Esekiel 18
1 Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så:
The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
2 Hvorledes kan I bruke dette ordsprog i Israels land: Fedrene eter sure druer, og barnas tenner blir såre?
“What do you mean, you who use this proverb concerning the land of Israel and say, 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'?
3 Så sant jeg lever, sier Herren, Israels Gud, I skal ikke mere bruke dette ordsprog i Israel.
As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—there will certainly no longer be any occasion for you to use this proverb in Israel.
4 Se, alle sjeler hører mig til, både farens sjel og sønnens sjel; mig hører de til; den som synder, han skal dø.
Behold! Every life belong to me—the life of the father as well as the life of the son, they belong to me! The soul who sins is the one who will die!
5 Og når en mann er rettferdig og gjør rett og rettferdighet,
What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness—
6 ikke eter avgudsoffer på fjellene og ikke løfter sine øine til Israels folks motbydelige avguder og ikke krenker sin næstes hustru og ikke nærmer sig en kvinne når hun er uren,
if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, nor approached a woman during her monthly period, is he a righteous man?
7 og ikke undertrykker nogen, men lar skyldneren få sitt pant igjen, ikke raner og røver, men gir den hungrige sitt brød og dekker den nakne med klær,
What can be said about a man who does not oppress anyone, and he gives back to the debtor what was put up as security for a loan, and he does not commit theft but gives his food to the hungry and he covers the naked with clothes, is he a righteous man?
8 ikke låner ut mot rente og ikke tar overmål, holder sin hånd tilbake fra urett, dømmer rett dom mann og mann imellem,
What can be said about a man who does not charge too much interest for the money he loans, and he does not take too much profit for what he sells? It is said of him that he carries out justice and establishes faithfulness between people.
9 følger mine bud og holder mine lover, så han gjør det som rett og godt er - han er rettferdig, han skal visselig leve, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
If that man walks in my statutes and keeps my decrees to act faithfully, then the promise for this righteous man is this: He will surely live!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
10 Men får han en sønn som blir en voldsmann, som utøser blod og gjør noget som helst av dette,
But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,
11 som ikke i noget av dette bærer sig at som faren har gjort, men endog eter avgudsoffer på fjellene og krenker sin næstes hustru,
(though his father has not done any of these things). He eats upon the mountains and he defiles his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?
12 undertrykker den elendige og fattige, raner og røver, ikke gir pantet tilbake, løfter sine øine til de motbydelige avguder, gjør det som vederstyggelig er,
This man oppresses the poor and needy, and he seizes and robs, and he does not return a pledge, and he lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits disgusting actions,
13 låner ut mot rente og tar overmål, skulde så han få leve? Nei, han skal ikke få leve! Alle disse vederstyggeligheter har han gjort; han skal visselig late livet, hans blod skal komme over ham.
and he lends out money at too high interest and he makes too much profit on what he sells, should that man live? Surely he will not! He will certainly die and his blood will be on him because he has done all these detestable things.
14 Men får så han igjen en sønn som ser alle de synder som hans far gjør - ser dem og ikke gjør efter dem,
But behold! Suppose there is a man who bears a son, and his son sees all the sins that his father has committed, and though he sees them, he does not do those things.
15 som ikke eter avgudsoffer på fjellene og ikke løfter sine øine til Israels folks avguder, ikke krenker sin næstes hustru,
That son does not eat upon the mountains, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?
16 ikke undertrykker nogen, ikke tar pant, ikke raner og røver, men gir den hungrige sitt brød og dekker den nakne med klær,
That son does not oppress anyone, or seize a pledge, or take stolen things, but instead gives his food to the hungry and covers up the naked with clothes.
17 ikke forgriper sig på den elendige, ikke tar rente eller overmål, men gjør efter mine lover og følger mine bud, så skal han ikke dø for sin fars misgjernings skyld, han skal visselig få leve.
That son does not oppress anyone or take interest that is too high or make too much profit for a loan, but he carries out my decrees and walks according to my statutes; that son will not die for his father's sin: He will surely live!
