Evanjelium Podľa Jána 9
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Ježiš uzdraví slepého
9 Cestou stretol Ježiš človeka, ktorý bol od narodenia slepý.
2 Majstre, prečo sa narodil slepý?" spytovali sa ho učeníci. Je to následok jeho hriechu, alebo hriechu jeho rodičov?"
3 Nehľadajte vinu ani uňho, ani u rodičov," odpovedal Ježiš. Je slepý, aby sa na ňom prejavila Božia moc.
4 Úlohy, ktorými ma Boh poveril, musím splniť, kým je deň. Čoskoro nastane noc, keď nikto nebude môcť pracovať.
5 A preto, kým som na svete, prinášam svetlo svetu."
6 Potom pľuvol na zem, urobil pomocou sliny blato, potrel ním slepému oči
7 a povedal mu: Choď sa umyť do rybníka Siloe." (Siloe znamená Poslaný Bohom.) Slepý poslúchol, umyl sa, a keď sa vrátil, zistil, že vidí.
8 Jeho susedia a tí, čo ho poznali ako slepého žobráka, sa čudovali: Nie je to ten, čo tu sedával a žobral?"
9 Jedni hovorili: Je to on!" Iní sa zase nazdávali, že sa iba naňho ponáša. Ale uzdravený povedal: Áno, som to ja!"
10 Ako to, že vidíš? Čo sa stalo?" vyzvedali sa.
11 Nejaký človek menom Ježiš mi potrel oči blatom a kázal sa mi umyť v rybníku Siloe. Poslúchol som ho a odvtedy vidím."
12 A nevieš, kde je teraz?" spytovali sa ho.
To neviem," odpovedal.
Vypočúvanie farizejov
13 Človeka vyliečeného zo slepoty zaviedli k farizejom.
14 To všetko sa totiž stalo v sobotu.
15 Farizeji sa ho na všetko podrobne vypytovali. Porozprával im, ako mu Ježiš potrel blatom oči, ako ho potom poslal umyť sa a ako zrazu videl.
16 Ten človek akiste nie je od Boha, keď pracuje aj v sobotu," namietali niektorí.
Ale ako by mohol hriešny človek robiť také zázraky?" vraveli iní. Strhla sa medzi nimi škriepka.
17 Znova sa teda obrátili na uzdraveného: A čo si o ňom myslíš ty?"
Určite je to Boží prorok," odpovedal im.
18 Farizeji začali pochybovať, či naozaj bol slepý. Zavolali si jeho rodičov
19 a spýtali sa ich: Je to váš syn? A je pravda, že sa narodil slepý? Ako to, že teraz vidí?"
20 Rodičia odpovedali: Áno, je to náš syn a narodil sa nám slepý. To vieme určite. Ale ako sa stalo, že teraz vidí, to nevieme.
21 Ani nevieme nič o tom, kto ho uzdravil. Napokon, má už svoje roky, nech vám to povie sám."
22 Rodičia odpovedali vyhýbavo, lebo sa báli židovských predstavených.
23 Tí totiž rozhodli, že vylúčia zo židovskej obce každého, kto by uznal Ježiša za Mesiáša.
24 A tak si znovu zavolali bývalého slepca a prikázali mu: Vzdaj chválu Bohu, a nie Ježišovi, lebo vieme, že je to hriešny človek."
25 Či je dobrý alebo hriešny, to neviem," odpovedal uzdravený, ale viem, že som bol slepý a teraz vidím!"
26 Ako ťa uzdravil, čo s tebou robil?" spytovali sa ho znova.
27 Veď som vám to všetko už vyrozprával!" ohradil sa. Čo, dobre nepočujete? Prečo to vlastne chcete znova počuť? Chcete sa azda stať jeho učeníkmi?"
28 Ty si jeho učeník!" zlostne sa naňho osopili. My sme učeníci Mojžišovi.
29 O Mojžišovi vieme, že sa s ním zhováral Boh, ale o tomto človeku nevieme ani len to, odkiaľ je."
30 To je naozaj čudné, že neviete nič o človeku, ktorý mi vrátil zrak!" namietol uzdravený.
31 Každý predsa vie, že Boh prosby hriešnikov nepočuje, ale vypočuje toho, kto ho vzýva a plní jeho vôľu. Kto ho ctí a poslúcha, toho počuje.
32 Jakživ som nepočul, že by niekto bol uzdravil človeka slepého od narodenia.
33 Keby toho človeka nebol poslal Boh, nemohol by to urobiť."
34 Mrzák jeden, ty sa nás opovážiš poúčať?" rozkričali sa naňho a vyhnali ho.
Slepota vidiacich
35 Keď sa Ježiš dozvedel, čo sa stalo, vyhľadal uzdraveného a spýtal sa ho: Veríš v Božieho Syna?"
36 Rád by som v neho veril, ale nepoznám ho," odpovedal.
37 Vidíš ho pred sebou. Práve sa s tebou zhovára," odpovedal mu Ježiš.
38 Verím, Pane!" zvolal a padol pred Ježišom na kolená.
39 Prišiel som na tento svet," pokračoval Ježiš, aby som otvoril oči tým, ktorí sú duchovne slepí, a aby som ukázal tým, čo sa domnievajú, že vidia, akí sú slepí."
40 Počuli to farizeji, čo stáli okolo, a spytovali sa: To hovorí o nás, že sme slepí?"
41 Ježiš im odpovedal: Keby ste boli naozaj slepí, mohol by som vám pomôcť. Ale hovoríte, že vidíte, a preto zostávate v hriechu."
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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