Ezekiel 18
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara koo dhufe:
2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb in the country of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge?
“Isin yeroo, “‘Abbootiin ija wayinii dhangaggaaʼaa nyaannaan, ilkaan ijoollee hadoode’ jettanii waaʼee biyya Israaʼel mammaaktan, maal jechuu keessan?
3 As I live, saith the Lord Eternal, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.
“Ani jiraataadhaatii, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan; isin siʼachi mammaaksa kana Israaʼel keessatti hin mammaaktan.
4 Behold, all the souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son—mine are they: the soul which sinneth that alone shall die.
Lubbuun hundi kan koo ti; akkuma lubbuun abbaa kan koo taate sana lubbuun ilmaas kan koo ti. Lubbuun cubbuu hojjettu ni duuti.
5 But if a man be righteous, and execute justice and righteousness;
“Mee nama qajeelaa murtii qajeelaa fi waan qajeelaa hojjetu tokkotu jira haa jennu.
6 Upon the mountains he eateth not, and his eyes he lifteth not up to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he defileth not, and unto a woman in her separation he cometh not near;
Inni tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti hin nyaatu yookaan waaqota tolfamoo mana Israaʼel hin abdatu. Inni niitii ollaa isaa hin xureessu yookaan dubartii xurii qabdu wajjin hin ciisu.
7 And he over-reacheth no man, he restoreth his pledge for a debt, a robbery he doth not commit, his bread he giveth to the hungry, and the naked he covereth with a garment;
Inni nama tokko illee hin cunqursu; garuu waan qabsiisaan liqeeffate ni deebisa. Inni nama hin saamu; garuu nyaata ofii isaa nama beelaʼeef kenna; uffata isaas nama qullaa deemutti uffisa.
8 Upon interest he giveth not forth, and increase he doth not take, from wrong he withdraweth his hand, true judgment he executeth between man and man;
Inni hiiqiidhaan namaaf hin liqeessu yookaan dhala nama irraa hin fudhatu. Inni waan hamaa hojjechuu irraa of qusata; nama tokkoo fi nama kaan gidduuttis murtii qajeelaa kenna.
9 In my statutes he walketh steadfastly, and my ordinances he keepeth to deal truly: he is righteous, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Eternal.
Inni qajeelfama koo duukaa buʼee seera koos amanamummaadhaan eega. Namni akkasii qajeelaa dha; inni dhugumaan ni jiraata, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan.
10 If he [now] beget a dissolute son that sheddeth blood and doth to [his] brother any one of thee things;
“Mee inni ilma jeequmsa kaasu kan dhiiga namaa dhangalaasu yookaan wantoota kanneen fafakkaatan kan biraa hojjetu qaba haa jennu;
11 And he is one that doth not any of these [duties]; but eateth even upon the mountains, and defileth the wife of his neighbor;
abbaan wantoota kanneen keessaa tokko illee gochuu baatu iyyuu, “Ilmi immoo tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti nyaata. Niitii ollaa isaa xureessa.
12 The poor and needy he over-reacheth, he is guilty of robberies, the pledge he restoreth not, and to the idols he lifteth up his eyes, abominations he committeth:
Inni hiyyeeyyii fi rakkattoota cunqursa. Nama saama. Waan qabsiisaan qabate hin deebisu. Gara waaqota tolfamoo ilaala. Wantoota jibbisiisoo hojjeta.
13 Upon interest he giveth forth, and increase he taketh: and he should live? he shall not live; all these abominations hath he done, he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
Inni hiiqiidhaan liqeessee dhala fudhata. Namni akkasii lubbuun ni jiraataa? Hin jiraatu! Inni sababii wantoota jibbisiisoo kanneen hunda hojjeteef dhugumaan ni ajjeefama; dhiigni isaas matuma isaatti deebiʼa.
14 And behold, if he beget a son, who seeth all the sins of his father which he hath done, and he considereth, and doth not the like of them;
“Ilmi kun garuu yoo ilma dhalchee, ilmi sun immoo cubbuu abbaan isaa hojjete hunda utuma arguu sodaatee hojjechuu dhiisa haa jennu:
15 Upon the mountains he eateth not, and his eyes he lifteth not up to the idols of the house of Israel, the wife of his neighbor he defileth not;
“Inni tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti hin nyaatu yookaan gara waaqota tolfamoo mana Israaʼel hin ilaalu. Niitii ollaa isaas hin xureessu.
16 And he over-reacheth no man, a pledge he withholdeth not, and of a robbery he is never guilty, his bread he giveth to the hungry, and the naked he covereth with a garment;
Nama tokko illee hin cunqursu yookaan liqii liqeessuuf qabsiisa hin gaafatu. Inni nama hin saamu; garuu nyaata ofii nama beelaʼeef kenna; nama daares daara baasa.
17 From the poor he withdraweth his hand, interest and increase he taketh not: my ordinances he executeth; in my statutes he walketh: —he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
Harka isaa hiyyeeyyii miidhuu irraa eeggata; hiiqii yookaan dhala hin fudhatu. Inni seera koo ni eega; ajajawwan koo duukaas ni buʼa. Inni sababii cubbuu abbaa isaatiif hin duʼu; inni dhugumaan ni jiraata.
