Ezekiel 18
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
2 “Why is it that you circulate among yourselves this parable, as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: ‘The fathers ate a bitter grape, and the teeth of the sons have been affected.’
Hvordan er det med eder, at I bruge dette Ordsprog udi Israels Land og sige: Fædrene æde sure Druer, men Børnenes Tænder bleve ømme?
3 As I live, says the Lord God, this parable shall no longer be a proverb for you in Israel.
Saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre, Herre: Det skal ikke ske iblandt eder ydermere, at dette Ordsprog skal bruges i Israel.
4 Behold, all souls are mine. Just as the soul of the father is mine, so also is the soul of the son. The soul that sins, the same shall die.
Se, alle Sjæle, de ere mine, saavel Faderens Sjæl som Sønnens Sjæl, de ere mine: Den Sjæl, som synder, den skal dø.
5 And if a man is just, and he accomplishes judgment and justice,
Og naar nogen er retfærdig og gør Ret og Retfærdighed,
6 and if he does not eat upon the mountains, nor lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and if he has not violated the wife of his neighbor, nor approached a menstruating woman,
ikke holder Maaltid paa Bjergene og ikke opløfter sine Øjne til Israels Hus's Afguder og ikke vanærer sin Næstes Hustru og ikke nærmer sig til en Kvinde under hendes Svaghed
7 and if he has not grieved any man, but has restored the collateral to the debtor, if he has seized nothing by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,
og ikke forfordeler nogen, men giver sit Pant for en Skyld tilbage, ikke røver Rov, men giver den hungrige sit Brød og bedækker den nøgne med Klæder,
8 if he has not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase, if he has averted his hand from iniquity, and has executed true judgment between man and man,
ikke laaner Penge ud imod Aager og ikke tager Overgivt, men vender sin Haand fra Uret og gør Ret i Sandhed imellem Mand og Mand
9 if he has walked in my precepts and kept my judgments, so that he acts in accord with truth, then he is just; he shall certainly live, says the Lord God.
og vandrer i mine Skikke og holder mine Bud for at øve Sandhed: — Han, den retfærdige, skal visselig leve, siger den Herre, Herre.
10 But if he raises a son who is a robber, who sheds blood, and who does any of these things,
Men har nogen avlet en Søn, som bliver en Røver, som udøser Blod, og som gør blot eet af disse Stykker,
11 (even though he himself does not do any of these things, ) and who eats upon the mountains, and who defiles the wife of his neighbor,
— medens han selv ikke havde gjort noget af disse Stykker —, og naar denne endog holder Maaltid paa Bjergene og vanærer sin Næstes Hustru,
12 who grieves the needy and the poor, who seizes with violence, who does not restore the collateral, and who lifts up his eyes to idols, committing abomination,
forfordeler den elendige og fattige, røver Rov, giver ikke Pant tilbage, men opløfter sine Øjne til Afguderne, gør Vederstyggelighed,
13 who lends upon usury, and who takes an increase, then shall he live? He shall not live. Since he has done all these detestable things, he shall certainly die. His blood shall be upon him.
laaner Penge ud imod Aager og tager Overgivt: Skulde han vel leve? Han skal ikke leve, han gjorde alle disse Vederstyggeligheder, han skal visselig dødes, hans Blod skal være over ham.
14 But if he raises a son, who, seeing all his father’s sins that he has done, is afraid and so does not act in a way similar to him,
Og se, har han avlet en Søn, og denne saa alle sin Faders Synder, som han havde gjort, og skønt han saa dem, gjorde ikke derefter,
15 who does not eat upon the mountains, nor lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and who does not violate the wife of his neighbor,
holdt ikke Maaltid paa Bjergene, og opløftede ikke sine Øjne til Israels Hus's Afguder, vanærede ikke sin Næstes Hustru
16 and who has not grieved any man, nor withheld the collateral, nor seized by violence, but instead has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,
og forfordelte ingen Mand, beholdt ikke Pant og røvede ikke Rov, men gav den hungrige sit Brød og bedækkede den nøgne med Klæder
17 who has averted his hand from injuring the poor, who has not taken usury and an overabundance, who has acted according to my judgments and walked in my precepts, then this one shall not die for the iniquity of his father; instead, he shall certainly live.
og holdt sin Haand tilbage fra den elendige og tog ikke Aager og Overgivt, gjorde efter mine Bud, vandrede efter mine Skikke: Han, han skal ikke dø for sin Faders Misgernings Skyld, han skal visselig leve.
18 As for his father, because he oppressed and did violence to his brother, and worked evil in the midst of his people, behold, he has died by his own iniquity.
