Ezekiel 33

1 Kalpasanna, dimteng kaniak ti sao ni Yahweh a kunana,

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

2 “Anak ti tao, ipakaammom daytoy kadagiti tattaom; ibagam kadakuada, 'Inton mangiyegak iti kampilan a maibusor iti aniaman a daga, ket mangdutok dagiti tattao iti dayta a daga iti maysa a tao manipud kadakuada nga agbalin a para-wanawanda.

“You human, speak to your fellow Israelis and say this to them: ‘When I bring an enemy army [MTY] to attack a country, and the people of that country choose one of their men and appoint him to be a watchman,

3 Siputanna ti kampilan nga um-umay iti daga ket puyotanna ti tangguyobna tapno ballaaganna dagiti tattao!

if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,

4 No mangngeg dagiti tattao ti uni ti tangguyob ket saanda nga ipangag, ken no umay ti kampilan ket patayenna ida, ti dara ti tunggal maysa ket adda iti bukodda nga ulo.

if anyone hears the trumpet and does not heed the warning, and as a result he is killed by the sword [of one of his enemies], he will be responsible for his own death [MTY].

5 Ket no adda makangngeg iti uni ti tangguyob ket saanna nga ipangag, ti darana ket adda kenkuana; ngem no ipangagna, maisalakannanto ti bukodna a biag.

If he had heeded the warning, he would have (have saved his life/still be alive). But because he heard the sound of the trumpet and did not heed that warning, his death will be his own fault.

6 Nupay kasta, no makita ti para-wanawan ti kampilan nga um-umay, ngem no saanna a pinuyutan ti tangguyob, a ti nagbanaganna ket saan a naballaagan dagiti tattao, ket no umay ti kampilan ket patayenna ti siasinoman, napapatay dayta a tao iti bukodna a basol ngem sapulekto ti darana iti para-wanawan.'

But if the watchman sees the enemy army [MTY] coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people, and one of his people is killed by an enemy sword, that person will die because of his sin, but I will consider that the watchman is responsible for that man’s death.’

7 Ita, sika a mismo, anak ti tao! Pinagbalinka a para-wanawan para iti balay ti Israel; mangngegmonto dagiti sasaok manipud iti ngiwatko ket ballaagamto ida para kaniak.

So, you human, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the Israeli people [MTY]. So always listen to what I say and warn the people for me.

8 No ibagak iti maysa a nadangkes a tao, 'Nadangkes a tao, sigurado a matayka!' ngem no saanmo nga iwaragawag daytoy tapno maballaagan ti nadangkes maipapan iti aramidna, ket matayto dayta a nadangkes iti basolna, ngem sapulekto kadagiti imam ti darana!

When I say to some wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die [because of your sins,’ you must tell him that]. If you do not speak to that person to warn him that he should turn away from his sins, that wicked person will die because of his sins, but I will say that you are responsible for his death [MTY].

9 Ngem sika, no ballaagam ti nadangkes maipapan iti aramidna, tapno matallikodanna daytoy, ket no saan isuna a timmallikod manipud iti aramidna, matayto isuna iti basolna, ngem sika a mismo ket maisalakanmonto ti bukodmo a biag.

But if you warn that wicked person that he should turn away from his sins, and he does not do that, he will die because of his sins, but you will have saved your life.

10 Isu a sika, anak ti tao, ibagam iti balay ti Israel, 'Kastoy ti ibagbagayo: Adda kadakami dagiti panagsalungasingmi ken basolmi, ket madaddadaelkamin kadagitoy! Kasano nga agbiagkami?

You human, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what you all are saying: “[The guilt that we have for] disobeying God’s laws and sinning is like a heavy weight on us, and it is hurting us, and we are slowly dying. So what can we do to continue to remain alive?”’

11 Ibagam kadakuada, 'Iti naganko nga adda iti agnanayon—kastoy ti pakaammo ti Apo a ni Yahweh—saanko a pakaragsakan ti ipapatay ti nadangkes a tao, ngem no agbabawi ti nadangkes a tao manipud iti aramidna, agbiagto ngarud isuna! Agbabawikayo! Agbabawikayo manipud kadagiti nadangkes a aramidyo! Ta apay koma a mataykayo, balay ti Israel?'

Say to them, ‘Yahweh the Lord says, “As surely as I am alive, I am not happy when wicked people die; I would prefer that they turn away from their wicked behavior and continue to live. So repent! Turn away from your evil behavior! You Israeli people, do you really want to die [RHQ]?”’

