Ezequiel 18
1 Y fue palabra de Jehová a mí, diciendo:
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
2 ¿Qué habéis vosotros, vosotros que refranéais este refrán sobre la tierra de Israel, diciendo: Los padres comieron el agraz, y los dientes de los hijos tienen la dentera?
“What's this proverb you people are quoting about the country of Israel: ‘The fathers ate the unripe grapes, but their children got the sour taste’?
3 Vivo yo, dijo el Señor Jehová, que nunca más tendréis porque refranear este refrán en Israel.
As I live, declares the Lord God, you won't quote this proverb in Israel any more.
4 He aquí que todas las almas son mías: como el alma del padre, así el alma del hijo, mías son: el alma que pecare, esa morirá.
Can't you see that everyone belongs to me? Whether parents or children, they are all mine. It's the person who sins who will die.
5 Y el hombre que fuere justo, e hiciere juicio y justicia:
Take the example of a man who is a good person, doing what is fair and right.
6 Que no comiere sobre los montes, ni alzare sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, ni violare la mujer de su prójimo, ni llegare a la mujer en su mes,
He doesn't go to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal, or worship Israel's idols. He doesn't have sex with someone else's wife or with a woman during her period.
7 Ni oprimiere a ninguno: al deudor tornare su prenda, no robare robo, diere de su pan al hambriento, y cubriere al desnudo con vestido:
He doesn't exploit anyone. He gives back what a debtor has given him as security. He doesn't rob others. He feeds the hungry and clothes the naked.
8 No diere a logro, ni recibiere más de lo que hubiere dado: de la maldad retrajere su mano: juicio de verdad hiciere entre hombre y hombre:
He doesn't lend with interest or make a profit from loans. He refuses to do wrong and makes sure he's truly fair in his decisions between people.
9 En mis ordenanzas caminare, y guardare mis derechos para hacer según verdad: este es justo: este vivirá, dijo el Señor Jehová.
He follows my rules and keeps my regulations faithfully. Such a man lives by what's right and he will certainly live, declares the Lord God.
10 Y si engendrare hijo ladrón, derramador de sangre, o que haga alguna cosa de estas,
What if that man has a son who is a violent criminal, who kills and does do such evil things just listed
11 Y que no haga todas las demás; antes comiere sobre los montes, o violare la mujer de su prójimo,
even though the father doesn't act like that at all. The son goes to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal. He has sex with someone else's wife.
12 Al pobre, y menesteroso oprimiere, robare robos, o no tornare la prenda, o alzare sus ojos a los ídolos, o hiciere abominación,
He exploits the poor and those in need. He robs others, and he doesn't give back what a debtor has given him as security. He worships idols. He commits disgusting sins.
13 Diere a usura, y recibiere más de lo que dio, ¿este vivirá? No vivirá. ¿Todas estas abominaciones hizo? muerte morirá: su sangre será sobre él.
He lends with interest and makes a profit from loans. Is someone like this going to live? No, he won't! Because he has done all these offensive things, he will die for certain, and he will be responsible for his own death.
14 Y si engendrare hijo, el cual viere todos los pecados que su padre hizo, y viéndolos, no hiciere como ellos:
Now what if this man has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed. He sees them but doesn't do the same.
15 No comiere sobre los montes, ni alzare sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel: la mujer de su prójimo no violare,
He doesn't go to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal, or worship Israel's idols. He doesn't have sex with someone else's wife.
16 Ni oprimiere a nadie: la prenda no empeñare, ni robare robos: al hambriento diere de su pan, y cubriere de vestido al desnudo:
He doesn't exploit anyone. He doesn't demand security for a loan. He doesn't rob others. He feeds the hungry and clothes the naked.
17 Apartare su mano del pobre: usura, ni más de lo que dio, no recibiere, hiciere según mis derechos, anduviere en mis ordenanzas: este no morirá por la maldad de su padre: viviendo vivirá.
He refuses to do wrong and does not charge interest or make a profit on loans. He keeps my regulations and follows my laws. A man like that won't die because of his father's sins, he will certainly live!
18 Su padre, por cuanto hizo agravio, robó robo del hermano, e hizo en medio de su pueblo lo que no es bueno, he aquí que él morirá por su maldad.
