Ezekiel 18
1 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 Hvor tør I bruge det Mundheld i Israels Land: Fædre aad sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder blev ømme.
“You people quote [RHQ] this proverb [and say that it is] about Israel: ‘Parents/People eat sour grapes, but it is their children who have a very sour taste in their mouths', [which means that you think that it is not fair for you to be punished for your ancestors’ sins].
3 Saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: Ingen skal mere bruge dette Mundheld i Israel.
But [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, you Israeli people will no longer quote that proverb.
4 Se, alle Sjæle er mine; baade Faderens Sjæl og Sønnens Sjæl er mine; den Sjæl der synder skal dø.
Everyone [who is alive] belongs to me. That includes children and their parents; they all belong to me. And it is those who sin who will [because of their sins].
5 Naar en Mand er retfærdig og gør Ret og Skel,
[So, ] suppose there is a righteous person [always] does what is fair and right [DOU].
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 does not [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops, he does not request help from idols. He does not have sex with someone else’s wife or have sex with a woman during her monthly menstrual period.
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 mistreat/oppress people; if [borrows money from him and gives him his cloak to guarantee that he will pay the money back], he always gives the cloak back to that [before the sun goes down]. He does not rob people. He gives food to hungry people. He gives clothing to people who need clothes.
8 ikke laaner ud mod Aager eller tager Opgæld, men holder sin Haand fra Uret, fælder redelig Dom Mand og Mand imellem,
When he lends money to people, he does not [do it just to] charge big interest. He does not do [SYN] things that are evil. He [always] decides things fairly.
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 faithfully obeys all [DOU] my laws. That man is truly righteous; he will remain alive. [That is what I, ] Yahweh the Lord, promise.
10 Men avler han en Voldsmand til Søn, som udøser Blod og gør en eneste af disse Ting —
But suppose that man has a son who acts violently, who murders people and does any of these other things, even though his father has not done any of them:
11 medens han selv ikke gjorde nogen af disse Ting — spiser paa Bjergene, skænder sin Næstes Hustru,
He [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops. He has sex with other people’s wives.
12 volder de arme og fattige Men, raner, ikke giver Haandpant tilbage, men løfter sit Blik til Afgudsbillederne, gør, hvad vederstyggeligt er,
He mistreats/oppresses poor and needy people. He robs people. If someone gives him his cloak to [that he will pay the money back], he never gives the cloak back to [before the sun goes down]. He seeks help from idols. He does [other] detestable things.
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.
When he lends money, he [very big] interest. If you think that such a person [be allowed to] remain alive [RHQ], you are certainly wrong. Because he has done those detestable things, he will surely be executed, and it will be his own fault [IDM].
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,
But suppose that man has a son who sees all the sins that his father commits, but he does not do those things:
15 ikke spiser paa Bjergene eller løfter sit Blik til Israels Hus's Afgudsbilleder eller skænder sin Næstes Hustru
He does not [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops. He does not request help from idols. He does not have sex with other people’s wives.
16 eller volder noget Menneske Men eller tager Haandpant eller raner, men giver den sultne sit Brød og klæder den nøgne,
He does not mistreat/oppress people. If he lends money to someone, he does not require that person to give him his cloak to guarantee that he will pay the money back. He does not rob anyone. He gives food to those who need it. He gives clothes to those who need clothes.
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 does not commit sins, [like his father did], and does not charge big interest [DOU] when he lends money. He faithfully obeys [all] [DOU] my laws. That person will not be executed for his father’s sins; he will surely remain alive.
18 Hans Fader derimod døde for sin Misgerning, fordi han øvede Vold, ranede og gjorde i sit Folk hvad ikke var godt.
But his father will be executed for the sins that he committed, because he cheated people and robbed people and did [other] things that are evil.
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.
[If] you ask, ‘Why should the [man’s] son not (suffer/be punished) for the evil things that his father did?’, [I will answer that] the son has done what is fair and right [DOU] and has obeyed all my laws, so he will surely remain alive.
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.
It is those who sin who will [because of their sins]. People will not be punished for the sins of their parents, or for the sins of their children. Good/Righteous people will be rewarded for their being good/righteous, and evil people will be punished for [doing] evil.
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.
But if a wicked person (turns away from/quits) doing all the evil things that he did previously, and if he starts to obey faithfully all my laws, and does what is fair and right [DOU], he will surely remain alive; he will not be executed.
22 Ingen af alle de Overtrædelser, han har øvet, skal tilregnes ham; i Kraft af den Retfærdighed, han øver, skal han leve.
He will not be punished for the sins he committed [previously]. Because of the good/righteous things that he has done [since that time], he [be allowed to] remain alive.
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?
[I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that I certainly am not [RHQ] happy about wicked people dying. Instead, I am happy when they turn away from their wicked behavior, [because of that, they] remain alive.
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.
But if a righteous person stops doing righteous things and [starts to] commit sins and does the same detestable things that wicked people do, he will certainly not [RHQ] [be allowed to] remain alive. I will not think about the righteous things that he did previously. Because he did not [do what pleases me], and because of [all] the sins that he has committed, he will be executed.
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?
But you say, ‘Yahweh does not act fairly!’ You Israeli people, listen to what I say: It is certainly not [RHQ] what I do that is unfair, it is what you continually do that is not fair/right!
26 Naar den retfærdige vender sig fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, skal han dø; for den Uret, han gør, skal han dø.
If a righteous person (turns away from/quits) doing what is righteous and commits sins, he will [for committing those sins].
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.
But if a wicked person turns away from doing wicked things and does what is just and right [DOU], he will save [from being executed/punished].
28 Han vendte sig fra alle de Overtrædelser, han havde øvet; han skal visselig leve og ikke dø.
Because he has thought about all the evil things that he did and has turned away from doing them, he will [be allowed to] live. He will not be executed [for having done evil things].
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?
But [you] Israeli people [MTY] say, ‘Yahweh does not act fairly.’ You people of Israel, my behavior is certainly not [RHQ] unfair! It is your behavior that is not right.
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, you Israeli people [MTY], I, Yahweh the Lord, will judge each of you according to what you have done. Repent! Turn [away] from all your wicked behavior! Then you will not be destroyed [PRS] because of your sins.
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?
Get rid of all your wicked behavior, and get a new way of thinking [IDM, DOU]. You Israeli people [MTY], (do you really want to be executed for your sins?/you act as though you want to be executed [for your sins]) [RHQ].
32 Thi jeg har ikke Lyst til nogens Død, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN. Omvend eder derfor, saa skal I leve!
[I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that I am not pleased about your dying. So repent, and remain alive!”
