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Slijepac od rođenja

Šećući uokolo, Isus je primijetio nekog slijepca. Čovjek je bio slijep od rođenja. »Učitelju«, upitali su ga njegovi učenici, »tko je sagriješio da se rodio slijep? On ili njegovi roditelji?«

»Ni on ni njegovi roditelji«, odgovorio im je Isus. »Rodio se slijep da bi se na njemu pokazala Božja moćna djela. Dok je dan, moram činiti djela onoga koji me poslao. Kada padne noć, nitko ne može raditi. Dokle god sam na svijetu, njegovo sam svjetlo.«

Kad je to izgovorio, pljunuo je na zemlju, napravio od sline blato i njime premazao čovjeku oči. Potom mu je rekao: »Idi do bazena Siloama i umij se!«—Siloam znači »Poslan«. Čovjek je otišao, umio se i vratio gledajući.

Njegovi susjedi i oni koji su ga prije često viđali kako prosi pitali su se: »Zar nije ono čovjek koji je stalno sjedio uz cestu i prosio?«

Neki su rekli: »Da, to je on!« Drugi pak: »Nije, samo mu je sličan.«

A on sâm je rekao: »Da, ja sam taj!«

10 »Kako se to dogodilo? Kako su ti se otvorile oči?« pitali su ga.

11 Odgovorio je: »Čovjek kojeg zovu Isus napravio je blato, premazao mi njime oči i rekao: ‘Idi do Siloama i umij se!’ Otišao sam, pa kad sam se umio, progledao sam.«

12 Upitali su ga: »Gdje je on?«

13 Ljudi su tada farizejima doveli čovjeka koji je ranije bio slijep. 14 A bio je šabat, dan odmora, kad je Isus načinio blato i otvorio čovjeku oči. 15 Farizeji su ga još jednom počeli ispitivati kako je progledao.

16 Neki od farizeja počeli su govoriti: »Ovaj čovjek nije došao od Boga jer ne poštuje zakon o šabatu.«

»Kako jedan grešnik«, govorili su pak drugi, »može činiti ovakve čudesne znakove?« Tako je među njima došlo do razdora.

17 Ponovo su upitali slijepca: »Što ti misliš o Isusu, sada kada ti je otvorio oči?«

»On je prorok!« odgovorio im je.

18 Židovi mu nisu vjerovali da je bio slijep i da je progledao pa su pozvali njegove roditelje 19 i ispitivali ih: »Je li ovo vaš sin, za kojega kažete da je bio slijep od rođenja? Pa kako onda sada vidi?«

20 Njegovi su roditelji odgovorili: »Znamo da je on naš sin i da se rodio slijep, 21 ali ne znamo kako je progledao niti tko mu je otvorio oči. Pitajte njega! Dovoljno je odrastao da govori sâm za sebe.« 22 Tako su govorili jer su se bojali Židova. Židovi su bili odlučili da svakoga tko prizna da je Isus Mesija izopće iz sinagoge. 23 Zato su njegovi roditelji rekli: »Pitajte njega! Dovoljno je odrastao.«

24 Tada su drugi put pozvali čovjeka, koji je bio slijep, i naredili mu: »Iskaži Bogu čast! Priznaj istinu! Znamo da je čovjek, koji ti je otvorio oči, grešnik.«

25 »Je li grešnik ili nije, ne znam«, odvratio im je. »Znam samo jedno: bio sam slijep, a sada vidim!«

26 »Što ti je učinio?« pitali su ga. »Kako ti je otvorio oči?«

27 Odgovorio im je: »Već sam vam ispričao, ali niste htjeli slušati. Zašto to želite ponovo čuti? Zar i vi želite postati njegovi učenici?«

28 Tada su ga počeli ismijavati i govoriti mu: »Ti si njegov učenik, a mi smo Mojsijevi učenici. 29 Znamo da se Bog obratio Mojsiju, ali ne znamo odakle dolazi ovaj čovjek.«

