Ezekiel 18
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så:
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.’
Hvorledes kan I bruke dette ordsprog i Israels land: Fedrene eter sure druer, og barnas tenner blir såre?
3 As I live, says the Lord God, this parable shall no longer be a proverb for you in Israel.
Så sant jeg lever, sier Herren, Israels Gud, I skal ikke mere bruke dette ordsprog 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 sjeler hører mig til, både farens sjel og sønnens sjel; mig hører de til; den som synder, han skal dø.
5 And if a man is just, and he accomplishes judgment and justice,
Og når en mann er rettferdig og gjør rett og rettferdighet,
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 eter avgudsoffer på fjellene og ikke løfter sine øine til Israels folks motbydelige avguder og ikke krenker sin næstes hustru og ikke nærmer sig en kvinne når hun er uren,
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 undertrykker nogen, men lar skyldneren få sitt pant igjen, ikke raner og røver, men gir den hungrige sitt brød og dekker den nakne med klær,
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 låner ut mot rente og ikke tar overmål, holder sin hånd tilbake fra urett, dømmer rett dom mann og mann imellem,
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.
følger mine bud og holder mine lover, så han gjør det som rett og godt er - han er rettferdig, han skal visselig leve, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
10 But if he raises a son who is a robber, who sheds blood, and who does any of these things,
Men får han en sønn som blir en voldsmann, som utøser blod og gjør noget som helst av dette,
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,
som ikke i noget av dette bærer sig at som faren har gjort, men endog eter avgudsoffer på fjellene og krenker 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,
undertrykker den elendige og fattige, raner og røver, ikke gir pantet tilbake, løfter sine øine til de motbydelige avguder, gjør det som vederstyggelig er,
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.
låner ut mot rente og tar overmål, skulde så han få leve? Nei, han skal ikke få leve! Alle disse vederstyggeligheter har han gjort; han skal visselig late livet, hans blod skal komme 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,
Men får så han igjen en sønn som ser alle de synder som hans far gjør - ser dem og ikke gjør efter dem,
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,
som ikke eter avgudsoffer på fjellene og ikke løfter sine øine til Israels folks avguder, ikke krenker 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,
ikke undertrykker nogen, ikke tar pant, ikke raner og røver, men gir den hungrige sitt brød og dekker den nakne med klær,
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.
ikke forgriper sig på den elendige, ikke tar rente eller overmål, men gjør efter mine lover og følger mine bud, så skal han ikke dø for sin fars misgjernings skyld, han skal visselig få 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.
Men hans far, som har gjort voldsgjerninger, ranet og røvet fra sin bror og gjort det som ikke er godt, iblandt sitt folk, se, han skal dø for sin misgjernings 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.
Men I sier: Hvorfor skal ikke sønnen bære farens misgjerning? - Sønnen har jo gjort rett og rettferdighet, alle mine bud har han holdt og gjort efter dem; 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 som synder, han skal dø; en sønn skal ikke bære sin fars misgjerning, og en far skal ikke bære sin sønns misgjerning; den rettferdiges rettferdighet skal hvile over ham, og den ugudeliges ugudelighet skal hvile over ham.
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 når den ugudelige vender om fra alle de synder han har gjort, og holder alle mine bud og gjør rett og rettferdighet, 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.
Ingen av de overtredelser han har gjort, skal tilregnes ham; for den rettferdighets skyld som han har gjort, skal han leve.
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?
Skulde jeg ha behag i den ugudeliges død? sier Herren, Israels Gud - mon ikke heller i at han vender om fra sin vei og lever?
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 når en rettferdig vender om fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, gjør efter alle de vederstyggeligheter som den ugudelige gjør, skulde han da få leve? Ingen av de rettferdige gjerninger som han har gjort, skal tilregnes ham; for den troløshet han har vist, og for den synd han har gjort, 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 I sier: Herrens vei er ikke rett. Hør, du Israels hus! Er ikke min vei rett? Er det ikke eders veier som ikke er 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.
Når en rettferdig vender om fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, så skal han dø til straff for det; for den urett som han gjør, skal han dø.
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 når en ugudelig vender om fra sin ugudelige ferd og gjør rett og rettferdighet, da skal han berge sitt liv.
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.
Han så og vendte om fra alle de overtredelser han hadde gjort; han skal 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?
Men Israels hus sier: Herrens vei er ikke rett. Er ikke mine veier rette, Israels hus? Er det ikke eders veier som ikke er 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 eder, Israels hus, hver efter hans veier, sier Herren, Israels Gud. Vend om og vend eder bort fra alle eders overtredelser, forat ikke nogen misgjerning skal bli eder til fall!
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?
Kast fra eder alle eders overtredelser, som I har forsyndet eder med, og få eder et nytt hjerte og en ny ånd! Hvorfor vil I dø, Israels hus?
32 For I do not desire the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. So return and live.”
For jeg har ikke behag i nogens død, sier Herren, Israels Gud; så omvend eder da, og I skal leve!
