1:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ὃ ἦν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς , ὃ ἀκηκόαμεν , ὃ ἑωράκαμεν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν , ὃ ἐθεασάμεθα καὶ αἱ χεῖρες ἡμῶν ἐψηλάφησαν , περὶ τοῦ λόγου τῆς ζωῆς
Quod fuit ab initio , quod audivimus , quod vidimus oculis nostris , quod perspeximus , et manus nostrae contrectaverunt de verbo vitae :
ንዜንወክሙ በእንተ ውእቱ ዘሀሎ እምቅድም ውእቱ ዘሰማዕናሁ በእዘኒነ ወዘርኢናሁ በአዕይንቲነ ወዘጠየቅናሁ ወዘገሠሣሁ እደዊነ በእንተ ነገረ ሕይወት ።
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
1:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἐφανερώθη , καὶ ἑωράκαμεν καὶ μαρτυροῦμεν καὶ ἀπαγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον ἥτις ἦν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα καὶ ἐφανερώθη ἡμῖν
et vita manifestata est , et vidimus , et testamur , et annuntiamus vobis vitam aeternam , quae erat apud Patrem , et apparuit nobis :
እስመ ሕይወት ተዐውቀት ለነ ወርኢናሃ ወስምዐ ኮነ ወንዜንወክሙ ለክሙኒ ሕይወተ እንተ ለዓለም እንተ ሀለወት ኀበ አብ ወተዐውቀት ለነ ።
(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
1:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὃ ἑωράκαμεν καὶ ἀκηκόαμεν ἀπαγγέλλομεν καὶ ὑμῖν , ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς κοινωνίαν ἔχητε μεθ’ ἡμῶν . καὶ ἡ κοινωνία δὲ ἡ ἡμετέρα μετὰ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ .
quod vidimus et audivimus , annuntiamus vobis , ut et vos societatem habeatis nobiscum , et societas nostra sit cum Patre , et cum Filio ejus Jesu Christo .
ወርኢናሃ ወሰማዕናሃ ወንዜንወክሙ ለክሙኒ ከመ አንትሙኒ ትኩኑ ሱታፌ ምስሌነ ወሱታፌነሰ ምስለ አብ ወምስለ ወልዱ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
1:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ταῦτα γράφομεν ἡμεῖς ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡμῶν ᾖ πεπληρωμένη .
Et haec scribimus vobis ut gaudeatis , et gaudium vestrum sit plenum .
ወዘንተ ንጽሕፍ ለክሙ ከመ ትፍሥሕትክሙ ፍጽምተ ትኩን ብነ ።
And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
1:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ Καὶ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ ἀγγελία ἣν ἀκηκόαμεν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀναγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν , ὅτι ὁ θεὸς φῶς ἐστιν καὶ σκοτία ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδεμία .
Et haec est annuntiatio , quam audivimus ab eo , et annuntiamus vobis : quoniam Deus lux est , et tenebrae in eo non sunt ullae .
ወዛቲ ይእቲ ዜና እንተ ሰማዕናሃ ትካት እምኔሁ ወንዜንወክሙ ከመ እግዚአብሔር ብርሃን ውእቱ ወጽልመትሰ አልቦ ኀቤሁ ወኢአሐተኒ ።
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ σκότει περιπατῶμεν , ψευδόμεθα καὶ οὐ ποιοῦμεν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ·
Si dixerimus quoniam societatem habemus cum eo , et in tenebris ambulamus , mentimur , et veritatem non facimus .
ወእመሰ ንቤለክሙ ብነ ሱታፌ ምስሌሁ ወውስተ ጽልመት ነሐውር ንሔሱ ወኢንገብራ ለጽድቅ ወለርትዕ ።
If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and don’t tell the truth.
1:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν δὲ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ περιπατῶμεν ὡς αὐτός ἐστιν ἐν τῷ φωτί , κοινωνίαν ἔχομεν μετ’ ἀλλήλων καὶ τὸ αἷμα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ καθαρίζει ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας .
Si autem in luce ambulamus sicut et ipse est in luce , societatem habemus ad invicem , et sanguis Jesu Christi , Filii ejus , emundat nos ab omni peccato .
ወእመሰ ውስተ ብርሃን ነሐውር በከመ ውእቱ ብርሃን ሱቱፋን ንሕነ በበይናቲነ ወደሙ ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ያነጽሐነ እምኵሉ ኀጣውኢነ ።
But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔχομεν , ἑαυτοὺς πλανῶμεν καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν .
Si dixerimus quoniam peccatum non habemus , ipsi nos seducimus , et veritas in nobis non est .
ወእመሰ ንብል አልብነ ኀጢአት ንጌጊ ለርእስነ ወአልቦ ርትዕ ኀቤነ ።
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν ὁμολογῶμεν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν , πιστός ἐστιν καὶ δίκαιος ἵνα ἀφῇ ἡμῖν τὰς ἁμαρτίας καὶ καθαρίσῃ ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἀδικίας .
Si confiteamur peccata nostra : fidelis est , et justus , ut remittat nobis peccata nostra , et emundet nos ab omni iniquitate .
ወእመሰ ነገርነ ወአመነ ኀጢአተነ ምእመን ውእቱ ወጻድቅ ከመ ይኅድግ ለነ ኀጣውኢነ ወያነጽሐነ እምኵሉ አበሳነ ።
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν εἴπωμεν ὅτι οὐχ ἡμαρτήκαμεν , ψεύστην ποιοῦμεν αὐτὸν καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν .
Si dixerimus quoniam non peccavimus , mendacem facimus eum , et verbum ejus non est in nobis .
ወእመሰ ንቤ ኢአበስነ ሐሳዌ ንሬስዮ ሎቱ ወቃሉኒ ኢሀሎ ኀቤነ ።
If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.