Ezekiel 18
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
La palabra de Yahvé vino de nuevo a mí, diciendo:
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.’
“¿Qué quieres decir, que usas este proverbio sobre la tierra de Israel, diciendo, Los padres han comido uvas agrias, y los dientes de los niños se ponen de punta’?
3 As I live, says the Lord God, this parable shall no longer be a proverb for you in Israel.
“Vivo yo — dice el Señor Yahvé — que no usaréis más este proverbio en 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.
He aquí que todas las almas son mías; como el alma del padre, también el alma del hijo es mía. El alma que peca, morirá.
5 And if a man is just, and he accomplishes judgment and justice,
“Pero si un hombre es justo, y hace lo que es lícito y correcto,
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,
y no ha comido en las montañas, no ha alzado sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, no ha profanado a la mujer de su vecino, no se ha acercado a una mujer en su impureza,
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,
y no ha perjudicado a ninguno, sino que ha devuelto al deudor su prenda, no ha tomado nada por robo, ha dado su pan a los hambrientos, y ha cubierto al desnudo con un manto;
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,
el que no les ha prestado con intereses, no ha tomado ningún aumento de ellos, que ha retirado su mano de la iniquidad, ha ejecutado la verdadera justicia entre el hombre y el hombre,
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.
ha caminado en mis estatutos, y ha guardado mis ordenanzas, para tratar de verdad; es justo, vivirá ciertamente”, dice el Señor Yahvé.
10 But if he raises a son who is a robber, who sheds blood, and who does any of these things,
“Si engendra un hijo que es un ladrón que derrama sangre, y que hace cualquiera de estas cosas,
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,
o que no hace ninguna de esas cosas pero ha comido en los santuarios de la montaña y profanó a la mujer de su vecino,
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,
ha perjudicado a los pobres y necesitados, ha tomado por robo, no ha restaurado el compromiso, y ha levantado sus ojos hacia los ídolos, ha cometido una abominación,
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.
ha prestado con interés, y ha tomado el aumento de los pobres, ¿vivirá entonces? No vivirá. Ha hecho todas estas abominaciones. Seguramente morirá. Su sangre estará sobre él.
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,
“Ahora bien, si el padre engendra un hijo que ve todos los pecados de su padre que ha hecho, y teme, y no hace lo mismo,
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,
que no ha comido en las montañas, no ha alzado sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, no ha profanado a la mujer de su vecino,
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,
no ha perjudicado a ninguno, no ha tomado nada para comprometerse, no ha tomado por robo, sino que ha dado su pan a los hambrientos, y ha cubierto al desnudo con un manto;
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.
que ha retirado su mano de los pobres, que no ha recibido interés o aumento, ha ejecutado mis ordenanzas, ha caminado en mis estatutos; no morirá por la iniquidad de su padre. Ciertamente vivirá.
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.
En cuanto a su padre, porque oprimió cruelmente, robó a su hermano e hizo lo que no es bueno entre su pueblo, he aquí que morirá por su iniquidad.
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.
“Sin embargo, ustedes dicen: ‘¿Por qué el hijo no carga con la iniquidad del padre? Cuando el hijo haya hecho lo que es lícito y correcto, y haya guardado todos mis estatutos y los haya cumplido, vivirá ciertamente.
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.
El alma que peca, morirá. El hijo no llevará la iniquidad del padre, ni el padre llevará la iniquidad del hijo. La justicia del justo recaerá sobre él, y la maldad del impío recaerá sobre él.
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.
“Pero si el impío se aparta de todos sus pecados que ha cometido, y guarda todos mis estatutos, y hace lo que es lícito y correcto, ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
22 I will not remember all his iniquities, which he has worked; by his justice, which he has worked, he shall live.
Ninguna de sus transgresiones que haya cometido será recordada contra él. En su justicia que ha hecho, vivirá.
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?
¿Acaso me agrada la muerte del impío?” dice el Señor Yahvé, “¿y no prefiero que se vuelva de su camino y viva?
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.
“Pero cuando el justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, y hace conforme a todas las abominaciones que hace el impío, ¿habrá de vivir? Ninguna de sus obras justas que haya hecho será recordada. En su transgresión que ha cometido, y en su pecado que ha cometido, en ellos morirá.
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?
“Sin embargo, ustedes dicen: ‘El camino del Señor no es igual’. Escuchad ahora, casa de Israel: ¿Acaso no es igual mi camino? ¿No son desiguales vuestros caminos?
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.
Cuando el justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, y muere en ella, entonces muere en su iniquidad que ha hecho.
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.
Asimismo, cuando el impío se aparta de su maldad que ha cometido, y hace lo que es lícito y justo, salvará su alma con vida.
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.
Porque considera, y se aparta de todas sus transgresiones que ha cometido, ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
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?
Pero la casa de Israel dice: “El camino del Señor no es justo”. Casa de Israel, ¿no son justos mis caminos? ¿No son justos tus caminos?
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.
“Por eso os juzgaré, casa de Israel, a cada uno según sus caminos”, dice el Señor Yahvé. “Volved, y convertíos de todas vuestras transgresiones, para que la iniquidad no sea vuestra ruina.
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?
Echad de vosotros todas vuestras transgresiones en las que habéis incurrido; y haceos un corazón nuevo y un espíritu nuevo. ¿Por qué moriréis, casa de Israel?
32 For I do not desire the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. So return and live.”
Porque no me agrada la muerte del que muere, dice el Señor Yahvé. “¡Por tanto, convertíos y vivid!
