ヨハネの福音書 9
1 イエス途 往くとき、生れながらの盲人を見 給ひたれば、
As Jesus walked along [with us], he saw a man who had been blind from the time he was born.
2 弟子たち問ひて言ふ『ラビ、この人の盲目にて生れしは、誰の罪によるぞ、己のか、親のか』
We disciples asked him, “Teacher, was this man blind from when he was born because his parents sinned or because he himself sinned?”
3 イエス答へ給ふ『この人の罪にも親の罪にもあらず、ただ彼の上に神の業の顯れん爲なり。
Jesus replied, “His being blind was not because he or his parents sinned. Instead, [he has been blind] in order that [people can] see the power of God {the power of God can be seen} as a result of [what will now happen] to him.
4 我を遣し給ひし者の業を我ら晝の間になさざる可からず。夜きたらん、その時は誰も働くこと能はず。
While there is still time, I must do the work that the one who sent me [wants me to do. Just like daytime is followed by] nighttime when people do not work, [at the end of our lives] [MET] [it is too late for us to do what God wants].
5 われ世にをる間は世の光なり』
While I am still [living] in this world, I am the [one who enables people to know about God, like] [MET] [a] light enables the people in [MTY] this world [to see what is in the darkness].”
6 かく言ひて地に唾し、唾にて泥をつくり、之を盲人の目にぬりて言ひ給ふ、
After he said that, he spat on the ground. He made [a little bit of] mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
7 『ゆきてシロアム（釋けば遣されたる者）の池にて洗へ』乃ちゆきて洗ひたれば、見ゆることを得て歸れり。
Then he said to him, “Go and wash in Siloam pool!” (That name means ‘sent;’ [just like they sent the water by a channel into the pool, God sent Jesus]). So the man went and washed [in the pool], and when he went home he was able to see!
8 ここに隣 人および前に彼の乞食なるを見し者ども言ふ『この人は坐して物 乞ひゐたるにあらずや』
His neighbors and others who previously had seen him when he was begging said, “He is the man who used to sit here and beg, isn’t he?”
9 或 人は『夫なり』といひ、或 人は『否、ただ似たるなり』といふ。かの者『われは夫なり』と言ひたれば、
Some said, “[Yes], he is.” Others said, “No, [he is not]. It is [just] a man who looks like him!” But the man himself said, “Yes, I am that man!”
10 人々いふ『さらば汝の目は如何にして開きたるか』
So they said to him, “How is it that now you can see?”
11 答ふ『イエスといふ人、泥をつくり我が目に塗りて言ふ「シロアムに往きて洗へ」と、乃ち往きて洗ひたれば、物 見ることを得たり』
He replied, “The man whose name is Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. Then he told me to go to Siloam [pool] and wash. So I went there and washed, and then I could see.”
12 彼ら『その人は何處に居るか』と言へば『知らず』と答ふ。
They said to him, “Where is that man [now]?” He said, “I do not know.”
13 人々さきに盲目なりし者をパリサイ人らの許に連れきたる。
They took to the Pharisees the man who was previously blind.
14 イエスの泥をつくりて其の人の目をあけし日は安息 日なりき。
The day on which Jesus made the mud and enabled the man to see again was a (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest). [The Pharisees considered that healing someone was work, and their rules did not permit people to do any work] ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]).
15 パリサイ人らも亦いかにして物 見ることを得しかと問ひたれば、彼いふ『かの人わが目に泥をぬり、我これを洗ひて見ゆることを得たり』
So the Pharisees also asked that man, “How did you become able to see?” He said to them, “The man put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I can see!”
16 パリサイ人の中なる或 人は『かの人、安息 日を守らぬ故に、神より出でし者にあらず』と言ひ、或 人は『罪ある人いかで斯かる徴をなし得んや』と言ひて互に相 爭ひたり。
So some of the Pharisees said, “Since this man [Jesus] disobeys [our rules about working] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), he is not from God.” But others said, “If he was a sinner, (he could certainly not do such miracles!/how could he do such miracles?) [RHQ]” So they were divided.
17 ここにまた盲目なりし人に言ふ『なんぢの目をあけしに因り、汝は彼に就きて如何にいふか』彼いふ『預言者なり』
So one of them said to the blind man again, “You are the man whom he enabled to see. What do you yourself say about him?” The man said, “[I think] he is a prophet!” [So they told him to go].
18 ユダヤ人ら、彼が盲目なりしに見ゆるやうになりしことを、未だ信ぜずして、目の開きたる人の兩親を呼び、
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] still did not believe that the man was blind when he was born, and that he was [now] able to see. So they sent someone to bring the man’s parents.
19 問ひて言ふ『これは盲目にて生れしと言ふ汝らの子なりや、さらば今いかにして見ゆるか』
[When they got there], one of [the Jewish leaders] asked them, “Is that man your son? Do you say that he was blind when he was born? [If that is true], how is he now able to see?”
20 兩親こたへて言ふ『かれの我が子なることと、盲目にて生れたる事とを知る。
His parents replied, “We know that he is our son. We know that he was blind when he was born.
