1 Cînd trecea, Isus a văzut pe un orb din naştere.
2 Ucenicii Lui L-au întrebat: ,,Învăţătorule, cine a păcătuit: omul acesta sau părinţii lui, de s'a născut orb?``
3 Isus a răspuns: ,,N'a păcătuit nici omul acesta, nici părinţii lui; ci s'a născut aşa, ca să se arate în el lucrările lui Dumnezeu.
4 Cît este ziuă, trebuie să lucrez lucrările Celuice M'a trimes; vine noaptea, cînd nimeni nu mai poate să lucreze.
5 Cît sînt în lume, sînt Lumina lumii.``
6 După ce a zis aceste vorbe, a scuipat pe pămînt şi a făcut tină din scuipat. Apoi a uns ochii orbului cu tina aceasta,
7 şi i -a zis: ,,Du-te de te spală în scăldătoarea Siloamului`` (care, tîlmăcit, însemnează: Trimes). El s'a dus, s'a spălat, şi s'a întors văzînd bine.
8 Vecinii şi ceice -l cunoscuseră mai înainte ca cerşetor, ziceau: ,,Nu este acesta celce şedea şi cerşea?``
9 Unii ziceau: ,,El este.`` Alţii ziceau: ,,Nu; dar seamănă cu el.`` Şi el însuş zicea: ,,Eu sînt.``
10 Deci i-au zis: ,,Cum ţi s'au deschis ochii?``
11 El a răspuns: ,,Omul acela, căruia i se zice Isus, a făcut tină, mi -a uns ochii, şi mi -a zis: ,Du-te la scăldătoarea Siloamului, şi spală-te.` M'am dus, m'am spălat, şi mi-am căpătat vederea.``
12 ,,Unde este omul acela``, l-au întrebat ei. El a răspus: ,,Nu ştiu.``
13 Au adus la Farisei pe cel ce fusese orb mai înainte.
14 Şi era o zi de Sabat cînd făcuse Isus tină, şi -i deschisese ochii.
15 Din nou, Fariseii l-au întrebat şi ei cum şi -a căpătat vederea. Şi el le -a zis: ,,Mi -a pus tină pe ochi, m'am spălat, şi văd.``
16 Atunci unii din Farisei au început să zică: ,,Omul acesta nu vine de la Dumnezeu, pentrucă nu ţine Sabatul.`` Alţii ziceau: ,,Cum poate un om păcătos să facă asemenea semne?`` Şi era desbinare între ei.
17 Iarăş au întrebat pe orb: ,,Tu ce zici despre El, în privinţa faptului că ţi -a deschis ochii?`` ,,Este un prooroc``, le -a răspuns el.
18 Iudeii n'au crezut că fusese orb şi că îşi căpătase vederea, pînă n'au chemat pe părinţii lui.
19 Şi cînd i-au venit părinţii, i-au întrebat: ,,Acesta este fiul vostru, care spuneţi că s'a născut orb? Cum dar vede acum?``
20 Drept răspuns, părinţii lui au zis: ,,Ştim că acesta este fiul nostru, şi că s'a născut orb.
21 Dar cum vede acum, sau cine i -a deschis ochii, nu ştim. Întrebaţi -l pe el; este în vîrstă, el singur poate vorbi despre ce -l priveşte.``
22 Părinţii lui au zis aceste lucruri, pentrucă se temeau de Iudei; căci Iudeii hotărîseră acum că, dacă va mărturisi cineva că Isus este Hristosul, să fie dat afară din sinagogă.
23 De aceea au zis părinţii lui: ,,Este în vîrstă, întrebaţi -l pe el.``
24 Fariseii au chemat a doua oară pe omul care fusese orb, şi i-au zis: ,,Dă slavă lui Dumnezeu: noi ştim că omul acesta este un păcătos.``
25 El a răspuns: ,,Dacă este un păcătos, nu ştiu; eu una ştiu: că eram orb, şi acum văd.``
26 Iarăş l-au întrebat: ,,Ce ţi -a făcut? Cum ţi -a deschis ochii?``
27 ,,Acum v'am spus``, le -a răspuns el, ,,şi n'aţi ascultat. Pentruce voiţi să mai auziţi încăodată? Doar n'aţi vrea să vă faceţi şi voi ucenicii Lui!``
28 Ei l-au ocărît, şi i-au zis: ,,Tu eşti ucenicul Lui, noi sîntem ucenicii lui Moise.
29 Ştim că Dumnezeu a vorbit lui Moise, dar acesta nu ştim de unde este.``
30 ,,Aici este mirarea``, le -a răspuns omul acela, ,,că voi nu ştiţi de unde este, şi totuş, El mi -a deschis ochii.
31 Ştim că Dumnezeu n'ascultă pe păcătoşi; ci, dacă este cineva temător de Dumnezeu şi face voia Lui, pe acela îl ascultă.
32 De cînd este lumea, nu s'a auzit să fi deschis cineva ochii unui orb din naştere.
33 Dacă omul acesta n'ar veni dela Dumnezeu, n'ar putea face nimic.``
34 ,,Tu eşti născut cu totul în păcat``, i-au răspuns ei, ,,şi vrei să ne înveţi pe noi?`` Şi l-au dat afară.
35 Isus a auzit că l-au dat afară; şi, cînd l -a găsit, i -a zis: ,,Crezi tu în Fiul lui Dumnezeu?``
36 El a răspuns: ,,Şi cine este, Doamne, ca să cred în El?``
37 ,,L-ai şi văzut``, i -a zis Isus, ,,şi cel care vorbeşte cu tine, Acela este.``
38 ,,Cred, Doamne``, I -a zis el; şi I s'a închinat.
39 Apoi Isus a zis: ,,Eu am venit în lumea aceasta pentru judecată: ca ceice nu văd, să vadă, şi ceice văd, să ajungă orbi.``
40 Unii din Fariseii cari erau lîngă el, cînd au auzit aceste vorbe, I-au zis: ,,Doar n'om fi şi noi orbi!``
41 ,,Dacă aţi fi orbi``, le -a răspuns Isus, ,,n'aţi avea păcat; dar acum ziceţi: ,Vedem.` Tocmai de aceea, păcatul vostru rămîne.``
1 And when he went on his way, he saw a man blind from birth.
2 And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?
3 Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.
4 While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,
7 And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.
8 Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?
9 Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.
10 So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?
11 His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.
12 And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.
13 They took him before the Pharisees--this man who had been blind.
14 Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.
15 So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.
16 Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.
17 Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
18 Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,
19 And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?
20 In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:
21 But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.
22 They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
23 That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.
24 So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.
25 He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.
26 Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?
27 His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?
28 And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
29 We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.
30 The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.
31 We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.
32 In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.
33 If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.
34 Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
35 It came to the ears of Jesus that they had put him out, and meeting him he said, Have you faith in the Son of man?
36 He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.
37 Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.
38 And he said, Lord, I have faith. And he gave him worship.
39 And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.
40 These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?
41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.