Jezekiel 18
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara koo dhufe:
2 Son of man, what mean ye by this parable among the children of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten unripe grapes, and the children's teeth have been set on edge?
“Isin yeroo, “‘Abbootiin ija wayinii dhangaggaaʼaa nyaannaan, ilkaan ijoollee hadoode’ jettanii waaʼee biyya Israaʼel mammaaktan, maal jechuu keessan?
3 [As] I live, saith the Lord, surely this parable shall no more be spoken in Israel.
“Ani jiraataadhaatii, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan; isin siʼachi mammaaksa kana Israaʼel keessatti hin mammaaktan.
4 For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.
Lubbuun hundi kan koo ti; akkuma lubbuun abbaa kan koo taate sana lubbuun ilmaas kan koo ti. Lubbuun cubbuu hojjettu ni duuti.
5 But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,
“Mee nama qajeelaa murtii qajeelaa fi waan qajeelaa hojjetu tokkotu jira haa jennu.
6 who shall not eat upon the mountains, and shall not at all lift up his eyes to the devices of the house of Israel, and shall not defile his neighbor's wife, and shall not draw nigh to her that is removed,
Inni tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti hin nyaatu yookaan waaqota tolfamoo mana Israaʼel hin abdatu. Inni niitii ollaa isaa hin xureessu yookaan dubartii xurii qabdu wajjin hin ciisu.
7 and shall not oppress any man, [but] shall return the pledge of the debtor, and shall be guilty of no plunder, shall give his bread to the hungry, and clothe the naked;
Inni nama tokko illee hin cunqursu; garuu waan qabsiisaan liqeeffate ni deebisa. Inni nama hin saamu; garuu nyaata ofii isaa nama beelaʼeef kenna; uffata isaas nama qullaa deemutti uffisa.
8 and shall not lend his money upon usury, and shall not receive usurious increase, and shall turn back his hand from injustice, shall execute righteous judgment between a man and his neighbor,
Inni hiiqiidhaan namaaf hin liqeessu yookaan dhala nama irraa hin fudhatu. Inni waan hamaa hojjechuu irraa of qusata; nama tokkoo fi nama kaan gidduuttis murtii qajeelaa kenna.
9 and has walked in my commandments and kept mine ordinances, to do them; he is righteous, he shall surely live, saith the Lord.
Inni qajeelfama koo duukaa buʼee seera koos amanamummaadhaan eega. Namni akkasii qajeelaa dha; inni dhugumaan ni jiraata, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan.
10 And if he beget a mischievous son, shedding blood and committing sins,
“Mee inni ilma jeequmsa kaasu kan dhiiga namaa dhangalaasu yookaan wantoota kanneen fafakkaatan kan biraa hojjetu qaba haa jennu;
11 who has not walked in the way of his righteous father, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and has defiled his neighbor's wife,
abbaan wantoota kanneen keessaa tokko illee gochuu baatu iyyuu, “Ilmi immoo tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti nyaata. Niitii ollaa isaa xureessa.
12 and has oppressed the poor and needy, and has committed robbery, and not restored a pledge, and has set his eyes upon idols, has wrought iniquities,
Inni hiyyeeyyii fi rakkattoota cunqursa. Nama saama. Waan qabsiisaan qabate hin deebisu. Gara waaqota tolfamoo ilaala. Wantoota jibbisiisoo hojjeta.
13 has lent upon usury, and taken usurious increase; he shall by no means live: he has wrought all these iniquities; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
Inni hiiqiidhaan liqeessee dhala fudhata. Namni akkasii lubbuun ni jiraataa? Hin jiraatu! Inni sababii wantoota jibbisiisoo kanneen hunda hojjeteef dhugumaan ni ajjeefama; dhiigni isaas matuma isaatti deebiʼa.
14 And if he beget a son, and [the son] see all his father's sins which he has wrought, and fear, and not do according to them,
“Ilmi kun garuu yoo ilma dhalchee, ilmi sun immoo cubbuu abbaan isaa hojjete hunda utuma arguu sodaatee hojjechuu dhiisa haa jennu:
15 and [if he] has not eaten on the mountains, and has not set his eyes on the devices of the house of Israel, and has not defiled his neighbor's wife,
“Inni tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti hin nyaatu yookaan gara waaqota tolfamoo mana Israaʼel hin ilaalu. Niitii ollaa isaas hin xureessu.
16 and has not oppressed a man, and has not retained the pledge, nor committed robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has clothed the naked,
Nama tokko illee hin cunqursu yookaan liqii liqeessuuf qabsiisa hin gaafatu. Inni nama hin saamu; garuu nyaata ofii nama beelaʼeef kenna; nama daares daara baasa.
17 and has turned back his hand from unrighteousness, has not received interest or usurious increase, has wrought righteousness, and walked in mine ordinances; he shall not die for the iniquities of his father, he shall surely live.
Harka isaa hiyyeeyyii miidhuu irraa eeggata; hiiqii yookaan dhala hin fudhatu. Inni seera koo ni eega; ajajawwan koo duukaas ni buʼa. Inni sababii cubbuu abbaa isaatiif hin duʼu; inni dhugumaan ni jiraata.
