Ezekiel 18
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
И бысть слово Господне ко мне глаголя:
2 “Why is it that you circulate among yourselves this parable, as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: ‘The fathers ate a bitter grape, and the teeth of the sons have been affected.’
сыне человечь, что вам притча сия на земли Израилеве, глаголющым: отцы ядоша терпкое, а зубом чад их оскомины быша?
3 As I live, says the Lord God, this parable shall no longer be a proverb for you in Israel.
Живу Аз, глаголет Адонаи Господь, аще будет еще глаголема притча сия во Израили.
4 Behold, all souls are mine. Just as the soul of the father is mine, so also is the soul of the son. The soul that sins, the same shall die.
Яко вся душы Моя суть, якоже душа отча, тако и душа сыновня, Моя суть: душа, яже согрешит, та умрет, и зобавшаго пародки зубы оскоминны будут.
5 And if a man is just, and he accomplishes judgment and justice,
Человек же, иже есть праведен творяй суд и правду,
6 and if he does not eat upon the mountains, nor lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and if he has not violated the wife of his neighbor, nor approached a menstruating woman,
на горах не снесть и очес своих не воздвигнет на кумиры дому Израилева, и жены ближняго своего не осквернавит и к жене в месячных сущей не приближится,
7 and if he has not grieved any man, but has restored the collateral to the debtor, if he has seized nothing by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,
и человеку не насильствует, залог должнику отдаст и хищением не восхитит, хлеб свой алчному даст и нагаго облечет в ризу,
8 if he has not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase, if he has averted his hand from iniquity, and has executed true judgment between man and man,
и сребра своего в лихву не даст и прибытка не возмет, и от неправды отвратит руку свою и суд сотворит между мужем и ближним своим,
9 if he has walked in my precepts and kept my judgments, so that he acts in accord with truth, then he is just; he shall certainly live, says the Lord God.
и в заповедех Моих ходил и оправдания Моя снабдел, еже творити та: праведен сей есть, жизнию жити имать, глаголет Адонаи Господь.
10 But if he raises a son who is a robber, who sheds blood, and who does any of these things,
И аще родит сына губителя, проливающаго кровь и творяща грехи,
11 (even though he himself does not do any of these things, ) and who eats upon the mountains, and who defiles the wife of his neighbor,
в путь отца своего праведнаго не ходил, но и на горах пожре, и жену ближняго своего осквернавил,
12 who grieves the needy and the poor, who seizes with violence, who does not restore the collateral, and who lifts up his eyes to idols, committing abomination,
и убогаго и нищаго преобиде, и хищением восхитил и залога не отдал, и к кумиром положи очи свои, беззакония сотвори,
13 who lends upon usury, and who takes an increase, then shall he live? He shall not live. Since he has done all these detestable things, he shall certainly die. His blood shall be upon him.
с лихвою даде и с примножением приял, сей жизнию не поживет: вся сия беззакония сотвори, смертию умрет, кровь его на нем будет.
14 But if he raises a son, who, seeing all his father’s sins that he has done, is afraid and so does not act in a way similar to him,
Аще же родит сына, он же увидит вся грехи отца своего, яже сотворил есть, и убоится и не сотворит по ним,
15 who does not eat upon the mountains, nor lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and who does not violate the wife of his neighbor,
на горах не снесть и очес своих не положит к кумиром дому Израилева, и жены подруга своего не осквернавит
16 and who has not grieved any man, nor withheld the collateral, nor seized by violence, but instead has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,
и человека не насильствует, и залога не удержит и хищением не восхитит, хлеб свои алчному даст и нага одеет ризою,
17 who has averted his hand from injuring the poor, who has not taken usury and an overabundance, who has acted according to my judgments and walked in my precepts, then this one shall not die for the iniquity of his father; instead, he shall certainly live.
и от неправды отвратит руку свою, лихвы и примножения не возмет, правду сотворит и в заповедех Моих ходити будет: не скончается в неправдах отца своего, (но) жизнию поживет.
18 As for his father, because he oppressed and did violence to his brother, and worked evil in the midst of his people, behold, he has died by his own iniquity.
