Ezekiel 18

1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

١ وَأَوْحَى إِلَيَّ الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

2 What mean ye, ye who use this proverb of the land of Israel, saying, [The] fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

٢ «مَا بَالُكُمْ تَضْرِبُونَ هَذَا الْمَثَلَ بِشَأْنِ أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلِينَ: أَكَلَ الآبَاءُ الْحِصْرِمَ فَضَرَسَتْ أَسْنَانُ الأَبْنَاءِ؟

3 [As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.

٣ حَيٌّ أَنَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: إِنَّكُمْ حَتْماً لَنْ تَضْرِبُوا هَذَا الْمَثَلَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ.

4 Behold, all the souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

٤ هَا جَمِيعُ النُّفُوسِ هِيَ لِي. نَفْسُ الأَبِ كَنَفْسِ الابْنِ كِلْتَاهُمَا لِي. وَالنَّفْسُ الَّتِي تُخْطِئُ هِيَ تَمُوتُ.

5 And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice:

٥ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ الْمَرْءُ صَالِحاً يُمَارِسُ الْحَقَّ وَالْعَدْلَ،

6 — he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a woman in her separation,

٦ وَلَمْ يَصْعَدْ إِلَى الْجِبَالِ لِيَأْكُلَ أَمَامَ الأَصْنَامِ، وَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَى أَصْنَامِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَمْ يَزْنِ مَعَ امْرَأَةِ جَارِهِ وَلَمْ يُعَاشِر امْرَأَةً طَامِثاً،

7 and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;

٧ وَلَمْ يَظْلِمْ أَحَداً، بَلْ رَدَّ لِلْمَدْيُونِ رَهْنَهُ، وَلَمْ يَسْلِبْ قَطُّ، وَأَطْعَمَ الْجَائِعَ خُبْزَهُ وَكَسَا الْعُرْيَانَ ثَوْباً،

8 he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

٨ وَلَمْ يَقْرِضْ بِالرِّبَا وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْ حَرَاماً، وَكَفَّ يَدَهُ عَنِ ارْتِكَابِ الإِثْمِ، وَقَضَى بِالإِنْصَافِ وَالْحَقِّ بَيْنَ إِنْسَانٍ وَإِنْسَانٍ.

9 hath walked in my statutes, and kept mine ordinances, to deal faithfully: he is righteous, he shall certainly live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

٩ وَمَارَسَ فَرَائِضِي، وَأَطَاعَ أَحْكَامِي بِأَمَانَةٍ، فَهُوَ صِدِّيقٌ وَحَتْماً يَحْيَا، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ.

10 And if he have begotten a son that is violent, a shedder of blood, and that doeth only one of any of these [things],

١٠ فَإِنْ أَنْجَبَ ابْناً لِصّاً سَفَّاكاً لِلدِّمَاءِ، فَاقْتَرَفَ بِحَقِّ أَخِيهِ بَعْضاً مِنْ ذَلِكَ الشَّرِّ،

11 and that doeth not any of those [duties], but also hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,

١١ وَلَمْ يَصْنَعْ شَيْئاً مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْخَيْرِ، بَلْ صَعِدَ إِلَى الْجِبَالِ لِيَأْكُلَ أَمَامَ الأَصْنَامِ، وَزَنَى مَعَ امْرَأَةِ جَارِهِ،

12 hath oppressed the poor and needy, exercised robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,

١٢ وَجَارَ عَلَى الْبَائِسِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ وَسَلَبَ وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ الرَّهْنَ، وَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى الأَصْنَامِ لِيَعْبُدَهَا وَارْتَكَبَ الأَرْجَاسَ،

13 given forth upon usury, and taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall certainly die; his blood shall be upon him.

