Ezekiel 18
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
Og Herrens ord kom til meg; han sagde:
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].
Korleis kann de bruka dette ordtøket i Israels land og segja: «Federne åt sure druvor, og borni vart sårtennte.»
3 But [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, you Israeli people will no longer quote that proverb.
So sant som eg liver, segjer Herren, Herren, de skal ikkje få bruka dette ordtøket meir i 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].
Sjå, alle sjælerne er mine, både sjæli åt faren og sjæli åt sonen; mine er dei; den sjæl som syndar, ho skal døy.
5 [So, ] suppose there is a righteous person [always] does what is fair and right [DOU].
Og når ein mann er rettferdig og gjer rett og rettferd:
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.
ikkje et offermat på fjelli og ikkje kaster augo sine på dei ufysne avgudarne åt Israels-lyden og ikkje skjemmer kona åt grannen sin og ikkje kjem nær ei kvinna medan ho er urein,
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.
og ikkje er hard imot nokon, let skuldmannen få pantet sitt att, ikkje fer med ransverk, gjev den hungrige sitt brød og klæder den nakne,
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.
ikkje låner ut for renta og ikkje tek yvermål, held si hand burte frå det som rangt er, dømer rett dom mann og mann imillom,
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.
ferdast i mine bod og held mine lover, so han gjer det som rett er - han er rettferdig, liva skal han, segjer Herren, Herren.
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:
Men han fær kann henda ein son som tek til med valdsverk, renner ut blod eller gjer eitkvart sovore
11 He [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops. He has sex with other people’s wives.
- endå han ikkje gjorde noko slikt - for han et ogso offermat på fjelli, skjemmer kona åt grannen sin,
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.
er hard imot armingen og fatigmannen, fer med ransverk, gjev ikkje pant tilbake, kaster augo sine på dei ufysne avgudar, fer med styggedom,
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].
låner ut for rente og tek yvermål - og so skulde han liva! Han skal ikkje liva. Alle desse styggjor gjorde han; banen hans skal det verta, blodet hans skal koma yver honom.
14 But suppose that man has a son who sees all the sins that his father commits, but he does not do those things:
Men sjå, so fær han ein son, og han ser alle synderne åt far sin som han gjorde, han ottast og gjer ikkje etter deim;
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.
han et ikkje offermat på fjelli og kastar ikkje augo sine dei ufysne avgudarne åt Israels-lyden, skjemmer ikkje kona åt grannen sin
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.
og er ikkje hard mot nokon, tek ikkje pant og fer ikkje med ransverk, gjev den hungrige sitt brød og klæder den nakne,
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.
held handi si tilbake frå armingen, tek ikkje renta og yvermål, gjer etter mine lover og ferdast i mine bod. Han skal ikkje døy for misgjerningi åt far sin, liva skal han.
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.
Far hans som for med valdsverk og rana frå bror og gjorde det som ikkje er godt midt i lyden sin, sjå han laut døy for si misgjerning.
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.
Men de segjer: «Kvi skal ikkje sonen bera syndeskuldi åt far sin?» Sonen hev då gjort rett og rettferd alle mine bod hev han halde og gjort etter deim; liva skal han.
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.
Den sjæli som syndar, ho skal døy. Son skal ikkje bera syndeskuldi åt far sin, og far skal ikkje bera syndeskuldi åt son sin. Yver den rettferdige skal hans rettferd vera, og yver den gudlause skal hans gudløysa vera.
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.
Men når den ugudlege vender um frå alle sine synder som han hev gjort, og held alle mine bod og gjer rett og rettferd, då skal han liva og ikkje døy.
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.
Alle hans misgjerningar som han hev gjort, skal vera gløymde; ved si rettferd som han gjorde, skal han liva.
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.
Skulde eg hava hugnad i det, at den ugudlege døyr? segjer Herren, Herren. Måtte ikkje det fegna meg, at han vendar um frå sin veg og liver?
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.
Men når ein rettferdig vender um frå si rettferd og gjer urett, alle slike styggjor som den ugudlege gjer, skulde han gjera det og liva? All hans rettferd som han gjorde, skal verta gløymd. For den truløysa han for med, for det skal han døy.
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!
Og de segjer: «Herrens åtferd er ikkje rett.» Høyr då, du Israels-lyd! Er ikkje mi åtferd rett? Er det ikkje dykkar åtferd som ikkje er rett?
26 If a righteous person (turns away from/quits) doing what is righteous and commits sins, he will [for committing those sins].
Når ein rettferdig vender um frå si rettferd og gjer urett, so skal han difor døy; for sin urett som han gjorde, skal han døy.
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].
Og når ein ugudleg vender um frå si gudløysa, som han hev gjort, og gjer rett og rettferd, so skal han halda si sjæl i live.
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].
For han såg alle sine misgjerningar som han hadde gjort, og vende um frå deim; liva skal han, han skal ikkje døy.
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.
Men Israels-lyden segjer: «Herrens åtferd er ikkje rett.» Er ikkje mi åtferd rett, du Israels lyd? Er det ikkje dykkar åtferd som ikkje er rett?
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.
Difor vil eg døma dykk, du Israels lyd, ein og kvar etter hans åtferd, segjer Herren, Herren. Vend um og vend dykk burt frå alle dykkar misgjerningar, so ikkje skuld skal føra dykk til fall!
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].
Kasta frå dykk alle dykkar misgjerningar som de hev misfare dykk med, og få dykk eit nytt hjarta og ei ny ånd! For kvi vil de døy, du Israels lyd?
32 [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that I am not pleased about your dying. So repent, and remain alive!”
For eg hev ikkje hugnad i dauden åt den som døyr, segjer Herren, Herren. So vend då um, so skal de liva!
