Ezekiel 18

1 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

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

2 Hvor tør I bruge det Mundheld i Israels Land: Fædre aad sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder blev 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, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: Ingen skal mere bruge dette Mundheld 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 er mine; baade Faderens Sjæl og Sønnens Sjæl er mine; den Sjæl der synder 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 Naar en Mand er retfærdig og gør Ret og Skel,

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

6 ikke spiser paa Bjergene eller løfter sit Blik til Israels Hus's Afgudsbilleder eller skænder sin Næstes Hustru eller nærmer sig en Kvinde, saa længe hun er uren,

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 eller volder noget Menneske Men, men giver sit Haandpant tilbage, ikke raner, men giver den sultne sit Brød og klæder den nøgne,

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 ud mod Aager eller tager Opgæld, men holder sin Haand fra Uret, fælder redelig Dom Mand og Mand imellem,

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 vandrer efter mine Anordninger og tager Vare paa at udføre mine Lovbud, han er retfærdig, han skal visselig leve, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

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 avler han en Voldsmand til Søn, som udøser Blod og gør en eneste af disse Ting —

“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 gjorde nogen af disse Ting — spiser paa Bjergene, skænder 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 volder de arme og fattige Men, raner, ikke giver Haandpant tilbage, men løfter sit Blik til Afgudsbillederne, gør, hvad vederstyggeligt er,

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 ud mod Aager og tager Opgæld, saa skal han ingenlunde leve; han har øvet alle disse Vederstyggeligheder, han skal visselig lide Døden, hans Blod skal komme 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 Men sæt, at Sønnen avler en Søn, som ser alle de Synder, Faderen gjorde, og at han bliver angst og ikke bærer sig saaledes ad,

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 ikke spiser paa Bjergene eller løfter sit Blik til Israels Hus's Afgudsbilleder eller skænder 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 eller volder noget Menneske Men eller tager Haandpant eller raner, men giver den sultne sit Brød og klæder den nøgne,

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 holder sin Haand fra Uret, ikke tager Aager eller Opgæld, men holder mine Lovbud og vandrer efter mine Anordninger, saa skal han ikke dø for sin Faders Misgerning, men 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 derimod døde for sin Misgerning, fordi han øvede Vold, ranede og gjorde i sit Folk hvad ikke var godt.

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 I siger: »Hvorfor skulde Sønnen ikke bære Faderens Misgerning?« Nej, thi Sønnen gjorde Ret og Skel, holdt alle mine Lovbud og levede efter dem. Visselig skal han 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, der synder, den skal dø; Søn skal ikke bære Faders Misgerning, ej heller Fader Søns. Over den retfærdige skal hans Retfærdighed komme, over den gudløse hans Gudløshed.

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 gudløse omvender sig fra alle de Synder, han har gjort, og holder alle mine Anordninger og gør Ret og Skel, da skal han visselig leve og 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 Ingen af alle de Overtrædelser, han har øvet, skal tilregnes ham; i Kraft af den Retfærdighed, han øver, skal han leve.

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

23 Mon jeg har Lyst til den gudløses Død, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, mon ikke til, at han omvender sig fra sin Vej, saa 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 fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, lignende Vederstyggeligheder, som den gudløse øver, saa skal ingen af de retfærdige Gerninger, han har gjort tilregnes ham; for den Troløshed, han øvede, og den Synd, han gjorde, 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 I siger: »HERRENS Vej er ikke ret!« Hør dog, Israels Hus! Er det min Vej, der ikke er ret? Er det ikke snarere eders Vej, der ikke er ret?

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 fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, skal han dø; for den Uret, han gør, skal han dø.

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 Men naar en gudløs vender sig fra den Gudløshed, han har øvet, og gør Ret og Skel, 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 Han vendte sig fra alle de Overtrædelser, han havde øvet; han skal visselig leve og 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 Israels Hus siger: »HERRENS Vej er ikke ret!« Er det min Vej, Israels Hus, der ikke er ret? Er det ikke snarere eders Vej, der ikke er ret?

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 dømmer jeg enhver af eder efter hans Veje, Israels Hus, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN. Vend om og omvend eder fra alle eders Overtrædelser, at de ikke skal blive eder Aarsag til Skyld.

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 Gør eder fri for alle de Overtrædelser, I har øvet imod mig, og skab eder et nyt Hjerte og en ny Aand; thi hvorfor vil I 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 Lyst til nogens Død, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN. Omvend eder derfor, saa skal I leve!

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