١٣ وَأَقْرَضَ بِالرِّبَا وَأَخَذَ رِبْحاً حَرَاماً، أَفَيَحْيَا؟ إِنَّهُ لَا يَحْيَا! لأَنَّهُ اقْتَرَفَ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ الرَّجَاسَاتِ فَإِنَّهُ حَتْماً يَمُوتُ، وَيَكُونُ دَمُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ.

14 But lo, if he have begotten a son that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like:

١٤ أَمَّا إِنْ أَنْجَبَ ابْناً شَهِدَ جَمِيعَ مَا ارْتَكَبَهُ أَبُوهُ مِنْ ذُنُوبٍ وَلَمْ يَقْتَرِفْ مِثْلَهَا،

15 — he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel; he hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,

١٥ فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ أَمَامَ الأَصْنَامِ، وَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَى أَصْنَامِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَعْبُدَهَا، وَلَمْ يَزْنِ مَعَ امْرَأَةِ جَارِهِ،

16 and hath not oppressed any, nor withholden the pledge, neither hath exercised robbery; he hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;

١٦ وَلَمْ يَظْلِمْ أَحَداً، وَلَمْ يَحْتَفِظْ بِرَهْنٍ وَلَمْ يَسْلِبْ قَطُّ، بَلْ أَطْعَمَ خُبْزَهُ لِلْجَائِعِ وَكَسَا الْعُرْيَانَ ثَوْباً.

17 he hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, [and] walked in my statutes: he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall certainly live.

١٧ وَلَمْ يُسِئْ إِلَى الْبَائِسِ، وَلَمْ يَقْرِضْ بِالرِّبَا وَلا بِالرِّبْحِ الْحَرَامِ، وَقَضَى بِالإِنْصَافِ وَمَارَسَ فَرَائِضِي وَأَطَاعَ أَحْكَامِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَمُوتُ بِإِثْمِ أَبِيهِ، بَلْ حَتْماً يَحْيَا.

18 As for his father, because he practised oppression, exercised robbery upon his brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.

١٨ أَمَّا أَبُوهُ فَلأَنَّهُ ظَلَمَ وَسَلَبَ أَخَاهُ وَارْتَكَبَ مَا هُوَ طَالِحٌ بَيْنَ شَعْبِهِ، فَهُوَ حَتْماً يَمُوتُ بِإِثْمِهِ.

19 And ye say, Why doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? But the son hath done judgment and justice, hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them; he shall certainly live.

١٩ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ تَقُولُونَ: لِمَاذَا لَا يُعَاقَبُ الابْنُ بِوِزْرِ أَبِيهِ؟ حِينَ يُمَارِسُ الابْنُ الإِنْصَافَ وَالْحَقَّ وَيَعْمَلُ بِكُلِّ فَرَائِضِي فَإِنَّهُ حَتْماً يَحْيَا.

20 The soul that sinneth, it 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 upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

٢٠ أَمَّا النَّفْسُ الَّتِي تُخْطِئُ فَهِيَ تَمُوتُ. لَا يُعَاقَبُ الابْنُ بِإِثْمِ أَبِيهِ وَلا الأَبُ بِإِثْمِ ابْنِهِ. يُكَافَأُ الْبَارُّ بِبِرِّهِ وَيُجَازَى الشِّرِّيرُ بِشَرِّهِ.

21 And the wicked, if he turn from all his sins which he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do judgment and justice, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.

٢١ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ رَجَعَ الشِّرِّيرُ عَنْ خَطَايَاهُ كُلِّهَا الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَهَا، وَمَارَسَ جَمِيعَ فَرَائِضِي وَصَنَعَ مَا هُوَ عَدْلٌ وَحَقٌّ فَإِنَّهُ حَتْماً يَحْيَا، لَا يَمُوتُ.

22 None of his transgressions which he hath committed shall be remembered against him; in his righteousness which he hath done shall he live.

٢٢ وَلا تُذْكَرُ لَهُ جَمِيعُ آثَامِهِ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَهَا. إِنَّمَا يَحْيَا بِبِرِّهِ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ.

