Ezekiel 18
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
Och Herrans ord skedde till mig, och sade:
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].
Hvad drifven I ibland eder, uti Israels land, detta ordspråket, och sägen: Fäderna hafva ätit sura vindrufvor, men barnomen äro tänderna deraf ömma vordna?
3 But [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, you Israeli people will no longer quote that proverb.
Så sant som jag lefver; säger Herren Herren, sådant ordspråk skall intet mer gå ibland eder 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].
Ty si, alla själar äro mina; fadrens själ är så väl min, som, sonens själ; hvilken själ som syndar, hon skall dö.
5 [So, ] suppose there is a righteous person [always] does what is fair and right [DOU].
Om nu en menniska är from, den der rätt och väl gör;
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.
Den på bergomen icke äter, den sin ögon icke upphäfver till Israels hus afgudar; och sina nästas hustru icke besmittar, och icke ligger när qvinno uti hennes krankhet;
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.
Den ingom skada gör; den gäldenäromen sin pant igengifver; den ingom något ifråtager med våld; den sitt bröd delar med dem hungroga, och kläder den nakota;
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.
Den intet ockrar; den ingen slem vinning tager; den icke hjelper till att göra orätt; den emellan menniskorna rätt dömer;
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.
Den efter mina rätter vandrar, och min bud håller, så att han allvarliga gör derefter; det är en from man, han skall få lefva, säger 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 om han föder en son, och den samme varder en mördare, den der blod utgjuter, eller något af dessa stycke gör;
11 He [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops. He has sex with other people’s wives.
Och intet af de andra stycken gör; utan äter på bergom, och besmittar sins nästas hustru;
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.
Gör dem fattiga och elända skada; tager något med våld; icke igengifver pant; upphäfver sin ögon till afgudar, dermed han en styggelse bedrifver;
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].
Får ut på ocker; tager vinning; skulle han lefva? Han skall icke lefva; utan efter han sådana styggelse gjort hafver, så skall han döden dö; hans blod skall vara öfver 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 om han föder en son, den der alla sådana synder ser, som hans fader gör, och han fruktar sig, och så icke gör;
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.
Äter icke på bergom; upphäfver icke sin ögon till Israels hus afgudar; besmittar icke sins nästas hustru;
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.
Gör ingom skada; behåller icke pant; tager intet med våld; delar sitt bröd med dem hungroga, och kläder den nakota;
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.
Hjelper icke emot den elända; tager intet ocker eller slem vinning; utan håller min bud, och lefver efter mina rätter; han skall intet dö för sins faders missgernings skull, utan lefva.
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.
Men hans fader, den våld och orätt brukat hafver, och ibland sitt folk; det som intet doger, gjort hafver: si, han skall dö för sina missgernings skull.
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.
Så sägen I: Hvi skall sonen icke bära sins faders missgerning? Derföre, att han hafver gjort rätt och väl, och hållit och gjort alla mina rätter, skall han lefva.
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.
Ty hvilken själ som syndar, hon skall dö; sonen skall icke bära fadrens missgerning; och fadren skall icke bära sonens missgerning, utan dens rättfärdigas fromhet skall vara öfver honom, och dens orättfärdigas arghet skall vara öfver honom.
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 om en ogudaktig omvänder sig ifrån alla sina synder, som han gjort hafver, och håller alla mina rätter, och gör rätt och väl, så skall han lefva, och icke dö.
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.
Men på all hans öfverträdelse, som han gjort hafver, skall intet tänkt varda; utan skall lefva, för den rättfärdighets skull, som han gör.
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.
Menar du, att jag lust hafver öfver dens ogudaktigas död, säger Herren Herren, och icke mycket mer, att han omvänder sig ifrå sitt onda väsende, och lefver?
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.
Och om den rättfärdige vänder sig ifrå sine rättfärdighet, och gör det ondt är, och lefver efter all den styggelse som en ogudaktig gör, skulle han lefva? Ja, all hans rättfärdighet, som han gjort hafver, skall intet ihågkommen varda; utan han skall dö uti sin öfverträdelse och syndom, som han gjort hafver.
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!
Och ändå sägen I: Herren handlar icke rätt. Derföre hörer nu, I af Israels hus: Hafver jag icke rätt, och I orätt?
26 If a righteous person (turns away from/quits) doing what is righteous and commits sins, he will [for committing those sins].
Ty när den rättfärdige vänder sig ifrå sine rättfärdighet, och gör det ondt är, så måste han dö; men han måste dö för sina ondskos skull, som han gjort hafver.
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].
Tvärtom, när den ogudaktige vänder sig ifrå sine orättfärdighet, som han gjort hafver, och gör nu rätt och väl, han varder behållandes sina själ lefvande.
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].
Ty efter han fruktar sig, och vänder åter af sine ondsko, så skall han lefva, och icke dö.
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.
Och ännu säga de af Israels hus: Herren handlar icke rätt. Skulle jag hafva orätt? I af Israels hus hafven orätt.
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.
Derföre vill jag döma eder, I af Israels hus, hvar och en efter hans väsende, säger Herren Herren. Derföre vänder eder om, och låter eder omvända, på det I icke skolen falla för missgerningenes skull.
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].
Kaster ifrån eder all edor öfverträdelse, der I med öfverträdt hafven, och görer eder ett nytt hjerta, och ny anda; ty hvi vill du så dö, du Israels hus?
32 [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that I am not pleased about your dying. So repent, and remain alive!”
Ty jag hafver ingen lust till hans död, som dör, säger Herren Herren; derföre omvänder eder, så fån I lefva.
