< Ezekiel 18 >
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
Maka datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:
2 “You people quote [RHQ] this proverb [and say that it is] about Israel: ‘Parents/People eat sour grapes, but it is their children who have a very sour taste in their mouths', [which means that you think that it is not fair for you to be punished for your ancestors’ sins].
"Ada apa dengan kamu, sehingga kamu mengucapkan kata sindiran ini di tanah Israel: Ayah-ayah makan buah mentah dan gigi anak-anaknya menjadi ngilu?
3 But [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, you Israeli people will no longer quote that proverb.
Demi Aku yang hidup, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH, kamu tidak akan mengucapkan kata sindiran ini lagi di Israel.
4 Everyone [who is alive] belongs to me. That includes children and their parents; they all belong to me. And it is those who sin who will [because of their sins].
Sungguh, semua jiwa Aku punya! Baik jiwa ayah maupun jiwa anak Aku punya! Dan orang yang berbuat dosa, itu yang harus mati.
5 [So, ] suppose there is a righteous person [always] does what is fair and right [DOU].
Kalau seseorang adalah orang benar dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran,
6 He does not [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops, he does not request help from idols. He does not have sex with someone else’s wife or have sex with a woman during her monthly menstrual period.
dan ia tidak makan daging persembahan di atas gunung atau tidak melihat kepada berhala-berhala kaum Israel, tidak mencemari isteri sesamanya dan tidak menghampiri perempuan waktu bercemar kain,
7 He does not mistreat/oppress people; if [borrows money from him and gives him his cloak to guarantee that he will pay the money back], he always gives the cloak back to that [before the sun goes down]. He does not rob people. He gives food to hungry people. He gives clothing to people who need clothes.
tidak menindas orang lain, ia mengembalikan gadaian orang, tidak merampas apa-apa, memberi makan orang lapar, memberi pakaian kepada orang telanjang,
8 When he lends money to people, he does not [do it just to] charge big interest. He does not do [SYN] things that are evil. He [always] decides things fairly.
tidak memungut bunga uang atau mengambil riba, menjauhkan diri dari kecurangan, melakukan hukum yang benar di antara manusia dengan manusia,
9 He faithfully obeys all [DOU] my laws. That man is truly righteous; he will remain alive. [That is what I, ] Yahweh the Lord, promise.
hidup menurut ketetapan-Ku dan tetap mengikuti peraturan-Ku dengan berlaku setia--ialah orang benar, dan ia pasti hidup, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH.
10 But suppose that man has a son who acts violently, who murders people and does any of these other things, even though his father has not done any of them:
Tetapi kalau ia melahirkan seorang anak yang menjadi perampok, dan yang suka menumpahkan darah atau melakukan salah satu dari hal-hal itu
11 He [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops. He has sex with other people’s wives.
--walaupun ayah tidak melakukan satupun--juga makan daging persembahan di atas gunung dan mencemari isteri sesamanya,
12 He mistreats/oppresses poor and needy people. He robs people. If someone gives him his cloak to [that he will pay the money back], he never gives the cloak back to [before the sun goes down]. He seeks help from idols. He does [other] detestable things.
menindas orang sengsara dan miskin, merampas, tidak mengembalikan gadaian orang, melihat kepada berhala-berhala dan melakukan kekejian,
13 When he lends money, he [very big] interest. If you think that such a person [be allowed to] remain alive [RHQ], you are certainly wrong. Because he has done those detestable things, he will surely be executed, and it will be his own fault [IDM].
memungut bunga uang dan mengambil riba, orang yang demikian tidak akan hidup. Segala kekejian ini dilakukannya, ia harus mati; darahnya tertimpa kepadanya sendiri.
14 But suppose that man has a son who sees all the sins that his father commits, but he does not do those things:
Sesungguhnya, kalau ia melahirkan seorang anak dan anak ini melihat segala dosa yang dilakukan ayahnya, tetapi menginsafi hal itu, sehingga tidak melakukan seperti itu:
15 He does not [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops. He does not request help from idols. He does not have sex with other people’s wives.
ia tidak makan daging persembahan di atas gunung dan tidak melihat kepada berhala-berhala kaum Israel, tidak mencemari isteri sesamanya,
16 He does not mistreat/oppress people. If he lends money to someone, he does not require that person to give him his cloak to guarantee that he will pay the money back. He does not rob anyone. He gives food to those who need it. He gives clothes to those who need clothes.
tidak menindas orang lain, tidak mau meminta gadai, tidak merampas apa-apa, memberi makan orang lapar, memberi pakaian kepada orang telanjang,
17 He does not commit sins, [like his father did], and does not charge big interest [DOU] when he lends money. He faithfully obeys [all] [DOU] my laws. That person will not be executed for his father’s sins; he will surely remain alive.
menjauhkan diri dari kecurangan, tidak mengambil bunga uang atau riba, melakukan peraturan-Ku dan hidup menurut ketetapan-Ku--orang yang demikian tidak akan mati karena kesalahan ayahnya, ia pasti hidup.
18 But his father will be executed for the sins that he committed, because he cheated people and robbed people and did [other] things that are evil.
Ayahnya, yang melakukan pemerasan, yang merampas sesuatu, dan yang melakukan hal-hal yang tidak baik di tengah-tengah bangsanya, sungguh, ia akan mati karena kesalahannya.
