Ezekiel 18
1 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
主の言葉がわたしに臨んだ、
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'?
「あなたがたがイスラエルの地について、このことわざを用い、『父たちが、酢いぶどうを食べたので子供たちの歯がうく』というのはどんなわけか。
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.
主なる神は言われる、わたしは生きている、あなたがたは再びイスラエルでこのことわざを用いることはない。
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!
見よ、すべての魂はわたしのものである。父の魂も子の魂もわたしのものである。罪を犯した魂は必ず死ぬ。
5 What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness—
人がもし正しくあって、公道と正義とを行い、
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?
山の上で食事をせず、また目をあげてイスラエルの家の偶像を仰がず、隣り人の妻を犯さず、汚れの時にある女に近づかず、
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?
だれをもしえたげず、質物を返し、決して奪わず、食物を飢えた者に与え、裸の者に衣服を着せ、
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.
利息や高利をとって貸さず、手をひいて悪を行わず、人と人との間に真実のさばきを行い、
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.
わたしの定めに歩み、わたしのおきてを忠実に守るならば、彼は正しい人である。彼は必ず生きることができると、主なる神は言われる。
10 But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,
しかし彼が子を生み、その子が荒い者で、人の血を流し、これらの義務の一つをも行わず、
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?
かえって山の上で食事をし、隣り人の妻を犯し、
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,
乏しい者や貧しい者をしえたげ、物を奪い、質物を返さず、目をあげて偶像を仰ぎ、憎むべき事をおこない、
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.
利息や高利をとって貸すならば、その子は生きるであろうか。彼は生きることはできない。彼はこれらの憎むべき事をしたので、必ず死に、その血は彼自身に帰する。
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.
しかし彼が子を生み、その子が父の行ったすべての罪を見て、恐れ、そのようなことを行わず、
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?
山の上で食事せず、目をあげてイスラエルの家の偶像を仰がず、隣り人の妻を犯さず、
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.
だれをもしえたげず、質物をひき留めず、物を奪わず、かえって自分の食物を飢えた者に与え、裸の者に衣服を着せ、
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!
その手をひいて悪を行わず、利息や高利をとらず、わたしのおきてを行い、わたしの定めに歩むならば、彼はその父の悪のために死なず、必ず生きる。
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.
しかしその父は人をかすめ、その兄弟の物を奪い、その民の中で良くない事を行ったゆえ、見よ、彼はその悪のために死ぬ。
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!
しかしあなたがたは、『なぜ、子は父の悪を負わないのか』と言う。子は公道と正義とを行い、わたしのすべての定めを守っておこなったので、必ず生きるのである。
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.
罪を犯す魂は死ぬ。子は父の悪を負わない。父は子の悪を負わない。義人の義はその人に帰し、悪人の悪はその人に帰する。
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.
しかし、悪人がもしその行ったもろもろの罪を離れ、わたしのすべての定めを守り、公道と正義とを行うならば、彼は必ず生きる。死ぬことはない。
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.
その犯したもろもろのとがは、彼に対して覚えられない。彼はそのなした正しい事のために生きる。
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?
主なる神は言われる、わたしは悪人の死を好むであろうか。むしろ彼がそのおこないを離れて生きることを好んでいるではないか。
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.
しかし義人がもしその義を離れて悪を行い、悪人のなすもろもろの憎むべき事を行うならば、生きるであろうか。彼が行ったもろもろの正しい事は覚えられない。彼はその犯したとがと、その犯した罪とのために死ぬ。
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?
しかしあなたがたは、『主のおこないは正しくない』と言う。イスラエルの家よ、聞け。わたしのおこないは正しくないのか。正しくないのは、あなたがたのおこないではないか。
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.
義人がその義を離れて悪を行い、そのために死ぬならば、彼は自分の行った悪のために死ぬのである。
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.
しかし悪人がその行った悪を離れて、公道と正義とを行うならば、彼は自分の命を救うことができる。
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.
彼は省みて、その犯したすべてのとがを離れたのだから必ず生きる。死ぬことはない。
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.
しかしイスラエルの家は『主のおこないは正しくない』と言う。イスラエルの家よ、わたしのおこないは、はたして正しくないのか。正しくないのは、あなたがたのおこないではないか。
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.
それゆえ、イスラエルの家よ、わたしはあなたがたを、おのおのそのおこないに従ってさばくと、主なる神は言われる。悔い改めて、あなたがたのすべてのとがを離れよ。さもないと悪はあなたがたを滅ぼす。
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?
あなたがたがわたしに対しておこなったすべてのとがを捨て去り、新しい心と、新しい霊とを得よ。イスラエルの家よ、あなたがたはどうして死んでよかろうか。
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!”
わたしは何人との死をも喜ばないのであると、主なる神は言われる。それゆえ、あなたがたは翻って生きよ」。
