Ezekyèl 18
1 Seyè a pale avè m' ankò, li di m' konsa:
The word of Jehovah came unto me again, saying,
2 -Poukisa y'ap plede repete pwovèb sa a nan peyi Izrayèl la? Y'ap di: Papa ak manman manje rezen vèt, men se dan pitit yo ki gasi.
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?
3 Se poutèt sa, jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, se mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, ki di sa: Nou p'ap janm repete pwovèb sa a ankò nan peyi Izrayèl la.
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.
4 Lavi tout moun, papa, manman kou pitit, se pou mwen yo ye. Moun ki fè peche a, se li menm k'ap mouri.
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.
5 Ann pran ka yon moun k'ap mache dwat devan Bondye, ki fè sa li dwe fè, ki pa nan patipri.
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
6 Li pa moute nan mòn pou l' al bay zidòl manje, ni li pa fè sèvis pou vye zidòl moun pèp Izrayèl yo ap sèvi. Li pa al dèyè madanm lòt moun pèp Izrayèl parèy li, li pa kouche ak fanm ki gen lalin li.
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 neighbor’s wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity,
7 Li pa pwofite sou pesonn, li pa bay pesonn koutba, li renmèt garanti moun te ba li pou lajan li prete yo. Li bay moun ki grangou yo manje, li bay moun ki toutouni yo rad pou mete sou yo.
and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
8 Li pa bay ponya, li pa pran enterè sou lajan li prete. Li refize mete men l' nan sa ki mal. Lè de moun gen kont, li mete verite a kote li ye.
he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,
9 Yon moun konsa mache sou lòd mwen bay, li fè tou sa mwen mande pou moun fè. Li pa janm chache twonpe m'. Se yon moun ki dwat. Se sèten l'ap viv. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.
hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah.
10 Si nonm sa a ta rive fè yon pitit ki soti yon lwijanboje, ki renmen mete san moun deyò, epi k'ap mache fè tou sa
If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,
11 papa l' pa janm fè: l'ap manje nan manje yo ofri bay zidòl sou tèt mòn yo, l'ap kouri dèyè madanm lòt moun pèp Izrayèl parèy li,
and that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,
12 l'ap toupizi pòv malere yo ak moun ki nan malsite, l'ap vòlò, li p'ap renmèt garanti moun te ba li pou lajan li te prete yo, l'ap fè sèvis pou zidòl, l'ap fè vye bagay derespektan,
hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
13 l'ap bay ponya, li pran enterè pou lajan li prete, yon nonm konsa pa fèt pou viv. Non, li pa gen dwa viv lè li fin fè tout vye bagay derespektan sa yo. Se sèten l'ap mouri. Se li menm k'ap pote chay tou sa li fè.
hath given forth upon interest, 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.
14 Annou konsidere koulye a ka dezyèm moun sa a ki ta rive fè yon pitit gason. Pitit la wè tout peche papa l' te fè yo. Li wè yo, men li pa fè tankou l'.
Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like;
15 Li pa al sou tèt mòn yo ofri manje bay zidòl, li derefize fè sèvis pou vye zidòl moun peyi Izrayèl yo. Li respekte madanm lòt moun pèp Izrayèl parèy li,
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 neighbor’s wife,
16 li pa pwofite sou pesonn, li pa kenbe garanti moun te ba li pou lajan li te prete yo. Li pa vòlò pesonn, li bay moun ki grangou manje, li bay moun ki toutouni rad pou yo mete sou yo.
neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
17 Li refize fè moun mechanste, li pa bay ponya, li pa pran enterè sou lajan li prete moun. Yon moun konsa mache sou lòd mwen bay, li fè tou sa mwen mande pou moun fè. Li p'ap mouri poutèt peche papa l' te fè yo. Sèten l'ap viv.
that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
18 Papa l' pou bò pa l' te fè mechanste, li vòlò frè parèy li, li pa janm fè byen pou pesonn. Se li menm k'ap mouri poutèt tou sa li fè ki mal.
As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.
19 N'a mande nan kè nou: Poukisa yon pitit pa peye pou peche papa li te fè a? Men repons la. Se paske pitit la te mache dwat devan Bondye, li fè sa li te dwe fè. Li mache sou lòd mwen bay, li fè tou sa mwen mande pou moun fè, kifè l'ap viv.
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.
20 Moun ki fè peche, se yo k'ap mouri. Yon pitit p'ap peye pou peche papa l' te fè, ni yon papa p'ap peye pou peche pitit li fè. Moun ki mache dwat va jwenn rekonpans pou dwat yo te mache dwat la. Mechan an va peye pou mechanste li fè a.
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.
21 Si mechan an sispann fè peche li te konn fè yo pou li mache dapre lòd mwen yo, si li fè sa ki dwat ak sa ki byen, li p'ap mouri. Sèten l'ap viv.
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.
22 Yo p'ap chonje tout peche li te konn fè yo. L'ap viv paske li te fè sa ki dwat.
None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
23 Eske nou kwè mwen ta renmen wè mechan an mouri? Se Seyè sèl Mèt la ki mande sa. Non! Mwen ta pito wè l' sispann fè sa ki mal pou l' ka viv.
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
24 Men, si yon moun ki mache dwat sispann fè sa ki byen pou li lage kò l' nan fè sa ki mal ak tout lòt vye bagay derespektan mechan yo ap fè a, nan kondisyon sa a èske li ka viv toujou? Non. Yo p'ap chonje tout byen li te konn fè yo. L'ap mouri paske li pa t' kenbe pawòl li, paske li fè sa ki mal.
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.
25 Men, n'a di n'a kè nou: Jan Seyè a ap aji la a pa bon non. Enben, nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo, koute. Nou di jan m' aji a pa bon. Nou pa kwè se jan nou menm n'ap aji a ki pa bon pito?
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?
26 Lè yon moun ki t'ap mache dwat sispann fè sa ki byen pou li lage kò l' nan fè sa ki mal, l'ap mouri. Se poutèt sa li fè ki mal la l'ap mouri.
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.
27 Lè mechan an sispann fè peche li konn fè yo pou li fè sa ki dwat ak sa ki byen, l'ap sove lavi l'.
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.
28 Li rekonèt sa li t'ap fè a te mal, li sispann fè l'. Sèten li p'ap mouri. Se viv pou li viv.
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
29 Men, moun peyi Izrayèl yo ap plede di: Jan Seyè a ap aji a pa bon. Nou kwè se jan m'ap aji a ki pa bon vre? Eske se pa jan nou menm n'ap aji a ki pa bon pito?
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?
30 Se poutèt sa, men sa Seyè sèl Mèt la ap di moun peyi Izrayèl yo: M'ap jije chak moun dapre sa yo fè. Tounen vin jwenn mwen, sispann fè sa ki mal, pa kite peche nou yo lakòz nou mouri.
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
31 Vire do bay tout vye peche nou te konn fè yo. Chanje kè nou, chanje lide nou. Poukisa atò, nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo, pou n'ap chache lanmò konsa?
Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
32 Mwen pa ta renmen wè pesonn mouri. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa. Tounen vin jwenn mwen epi n'a viv.
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.
