Ezekiel 18

1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying,

Naʻe toe hoko kiate au ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova, ʻo pehē,

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

“Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻoku mou lea ʻaki ʻae fakatātā ki he fonua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, ‘Kuo kai ʻe he ngaahi tamai ʻae kālepi mahi, pea kuo maninia ʻae nifo ʻoe fānau?’

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

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua, “ʻO hangē ʻoku ou moʻui, ʻe ʻikai toe ʻaonga ke mou ʻai ʻae lea fakatātā ko ia ki ʻIsileli.

4 Behold, all 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.

Vakai, ʻoku ʻaʻaku ʻae laumālie kotoa pē; hangē ʻoku ʻaʻaku ʻae laumālie ʻoe tamai, ʻoku pehē foki ʻae laumālie ʻoe foha ʻoku ʻaʻaku ia: ko e laumālie ʻoku angahala ʻe mate ia.

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

“Ka koeʻuhi, kapau ʻe angatonu ha tangata, pea ne fai ʻaia ʻoku totonu mo lelei,

6 and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her separation;

Pea kuo ʻikai kai ia ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga, pe hanga hono mata ki he ngaahi tamapua ʻi he fale ʻo ʻIsileli, pe te ne tonoʻi ʻae uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi, pe te ne ofi ki ha fefine mahaki fakafefine,

7 and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Pea kuo ʻikai fakamālohiʻi ʻe ia ha taha, ka kuo ne toe ʻange ʻae meʻa naʻe tuku ko e fakamoʻoni kiate ia ʻoku fai totongi, pea ʻoku ʻikai maumauʻi ʻe ia ʻi ha fai mālohi, kuo ne foaki ʻene mā ki he fiekaia, pea kuo ne fakakofu ʻae telefua ʻaki ʻae kofu;

8 he that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai foaki ke toe totongi mai, pea te ne maʻu hano tupu, pea kuo ne taʻofi hono nima mei he fai kovi, pea kuo ne fai ʻae fakamaau totonu ʻae tangata ki he tangata,

9 hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

Kuo ne ʻeveʻeva ʻi heʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, pea kuo ne fai ki heʻeku ngaahi fakamaau, ke fai totonu; ko ia ia ʻoku angatonu, pea ko e moʻoni ʻe fakamoʻui ia,” ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua.

10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,

“Kapau te ne maʻu ha foha, ʻoku kaihaʻa, pea ʻoku ne lilingi ʻae toto, ʻo ne fai ʻo tatau ki he ngaahi meʻa ni,

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

Pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne fai ha meʻa ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku totonu ni, ka kuo ne kai ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga, pea kuo ne tonoʻi ʻae uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi,

12 hath wronged the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Kuo ne fakamālohiʻi ʻae masiva mo e paea, kuo ne maumauʻi ʻi he fai mālohi, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne toe ʻange ʻae meʻa naʻe tuku ko e fakamoʻoni, pea kuo ne hanga hake hono mata ki he ngaahi tamapua, pea kuo ne fai fakalielia,

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

Kuo ne ʻatu meʻa ke toe totongi mai, pea kuo ne maʻu ʻa hono tupu: pea ʻe moʻui ia? ʻE ʻikai te ne moʻui: kuo ne fai ʻae ngaahi fakalielia ni kotoa pē; ko e moʻoni te ne mate; ʻe ʻiate ia pe ʻa hono toto.

14 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doth not such like,

“Pea, vakai, kapau ʻe maʻu ʻe ia ha foha, ʻoku mamata ki he angahala kotoa pē kuo fai ʻe heʻene tamai, pea ʻoku ne tokanga, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke ne fai ʻo hangē ko ia,

15 that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife,

‌ʻOku ʻikai te ne kai ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga, pe te ne hiki hono mata ki he ngaahi tamapua ʻoe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, pe te ne tonoʻi ʻae uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi,

16 neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

‌ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakamālohiʻi ha tokotaha, pe te ne taʻofi kiate ia ʻae meʻa naʻe tuku ko e fakamoʻoni, pe te ne maumau ʻi ha fai mālohi, ka kuo ne foaki ʻa ʻene mā ki he fiekaia, pea kuo ne fakakofu ʻae telefua ʻaki ʻae kofu,

17 that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

Kuo ne taʻofi ʻa hono nima mei he masiva, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ha totongi taʻetotonu, pe hano tupu, ka kuo fai ʻeku ngaahi fakamaau, mo ʻeveʻeva ʻi heʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni; ʻe ʻikai mate ia koeʻuhi ko e fai kovi ʻa ʻene tamai, ko e moʻoni ʻe moʻui pe ia.

