Og mens han gikk sin vei, så han en mann som var blind fra fødselen av.

And when he went on his way, he saw a man blind from birth.

Disiplene spurte ham: Mester, er det på grunn av denne mannens synd, eller hans foreldres synd, at han har vært blind fra fødselen?

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?

Jesus svarte: Det er ikke på grunn av hans synd, eller hans foreldres; men for at Guds gjerninger skal bli åpenbart i ham.

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.

Så lenge det er dag, må vi gjøre hans gjerninger som har sendt meg; natten kommer da ingen kan arbeide.

While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.

Så lenge jeg er i verden, er jeg verdens lys.

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Etter å ha sagt dette, laget han gjørme med spytt og smurte den på mannens øyne,

Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,

og sa til ham: Gå og vask deg i dammen Siloam (som betyr: Sendt). Han gikk da bort, vasket seg, og kom tilbake seende.

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.

Naboene og de som hadde sett ham tigger sa: Er ikke dette mannen som satt og tigget?

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?

Noen sa: Det er han. Andre sa: Nei, men han ligner ham. Han sa: Det er meg.

Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

Så spurte de ham: Hvordan ble øynene dine åpnet?

So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?

Han svarte: Mannen som heter Jesus lagde gjørme og smurte den på mine øyne, og sa til meg: Gå til Siloam og vask deg. Jeg gikk bort, og etter å ha vasket meg, kan jeg nå se.

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.

De spurte ham: Hvor er han? Han svarte: Jeg vet ikke.

And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.

De tok ham til fariseerne, denne mannen som hadde vært blind.

They took him before the Pharisees--this man who had been blind.

Nå var det sabbat den dagen da Jesus hadde laget gjørme og åpnet mannens øyne.

Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

Fariseerne spurte ham derfor også hvordan han hadde fått synet tilbake. Og han sa til dem: Han la gjørme på mine øyne, og jeg vasket meg, og nå kan jeg se.

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.

Noen av fariseerne sa: Denne mannen er ikke fra Gud, for han holder ikke sabbaten. Andre sa: Hvordan kan en synder gjøre slike tegn? Og det var splittelse blant dem.

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.

De sa igjen til den blinde mannen: Hva sier du om ham, siden han har åpnet dine øyne? Han svarte: Han er en profet.

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.

Jødene trodde ikke på at han hadde vært blind og nå kunne se, før de kalte på foreldrene til mannen som hadde fått synet tilbake.

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,

De spurte dem: Er dette deres sønn, som dere sier ble født blind? Hvordan kan han da se nå?

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?

Hans foreldre svarte: Vi vet at dette er vår sønn, og at han ble født blind.

In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:

Men hvordan han nå kan se, eller hvem som åpnet øynene hans, det vet vi ikke; spør ham selv, han er gammel nok til å svare for seg.

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.

Dette sa de fordi de var redde for jødene; for jødene hadde allerede vært enige om at om noen bekjente Jesus som Messias, skulle han utestenges fra synagogen.

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.

Derfor sa de: Han er gammel nok; spør ham.

That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.

Så kalte de igjen mannen som hadde vært blind, og sa til ham: Gi Gud ære; vi vet at denne mannen er en synder.

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.

Han svarte: Om han er en synder, vet jeg ikke. Det ene jeg vet, er at jeg var blind og nå ser jeg.

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.

De spurte ham: Hva gjorde han med deg? Hvordan åpnet han øynene dine?

Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?

Han svarte: Jeg har allerede sagt dere det, men dere hørte ikke på; hvorfor vil dere høre det igjen? Ønsker dere også å bli hans disipler?

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?

De ble da sint på ham og sa: Du er hans disippel, men vi er disipler av Moses.

And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

Vi vet at Gud har talt til Moses, men denne mannen vet vi ikke hvor kommer fra.

We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.

Mannen svarte: Det er merkelig! Dere vet ikke hvor han kommer fra, og allikevel åpnet han mine øyne.

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.

Vi vet at Gud ikke hører på syndere, men hvis noen ærer Gud og følger hans vilje, hører han ham.

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.

I alle tider har ingen hørt om at en mann født blind har fått synet tilbake.

In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.

Hvis denne mannen ikke var fra Gud, kunne han ikke gjøre noe.

If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.

De svarte: Du ble født i synd, og du vil lære oss? Og de kastet ham ut.

Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.

Jesus fikk høre at de hadde kastet ham ut, og da han traff ham, spurte han: Tror du på Menneskesønnen?

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?

Han svarte: Hvem er han, Herre? Si det til meg, så jeg kan tro på ham.

He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.

Jesus sa til ham: Du har sett ham; det er han som snakker med deg.

Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.

Han sa: Herre, jeg tror. Og han tilba ham.

And he said, Lord, I have faith. And he gave him worship.

Og Jesus sa: Jeg kom til denne verden for å dømme, så de som ikke ser, kan se, og de som ser, kan bli blinde.

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.

Fariseerne som var med ham, hørte dette og sa: Er vi også blinde?

These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?

Jesus sa til dem: Hvis dere var blinde, ville dere ikke ha synd; men nå som dere sier: Vi ser, forblir synden deres.

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.