Johannes 9
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jesus botar en man som föddes blind
9 När Jesus gick vidare fick han se en man som hade varit blind sedan födseln.
2 Då frågade hans lärjungar: ”Rabbi, för vems synd föddes den här mannen blind, hans egen eller hans föräldrars?”
3 Jesus svarade dem: ”Det var varken för att han själv eller hans föräldrar syndade. Men Guds gärningar skulle uppenbaras på honom. 4 Vi måste, så länge det är dag, göra hans gärningar som har sänt mig. Snart blir det natt, och då kan ingen arbeta. 5 Så länge jag är i världen, är jag världens ljus.”
6 Sedan spottade han på marken och gjorde en deg av lera som han strök på mannens ögon, 7 och han sa till honom: ”Gå och tvätta dig i Siloadammen” (Siloa betyder utsänd). Mannen gick då iväg till dammen och tvättade sig, och när han kom tillbaka kunde han se.
8 Hans grannar och andra som hade sett honom som tiggare, frågade varandra: ”Är det inte han som satt och tiggde förut?”
9 ”Jo, det är det”, sa en del, medan andra sa: ”Nej, han är bara lik honom.”
Men själv sa han: ”Visst är det jag.”
10 Då frågade de honom: ”Hur kan det komma sig att du ser?”
11 Mannen svarade: ”Han som heter Jesus gjorde en deg och strök den på mina ögon, och sedan sa han åt mig att gå till Siloadammen och tvätta mig. Och när jag hade gjort det så kunde jag se.”
12 De frågade honom: ”Var finns han nu?”
Men mannen svarade: ”Det vet jag inte.”
Fariseerna förhör mannen som föddes blind
13 Då tog de med sig mannen som hade varit blind till fariseerna. 14 Det var på en sabbat som Jesus hade gjort degen och gett mannen hans syn. 15 När fariseerna frågade hur det kom sig att han kunde se, berättade han än en gång: ”Han strök en deg på mina ögon, och när jag hade tvättat mig, kunde jag se.”
16 En del av fariseerna sa då: ”Den mannen kan inte vara sänd av Gud eftersom han inte håller sabbaten.” Men andra sa: ”En syndare kan väl inte göra sådana tecken?” Så var deras meningar delade.
17 Och igen frågade de mannen som hade varit blind: ”Vad säger du själv om honom? Det var ju du som fick din syn.” Mannen svarade då: ”Han är en profet.”
18 Men judarna tvivlade på att den botade mannen överhuvudtaget hade varit blind, så de kallade på hans föräldrar 19 och frågade dem: ”Är det här er son? Föddes han blind som ni säger? Och hur kan det då komma sig att han ser nu?”
20 Föräldrarna svarade: ”Vi vet att det är vår son och att han föddes blind. 21 Men hur han kan se nu det vet vi inte, och inte heller vem som har botat honom. Fråga honom själv. Han är gammal nog att svara själv.”
22 Detta sa de för att de var rädda för judarna, som redan då hade bestämt att den som erkände Jesus som Messias skulle utstötas ur synagogan. 23 Därför sa hans föräldrar: ”Han är gammal nog, fråga honom själv.”
24 För andra gången kallade de därför till sig mannen som hade varit blind och sa till honom: ”Ge Gud äran.[a] Vi vet att den där mannen är en syndare.”
25 Men mannen svarade: ”Om han är en syndare eller ej, det vet jag inte. Det enda jag vet är att förut var jag blind, men nu kan jag se.”
26 Då frågade de honom än en gång: ”Vad gjorde han med dig? Hur gjorde han när du fick din syn?”
27 Mannen svarade: ”Det har jag ju redan berättat, men ni lyssnar inte. Varför vill ni höra det igen? Vill ni också bli hans lärjungar?”
28 Då hånade de honom och sa: ”Det är du som är hans lärjunge. Vi är lärjungar till Mose. 29 Vi vet att Gud har talat till Mose, men varifrån den här mannen kommer, det vet vi inte.”
30 ”Det var underligt”, svarade mannen. ”Han gav mig min syn, och ändå vet ni inte varifrån han kommer. 31 Men att Gud inte lyssnar till syndare, det vet vi. Han lyssnar till den som fruktar honom och gör hans vilja. 32 Aldrig någonsin har man hört talas om någon som har botat en som föddes blind. 33 Om den här mannen inte var sänd av Gud, så skulle han inte kunna göra något sådant.”
34 ”Du är helt och hållet född i synd!”, sa de till honom. ”Försöker du undervisa oss?” Och så drev de bort honom.
