1 Enquanto Jesus caminhava, viu um homem que era cego de nascença.2 Mestre, perguntaram-lhe os discípulos, porque foi que este homem nasceu cego? Por causa dos seus pecados ou por causa dos pecados de seus pais?3 Nem uma coisa nem outra, disse Jesus, mas para nele se mostrar o poder de Deus.4 Temos todos de fazer as obras daquele que me enviou, enquanto é dia. A noite desce e todo o trabalho pára.5 Mas, enquanto estiver aqui neste mundo, sou a luz do mundo.6 Então, cuspiu no chão e, fazendo lama com o cuspo, espalhou-a sobre os olhos do cego e disse-lhe: Vai lavar-te ao tanque de Siloé (Siloé significa enviado). O homem assim fez e depois de se lavar voltou, vendo.8 Os vizinhos e outros que o tinham conhecido ainda cego perguntavam: Será o mesmo homem, o tal pedinte?9 Uns diziam que sim e outros: Não há dúvida de que se parece com ele!O cego dizia: Sou eu mesmo!10 Então perguntaram-lhe como fora possível ter-se curado da cegueira. Que acontecera? E ele contou: Um homem a quem chamam Jesus fez lama, aplicou-ma nos olhos e depois disse-me que fosse ao tanque de Siloé para a tirar. Assim fiz, e fiquei a ver!12 Onde está ele agora?, perguntaram.Não sei.13 Então levaram o homem aos fariseus.14 Ora, tudo isto se passou num dia de sábado.15 Os fariseus interrogaram-no e ele contou-lhes como Jesus lhe espalhara lama sobre os olhos e como, depois de os lavar, já via.16 Alguns dos fariseus disseram: Esse tal Jesus não pode ser um homem de Deus, porque trabalha num sábado. Outros diziam: Mas como pode um pecador vulgar fazer milagres assim? E havia grandes discussões entre eles por causa disto.17 Os fariseus voltaram-se para o antigo cego e perguntaram-lhe:Esse homem que te abriu os olhos, quem achas tu que é? O homem respondeu: É um profeta.18 Os judeus não queriam crer que ele tivesse sido cego, até que, por fim, chamaram os pais:19 Esse homem é o vosso filho? Nasceu cego? Se nasceu, como é que vê agora?20 E os pais responderam: Sabemos que este é o nosso filho, cego de nascença,21 mas ignoramos o que aconteceu para que agora veja, ou quem o teria feito. Já tem idade, perguntem-lhe a ele, e ele que vos explique.22 Diziam isto com medo dos judeus, que tinham avisado que quem quer que afirmasse que Jesus era o Messias seria expulso da sinagoga.23 Por isso os pais disseram: Ele tem idade suficiente para falar por si. Perguntem-lhe.24 Pela segunda vez, os fariseus mandaram vir o que tinha sido cego e disseram-lhe: Dá glória antes a Deus, porque sabemos que esse homem é um pecador.25 Ele respondeu: Se é pecador, não sei, mas o que sei é isto: que era cego e agora vejo.26 Mas que te fez ele? Como é que te curou?, perguntaram-lhe.27 O homem esclamou: Já vos expliquei uma vez e não ouviram. Porque é que querem ouvir outra vez a mesma coisa? Também querem ser seus discípulos?28 Eles injuriaram-no: Discípulo dele sejas tu; nós somos discípulos de Moisés. Sabemos que Deus falou a Moisés, mas quanto a este nada sabemos.30 Que coisa esquisita!, tornou o homem. Ele curou-me, e vocês nada sabem acerca dele. Deus não escuta os pecadores, mas sim os que o honram e fazem a sua vontade. Desde que o mundo é mundo, ninguém jamais conseguiu abrir os olhos a um cego de nascença. Se este homem não viesse de Deus, não conseguiria fazê-lo.34 Tu nasceste em pecado, responderam, e queres ensinar-nos? E expulsaram-no da sinagoga.35 Quando Jesus soube do sucedido, encontrando o homem, perguntou-lhe: Crês no Filho de Deus?36 Quem é ele, Senhor, para que creia nele?37 Já o viste, disse Jesus. É aquele que fala contigo.38 O homem disse: Sim, Senhor, creio! E adorou-o.39 Jesus explicou: Vim para julgar o mundo. Vim para dar vista aos cegos e para mostrar àqueles que julgam ver que, afinal, são eles os cegos.40 Os fariseus que ali estavam perguntaram: Queres dizer com isso que somos cegos?41 Se fossem realmente cegos, não teriam culpa, respondeu Jesus. Mas a vossa culpa mantém-se, pois afirmam que podem ver.

1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from his birth.2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who sinned, 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 spit on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,7 And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went therefore, and washed, and came seeing.8 The neighbors therefore, and they who 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 they said to him, How were thy eyes opened?11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus, made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.12 Then said they to him, Where is he? He said, I know not.13 They brought to the Pharisees him that before was blind.14 And it was the sabbath 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 to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see.16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.17 They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thy 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 will speak for himself.22 These words his parents spoke, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed 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 they called the man that was blind, and said to him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.25 He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see.26 Then they said to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thy eyes?27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: Why 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 the disciples of Moses.29 We know that God spoke to Moses: as for this man, we know not whence he is.30 The man answered and said to them, Why, herein is a marvelous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened my eyes.31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.32 Since the world began hath it not been heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.34 They answered and said to 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 to him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?37 And Jesus said to him, thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshiped him.39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they who see not, may see; and that they who see, may be made blind.40 And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words, and said to him, Are we blind also?41 Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.