Esekiel 18
1 Og Herrens ord kom til meg; han sagde:
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
2 Korleis kann de bruka dette ordtøket i Israels land og segja: «Federne åt sure druvor, og borni vart sårtennte.»
“What [is it] to you [that] you are using this allegory Concerning the ground of Israel, saying, Fathers eat unripe fruit, And the sons’ teeth are blunted?
3 So sant som eg liver, segjer Herren, Herren, de skal ikkje få bruka dette ordtøket meir i Israel.
[As] I live,” a declaration of Lord YHWH, “You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel.
4 Sjå, alle sjælerne er mine, både sjæli åt faren og sjæli åt sonen; mine er dei; den sjæl som syndar, ho skal døy.
Behold, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son—they are Mine, The soul that is sinning—it dies.
5 Og når ein mann er rettferdig og gjer rett og rettferd:
And a man, when he is righteous, And has done judgment and righteousness,
6 ikkje et offermat på fjelli og ikkje kaster augo sine på dei ufysne avgudarne åt Israels-lyden og ikkje skjemmer kona åt grannen sin og ikkje kjem nær ei kvinna medan ho er urein,
He has not eaten on the mountains, And has not lifted up his eyes To idols of the house of Israel, And did not defile his neighbor’s wife, And did not come near to a separated woman,
7 og ikkje er hard imot nokon, let skuldmannen få pantet sitt att, ikkje fer med ransverk, gjev den hungrige sitt brød og klæder den nakne,
He does not oppress a man, He returns his pledge to the debtor, He does not take away plunder, He gives his bread to the hungry, And covers the naked with a garment,
8 ikkje låner ut for renta og ikkje tek yvermål, held si hand burte frå det som rangt er, dømer rett dom mann og mann imillom,
He does not give in usury, and does not take increase, He turns back his hand from perversity, He does true judgment between man and man.
9 ferdast i mine bod og held mine lover, so han gjer det som rett er - han er rettferdig, liva skal han, segjer Herren, Herren.
He walks in My statutes, And he has kept My judgments—to deal truly, He [is] righteous—he surely lives,” A declaration of Lord YHWH.
10 Men han fær kann henda ein son som tek til med valdsverk, renner ut blod eller gjer eitkvart sovore
“And he has begotten a son, A burglar—a shedder of blood, And he has made a brother of one of these,
11 - endå han ikkje gjorde noko slikt - for han et ogso offermat på fjelli, skjemmer kona åt grannen sin,
And he has not done all those, For he has even eaten on the mountains, And he has defiled his neighbor’s wife,
12 er hard imot armingen og fatigmannen, fer med ransverk, gjev ikkje pant tilbake, kaster augo sine på dei ufysne avgudar, fer med styggedom,
He has oppressed the afflicted and needy, He has taken away plunder violently, He does not return a pledge, And he has lifted up his eyes to the idols, He has done abomination!
13 låner ut for rente og tek yvermål - og so skulde han liva! Han skal ikkje liva. Alle desse styggjor gjorde han; banen hans skal det verta, blodet hans skal koma yver honom.
He has given in usury, and taken increase, And he lives? He does not live, He has done all these abominations, He surely dies, his blood is on him.
14 Men sjå, so fær han ein son, og han ser alle synderne åt far sin som han gjorde, han ottast og gjer ikkje etter deim;
And—behold, he has begotten a son, And he sees all the sins of his father, That he has done, and he fears, And does not do like them,
15 han et ikkje offermat på fjelli og kastar ikkje augo sine dei ufysne avgudarne åt Israels-lyden, skjemmer ikkje kona åt grannen sin
He has not eaten on the mountains, And he has not lifted up his eyes To idols of the house of Israel, He has not defiled his neighbor’s wife,
16 og er ikkje hard mot nokon, tek ikkje pant og fer ikkje med ransverk, gjev den hungrige sitt brød og klæder den nakne,
He has not oppressed a man, He has not bound a pledge, And he has not taken away plunder, He has given his bread to the hungry, And he covered the naked with a garment,
17 held handi si tilbake frå armingen, tek ikkje renta og yvermål, gjer etter mine lover og ferdast i mine bod. Han skal ikkje døy for misgjerningi åt far sin, liva skal han.
He has turned back his hand from the afflicted, He has not taken usury and increase, He has done My judgments, He has walked in My statutes, He does not die for the iniquity of his father, He surely lives.