18 But if his father grievously afflict, or plunder, he has wrought enmity in the midst of my people, and shall die in his iniquity.
Abbaan isaa garuu waan nama gowwoomseef, waan obboleessa isaa saamee uummata isaa gidduutti daba hojjeteef cubbuudhuma ofii isaatiin duʼa.
19 But ye will say, Why has not the son borne the iniquity of the father? Because the son has wrought judgment and mercy, has kept all my statues, and done them, he shall surely live.
“Isin garuu, ‘Ilmi maaliif cubbuu abbaa isaatiin hin adabamne?’ jettanii gaafattu. Ilmi sun waan qajeelaa fi sirrii hojjetee ajajawwan koo hundas of eeggannoodhaan eegeef inni dhugumaan lubbuudhaan ni jiraata.
20 But the soul that sins shall die: and the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the iniquity of the transgressor shall be upon him.
Lubbuun cubbuu hojjettu ni duuti. Ilmi cubbuu abbaa isaatiin hin adabamu yookaan abbaan cubbuu ilma isaatiin hin adabamu. Qajeelinni nama qajeelaa isumaaf taʼa; hamminni nama hamaas isumatti deebiʼa.
21 And if the transgressor turn away from all his iniquities which he has committed, and keep all my commandments, and do justice and mercy, he shall surely live, and shall by no means die.
“Namni hamaan tokko garuu yoo cubbuu hojjete hunda irraa deebiʼee ajajawwan koo hunda eegee, waan qajeelaa fi waan sirrii hojjete inni dhugumaan ni jiraata; hin duʼus.
22 None of his trespasses which he has committed shall be remembers: in his righteousness which he has done he shall live.
Balleessaa inni hojjete keessaa tokko iyyuu isatti hin herregamu. Sababii wantoota qajeelaa hojjeteef inni lubbuudhaan ni jiraata.
23 Shall I at all desire death of the sinner, saith the Lord, as I [desire] that he should turn from [his] evil way, and live?
Ani duʼa hamootaatti nan gammadaa? jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qooda kanaa yoo isaan cubbuu isaanii irraa deebiʼanii lubbuudhaan jiraatan ani hin gammaduu?
24 But when the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, according to all the transgressions which the transgressor has wrought, none of his righteousness which he has wrought shall be at all remembered: in his trespass wherein he has trespassed, and in his sins wherein he has sinned, in them shall he die.
“Garuu namni qajeelaan tokko yoo qajeelummaa isaa irraa deebiʼee cubbuu hojjetee wantoota jibbisiisoo namichi hamaan sun hojjechaa ture sana hojjete inni lubbuudhaan ni jiraataa? Waan qajeelaa inni hojjete keessaa tokko iyyuu isaaf hin yaadatamu. Inni sababii amanamuu didee cubbuu hojjeteef ni duʼa.
25 Yet ye have said, The way of the Lord is not straight. Hear now, all the house of Israel; will not my way be straight? Is your way straight?
“Isin garuu, ‘Karaan Gooftaa qajeelaa miti’ jettu. Yaa mana Israaʼel dhagaʼaa: Karaan koo qajeelaa dha mitii? Jalʼaan karaa keessan mitii?
26 When the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits a trespass, and dies in the trespass he has committed, he shall [even] die in it.
Namni qajeelaan yoo qajeelummaa isaa irraa deebiʼee cubbuu hojjete inni cubbuu sanaan ni duʼa. Inni sababii cubbuu hojjete sanaatiif ni duʼa.
27 And when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and shall do judgment and justice, he has kept his soul,
Namni hamaan tokko garuu yoo hammina isaa irraa deebiʼee murtii qajeelaa fi waan qajeelaa hojjete inni lubbuu isaa ni oolfata.
28 and has turned away from all his ungodliness which he has committed: he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Inni sababii yakka hojjete hunda hubatee irraa deebiʼeef dhugumaan lubbuudhaan ni jiraata; hin duʼus.
29 Yet the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not right. Is not my way right, O house of Israel? is not your way wrong?
Taʼu illee manni Israaʼel, ‘Karaan Gooftaa qajeelaa miti’ jedha. Yaa mana Israaʼel, karaan koo qajeelaa dha mitii? Jalʼaan karaa keessan mitii?
30 I will judge you, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, each one according to his way: be converted, and turn from all your ungodliness, and it shall not become to you the punishment of iniquity.
“Kanaafuu yaa mana Israaʼel, ani tokkoo tokkoo keessanitti akkuma hojii keessaniitti nan mura, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qalbii jijjiirradhaa! Yakka keessan hunda irraa deebiʼaa; yoos isin cubbuudhaan hin baddan.
31 Cast away from yourselves all your ungodliness wherein ye have sinned against me; and make to yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why should ye die, O house of Israel?
Daba natti hojjettan hunda of irraa gataatii garaa haaraa fi hafuura haaraa qabaadhaa. Yaa mana Israaʼel isin maaliif duutu?
32 For I desire not the death of him that dies, saith the Lord.
Ani duʼa nama kamiitti iyyuu hin gammaduutii, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qalbii jijjiirradhaatii lubbuudhaan jiraadhaa!
