Jaona 9
1 Ie niary mb’eo, le nahavazoho ty lahilahy fey, nigoa boak’ amy t’ie nitoly.
As Jesus walked along [with us], he saw a man who had been blind from the time he was born.
2 Le hoe ty ontane’ o mpiama’eo: O Talè, ia ty nanao tahiñe: ondatio, ke o roae’eo te ie nisamake goa?
We disciples asked him, “Teacher, was this man blind from when he was born because his parents sinned or because he himself sinned?”
3 Tinoi’ Iesoà ty hoe: Tsy te aman-kakeo t’indaty tia, ndra o roae’eo, fa te haboak’ añama’e ty fitoloñan’ Añahare.
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 Tsy mahay tsy manao ty fitoloña’ i nañitrik’ ahiy tikañe ie mbe antoandro, fa ho avy ty haleñe tsy hahafitoloña’ ondaty.
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 Kanao mbe ami’ty voatse toy iraho, le izaho ro failo’ ty voatse toy.
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 Ie nanao izay, le nandrora an-tane, le nilitsahe’e i fañerè’ey vaho natente’e am-pihaino’e eo i litsakey.
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 Le hoe re ama’e: Akia, misasà añ’ antara’ i Siloama (ze midika ‘niraheñe’). Aa le niheo mb’eo re nisasa, vaho nahaisake te nibalike.
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 Hoe o mparine azeo naho ze mpahaisak’ aze ie mbe nimpangatake: Tsy itoy hao i mpangatake nitozòkey?
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 Ty ila’e nanao ty hoe: Ie ‘nio. Hoe ka ty ila’e: Aiy! hambañ’ ama’e. Hoe re: Ie iraho.
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 Aa le hoe iareo tama’e: Aa vaho inoñe ty nampibarababeake o maso’oo?
So they said to him, “How is it that now you can see?”
11 Nanoiñe ty hoe re: Nikineke litsake t’indaty itokavañe ty hoe Iesoà, le nafò’e amo masokoo vaho nanao amako ty hoe: Akia mb’añ’antara’ i Siloama añe le misasà. Aa le nomb’eo iraho nisasa, vaho mahatrea.
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 Le hoe iereo tama’e: Aia re? Nofiko, hoe re.
They said to him, “Where is that man [now]?” He said, “I do not know.”
13 Nindese’ iereo mb’amo Fariseoo mb’eo indaty nigoay.
They took to the Pharisees the man who was previously blind.
14 Sabotse ‘nio i andro nanoe’ Iesoà i litsakey naho nampibeake o fihaino’eoy.
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 Mbe nañontanea’ o Fariseoo indraike i nahaisaha’e. Le hoe re tam’iereo: Nifora’e litsake o masokoo naho nisasa iraho vaho mahatrea.
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 Le hoe ty asa’ o Fariseo ila’eo: Tsy aman’ Añahare indatiy kanao tsy ambena’e i Sabatay. Hoe ka ty ila’e: Aia, ty hahatafetera’ ty mpanan-kakeo raha tsitantane hoe itia? Le nifampiria iareo.
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 Aa hoe iereo amy nigoay: Ino ty ho talilie’o aze, ie nanokake o maso’oo? Le hoe re: Mpitoky reke.
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 Fe tsy niantofa’ o Tehodao t’ie nigoa vaho nampahaisaheñe, naho tsy kinanji’ iareo hey ty roae’ i nampahatreavañey
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 vaho nañontane iareo ty hoe: Ana’ areo v’itoio, i natao’ areo te nitoly goay? Akore ty ahatreava’e henanekeo?
[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 Le hoe ty natoin-droae’e: Apota’ay te ana’ay toke naho t’ie nitoly goa;
His parents replied, “We know that he is our son. We know that he was blind when he was born.
21 fe amoea’ay ty ahatreava’e henaneo, tsy fohi’ay ty nampibarababeak’ aze. Añon-taon-dre, añontaneo, ie ro hitalily vatañe.
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 Izay i sinaontsin-droae’ey amy te nihembañe amo Tehodao, ami’ty nifañinà’ o Tehodao te haitoañe amo fitontonañeo ze miantoke t’ie i Norizañey.
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 Izay ty nanoan-droae’e ty hoe: Añon-taon-dre, añontaneo.
That is the reason that they said, “He is old enough [to answer questions], so ask him!”
24 Kinanji’ iereo fañindroe’e indaty nigoay, le nanoa’ iareo ty hoe: Toloro engeñe t’i Andrianañahare; fohi’ay te bey hakeo indatiy.
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 Hoe ty natoi’e: Ke bey hakeo re, tsy apotako. Raha raike ty fantako: nigoa iraho, fa mahatrea.
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 Nindrai’ iareo ontane: Ino ty nanoe’e ama’o? Akore ty nampibarababeahe’e o maso’oo?
So they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he enable you to see?”
27 Tinoi’e ty hoe, Fa vinolako! f’ie tsy nitsendreñe, ino ty hijanjiña’ areo indraike? va’e te ho mpiama’e ka?
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 Aa le nonjire’ iereo, ami’ty hoe: Ihe ro mpiam’ indatiy! mpiamy Mosè zahay.
Then they insulted him angrily. They said, “You are that man’s disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples!
29 Fohi’ay te nisaontsien’ Añahare t’i Mosè, fe ondaty zao, nofi’ay ty nihirifa’e.
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 Tinoi’ i lahiy ty hoe: Hete! mahavereñe te tsy fohi’ areo ty nihirifa’e, f’ie nampibeak’ o masokoo!
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 Fohintika te tsy mijanjiñe ty bey hakeo t’i Andrianañahare fe naho mitalaho aman’ Añahare t’indaty naho manao ty satrin’ arofo’e, le janji’e.
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.
32 Boak’ami’ty fifotoran-tsa, mbe tsy nijanjiñeñe te nampibarababeaheñe t’indaty toly goa. (aiōn g165)
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 Aa naho tsy mpiaman’ Añahare indatiy, tsy ho nahatafete-draha.
So if this man had not come from God, he would not be able to do anything [like that]!”
34 Hoe ty natoi’ iareo aze, Fonitse hakeo irehe te nitoly, ihe ka ty mañòke anay? Le sinoi’ iereo añe.
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 Jinanji’ Iesoà te rinoa’ iereo, le hoe re t’ie nitendreke, Atokisa’o hao i ana’ Ondatiy?
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 Tinoi’e ty hoe: Ia v’izay, Talè? hatokisako.
The man answered, “Sir, who is he? [Tell me], in order that I may believe in him.”
37 Hoe t’Iesoà tama’e: Fa niisa’o, mbore ie o mirehak’ ama’oo.
Jesus said to him, “You have seen him. [In fact, it is I], the one who am speaking to you.”
38 Le hoe re: O Rañandria, miantoke iraho! Le niambanea’e.
The man said, “Lord, I believe that [you are the Messiah]!” Then he [knelt down before] Jesus and worshipped him.
39 Le hoe t’Iesoà: Zaka ty nombàko mb’ami’ty voatse toy hampahaisake o tsy mahaoniñeo, vaho hampigoa o mahaisakeo.
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 Nanoa’ o Fariseo nindre ama’e naho nahajanjiñe i hoe zaio, ty hoe: Goa ka v’izahay?
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 Hoe t’Iesoà am’iereo: Tsy ho nanan-kakeo nahareo naho nifey; f’ie nanao ty hoe: Mahatrea zahay; le mbe tambatse an-kakeo.
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.”