18 Far hans som for med valdsverk og rana frå bror og gjorde det som ikkje er godt midt i lyden sin, sjå han laut døy for si misgjerning.
His father—because he used oppression, Violently plundered a brother, And did that which [is] not good in the midst of his people, And behold, he is dying in his iniquity.
19 Men de segjer: «Kvi skal ikkje sonen bera syndeskuldi åt far sin?» Sonen hev då gjort rett og rettferd alle mine bod hev han halde og gjort etter deim; liva skal han.
And you have said, Why has the son not borne of the iniquity of the father? And the son has done judgment and righteousness, He has kept all My statutes, And he does them, he surely lives.
20 Den sjæli som syndar, ho skal døy. Son skal ikkje bera syndeskuldi åt far sin, og far skal ikkje bera syndeskuldi åt son sin. Yver den rettferdige skal hans rettferd vera, og yver den gudlause skal hans gudløysa vera.
The soul that sins—it dies. A son does not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father does not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.
21 Men når den ugudlege vender um frå alle sine synder som han hev gjort, og held alle mine bod og gjer rett og rettferd, då skal han liva og ikkje døy.
And the wicked—when he turns back From all his sins that he has done, And he has kept all My statutes, And has done judgment and righteousness, He surely lives, he does not die.
22 Alle hans misgjerningar som han hev gjort, skal vera gløymde; ved si rettferd som han gjorde, skal han liva.
All his transgressions that he has done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he has done he lives.
23 Skulde eg hava hugnad i det, at den ugudlege døyr? segjer Herren, Herren. Måtte ikkje det fegna meg, at han vendar um frå sin veg og liver?
Do I take pleasure [or] delight in the death of the wicked?” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Is it not in his turning back from his way—And he has lived?
24 Men når ein rettferdig vender um frå si rettferd og gjer urett, alle slike styggjor som den ugudlege gjer, skulde han gjera det og liva? All hans rettferd som han gjorde, skal verta gløymd. For den truløysa han for med, for det skal han døy.
And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he has done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked has done, Does he then live? All his righteous deeds that he has done are not remembered, For his trespass that he has trespassed, And for his sin that he has sinned, For them he dies.
25 Og de segjer: «Herrens åtferd er ikkje rett.» Høyr då, du Israels-lyd! Er ikkje mi åtferd rett? Er det ikkje dykkar åtferd som ikkje er rett?
And you have said, The way of the Lord is not pondered. Now hear, O house of Israel, My way—is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?
26 Når ein rettferdig vender um frå si rettferd og gjer urett, so skal han difor døy; for sin urett som han gjorde, skal han døy.
In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he has done perversity, And he is dying by them, He dies for his perversity that he has done.
27 Og når ein ugudleg vender um frå si gudløysa, som han hev gjort, og gjer rett og rettferd, so skal han halda si sjæl i live.
And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he has done, And he does judgment and righteousness, He keeps his soul alive.
28 For han såg alle sine misgjerningar som han hadde gjort, og vende um frå deim; liva skal han, han skal ikkje døy.
And he sees and turns back, From all his transgressions that he has done, He surely lives, he does not die,
29 Men Israels-lyden segjer: «Herrens åtferd er ikkje rett.» Er ikkje mi åtferd rett, du Israels lyd? Er det ikkje dykkar åtferd som ikkje er rett?
And the house of Israel has said, The way of the Lord is not pondered, My ways—are they not pondered? O house of Israel—are not your ways unpondered?
30 Difor vil eg døma dykk, du Israels lyd, ein og kvar etter hans åtferd, segjer Herren, Herren. Vend um og vend dykk burt frå alle dykkar misgjerningar, so ikkje skuld skal føra dykk til fall!
Therefore, I judge each according to his ways, O house of Israel,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Turn back, indeed, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not for a stumbling-block to you,
31 Kasta frå dykk alle dykkar misgjerningar som de hev misfare dykk med, og få dykk eit nytt hjarta og ei ny ånd! For kvi vil de døy, du Israels lyd?
Cast away all your transgressions from over you, By which you have transgressed, And make a new heart and a new spirit for yourselves, And why do you die, O house of Israel?
32 For eg hev ikkje hugnad i dauden åt den som døyr, segjer Herren, Herren. So vend då um, so skal de liva!
For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Therefore turn back and live!”
