Ezekiel 18
1 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
La palabra de Yahvé vino de nuevo a mí, diciendo:
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'?
“¿Qué quieres decir, que usas este proverbio sobre la tierra de Israel, diciendo, Los padres han comido uvas agrias, y los dientes de los niños se ponen de punta’?
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.
“Vivo yo — dice el Señor Yahvé — que no usaréis más este proverbio en 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!
He aquí que todas las almas son mías; como el alma del padre, también el alma del hijo es mía. El alma que peca, morirá.
5 What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness—
“Pero si un hombre es justo, y hace lo que es lícito y correcto,
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?
y no ha comido en las montañas, no ha alzado sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, no ha profanado a la mujer de su vecino, no se ha acercado a una mujer en su impureza,
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?
y no ha perjudicado a ninguno, sino que ha devuelto al deudor su prenda, no ha tomado nada por robo, ha dado su pan a los hambrientos, y ha cubierto al desnudo con un manto;
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.
el que no les ha prestado con intereses, no ha tomado ningún aumento de ellos, que ha retirado su mano de la iniquidad, ha ejecutado la verdadera justicia entre el hombre y el hombre,
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.
ha caminado en mis estatutos, y ha guardado mis ordenanzas, para tratar de verdad; es justo, vivirá ciertamente”, dice el Señor Yahvé.
10 But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,
“Si engendra un hijo que es un ladrón que derrama sangre, y que hace cualquiera de estas cosas,
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?
o que no hace ninguna de esas cosas pero ha comido en los santuarios de la montaña y profanó a la mujer de su vecino,
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,
ha perjudicado a los pobres y necesitados, ha tomado por robo, no ha restaurado el compromiso, y ha levantado sus ojos hacia los ídolos, ha cometido una abominación,
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.
ha prestado con interés, y ha tomado el aumento de los pobres, ¿vivirá entonces? No vivirá. Ha hecho todas estas abominaciones. Seguramente morirá. Su sangre estará sobre él.
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.
“Ahora bien, si el padre engendra un hijo que ve todos los pecados de su padre que ha hecho, y teme, y no hace lo mismo,
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?
que no ha comido en las montañas, no ha alzado sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, no ha profanado a la mujer de su vecino,
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.
no ha perjudicado a ninguno, no ha tomado nada para comprometerse, no ha tomado por robo, sino que ha dado su pan a los hambrientos, y ha cubierto al desnudo con un manto;
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!
que ha retirado su mano de los pobres, que no ha recibido interés o aumento, ha ejecutado mis ordenanzas, ha caminado en mis estatutos; no morirá por la iniquidad de su padre. Ciertamente vivirá.
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.
En cuanto a su padre, porque oprimió cruelmente, robó a su hermano e hizo lo que no es bueno entre su pueblo, he aquí que morirá por su iniquidad.
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!
“Sin embargo, ustedes dicen: ‘¿Por qué el hijo no carga con la iniquidad del padre? Cuando el hijo haya hecho lo que es lícito y correcto, y haya guardado todos mis estatutos y los haya cumplido, vivirá ciertamente.
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.
El alma que peca, morirá. El hijo no llevará la iniquidad del padre, ni el padre llevará la iniquidad del hijo. La justicia del justo recaerá sobre él, y la maldad del impío recaerá sobre él.
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.
“Pero si el impío se aparta de todos sus pecados que ha cometido, y guarda todos mis estatutos, y hace lo que es lícito y correcto, ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
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.
Ninguna de sus transgresiones que haya cometido será recordada contra él. En su justicia que ha hecho, vivirá.
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?
¿Acaso me agrada la muerte del impío?” dice el Señor Yahvé, “¿y no prefiero que se vuelva de su camino y viva?
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.
“Pero cuando el justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, y hace conforme a todas las abominaciones que hace el impío, ¿habrá de vivir? Ninguna de sus obras justas que haya hecho será recordada. En su transgresión que ha cometido, y en su pecado que ha cometido, en ellos morirá.
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?
“Sin embargo, ustedes dicen: ‘El camino del Señor no es igual’. Escuchad ahora, casa de Israel: ¿Acaso no es igual mi camino? ¿No son desiguales vuestros caminos?
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.
Cuando el justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, y muere en ella, entonces muere en su iniquidad que ha hecho.
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.
Asimismo, cuando el impío se aparta de su maldad que ha cometido, y hace lo que es lícito y justo, salvará su alma con vida.
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.
Porque considera, y se aparta de todas sus transgresiones que ha cometido, ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
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.
Pero la casa de Israel dice: “El camino del Señor no es justo”. Casa de Israel, ¿no son justos mis caminos? ¿No son justos tus caminos?
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.
“Por eso os juzgaré, casa de Israel, a cada uno según sus caminos”, dice el Señor Yahvé. “Volved, y convertíos de todas vuestras transgresiones, para que la iniquidad no sea vuestra ruina.
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?
Echad de vosotros todas vuestras transgresiones en las que habéis incurrido; y haceos un corazón nuevo y un espíritu nuevo. ¿Por qué moriréis, casa de 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!”
Porque no me agrada la muerte del que muere, dice el Señor Yahvé. “¡Por tanto, convertíos y vivid!
