Jezekiel 18
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
2 Son of man, what mean you by this parable among the children of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten unripe grapes, and the children's teeth have been 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, says the Lord, surely this parable shall no more be spoken in Israel.
“Jan Mwen viv la”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “nou p ap itilize pwovèb sa a an Israël ankò.
4 For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, 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 But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,
“Men si yon nonm dwat e li aji ak jistis ak ladwati,
6 who shall not eat upon the mountains, and shall not at all lift up his eyes to the devices of the house of Israel, and shall not defile his neighbor's wife, and shall not draw near to her that is removed,
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 shall not oppress any man, [but] shall return the pledge of the debtor, and shall be guilty of no plunder, shall give his bread to the hungry, and clothe the naked;
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 and shall not lend his money upon usury, and shall not receive usurious increase, and shall turn back his hand from injustice, shall execute righteous judgment between a man and his neighbor,
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 and has walked in my commandments and kept mine ordinances, to do them; he is righteous, he shall surely live, says the Lord.
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 beget a mischievous son, shedding blood and committing sins,
“Alò, li kapab gen yon fis ki volè, ki vèse san, e ki fè nenpòt nan bagay sa yo,
11 who has not walked in the way of his righteous father, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and has defiled his neighbor'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 and has oppressed the poor and needy, and has committed robbery, and not restored a pledge, and has set his eyes upon idols, has wrought iniquities,
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 has lent upon usury, and taken usurious increase; he shall by no means live: he has wrought all these iniquities; he shall surely 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 And if he beget a son, and [the son] see all his father's sins which he has wrought, and fear, and not do according to them,
“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 and [if he] has not eaten on the mountains, and has not set his eyes on the devices of the house of Israel, and has not defiled his neighbor'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 has not oppressed a man, and has not retained the pledge, nor committed robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has clothed the naked,
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 and has turned back his hand from unrighteousness, has not received interest or usurious increase, has wrought righteousness, and walked in mine ordinances; he shall not die for the iniquities of his father, he shall surely 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 But if his father grievously afflict, or plunder, he has wrought enmity in the midst of my people, and 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 But you will say, Why has not the son borne the iniquity of the father? Because the son has wrought judgment and mercy, has kept all my statues, and done them, he shall surely 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 But the soul that sins shall die: and the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the iniquity of the transgressor 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 if the transgressor turn away from all his iniquities which he has committed, and keep all my commandments, and do justice and mercy, he shall surely live, and shall by no means 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 trespasses which he has committed shall be remembers: in his righteousness which he has done he shall 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 Shall I at all desire death of the sinner, says the Lord, as I [desire] that he should turn from [his] evil way, and 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 But when the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, according to all the transgressions which the transgressor has wrought, none of his righteousness which he has wrought shall be at all remembered: in his trespass wherein he has trespassed, and in his sins wherein he has 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 Yet you have said, The way of the Lord is not straight. Hear now, all the house of Israel; will not my way be straight? Is your way straight?
“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 turns away from his righteousness and commits a trespass, and dies in the trespass he has committed, he shall [even] die in it.
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 man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and shall do judgment and justice, he has kept his soul,
Ankò, lè yon nonm mechan vire kite mechanste ke li te komèt pou pratike lajistis ak ladwati, li va sove nanm li vivan.
28 and has turned away from all his ungodliness which he has committed: he shall surely 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 Yet the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not right. Is not my way right, O house of Israel? is not your way wrong?
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 I will judge you, O house of Israel, says the Lord, each one according to his way: be converted, and turn from all your ungodliness, and it shall not become to you the punishment of iniquity.
“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 yourselves all your ungodliness wherein you have sinned against me; and make to yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why should you die, O 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 desire not the death of him that dies, says the Lord.
Paske Mwen pa pran plezi nan lanmò a okenn moun ki mouri,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a. “Akoz sa, repanti pou viv.”
