Ezekiel 18

1 The word of Jehovah came to me again, saying,

HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

2 What do ye mean, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the son's teeth are set on edge?

Hvor tør I bruge det Mundheld i Israels Land: Fædre aad sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder blev ømme.

3 As I live, says the lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: Ingen skal mere bruge dette Mundheld i Israel.

4 Behold, all souls are mine, as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul that sins, it shall die.

Se, alle Sjæle er mine; baade Faderens Sjæl og Sønnens Sjæl er mine; den Sjæl der synder skal dø.

5 But if a man be just, and does that which is lawful and right,

Naar en Mand er retfærdig og gør Ret og Skel,

6 and has not eaten upon the mountains, nor has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor has defiled his neighbor's wife, nor has come near to a woman in her impurity,

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,

7 and has not wronged any man, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to a hungry man, and has covered a naked man with a garment,

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

8 he who has not given forth upon interest, nor has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

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

9 has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly, he is just. He shall surely live, says the lord Jehovah.

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.

10 If he begets a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,

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

11 and who does not do any of those duties, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,

medens han selv ikke gjorde nogen af disse Ting — spiser paa Bjergene, skænder sin Næstes Hustru,

12 has wronged the poor and needy man, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

volder de arme og fattige Men, raner, ikke giver Haandpant tilbage, men løfter sit Blik til Afgudsbillederne, gør, hvad vederstyggeligt er,

13 has given forth upon interest, and has taken increase, shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood shall be upon him.

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.

14 Now, lo, if he begets a son, who sees all his father's sins, which he has done, and fears, and does not do such like,

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,

15 who has not eaten upon the mountains, nor has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor's wife,

ikke spiser paa Bjergene eller løfter sit Blik til Israels Hus's Afgudsbilleder eller skænder sin Næstes Hustru

16 nor has wronged any man, has not taken anything to pledge, nor has taken by robbery, but has given his bread to a hungry man, and has covered a naked man with a garment,

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

17 who has withdrawn his hand from a poor man, who has not received interest nor increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes, he shall not die for the iniquity of his father. He shall surely live.

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.

18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.

Hans Fader derimod døde for sin Misgerning, fordi han øvede Vold, ranede og gjorde i sit Folk hvad ikke var godt.

19 Yet ye say, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

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.

20 The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of a righteous man shall be upon him, and the wickedness of a wicked man shall be upon him.

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.

21 But if a wicked man turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

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.

22 None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done he shall live.

Ingen af alle de Overtrædelser, han har øvet, skal tilregnes ham; i Kraft af den Retfærdighed, han øver, skal han leve.

23 Have I any pleasure in the death of a wicked man? says the lord Jehovah, and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

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?

24 But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered. In his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.

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.

25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equitable. Hear now, O house of Israel. Is not my way equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?

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?

26 When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in it, in his iniquity that he has done, he shall die.

Naar den retfærdige vender sig fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, skal han dø; for den Uret, han gør, skal han dø.

27 Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

Men naar en gudløs vender sig fra den Gudløshed, han har øvet, og gør Ret og Skel, skal han holde sin Sjæl i Live.

28 Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

Han vendte sig fra alle de Overtrædelser, han havde øvet; han skal visselig leve og ikke dø.

29 Yet the house of Israel says, The way of the Lord is not equitable. O house of Israel, are not my ways equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?

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?

30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one according to his ways, says the lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

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.

31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit. For why will ye die, O house of Israel?

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?

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies, says the lord Jehovah, therefore turn yourselves back, and live.

Thi jeg har ikke Lyst til nogens Død, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN. Omvend eder derfor, saa skal I leve!