Ezequiel 18

1 Me llegó la palabra de Yahvé, que dijo:

The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,

2 “¿Por qué vosotros que sabéis hablar en proverbios aplicáis al país de Israel este refrán: «Los padres comieron el agraz, y los hijos sufren la dentera»?

“What do you mean, you who use this proverb concerning the land of Israel and say, 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'?

3 Por mi vida, dice Yahvé, el Señor, que no tendréis más necesidad de decir este refrán en Israel.

As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—there will certainly no longer be any occasion for you to use this proverb in Israel.

4 He aquí que todas las almas son mías; mías son el alma del padre como el alma del hijo, mas el alma que pecare, esa morirá.

Behold! Every life belong to me—the life of the father as well as the life of the son, they belong to me! The soul who sins is the one who will die!

5 Si un hombre es justo y vive según derecho y justicia;

What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness—

6 si no banquetea en los montes ni alza sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel; si no mancha a la mujer de su prójimo ni se acerca a mujer durante su impureza;

if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, nor approached a woman during her monthly period, is he a righteous man?

7 si no oprime a nadie y devuelve al deudor la prenda; si no roba nada; si parte su pan con el hambriento y cubre al desnudo con vestido;

What can be said about a man who does not oppress anyone, and he gives back to the debtor what was put up as security for a loan, and he does not commit theft but gives his food to the hungry and he covers the naked with clothes, is he a righteous man?

8 si no presta a usura ni acepta interés; si retira su mano de lo que es malo y juzga entre hombre y hombre según la verdad;

What can be said about a man who does not charge too much interest for the money he loans, and he does not take too much profit for what he sells? It is said of him that he carries out justice and establishes faithfulness between people.

9 si sigue mis preceptos y guarda mis juicios para obrar rectamente; ese tal es justo, ese vivirá, dice Yahvé, el Señor.

If that man walks in my statutes and keeps my decrees to act faithfully, then the promise for this righteous man is this: He will surely live!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.

10 Pero si engendra a un hijo violento que vierte sangre y comete contra su hermano alguna de estas cosas,

But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,

11 y lejos de hacer aquellas cosas (buenas) banquetea sobre los montes y mancha a la mujer de su prójimo,

(though his father has not done any of these things). He eats upon the mountains and he defiles his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?

12 oprime al pobre y al desvalido, comete rapiñas, no devuelve la prenda y alza los ojos a los ídolos, haciendo abominación,

This man oppresses the poor and needy, and he seizes and robs, and he does not return a pledge, and he lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits disgusting actions,

13 presta a usura y acepta creces ¿acaso este vivirá? No vivirá, habiendo hecho todas estas abominaciones. Morirá sin remedio. Recaerá sobre él su sangre.

and he lends out money at too high interest and he makes too much profit on what he sells, should that man live? Surely he will not! He will certainly die and his blood will be on him because he has done all these detestable things.

14 Mas he aquí que (un hombre) engendra un hijo, que ve todos los pecados que cometió su padre, y viéndolos no hace nada semejante:

But behold! Suppose there is a man who bears a son, and his son sees all the sins that his father has committed, and though he sees them, he does not do those things.

15 no banquetea sobre los montes, no alza sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, no mancha a la mujer de su prójimo,

That son does not eat upon the mountains, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?

16 no oprime a nadie ni exige la prenda, no comete rapiñas, parte su pan con el hambriento y cubre al desnudo con vestido,

That son does not oppress anyone, or seize a pledge, or take stolen things, but instead gives his food to the hungry and covers up the naked with clothes.

17 retira su mano de la iniquidad, no toma ni usura ni interés, obra según mis leyes y cumple mis preceptos: este no morirá por la iniquidad de su padre; sino que vivirá.

That son does not oppress anyone or take interest that is too high or make too much profit for a loan, but he carries out my decrees and walks according to my statutes; that son will not die for his father's sin: He will surely live!