18 Men hans far, som har gjort voldsgjerninger, ranet og røvet fra sin bror og gjort det som ikke er godt, iblandt sitt folk, se, han skal dø for sin misgjernings skyld.
His father, since he oppressed others by extortion and robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people—behold, he will die in his iniquity.
19 Men I sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens misgjerning? - Sønnen har jo gjort rett og rettferdighet, alle mine bud har han holdt og gjort efter dem; han skal visselig leve.
But you say, 'Why does the son not bear the iniquity of his father?' Because the son carries out justice and righteousness and keeps all my statutes; he does them. He will surely live!
20 Den som synder, han skal dø; en sønn skal ikke bære sin fars misgjerning, og en far skal ikke bære sin sønns misgjerning; den rettferdiges rettferdighet skal hvile over ham, og den ugudeliges ugudelighet skal hvile over ham.
The one who sins, he is the one who will die. A son will not bear his father's iniquity, and a father will not bear his son's iniquity. The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be on himself.
21 Men når den ugudelige vender om fra alle de synder han har gjort, og holder alle mine bud og gjør rett og rettferdighet, da skal han visselig leve - han skal ikke dø.
But if the wicked turns away from all his sins that he has done, and keeps all my statutes and performs justice and righteousness, then he will certainly live and not die.
22 Ingen av de overtredelser han har gjort, skal tilregnes ham; for den rettferdighets skyld som han har gjort, skal han leve.
All the transgressions that he has committed will not be called to mind against him. He will live by the righteousness that he practices.
23 Skulde jeg ha behag i den ugudeliges død? sier Herren, Israels Gud - mon ikke heller i at han vender om fra sin vei og lever?
Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?
24 Men når en rettferdig vender om fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, gjør efter alle de vederstyggeligheter som den ugudelige gjør, skulde han da få leve? Ingen av de rettferdige gjerninger som han har gjort, skal tilregnes ham; for den troløshet han har vist, og for den synd han har gjort, skal han dø.
But if the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and practices abominations like all the abominations that the wicked person does, then will he live? All the righteousness that he had done will not be called to mind when he betrays me in his treason. So he will die in the sins that he committed.
25 Og I sier: Herrens vei er ikke rett. Hør, du Israels hus! Er ikke min vei rett? Er det ikke eders veier som ikke er rette?
But you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' Listen, house of Israel! Are my ways unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?
26 Når en rettferdig vender om fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, så skal han dø til straff for det; for den urett som han gjør, skal han dø.
When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity and dies because of them, then he will die in the iniquity that he has done.
27 Og når en ugudelig vender om fra sin ugudelige ferd og gjør rett og rettferdighet, da skal han berge sitt liv.
But when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has done and performs justice and righteousness, then he will preserve his life.
28 Han så og vendte om fra alle de overtredelser han hadde gjort; han skal visselig leve - han skal ikke dø.
For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He will surely live, and he will not die.
29 Men Israels hus sier: Herrens vei er ikke rett. Er ikke mine veier rette, Israels hus? Er det ikke eders veier som ikke er rette?
But the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' How is my way not fair, house of Israel? It is your ways that are not fair.
30 Derfor vil jeg dømme eder, Israels hus, hver efter hans veier, sier Herren, Israels Gud. Vend om og vend eder bort fra alle eders overtredelser, forat ikke nogen misgjerning skal bli eder til fall!
Therefore I will judge each man among you according to his ways, house of Israel!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions so that they will not be stumbling blocks of iniquity against you.
31 Kast fra eder alle eders overtredelser, som I har forsyndet eder med, og få eder et nytt hjerte og en ny ånd! Hvorfor vil I dø, Israels hus?
Throw away from yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed; make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
32 For jeg har ikke behag i nogens død, sier Herren, Israels Gud; så omvend eder da, og I skal leve!
For I have no delight in the death of the one who dies—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—so repent and live!”