Jesus talar om andlig blindhet
35 Jesus fick snart höra att de hade drivit bort honom, och när han fann honom igen frågade han: ”Tror du på Människosonen?”
36 Mannen svarade: ”Herre, säg mig vem han är, så att jag kan tro på honom.”
37 Jesus sa: ”Du har sett honom. Det är han som talar med dig.”
38 Då föll mannen ner framför Jesus och sa: ”Jag tror, Herre.”
39 Sedan sa Jesus: ”Till en dom har jag kommit hit till världen, för att de som inte ser ska börja se, och de som ser ska bli blinda.”
40 Några fariseer som var där med honom hörde det och frågade: ”Menar du att vi skulle vara blinda?”
41 Då svarade Jesus: ”Om ni var blinda skulle ni vara utan synd. Men nu menar ni att ni kan se, och därför finns er synd kvar.
Footnotes
- 9:24 Detta var en ed man svor inför domstolen.
John 9
Lexham English Bible
A Man Born Blind Is Given Sight
9 And as he[a] went away, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?” 3 Jesus replied, “Neither this man sinned nor his parents, but it happened[b] so that the works of God could be revealed in him. 4 It is necessary for us to do the deeds of the one who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work! 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 When he[c] had said these things, he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes. 7 And he said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated “sent”). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
8 Then the neighbors and those who saw him previously (because he was a beggar) began to say,[d] “Is this man not the one who used to sit and beg?” 9 Others were saying, “It is this man”; others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” That one was saying, “I am he!” 10 So they began to say[e] to him, “How[f] were your eyes opened?” 11 He replied, “The man who is called Jesus made clay and smeared it[g] on my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash!’ So I went, and I washed, and[h] I received sight.” 12 And they said to him, “Where is that man?” He said, “I do not know.”
The Reaction of the Pharisees to the Healing
13 They brought him—the one formerly blind—to the Pharisees. 14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes was the Sabbath.) 15 So the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received sight. And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” 16 So some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath!” Others[i] were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them. 17 So they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”
18 So the Jews did not believe concerning him that he had been blind and received sight, until they summoned the parents of the one[j] who received sight. 19 And they asked them, saying, “Is this man your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?” 20 So his parents answered and said, “We know that this man is our son, and that he was born blind. 21 But how he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him! He is a mature adult;[k] he will speak for himself!” 22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already decided that if anyone should confess him to be Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue. 23 Because of this his parents said, “He is a mature adult;[l] ask him.”)
24 So they summoned the man who had been blind for the second time and said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner!” 25 Then that man replied, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I know—that although I[m] was blind, now I see!” 26 So they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27 He replied to them, “I told you already and you did not listen! Why do you want to hear it[n] again? You do not want to become his disciples also, do you?”[o] 28 They reviled[p] him and said, “You are his disciple! But we are disciples of Moses! 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.” 30 The man answered and said to them, “For the remarkable thing is this, that you do not know where he is from, and he opened my eyes! 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if someone is devout and does his will, he listens to this one. 32 From time immemorial[q] it has not been heard that someone opened the eyes of one born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything!” 34 They answered and said to him, “You were born completely in sin, and are you attempting to teach[r] us?” And they threw him out.
Jesus as the Son of Man
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered and said, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you.” [[38 And he said, “I believe, Lord!” and he worshiped him. 39 And Jesus said,]][s] “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind!” 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and said to him, “We are not also blind, are we?”[t] 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
Footnotes
- John 9:1 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“went away”) which is understood as temporal
- John 9:3 The words “it happened” are not in the Greek text but are implied
- John 9:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
- John 9:8 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 9:10 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 9:10 Some manuscripts have “Then how”
- John 9:11 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 9:11 Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“went” and “washed”) have been translated as finite verbs
- John 9:16 Some manuscripts have “But others”
- John 9:18 Literally “of him”
- John 9:21 Literally “he has maturity”
- John 9:23 Literally “he has maturity”
- John 9:25 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as concessive
- John 9:27 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 9:27 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “do you”
- John 9:28 Some manuscripts have “And they reviled”
- John 9:32 Literally “the age”
- John 9:34 Here the present tense is translated as a conative present (“attempting to teach”)
- John 9:39 A number of important manuscripts lack v. 38 and the first part of v. 39 (“and Jesus said”)
- John 9:40 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are we”
John 9
King James Version
9 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, 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 that had received his sight.
19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth 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 seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
22 These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
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