30 »Zaista je čudno«, odvratio im je, »da vi ne znate odakle on dolazi, a meni je otvorio oči! 31 Poznato je da Bog ne uslišava grešnike, nego onoga tko mu je odan i tko mu se pokorava. 32 Otkad je svijeta, još se nije čulo da je netko otvorio oči slijepcu od rođenja. 33 Da ovaj čovjek nije od Boga, ništa ne bi mogao učiniti.«

34 Odvratili su mu: »Pun si grijeha od rođenja i ti bi nas nečemu učio!« I izbacili su ga iz sinagoge.

Duhovna sljepoća

35 Isus je čuo da su čovjeka izbacili iz sinagoge. Našao ga je i upitao: »Vjeruješ li u Sina Čovječjeg?«

36 »A tko je taj, gospodine?« odvratio je čovjek. »Kaži mi, pa ću povjerovati u njega.«

37 »Gledaš u njega«, rekao mu je Isus. »To je onaj koji sada razgovara s tobom.«

38 »Vjerujem, Gospodine!« rekao je i poklonio se pred Isusom.

39 A Isus je rekao: »Ja sam došao na ovaj svijet da bi se svijetu moglo suditi. Došao sam da progledaju oni koji ne vide, a oslijepe oni koji vide.«

40 Neki farizeji, koji su bili s Isusom, čuli su to i rekli mu: »Zar smo i mi slijepi?«

41 »Kad biste bili slijepi«, odvratio im je Isus, »ne biste imali grijeha, ali sada kažete: ‘Vidimo’. Time vaš grijeh ostaje.«

治好生來瞎眼的人

耶穌走路的時候,看見一個生下來就瞎眼的人。 他的門徒問他:“拉比,這人生下來就瞎眼,是誰犯了罪?是他呢,還是他的父母呢?” 耶穌回答:“不是他犯了罪,也不是他的父母犯了罪,而是要在他身上彰顯 神的作為。 趁著白晝,我們必須作那差我來者的工;黑夜一到,就沒有人能作工了。 我在世上的時候,是世界的光。” 說了這話,就吐唾沫在地上,用唾沫和了一點泥,把泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上, 對他說:“你去西羅亞池洗一洗吧。”(西羅亞就是“奉差遣”的意思。)於是他就去了,洗完了,走的時候,就看見了。 那時,鄰居和以前常常見他討飯的人說:“這不是那一向坐著討飯的人嗎?” 有的說:“是他。”有的說:“不是他,只是像他。”他自己說:“是我。” 10 他們就問他:“你的眼睛是怎樣開的呢?” 11 他回答:“那名叫耶穌的人和了一點泥,抹在我的眼上,對我說:‘你去西羅亞池洗一洗吧。’我去一洗,就看見了。” 12 他們說:“那人在哪裡?”他說:“我不知道。”

法利賽人查問瞎眼的人

13 他們就把那個從前瞎眼的人帶到法利賽人那裡。 14 耶穌和了泥開他眼睛的那一天,正是安息日。 15 法利賽人又問他是怎樣可以看見的。他告訴他們:“耶穌把泥抹在我的眼上,我一洗就看見了。” 16 有幾個法利賽人說:“那個人不是從 神那裡來的,因為他不守安息日。”另外有些人說:“一個罪人怎能行這樣的神蹟呢?”他們就起了紛爭。 17 他們再對瞎子說:“他既然開了你的眼睛,你說他是甚麼人?”他說:“他是個先知。”

18 猶太人不信他從前是瞎眼,現在才能看見的,於是把他的父母叫來, 19 問他們:“這是你們所說那生下來就瞎眼的兒子嗎?現在他怎麼又能看見呢?” 20 他的父母回答:“我們知道他是我們的兒子,生下來就瞎眼; 21 現在他是怎樣可以看見的,我們不知道;誰開了他的眼睛,我們也不知道。你們問他吧;他已經長大成人,可以替自己講話了。” 22 他的父母這樣說,是因為怕猶太人,原來猶太人已經定好了,不論誰承認耶穌是基督,就要把那人趕出會堂。 23 因此他的父母說:“他已經長大成人,你們問他吧。”

