1 John 4 – Ancient Aramaic – Trans. into English By Victor Alexander
To you whom I love:
Do not believe all spirits. Become spirit choosers, to see if from Allaha they are.
There are false messengers.
The way to know the spirits are from Allaha.
Every spirit that professes Eashoa M’sheekha is born of an earth woman is from Allaha.
Every spirit that does not profess that Eashoa is born of an earth woman, Maryam, is not from Allaha.
If a messenger delivers a message proclaiming Eashoa is not born of an earth woman, Maryam, the messenger is of the spirit of a false messiah. You know this spirit of a false messiah is coming. I am telling you the false spirit is already in this realm.
You are of the Holy Spirit from Allaha. You are His children. You will conquer all false spirits. For Allaha is Creator and He is in you. He is greater than the one who is in this realm.
These spirits whom are from this realm, speak words from this realm. People of this realm listen to what they speak. We who have the Spirit of Allaha in us know Allaha and will listen to us. Those humans whom do not have the Spirit of Allaha do not listen, they cannot hear.
The way we know if a human is of the Spirit of Reality or the Spirit of Oblivion. love one another, for love is from Allaha, and whoever loves, is born from Allaha and knows Allaha. Because Allaha is love, and whoever loves not, knows not Allaha. By this is demonstrated* the love of Allaha for us, that Allaha sent His only Son to the world so that we may live in His hand.*
This is how love was born,* it was not that we loved Allaha, except it was Allaha who loved us and sent us His Son redeemer* on behalf of our sins.* [My beloved,] if Allaha loves us like this, we too ought to love one another. Allaha no human being has ever seen. But if we love one another, Allaha shall strengthen Himself in us and His love shall be fulfilled through us.* And by this we know that we have been strengthened by Him and He is strengthened in us, that of His Spirit He gives us. And we have seen and we testify that the Father sent His Son, Savior of the universe.*
Whoever confesses in Eashoa, that their ultimate hope is the Son of Allaha, Allaha shall strengthen Himself in them, and they shall be strengthened in Allaha.
And we believed and understood the love that there is with Allaha, our Advocate. For Allaha is love and whoever is strengthened in Love, shall be strengthened in Allaha.
And through this is fulfilled His love in us, that we can [stand] with exposed faces on the Day of Judgment, for just as He had, so also we have come into this world.
There is no submission in love, except love [that is] wholesome, throws out submissiveness because submission has its torment. For whoever submits out of fear, is not filled with love.
We therefore love Allaha like this, because from the first He loved us.
If these a human being says that “I love Allaha,” but hates their brother, they are liars. For if they do not love their brother who is visible, how can they find it possible to love Allaha who is invisible?
And this commandment we received from him, that whoever loves Allaha, loves also their brother.
Footnotes: 4. 1* “Except become spirit choosers if from Allaha they are.” — 4. 4* Literal Also, “Father” and “Creator.” — 4. 5* “The world.” — 4. 9. 1* “Known.” — 4. 9. 2* Aramaic expression retained. “By His grace.” — 4. 10. 1* “By this became love.” — 4. 10. 2* “To cover.” — 4. 10. 3* “Over the faces of our sins.” — 4. 12* Literal expression: “Completed in us.” — 4. 14* “Universal,” “eternal,” “Savior of the world” or “…for all people.” — 4. 16* “Helper,” or “Sustainer.” — 4. 18. 1* Literal Or: “fear.” — 4. 18. 2* “Complete.” — 4. 18. 3* “Complete in.”
- Because there emerged many false prophets from the world. 2. In this way you will know the Spirits of Allaha. Every spirit that professes that Eashoa Msheekha came in the flesh, is from Allaha. 3. And every spirit that does not profess that Eashoa came in the flesh is not from Allaha, except this is of the false messiah, whom you have heard will come, and now he is in the world already. 4. But you came from Allaha His children, and shall conquer them, since He is Supreme* who is in you, greater than the one who is in the world.
- And these who are from the world, because of that they speak of the world, and people* listen to them. 6. But we who are from Allaha and the one who knows Allaha hears us and the one who is not born of Allaha does not hear us. By this then we learn about the Spirit of Truth and the spirit of oblivion.
- My beloved, love one another, for love is from Allaha, and whoever loves, is born from Allaha and knows Allaha. 8. Because Allaha is love, and whoever loves not, knows not Allaha. 9. By this is demonstrated* the love of Allaha for us, that Allaha sent His only Son to the world so that we may live in His hand. * 10. This is how love was born, * it was not that we loved Allaha, except it was Allaha who loved us and sent us His Son redeemer* on behalf of our sins. * 11. [My beloved,] if Allaha loves us like this, we too ought to love one another. 12. Allaha no human being has ever seen. But if we love one another, Allaha shall strengthen Himself in us and His love shall be fulfilled through us.* 13. And by this we know that we have been strengthened by Him and He is strengthened in us, that of His Spirit He gives us.
- And we have seen and we testify that the Father sent His Son, Savior of the universe. * 15. Whoever confesses in Eashoa, that their ultimate hope is the Son of Allaha, Allaha shall strengthen Himself in them, and they shall be strengthened in Allaha. 16. And we believed and understood the love that there is with Allaha, our Advocate. For Allaha is love and whoever is strengthened in Love, shall be strengthened in Allaha. 17. And through this is fulfilled His love in us, that we can [stand] with exposed faces on the Day of Judgment, for just as He had, so also we have come into this world. 18. There is no submission in love, except love [that is] wholesome, throws out submissiveness because submission has its torment. For whoever submits out of fear, is not filled with love. 19. We therefore love Allaha like this, because from the first He loved us. 20. If these a human being says that “I love Allaha,” but hates their brother, they are liars. For if they do not love their brother who is visible, how can they find it possible to love Allaha who is invisible? 21. And this commandment we received from him, that whoever loves Allaha, loves also their brother.
Footnotes: 4. 1* “.” — 4. 4* Literal Also, “Father” and “Creator.” — 4. 5* “The world.” — 4. 9. 1* “Known.” — 4. 9. 2* Aramaic expression retained. “By His grace.” — 4. 10. 1* “By this became love.” — 4. 10. 2* “To cover.” — 4. 10. 3* “Over the faces of our sins.” — 4. 12* Literal expression: “Completed in us.” — 4. 14* “Universal,” “eternal,” “Savior of the world” or “…for all people.” — 4. 16* “Helper,” or “Sustainer.” — 4. 18. 1* Literal Or: “fear.” — 4. 18. 2* “Complete.” — 4. 18. 3* “Complete in.”