18 His father, because he unjustly withheld [wages], was guilty of robbery on his brother, and did that which is not good in the midst of his people, —and lo, he died through his iniquity.
Abbaan isaa garuu waan nama gowwoomseef, waan obboleessa isaa saamee uummata isaa gidduutti daba hojjeteef cubbuudhuma ofii isaatiin duʼa.
19 Yet say ye, Why doth not the son bear part of the iniquity of the father? when the son hath executed justice and righteousness, all my statutes hath he kept, and hath done them: he shall surely live.
“Isin garuu, ‘Ilmi maaliif cubbuu abbaa isaatiin hin adabamne?’ jettanii gaafattu. Ilmi sun waan qajeelaa fi sirrii hojjetee ajajawwan koo hundas of eeggannoodhaan eegeef inni dhugumaan lubbuudhaan ni jiraata.
20 The soul that sinneth, she alone shall die; the son shall not help to bear the iniquity of the father and the father shall not help to 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.
Lubbuun cubbuu hojjettu ni duuti. Ilmi cubbuu abbaa isaatiin hin adabamu yookaan abbaan cubbuu ilma isaatiin hin adabamu. Qajeelinni nama qajeelaa isumaaf taʼa; hamminni nama hamaas isumatti deebiʼa.
21 And the wicked, when he turneth away from all his sins that he hath committed, and keepeth all my statutes, and executeth justice and righteousness, shall surely live, he shall not die.
“Namni hamaan tokko garuu yoo cubbuu hojjete hunda irraa deebiʼee ajajawwan koo hunda eegee, waan qajeelaa fi waan sirrii hojjete inni dhugumaan ni jiraata; hin duʼus.
22 All his transgressions which he hath committed shall not be remembered unto him: through his righteousness which he hath done shall he live.
Balleessaa inni hojjete keessaa tokko iyyuu isatti hin herregamu. Sababii wantoota qajeelaa hojjeteef inni lubbuudhaan ni jiraata.
23 Have I then the least pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Eternal: and not in his turning away from his ways, that he may live?
Ani duʼa hamootaatti nan gammadaa? jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qooda kanaa yoo isaan cubbuu isaanii irraa deebiʼanii lubbuudhaan jiraatan ani hin gammaduu?
24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth wrong, and doth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? all his righteousness that he hath done shall not he remembered: through his trespass which he hath committed, and through his sin that he hath done, —through them shall he die.
“Garuu namni qajeelaan tokko yoo qajeelummaa isaa irraa deebiʼee cubbuu hojjetee wantoota jibbisiisoo namichi hamaan sun hojjechaa ture sana hojjete inni lubbuudhaan ni jiraataa? Waan qajeelaa inni hojjete keessaa tokko iyyuu isaaf hin yaadatamu. Inni sababii amanamuu didee cubbuu hojjeteef ni duʼa.
25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equitable: hear now, O house of Israel, Is not my way equitable? is it not your ways which are not equitable?
“Isin garuu, ‘Karaan Gooftaa qajeelaa miti’ jettu. Yaa mana Israaʼel dhagaʼaa: Karaan koo qajeelaa dha mitii? Jalʼaan karaa keessan mitii?
26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and doth wrong, and dieth therefore: through his wrong which he hath done must he die.
Namni qajeelaan yoo qajeelummaa isaa irraa deebiʼee cubbuu hojjete inni cubbuu sanaan ni duʼa. Inni sababii cubbuu hojjete sanaatiif ni duʼa.
27 Again, when the wicked turneth away from his wickedness which he hath committed, and executeth justice and righteousness: he shall indeed preserve his soul alive.
Namni hamaan tokko garuu yoo hammina isaa irraa deebiʼee murtii qajeelaa fi waan qajeelaa hojjete inni lubbuu isaa ni oolfata.
28 Because he hath considered, and turned away from all his transgressions which he had committed: he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Inni sababii yakka hojjete hunda hubatee irraa deebiʼeef dhugumaan lubbuudhaan ni jiraata; hin duʼus.
29 Yet say the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equitable: are not my ways equitable, O house of Israel? is it not your ways which are not equitable?
Taʼu illee manni Israaʼel, ‘Karaan Gooftaa qajeelaa miti’ jedha. Yaa mana Israaʼel, karaan koo qajeelaa dha mitii? Jalʼaan karaa keessan mitii?
30 Therefore will I judge you, every one according to his ways, O house of Israel, saith the Lord Eternal: return ye, and cause others to return from all your transgressions, that iniquity may not become your stumbling-block.
“Kanaafuu yaa mana Israaʼel, ani tokkoo tokkoo keessanitti akkuma hojii keessaniitti nan mura, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qalbii jijjiirradhaa! Yakka keessan hunda irraa deebiʼaa; yoos isin cubbuudhaan hin baddan.
31 Cast away from yourselves all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Daba natti hojjettan hunda of irraa gataatii garaa haaraa fi hafuura haaraa qabaadhaa. Yaa mana Israaʼel isin maaliif duutu?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that deserveth to die, saith the Lord Eternal: therefore convert yourselves, and live.
Ani duʼa nama kamiitti iyyuu hin gammaduutii, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qalbii jijjiirradhaatii lubbuudhaan jiraadhaa!