Отец же его аще скорбию оскорбит и хищением восхитит, сопротивная сотворит посреде людий Моих, и умрет в неправдах своих.
19 And you say, ‘Why has not the son borne the iniquity of the father?’ Clearly, since the son has worked judgment and justice, has observed all my precepts, and has done them, he shall certainly live.
И речете: что яко не взя сын неправды отца своего? Понеже сын правду и милость сотвори, вся законы Моя соблюде и сотвори я, жизнию поживет.
20 The soul that sins, the same shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son. The justice of the just man shall be upon himself, but the impiety of the impious man shall be upon himself.
Душа же согрешающая, та умрет: сын не возмет неправды отца своего, и отец не возмет неправды сына своего: правда праведнаго на нем будет, и беззаконие беззаконника на нем будет.
21 But if the impious man does penance for all his sins which he has committed, and if he keeps all my precepts, and accomplishes judgment and justice, then he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.
И беззаконник аще обратится от всех беззаконий своих, яже сотворил, и сохранит вся заповеди Моя и сотворит суд и правду и милость, жизнию поживет и не умрет:
22 I will not remember all his iniquities, which he has worked; by his justice, which he has worked, he shall live.
вся согрешения его, елика сотворил, не помянутся ему: но в правде своей, юже сотворил, жив будет.
23 How could it be my will that an impious man should die, says the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways and live?
Еда хотением восхощу смерти грешника, глаголет Адонаи Господь, а не еже обратитися ему от пути зла и живу быти ему?
24 But if a just man turns himself away from his justice, and does iniquity in accord with all the abominations that the impious man so often does, why should he live? All his justices, which he has accomplished, shall not be remembered. By the transgression, in which he has transgressed, and by his sin, in which he has sinned, by these he shall die.
И аще совратится праведник от правды своея и сотворит неправду по всем беззаконием, яже сотворил беззаконник, вся правды его, яже сотворил есть, не помянутся: в преступлении своем, имже преступи, и во гресех своих, имиже согреши, в них умрет.
25 And you have said, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Therefore, listen, O house of Israel. How could it be that my way is not fair? And is it not instead your ways that are perverse?
И рекосте: не управится путь Господень. Слышите убо, весь дом Израилев, еда путь мой не управится? Ваш ли путь убо управится?
26 For when the just man turns himself away from his justice, and commits iniquity, he shall die by this; by the injustice that he has worked, he shall die.
Егда совратится праведник от правды своея и сотворит грех, и умрет в преступлении, еже сотворил, в том умрет.
27 And when the impious man turns himself away from his impiety, which he has done, and accomplishes judgment and justice, he shall cause his own soul to live.
И егда обратится беззаконник от беззакония своего, еже сотворил, и сотворит суд и правду, той душу свою снабдел есть:
28 For by considering and turning himself away from all his iniquities, which he has worked, he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.
и виде и обратися от всех беззаконии своих, яже сотвори, жизнию поживет и не умрет.
29 And yet the sons of Israel say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ How could it be that my ways are not fair, O house of Israel? And is it not instead your ways that are perverse?
И глаголет дом Израилев: не управится путь Господень. Еда путь Мой не управляется? О, доме Израилев, убо ваш ли путь управляется?
30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge each one according to his ways, says the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities, and then iniquity will not be your ruin.
(Сего ради) комуждо по пути его сужду вам, доме Израилев, глаголет Адонаи Господь: обратитеся и отвержитеся от всех нечестий ваших, и не будут вам неправды в мучение:
31 Cast all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, away from you, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. And then why should you die, O house of Israel?
отвержите от себе вся нечестия ваша, имиже нечествовасте ко Мне, и сотворите себе сердце ново и дух нов, и сотворите вся заповеди Моя: и вскую умираете, доме Израилев? Глаголет Господь.
32 For I do not desire the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. So return and live.”
Понеже не хощу смерти грешника умирающаго, глаголет Адонаи Господь, но еже обратитися ему от пути своего и жити души его, глаголет Адонаи Господь: обратитеся убо, и живи будете.
