John 9
1 And Jhesus passynge, seiy a man blynd fro the birthe.
And while passing, he saw a man blind from his mother's womb.
2 And hise disciplis axiden hym, Maistir, what synnede this man, or hise eldris, that he schulde be borun blynd?
And his disciples asked him, and said: Our Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?
3 Jhesus answeride, Nether this man synnede, nether hise eldris; but that the werkis of God be schewid in hym.
Jesus said to them: Neither did he sin, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be seen in him.
4 It bihoueth me to worche the werkis of hym that sente me, as longe as the dai is; the nyyt schal come, whanne no man may worche.
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night cometh, in which no one can work.
5 As longe as Y am in the world, Y am the liyt of the world.
So long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 Whanne he hadde seid these thingis, he spette in to the erthe, and made cley of the spotil, and anoyntide the cley on hise iyen,
And having spoken thus, he spit on the ground, and made mud with the spittle, and spread it on the eyes of the blind man;
7 and seide to hym, Go, and be thou waisschun in the watir of Siloe, that is to seie, Sent. Thanne he wente, and waisschide, and cam seynge.
and said to him: Go, wash in the baptistery of Siloam. And he went, and washed, and came away seeing.
8 And so neiyboris, and thei that hadden seyn him bifor, for he was a beggere, seiden, Whether this is not he, that sat, and beggide?
And his neighbors, and they by whom he had before been seen begging, said: Is not this he, who sat and begged?
9 Othere men seiden, That this it is; othere men seyden, Nai, but he is lijc hym.
Some said, It is he: and others said, No; but he is very like him. But he said: I am he.
10 But he seide, That Y am. Therfor thei seiden to hym, Hou ben thin iyen openyd?
And they said to him: How were thy eyes opened?
11 He answerde, Thilke man, that is seid Jhesus, made clei, and anoyntide myn iyen, and seide to me, Go thou to the watre of Siloe, and wassche; and Y wente, and wasschide, and say.
He answered, and said to them: A man whose name is Jesus, made mud and spread it on my eyes, and said to me, Go, wash in the waters of Siloam. And I went, and washed, and my sight was restored.
12 And thei seiden to hym, Where is he? He seide, Y woot not.
They said to him: Where is he? He said to them: I know not.
13 Thei leden hym that was blynd to the Farisees.
And they brought him that had been blind, before the Pharisees.
14 And it was sabat, whanne Jhesus made cley, and openyde hise iyen.
Now it was on the sabbath that Jesus made the mud, and opened his eyes.
15 Eft the Farisees axiden hym, hou he hadde seyn. And he seide to hem, He leide to me cley on the iyen; and Y wasschide, and Y se.
And again the Pharisees asked him: How was thy sight restored? And he said to them: He put mud upon my eyes, and I washed, and my sight was restored.
16 Therfor summe of the Fariseis seiden, This man is not of God, that kepith not the sabat. Othere men seiden, Hou may a synful man do these signes. And strijf was among hem.
And some of the Pharisees said: This man is not of God, for he doth not observe the sabbath. But others said: How can a man that is a sinner, work these signs? And there was a division among them.
17 Therfor thei seien eftsoone to the blynd man, What seist thou of hym, that openyde thin iyen? And he seide, That he is a prophete.
They say again to the blind man: What sayest thou of him, seeing he hath opened thy eyes? He said to them: I say, that he is a prophet.
18 Therfor Jewis bileueden not of hym, that he was blynd, and hadde seyn, til thei clepiden his fadir and modir, that hadde seyn.
And the Jews would not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and recovered sight, until they called the parents of him who recovered sight.
19 And thei axiden hem, and seiden, Is this youre sone, which ye seien was borun blynd? hou thanne seeth he now?
And they asked them: Is this your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? And how doth he now see?
20 His fadir and modir answeriden to hem, and seiden, We witen, that this is oure sone, and that he was borun blynd;
And his parents answered and said: We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
21 but hou he seeth now, we witen neuer, or who openyde hise iyen, we witen nere; axe ye hym, he hath age, speke he of hym silf.
but how he now seeth, or who opened his eyes, we know not. He hath come to his years, ask him; he will speak for himself.