But his father will die for his own sins, because he exploited others, robbed his relatives, and did wrong to his own people.
19 Y si dijereis: ¿Por qué el hijo no llevará por el pecado de su padre? Porque el hijo hizo juicio y justicia, guardó todas mis ordenanzas, e hizo según ellas: viviendo vivirá.
You ask, ‘Why shouldn't the son pay for his father's sins?’ If the son has done what is fair and right, keeping all my laws, then he'll live, he won't be punished.
20 El alma que pecare, esa morirá: el hijo no llevará por el pecado del padre, ni el padre llevará por el pecado del hijo: la justicia del justo será sobre él, y la impiedad del impío será sobre él.
It's the person who sins who will die. A son won't pay for his father's sins, and a father won't pay for his son's sins. The good consequences of living right will come to those who are good; the evil consequences of wickedness will come to those who are evil.
21 Mas el impío, si se apartare de todos sus pecados que hizo, y guardare todas mis ordenanzas, e hiciere juicio y justicia, viviendo vivirá: no morirá.
However, if someone who is wicked stops sinning and keeps my laws, doing what is fair and right, they will certainly live—they won't die.
22 Todas sus rebeliones que cometió, no le vendrán en memoria: por su justicia que hizo vivirá.
None of their sins will be held against them. Because they are now doing what's right, they will live.
23 ¿Quiero yo la muerte del impío? dijo el Señor Jehová. ¿No vivirá, si se apartare de sus caminos?
Do I like it when wicked people die? declares the Lord God. Of course not—I would be delighted if they stopped sinning and lived!
24 Mas si el justo se apartare de su justicia, e hiciere maldad, e hiciere conforme a todas las abominaciones, que el impío hizo, ¿vivirá él? Todas las justicias que hizo no vendrán en memoria: por su rebelión con que rebeló, y por su pecado que pecó, por ellos morirá.
But if someone who is living according to what's right stops and does wrong, doing the same offensive things as the wicked, will that person live? Of course not! In fact, all the good things they did previously will be forgotten. That person will die because of their betrayal of me and the sins they've committed.
25 Y si dijereis: No es derecho el camino del Señor. Oíd ahora casa de Israel: ¿No es derecho mi camino? ¿No son antes torcidos vuestros caminos?
Even so you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ People of Israel, listen to me! Is it what I'm doing that isn't right? Isn't it what you're doing that isn't right?
26 Apartándose el justo de su justicia, y haciendo iniquidad, él morirá por ello: por su iniquidad que hizo, morirá.
If someone who lives according to what's right stops doing right and does wrong, they will die. They will die because of wrong things they've done.
27 Y apartándose el impío de su impiedad que hizo, y haciendo juicio y justicia, hará vivir su alma.
But if someone wicked stops doing wrong and does what is fair and right, they will save their life.
28 Porque miró, y apartóse de todas sus rebeliones que hizo, viviendo vivirá, no morirá.
Because they thought about it and gave up their wicked ways, they will certainly live—they won't die.
29 Y si dijeren los de la casa de Israel: No es derecho el camino del Señor. ¿No son derechos mis caminos, casa de Israel? Cierto vuestros caminos no son derechos.
But the people of Israel say, ‘The Lord's way isn't right.’ Are my ways unfair, people of Israel? Isn't it your ways that aren't fair?
30 Por tanto yo os juzgaré a cada uno según sus caminos, o! casa de Israel, dijo el Señor Jehová. Convertíos, y hacéd convertir de todas vuestras iniquidades; y no os será la iniquidad causa de ruina.
Consequently I'm going to judge you, people of Israel! I will judge each of you depending on what you've done, declares the Lord God. Repent and stop rebelling so that your sins won't bring you down.
31 Echád de vosotros todas vuestras iniquidades con que habéis rebelado, y hacéos corazón nuevo, y espíritu nuevo. ¿Y por qué moriréis, casa de Israel?
Get rid of all your rebellious sins! Change your way of thinking and have a new spirit. Why do you want to die, people of Israel?
32 Que no quiero la muerte del que muere, dijo el Señor Jehová: hacéd pues convertir, y viviréis.
I don't like it when anybody dies, declares the Lord God. So repent so you can live!”
