Ezekiel 18
1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
फेरि परमप्रभुको वचन यसो भनेर मकहाँ आयो,
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?
“इस्राएलका देशको बारेमा तैंले उखान भनेको अर्थ के होः “'बाबुहरू अमिलो अङ्गूर खाने र छोराछोरीका दाँत कुडिंने'?
3 By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
जस्तो म जीवित छु— यो परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको घोषणा हो—इस्राएलमा तिमीहरूलाई फेरि कहिल्यै यो उखान भन्ने अवसर हुनेछैन ।
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.
हेर, हरेक जीवित प्राण मेरै हो— बुबा र छोरा दुवै मेरा हुन् । जुन प्राणले पाप गर्छ, त्यही मर्नेछ ।
5 But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,
एक जना धर्मी र न्याय तथा धर्मिकता कायम राख्ने मानिसको बारेमा के भण्न सकिन्छ—
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;
उसले डाँडाहरूमा खाँदैन, वा इस्राएलका घरानाका मूर्तिहरूतिर हेर्दैन, र उसले आफ्नो छिमेकीकी पत्नीलाई अपवित्र पार्दैन, न त महिनावारीको समयमा कुनै स्त्रीकहाँ जान्छ । के ऊ धर्मी मानिस हो?
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;
यस्तो मानिसको बारेमा के भन्न सकिन्छ, जसले कसैलाई थिचोमिचो गर्दैन, र लोन लिनेले धितो राखेको सामान लोन लिनेलाई उसले फर्काउँछ, र उसले चोरी गर्दैन, तर भोकालाई आफ्नो खानेकुरा दिन्छ, र नाङ्गालाई लुगा पहिराउँछ । के ऊ धर्मी मानिस हो?
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,
यस्तो मानिसको बारेमा के भन्ने, जसले आफूले दिएको लोनको ब्याज धेरै लिंदैन, र आफूले बेचेको कुरामा धेरै नाफा लिंदैन? उसको बारेमा यसो भनिन्छ, उसले न्याय गर्छ र मानिसहरूका बिचमा विश्वस्तता कायम गर्छ ।
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.
एक जना मानिस मेरा विधिहरू पालन गर्छ, र विश्वाससित मेरा नियमहरू मान्छ भने त्यो धर्मी मानिसको निम्ति प्रतिज्ञा यो होः त्यो निश्चय नै बाँच्नेछ— यो परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको घोषणा हो ।
10 If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,
तर मानौं, उसको एक जना हिंस्रक छोरो छ, जसले हत्या गर्छ र यी माथि उल्लेखित कुनै पनि काम गर्छ,
11 Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,
(उसका बुबाले यी कुरामध्ये एउटै पनि नगरेको भए पनि) । उसले डाँडाहरूमा खान्छ, र आफ्नो छिमेकीकी पत्नीलाई बिटुलो पार्छ । उसको बारेमा के भन्न सकिन्छ र?
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,
यो मानिसले गरीब र दरिद्रमाथि थिचोमिचो गर्छ, र उसले लुट्छ र डकैती गर्छ र धितो फर्काउँदैन, अनि उसले आफ्ना आँखा मूर्तिहरूतिर उचाल्छ, र घिनलाग्दा कामहरू गर्छ,
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.
र उसले महंगो ब्याजमा रुपियाँ दिन्छ र आफूले बेचेको कुरामा धेरै मुनाफा कमाउँछ । के यस्तो मानिस जीवित रहनुपर्छ? ऊ निश्चय पनि जीवित रहँदैन । ऊ निश्चय मर्नेछ र उसको रगत उसकै शिरमाथि पर्नेछ किनभने उसले यी सबै घिनलाग्दा कुराहरू गरेको छ ।
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:
तर हेर, मानौं एक जना मानिस छ र उसको एक जना छोरो छ, जसले आफ्ना बुबाले गरेका सबै पापहरू देख्छ, अनि उसले ती देखे तापनि उसले ती कुराहरू गर्दैन ।
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,
त्यो छोरोले डाँडाका थानहरूमा खाँदैन, र उसले इस्राएलका घरानाका मूर्तिहरूतिर आफ्ना आँखा लगाउँदैन, र उसले आफ्नो छिमेकीकी पत्नीलाई बिटुलो पार्दैन । उसको बारेमा के भन्न सकिन्छ?
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;
त्यो छोरोले कसैलाई थिचोमिचो गर्दैन, वा बन्धक खोस्दैन वा चोरीका सामानहरू लिंदैन, तर त्यसको साटोमा आफ्नो खानेकुरा भोकालाई दिन्छ, र नाङ्गालाई लुगाले ढाक्छ ।
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.