22 His fader and modir seiden these thingis, for thei dredden the Jewis; for thanne the Jewis hadden conspirid, that if ony man knoulechide hym Crist, he schulde be don out of the synagoge.
These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had decided, that if any one should confess him to be Messiah, they would expel him from the synagogue.
23 Therfor his fadir and modir seiden, That he hath age, axe ye hym.
For this reason his parents said, He hath come to his years, ask him.
24 Therfor eftsoone thei clepiden the man, that was blynd, and seiden to hym, Yyue thou glorie to God; we witen, that this man is a synnere.
And they called a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him: Give glory to God; for we know that this man is a sinner.
25 Thanne he seide, If he is a synnere, Y woot neuer; o thing Y woot, that whanne Y was blynd, now Y se.
He replied, and said to them: Whether he is a sinner, I know not; but, one thing I know, that I was blind, and lo, now I see.
26 Therfor thei seiden to hym, What dide he to thee? hou openyde he thin iyen?
They said to him again: What did he to thee? How did he open thy eyes?
27 He answerde to hem, Y seide to you now, and ye herden; what wolen ye eftsoone here? whether ye wolen be maad hise discyplis?
He said to them: I have told you, and ye did not hear. Why would ye hear again? Do ye also wish to become his disciples?
28 Therfor thei cursiden hym, and seiden, Be thou his disciple; we ben disciplis of Moises.
But they reproached him, and said to him: Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses.
29 We witen, that God spak to Moises; but we knowen not this, of whennus he is.
And we know that God conversed with Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is.
30 Thilke man answeride, and seide to hem, For in this is a wondurful thing, that ye witen not, of whennus he is, and he hath openyd myn iyen.
The man replied and said to them: In this therefore is something to be admired, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he hath opened my eyes.
31 And we witen, that God herith not synful men, but if ony `man is worschypere of God, and doith his wille, he herith hym.
Now we know, that God heareth not the voice of sinners; but him that feareth him, and doeth his pleasure, him he heareth.
32 Fro the world it is not herd, that ony man openyde the iyen of a blynd borun man; but this were of God, (aiōn g165)
Never hath it been heard, that any one opened the eyes of one born blind. (aiōn g165)
33 he myyt not do ony thing.
If this man were not of God, he could not do this thing.
34 Thei answeriden, and seiden to hym, Thou art al borun in synnes, and techist thou vs? And thei putten hym out.
They replied, and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins; and dost thou teach us? And they expelled him.
35 Jhesus herd, that thei hadden putte hym out; and whanne he hadde founde hym, he seide to hym, Bileuest thou in the sone of God?
And Jesus heard that they had expelled him; and he found him, and said to him: Believest thou on the Son of God?
36 He answerde, and seide, Lord, who is he, that Y bileue in hym?
And he that was healed, answered and said: My Lord, who is he, that I may believe on him?
37 And Jhesus seide to hym, And thou hast seyn him, and he it is, that spekith with thee.
Jesus said to him: Thou hast seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
38 And he seide, Lord, Y byleue. And he felle doun, and worschipide hym.
And he said: My Lord, I believe: and he fell down, and worshipped him.
39 Therfore Jhesus seide to hym, Y cam in to this world, `in to doom, that thei that seen not, see, and thei that seen, be maad blynde.
And Jesus said: For the judgment of this world, have I come; that they who see not, might see; and that they who see, might become blind.
40 And summe of the Faryseis herden, that weren with hym, and thei seiden to hym, Whether we ben blynde?
And some of those Pharisees who were with him, heard these things; and they said to him: How? Are we also blind?
41 Jhesus seide to hem, If ye weren blynde, ye schulden not haue synne; but now ye seien, That we seen, youre synne dwellith stille.
Jesus said to them: If ye were blind, ye would be without sin; but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin is established.
