Ezekiel 18
1 Yahweh’s word came to me again, saying,
Y fue palabra de Jehová a mí, diciendo:
2 “What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
¿Qué habéis vosotros, vosotros que refranéais este refrán sobre la tierra de Israel, diciendo: Los padres comieron el agraz, y los dientes de los hijos tienen la dentera?
3 “As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
Vivo yo, dijo el Señor Jehová, que nunca más tendréis porque refranear este refrán en Israel.
4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die.
He aquí que todas las almas son mías: como el alma del padre, así el alma del hijo, mías son: el alma que pecare, esa morirá.
5 “But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
Y el hombre que fuere justo, e hiciere juicio y justicia:
6 and has not eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife, hasn’t come near a woman in her impurity,
Que no comiere sobre los montes, ni alzare sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, ni violare la mujer de su prójimo, ni llegare a la mujer en su mes,
7 and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
Ni oprimiere a ninguno: al deudor tornare su prenda, no robare robo, diere de su pan al hambriento, y cubriere al desnudo con vestido:
8 he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
No diere a logro, ni recibiere más de lo que hubiere dado: de la maldad retrajere su mano: juicio de verdad hiciere entre hombre y hombre:
9 has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live,” says the Lord Yahweh.
En mis ordenanzas caminare, y guardare mis derechos para hacer según verdad: este es justo: este vivirá, dijo el Señor Jehová.
10 “If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,
Y si engendrare hijo ladrón, derramador de sangre, o que haga alguna cosa de estas,
11 or who does not do any of those things but has eaten at the mountain shrines and defiled his neighbor’s wife,
Y que no haga todas las demás; antes comiere sobre los montes, o violare la mujer de su prójimo,
12 has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,
Al pobre, y menesteroso oprimiere, robare robos, o no tornare la prenda, o alzare sus ojos a los ídolos, o hiciere abominación,
13 has lent with interest, and has taken increase from the poor, shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood will be on him.
Diere a usura, y recibiere más de lo que dio, ¿este vivirá? No vivirá. ¿Todas estas abominaciones hizo? muerte morirá: su sangre será sobre él.
14 “Now, behold, if he fathers a son who sees all his father’s sins which he has done, and fears, and doesn’t do likewise,
Y si engendrare hijo, el cual viere todos los pecados que su padre hizo, y viéndolos, no hiciere como ellos:
15 who hasn’t eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife,
No comiere sobre los montes, ni alzare sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel: la mujer de su prójimo no violare,
16 hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
Ni oprimiere a nadie: la prenda no empeñare, ni robare robos: al hambriento diere de su pan, y cubriere de vestido al desnudo:
17 who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who hasn’t received interest or increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father. He shall surely live.
Apartare su mano del pobre: usura, ni más de lo que dio, no recibiere, hiciere según mis derechos, anduviere en mis ordenanzas: este no morirá por la maldad de su padre: viviendo vivirá.
18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he will die in his iniquity.
Su padre, por cuanto hizo agravio, robó robo del hermano, e hizo en medio de su pueblo lo que no es bueno, he aquí que él morirá por su maldad.
19 “Yet you say, ‘Why doesn’t the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he will surely live.
Y si dijereis: ¿Por qué el hijo no llevará por el pecado de su padre? Porque el hijo hizo juicio y justicia, guardó todas mis ordenanzas, e hizo según ellas: viviendo vivirá.
20 The soul who sins, he shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
El alma que pecare, esa morirá: el hijo no llevará por el pecado del padre, ni el padre llevará por el pecado del hijo: la justicia del justo será sobre él, y la impiedad del impío será sobre él.
21 “But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
Mas el impío, si se apartare de todos sus pecados que hizo, y guardare todas mis ordenanzas, e hiciere juicio y justicia, viviendo vivirá: no morirá.
22 None of his transgressions that he has committed will be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done, he shall live.
Todas sus rebeliones que cometió, no le vendrán en memoria: por su justicia que hizo vivirá.
23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” says the Lord Yahweh, “and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
¿Quiero yo la muerte del impío? dijo el Señor Jehová. ¿No vivirá, si se apartare de sus caminos?
24 “But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, should he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done will be remembered. In his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.
Mas si el justo se apartare de su justicia, e hiciere maldad, e hiciere conforme a todas las abominaciones, que el impío hizo, ¿vivirá él? Todas las justicias que hizo no vendrán en memoria: por su rebelión con que rebeló, y por su pecado que pecó, por ellos morirá.
25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?
Y si dijereis: No es derecho el camino del Señor. Oíd ahora casa de Israel: ¿No es derecho mi camino? ¿No son antes torcidos vuestros caminos?
26 When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in it, then he dies in his iniquity that he has done.
Apartándose el justo de su justicia, y haciendo iniquidad, él morirá por ello: por su iniquidad que hizo, morirá.
27 Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he will save his soul alive.
Y apartándose el impío de su impiedad que hizo, y haciendo juicio y justicia, hará vivir su alma.
28 Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
Porque miró, y apartóse de todas sus rebeliones que hizo, viviendo vivirá, no morirá.
29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ House of Israel, aren’t my ways fair? Aren’t your ways unfair?
Y si dijeren los de la casa de Israel: No es derecho el camino del Señor. ¿No son derechos mis caminos, casa de Israel? Cierto vuestros caminos no son derechos.
30 “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity will not be your ruin.
Por tanto yo os juzgaré a cada uno según sus caminos, o! casa de Israel, dijo el Señor Jehová. Convertíos, y hacéd convertir de todas vuestras iniquidades; y no os será la iniquidad causa de ruina.
31 Cast away from you all your transgressions in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, house of Israel?
Echád de vosotros todas vuestras iniquidades con que habéis rebelado, y hacéos corazón nuevo, y espíritu nuevo. ¿Y por qué moriréis, casa de Israel?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!
Que no quiero la muerte del que muere, dijo el Señor Jehová: hacéd pues convertir, y viviréis.
