Ezekiel 18
1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Seyè a pale avè m' ankò, li di m' konsa:
2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
-Poukisa y'ap plede repete pwovèb sa a nan peyi Izrayèl la? Y'ap di: Papa ak manman manje rezen vèt, men se dan pitit yo ki gasi.
3 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
Se poutèt sa, jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, se mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, ki di sa: Nou p'ap janm repete pwovèb sa a ankò nan peyi Izrayèl la.
4 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
Lavi tout moun, papa, manman kou pitit, se pou mwen yo ye. Moun ki fè peche a, se li menm k'ap mouri.
5 Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
Ann pran ka yon moun k'ap mache dwat devan Bondye, ki fè sa li dwe fè, ki pa nan patipri.
6 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
Li pa moute nan mòn pou l' al bay zidòl manje, ni li pa fè sèvis pou vye zidòl moun pèp Izrayèl yo ap sèvi. Li pa al dèyè madanm lòt moun pèp Izrayèl parèy li, li pa kouche ak fanm ki gen lalin li.
7 He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
Li pa pwofite sou pesonn, li pa bay pesonn koutba, li renmèt garanti moun te ba li pou lajan li prete yo. Li bay moun ki grangou yo manje, li bay moun ki toutouni yo rad pou mete sou yo.
8 He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
Li pa bay ponya, li pa pran enterè sou lajan li prete. Li refize mete men l' nan sa ki mal. Lè de moun gen kont, li mete verite a kote li ye.
9 He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live,
Yon moun konsa mache sou lòd mwen bay, li fè tou sa mwen mande pou moun fè. Li pa janm chache twonpe m'. Se yon moun ki dwat. Se sèten l'ap viv. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.
10 Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
Si nonm sa a ta rive fè yon pitit ki soti yon lwijanboje, ki renmen mete san moun deyò, epi k'ap mache fè tou sa
11 though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife.
papa l' pa janm fè: l'ap manje nan manje yo ofri bay zidòl sou tèt mòn yo, l'ap kouri dèyè madanm lòt moun pèp Izrayèl parèy li,
12 He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
l'ap toupizi pòv malere yo ak moun ki nan malsite, l'ap vòlò, li p'ap renmèt garanti moun te ba li pou lajan li te prete yo, l'ap fè sèvis pou zidòl, l'ap fè vye bagay derespektan,
13 He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.
l'ap bay ponya, li pran enterè pou lajan li prete, yon nonm konsa pa fèt pou viv. Non, li pa gen dwa viv lè li fin fè tout vye bagay derespektan sa yo. Se sèten l'ap mouri. Se li menm k'ap pote chay tou sa li fè.
14 Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
Annou konsidere koulye a ka dezyèm moun sa a ki ta rive fè yon pitit gason. Pitit la wè tout peche papa l' te fè yo. Li wè yo, men li pa fè tankou l'.
15 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
Li pa al sou tèt mòn yo ofri manje bay zidòl, li derefize fè sèvis pou vye zidòl moun peyi Izrayèl yo. Li respekte madanm lòt moun pèp Izrayèl parèy li,
16 He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
li pa pwofite sou pesonn, li pa kenbe garanti moun te ba li pou lajan li te prete yo. Li pa vòlò pesonn, li bay moun ki grangou manje, li bay moun ki toutouni rad pou yo mete sou yo.
17 He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
Li refize fè moun mechanste, li pa bay ponya, li pa pran enterè sou lajan li prete moun. Yon moun konsa mache sou lòd mwen bay, li fè tou sa mwen mande pou moun fè. Li p'ap mouri poutèt peche papa l' te fè yo. Sèten l'ap viv.
18 As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
Papa l' pou bò pa l' te fè mechanste, li vòlò frè parèy li, li pa janm fè byen pou pesonn. Se li menm k'ap mouri poutèt tou sa li fè ki mal.
19 Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.
N'a mande nan kè nou: Poukisa yon pitit pa peye pou peche papa li te fè a? Men repons la. Se paske pitit la te mache dwat devan Bondye, li fè sa li te dwe fè. Li mache sou lòd mwen bay, li fè tou sa mwen mande pou moun fè, kifè l'ap viv.
20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
Moun ki fè peche, se yo k'ap mouri. Yon pitit p'ap peye pou peche papa l' te fè, ni yon papa p'ap peye pou peche pitit li fè. Moun ki mache dwat va jwenn rekonpans pou dwat yo te mache dwat la. Mechan an va peye pou mechanste li fè a.
21 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
Si mechan an sispann fè peche li te konn fè yo pou li mache dapre lòd mwen yo, si li fè sa ki dwat ak sa ki byen, li p'ap mouri. Sèten l'ap viv.
22 None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
Yo p'ap chonje tout peche li te konn fè yo. L'ap viv paske li te fè sa ki dwat.
23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
Eske nou kwè mwen ta renmen wè mechan an mouri? Se Seyè sèl Mèt la ki mande sa. Non! Mwen ta pito wè l' sispann fè sa ki mal pou l' ka viv.
24 But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
Men, si yon moun ki mache dwat sispann fè sa ki byen pou li lage kò l' nan fè sa ki mal ak tout lòt vye bagay derespektan mechan yo ap fè a, nan kondisyon sa a èske li ka viv toujou? Non. Yo p'ap chonje tout byen li te konn fè yo. L'ap mouri paske li pa t' kenbe pawòl li, paske li fè sa ki mal.
25 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Men, n'a di n'a kè nou: Jan Seyè a ap aji la a pa bon non. Enben, nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo, koute. Nou di jan m' aji a pa bon. Nou pa kwè se jan nou menm n'ap aji a ki pa bon pito?
26 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
Lè yon moun ki t'ap mache dwat sispann fè sa ki byen pou li lage kò l' nan fè sa ki mal, l'ap mouri. Se poutèt sa li fè ki mal la l'ap mouri.
27 But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
Lè mechan an sispann fè peche li konn fè yo pou li fè sa ki dwat ak sa ki byen, l'ap sove lavi l'.
28 Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
Li rekonèt sa li t'ap fè a te mal, li sispann fè l'. Sèten li p'ap mouri. Se viv pou li viv.
29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Men, moun peyi Izrayèl yo ap plede di: Jan Seyè a ap aji a pa bon. Nou kwè se jan m'ap aji a ki pa bon vre? Eske se pa jan nou menm n'ap aji a ki pa bon pito?
30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
Se poutèt sa, men sa Seyè sèl Mèt la ap di moun peyi Izrayèl yo: M'ap jije chak moun dapre sa yo fè. Tounen vin jwenn mwen, sispann fè sa ki mal, pa kite peche nou yo lakòz nou mouri.
31 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
Vire do bay tout vye peche nou te konn fè yo. Chanje kè nou, chanje lide nou. Poukisa atò, nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo, pou n'ap chache lanmò konsa?
32 For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
Mwen pa ta renmen wè pesonn mouri. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa. Tounen vin jwenn mwen epi n'a viv.
