Ezekiel 18
1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
La palabra de Yahvé vino de nuevo a mí, diciendo:
2 “What [is it] to you [that] you are using this allegory Concerning the ground of Israel, saying, Fathers eat unripe fruit, And the sons’ teeth are blunted?
“¿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,” a declaration of Lord YHWH, “You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel.
“Vivo yo — dice el Señor Yahvé — que no usaréis más este proverbio en Israel.
4 Behold, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son—they are Mine, The soul that is sinning—it dies.
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 a man, when he is righteous, And has done judgment and righteousness,
“Pero si un hombre es justo, y hace lo que es lícito y correcto,
6 He has not eaten on the mountains, And has not lifted up his eyes To idols of the house of Israel, And did not defile his neighbor’s wife, And did not come near to a separated 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 He does not oppress a man, He returns his pledge to the debtor, He does not take away plunder, He gives his bread to the hungry, And covers 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 He does not give in usury, and does not take increase, He turns back his hand from perversity, He does 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 He walks in My statutes, And he has kept My judgments—to deal truly, He [is] righteous—he surely lives,” A declaration of Lord YHWH.
ha caminado en mis estatutos, y ha guardado mis ordenanzas, para tratar de verdad; es justo, vivirá ciertamente”, dice el Señor Yahvé.
10 “And he has begotten a son, A burglar—a shedder of blood, And he has made a brother of one of these,
“Si engendra un hijo que es un ladrón que derrama sangre, y que hace cualquiera de estas cosas,
11 And he has not done all those, For he has even eaten on the mountains, And he has defiled his neighbor’s wife,
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 He has oppressed the afflicted and needy, He has taken away plunder violently, He does not return a pledge, And he has lifted up his eyes to the idols, He has done 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 He has given in usury, and taken increase, And he lives? He does not live, He has done all these abominations, He surely dies, his blood is on 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 And—behold, he has begotten a son, And he sees all the sins of his father, That he has done, and he fears, And does not do like them,
“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 He has not eaten on the mountains, And he has not lifted up his eyes To idols of the house of Israel, He has not defiled his neighbor’s wife,
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 He has not oppressed a man, He has not bound a pledge, And he has not taken away plunder, He has given his bread to the hungry, And he 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 He has turned back his hand from the afflicted, He has not taken usury and increase, He has done My judgments, He has walked in My statutes, He does not die for the iniquity of his father, He surely lives.
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 His father—because he used oppression, Violently plundered a brother, And did that which [is] not good in the midst of his people, And behold, he is dying in his 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 have said, Why has the son not borne of the iniquity of the father? And the son has done judgment and righteousness, He has kept all My statutes, And he does them, he surely lives.
“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—it dies. A son does not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father does not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.
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 And the wicked—when he turns back From all his sins that he has done, And he has kept all My statutes, And has done judgment and righteousness, He surely lives, he does 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 All his transgressions that he has done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he has done he lives.
Ninguna de sus transgresiones que haya cometido será recordada contra él. En su justicia que ha hecho, vivirá.
23 Do I take pleasure [or] delight in the death of the wicked?” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Is it not in his turning back from his way—And he has lived?
¿Acaso me agrada la muerte del impío?” dice el Señor Yahvé, “¿y no prefiero que se vuelva de su camino y viva?
24 And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he has done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked has done, Does he then live? All his righteous deeds that he has done are not remembered, For his trespass that he has trespassed, And for his sin that he has sinned, For them he dies.
“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 pondered. Now hear, O house of Israel, My way—is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?
“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 In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he has done perversity, And he is dying by them, He dies for his perversity that he has done.
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 in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he has done, And he does judgment and righteousness, He keeps his soul alive.
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 And he sees and turns back, From all his transgressions that he has done, He surely lives, he does not die,
Porque considera, y se aparta de todas sus transgresiones que ha cometido, ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
29 And the house of Israel has said, The way of the Lord is not pondered, My ways—are they not pondered? O house of Israel—are not your ways unpondered?
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, I judge each according to his ways, O house of Israel,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Turn back, indeed, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not for a stumbling-block to you,
“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 away all your transgressions from over you, By which you have transgressed, And make a new heart and a new spirit for yourselves, And why do 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 have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Therefore turn back and live!”
Porque no me agrada la muerte del que muere, dice el Señor Yahvé. “¡Por tanto, convertíos y vivid!
