Ezekiel 18
1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
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?
¿Por qué repiten ese dicho en la tierra de Israel: Los padres comieron las uvas agrias, y los hijos sufren la dentera?
3 [As] I live,” a declaration of Lord YHWH, “You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel.
¡Vivo Yo! dice ʼAdonay Yavé, que nunca más repetirán ese dicho 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.
Ciertamente todas las almas son mías. Tanto el alma del padre como el alma del hijo son mías. La persona que peque, ésa morirá.
5 And a man, when he is righteous, And has done judgment and righteousness,
El hombre que es justo, que practica la justicia y la equidad,
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,
que no come en [los altares de] las montañas, ni levanta sus ojos a los ídolos de la Casa de Israel, ni viola a la esposa de su prójimo, ni se une a una mujer en su período menstrual,
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,
que no explota a nadie, al deudor le devuelve la prenda empeñada, no roba, da de su pan al hambriento y cubre con su ropa al desnudo,
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.
que no presta con usura ni cobra intereses, que detiene su mano de la iniquidad, juzga de modo imparcial entre hombre y 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.
anda en mis Ordenanzas, guarda mis Estatutos y los cumple fielmente, ése es justo. Ése ciertamente vivirá, dice ʼAdonay Yavé.
10 “And he has begotten a son, A burglar—a shedder of blood, And he has made a brother of one of these,
Pero si engendra un hijo ladrón y homicida, o 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,
aunque no haga las otras, sino come sobre [los altares de] las montañas, o viola la esposa de su prójimo,
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!
que oprime al pobre y necesitado, roba, no devuelve la prenda, o levanta sus ojos a los ídolos y comete repugnancia,
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.
presta por interés y toma usura, ¿vivirá éste? No vivirá. Hizo todas estas repugnancias y ciertamente morirá. Su sangre caerá 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,
Pero si éste engendra un hijo, que a pesar de que vio todos los pecados de su padre, no los imita,
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,
no come [sobre los altares] en las montañas, ni levanta sus ojos a los ídolos de la Casa de Israel, no viola a la esposa de su prójimo,
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,
ni oprime a alguno, no retiene la prenda ni roba; que comparte su pan con el hambriento y cubre al desnudo;
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 aparta su mano de la iniquidad y no recibe interés ni usura; que guarda mis Estatutos y anda en mis Ordenanzas, ése no morirá por la maldad 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 cometió agravio, despojó con violencia al hermano y cometió en medio de su pueblo lo que no es bueno, ciertamente él 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.
Y si dices: ¿Por qué el hijo no lleva el pecado de su padre? Porque el hijo actuó según la Ordenanza y la Justicia, guardó todos mis Estatutos y los cumplió. Ciertamente vivirá.
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.
La persona que peque, ésa morirá. El hijo no recibirá el castigo por la iniquidad del padre, ni el padre recibirá el castigo por la iniquidad del hijo. La justicia del justo estará sobre él, y la perversidad del perverso caerá 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 perverso se aparta de todos sus pecados que cometió, guarda todos mis Estatutos y hace según la Ordenanza y la Justicia, 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 las transgresiones que cometió será recordada contra él. A causa de la justicia que practicó, 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?
¿Quiero Yo la muerte del perverso? dice ʼAdonay Yavé. ¿No vivirá si se aparta de sus caminos?
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, si el justo se aparta de su justicia, comete repugnancia y hace conforme a todas las repugnancias que comete el perverso, ¿vivirá? Ninguna de las justicias que practicó le será tomada en cuenta. Por su infidelidad que practicó y por el pecado que cometió, por 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?
Y si dices: No es recto el camino de ʼAdonay. Oiga ahora, oh Casa de Israel: ¿Mi camino no es recto? ¿No son sus caminos los que no son rectos?
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, muere. A causa de la iniquidad que cometió muere.
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.
Pero al apartarse el perverso de la perversidad que cometió, y actuar según la Ordenanza y la Justicia, salva su vida.
28 And he sees and turns back, From all his transgressions that he has done, He surely lives, he does not die,
Porque reflexionó y se apartó de todas sus transgresiones que cometió. 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?
Si aún la Casa de Israel dice: No es recto el camino de ʼAdonay. Oh Casa de Israel, ¿no son rectos mis caminos? Ciertamente sus caminos no son rectos.
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 tanto oh Casa de Israel, Yo los juzgaré a cada uno según su conducta, dice ʼAdonay Yavé. Conviértanse y apártense de todas sus transgresiones para que la iniquidad no les sea una piedra de tropiezo.
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?
¡Echen de ustedes todas sus transgresiones que cometieron y fórmense un corazón nuevo y un espíritu nuevo! ¿Por qué morirán, oh 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 Yo no me complazco en la muerte de alguno, dice ʼAdonay Yavé. Por tanto conviértanse y vivan.