12 Ket sika, anak ti tao, ibagam kadagiti tattaom, 'Ti kinalinteg ti maysa a nalinteg a tao ket saanto a makaisalakan kenkuana no agbasol! Ken ti kinadangkes ti maysa a nadangkes a tao ket saanto a daytoy ti gapu a mapukaw isuna no agbabawi manipud iti basolna. Ta saanto nga agbiag ti nalinteg a tao gapu iti kinalintegna no agbasol isuna.

Therefore, you human, say to your fellow Israelis, ‘If righteous people start to disobey me, their being righteous previously will not save them [from being punished]. And if wicked people turn away from their wicked behavior, they will not die because of the sins that they committed [previously]. And if righteous people start to sin, they will not be allowed to remain alive because of their formerly being righteous.’

13 No ibagak iti maysa a nalinteg, “Sigurado nga agbiagto isuna!” ket no agtalek isuna iti bukodna a kinalinteg ket kalpasanna, agaramid iti saan a nainkalintegan, saankonto a lagipen ti aniaman a kinalintegna; matayto isuna iti kinadangkes nga inaramidna.

If I tell righteous people that they will surely remain alive, but then they trust/think that because they have been righteous previously, they can start to do evil [and not be punished], I will not think about the righteous things that they did previously; they will die because of the evil things that they are doing.

14 Ket no ibagak iti nadangkes, “Sigurado a matayka!” ngem no agbabawi isuna kadagiti basolna ket aramidenna ti nainkalintegan ken umno—

And if I say to some wicked person, ‘You will surely die [because of your sins],’ that person may turn away from his sinful behavior and do what is just and right [DOU].

15 no isublina ti naisalda kenkuana a kiniddawna a sidadangkes, wenno isublina ti tinakawna, ket no surotenna dagiti bilbilin a mangipaay iti biag ket saanen nga agramid iti basol— sigurado nga agbiagto ngarud isuna; saanto isuna a matay.

For example, he may return what he took from another person to guarantee [that that person would pay back what he owes], or he may return things that he has stolen, and he may obey the laws that will enable [those who obey them] to remain alive, and he will not continue to do evil things. If that happens, he will surely remain alive; he will not die [because of the sins that he committed previously].

16 Awanto a pulos ti malagip kadagiti basol nga inaramidna, nagtignay isuna a sililinteg; sigurado nga agbiagto isuna!

I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.

17 Ngem kinuna dagiti tattaom, '“Saan a nalinteg ti wagas ti Apo!” ngem dagiti wagasyo ti saan a nalinteg!

Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.

18 No tallikodan ti maysa a nalinteg a tao ti kinalintegna ket agaramid iti basol, daytoyto ngarud ti pakatayanna!

If a righteous person turns away from doing what is righteous and starts to do what is evil, [it is fair that] he die because of his sins.

19 Ket no tallikodan ti maysa a nadangkes a tao ti kinadangkesna ket aramidenna ti nainkalintegan ken rumbeng, agbiagto isuna gapu kadagidiay a banbanag!

And if a wicked person turns away from his wicked behavior and does what is right and fair [DOU], [it is fair] for him to remain alive because of doing that.

20 Ngem kinunayo dakayo a tattao, “Saan a nalinteg ti wagas ti Apo!” Ukomekto ti tunggal maysa kadakayo segun iti wagasna, balay ti Israel!'”

But you Israeli people still say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But I will judge each of you for what you do.”

21 Napasamak daytoy iti maikasangapulo ket dua a tawen, iti maikalima nga aldaw ti maikasangapulo a bulan ti pannakaibaludtayo, nga adda immay kaniak a maysa a nakalibas manipud Jerusalem ket kinunana,

Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the fifth day of the tenth month [of that year], a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me [in Babylon] and said, “Jerusalem has been captured!”

22 “Nasakupen ti siudad!” Adda kaniak ti ima ni Yahweh iti rabii sakbay a dimteng ti nakalibas, ket naglukat ti ngiwatko idi dimteng isuna iti parbangon. Isu a nalukatan ti ngiwatko; saanakon nga umel!

The evening before that man arrived, Yahweh took control [MTY] of me, and when that man arrived, Yahweh enabled me to speak again; I was no longer forced to be silent.

