Ezekiel 18
1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
2 What mean ye, ye who use this proverb of the land of Israel, saying, [The] fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
“Kisa sa vle di lè ou sèvi pwovèb sa a konsènan peyi Israël e di: ‘Papa yo manje rezen si yo, epi dan timoun yo va kanpe apik’?
3 [As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.
“Jan Mwen viv la”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “nou p ap itilize pwovèb sa a an Israël ankò.
4 Behold, all the souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Gade byen, tout nanm yo se pa M yo ye. Nanm a papa a ansanm ak nanm a fis la se pa M. Nanm ki peche a, se li k ap mouri.
5 And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice:
“Men si yon nonm dwat e li aji ak jistis ak ladwati,
6 — he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a woman in her separation,
pou l pa manje nan lotèl mòn yo, ni leve zye li vè zidòl lakay Israël yo, ni souye ak madanm vwazen li, ni pwoche yon fanm pandan lè règ li—
7 and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;
Si yon nonm pa oprime okenn moun, men remèt a sila ki te prete li sa li te pwomèt, epi pa fè vòl, men bay pen li a sila ki grangou e kouvri moun toutouni ak rad,
8 he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
si li pa prete moun lajan ak enterè, ni pran plis, si li gade men l pou l pa fè inikite, e egzekite yon vrè jistis antre moun ak moun,
9 hath walked in my statutes, and kept mine ordinances, to deal faithfully: he is righteous, he shall certainly live, saith the Lord Jehovah.
si li mache nan règleman Mwen yo, ak lòd Mwen yo pou l aji ak fidelite; li se yon moun dwat, e anverite, li va viv,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a.
10 And if he have begotten a son that is violent, a shedder of blood, and that doeth only one of any of these [things],
“Alò, li kapab gen yon fis ki volè, ki vèse san, e ki fè nenpòt nan bagay sa yo,
11 and that doeth not any of those [duties], but also hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
o malgre li pa t fè okenn nan bagay sa yo, men li konn manje kote lotèl mòn yo e souye ak madanm a vwazen li,
12 hath oppressed the poor and needy, exercised robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,
Oprime malere ak endijan, te fè vòl desepsyon an, pa remèt sa li pwomèt, epi te leve zye li a zidòl, te komèt abominasyon,
13 given forth upon usury, and taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall certainly die; his blood shall be upon him.
te prete lajan sou enterè pou l pran benefis sou malere; èske l ap viv? Li p ap viv! Li te komèt tout abominasyon sila yo; anverite, li va mouri. San li va tonbe sou pwòp tèt li.
14 But lo, if he have begotten a son that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like:
“Alò, gade byen, si li gen yon fis ki te wè tout peche papa l te komèt, e lè l wè sa, li fè lakrent pou l pa fè menm jan.
15 — he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel; he hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,
“Li pa manje nan lotèl mòn yo ni leve zye li a zidòl lakay Israël yo, ni souye ak madanm vwazen li,
16 and hath not oppressed any, nor withholden the pledge, neither hath exercised robbery; he hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;
Ni oprime okenn moun, ni refize remèt sa li te pwomèt pou l te fè, ni pa vòlè, men li bay pen li a moun grangou yo e kouvri sila ki toutouni yo ak rad,
17 he hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, [and] walked in my statutes: he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall certainly live.
Li retire men li sou malere a, li pa egzije enterè, ni pwofi, men li fè règleman Mwen yo e mache nan lòd mwen yo; li p ap mouri pou inikite a papa li. Anverite, li va viv.
18 As for his father, because he practised oppression, exercised robbery upon his brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.
Alò, pou papa li, akoz li te pratike opresyon, te vòlè frè li, e te fè sa ki pa t bon pami pèp li a, gade byen, li va mouri nan inikite li a.
19 And ye say, Why doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? But the son hath done judgment and justice, hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them; he shall certainly live.
“Malgre sa, ou di: ‘Poukisa fis la pa pote pinisyon pou inikite a papa li? Lè fis la pratike jistis ak ladwati, swiv tout lòd Mwen yo e fè yo, anverite, li va viv.
20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Moun ki fè peche a va mouri. Fis la p ap pote pinisyon pou linikite a papa li, ni papa a p ap chaje ak pinisyon pou peche a fis la. Ladwati a moun ki dwat va sou pwòp tèt pa li e mechanste a mechan an va sou pwòp tèt li.
21 And the wicked, if he turn from all his sins which he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do judgment and justice, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.
“Men si moun mechan an vire kite tout peche ke li te konn komèt yo pou vin swiv tout règleman Mwen yo, e pratike lajistis ak ladwati, anverite, li va viv, li p ap mouri.
22 None of his transgressions which he hath committed shall be remembered against him; in his righteousness which he hath done shall he live.
Tout transgresyon ke li te konn komèt yo, p ap sonje ankò kont li. Akoz ladwati ke li te vin pratike a, li va viv.
23 Have I any pleasure at all in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; is it not in his turning from his way, that he may live?
Èske Mwen pran plezi nan lanmò a mechan yo?” deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “pou M pa pito ke li ta vire kite chemen li an pou viv?”
24 And when the righteous turneth from his righteousness and practiseth what is wrong, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous acts which he hath done shall be remembered: in his unfaithfulness which he hath wrought, and in his sin which he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
“Men, lè yon nonm ladwati vire kite ladwati li a, komèt inikite e fè selon tout abominasyon ke yon nonm mechan konn fè, èske li va viv? Tout zèv ladwati ke li te konn fè yo, p ap sonje akoz trèt ke li te fè ak peche ke li te komèt la. Nan peche li ke li te peche a, li va mouri.
25 And ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear then, house of Israel. Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
“Men nou di: ‘Wout Senyè pa dwat.’ Koute koulye a, O lakay Israël! Èske wout Mwen an pa dwat? Èske chemen Mwen pa nivo? Èske se pa chemen pa nou an ki pa nivo?
26 When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and practiseth what is wrong, and dieth for it; in his wrong that he hath done shall he die.
Lè yon moun ladwati vire kite ladwati li, komèt inikite e mouri akoz li, pou inikite ke li te komèt la, li mouri nan inikite li te fè a.
27 And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall keep his soul alive.
Ankò, lè yon nonm mechan vire kite mechanste ke li te komèt pou pratike lajistis ak ladwati, li va sove nanm li vivan.
28 Because he considereth, and turneth from all his transgressions which he hath committed, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.
Akoz li te konsidere, e te vire kite tout transgresyon ke li te konn komèt yo, li va anverite viv. Li p ap mouri.
29 But the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? Is it not your ways that are unequal?
Men lakay Israël ap di: ‘Wout Senyè a pa dwat.’ Èske wout Mwen yo pa dwat, O lakay Israël? Èske se pa wout pa ou yo ki pa dwat?
30 Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your snare.
“Akoz sa a, Mwen va jije nou, O lakay Israël, chak moun selon kondwit li,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a. “Repanti e vire kite tout transgresyon nou yo, pou inikite sa a pa devni yon wòch chite ki pou fè nou tonbe.
31 Cast away from you all your transgressions wherewith ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: why then will ye die, house of Israel?
Jete lwen nou tout transgresyon ke nou konn komèt yo, epi fè pou tèt nou yon kè tounèf avèk yon lespri tounèf! Paske poukisa ou ta mouri, O lakay Israël?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah; therefore turn ye and live.
Paske Mwen pa pran plezi nan lanmò a okenn moun ki mouri,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a. “Akoz sa, repanti pou viv.”
