1 Mens han gikk forbi, så han en mann som var blind fra fødselen av.

And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth,

2 Hans disipler spurte ham: 'Rabbi, hvem har syndet, han eller hans foreldre, siden han ble født blind?'

and his disciples asked him, saying, `Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?'

3 Jesus svarte: 'Verken han eller hans foreldre har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.

Jesus answered, `Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;

4 Jeg må arbeide med gjerningene til ham som har sendt meg mens det er dag; natten kommer, da ingen kan arbeide.

it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: --

5 Mens jeg er i verden, er jeg verdens lys.'

when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.'

6 Etter at han hadde sagt dette, spyttet han på jorden, laget en deig av spyttet og smurte det på den blindes øyne.

These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,

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

`Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,' which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and did wash, and came seeing;

8 Naboene og de som tidligere hadde sett ham som tigger, sa da: 'Er ikke dette han som pleide å sitte og tigge?'

the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, `Is not this he who is sitting and begging?'

9 Noen sa: 'Det er han,' andre sa: 'Han ligner ham,' men han selv sa: 'Jeg er han.'

others said -- `This is he;' and others -- `He is like to him;' he himself said, -- `I am `he'.'

10 Da spurte de ham: 'Hvordan ble øynene dine åpnet?'

They said, therefore, to him, `How were thine eyes opened?'

11 Han svarte: 'En mann som heter Jesus laget leire, smurte den på øynene mine og sa til meg: Gå til Siloam og vask deg. Jeg gikk, vasket meg og fikk synet.'

he answered and said, `A man called Jesus made clay, and rubbed my eyes, and said to me, Go away to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and having gone away and having washed, I received sight;'

12 Da spurte de ham: 'Hvor er han?' Han svarte: 'Jeg vet ikke.'

they said, therefore, to him, `Where is that one?' he saith, `I have not known.'

13 De førte mannen som hadde vært blind til fariseerne.

They bring him to the Pharisees who once `was' blind,

14 Det var sabbat den dagen Jesus laget leiren og åpnet øynene hans.

and it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

15 Fariseerne spurte ham igjen hvordan han hadde fått synet, og han sa til dem: 'Han smurte leire på øynene mine, jeg vasket meg, og nå ser jeg.'

Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, `Clay he did put upon my eyes, and I did wash -- and I see.'

16 Noen av fariseerne sa: 'Denne mannen er ikke fra Gud, for han holder ikke sabbaten.' Andre sa: 'Hvordan kan en synder gjøre slike tegn?' Det oppsto splid blant dem.

Of the Pharisees, therefore, certain said, `This man is not from God, because the sabbath he doth not keep;' others said, `How is a man -- a sinful one -- able to do such signs?' and there was a division among them.

17 De spurte da igjen den blinde: 'Hva sier du om ham? Det var jo han som åpnet øynene dine.' Han svarte: 'Han er en profet.'

They said to the blind man again, `Thou -- what dost thou say of him -- that he opened thine eyes?'

18 Jødene trodde ikke at han hadde vært blind og fått synet før de tilkalte foreldrene hans.

and he said -- `He is a prophet.' The Jews, therefore, did not believe concerning him that he was blind and did receive sight, till that they called the parents of him who received sight,

19 De spurte dem: 'Er dette deres sønn, han dere sier er født blind? Hvordan kan han nå se?'

and they asked them, saying, `Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?'

20 Foreldrene svarte: 'Vi vet at dette er vår sønn, og at han er født blind.

His parents answered them and said, `We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

21 Men hvordan han nå ser, vet vi ikke, eller hvem som åpnet øynene hans, vet vi ikke. Spør ham selv, han er gammel nok og kan svare for seg.'

and how he now seeth, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; himself is of age, ask him; he himself shall speak concerning himself.'

22 Dette sa foreldrene hans fordi de var redde for jødene, for jødene hadde allerede blitt enige om at dersom noen bekjente at Jesus var Kristus, skulle de utvises fra synagogen.

These things said his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews, for already had the Jews agreed together, that if any one may confess him -- Christ, he may be put out of the synagogue;

23 Derfor sa foreldrene hans: 'Han er gammel nok, spør ham.'

because of this his parents said -- `He is of age, ask him.'

24 De kalte den blinde mannen for andre gang og sa til ham: 'Gi Gud ære! Vi vet at denne mannen er en synder.'

They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, `Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'

25 Han svarte: 'Om han er en synder, vet jeg ikke. Én ting vet jeg: Jeg var blind, men nå ser jeg.'

he answered, therefore, and said, `If he be a sinner -- I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.'

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

And they said to him again, `What did he to thee? how did he open thine eyes?'

27 Han svarte: 'Jeg har allerede fortalt dere det, men dere hørte ikke etter. Hvorfor vil dere høre det igjen? Vil dere også bli hans disipler?'

He answered them, `I told you already, and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish to hear? do ye also wish to become his disciples?'

28 Da hånte de ham og sa: 'Du er hans disippel, men vi er disipler av Moses.

They reviled him, therefore, and said, `Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples;

29 Vi vet at Gud har talt til Moses, men denne mannen vet vi ikke hvor han er fra.'

we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one -- we have not known whence he is.'

30 Mannen svarte: 'Det er underlig at dere ikke vet hvor han er fra, selv om han åpnet øynene mine.

The man answered and said to them, `Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that ye have not known whence he is, and he opened my eyes!

31 Vi vet at Gud ikke hører på syndere, men om noen frykter Gud og gjør hans vilje, da hører han ham.

and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

32 Siden verden begynte, har ingen hørt om at noen åpnet øynene til en som var født blind.

from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind;

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

if this one were not from God, he were not able to do anything.'

34 De svarte: 'Du er født i synd, og du skal lære oss?' Og de kastet ham ut.

They answered and said to him, `In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!' and they cast him forth without.

35 Jesus hørte at de hadde kastet ham ut, og da han fant ham, spurte han: 'Tror du på Guds Sønn?'

Jesus heard that they cast him forth without, and having found him, he said to him, `Dost thou believe in the Son of God?'

36 Han svarte: 'Hvem er han, Herre, så jeg kan tro på ham?'

he answered and said, `Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?'

37 Jesus sa: 'Du har sett ham, og han som taler med deg, er han.'

And Jesus said to him, `Thou hast both seen him, and he who is speaking with thee is he;'

38 Da sa mannen: 'Jeg tror, Herre.' Og han tilba ham.

and he said, `I believe, sir,' and bowed before him.

39 Jesus sa: 'Til dom er jeg kommet til denne verden, for at de som ikke ser, skal se, og de som ser, skal bli blinde.'

And Jesus said, `For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

40 Noen av fariseerne som var med ham, hørte dette og sa til ham: 'Er vi også blinde?'

And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, `Are we also blind?'

41 Jesus sa til dem: 'Hvis dere var blinde, ville dere ikke ha synd. Men nå sier dere: Vi ser, derfor forblir deres synd.'

Jesus said to them, `If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say -- We see, therefore doth your sin remain.