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¶ Jezi t'ap pase yon kote konsa lè l' wè yon nonm ki te avèg depi li te fèt.

Disip li yo mande li: Mèt, poukisa nonm sa a te fèt tou avèg en? Se peche pa l' osinon peche manman l' ak papa l' ki lakòz sa?

Jezi reponn yo: Se pa ni peche pa l' ni peche manman l' ak papa l' ki lakòz sa. Li fèt avèg, se pou moun ka wè sa pouvwa Bondye a ka fè nan li.

Toutotan fè klè toujou, se pou m' fè travay moun ki voye m' lan ban m' fè a. Talè konsa pral fè nwit, pesonn p'ap ka travay.

Toutotan mwen la sou latè, mwen se limyè k'ap klere tout moun ki sou latè.

Apre li fin di pawòl sa yo, Jezi krache atè, li fè yon ti labou ak krache a, li fwote je nonm lan avèk labou a.

Li di l' konsa: Al lave figi ou nan gwo basen Siloe a. (Mo Siloe sa a vle di: Moun yo te voye a.) Avèg la ale, li lave figi li. Lè l' tounen, li te ka wè nan tou de je l' yo.

¶ Moun ki te rete bò lakay li yo ansanm ak tout moun ki te konn wè l' ap mande charite anvan sa, yo tout t'ap di: Apa nonm ki te konn chita ap mande charite a!

Gen moun ki t'ap di: Se li menm wi. Gen lòt ki t'ap di tou: Non. Se pa li. Men, li sanble l' anpil. Lè sa a nonm lan di yo: Se mwen menm menm.

10 Yo mande li: Ki jan ou fè wè nan je ou yo?

11 Li reponn yo: Nonm yo rele Jezi a fè yon ti labou, li fwote je m' ak labou a, epi li di m' al lave figi m' nan basen Siloe a. m' ale. Lè m' fin lave figi m', mwen wè m' wè.

12 Yo mande li: Kote nonm sa a? Li reponn yo: Mwen pa konnen non.

13 ¶ Yo pran nonm ki te avèg la, yo mennen l' bay farizyen yo.

14 Se te yon jou repo Jezi te fè labou a pou louvri je l' yo.

15 Se poutèt sa, farizyen yo tou, yo mande nonm lan sak te pase ki te fè l' ka wè koulye a. Li di yo: Li mete ti kras labou sou je m' yo, lèfini mwen lave figi mwen. Se konsa, koulye a mwen wè.

16 Te gen de twa nan farizyen yo ki t'ap di: Nonm ki fè sa a pa ka soti nan Bondye. Li pa obeyi lalwa repo a. Men, gen lòt ki t'ap di: Ki jan yon nonm k'ap fè sa ki mal kapab fè yon mirak konsa? Te vin gen divizyon nan mitan yo.

17 Farizyen yo mande nonm ki te avèg la: Ou menm, dapre ou, nonm ki louvri je ou yo, ki moun li ye? Li reponn: Se yon pwofèt li ye.

18 Men, jwif yo pa t' vle kwè li te avèg anvan sa. Yo fè chache papa l' ak manman l' pou poze yo kekzyon.

19 Yo mande yo: Eske nonm sa a se pitit gason nou an vre? Eske se vre li te fèt avèg? Sak pase l' ki fè li wè koulye a?

20 Papa a ak manman an reponn yo: Nou konnen se pitit gason nou li ye, li te fèt avèg.

21 Men, nou pa konnen sak pase l' ki fè l' wè koulye a. Nou pa konnen tou ki moun ki louvri je li. Nou mèt mande li. li ase gran konsa. Li ka reponn li menm.

22 Papa a ak manman an te pale konsa paske yo te pè jwif yo. Paske, jwif yo te tonbe dakò sou pwen sa a: Tout moun ki ta di Jezi se Kris la, yo t'ap mete yo deyò nan sinagòg la.

