حِزْقِيَال 18

١ 1 وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

The word of Jehovah came to me again, saying,

٢ 2 «مَا لَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ تَضْرِبُونَ هَذَا ٱلْمَثَلَ عَلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، قَائِلِينَ: ٱلْآبَاءُ أَكَلُوا ٱلْحِصْرِمَ وَأَسْنَانُ ٱلْأَبْنَاءِ ضَرِسَتْ؟

What do ye mean, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the son's teeth are set on edge?

٣ 3 حَيٌّ أَنَا، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ، لَا يَكُونُ لَكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدُ أَنْ تَضْرِبُوا هَذَا ٱلْمَثَلَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

As I live, says the lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

٤ 4 هَا كُلُّ ٱلنُّفُوسِ هِيَ لِي. نَفْسُ ٱلْأَبِ كَنَفْسِ ٱلِٱبْنِ، كِلَاهُمَا لِي. اَلنَّفْسُ ٱلَّتِي تُخْطِئُ هِيَ تَمُوتُ.

Behold, all souls are mine, as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul that sins, it shall die.

٥ 5 وَٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ بَارًّا وَفَعَلَ حَقًّا وَعَدْلًا،

But if a man be just, and does that which is lawful and right,

٦ 6 لَمْ يَأْكُلْ عَلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى أَصْنَامِ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَمْ يُنَجِّسِ ٱمْرَأَةَ قَرِيبِهِ، وَلَمْ يَقْرُبِ ٱمْرَأَةً طَامِثًا،

and has not eaten upon the mountains, nor has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor has defiled his neighbor's wife, nor has come near to a woman in her impurity,

٧ 7 وَلَمْ يَظْلِمْ إِنْسَانًا، بَلْ رَدَّ لِلْمَدْيُونِ رَهْنَهُ، وَلَمْ يَغْتَصِبِ ٱغْتِصَابًا بَلْ بَذَلَ خُبْزَهُ لِلْجَوْعَانِ، وَكَسَا ٱلْعُرْيَانَ ثَوْبًا،

and has not wronged any man, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to a hungry man, and has covered a naked man with a garment,

٨ 8 وَلَمْ يُعْطِ بِٱلرِّبَا، وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْ مُرَابَحَةً، وَكَفَّ يَدَهُ عَنِ ٱلْجَوْرِ، وَأَجْرَى ٱلْعَدْلَ ٱلْحَقَّ بَيْنَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ وَٱلْإِنْسَانِ،

he who has not given forth upon interest, nor has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

٩ 9 وَسَلَكَ فِي فَرَائِضِي وَحَفِظَ أَحْكَامِي لِيَعْمَلَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَهُوَ بَارٌّ. حَيَاةً يَحْيَا، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly, he is just. He shall surely live, says the lord Jehovah.

١٠ 10 «فَإِنْ وَلَدَ ٱبْنًا مُعْتَنِفًا سَفَّاكَ دَمٍ، فَفَعَلَ شَيْئًا مِنْ هَذِهِ،

If he begets a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,

١١ 11 وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ كُلَّ تِلْكَ، بَلْ أَكَلَ عَلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ، وَنَجَّسَ ٱمْرَأَةَ قَرِيبِهِ،

and who does not do any of those duties, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,

١٢ 12 وَظَلَمَ ٱلْفَقِيرَ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ، وَٱغْتَصَبَ ٱغْتِصَابًا، وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ ٱلرَّهْنَ، وَقَدْ رَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَصْنَامِ وَفَعَلَ ٱلرِّجْسَ،

has wronged the poor and needy man, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

١٣ 13 وَأَعْطَى بِٱلرِّبَا وَأَخَذَ ٱلْمُرَابَحَةَ، أَفَيَحْيَا؟ لَا يَحْيَا! قَدْ عَمِلَ كُلَّ هَذِهِ ٱلرَّجَاسَاتِ فَمَوْتًا يَمُوتُ. دَمُهُ يَكُونُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.

has given forth upon interest, and has taken increase, shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood shall be upon him.

١٤ 14 «وَإِنْ وَلَدَ ٱبْنًا رَأَى جَمِيعَ خَطَايَا أَبِيهِ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلَهَا، فَرَآهَا وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ مِثْلَهَا.

Now, lo, if he begets a son, who sees all his father's sins, which he has done, and fears, and does not do such like,

١٥ 15 لَمْ يَأْكُلْ عَلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ، وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى أَصْنَامِ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَا نَجَّسَ ٱمْرَأَةَ قَرِيبِهِ،

who has not eaten upon the mountains, nor has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor's wife,

١٦ 16 وَلَا ظَلَمَ إِنْسَانًا، وَلَا ٱرْتَهَنَ رَهْنًا، وَلَا ٱغْتَصَبَ ٱغْتِصَابًا، بَلْ بَذَلَ خُبْزَهُ لِلْجَوْعَانِ، وَكَسَا ٱلْعُرْيَانَ ثَوْبًا

nor has wronged any man, has not taken anything to pledge, nor has taken by robbery, but has given his bread to a hungry man, and has covered a naked man with a garment,

١٧ 17 وَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ عَنِ ٱلْفَقِيرِ، وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْ رِبًا وَلَا مُرَابَحَةً، بَلْ أَجْرَى أَحْكَامِي وَسَلَكَ فِي فَرَائِضِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَمُوتُ بِإِثْمِ أَبِيهِ. حَيَاةً يَحْيَا.

who has withdrawn his hand from a poor man, who has not received interest nor increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes, he shall not die for the iniquity of his father. He shall surely live.

