John 9
1 As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who had been blind from his birth.
Jésus vit, en passant, un aveugle de naissance.
2 ‘Rabbi,’ asked his disciples, ‘who was it that sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’
" Maître, lui demandèrent ses disciples, est-ce que cet homme a péché, ou ses parents, pour qu'il soit né aveugle? "
3 ‘Neither the man nor the parents,’ replied Jesus, ‘but he was born blind so that the work of God should be made plain in him.
Jésus répondit: " Ni lui, ni ses parents n'ont péché, mais c'est afin que les œuvres de Dieu soient manifestées en lui.
4 We must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
Il faut, tandis qu'il est jour, que je fasse les œuvres de celui qui m'a envoyé; la nuit vient, où personne ne peut travailler.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.’
Pendant que je suis dans le monde, je suis la lumière du monde. " —
6 Saying this, Jesus spat on the ground, made some paste with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
Ayant ainsi parlé, il cracha à terre, fit de la boue avec sa salive, puis il l'étendit sur les yeux de l'aveugle,
7 ‘Go,’ he said, ‘and wash your eyes in the Bath of Siloam’ (a word which means “messenger”). So the man went and washed his eyes, and returned able to see.
et lui dit: " Va, lave-toi dans la piscine de Siloé (mot qui se traduit: Envoyé). " Il partit, se lava, et s'en retourna voyant clair.
8 His neighbours, and those who had formerly known him by sight as a beggar, exclaimed, ‘Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?’
Les voisins, et ceux qui l'avaient vu auparavant demander l'aumône, disaient: " N'est-ce pas là celui qui était assis et mendiait? "
9 ‘Yes,’ some said, ‘it is’; while others said, ‘No, but he is like him.’ The man himself said, ‘I am he.’
Les uns répondaient: " C'est lui "; d'autres: " Non, mais il lui ressemble. " Mais lui disait: " C'est moi. "
10 ‘How did you get your sight, then?’ they asked.
Ils lui dirent donc: " Comment tes yeux ont-ils été ouverts? "
11 ‘The man whom they call Jesus,’ he answered, ‘made a paste, and anointed my eyes, and said to me “Go to Siloam and wash your eyes.” So I went and washed my eyes, and gained my sight.’
Il répondit: " Un homme, celui qu'on appelle Jésus, a fait de la boue, il l'a étendue sur mes yeux, et m'a dit: Va à la piscine de Siloé et lave-toi. J'y ai été, et, m'étant lavé, j'ai recouvré la vue. —
12 ‘Where is he?’ they asked. ‘I do not know,’ he answered.
Où est cet homme? " lui dirent-ils. Il répondit: " Je ne sais pas. "
13 They took the man, who had been blind, to the Pharisees.
Ils menèrent aux Pharisiens celui qui avait été aveugle.
14 Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the paste and gave him his sight.
Or, c'était un jour de sabbat que Jésus avait ainsi fait de la boue et ouvert les yeux de l'aveugle.
15 So the Pharisees also questioned the man as to how he had gained his sight. ‘He put a paste on my eyes,’ he answered, ‘and I washed them, and I can see.’
A leur tour, les Pharisiens lui demandèrent comment il avait recouvré la vue, et il leur dit: " Il m'a mis sur les yeux de la boue, je me suis lavé, et je vois. "
16 ‘The man cannot be from God,’ said some of the Pharisees, ‘for he does not keep the Sabbath.’ ‘How is it possible,’ retorted others, ‘for a bad man to give signs like this?’
Sur cela, quelques-uns des Pharisiens disaient: " Cet homme n'est pas envoyé de Dieu, puisqu'il n'observe pas le sabbat. " D'autres disaient: " Comment un pécheur peut-il faire de tels prodiges? " Et la division était entre eux.
17 So there was a difference of opinion among them, and they again questioned the man. ‘What do you yourself say about him, for it is to you that he has given sight?’
Ils dirent donc de nouveau à l'aveugle: " Et toi, que dis-tu de lui, de ce qu'il t'a ouvert les yeux? " Il répondit: " C'est un prophète. "
18 The religious authorities, however, refused to believe that he had been blind and had gained his sight, until they had called his parents and questioned them.
Les Juifs ne voulurent donc pas croire que cet homme eut été aveugle et qu'il eût recouvré la vue, jusqu'à ce qu'ils eussent fait venir les parents de celui qui avait recouvré la vue.
19 ‘Is this your son,’ they asked, ‘who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he can see now?’
Ils leur demandèrent: " Est-ce là votre fils, que vous dites être né aveugle? Comment donc voit-il maintenant? "
20 ‘We know that this is our son,’ answered the parents, ‘and that he was born blind;
Ses parents répondirent: " Nous savons que c'est bien là notre fils, et qu'il est né aveugle;
21 but how it is that he can see now we do not know; nor do we know who it was that gave him his sight. Ask him – he is old enough – he will tell you about himself.’
mais comment il voit maintenant, nous l'ignorons, et qui lui a ouvert les yeux, nous ne le savons pas. Interrogez-le lui-même; il a de l'âge, lui-même parlera de ce qui le concerne. "
22 His parents spoke in this way because they were afraid of the authorities; for the authorities had already agreed that, if anyone should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be expelled from their synagogues.
