Ezekiel 18
1 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
Maka datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:
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'?
"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 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.
Demi Aku yang hidup, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH, kamu tidak akan mengucapkan kata sindiran ini lagi di Israel.
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!
Sungguh, semua jiwa Aku punya! Baik jiwa ayah maupun jiwa anak Aku punya! Dan orang yang berbuat dosa, itu yang harus mati.
5 What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness—
Kalau seseorang adalah orang benar dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran,
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?
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 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?
tidak menindas orang lain, ia mengembalikan gadaian orang, tidak merampas apa-apa, memberi makan orang lapar, memberi pakaian kepada orang telanjang,
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.
tidak memungut bunga uang atau mengambil riba, menjauhkan diri dari kecurangan, melakukan hukum yang benar di antara manusia dengan manusia,
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.
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 he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,
Tetapi kalau ia melahirkan seorang anak yang menjadi perampok, dan yang suka menumpahkan darah atau melakukan salah satu dari hal-hal itu
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?
--walaupun ayah tidak melakukan satupun--juga makan daging persembahan di atas gunung dan mencemari isteri sesamanya,
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,
menindas orang sengsara dan miskin, merampas, tidak mengembalikan gadaian orang, melihat kepada berhala-berhala dan melakukan kekejian,
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.
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 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.
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 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?
ia tidak makan daging persembahan di atas gunung dan tidak melihat kepada berhala-berhala kaum Israel, tidak mencemari isteri sesamanya,
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.
tidak menindas orang lain, tidak mau meminta gadai, tidak merampas apa-apa, memberi makan orang lapar, memberi pakaian kepada orang telanjang,
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!
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 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.
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 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!
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 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.
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 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.
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 All the transgressions that he has committed will not be called to mind against him. He will live by the righteousness that he practices.
Segala durhaka yang dibuatnya tidak akan diingat-ingat lagi terhadap dia; ia akan hidup karena kebenaran yang dilakukannya.
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?
Apakah Aku berkenan kepada kematian orang fasik? demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Bukankah kepada pertobatannya supaya ia hidup?
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.
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, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' Listen, house of Israel! Are my ways unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?
Tetapi kamu berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Dengarlah dulu, hai kaum Israel, apakah tindakan-Ku yang tidak tepat ataukah tindakanmu yang tidak tepat?
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.
Kalau orang benar berbalik dari kebenarannya dan melakukan kecurangan sehingga ia mati, ia harus mati karena kecurangan yang dilakukannya.
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.
Sebaliknya, kalau orang fasik bertobat dari kefasikan yang dilakukannya dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, ia akan menyelamatkan nyawanya.
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.
Ia insaf dan bertobat dari segala durhaka yang dibuatnya, ia pasti hidup, ia tidak akan mati.
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.
Tetapi kaum Israel berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Apakah tindakan-Ku yang tidak tepat, hai kaum Israel, ataukah tindakanmu yang tidak tepat?
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.
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 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?
Buangkanlah dari padamu segala durhaka yang kamu buat terhadap Aku dan perbaharuilah hatimu dan rohmu! Mengapakah kamu akan mati, hai kaum Israel?
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!”
Sebab Aku tidak berkenan kepada kematian seseorang yang harus ditanggungnya, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Oleh sebab itu, bertobatlah, supaya kamu hidup!"
