Ezequiel 18
1 Y vino Palabra del SEÑOR a mí, diciendo:
The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
2 ¿Qué pensáis vosotros, vosotros que usáis este refrán sobre la tierra de Israel, diciendo: Los padres comieron el agraz, y los dientes de los hijos tienen 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 Vivo yo, dijo el Señor DIOS, que nunca más tendréis por qué usar 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; como el alma del padre, así el alma del hijo es mía; 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 Y el hombre que fuere justo, e hiciere juicio y justicia;
What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness—
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 se llegare a la mujer menstruosa,
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 ni oprimiere a ninguno; al deudor tornare su prenda, no cometiere robo, diere de su pan al hambriento, y cubriere 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 no prestare a interés, ni recibiere más de lo que hubiere dado; de la maldad retrajere su mano, e hiciere juicio de verdad entre hombre y hombre,
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 en mis ordenanzas caminare, y guardare mis derechos para hacer según la verdad, éste es justo; éste vivirá, dijo el Señor DIOS.
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 Mas si engendrare hijo ladrón, derramador de sangre, o que haga alguna cosa de éstas,
But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,
11 Y que no haga las otras; antes comiere sobre los montes, o violare 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 al pobre y menesteroso oprimiere, cometiere robos, no tornare la prenda, o alzare sus ojos a los ídolos, o hiciere 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 diere a usura, y recibiere más de lo que dio; ¿vivirá éste? No vivirá. Todas estas abominaciones hizo; de cierto morirá; su sangre será sobre él.
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 Pero si éste engendrare hijo, el cual viere todos los pecados que su padre hizo, y viéndolos no hiciere según ellos;
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 comiere sobre los montes, ni alzare sus ojos a los ídolos de la Casa de Israel; la mujer de su prójimo no violare,
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 ni oprimiere a nadie; la prenda no empeñare, ni cometiere robos; al hambriento diere de su pan, y cubriere de vestido al desnudo;
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 apartare su mano de oprimir al pobre, usura ni aumento no recibiere; hiciere según mis derechos, y anduviere en mis ordenanzas, éste no morirá por la maldad de su padre; de cierto 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, por cuanto hizo agravio, despojó violentamente al hermano, e hizo en medio de su pueblo lo que no es bueno, he aquí que él morirá por su maldad.
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 Y si dijereis: ¿Por qué el hijo no llevará el pecado de su padre? Porque el hijo hizo juicio y justicia, guardó todas mis ordenanzas, y las hizo, de cierto 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 llevará el pecado del padre, ni el padre llevará el pecado del hijo; la justicia del justo será sobre él, y la impiedad del impío será sobre él.
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 Mas el impío, si se apartare de todos sus pecados que hizo, y guardare todas mis ordenanzas, e hiciere juicio y justicia, de cierto 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 Todas sus rebeliones que cometió, no le serán recordadas; por su justicia que hizo 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 ¿Quiero yo por ventura la muerte del impío? Dijo el Señor DIOS. ¿No vivirá, si se apartare de sus caminos?
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 Mas si el justo se apartare de su justicia, y cometiere 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 prevaricó, y por su pecado que cometió, 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 Y si dijereis: No es derecho el camino del Señor, oíd ahora, Casa de Israel: ¿No es derecho mi camino? ¿No son vuestros caminos 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 Apartándose el justo de su justicia, y haciendo iniquidad, él morirá en ello; por su iniquidad que hizo, morirá.
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 Y apartándose el impío de su impiedad que hizo, y haciendo juicio y justicia, hará vivir 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 Porque miró, y se apartó de todas sus rebeliones que hizo, de cierto 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 Si aún dijere 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 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 tanto, yo os juzgaré a cada uno según sus caminos, oh Casa de Israel, dijo el Señor DIOS. Convertíos, y haced convertir de todas vuestras iniquidades; y no os será la iniquidad causa de 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 de vosotros todas vuestras iniquidades con que te habéis rebelado, y haceos corazón nuevo y espíritu nuevo. ¿Y por qué moriréis, 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 Que no quiero la muerte del que muere, dijo el Señor DIOS, convertíos pues, 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!”
