Ezekiel 18
1 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
BAWIPA e lawk teh kai koe bout a pha teh,
2 “What do you mean, you who use this proverb concerning the land of Israel and say, 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'?
Isarel ram kong dawkvah hete cingthuilawk a hno awh lahun e hah bangmaw a ngainae, a napanaw ni misur paw kathut e a ca awh teh a canaw e a hâ a kip, tie hah.
3 As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—there will certainly no longer be any occasion for you to use this proverb in Israel.
Kai ka hring e patetlah Isarel kong dawkvah, hete cingthuilawk hah hno e lah awm mahoeh toe, telah Bawipa Jehovah ni a dei.
4 Behold! Every life belong to me—the life of the father as well as the life of the son, they belong to me! The soul who sins is the one who will die!
Khenhaw! hringnae pueng kaie seng lah doeh ao. Na pa hringnae kaie lah ao e patetlah a capa hringnae hai kaie lah ao. Yonnae ka sak pueng hah a due han.
5 What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness—
Hatei, tami lungthin lan pawiteh, kalan e hno, kamsoum e hno hah sak pawiteh,
6 if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, nor approached a woman during her monthly period, is he a righteous man?
Mon dawk hai catnet laipalah, Isarel imthung meikaphawk koe lahai kangvawi laipalah, a imri e a yu hai kamhnawng sin laipalah, kampheng lahun e napui hai hnai laipalah,
7 What can be said about a man who does not oppress anyone, and he gives back to the debtor what was put up as security for a loan, and he does not commit theft but gives his food to the hungry and he covers the naked with clothes, is he a righteous man?
apie lathueng hai yonnae sak laipalah, laibakung ni a hung e lat laipalah, ayâ e hno thama lah lawm laipalah, von ka hlam e tami rawca ka poe e caici lah kaawm e khohna ka poe,
8 What can be said about a man who does not charge too much interest for the money he loans, and he does not take too much profit for what he sells? It is said of him that he carries out justice and establishes faithfulness between people.
apung ka cat hoeh e, tangka ka cawi hoeh e, yon sak hanelah kâcakuep e hoi, tami hoi tami rahak kalancalah lawk ka ceng e,
9 If that man walks in my statutes and keeps my decrees to act faithfully, then the promise for this righteous man is this: He will surely live!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
kaie phunglawknaw tarawi teh kalancalah sak e lahoi ka lawkcengnae naw tarawi pawiteh, tamikalan lah ao teh, a hring roeroe han telah Bawipa Jehovah ni a dei.
10 But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,
Hatei, ka parawt e capa hah, a khe teh, thi kapalawngkung lah ao teh, hote hno pueng a sak teh,
11 (though his father has not done any of these things). He eats upon the mountains and he defiles his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?
A sak hane law sak laipalah, mon dawkvah a canei teh a imri napui hah a kamhnawng sin teh,
12 This man oppresses the poor and needy, and he seizes and robs, and he does not return a pledge, and he lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits disgusting actions,
ka roedeng ka voutthoup pacekpahlek laihoi, a hnopai thama lah lawpnae, meikaphawk khet lahoi panuettho e saksaknae,
13 and he lends out money at too high interest and he makes too much profit on what he sells, should that man live? Surely he will not! He will certainly die and his blood will be on him because he has done all these detestable things.
apung ka cat, tangka kacawi e, lah awm pawiteh, a hring han na maw. Hring roeroe mahoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, hete panuettho e hno pueng hah a sak. A due roeroe han, a due hane kamcu yonnae a tawn.
14 But behold! Suppose there is a man who bears a son, and his son sees all the sins that his father has committed, and though he sees them, he does not do those things.
Khenhaw! a capa hah khe boilah, a na pa ni a sak e yonnae pueng hah a hmu toteh, a taki teh haw patetlah sak van hoeh nahan,
15 That son does not eat upon the mountains, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?
mon dawkvah, catnet laipalah, Isarel imthungnaw e meikaphawk hah a hmalah ka khen hoeh e, a imri napui hah kamhnawng sin hoeh e,
16 That son does not oppress anyone, or seize a pledge, or take stolen things, but instead gives his food to the hungry and covers up the naked with clothes.
apie lathueng hai yonnae ka sak hoeh e, hung e hno ka lat hoeh e, apihai ka pacekpahlek hoeh e, von ka hlam e hah ca hane ka poe e, caici lah kaawm e khohna ka poe e,
17 That son does not oppress anyone or take interest that is too high or make too much profit for a loan, but he carries out my decrees and walks according to my statutes; that son will not die for his father's sin: He will surely live!
ka roedeng e tami hloutnae ka poe, apung ka cat hoeh ni teh, ka phunglam tarawi pawiteh, a na pa a yonnae kecu dawk dout mahoeh, a hring roeroe han.
18 His father, since he oppressed others by extortion and robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people—behold, he will die in his iniquity.