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

Ka ko ʻene tamai, koeʻuhi naʻa ne fakamālohi kakaha, ʻo ne maumau hono tokoua ʻi he fai mālohi, pea naʻa ne fai ʻaia naʻe ʻikai lelei ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo hono kakai, vakai, ʻe mate moʻoni ia ʻi heʻene fai kovi.

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

“Ka ʻoku mou pehē, ‘Ko e hā? ʻIkai ʻoku fua ʻe he foha ʻae fai kovi ʻa ʻene tamai?’ ʻOka fai ʻe he foha ʻaia ʻoku lelei mo totonu, pea kuo ne tauhi ʻeku ngaahi fekau, mo ne fai ki ai, ʻe moʻui moʻoni ia.

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.

Ko e laumālie ko ia ʻe angahala, ʻe mate ia. ʻE ʻikai fua ʻe he foha ʻae fai kovi ʻa ʻene tamai, pea ʻe ʻikai fua ʻe he tamai ʻae fai kovi ʻae foha: ko e māʻoniʻoni ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻe ʻiate ia pe, pea ko e fai kovi ʻae angahala ʻe ʻiate ia pē.

21 But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

“Ka ko eni, kapau ʻe tafoki ʻae angahala mei he angahala kotoa pē kuo ne fai, pea tauhi ʻe ia ʻeku ngaahi fekau, mo ne fai ʻaia ʻoku lelei mo totonu, ko e moʻoni ʻe fakamoʻui ia, ʻe ʻikai siʻi mate ia.

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

Ko ʻene ngaahi angahala kotoa pē ʻaia kuo ne fai, ʻe ʻikai toe lau ia kiate ia: ʻe moʻui pe ia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene māʻoniʻoni ʻaia kuo ne fai.

23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord GOD: and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

He ʻoku ou maʻu ha momoʻi fiemālie siʻi ʻi he mate ʻae angahala? ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua, ka ʻe ʻikai muʻa, ke tafoki ia mei hono hala, pea moʻui?

24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Ka ʻi he liliu ʻae māʻoniʻoni mei heʻene māʻoniʻoni mo ne fai angahala, pea ne fai ʻo tatau mo e fakalielia kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku fai ʻe he tangata angahala, ʻe moʻui ia? Ko ʻene māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē ʻaia kuo ne fai, ʻe ʻikai ha lau ki ai: ʻi he fai kovi kuo ne fai, mo e angahala, kuo ne angahala ai, ʻe mate pe ia ʻi ai.

25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

“Ka ʻoku mou pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai fai tatau ʻae anga ʻa Sihova.’ Ko eni, fanongo, ʻe fale ʻo ʻIsileli: ʻIkai ʻoku tatau ʻa ʻeku anga? ʻIkai ko hoʻomou anga ʻamoutolu ʻoku fai kehekehe?

26 When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

‌ʻOka liliu ʻae tangata māʻoniʻoni mei heʻene māʻoniʻoni ʻo ne fai angahala, pea mate ai ia; ko ʻene angahala kuo ne fai, ko ia ia te ne mate ai.

27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

Pea pehē, ʻoka liliu ʻae tangata angahala mei heʻene angahala ʻaia kuo ne fai, mo ne fai ʻaia ʻoku lelei mo totonu ʻe fakamoʻui ʻe ia ʻa hono laumālie ke moʻui.

28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Koeʻuhi kuo ne tokanga, mo liliu mai mei heʻene angahala kotoa pē ʻaia naʻa ne fai, ʻe moʻui moʻoni ia, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mate.

29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

Ka ʻoku pehē pe ʻe he fale ʻo ʻIsileli, ‘ʻOku ʻikai fai tatau ʻae meʻa ʻa Sihova.’ ʻE fale ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻIkai ʻoku fai tatau ʻa ʻeku anga? ʻIkai ko hoʻomou anga ʻamoutolu ʻoku fai kehekehe?

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

Ko ia te u fakamaau ai ʻakimoutolu, ʻe fale ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo fakatatau ki homou hala taki taha, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua. Fakatomala pea fakatafoki ʻakimoutolu mei hoʻomou ngaahi angahala; ko ia ʻe ʻikai hoko ai hoʻomou angahala ko homou ʻauhaʻanga.

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

“Liʻaki meiate kimoutolu ʻa hoʻomou angahala kotoa pē, ʻaia kuo mou fai hala ai; pea ngaohi kiate kimoutolu ʻae loto foʻou pea mo e laumālie foʻou: he ko e hā te mou fie mate ai ʻe fale ʻo ʻIsileli?

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.

He ʻoku ʻikai te u fiemālie ʻi he mate ʻo ia ʻoku mate, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua: ko ia fakatafoki ʻakimoutolu, pea mou moʻui.”