Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 9:1 ¶ AND as he was passing, he saw a man blind from the womb of his mother.

 9:1 And while passing, he saw a man blind from his mother's womb.

 9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Raban, who sinned, this or his parents, that blind he should have been born?

 9:2 And his disciples asked him, and said: Our Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?

 9:3 Jeshu saith to them, Neither he sinned, nor his parents; but that there might be seen in him the works of Aloha.

 9:3 Jesus said to them: Neither did he sin, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be seen in him.

 9:4 Me it behoveth to do the works of Him who sent me, while it is to-day: the night cometh when man cannot work.

 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night cometh, in which no one can work.

 9:5 So long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.

 9:5 So long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

 9:6 And when he had said these things, he spat upon the ground, and formed clay from his spittle, and rubbed upon the eyes of the blind,

 9:6 And having spoken thus, he spit on the ground, and made mud with the spittle, and spread it on the eyes of the blind man;

 9:7 and said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Shilucha. And he went, washed, and came seeing.

 9:7 and said to him: Go, wash in the baptistery of Siloam. And he went, and washed, and came away seeing.

 9:8 But his neighbours, and they who had seen (him) aforetime as he begged, said, Is not this he who sat and begged?

 9:8 And his neighbors, and they by whom he had before been seen begging, said: Is not this he, who sat and begged?

 9:9 Some said, It is he; and some said, It is not, but one like him; but he said, I am he.

 9:9 Some said, It is he: and others said, No; but he is very like him. But he said: I am he.

 9:10 They say to him, How were thine eyes opened?

 9:10 And they said to him: How were thy eyes opened?

 9:11 He answered and said to them, The man whose name is Jeshu made clay, and rubbed upon mine eyes, and said to me, Go, wash in the waters of Shilucha; and I went, washed, and received sight.

 9:11 He answered, and said to them: A man whose name is Jesus, made mud and spread it on my eyes, and said to me, Go, wash in the waters of Siloam. And I went, and washed, and my sight was restored.

 9:12 They say to him, Where is he? He saith to them, I know not.

 9:12 They said to him: Where is he? He said to them: I know not.

 9:13 They brought him who from the beginning was blind to the Pharishee.

 9:13 And they brought him that had been blind, before the Pharisees.

 9:14 Now it was shabath when Jeshu made the clay and opened his eyes:

 9:14 Now it was on the sabbath that Jesus made the mud, and opened his eyes.

 9:15 and again the Pharishee questioned him, How didst thou receive sight? He said to them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and received sight.

 9:15 And again the Pharisees asked him: How was thy sight restored? And he said to them: He put mud upon my eyes, and I washed, and my sight was restored.

 9:16 And some of the Pharishee said, This man is not from Aloha; for the shabath he keepeth not. But others said, How can a man, a sinner, perform these signs? And there was a division among them.

 9:16 And some of the Pharisees said: This man is not of God, for he doth not observe the sabbath. But others said: How can a man that is a sinner, work these signs? And there was a division among them.

 9:17 They say again to the blind, What sayest thou concerning him, because he hath opened thine eyes? He saith to them, I say that he is the Prophet.

 9:17 They say again to the blind man: What sayest thou of him, seeing he hath opened thy eyes? He said to them: I say, that he is a prophet.

 9:18 But believed not concerning him the Jihudoyee that blind he had been and made-to-see, until they called the parents of him who had been made to see,

 9:18 And the Jews would not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and recovered sight, until they called the parents of him who recovered sight.

 9:19 and asked them, If this is your son who, you say, was born blind, how now doth he see?

 9:19 And they asked them: Is this your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? And how doth he now see?

 9:20 His parents answered and said, We know that this (is) our son, and that blind he was born.

 9:20 And his parents answered and said: We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

 9:21 But how he now seeth, or who hath opened his eyes, we know not. He also hath entered on his years, ask him: he for himself shall speak.

 9:21 but how he now seeth, or who opened his eyes, we know not. He hath come to his years, ask him; he will speak for himself.

 9:22 These words said his parents, because they feared the Jihudoyee; for the Jihudoyee had determined that if any man should confess him that he was the Meshicha, they would cast him out of the synagogue:

 9:22 These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had decided, that if any one should confess him to be Messiah, they would expel him from the synagogue.

 9:23 on this account said his parents, He hath entered on his years, ask him.

 9:23 For this reason his parents said, He hath come to his years, ask him.

 9:24 And they called the second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Glorify Aloha: for we know that this man is a sinner.

 9:24 And they called a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him: Give glory to God; for we know that this man is a sinner.

 9:25 He answered and said to them, Whether he be a sinner, I know not; but one (thing) I know, that I have been blind, and now, behold, I see.

 9:25 He replied, and said to them: Whether he is a sinner, I know not; but, one thing I know, that I was blind, and lo, now I see.

 9:26 They say to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he to thee thine eyes?

 9:26 They said to him again: What did he to thee? How did he open thy eyes?

 9:27 He saith to them, I told you, and you heard not: what will you hear? Are you also willing disciples to him to become?

 9:27 He said to them: I have told you, and ye did not hear. Why would ye hear again? Do ye also wish to become his disciples?

 9:28 But they reviled him, and said to him, Thou art the disciple of him; but we are the disciples of Musha.

 9:28 But they reproached him, and said to him: Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses.

 9:29 And we know that with Musha Aloha spake; but for this, we know not whence he is.

 9:29 And we know that God conversed with Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

 9:30 Answered the man and said to them, At this then we must wonder, that you know not from whence he is, and (yet) mine eyes he hath opened!

 9:30 The man replied and said to them: In this therefore is [something] to be admired, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he hath opened my eyes.

 9:31 But we know that Aloha the voice of sinners heareth not; but if any man fear him and do his will, him he heareth.

 9:31 Now we know, that God heareth not the voice of sinners; but him that feareth him, and doeth his pleasure, him he heareth.

 9:32 From of old it hath not been heard that a man hath opened the eyes of one born blind.

 9:32 Never hath it been heard, that any one opened the eyes of one born blind.

 9:33 If this were not from Aloha, he could not this have done.

 9:33 If this man were not of God, he could not do this thing.

 9:34 They answered and say to him, Thou altogether wast born in sins, and art thou teaching us? And they cast him without.

 9:34 They replied, and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins; and dost thou teach us? And they expelled him.

 9:35 Jeshu heard that they had cast him without, and he found him, and said to him, Dost thou believe on the Son of Aloha?

 9:35 And Jesus heard that they had expelled him; and he found him, and said to him: Believest thou on the Son of God?

 9:36 He who had been cured answered and said, Who (is he), my Lord, that I may believe in him?

 9:36 And he that was healed, answered and said: My Lord, who is he, that I may believe on him?

 9:37 Jeshu said to him, Thou hast seen him, and He who talketh with thee is He.

 9:37 Jesus said to him: Thou hast seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

 9:38 He said, I believe, my Lord! And, falling, he adored him.

 9:38 And he said: My Lord, I believe: and he fell down, and worshipped him.

 9:39 Jeshu said to them, For the judgment of this world am I come, that they who see not may see, and they who see may be made blind.

 9:39 And Jesus said: For the judgment of this world, have I come; that they who see not, might see; and that they who see, might become blind.

 9:40 And some of the Pharishee who were with him heard these (words), and they said to him, Are we blind also?

 9:40 And [some] of those Pharisees who were with him, heard these things; and they said to him: How? Are we also blind?

 9:41 Jeshu saith to them, If blind you were, you would have no sin; but now you say, We see: therefore your sin is confirmed.

 9:41 Jesus said to them: If ye were blind, ye would be without sin; but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin is established.