23 Ket dimteng kaniak ti sao ni Yahweh a kunana,

Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,

24 “Anak ti tao, ibagbaga dagiti agnanaed kadagidiay a nadadael iti daga ti Israel, 'Maymaysa laeng a tao ni Abraham ket tinawidna ti daga, ngem adutayo! Naited kadatayo ti daga a kas sanikua.'

“You human, the people who are living in the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, but Yahweh [promised him that he and his descendants] would possess this land. But we are many; so surely this land has been given to us [by Yahweh] to continue to possess.’

25 Ngarud ibagam kadakuada, 'Kastoy ti ibagbaga ti Apo a Yahweh: Mangmangankayo iti dara ken tumangtangadkayo kadagiti didiosenyo, ket iparparukpokyo ti dara dagiti tattao. Rumbeng kadi a tagikuaenyo ti daga?

So send a message to them. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: You eat meat that still has the animal’s blood in it. You still worship idols. And you still murder others [MTY]. So, (should this land belong to you?/this land should certainly not belong to you!) [RHQ]

26 Nagtalekkayo kadagiti kampilanyo ken nangaramidkayo kadagiti makarimon a banbanag; daddadaelen ti tunggal lalaki ti dayaw ti asawa ti kaarrubana. Rumbeng kadi a tagikuaenyo ti daga?'

You rely on using your swords [to obtain things that you want]. You do many detestable things. Each of you has sex with other men’s wives. So (why should you continue to possess the land of Israel?/you should not continue to possess this land!) [RHQ]’

27 Kastoyto ti ibagam kadakuada, 'Kastoy ti kuna ti Apo a Yahweh: Iti naganko nga adda iti agnanayon, sigurado a mapasagto dagiti adda kadagiti nadadael babaen iti kampilan, ket itedkonto dagiti adda kadagiti taltalon kadagiti sibibiag a parsua a kas taraonda, ket matayto babaen kadagiti didigra dagiti adda kadagiti nasarikedkedan ken kueba.

Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins [in Jerusalem] will also be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.

28 Ket pagbalinekto a langalang ken nakabutbuteng ti daga, ket agpatingganto ti kinapalangguad ti bileg daytoy, ta mabaybay-anto dagiti bantay ti Israel ken awanto ti lumabas kadagitoy.'

I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.

29 Isu a maammoandanto a siak ni Yahweh, inton pagbalinek a langalang ken nakabutbuteng ti daga gapu kadagiti amin a makarimon a banbanag nga inaramidda.

Then, when I have caused your country to become a desolate wasteland because of all the detestable things that you have done, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’

30 Ket sika, anak ti tao— adda ibagbaga dagiti tattaom maipapan kenka iti abay dagiti pader ken kadagiti ruangan dagiti balbalay, ket ibagbaga ti tunggal maysa kadagiti dadduma— tunggal maysa iti kabsatna a lalaki, 'Mapantayo dumngeg iti sao ti profeta a nagtaud kenni Yahweh!'

As for you, you human, your fellow Israelis [here in Babylon] are talking about you along the city walls and at the doors of their houses. They are saying to each other, ‘Come and listen to the message that has come from Yahweh!’

31 Isu a mapanto kenka dagiti tattaok, kas iti masansan nga ar-aramidenda, ket agtugawdanto iti sangoanam ket dumngegda kadagiti sasaom, ngem saandanto a tungpalen dagitoy. Adda kadagiti ngiwatda dagiti umno a sasao, ngem dagiti pusoda ket adda kadagiti saan a nainkalintegan a pakagunggonaanda.

My people come to you as they often have done, and they sit in front of you to listen to what you say. But they do not do what you tell them that they must do. With their mouths they say that they love me, but in their inner beings they are eager to acquire things by doing what is unjust.

32 Ta kaslaka makay-ayo a kanta kadakuada, maysa a napintas a samiweng a natukaran a nasayaat iti adda kuerdasna nga instrumento, isu a dumngegdanto kadagiti sasaom ngem awanto a pulos kadakuada ti agtulnog kadagitoy.

To them, you are only a man who sings love songs with a beautiful voice, and you play a musical instrument well. They hear what you say, but they do not do what you tell them to do.

33 Isu nga inton mapasamak amin dagitoy— kitaem! mapasamakto daytoy! — ket maammoandanto a kaduada idi ti profeta.”

The terrible things that I have said will happen to them will surely happen. And then they will know that a prophet has been among them, [and that you are that prophet].”