Ezekiel 18
1 A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
2 “What's this proverb you people are quoting about the country of Israel: ‘The fathers ate the unripe grapes, but their children got the sour taste’?
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, declares the Lord God, you won't quote this proverb in Israel any more.
Saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre, Herre: Det skal ikke ske iblandt eder ydermere, at dette Ordsprog skal bruges i Israel.
4 Can't you see that everyone belongs to me? Whether parents or children, they are all mine. It's the person who sins who will die.
Se, alle Sjæle, de ere mine, saavel Faderens Sjæl som Sønnens Sjæl, de ere mine: Den Sjæl, som synder, den skal dø.
5 Take the example of a man who is a good person, doing what is fair and right.
Og naar nogen er retfærdig og gør Ret og Retfærdighed,
6 He doesn't go to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal, or worship Israel's idols. He doesn't have sex with someone else's wife or with a woman during her period.
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 He doesn't exploit anyone. He gives back what a debtor has given him as security. He doesn't rob others. He feeds the hungry and clothes the naked.
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 He doesn't lend with interest or make a profit from loans. He refuses to do wrong and makes sure he's truly fair in his decisions between people.
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 He follows my rules and keeps my regulations faithfully. Such a man lives by what's right and he will certainly live, declares 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 What if that man has a son who is a violent criminal, who kills and does do such evil things just listed
Men har nogen avlet en Søn, som bliver en Røver, som udøser Blod, og som gør blot eet af disse Stykker,
11 even though the father doesn't act like that at all. The son goes to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal. He has sex with someone else's wife.
— medens han selv ikke havde gjort noget af disse Stykker —, og naar denne endog holder Maaltid paa Bjergene og vanærer sin Næstes Hustru,
12 He exploits the poor and those in need. He robs others, and he doesn't give back what a debtor has given him as security. He worships idols. He commits disgusting sins.
forfordeler den elendige og fattige, røver Rov, giver ikke Pant tilbage, men opløfter sine Øjne til Afguderne, gør Vederstyggelighed,
13 He lends with interest and makes a profit from loans. Is someone like this going to live? No, he won't! Because he has done all these offensive things, he will die for certain, and he will be responsible for his own death.
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 Now what if this man has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed. He sees them but doesn't do the same.
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 He doesn't go to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal, or worship Israel's idols. He doesn't have sex with someone else's wife.
holdt ikke Maaltid paa Bjergene, og opløftede ikke sine Øjne til Israels Hus's Afguder, vanærede ikke sin Næstes Hustru
16 He doesn't exploit anyone. He doesn't demand security for a loan. He doesn't rob others. He feeds the hungry and clothes the naked.
og forfordelte ingen Mand, beholdt ikke Pant og røvede ikke Rov, men gav den hungrige sit Brød og bedækkede den nøgne med Klæder
17 He refuses to do wrong and does not charge interest or make a profit on loans. He keeps my regulations and follows my laws. A man like that won't die because of his father's sins, he will 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 But his father will die for his own sins, because he exploited others, robbed his relatives, and did wrong to his own people.
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 You ask, ‘Why shouldn't the son pay for his father's sins?’ If the son has done what is fair and right, keeping all my laws, then he'll live, he won't be punished.
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 It's the person who sins who will die. A son won't pay for his father's sins, and a father won't pay for his son's sins. The good consequences of living right will come to those who are good; the evil consequences of wickedness will come to those who are evil.
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 However, if someone who is wicked stops sinning and keeps my laws, doing what is fair and right, they will certainly live—they won't 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 None of their sins will be held against them. Because they are now doing what's right, they will live.
Alle hans Overtrædelser, som han har gjort, skulle ikke ihukommes imod ham; han skal leve ved sin Retfærdighed, som han har øvet.
23 Do I like it when wicked people die? declares the Lord God. Of course not—I would be delighted if they stopped sinning and lived!
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 someone who is living according to what's right stops and does wrong, doing the same offensive things as the wicked, will that person live? Of course not! In fact, all the good things they did previously will be forgotten. That person will die because of their betrayal of me and the sins they've committed.
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 Even so you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ People of Israel, listen to me! Is it what I'm doing that isn't right? Isn't it what you're doing that isn't right?
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 If someone who lives according to what's right stops doing right and does wrong, they will die. They will die because of wrong things they've done.
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 But if someone wicked stops doing wrong and does what is fair and right, they will save their life.
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 Because they thought about it and gave up their wicked ways, they will certainly live—they won't 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 But the people of Israel say, ‘The Lord's way isn't right.’ Are my ways unfair, people of Israel? Isn't it your ways that aren't fair?
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 Consequently I'm going to judge you, people of Israel! I will judge each of you depending on what you've done, declares the Lord God. Repent and stop rebelling so that your sins won't bring you down.
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 Get rid of all your rebellious sins! Change your way of thinking and have a new spirit. Why do you want to die, people 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 I don't like it when anybody dies, declares the Lord God. So repent so you can live!”
Thi jeg har ikke Behag i dens Død, som dør, siger den Herre, Herre; derfor omvender eder, saa skulle I leve.