19 [If] you ask, ‘Why should the [man’s] son not (suffer/be punished) for the evil things that his father did?’, [I will answer that] the son has done what is fair and right [DOU] and has obeyed all my laws, so he will surely remain alive.
Tetapi kamu berkata: Mengapa anak tidak turut menanggung kesalahan ayahnya? --Karena anak itu melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, melakukan semua ketetapan-Ku dengan setia, maka ia pasti hidup.
20 It is those who sin who will [because of their sins]. People will not be punished for the sins of their parents, or for the sins of their children. Good/Righteous people will be rewarded for their being good/righteous, and evil people will be punished for [doing] evil.
Orang yang berbuat dosa, itu yang harus mati. Anak tidak akan turut menanggung kesalahan ayahnya dan ayah tidak akan turut menanggung kesalahan anaknya. Orang benar akan menerima berkat kebenarannya, dan kefasikan orang fasik akan tertanggung atasnya.
21 But if a wicked person (turns away from/quits) doing all the evil things that he did previously, and if he starts to obey faithfully all my laws, and does what is fair and right [DOU], he will surely remain alive; he will not be executed.
Tetapi jikalau orang fasik bertobat dari segala dosa yang dilakukannya dan berpegang pada segala ketetapan-Ku serta melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, ia pasti hidup, ia tidak akan mati.
22 He will not be punished for the sins he committed [previously]. Because of the good/righteous things that he has done [since that time], he [be allowed to] remain alive.
Segala durhaka yang dibuatnya tidak akan diingat-ingat lagi terhadap dia; ia akan hidup karena kebenaran yang dilakukannya.
23 [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that I certainly am not [RHQ] happy about wicked people dying. Instead, I am happy when they turn away from their wicked behavior, [because of that, they] remain alive.
Apakah Aku berkenan kepada kematian orang fasik? demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Bukankah kepada pertobatannya supaya ia hidup?
24 But if a righteous person stops doing righteous things and [starts to] commit sins and does the same detestable things that wicked people do, he will certainly not [RHQ] [be allowed to] remain alive. I will not think about the righteous things that he did previously. Because he did not [do what pleases me], and because of [all] the sins that he has committed, he will be executed.
Jikalau orang benar berbalik dari kebenarannya dan melakukan kecurangan seperti segala kekejian yang dilakukan oleh orang fasik--apakah ia akan hidup? Segala kebenaran yang dilakukannya tidak akan diingat-ingat lagi. Ia harus mati karena ia berobah setia dan karena dosa yang dilakukannya.
25 But you say, ‘Yahweh does not act fairly!’ You Israeli people, listen to what I say: It is certainly not [RHQ] what I do that is unfair, it is what you continually do that is not fair/right!
Tetapi kamu berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Dengarlah dulu, hai kaum Israel, apakah tindakan-Ku yang tidak tepat ataukah tindakanmu yang tidak tepat?
26 If a righteous person (turns away from/quits) doing what is righteous and commits sins, he will [for committing those sins].
Kalau orang benar berbalik dari kebenarannya dan melakukan kecurangan sehingga ia mati, ia harus mati karena kecurangan yang dilakukannya.
27 But if a wicked person turns away from doing wicked things and does what is just and right [DOU], he will save [from being executed/punished].
Sebaliknya, kalau orang fasik bertobat dari kefasikan yang dilakukannya dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, ia akan menyelamatkan nyawanya.
28 Because he has thought about all the evil things that he did and has turned away from doing them, he will [be allowed to] live. He will not be executed [for having done evil things].
Ia insaf dan bertobat dari segala durhaka yang dibuatnya, ia pasti hidup, ia tidak akan mati.
29 But [you] Israeli people [MTY] say, ‘Yahweh does not act fairly.’ You people of Israel, my behavior is certainly not [RHQ] unfair! It is your behavior that is not right.
Tetapi kaum Israel berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Apakah tindakan-Ku yang tidak tepat, hai kaum Israel, ataukah tindakanmu yang tidak tepat?
30 Therefore, you Israeli people [MTY], I, Yahweh the Lord, will judge each of you according to what you have done. Repent! Turn [away] from all your wicked behavior! Then you will not be destroyed [PRS] because of your sins.
Oleh karena itu Aku akan menghukum kamu masing-masing menurut tindakannya, hai kaum Israel, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Bertobatlah dan berpalinglah dari segala durhakamu, supaya itu jangan bagimu menjadi batu sandungan, yang menjatuhkan kamu ke dalam kesalahan.
31 Get rid of all your wicked behavior, and get a new way of thinking [IDM, DOU]. You Israeli people [MTY], (do you really want to be executed for your sins?/you act as though you want to be executed [for your sins]) [RHQ].
Buangkanlah dari padamu segala durhaka yang kamu buat terhadap Aku dan perbaharuilah hatimu dan rohmu! Mengapakah kamu akan mati, hai kaum Israel?
32 [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that I am not pleased about your dying. So repent, and remain alive!”
Sebab Aku tidak berkenan kepada kematian seseorang yang harus ditanggungnya, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Oleh sebab itu, bertobatlah, supaya kamu hidup!"