Ezekiel 18
1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
主の言葉がわたしに臨んだ、
2 Why do you make use of this saying about the land of Israel, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are on edge?
「あなたがたがイスラエルの地について、このことわざを用い、『父たちが、酢いぶどうを食べたので子供たちの歯がうく』というのはどんなわけか。
3 By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
主なる神は言われる、わたしは生きている、あなたがたは再びイスラエルでこのことわざを用いることはない。
4 See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.
見よ、すべての魂はわたしのものである。父の魂も子の魂もわたしのものである。罪を犯した魂は必ず死ぬ。
5 But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,
人がもし正しくあって、公道と正義とを行い、
6 And has not taken flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel; if he has not had connection with his neighbour's wife, or come near to a woman at the time when she is unclean;
山の上で食事をせず、また目をあげてイスラエルの家の偶像を仰がず、隣り人の妻を犯さず、汚れの時にある女に近づかず、
7 And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
だれをもしえたげず、質物を返し、決して奪わず、食物を飢えた者に与え、裸の者に衣服を着せ、
8 And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,
利息や高利をとって貸さず、手をひいて悪を行わず、人と人との間に真実のさばきを行い、
9 And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.
わたしの定めに歩み、わたしのおきてを忠実に守るならば、彼は正しい人である。彼は必ず生きることができると、主なる神は言われる。
10 If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,
しかし彼が子を生み、その子が荒い者で、人の血を流し、これらの義務の一つをも行わず、
11 Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,
かえって山の上で食事をし、隣り人の妻を犯し、
12 Has done wrong to the poor and to him who is in need, and taken property by force, and has not given back to one in his debt what is his, and has given worship to images and has done disgusting things,
乏しい者や貧しい者をしえたげ、物を奪い、質物を返さず、目をあげて偶像を仰ぎ、憎むべき事をおこない、
13 And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.
利息や高利をとって貸すならば、その子は生きるであろうか。彼は生きることはできない。彼はこれらの憎むべき事をしたので、必ず死に、その血は彼自身に帰する。
14 Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:
しかし彼が子を生み、その子が父の行ったすべての罪を見て、恐れ、そのようなことを行わず、
15 Who has not taken the flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel, and has not had connection with his neighbour's wife,
山の上で食事せず、目をあげてイスラエルの家の偶像を仰がず、隣り人の妻を犯さず、
16 Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
だれをもしえたげず、質物をひき留めず、物を奪わず、かえって自分の食物を飢えた者に与え、裸の者に衣服を着せ、
17 Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.
その手をひいて悪を行わず、利息や高利をとらず、わたしのおきてを行い、わたしの定めに歩むならば、彼はその父の悪のために死なず、必ず生きる。
18 As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.
しかしその父は人をかすめ、その兄弟の物を奪い、その民の中で良くない事を行ったゆえ、見よ、彼はその悪のために死ぬ。
19 But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.
しかしあなたがたは、『なぜ、子は父の悪を負わないのか』と言う。子は公道と正義とを行い、わたしのすべての定めを守っておこなったので、必ず生きるのである。
20 The soul which does sin will be put to death: the son will not be made responsible for the evil-doing of the father, or the father for the evil-doing of the son; the righteousness of the upright will be on himself, and the evil-doing of the evil-doer on himself.
罪を犯す魂は死ぬ。子は父の悪を負わない。父は子の悪を負わない。義人の義はその人に帰し、悪人の悪はその人に帰する。
21 But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.
しかし、悪人がもしその行ったもろもろの罪を離れ、わたしのすべての定めを守り、公道と正義とを行うならば、彼は必ず生きる。死ぬことはない。
22 Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.
その犯したもろもろのとがは、彼に対して覚えられない。彼はそのなした正しい事のために生きる。
23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?
主なる神は言われる、わたしは悪人の死を好むであろうか。むしろ彼がそのおこないを離れて生きることを好んでいるではないか。
24 But when the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, like all the disgusting things which the evil man does, will he have life? Not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory: in the wrong which he has done and in his sin death will overtake him.
しかし義人がもしその義を離れて悪を行い、悪人のなすもろもろの憎むべき事を行うならば、生きるであろうか。彼が行ったもろもろの正しい事は覚えられない。彼はその犯したとがと、その犯した罪とのために死ぬ。
25 But you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Give ear, now, O children of Israel; is my way not equal? are not your ways unequal?
しかしあなたがたは、『主のおこないは正しくない』と言う。イスラエルの家よ、聞け。わたしのおこないは正しくないのか。正しくないのは、あなたがたのおこないではないか。
26 When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.
義人がその義を離れて悪を行い、そのために死ぬならば、彼は自分の行った悪のために死ぬのである。
27 Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.
しかし悪人がその行った悪を離れて、公道と正義とを行うならば、彼は自分の命を救うことができる。
28 Because he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.
彼は省みて、その犯したすべてのとがを離れたのだから必ず生きる。死ぬことはない。
29 But still the children of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O children of Israel, are my ways not equal? are not your ways unequal?
しかしイスラエルの家は『主のおこないは正しくない』と言う。イスラエルの家よ、わたしのおこないは、はたして正しくないのか。正しくないのは、あなたがたのおこないではないか。
30 For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.
それゆえ、イスラエルの家よ、わたしはあなたがたを、おのおのそのおこないに従ってさばくと、主なる神は言われる。悔い改めて、あなたがたのすべてのとがを離れよ。さもないと悪はあなたがたを滅ぼす。
31 Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?
あなたがたがわたしに対しておこなったすべてのとがを捨て去り、新しい心と、新しい霊とを得よ。イスラエルの家よ、あなたがたはどうして死んでよかろうか。
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.
わたしは何人との死をも喜ばないのであると、主なる神は言われる。それゆえ、あなたがたは翻って生きよ」。