A na pa teh amae hmaunawngha boutbout pacekpahlek pawiteh, a hnopai thama lahoi lawpnae, amae miphunnaw dawk kahawihoehe hno a sak e yonnae kecu dawk a due han.
19 But you say, 'Why does the son not bear the iniquity of his father?' Because the son carries out justice and righteousness and keeps all my statutes; he does them. He will surely live!
Hateiteh, bangkongmaw a capa ni a na pa a yonnae hah a khang hoeh han, ouk na ti awh. Capa ni kâlawk a tarawi teh lannae a sak teh ka phunglam pueng hoi pâkuem lah tarawi pawiteh, a hring roeroe han.
20 The one who sins, he is the one who will die. A son will not bear his father's iniquity, and a father will not bear his son's iniquity. The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be on himself.
Yonnae ka sak e teh a due han, a na pa ni a na pa yonnae dawk khang mahoeh. A na pa ni hai capa yonnae dawk khang mahoeh. Tami kalan a lannae aphu teh, ama ni ama ni a coe vaiteh, tamikayon a yonnae phu teh a ma a khang han.
21 But if the wicked turns away from all his sins that he has done, and keeps all my statutes and performs justice and righteousness, then he will certainly live and not die.
Hateiteh, tamikayon ni a sak e yonnae pueng a ceitakhai teh, kaie phunglawknaw a pâkuem teh, kâlawk hah tarawi laihoi, lannae sak pawiteh, a hring roeroe han, dout mahoeh.
22 All the transgressions that he has committed will not be called to mind against him. He will live by the righteousness that he practices.
Kâtapoenae pâkuem pouh e lah awm mahoeh, a sak tangcoung e a lannae lahoi a hring han.
23 Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?
Tamikayon a duenae dawkvah, lunghawinae katawnnaw, a lamthungnaw ka kamlang takhai teh, hring laipalah teh, telah Bawipa Jehovah ni a dei.
24 But if the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and practices abominations like all the abominations that the wicked person does, then will he live? All the righteousness that he had done will not be called to mind when he betrays me in his treason. So he will die in the sins that he committed.
Hateiteh, tamikalan ni a lannae a kamlang takhai teh, yonnae sak pawiteh, tamikayon ni a sak e patetlah panuettho e hno a sak toteh, a hring han na ou. a sak e lannae hah panue pouh e lah awm hoeh vaiteh, kâlawk tapoenae roeroe dawkvah, yonnae a sak dawk roeroe a due han.
25 But you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' Listen, house of Israel! Are my ways unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?
Hateiteh, Bawipa a sak e pou kâvan hoeh ouk na ti awh. Isarel imthungnaw thai awh haw, ka sak e hah pou kâvan nahoehmaw. Na sak awh e law teh kâvan boihoeh nahoehmaw.
26 When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity and dies because of them, then he will die in the iniquity that he has done.
Tamikalan ni a lannae kamlang takhai lah, payonnae hah sak pawiteh, haw tueng vah a due han, payonnae a sak e dawk a due han.
27 But when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has done and performs justice and righteousness, then he will preserve his life.
Hothloilah tamikayon ni a sak tangcoung e yonnae hah, kamlang takhai lah kâlawk tarawinae lahoi lannae hah sak pawiteh, a hringnae a rungngang han.
28 For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He will surely live, and he will not die.
A lung a ang teh ka lawk a eknae a sak tangcoung e pueng a kamlang takhai dawkvah, a hringnae roeroe hah dout mahoeh.
29 But the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' How is my way not fair, house of Israel? It is your ways that are not fair.
Hateiteh Isarel imthung ni, BAWIPA ni a sak e hah kâvan boihoeh ati awh. Oe Isarel imthungnaw, ka tawksaknae be a kâvan nahoehmaw. Nangmae na tawksak e law teh a kâvan boi yaw maw.
30 Therefore I will judge each man among you according to his ways, house of Israel!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions so that they will not be stumbling blocks of iniquity against you.
Hatdawkvah Oe Isarel imthungnaw, tami pueng nangmouh na sak awh e patetlah hoi lawk na ceng awh han telah Bawipa Jehovah ni a dei. Kamlang awh nateh, kâ na tapoenae pueng kamlang takhai awh. Hottelah pawiteh, na yonnae hah na rawpnae lah awm mahoeh.
31 Throw away from yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed; make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
Kâ na tapoenae pueng, kâlawk na ek tangcoung e be tâkhawng awh nateh, lungthin katha hoi muitha katha hoi kamthoup awh. Oe Isarel imthungnaw, bangkongmaw na due awh han.
32 For I have no delight in the death of the one who dies—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—so repent and live!”
Bangkongtetpawiteh, tami a duenae dawkvah, lunghawinae ka tawn boihoeh telah Bawipa Jehovah ni a dei. Hatdawkvah, kamlang awh nateh hring awh.