Ses parents parlèrent ainsi, parce qu'ils craignaient les Juifs. Car déjà les Juifs étaient convenus que quiconque reconnaîtrait Jésus pour le Christ serait exclu de la synagogue.
23 This was why his parents said “He is old enough; ask him.”
C'est pourquoi ses parents dirent: " Il a de l'âge, interrogez-le. "
24 So the authorities again called the man who had been blind, and said to him, ‘Give God the praise; we know that this is a bad man.’
Les Pharisiens firent venir une seconde fois l'homme qui avait été aveugle, et lui dirent: " Rends gloire à Dieu. Nous savons que cet homme est un pécheur. "
25 ‘I know nothing about his being a bad man,’ he replied. ‘One thing I do know, that although I was blind, now I can see.’
Celui-ci répondit: " S'il est un pécheur, je l'ignore; je sais seulement que j'étais aveugle, et qu'à présent je vois. "
26 ‘What did he do to you?’ they asked. ‘How did he give you your sight?’
Ils lui dirent: " Qu'est-ce qu'il t'a fait? Comment t'a-t-il ouvert les yeux? "
27 ‘I told you just now,’ he answered, ‘and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Surely you also do not want to become his disciples?’
Il leur répondit: " Je vous l'ai déjà dit et vous ne l'avez pas écouté: pourquoi voulez-vous l'entendre encore? Est-ce que, vous aussi, vous voulez devenir ses disciples? "
28 ‘You are his disciple,’ they retorted scornfully. ‘But we are disciples of Moses.
Ils le chargèrent alors d'injures, et dirent: " C'est toi qui es son disciple; pour nous, nous sommes disciples de Moïse.
29 We know that God spoke to Moses; but, as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.’
Nous savons que Dieu a parlé à Moïse; mais celui-ci, nous ne savons d'où il est. "
30 ‘Well,’ the man replied, ‘this is very strange; you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has given me my sight!
Cet homme leur répondit: " Il est étonnant que vous ne sachiez pas d'où il est, et cependant il m'a ouvert les yeux.
31 We know that God never listens to bad people, but, when a person is god-fearing and does God’s will, God listens to them.
Nous savons que Dieu n'exauce point les pécheurs; mais si quelqu'un l'honore et fait sa volonté, c'est celui-là qu'il exauce.
32 Since the world began, such a thing was never heard of as anyone’s giving sight to a person born blind. (aiōn g165)
Jamais on n'a ouï dire que quelqu'un ait ouvert les yeux d'un aveugle-né. (aiōn g165)
33 If this man had not been from God, he could not have done anything at all.’
Si cet homme n'était pas de Dieu, il ne pourrait rien faire. "
34 ‘You,’ they retorted, ‘were born totally depraved; and are you trying to teach us?’ So they expelled him.
Ils lui répondirent: " Tu es né tout entier dans le péché, et tu nous fais la leçon? " Et ils le chassèrent.
35 Jesus heard of their having put him out; and, when he had found the man, he asked, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’
Jésus apprit qu'ils l'avaient ainsi chassé, et l'ayant rencontré, il lui dit: " Crois-tu au Fils de l'homme? "
36 ‘Tell me who he is, Sir,’ he replied, ‘so that I may believe in him.’
Il répondit: " Qui est-il, Seigneur, afin que je croie en lui? "
37 ‘Not only have you seen him,’ said Jesus, ‘but it is he who is now speaking to you.’
Jésus lui dit: " Tu l'as vu; et celui qui te parle, c'est lui-même. " —
38 ‘Then, Sir, I do believe,’ said the man, bowing to the ground before him;
" Je crois, Seigneur " dit-il; et se jetant à ses pieds, il l'adora.
39 and Jesus added, ‘It was to put people to the test that I came into this world, in order that those that cannot see should see, and that those that can see should become blind.’
Alors Jésus dit: " Je suis venu dans ce monde pour un jugement, afin que ceux qui ne voient pas voient, et que ceux qui voient deviennent aveugles. "
40 Hearing this, some of the Pharisees who were with him said, ‘Then are we blind too?’
Quelques Pharisiens qui étaient avec lui, lui dirent: " Sommes-nous, nous aussi des aveugles? "
41 ‘If you had been blind,’ replied Jesus, ‘you would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, you say “We can see,” and so your sin remains.
Jésus leur répondit: " Si vous étiez des aveugles, vous n'auriez point de péché; mais maintenant vous dites: Nous voyons; votre péché demeure. "
