Jeshu
Meshiha hath come in the flesh, is from Aloha. And every spirit who
confesseth not that Jeshu hath come in the flesh, is not from Aloha: but
this is from that false meshiha, of whom you have heard that he cometh, and
now is in the world already. But you of Aloha are the children, and have
overcome them; because greater is he who is with you, than he who is in the
world. And these are of the world, therefore the world heareth them. But we
are of Aloha; and he who knoweth Aloha heareth us; and he who is not of
Aloha heareth us not. In this itself we perceive the Spirit of truth and the
spirit of deception.
My beloved, let us love one another, because love is of Aloha; and every
one who loveth from Aloha is born, and knoweth Aloha. For Aloha is Love; and
every one who loveth not, knoweth not Aloha. In this was made known the love
of Aloha towards us, that Aloha sent his only Son into the world that we
might live by him. In this is love: it was not that we had loved Aloha, but
that Aloha himself loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.
4 Shaphirthö. 5 Hau d'yahab.
MY beloved, if Aloha so hath loved us, we also are indebted to love one
another. Aloha no man hath seen but if we love one another, Aloha in us
abideth, and his love is fulfilled in us. And by this we know that in him we
abide, and he abideth in us, because of his Spirit he hath given us. And we
have seen and we testify that the Father hath sent his Son, the Redeemer of
the world.
Whosoever confesseth Jeshu that he is the Son of Aloha, in him Aloha
abideth, and he abideth in Aloha. And we have believed and known the love
which Aloha hath toward us; for Aloha is Love. And every one who abideth in
love in Aloha abideth. And in this is his love perfected with us, that
openness of face we might have in the day of judgment; because that as He
was, so also we are in this world. Fear in love is not: but perfect love
hath cast out fear, because fear is in terror.6 He who feareth is not
perfect in love. We then will love Aloha, because he hath first loved us.
But if one shall say, I love Aloha, and his brother he hateth, he is a liar.
For he who his brother whom he hath seen loveth not, how can he love Aloha
himself whom he hath not seen? And this commandment we have received from
him, That every one who loveth Aloha shall love also his brother.
6 Bequento, In periculo.- SCHAFF. Root, Quenat, vitavit, extimuit vehementer.
Fabricius has in perturbatione.
WHOSOEVER believeth that Jeshu is the Meshiha of Aloha is born. And every
one who loveth the Generator loveth also him who is generated of him. And by
this we know that we love the children of Aloha, when we love Aloha, and
work his commandments. For this is the love of Aloha, that we keep his
commandments; and his commandments are not heavy. Because every one who is
born of Aloha overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh
the world, our faith. For who (is he) that overcometh the world, but he who
believeth that Jeshu is the Son of Aloha ? This is he who came by water and
blood, Jeshu the Meshiha: it was not by water only, but by water and blood;
and the Spirit testifieth, because the Spirit himself is truth. And there
are three that testify, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these
three are in one. If the testimony of men we receive, how much greater is
the testimony of Aloha ? and this is the testimony which Aloha hath
testified concerning his Son. Whosoever believeth in the Son of Aloha hath
this testimony in himself. Every one who believeth not Aloha hath made him a
liar, in not believing the testimony that he hath testified concerning his
Son. And this is the testimony, That the life which is eternal, Aloha hath
given to us, and this life is in his Son. Every one who apprehendeth 7 the
Son, apprehendeth also life; and every one who apprehendeth not the Son of
Aloha, hath not life.
These I have written to you, that you may know that you have the life
which is eternal, who believe in the name of the Son of Aloha. And this is
the assurance that we have toward him, that all that we ask of him according
to his will, he heareth us. And if we are persuaded that he heareth us
concerning what we ask from him, we are confident of receiving already the
requests that we ask from him.
If a man shall see his brother sin a sin not obnoxious to the death, he
shall ask, and life be given to him, to those who sin not as unto the death.
For there is the sin of death;-it is not concerning this I say that a man
shall pray. For all iniquity is sin; and there is sin which is not of death.
And we know that every one who is born of Aloha sinneth not. For he who is
born of Aloha keepeth himself, and the Evil doth not approach him. We know
that we are of Aloha, and the whole world in the Evil is lying. And we know
that the Son of Aloha hath come, and hath given us knowledge to know the
truth, and to be in him in the truth, in his Son Jeshu the Meshiha. This is
Aloha the true, and the life which is eternal. My sons, keep yourselves from
the service of idols.
Finished is the Epistle of Juhanon the apostle.
7 Cul d'achid labro.
HERE ENDS THE PRIMITIVE SYRIAN CANON. THE REMAINING EPISTLES AND
THE APOCALYPSE; FROM A SYRIAC TEXT LATER THAN THE PESCHITO.
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