त्यो छोरोले कसैलाई थिचोमिचो गर्दैन वा महंगो ब्याज लिंदैन वा लोनबाट धेरै मुनाफा कमाउँदैन, तर उसले मेरा नियमहरू मान्छ, र मेरा विधिहरूअनुसार हिंड्छ । त्यो छोरो आफ्नो बुबाका पापको कारण मर्नेछैनः ऊ निश्चय नै बाँच्नेछ ।
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.
उसको बुबाले अरूबाट जबरदस्ती लिएर थिचोमिचो गरेको र आफ्नो भाइको डकैती गरेको, र आफ्ना मानिसहरूका माझमा जे असल छैन त्यही गरेको कारणले, हेर, ऊ आफ्नो अधर्ममा मर्नेछ ।
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.
तर तिमीहरू भन्छौ, 'छोरोले आफ्नो बुबाको अधर्मको फल भोग्नु किन नपर्ने?' किनकि छोराले न्याय र धार्मिकता पुरा गर्छ र मेरा सबै विधिहरू पालन गर्छ । उसले ती पुरा गर्छ । ऊ निश्चय नै बाँच्नेछ ।
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.
जसले पाप गर्छ, मर्नेचाहिं उही हो । छोरोले आफ्नो बुबाको अधर्मको फल भोग्नेछैन, र बुबाले आफ्नो छोराको अधर्मको फल भोग्नेछैन । ठिक काम गर्नेको धार्मिकता उसमाथि नै रहनेछ र दुष्टको दुष्ट्याइँ पनि उसमाथि नै रहनेछ ।
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.
तर कुनै दुष्ट मानिसले आफूले गरेका सबै पापहरू त्याग्छ र मेरा सबै विधिहरू पालन गर्छ, र न्याय र धार्मिकता कायम गर्छ भने, ऊ निश्चय नै बाँच्नेछ, र मर्नेछैन ।
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.
उसको विरुद्धमा उसले गरेको सारा अपराधको सम्झना फेरि गरिनेछैन । उसले अभ्यास गरेको धर्मिकताको कारणले ऊ बाँच्नेछ ।
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?
के दुष्टको मृत्युमा म खुशी हुन्छु र—यो परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको घोषणा हो—र ऊ बाँचोस् भनी ऊ आफ्नो चाल छोडेर फर्केकोमा खुसी हुन्न र?
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.
तर धर्मी मानिसले आफ्नो धार्मिकतालाई त्यागेर पाप गर्छ, र दुष्ट मानिसले गरेका घिनलाग्दा कामहरू गर्छ भने, के त्यो बाँच्नेछ र? उसले विद्रोह गरेर मलाई धोका दिएको कारणले उसले अघि गरेको कुनै पनि धर्मिकताको कामको सम्झना हुनेछैन । यसैले उसले गरेका पापहरूमा नै ऊ मर्नेछ ।
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?
तर तिमीहरू भन्छौ, 'परमप्रभुको चाल न्यायपुर्ण छैन' । ए इस्राएलका घराना, सुन । के मेरो चालहरू न्यायपुर्ण छैनन्? अन्यायपुर्ण त तिमीहरूका चालहरू होइनन् र?
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.
जब धर्मी मानिसले आफ्नो धार्मिकता त्याग्छ र अधर्म गर्छ, र तिनका कारणले मर्छ, तब ऊ आफैले गरको अधर्मको कारणले ऊ मर्छ ।
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.
तर जब दुष्ट मानिसले आफूले गरेका दुष्ट कामबाट फर्कन्छ, र न्याय र धार्मिकता कायम गर्छ, तब उसले आफ्नो जीवन बचाउनेछ ।
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.
किनकि आफूले गरेका सबै अपराधहरू उसले देखेको छ र तीबाट फर्केको छ । ऊ निश्चय नै बाँच्नेछ, र ऊ मर्नेछैन ।
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?
तर इस्राएलको घरानाले भन्छ, 'परमप्रभुको चाल न्यायपुर्ण छैन' । ए इस्राएलको घराना, मेरो चाल कसरी न्यायपुर्ण छैन? तिमीहरूको चालचाहिं न्यायपुर्ण छैन ।
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.
यसकारण, ए इस्राएलका घराना, म तिमीहरू हरेक मानिसको न्याय उसको चालअनुसार गर्नेछु— यो परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको घोषणा हो । पश्चात्ताप गर, आफ्ना सबै अपराधहरूबाट फर्क, ताकि तिमीहरूको पाप तिमीहरूको विरुद्ध ठेस लाग्ने ढुङ्गाहरू नबनून् ।
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?
तिमीहरूले गरेका सबै अपराधहरू आफूलाई अलग गर । आफ्ना निम्ति नयाँ हृदय र नयाँ आत्मा बनाओ । तिमीहरू किन मर्छौ, ए इस्राएलका घराना?
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.
किनकि मर्नेको मृत्युमा म खुसी हुन्न—यो परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको घोषणा हो—यसैले पश्चात्ताप गर, र बाँच ।