18 Su padre, empero, morirá por su iniquidad, porque hizo opresión, despojó a su hermano y obró la maldad en medio de su pueblo.

His father, since he oppressed others by extortion and robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people—behold, he will die in his iniquity.

19 Si preguntáis: «¿Por qué no ha de pagar el hijo la iniquidad de su padre?» Porque el hijo ha obrado según derecho y justicia, ha guardado todos mis mandamientos y los ha cumplido; de seguro vivirá.

But you say, 'Why does the son not bear the iniquity of his father?' Because the son carries out justice and righteousness and keeps all my statutes; he does them. He will surely live!

20 El alma que pecare, esa morirá. El hijo no pagará la iniquidad del padre, ni el padre la iniquidad del hijo; la justicia del justo sobre este mismo recaerá, y la iniquidad del inicuo caerá sobre él mismo.

The one who sins, he is the one who will die. A son will not bear his father's iniquity, and a father will not bear his son's iniquity. The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be on himself.

21 Si el malo se convierte de todos sus pecados cometidos y guarda todos mis preceptos y obra según derecho y justicia, ciertamente vivirá; no morirá.

But if the wicked turns away from all his sins that he has done, and keeps all my statutes and performs justice and righteousness, then he will certainly live and not die.

22 No le será imputado ninguno de los pecados que haya cometido. A causa de la justicia que ha obrado vivirá.

All the transgressions that he has committed will not be called to mind against him. He will live by the righteousness that he practices.

23 ¿Acaso quiero Yo la muerte del impío? dice Yahvé, el Señor. ¿No (quiero) más bien que vuelva de sus caminos y viva?

Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?

24 Pero cuando el justo se desviare de su justicia cometiendo iniquidad e imitando todas las abominaciones del impío, ¿acaso vivirá? Ninguna de sus justicias que ha hecho le será imputada. Por la prevaricación en que ha caído, y por el pecado que ha cometido, por ellos morirá.

But if the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and practices abominations like all the abominations that the wicked person does, then will he live? All the righteousness that he had done will not be called to mind when he betrays me in his treason. So he will die in the sins that he committed.

25 Si decís: «El camino del Señor es torcido», escucha, ¡oh casa de Israel! ¿Acaso es el camino mío el torcido, y no son más bien vuestros caminos los torcidos?

But you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' Listen, house of Israel! Are my ways unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?

26 Si el justo se desvía de su justicia y obra la maldad, y muere a causa de ello, muere por la maldad que ha cometido.

When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity and dies because of them, then he will die in the iniquity that he has done.

27 Asimismo si el impío se convierte de su maldad que ha hecho y obra según derecho y justicia, conserva la vida de su alma.

But when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has done and performs justice and righteousness, then he will preserve his life.

28 Si abre sus ojos y se convierte de todos los pecados que ha cometido, de seguro vivirá; no morirá.

For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He will surely live, and he will not die.

29 Y, sin embargo, dice la casa de Israel: «El camino del Señor es torcido». ¿Acaso son torcidos mis caminos, oh casa de Israel? ¿No son más bien vuestros caminos los torcidos?

But the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' How is my way not fair, house of Israel? It is your ways that are not fair.

30 Por lo tanto os juzgaré a cada uno conforme a sus caminos, oh casa de Israel, dice Yahvé, el Señor. Convertíos y apartaos de todos vuestros pecados, para que la iniquidad no sea causa de vuestra ruina.

Therefore I will judge each man among you according to his ways, house of Israel!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions so that they will not be stumbling blocks of iniquity against you.

31 Echad lejos de vosotros todos vuestros pecados que habéis cometido, y formaos un corazón nuevo y un nuevo espíritu, pues ¿por qué queréis morir, oh casa de Israel?

Throw away from yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed; make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?

32 Porque Yo no quiero la muerte del que muere, dice Yahvé, el Señor. ¡Convertíos y viviréis!

For I have no delight in the death of the one who dies—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—so repent and live!”