Ezekiel 18

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

2 Hvordan er det med eder, at I bruge dette Ordsprog udi Israels Land og sige: Fædrene æde sure Druer, men Børnenes Tænder bleve ømme?

“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 Saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre, Herre: Det skal ikke ske iblandt eder ydermere, at dette Ordsprog skal bruges i Israel.

[As] I live,” a declaration of Lord YHWH, “You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel.

4 Se, alle Sjæle, de ere mine, saavel Faderens Sjæl som Sønnens Sjæl, de ere mine: Den Sjæl, som synder, den skal dø.

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 naar nogen er retfærdig og gør Ret og Retfærdighed,

And a man, when he is righteous, And has done judgment and righteousness,

6 ikke holder Maaltid paa Bjergene og ikke opløfter sine Øjne til Israels Hus's Afguder og ikke vanærer sin Næstes Hustru og ikke nærmer sig til en Kvinde under hendes Svaghed

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 ikke forfordeler nogen, men giver sit Pant for en Skyld tilbage, ikke røver Rov, men giver den hungrige sit Brød og bedækker den nøgne med Klæder,

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 ikke laaner Penge ud imod Aager og ikke tager Overgivt, men vender sin Haand fra Uret og gør Ret i Sandhed imellem Mand og Mand

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 og vandrer i mine Skikke og holder mine Bud for at øve Sandhed: — Han, den retfærdige, skal visselig leve, siger den Herre, Herre.

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 har nogen avlet en Søn, som bliver en Røver, som udøser Blod, og som gør blot eet af disse Stykker,

“And he has begotten a son, A burglar—a shedder of blood, And he has made a brother of one of these,

11 — medens han selv ikke havde gjort noget af disse Stykker —, og naar denne endog holder Maaltid paa Bjergene og vanærer sin Næstes Hustru,

And he has not done all those, For he has even eaten on the mountains, And he has defiled his neighbor’s wife,

12 forfordeler den elendige og fattige, røver Rov, giver ikke Pant tilbage, men opløfter sine Øjne til Afguderne, gør Vederstyggelighed,

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 laaner Penge ud imod Aager og tager Overgivt: Skulde han vel leve? Han skal ikke leve, han gjorde alle disse Vederstyggeligheder, han skal visselig dødes, hans Blod skal være over ham.

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 Og se, har han avlet en Søn, og denne saa alle sin Faders Synder, som han havde gjort, og skønt han saa dem, gjorde ikke derefter,

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 holdt ikke Maaltid paa Bjergene, og opløftede ikke sine Øjne til Israels Hus's Afguder, vanærede ikke sin Næstes Hustru

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 forfordelte ingen Mand, beholdt ikke Pant og røvede ikke Rov, men gav den hungrige sit Brød og bedækkede den nøgne med Klæder

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 og holdt sin Haand tilbage fra den elendige og tog ikke Aager og Overgivt, gjorde efter mine Bud, vandrede efter mine Skikke: Han, han skal ikke dø for sin Faders Misgernings Skyld, han skal visselig leve.

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 Hans Fader, fordi han undertrykte med Vold, røvede Rov fra en Broder og gjorde det, som ikke var godt, midt iblandt sit Folk, se, han skal dø for sin Misgernings Skyld.

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 Og sige I: „Hvorfor skal Sønnen ikke bære Faderens Misgerning med‟? Sønnen gjorde Ret og Retfærdighed og har holdt alle mine Skikke og gjort derefter, han skal visselig leve.

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 Sjæl, som synder, den skal dø; en Søn skal ikke bære Faderens Misgerning med, og en Fader skal ikke bære Sønnens Misgerning med; den retfærdiges Retfærdighed skal komme over ham selv, og den ugudeliges Ugudelighed skal komme over ham selv.

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 naar den ugudelige omvender sig fra alle sine Synder, som han har gjort, og holder alle mine Skikke og gør Ret og Retfærdighed: Da skal han visselig leve, han skal ikke dø.

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 Overtrædelser, som han har gjort, skulle ikke ihukommes imod ham; han skal leve ved sin Retfærdighed, som han har øvet.

All his transgressions that he has done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he has done he lives.

23 Mon jeg vel skulde have Behag i den ugudeliges Død? siger den Herre, Herre; mon ikke deri, at han omvender sig fra sine Veje, at han maa leve?

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 naar den retfærdige vender sig bort fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, gør efter alle de Vederstyggeligheder, som den ugudelige gør, skulde han da leve? Alle hans retfærdige Gerninger, som han har gjort, skulle ikke ihukommes; formedelst den Troløshed, han begik, og formedelst den Synd, som han øvede, formedelst dem skal han dø.

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 sige I: Herrens Vej er ikke ret, saa hører dog, Israels Hus! mon min Vej ikke er ret? mon det ikke er eders Veje, som ikke ere rette?

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 Naar den retfærdige vender sig bort fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, da skal han dø derfor; han skal dø for sin Uret, som han gjorde.

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 naar den ugudelige omvender sig fra sin Ugudelighed, som han har gjort, og gør Ret og Retfærdighed, skal han holde sin 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 Fordi han ser det og vender sig bort fra alle sine Overtrædelser, som han har gjort, skal han visselig leve, han skal ikke dø.

And he sees and turns back, From all his transgressions that he has done, He surely lives, he does not die,

29 Og siger Israels Hus: Herrens Vej er ikke ret, mon da mine Veje ikke ere rette, Israels Hus? mon det ikke er eders Veje, der ikke ere rette?

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 Derfor vil jeg dømme enhver af eder, o Israels Hus! efter hans Veje, siger den Herre, Herre; omvender eder, og vender eder bort fra alle eders Overtrædelser, at ikke Misgerning skal vorde eder til Fald.

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 Kaster bort fra eder alle eders Overtrædelser, hvilke I have begaaet, og bereder eder et nyt Hjerte og en ny Aand; hvorfor ville I dog dø, Israels Hus?

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 Thi jeg har ikke Behag i dens Død, som dør, siger den Herre, Herre; derfor omvender eder, saa skulle I leve.

For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Therefore turn back and live!”