Ezekiel 18
1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
The word of Yahweh came to me again, 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 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 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—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—there will certainly no longer be any occasion for you to use this proverb 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! 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 Og naar nogen er retfærdig og gør Ret og Retfærdighed,
What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice 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
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 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,
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 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
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 og vandrer i mine Skikke og holder mine Bud for at øve Sandhed: — Han, den retfærdige, skal visselig leve, siger den Herre, Herre.
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 Men har nogen avlet en Søn, som bliver en Røver, som udøser Blod, og som gør blot eet af disse Stykker,
But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,
11 — medens han selv ikke havde gjort noget af disse Stykker —, og naar denne endog holder Maaltid paa Bjergene og vanærer sin Næstes Hustru,
(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 forfordeler den elendige og fattige, røver Rov, giver ikke Pant tilbage, men opløfter sine Øjne til Afguderne, gør Vederstyggelighed,
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 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.
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 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,
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 holdt ikke Maaltid paa Bjergene, og opløftede ikke sine Øjne til Israels Hus's Afguder, vanærede ikke sin Næstes Hustru
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 og forfordelte ingen Mand, beholdt ikke Pant og røvede ikke Rov, men gav den hungrige sit Brød og bedækkede den nøgne med Klæder
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 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.
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 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, 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 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.
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 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 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 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.
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 Alle hans Overtrædelser, som han har gjort, skulle ikke ihukommes imod ham; han skal leve ved sin Retfærdighed, som han har øvet.
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 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 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 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.
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 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?
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 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.
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 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.
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 Fordi han ser det og vender sig bort fra alle sine Overtrædelser, som han har gjort, skal han visselig leve, han skal ikke dø.
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 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?
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 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 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 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?
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 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 delight in the death of the one who dies—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—so repent and live!”