Hans Fader, fordi han undertrykte med Vold, røvede Rov fra en Broder og gjorde det, som ikke var godt, midt iblandt sit Folk, se, han skal dø for sin Misgernings Skyld.
19 And you say, ‘Why has not the son borne the iniquity of the father?’ Clearly, since the son has worked judgment and justice, has observed all my precepts, and has done them, he shall certainly live.
Og sige I: „Hvorfor skal Sønnen ikke bære Faderens Misgerning med‟? Sønnen gjorde Ret og Retfærdighed og har holdt alle mine Skikke og gjort derefter, han skal visselig leve.
20 The soul that sins, the same shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son. The justice of the just man shall be upon himself, but the impiety of the impious man shall be upon himself.
Den Sjæl, som synder, den skal dø; en Søn skal ikke bære Faderens Misgerning med, og en Fader skal ikke bære Sønnens Misgerning med; den retfærdiges Retfærdighed skal komme over ham selv, og den ugudeliges Ugudelighed skal komme over ham selv.
21 But if the impious man does penance for all his sins which he has committed, and if he keeps all my precepts, and accomplishes judgment and justice, then he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.
Men naar den ugudelige omvender sig fra alle sine Synder, som han har gjort, og holder alle mine Skikke og gør Ret og Retfærdighed: Da skal han visselig leve, han skal ikke dø.
22 I will not remember all his iniquities, which he has worked; by his justice, which he has worked, he shall live.
Alle hans Overtrædelser, som han har gjort, skulle ikke ihukommes imod ham; han skal leve ved sin Retfærdighed, som han har øvet.
23 How could it be my will that an impious man should die, says the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways and live?
Mon jeg vel skulde have Behag i den ugudeliges Død? siger den Herre, Herre; mon ikke deri, at han omvender sig fra sine Veje, at han maa leve?
24 But if a just man turns himself away from his justice, and does iniquity in accord with all the abominations that the impious man so often does, why should he live? All his justices, which he has accomplished, shall not be remembered. By the transgression, in which he has transgressed, and by his sin, in which he has sinned, by these he shall die.
Men naar den retfærdige vender sig bort fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, gør efter alle de Vederstyggeligheder, som den ugudelige gør, skulde han da leve? Alle hans retfærdige Gerninger, som han har gjort, skulle ikke ihukommes; formedelst den Troløshed, han begik, og formedelst den Synd, som han øvede, formedelst dem skal han dø.
25 And you have said, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Therefore, listen, O house of Israel. How could it be that my way is not fair? And is it not instead your ways that are perverse?
Og sige I: Herrens Vej er ikke ret, saa hører dog, Israels Hus! mon min Vej ikke er ret? mon det ikke er eders Veje, som ikke ere rette?
26 For when the just man turns himself away from his justice, and commits iniquity, he shall die by this; by the injustice that he has worked, he shall die.
Naar den retfærdige vender sig bort fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, da skal han dø derfor; han skal dø for sin Uret, som han gjorde.
27 And when the impious man turns himself away from his impiety, which he has done, and accomplishes judgment and justice, he shall cause his own soul to live.
Og naar den ugudelige omvender sig fra sin Ugudelighed, som han har gjort, og gør Ret og Retfærdighed, skal han holde sin Sjæl i Live.
28 For by considering and turning himself away from all his iniquities, which he has worked, he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.
Fordi han ser det og vender sig bort fra alle sine Overtrædelser, som han har gjort, skal han visselig leve, han skal ikke dø.
29 And yet the sons of Israel say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ How could it be that my ways are not fair, O house of Israel? And is it not instead your ways that are perverse?
Og siger Israels Hus: Herrens Vej er ikke ret, mon da mine Veje ikke ere rette, Israels Hus? mon det ikke er eders Veje, der ikke ere rette?
30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge each one according to his ways, says the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities, and then iniquity will not be your ruin.
Derfor vil jeg dømme enhver af eder, o Israels Hus! efter hans Veje, siger den Herre, Herre; omvender eder, og vender eder bort fra alle eders Overtrædelser, at ikke Misgerning skal vorde eder til Fald.
31 Cast all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, away from you, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. And then why should you die, O house of Israel?
Kaster bort fra eder alle eders Overtrædelser, hvilke I have begaaet, og bereder eder et nyt Hjerte og en ny Aand; hvorfor ville I dog dø, Israels Hus?
32 For I do not desire the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. So return and live.”
Thi jeg har ikke Behag i dens Død, som dør, siger den Herre, Herre; derfor omvender eder, saa skulle I leve.
