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The blind man interrogated: the Sabbath and the aposynagōgos — Jn 9:13-23
Gv 9,13-23·NA28·34/84
σάββατον=sabato (fare il fango = melakhah)σχίσμα=scisma (segno vs osservanza)Προφήτης=profeta (riconoscimento progressivo)ἀποσυνάγωγος=espulso dalla sinagogaἐφοβοῦντο τοὺς Ἰουδαίους=temevano i Giudei
IV domenica di Quaresima — anno A (Gv 9,1-41)
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Orthodox Reading
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GreekἌγουσιν αὐτὸν πρὸς τοὺς Φαρισαίους, τόν ποτε τυφλόν.
Orthodox ReadingThey bring before the Pharisees (perushim)ⓘ, the separated observant ones, the man who formerly was blind.
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Greekἦν δὲ σάββατον ἐν ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ τὸν πηλὸν ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἀνέῳξεν αὐτοῦ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς.
Orthodox ReadingIt was the Sabbath (Shabbat)ⓘ, the day consecrated to rest, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes: kneading the clay was one of the melakhot (the forbidden labors)ⓘ, the labors forbidden on the day of rest.
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Greekπάλιν οὖν ἠρώτων αὐτὸν καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι πῶς ἀνέβλεψεν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Πηλὸν ἐπέθηκέν μου ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς, καὶ ἐνιψάμην, καὶ βλέπω.
Orthodox ReadingAgain therefore the Pharisees (perushim) also questioned him, asking how he had regained his sightⓘ. And he answered them: «He put clay on my eyes, I immersed myself (tevilah)ⓘ, I washed in the basin, and now I see».
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Greekἔλεγον οὖν ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων τινές· Οὐκ ἔστιν οὗτος παρὰ θεοῦ ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ὅτι τὸ σάββατον οὐ τηρεῖ. ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· Πῶς δύναται ἄνθρωπος ἁμαρτωλὸς τοιαῦτα σημεῖα ποιεῖν; καὶ σχίσμα ἦν ἐν αὐτοῖς.
Orthodox ReadingSome of the Pharisees (perushim) then said: «This man is not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbathⓘ». Others, however, said: «How can a sinful man (chotè)ⓘ perform such signs (otot)ⓘ?». And there was a division (schisma)ⓘ among them.
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Greekλέγουσιν οὖν τῷ τυφλῷ πάλιν· Τί σὺ λέγεις περὶ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἠνέῳξέν σου τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ὅτι Προφήτης ἐστίν.
Orthodox ReadingSo they say again to the blind man: «What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?». And he said: «He is a prophet (navì)ⓘ, a spokesman of God».
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GreekΟὐκ ἐπίστευσαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι περὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἦν τυφλὸς καὶ ἀνέβλεψεν, ἕως ὅτου ἐφώνησαν τοὺς γονεῖς αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἀναβλέψαντος,
Orthodox ReadingThe Judeans (Yehudim)ⓘ, the authorities of the council, would not believe concerning him that he had been blind and had regained his sight, until they summoned the parents of the one who had regained his sight,
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Greekκαὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτοὺς λέγοντες· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς ὑμῶν, ὃν ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι τυφλὸς ἐγεννήθη; πῶς οὖν βλέπει ἄρτι;
Orthodox Readingand they questioned them, saying: «Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see?».
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Greekἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπαν· Οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ὅτι τυφλὸς ἐγεννήθη·
Orthodox ReadingHis parents answered, saying: «We know that this is our son and that he was born blind;
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Greekπῶς δὲ νῦν βλέπει οὐκ οἴδαμεν, ἢ τίς ἤνοιξεν αὐτοῦ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἡμεῖς οὐκ οἴδαμεν· αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε, ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸς περὶ ἑαυτοῦ λαλήσει.
Orthodox Readingbut how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes; question him himself, he is of age (hēlikían échei)ⓘ, he is of age according to the halakhah, he will speak for himself».
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Greekταῦτα εἶπαν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐφοβοῦντο τοὺς Ἰουδαίους· ἤδη γὰρ συνετέθειντο οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἵνα ἐάν τις αὐτὸν ὁμολογήσῃ χριστόν, ἀποσυνάγωγος γένηται.
Orthodox ReadingHis parents said these things because they feared the Judean leadersⓘ: for already the authorities (bet din) had agreedⓘ, the council of the leaders, that, if anyone should confess Jesus as the Messiah (Mashiach)ⓘ, the Anointed One of Israel, he would be expelled from the synagogue (aposynagogos)ⓘ, excluded from the synagogue.
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Greekδιὰ τοῦτο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπαν ὅτι Ἡλικίαν ἔχει, αὐτὸν ἐπερωτήσατε.
Orthodox ReadingFor this reason his parents said: «He is of age, question him».