Johannes 9

1 Og da han gik frem, saae han et Menneske, som var blind født.2 Og hans Disciple spurgte ham og sagde: Mester! hvo har syndet? denne eller hans Forældre, at han er blind født?3 Jesus svarede: hverken denne syndede, ei heller hans Forældre; men paa det at Guds Gjerninger skulle blive aabenbarede paa ham.4 Mig bør at gjøre hans Gjerninger, som mig har udsendt, saalænge det er Dag; Natten kommer, da Ingen kan arbeide.5 Medens jeg er i Verden, er jeg Verdens Lys.6 Der han det havde sagt, spyttede han paa Jorden og gjorde dynd af Spyttet og smurte Dyndet paa den Blindes Øine.7 Og han sagde til ham: gak bort, to dig i Dammen Siloam, (hvilket er udlagt: udsendt). Da gik han bort og toede sig og kom seende tilbage.8 Da sagde Naboerne og de, som før havde seet, at han var blind: er det ikke den, som sad og tiggede?9 Andre sagde: det er denne; men Andre: han er ham lig. Han selv sagde: det er mig.10 Da sagde de til ham: hvorledes bleve dine Øine aabnede?11 Han svarede og sagde: et Menneske, som kaldes Jesus, gjorde Dynd og smurte paa mineØine og sagde til mig: gak bort til Dammen Siloam og to dig. Men da jeg gik hen og toede mig, blev jeg seende.12 Da sagde de til ham: hvor er han? Han sagde: jeg veed ikke.13 Da førte de ham, som før var blind, til Pharisæerne.14 (Men det var en Sabbat, da Jesus gjorde Dynd og aabnede hans Øine).15 Da spurgte og Pharisæerne ham atter, hvorledes han var bleven seende. Men han sagde til dem: Dynd lagde ham paa mine Øine, og jeg toede mig og seer.16 Derfor sagde nogle af Pharisæerne: dette Menneske er ikke af Gud, efterdi han holder ikke Sabbaten. Andre sagde: hvorledes kan et syndigt Menneske gjøre saadanne Tegn? Og der var Splid imellem dem.17 Da sagde atter til den Blinde: hvad siger du om ham, efterdi han aabnede dine Øine? Men han sagde: han er en Prophet.18 Men Jøderne troede ikke om ham, at han havde været blind og var bleven seende, førend de kaldte hans Forældre, som havde faaet sit Syn.19 Og de spurgte dem og sagde: er denne Eders Søn, om hvem I sige, at han var blind født? hvorledes er han da nu seende?20 Hans Forældre svarede dem og sagde: vi vide, at dette er vor Søn, og at han var blind født.21 Men hvorledes han nu er bleven seende, vide vi ikke, og hvo der har aabnet hans Øine, vide vi ikke heller; han er selv gammel nok, spørger ham, han maa selv svare for sig.22 Dette sagde hans Forældre, fordi de frygtede for Jøderne; thi Jøderne vare allerede komne overeens om, at dersom Nogen bekjendte ham at være Christus, skulle denne blive udelukt af Synagogen.23 Derfor sagde hans Forældre: han er gammel nok, spørger ham selv.24 Da kaldte de anden Gang til sig det Menneske, som havde været blind, og sagde til ham; giv Gud Æren; vi vide, at hiint Menneske er en Synder.25 Da svarede han og sagde: om han er en Synder, veed jeg ikke; een Ting veed jeg, at jeg, som var blind, nu seer.26 Men de sagde til ham igjen: hvad gjorde han ved dig? hvorledes aabnede han dine Øine?27 Han svarede dem: jeg har allerede sagt Eder det, og I hørte ikke derefter. Hvorfor ville I høre det igjen? ville I og vorde hans Disciple?28 Da skjældte de paa ham og sagde: du er hans Discipel, men vi ere Moses' Disciple.29 Vi vide, at Gud har talet til Moses; men om denne vide vi ikke, hvorfra han er.30 Mennesket svarede og sagde til dem: det er dog underligt, at I ikke vide, hvorfra han er, og han har aabnet mine Øine.31 Vi vide dog, at Gud hører ikke Syndere; men dersom Nogen er gudfrygtig og gjør hans Villie, den hører han.32 Aldrig er det hørt, at Nogen har aabnet Øinene paa en Blindfødt.33 Var denne ikke fra Gud, da kunde han slet intet gjøre.34 De svarede og sagde til ham: du er ganske født i Synd, og du vil lære os? Og de stødte ham ud.35 Jesus hørte, at de havde udstødt ham, og da han traf ham, sagde ham til ham: troer du paa Guds Søn?36 Han svarede og sagde: hvo er han, Herre! at jeg kan troe paa ham?37 Men Jesus sagde til ham: baade har du seet ham, og den, som taler med dig, ham er det.38 Men han sagde: jeg troer, Herre! og han kastede sig ned for ham.39 Og Jesus sagde: jeg er kommen til Dom i denne Verden, at de, som ikke see, skulle vorde seende, og de, som see, skulle vorde blinde.40 Dette hørte de af Pharisæerne, som vare hos ham, og de sagde til ham: monne og vi ereblinde?41 Jesus sagde til dem: vare i blinde, da havde I ikke Synd; men nu sige I: vi see; derfor bliver Eders Synd.