24 於是法利賽人第二次把那從前瞎眼的人叫來,對他說:“你應當歸榮耀給 神,我們知道這人是個罪人。” 25 那人回答:“他是不是個罪人,我不知道;我只知道一件事,就是我本來是瞎眼的,現在能看見了。” 26 他們就問:“他向你作了甚麼呢?他怎樣開了你的眼睛呢?” 27 他回答:“我已經告訴你們,但是你們不聽;為甚麼現在又想聽呢?你們也想成為他的門徒嗎?” 28 他們就罵他,說:“你才是他的門徒,我們是摩西的門徒。 29 我們知道 神曾對摩西說話;只是這個人,我們不知道他從哪裡來。” 30 那人對他們說:“這就奇怪了,他開了我的眼睛,你們竟然不知道他從哪裡來。 31 我們知道 神不聽罪人的祈求,只聽那敬畏 神,遵行他旨意的人。 32 自古以來,沒有人聽過生下來就是瞎眼的,有人可以開他們的眼睛。 33 這人若不是從 神那裡來的,他就不能作甚麼。” 34 他們說:“你的確是在罪中生的,還敢教訓我們嗎?”就把他趕出去。

35 耶穌聽見他們把他趕出去,後來遇見他的時候,就對他說:“你信人子嗎?” 36 他說:“先生,誰是人子,好讓我信他呢?” 37 耶穌說:“你已經見過他,現在跟你說話的就是他。” 38 那人說:“主啊,我信。”就向他下拜。 39 耶穌說:“我到這世上來是為了審判,使那看不見的能夠看見,能看見的反而成了瞎眼的。”

40 有些和耶穌在一起的法利賽人聽了這話,就說:“難道我們也是瞎眼的嗎?” 41 耶穌對他們說:“如果你們是瞎眼的,就沒有罪了;但現在你們說‘我們能看見’,所以你們還是有罪的。”

A Man Born Blind Receives Sight

Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, (A)who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, (B)but that the works of God should be revealed in him. (C)I[a] must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is (D)day; the night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, (E)I am the light of the world.”

When He had said these things, (F)He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, “Go, wash (G)in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So (H)he went and washed, and came back seeing.

Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was [b]blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”

Some said, “This is he.” Others said, [c]“He is like him.”

He said, “I am he.

10 Therefore they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”

11 He answered and said, (I)“A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to [d]the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received sight.”

12 Then they said to him, “Where is He?”

He said, “I do not know.”

The Pharisees Excommunicate the Healed Man

13 They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees. 14 Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. 15 Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”

16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This Man is not from God, because He does not [e]keep the Sabbath.”

Others said, (J)“How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And (K)there was a division among them.

17 They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?”

He said, (L)“He is a prophet.”

18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight. 19 And they asked them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

20 His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21 but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said these things because (M)they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he (N)would be put out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

24 So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, (O)“Give God the glory! (P)We know that this Man is a sinner.”

25 He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”

26 Then they said to him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”

28 Then they reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples. 29 We know that God (Q)spoke to (R)Moses; as for this fellow, (S)we do not know where He is from.”

30 The man answered and said to them, (T)“Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! 31 Now we know that (U)God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. 32 Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind. 33 (V)If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.”

34 They answered and said to him, (W)“You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?” And they [f]cast him out.

True Vision and True Blindness

35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had (X)found him, He said to him, “Do you (Y)believe in (Z)the Son of [g]God?”

36 He answered and said, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?”

37 And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and (AA)it is He who is talking with you.”

38 Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he (AB)worshiped Him.

39 And Jesus said, (AC)“For judgment I have come into this world, (AD)that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”

40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, (AE)and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”

41 Jesus said to them, (AF)“If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

Footnotes

  1. John 9:4 NU We
  2. John 9:8 NU a beggar
  3. John 9:9 NU “No, but he is like him.”
  4. John 9:11 NU omits the pool of
  5. John 9:16 observe
  6. John 9:34 Excommunicated him
  7. John 9:35 NU Man