< John 9 >
1 And Jesus, while passing by, saw a man blind from birth.
And passing along, He saw a man blind from his birth.
2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who sinned, this one, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3 Jesus responded: “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God would be made manifest in him.
Jesus responded, Neither did he nor his parents sin; but that the works of God may be made manifest in him.
4 I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no one is able to work.
It behooveth us to work the works of Him that sent us, while it is day: the night comes, when no one is able to work.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 When he had said these things, he spat on the ground, and he made clay from the spittle, and he smeared the clay over his eyes.
Saying these words, He spat on the ground, and made mortar out of the spittle, and besmeared the mortar on his eyes,
7 And he said to him: “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated as: one who has been sent). Therefore, he went away and washed, and he returned, seeing.
and He said to him; Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is interpreted, Sent). Then he went away, and washed, and came seeing.
8 And so the bystanders and those who had seen him before, when he was a beggar, said, “Is this not the one who was sitting and begging?” Some said, “This is he.”
Then the neighbors, and those seeing him previously, because he was a beggar, continued to say, Is not this the one sitting and begging?
9 But others said, “Certainly not, but he is similar to him.” Yet truly, he himself said, “I am he.”
Some said, That he is: others said, No, but he is like him: he said, I am he.
10 Therefore, they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
Then they said to him, How then were your eyes opened?
11 He responded: “That man who is called Jesus made clay, and he anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ And I went, and I washed, and I see.”
He responded, a man called Jesus made mortar and besmeared my eyes, and said, Go to Siloam, and wash. Then having gone away and washed, I looked up.
12 And they said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”
They said to him, Where is He? He says, I know not.
13 They brought the one who had been blind to the Pharisees.
They lead him to the Pharisees, him formerly blind.
14 Now it was the Sabbath, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
And it was the Sabbath on the day on which Jesus made mortar, and opened his eyes.
15 Therefore, again the Pharisees questioned him as to how he had seen. And he said to them, “He placed clay over my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he looked up. And he said to them, He placed the mortar on my eyes, and I washed, and see.
16 And so certain Pharisees said: “This man, who does not keep the Sabbath, is not from God.” But others said, “How could a sinful man accomplish these signs?” And there was a schism among them.
Then certain ones of the Pharisees said, This man is not with God, because He does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is a wicked man able to do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
17 Therefore, they spoke again to the blind man, “What do you say about him who opened your eyes?” Then he said, “He is a Prophet.”
Then they again say to the blind man, What do you say concerning Him, because He opened your eyes? And he said that, He is a prophet.
18 Therefore, the Jews did not believe, about him, that he had been blind and had seen, until they called the parents of him who had seen.
Then the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he was blind, and looked up, until they called the parents of him that looked up,
19 And they questioned them, saying: “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how is it that he now sees?”
and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who you say was born blind? how then does he now see?
20 His parents responded to them and said: “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
Then his parents responded and said; We know that he is our son, and that he was born blind:
21 But how it is that he now sees, we do not know. And who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough. Let him speak for himself.”
but how he now sees, we know not; nor who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he has majority; he will speak for himself.
22 His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already conspired, so that if anyone were to confess him to be the Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue.
And his parents said these things, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already stipulated, that if any one should confess Him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
23 It was for this reason that his parents said: “He is old enough. Ask him.”
Therefore his parents said that, He has majority, ask him.
24 Therefore, they again called the man who had been blind, and they said to him: “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
Then they asked the man the second time who was blind, and said to him, Give God the glory: we know that this man is a sinner.
25 And so he said to them: “If he is a sinner, I do not know it. One thing I do know, that although I was blind, now I see.”
Then he responded, If He is a sinner, I know not: one thing I do know, that being blind I now see.
26 Then they said to him: “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
Then they said to him, What did He to you? how did He open your eyes?
27 He answered them: “I have already told you, and you heard it. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”
He responded to them, I told you already, and you did not hearken: why do you wish to hear again? whether do you wish to become His disciples?
28 Therefore, they cursed him and said: “You be his disciple. But we are disciples of Moses.
They railed on him, and said, You are His disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses:
29 We know that God spoke to Moses. But this man, we do not know where he is from.”
we know that God spoke to Moses: but we do not know this One, whence He is.
30 The man responded and said to them: “Now in this is a wonder: that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes.
The man responded and said to them; For in this it is wonderful, that you do not know whence He is, He truly opened my eyes.
31 And we know that God does not hear sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, then he heeds him.
We know that God hears not sinners: but if any one may be a worshiper of God, and do His will, He hears him.
32 From ancient times, it has not been heard that anyone has opened the eyes of someone born blind. (aiōn )
It was never heard of from the beginning that any one opened the eyes of a man who was born blind: (aiōn )
33 Unless this man were of God, he would not be able to do any such thing.”
if He were not with God, He would not be able to do anything.
34 They responded and said to him, “You were born entirely in sins, and you would teach us?” And they cast him out.
They responded and said to him, Thou art altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And when he had found him, he said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
Jesus heard that they cast him out; and having found him, said, Do you believe on the Son of man?
36 He responded and said, “Who is he, Lord, so that I may believe in him?”
He responded and said, Who is He, Lord, that I may believe on, Him?
37 And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you.”
Jesus said to him, Indeed you have seen Him, and the One speaking with you is He.
38 And he said, “I believe, Lord.” And falling prostrate, he worshipped him.
And He said, I believe, Lord: and he worshiped Him.
39 And Jesus said, “I came into this world in judgment, so that those who do not see, may see; and so that those who see, may become blind.”
And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, that those not seeing may see; and those seeing may be made blind.
40 And certain Pharisees, who were with him, heard this, and they said to him, “Are we also blind?”
And those of the Pharisees being with Him heard, and said to Him, Whether are we also blind?
41 Jesus said to them: “If you were blind, you would not have sin. Yet now you say, ‘We see.’ So your sin persists.”
Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would not have sin: but now you say that, We see: your sin remaineth.