23 Have I any pleasure at all in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; is it not in his turning from his way, that he may live?

٢٣ أَحَقّاً أُسَرُّ بِمَوْتِ الشِّرِّيرِ يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ؟ أَلَيْسَ بِرُجُوعِهِ عَنْ طُرُقِهِ الآثِمَةِ فَيَحْيَا؟

24 And when the righteous turneth from his righteousness and practiseth what is wrong, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous acts which he hath done shall be remembered: in his unfaithfulness which he hath wrought, and in his sin which he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

٢٤ وَإذَا تَحَوَّلَ الصِّدِّيقُ عَنْ بِرِّهِ وَارْتَكَبَ إِثْماً عَلَى غِرَارِ كُلِّ الرَّجَاسَاتِ الَّتِي يَرْتَكِبُهَا الشِّرِّيرُ، أَفَيَحْيَا؟ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَا صَنَعَهُ مِنْ بِرٍّ لَا يُذْكَرُ لَهُ. إِنَّمَا يَمُوتُ بِخِيَانَتِهِ الَّتِي خَانَهَا، وَمَا اقْتَرَفَهُ مِنْ خَطَايَا.

25 And ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear then, house of Israel. Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

٢٥ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ تَقُولُونَ: لَيْسَتْ طَرِيقُ الرَّبِّ عَادِلَةً. فَأَصْغُوا الآنَ يَا شَعْبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَطَرِيقِي غَيْرُ عَادِلَةٍ؟ أَلَيْسَتْ طُرُقُكُمْ هِيَ الْمُعْوَجَّةُ؟

26 When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and practiseth what is wrong, and dieth for it; in his wrong that he hath done shall he die.

٢٦ إِذَا تَحَوَّلَ الْبَارُّ عَنْ بِرِّهِ وَارْتَكَبَ إِثْماً وَمَاتَ بِسَبَبِهِ، فَهُوَ بِإِثْمِهِ الَّذِي جَنَاهُ يَمُوتُ.

27 And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall keep his soul alive.

٢٧ وَإذَا رَجَعَ الأَثِيمُ عَنْ شَرِّهِ الَّذِي اقْتَرَفَهُ وَمَارَسَ الْحَقَّ وَالْعَدْلَ، فَهُوَ يُحْيِي نَفْسَهُ،

28 Because he considereth, and turneth from all his transgressions which he hath committed, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.

٢٨ لأَنَّهُ اعْتَبَرَ وَتَابَ عَنْ كُلِّ ذُنُوبِهِ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبَهَا. لِذَلِكَ حَتْماً يَحْيَا. لَا يَمُوتُ.

29 But the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? Is it not your ways that are unequal?

٢٩ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِنَّ طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ غَيْرُ عَادِلَةٍ. أَطُرُقِي غَيْرُ عَادِلَةٍ يَا شَعْبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ أَلَيْسَتْ طُرُقُكُمْ هِيَ الْمُعْوَجَّةُ؟

30 Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your snare.

٣٠ لِذَلِكَ أَدِينُكُمْ يَا شَعْبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ بِمُقْتَضَى طُرُقِهِ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ. تُوبُوا وَارْجِعُوا عَنْ ذُنُوبِكُمْ كُلِّهَا، فَلا يَكُونُ لَكُمُ الإِثْمُ مَعْثَرَةَ هَلاكٍ.

31 Cast away from you all your transgressions wherewith ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: why then will ye die, house of Israel?

٣١ اطْرَحُوا عَنْكُمْ كُلَّ ذُنُوبِكُمُ الَّتِي ارْتَكَبْتُمُوهَا، وَاحْصُلُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ عَلَى قَلْبٍ جَدِيدٍ وَرُوحٍ جَدِيدَةٍ. فَلِمَاذَا تَنْقَرِضُونَ يَا شَعْبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah; therefore turn ye and live.

٣٢ إِذْ لَا أُسَرُّ بِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، فَتُوبُوا وَاحْيَوْا.