23 Se poutèt sa papa l' ak manman l' te di: li ase gran, li ka reponn li menm. Nou mèt mande li.

24 Farizyen yo rele nonm ki te avèg la yon dezyèm fwa. Yo di li: Di verite a devan Bondye. Nou konnen nonm sa a se yon nonm k'ap fè sa ki mal.

25 Li reponn yo: Mwen pa konnen si se yon moun k'ap fè sa ki mal osinon sa ki byen. Yon sèl bagay mwen konnen: mwen te avèg, koulye a mwen wè.

26 Yo mande li: Men, kisa l' te fè? Ki jan l' te fè pou louvri je ou yo?

27 Li reponn yo: Mwen deja di nou ki jan, men nou pa t'ap koute. Poukisa nou vle m' redi l' ankò? Gen lè, nou menm tou, nou ta renmen tounen disip li?

28 Yo joure l', yo di l' konsa: Se ou menm ki disip li! Nou menm, nou se disip Moyiz.

29 Nou konnen Bondye te pale ak Moyiz. Men, li menm, nou pa menm konnen ki bò l' soti.

30 Nonm lan reponn yo: Ala bagay dwòl en! Nou pa konnen ki bò l' soti? Epi, se li menm ki louvri je m' yo!

31 Nou tout nou konnen sa: Bondye pa tande lè se yon moun k'ap fè sa ki mal ki pale avè li. Men, se pa menm bagay lè se yon moun ki respekte l', yon moun ki fè volonte l' k'ap pale avè li.

32 Nou poko janm tande yo fè yon moun ki fèt avèg wè.

33 Si nonm sa a pa t' soti nan Bondye, li pa ta ka fè anyen.

34 Yo reponn li: Se nan peche ou fèt, epi ou konprann pou ou vin ban nou leson koulye a? Epi yo mete l' deyò nan sinagòg la.

35 ¶ Jezi te vin konnen yo te mete nonm ki te avèg la deyò nan sinagòg la. Lè li kontre avè l', li di l' konsa: Eske ou kwè nan Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a?

36 Nonm lan reponn li: Mèt, di m' ki moun li ye pou m' ka kwè nan li?

37 Jezi reponn li: Apa w'ap gade li! Se li menm k'ap pale avè ou la a wi.

38 Nonm lan di: Seyè, mwen kwè. Epi li tonbe ajenou devan Jezi.

39 ¶ Lè sa a, Jezi di: Mwen vin sou tè a pou yon jijman: Moun ki avèg yo pral wè. Men moun ki wè yo pral tounen avèg.

40 Te gen kèk farizyen la avèk li. Lè yo tande pawòl sa yo, yo mande l': Eske nou menm tou, nou avèg?

41 Jezi reponn yo: Si nou te avèg, nou pa ta koupab. Men, n'ap plede di nou wè, nou wè. Se poutèt sa nou antò toujou.

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,(A) who sinned,(B) this man(C) or his parents,(D) that he was born blind?”

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.(E) As long as it is day,(F) we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(G)

After saying this, he spit(H) on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam”(I) (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.(J)

His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”(K) Some claimed that he was.

Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”

But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”

10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”(L)

12 “Where is this man?” they asked him.

“I don’t know,” he said.

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.(M) 15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.(N) “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”(O)

But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?”(P) So they were divided.(Q)

17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”

The man replied, “He is a prophet.”(R)

18 They(S) still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. 19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”

20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. 21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders,(T) who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out(U) of the synagogue.(V) 23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”(W)

24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,”(X) they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”(Y)

25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

27 He answered, “I have told you already(Z) and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”

28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!(AA) 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”(AB)

30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.(AC) 32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God,(AD) he could do nothing.”

34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;(AE) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.(AF)

Spiritual Blindness

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe(AG) in the Son of Man?”(AH)

36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”(AI)

37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”(AJ)

38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.(AK)

39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(AL) I have come into this world,(AM) so that the blind will see(AN) and those who see will become blind.”(AO)

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(AP)

41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(AQ)

Footnotes

  1. John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.