١٨ 18 أَمَّا أَبُوهُ فَلِأَنَّهُ ظَلَمَ ظُلْمًا، وَٱغْتَصَبَ أَخَاهُ ٱغْتِصَابًا، وَعَمِلَ غَيْرَ ٱلصَّالِحِ بَيْنَ شَعْبِهِ، فَهُوَذَا يَمُوتُ بِإِثْمِهِ.

As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.

١٩ 19 «وَأَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ: لِمَاذَا لَا يَحْمِلُ ٱلِٱبْنُ مِنْ إِثْمِ ٱلْأَبِ؟ أَمَّا ٱلِٱبْنُ فَقَدْ فَعَلَ حَقًّا وَعَدْلًا. حَفِظَ جَمِيعَ فَرَائِضِي وَعَمِلَ بِهَا فَحَيَاةً يَحْيَا.

Yet ye say, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

٢٠ 20 اَلنَّفْسُ ٱلَّتِي تُخْطِئُ هِيَ تَمُوتُ. اَلِٱبْنُ لَا يَحْمِلُ مِنْ إِثْمِ ٱلْأَبِ، وَٱلْأَبُ لَا يَحْمِلُ مِنْ إِثْمِ ٱلِٱبْنِ. بِرُّ ٱلْبَارِّ عَلَيْهِ يَكُونُ، وَشَرُّ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ عَلَيْهِ يَكُونُ.

The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of a righteous man shall be upon him, and the wickedness of a wicked man shall be upon him.

٢١ 21 فَإِذَا رَجَعَ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ عَنْ جَمِيعِ خَطَايَاهُ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلَهَا وَحَفِظَ كُلَّ فَرَائِضِي وَفَعَلَ حَقًّا وَعَدْلًا فَحَيَاةً يَحْيَا. لَا يَمُوتُ.

But if a wicked man turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

٢٢ 22 كُلُّ مَعَاصِيهِ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلَهَا لَا تُذْكَرُ عَلَيْهِ. فِي بِرِّهِ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَ يَحْيَا.

None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done he shall live.

٢٣ 23 هَلْ مَسَرَّةً أُسَرُّ بِمَوْتِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ؟ يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ. أَلَا بِرُجُوعِهِ عَنْ طُرُقِهِ فَيَحْيَا؟

Have I any pleasure in the death of a wicked man? says the lord Jehovah, and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

٢٤ 24 وَإِذَا رَجَعَ ٱلْبَارُّ عَنْ بِرِّهِ وَعَمِلَ إِثْمًا وَفَعَلَ مِثْلَ كُلِّ ٱلرَّجَاسَاتِ ٱلَّتِي يَفْعَلُهَا ٱلشِّرِّيرُ، أَفَيَحْيَا؟ كُلُّ بِرِّهِ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ لَا يُذْكَرُ. فِي خِيَانَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي خَانَهَا وَفِي خَطِيَّتِهِ ٱلَّتِي أَخْطَأَ بِهَا يَمُوتُ.

But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered. In his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.

٢٥ 25 «وَأَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ: لَيْسَتْ طَرِيقُ ٱلرَّبِّ مُسْتَوِيَةً. فَٱسْمَعُوا ٱلْآنَ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَطَرِيقِي هِيَ غَيْرُ مُسْتَوِيَةٍ؟ أَلَيْسَتْ طُرُقُكُمْ غَيْرَ مُسْتَوِيَةٍ؟

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equitable. Hear now, O house of Israel. Is not my way equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?

٢٦ 26 إِذَا رَجَعَ ٱلْبَارُّ عَنْ بِرِّهِ وَعَمِلَ إِثْمًا وَمَاتَ فِيهِ، فَبِإِثْمِهِ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ يَمُوتُ.

When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in it, in his iniquity that he has done, he shall die.

٢٧ 27 وَإِذَا رَجَعَ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ عَنْ شَرِّهِ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَ، وَعَمِلَ حَقًّا وَعَدْلًا، فَهُوَ يُحْيِي نَفْسَهُ.

Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

٢٨ 28 رَأَى فَرَجَعَ عَنْ كُلِّ مَعَاصِيهِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَهَا فَحَيَاةً يَحْيَا. لَا يَمُوتُ.

Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

٢٩ 29 وَبَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ: لَيْسَتْ طَرِيقُ ٱلرَّبِّ مُسْتَوِيَةً. أَطُرُقِي غَيْرُ مُسْتَقِيمَةٍ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ أَلَيْسَتْ طُرُقُكُمْ غَيْرَ مُسْتَقِيمَةٍ؟

Yet the house of Israel says, The way of the Lord is not equitable. O house of Israel, are not my ways equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?

٣٠ 30 مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَقْضِي عَلَيْكُمْ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ كَطُرُقِهِ، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ. تُوبُوا وَٱرْجِعُوا عَنْ كُلِّ مَعَاصِيكُمْ، وَلَا يَكُونُ لَكُمُ ٱلْإِثْمُ مَهْلَكَةً.

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one according to his ways, says the lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

٣١ 31 اِطْرَحُوا عَنْكُمْ كُلَّ مَعَاصِيكُمُ ٱلَّتِي عَصَيْتُمْ بِهَا، وَٱعْمَلُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ قَلْبًا جَدِيدًا وَرُوحًا جَدِيدَةً. فَلِمَاذَا تَمُوتُونَ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit. For why will ye die, O house of Israel?

٣٢ 32 لِأَنِّي لَا أُسَرُّ بِمَوْتِ مَنْ يَمُوتُ، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ، فَٱرْجِعُوا وَٱحْيَوْا.

For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies, says the lord Jehovah, therefore turn yourselves back, and live.