John 9

Healing a Man Born Blind

1 Now as Jesus was passing by,ts he saw a man who had been blind from birth.2 His disciples asked him,t “Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this mant or his parents?”ts3 Jesus answered, “Neither this mant nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so thatt the actst of God may be revealedt through what happens to him.t4 We must perform the deedst of the one who sent met as long ast it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”s6 Having said this,t he spat on the ground and made some mudt with the saliva. Het smeared the mud on the blind man’st eyes

7 and said to him, “Go wash in the pool of Siloam”t (which is translated “sent”).s So the blind mant went away and washed, and came back seeing.
8 Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previouslyt as a beggar began saying,t “Is this not the mant who used to sit and beg?”9 Some people said,t “This is the man!”t while others said, “No, but he looks like him.”t The man himselft kept insisting, “I am the one!”t10 So they asked him,t “How then were you made to see?”t11 He replied,t “The man called Jesus made mud,t smeared itt on my eyes and told me,t ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.”t

12 They saidt to him, “Where is that man?”t He replied,t “I don’t know.”

The Pharisees’ Reaction to the Healing

13 They brought the man who used to be blindt to the Pharisees.s14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the mudt and caused him to seet was a Sabbath.)s

15 So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight.ts He replied,t “He put mudt on my eyes and I washed, and nowt I am able to see.”
16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say,t “This man is not from God, because he does not observet the Sabbath.”s But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner performt such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a divisiont among them.

17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind,t “What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?”t “He is a prophet,” the man replied.ts
18 Now the Jewish religious leaderst refused to believet that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summonedt the parents of the man who had become able to see.t19 They asked the parents,t “Is this your son, whom you sayt was born blind? Then how does he now see?”20 So his parents replied,t “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.21 But we do not know how he is now able to see, nor do we know who caused him to see.t Ask him, he is a mature adult.t He will speak for himself.”22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders.t For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesust to be the Christts would be put outt of the synagogue.s

23 For this reason his parents said, “He is a mature adult,t ask him.”)s
24 Then they summonedt the man who used to be blindt a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth.t We know that this mant is a sinner.”25 He replied,t “I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing – that although I was blind, now I can see.”26 Then they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”t

27 He answered,t “I told you already and you didn’t listen.t Why do you want to hear itt again? You peoplet don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?”
28 Theyt heaped insultst on him, saying,t “You are his disciple!t We are disciples of Moses!29 We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this mant comes from!”30 The man replied,t “This is a remarkable thing,t that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!t31 We know that God doesn’t listen tot sinners, but if anyone is devoutt and does his will, Godt listens tot him.t32 Never beforet has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.t33 If this mant were not from God, he could do nothing.”

34 They replied,t “You were born completely in sinfulness,t and yet you presume to teach us?”t So they threw him out.

The Man’s Response to Jesus

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the mant and said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”s36 The mant replied,t “And who is he, sir, thatt I may believe in him?”37 Jesus told him, “You have seen him; het is the one speaking with you.”t [38 He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.ss

39 Jesust said,]s “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight,t and the ones who see may become blind.”
40 Some of the Phariseess who were with him heard thist and asked him,t “We are not blind too, are we?”t

41 Jesus replied,t “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin,t but now because you claim that you can see,t your guiltt remains.”s