Yochanan 9
9
1And passing along, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw a man ivver (blind) from birth.
2The talmidim of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach asked him, Rebbe, who committed averos, this man or the horim (parents) of him, that he was born ivver?#9:2 Ezek 18:20; Ex 20:5; Job 21:19
3In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Neither this man sinned nor the horim of him, but that the pe'ulot of Hashem may be manifested in him.
4It is necessary for us to work the pe'ulot of the One having sent me while it is Yom. Lailah comes when no one is able to work.#9:4 Jer 13:16
5As long as I am in the Olam Hazeh, I am the Ohr HaOlam.
6Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva and he anointed the clay upon the manʼs eyes,
7And said to him, Go wash in the pool of Shiloach!#9:7 2Kgs 5:10 — The name means sent — He went therefore and washed and came seeing.#9:7 Isa 35:5
8Therefore, the shchenim and the ones seeing the man who was formerly a betler, came, saying, Is this not the man who was sitting and begging?
9Some were saying, This is the one! Others were saying, No, but it is a man like him. But the man was saying, I am the one!
10Therefore, the people were saying to him, How, then, were your eyes opened?
11In reply, the man said, The one called Yehoshua took clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, Go to Shiloach#9:11 2Kgs 5:10 and wash. Therefore, having gone, and having washed, I saw!
12And they said to him, Where is that one? The man says to them, I do not have da'as of that.
13The people lead the man to the Perushim…the man who had formerly been ivver (blind).
14Now the time period Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach took the clay and opened his eyes was a Shabbos.
15Then again also the Perushim were asking him how his eyes were opened, and the man said to them, The man placed clay on my eyes and I washed, and I see.
16Therefore some of the Perushim were saying, This man is not from Hashem, because he is Mechallel Shabbos (desecrating Shabbos). But others were saying, How is a man who is a choteh (sinner) able to do such otot? There was a machloket (division of dissension) among them.
17Therefore, they say to the ivver (blind man) again, What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes? And the man said, He is a Navi.
18Therefore, those of Yehudah did not believe that the man had been ivver (blind) until they called the horim of the man whose eyes were opened.
19And they asked the horim, saying, Is this the ben of you, whom you say was born ivver? How, therefore, does he now have sight?
20In reply, therefore, his horim said, We have da'as that this man is the ben of us and that he was born ivver,
21But how he sees now we do not have da'as nor do we have da'as of who opened his eyes. Interrogate him. Heʼs a [Bar Mitzvah] bar da'as (he is of age). He will speak for himself.
22His horim said these things, because they were fearing those of Yehudah, for already those of Yehudah had agreed that if any person made hoda'ah (confession) of him to be the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, that person would be put under cherem ban from the shul.
23Therefore, his horim said, He has reached his religious majority and is of age. Interrogate him.
24They called a second time, therefore, the man who had been ivver (blind) and said to him, V'ten lo todah. (Give glory to G-d)#9:24 Josh 7:19 We have da'as that this man is a choteh (sinner).#9:24 Ps 68:35; Josh 7:19
25In reply, therefore, he said, If he is a choteh (sinner), of that I don't have da'as. Of one thing I do have da'as, that though I was ivver, now I see.
26They said, therefore, to him, What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?
27The man answered them, I told you already, and you do not listen. Why again do you want to hear? Surely you do not want to become his talmidim also?
28And they reviled him and said, You are a talmid of that man, but we are talmidim of Moshe Rabbeinu.#9:28 Num 12:2,8
29We have da'as that Hashem has spoken to Moshe Rabbeinu, but this man, we do not have da'as from where he comes.
30In reply, the man said to them, Here is a real cheftza! That you do not have da'as from where he comes, and he opened my eyes!
31We have da'as that G-d does not listen to chote'im (sinners), but if anyone has chassidus, is a yore-shomayim and does the ratzon (will) of Him, this one Hashem hears.#9:31 Ps 18:23-32; 34:15,16; 66:18; 145:19-20; 51:5 [7]; Prov 15:8,29; Isa 1:15; 59:1-2
32Never vi-bahlt the Bri'at HaOlam (the Creation of the World) it was heard of that anyone opened the eyes of an ivver (blind man) having been born thus.
33If this man was not from Hashem, he would not be able to do anything.
34They answered and said to him, You were born totally B'AVON (in sin)#9:34 Ps 51:5 [7] and you teach us? And they threw him out.
35Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach heard that they threw him out, and, having found him, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Do you have emunah (faith) in the Bar Enosh?#9:35 Dan 7:13
36In reply, the man said, And who is he, Adoni, that I may have emunah in him?
37And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.
38And the man said, Ani ma'amin, Adoni. And he fell down prostrate before him.
39And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, For the sake of Mishpat, I came into the Olam Hazeh, that the ones who are ivrim (blind ones) may see, and the ones seeing may become ivrim.
40Some of the Perushim heard these things, the ones being with him, and they said to him, Surely we are not ivrim, are we?
41Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, If you were ivrim (blind men), you would not have chet, but now vi-bahlt (since) you say, We see, the avon#9:41 Psalm 51 of you remains.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
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John 9
9
Jesus heals a man born blind
1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’
3 ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ said Jesus, ‘but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no-one can work. 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.’
6After saying this, he spat on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7‘Go,’ he told him, ‘wash in the Pool of Siloam’ (this word means ‘Sent’). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
8His neighbours and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, ‘Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?’ 9Some 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.
11He 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.’
12‘Where is this man?’ they asked him.
‘I don’t know,’ he said.
The Pharisees investigate the healing
13They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath. 15Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. ‘He put mud on my eyes,’ the man replied, ‘and I washed, and now I see.’
16Some of the Pharisees said, ‘This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.’
But others asked, ‘How can a sinner perform such signs?’ So they were divided.
17Then 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.’
18They 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. 21But 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.’ 22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 23That was why his parents said, ‘He is of age; ask him.’
24A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. ‘Give glory to God by telling the truth,’ they said. ‘We know this man is a sinner.’
25He replied, ‘Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!’
26Then they asked him, ‘What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?’
27He answered, ‘I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?’
28Then they hurled insults at him and said, ‘You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses! 29We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.’
30The man answered, ‘Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. 32Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.’
34To this they replied, ‘You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!’ And they threw him out.
Spiritual blindness
35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’
36‘Who is he, sir?’ the man asked. ‘Tell me so that I may believe in him.’
37Jesus said, ‘You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.’
38Then the man said, ‘Lord, I believe,’ and he worshipped him.
39Jesus said,#9:38,39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said… 39 Jesus said, ‘For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.’
40Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, ‘What? Are we blind too?’
41Jesus said, ‘If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.
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