21 されど今いかにして見ゆるかを知らず、又その目をあけしは誰なるか、我らは知らず、彼に問へ、年 長けたれば自ら己がことを語らん』
But we do not know how he is able to see now. We also do not know who enabled him to see. Ask our son! He is old enough [to answer questions from authorities like you] He can tell you himself!”
22 兩親のかく言ひしはユダヤ人を懼れたるなり。ユダヤ人ら相 議りて『若しイエスをキリストと言ひ顯す者あらば、除名すべし』と定めたるに因る。
The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] had previously declared that they would prevent anyone who declared that Jesus was the Messiah from [entering] their synagogues. His parents [knew that, so] they were afraid of the Jewish [leaders] [SYN].
23 兩親の『かれ年 長けたれば彼に問へ』と云へるは此の故なり。
That is the reason that they said, “He is old enough [to answer questions], so ask him!”
24 かれら盲目なりし人を再び呼びて言ふ『神に榮光を歸せよ、我等はかの人の罪人たるを知る』
So they sent someone to bring back to them the man who had been blind. [When he got there], the [Jewish leaders] said to him, “Knowing that God [is listening] [IDM], tell the truth! We know that the man who healed you is a sinner.”
25 答ふ『かれ罪人なるか、我は知らず、ただ一つの事をしる、即ち我さきに盲目たりしが、今 見ゆることを得たる是なり』
He replied, “I do not know if he is a sinner or not. But one thing I do know is that I was blind, but now I can see!”
26 彼ら言ふ『かれは汝に何をなししか、如何にして目をあけしか』
So they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he enable you to see?”
27 答ふ『われ既に汝らに告げたれど聽かざりき。何ぞまた聽かんとするか、汝らもその弟子とならんことを望むか』
He replied, “I told you that already, but you did not [RHQ] pay attention! Why do you want to hear me tell you again? (Do you also want to become his disciples?/You talk as though [IRO] you also want to become his disciples [RHQ]).”
28 かれら罵りて言ふ『なんぢは其の弟子なり、我等モーセの弟子なり。
Then they insulted him angrily. They said, “You are that man’s disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples!
29 モーセに神の語り給ひしことを知れど、此の人の何處よりかを知らず』
We know that God spoke to Moses; but this man, we do not know where he is from or where he [gets any authority] from!”
30 答へて言ふ『その何處よりかを知らずとは怪しき事なり、彼わが目をあけしに。
The man replied, “That is very surprising! You [say that] you do not know where he [gets any authority]. But he enabled me to see!
31 神は罪人に聽き給はねど、敬虔にして御意をおこなふ人に聽き給ふことを我らは知る。
We know that God does not help sinners [who ask God to help them]. Instead, he listens to [and helps] godly people who pray. He listens to people who do what God wants.
No one has ever enabled a man to see who was blind when he was born [like I was]. That has never happened since the world began! (aiōn g165)
33 かの人もし神より出でずば、何事をも爲し得ざらん』
So if this man had not come from God, he would not be able to do anything [like that]!”
34 かれら答へて『なんぢ全く罪のうちに生れながら、我らを教ふるか』と言ひて、遂に彼を追ひ出せり。
They replied to him, “You (were born [as a result of your parents’] sin [EUP]/bastard)! (Do you think you are qualified to teach us?/You are not qualified to teach us!) [RHQ]” Then they threw him out [of the synagogue].
35 イエスその追ひ出されしことを聞き、彼に逢ひて言ひ給ふ『なんぢ人の子を信ずるか』
Jesus heard [people say] that they had thrown that man out. He found the man and said to him, “Do you believe that the one who came down from heaven [is the Messiah]?”
36 答へて言ふ『主よ、それは誰なる乎、われ信ぜまほし』
The man answered, “Sir, who is he? [Tell me], in order that I may believe in him.”
37 イエス言ひ給ふ『なんぢ彼を見たり、汝と語る者は夫なり』
Jesus said to him, “You have seen him. [In fact, it is I], the one who am speaking to you.”
38 ここに彼『主よ、我は信ず』といひて拜せり。
The man said, “Lord, I believe that [you are the Messiah]!” Then he [knelt down before] Jesus and worshipped him.
39 イエス言ひ給ふ『われ審判の爲にこの世に來れり。見えぬ人は見え、見ゆる人は盲目とならん爲なり』
Jesus said, “I have come into this world to judge [the people in the world]. The result will be that [those who realize that they do not know God’s truth will perceive it. That is like] [MET] [enabling] those who are blind to see. But the result will also be that people who [falsely think] [IRO] that [they understand God’s truth will never understand it. That is like] [MET] [people] who are blind remaining blind permanently.”
40 パリサイ人の中イエスと共に居りし者、これを聞きて言ふ『我らも盲目なるか』
Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard him say that, and said to him, “You are not suggesting that we are [like] blind people, are you?”
41 イエス言ひ給ふ『もし盲目なりしならば、罪なかりしならん、されど見ゆと言ふ汝らの罪は遺れり』
Jesus said to them, “If you [realized that you did not yet know God’s truth, but you wanted to, then you would be like] blind people [who wanted to see. God would be able to] forgive your sins. But you are now [falsely] claiming that you [know God’s truth, so you are like people who are blind who claim that they] can see. [Because of that, God is not able to] forgive your sins.”
