Ezequiel 18
1 Me llegó la palabra de Yahvé, que dijo:
The LORD’s word came to me again, saying,
2 “¿Por qué vosotros que sabéis hablar en proverbios aplicáis al país de Israel este refrán: «Los padres comieron el agraz, y los hijos sufren la dentera»?
“What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
3 Por mi vida, dice Yahvé, el Señor, que no tendréis más necesidad de decir este refrán en Israel.
“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
4 He aquí que todas las almas son mías; mías son el alma del padre como el alma del hijo, mas el alma que pecare, esa morirá.
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die.
5 Si un hombre es justo y vive según derecho y justicia;
“But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
6 si no banquetea en los montes ni alza sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel; si no mancha a la mujer de su prójimo ni se acerca a mujer durante su impureza;
and has not eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbour’s wife, hasn’t come near a woman in her impurity,
7 si no oprime a nadie y devuelve al deudor la prenda; si no roba nada; si parte su pan con el hambriento y cubre al desnudo con vestido;
and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
8 si no presta a usura ni acepta interés; si retira su mano de lo que es malo y juzga entre hombre y hombre según la verdad;
he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
9 si sigue mis preceptos y guarda mis juicios para obrar rectamente; ese tal es justo, ese vivirá, dice Yahvé, el Señor.
has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live,” says the Lord GOD.
10 Pero si engendra a un hijo violento que vierte sangre y comete contra su hermano alguna de estas cosas,
“If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,
11 y lejos de hacer aquellas cosas (buenas) banquetea sobre los montes y mancha a la mujer de su prójimo,
or who does not do any of those things but has eaten at the mountain shrines and defiled his neighbour’s wife,
12 oprime al pobre y al desvalido, comete rapiñas, no devuelve la prenda y alza los ojos a los ídolos, haciendo abominación,
has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,
13 presta a usura y acepta creces ¿acaso este vivirá? No vivirá, habiendo hecho todas estas abominaciones. Morirá sin remedio. Recaerá sobre él su sangre.
has lent with interest, and has taken increase from the poor, shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood will be on him.
14 Mas he aquí que (un hombre) engendra un hijo, que ve todos los pecados que cometió su padre, y viéndolos no hace nada semejante:
“Now, behold, if he fathers a son who sees all his father’s sins which he has done, and fears, and doesn’t do likewise,
15 no banquetea sobre los montes, no alza sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, no mancha a la mujer de su prójimo,
who hasn’t eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbour’s wife,
16 no oprime a nadie ni exige la prenda, no comete rapiñas, parte su pan con el hambriento y cubre al desnudo con vestido,
hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
17 retira su mano de la iniquidad, no toma ni usura ni interés, obra según mis leyes y cumple mis preceptos: este no morirá por la iniquidad de su padre; sino que vivirá.
who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who hasn’t received interest or increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father. He shall surely live.
18 Su padre, empero, morirá por su iniquidad, porque hizo opresión, despojó a su hermano y obró la maldad en medio de su pueblo.
As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good amongst his people, behold, he will die in his iniquity.
19 Si preguntáis: «¿Por qué no ha de pagar el hijo la iniquidad de su padre?» Porque el hijo ha obrado según derecho y justicia, ha guardado todos mis mandamientos y los ha cumplido; de seguro vivirá.
“Yet you say, ‘Why doesn’t 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 will surely live.
20 El alma que pecare, esa morirá. El hijo no pagará la iniquidad del padre, ni el padre la iniquidad del hijo; la justicia del justo sobre este mismo recaerá, y la iniquidad del inicuo caerá sobre él mismo.
The soul who sins, he shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
21 Si el malo se convierte de todos sus pecados cometidos y guarda todos mis preceptos y obra según derecho y justicia, ciertamente vivirá; no morirá.
“But if the wicked 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.
22 No le será imputado ninguno de los pecados que haya cometido. A causa de la justicia que ha obrado vivirá.
None of his transgressions that he has committed will be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done, he shall live.
23 ¿Acaso quiero Yo la muerte del impío? dice Yahvé, el Señor. ¿No (quiero) más bien que vuelva de sus caminos y viva?
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” says the Lord GOD, “and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
24 Pero cuando el justo se desviare de su justicia cometiendo iniquidad e imitando todas las abominaciones del impío, ¿acaso vivirá? Ninguna de sus justicias que ha hecho le será imputada. Por la prevaricación en que ha caído, y por el pecado que ha cometido, por ellos morirá.
“But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, should he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done will be remembered. In his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.
25 Si decís: «El camino del Señor es torcido», escucha, ¡oh casa de Israel! ¿Acaso es el camino mío el torcido, y no son más bien vuestros caminos los torcidos?
“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?
26 Si el justo se desvía de su justicia y obra la maldad, y muere a causa de ello, muere por la maldad que ha cometido.
When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in it, then he dies in his iniquity that he has done.
27 Asimismo si el impío se convierte de su maldad que ha hecho y obra según derecho y justicia, conserva la vida de su alma.
Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he will save his soul alive.
28 Si abre sus ojos y se convierte de todos los pecados que ha cometido, de seguro vivirá; no morirá.
Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
29 Y, sin embargo, dice la casa de Israel: «El camino del Señor es torcido». ¿Acaso son torcidos mis caminos, oh casa de Israel? ¿No son más bien vuestros caminos los torcidos?
Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ House of Israel, aren’t my ways fair? Aren’t your ways unfair?
30 Por lo tanto os juzgaré a cada uno conforme a sus caminos, oh casa de Israel, dice Yahvé, el Señor. Convertíos y apartaos de todos vuestros pecados, para que la iniquidad no sea causa de vuestra ruina.
“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord GOD. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity will not be your ruin.
31 Echad lejos de vosotros todos vuestros pecados que habéis cometido, y formaos un corazón nuevo y un nuevo espíritu, pues ¿por qué queréis morir, oh casa de Israel?
Cast away from you all your transgressions in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, house of Israel?
32 Porque Yo no quiero la muerte del que muere, dice Yahvé, el Señor. ¡Convertíos y viviréis!
For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord GOD. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!
