Hezekiel 18
1 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam.
and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say
2 “Nya ka gblɔm amewo le ne wodo lo sia tso Israel ŋu be, “‘Fofowo ɖu waintsetse gbogbowo, eye aɖu nyɔ wo viwo?’”
what? to/for you you(m. p.) to use a proverb [obj] [the] proverb [the] this upon land: soil Israel to/for to say father to eat unripe grape and tooth [the] son: child (be blunt *LA(bh)*)
3 “Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ be, ‘Zi ale si mele agbe la, miagado lo sia le Israel o.
alive I utterance Lord YHWH/God if: surely no to be to/for you still to use a proverb [the] proverb [the] this in/on/with Israel
4 Elabena luʋɔ ɖe sia ɖe nye tɔnye, fofo kple vi, wo ame eveawo siaa nye tɔnye. Luʋɔ si wɔ nu vɔ̃ lae aku!’
look! all [the] soul to/for me they(fem.) like/as soul [the] father and like/as soul [the] son: child to/for me they(fem.) [the] soul [the] to sin he/she/it to die
5 “Le kpɔɖeŋu me, ne ame dzɔdzɔe aɖe li, si wɔa nu dzɔdzɔe, eye wole eteƒe
and man: anyone for to be righteous and to make: do justice and righteousness
6 Meɖua nu le nuxeƒewo, le tawo dzi loo alo kpɔa Israel ƒe aƒe ƒe legbawo dzi ɖa o. Medɔa nɔvia srɔ̃ gbɔ o. Alo dɔa nyɔnu gbɔ ne ekpɔ dzinu o.
to(wards) [the] mountain: mount not to eat and eye his not to lift: look to(wards) idol house: household Israel and [obj] woman: wife neighbor his not to defile and to(wards) woman impurity not to present: come
7 Metea ame aɖeke ɖe to o. Ke egbugbɔa awɔbanu si wòxɔ ɖe fe nu la na nutɔ. Medaa adzo ame o, ke boŋ enaa eƒe nuɖuɖu dɔwuitɔ, eye wònaa nutata amamanɔla.
and man: anyone not to oppress pledge his debtor to return: rescue violence not to plunder food: bread his to/for hungry to give: give and naked to cover garment
8 Medoa ga, xɔa deme ɖe edzi o, alo baa ame o. Eɖea eƒe asi ɖa le nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ me, eye wòdrɔ̃a ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe le ame kple ehavi dome.
in/on/with interest not to give: give and increment not to take: take from injustice to return: turn back hand his justice truth: true to make: do between man to/for man
9 Ezɔna ɖe nye ɖoɖowo nu, eye wòwɔa nye seawo dzi nyateƒetɔe. Ame ma nye ame dzɔdzɔe, eye wòanɔ agbe godoo.” Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
in/on/with statute my to go: walk and justice: judgement my to keep: obey to/for to make: do truth: faithful righteous he/she/it to live to live utterance Lord YHWH/God
10 “Le kpɔɖeŋu me, ne viŋutsu sẽŋuta aɖe le esi, ame si kɔa ʋu ɖi, eye wòwɔa nu vɔ̃ bubu siawo dometɔ aɖe,
and to beget son: child violent to pour: kill blood and to make: do ah! from one from these
11 togbɔ be fofoa ya mewɔa nu vɔ̃ siawo dometɔ aɖeke o hã. Eɖua nu le nuxeƒewo le towo dzi, Edɔna kple nɔvia srɔ̃.
and he/she/it [obj] all these not to make: do for also to(wards) [the] mountain: mount to eat and [obj] woman: wife neighbor his to defile
12 “Etea ame dahewo kple hiãtɔwo ɖe to. Edaa adzo ame. Megbugbɔa awɔbanu na nutɔ o. Ekpɔa legbawo dzi ɖa. Ewɔa ŋukpenanuwo.
afflicted and needy to oppress violence to plunder pledge not to return: rescue and to(wards) [the] idol to lift: look eye his abomination to make
13 Edoa ga, xɔa deme ɖe edzi, eye wòbaa ame. Ame sia tɔgbi anɔ agbea? Manɔ agbe o. Esi wòwɔ ŋunyɔnu siawo katã ta la, woawui godoo, eye eƒe ʋu anɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe ta dzi.
in/on/with interest to give: give and increment to take: take and to live not to live [obj] all [the] abomination [the] these to make: do to die to die blood his in/on/with him to be
14 “Ke ne viŋutsu sia dzi viŋutsu, ame si kpɔa nu vɔ̃ siwo katã fofoa wɔna, gake togbɔ be ekpɔ fofoa ƒe nu vɔ̃wo hã la, mewɔa nu vɔ̃ ma tɔgbiwo o.
and behold to beget son: child and to see: see [obj] all sin father his which to make: do and to see: see and not to make: do like/as them
15 “Meɖua nu le nuxeƒewo, le towo dzi o, alo kpɔa Israel ƒe aƒe ƒe legbawo dzi ɖa o. Medɔa ehavi srɔ̃ gbɔ o.
upon [the] mountain: mount not to eat and eye his not to lift: look to(wards) idol house: household Israel [obj] woman: wife neighbor his not to defile
16 Metea ame aɖeke ɖe to o, eye mexɔa awɔbanu hafi doa ga na ame o. Medaa adzo ame o, ke boŋ enaa eƒe nuɖuɖu dɔwuitɔwo, eye wònaa nutata amamanɔlawo.
and man: anyone not to oppress pledge not to pledge and violence not to plunder food: bread his to/for hungry to give: give and naked to cover garment
17 Eɖea eƒe asi ɖa le nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ me, eye mexɔa deme alo baa ame o. Ewɔa nye sewo dzi, eye wòzɔna ɖe nye ɖoɖowo nu. Maku ɖe fofoa ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta o; anɔ agbe godoo.
from afflicted to return: turn back hand his interest and increment not to take: take justice: judgement my to make: do in/on/with statute my to go: walk he/she/it not to die in/on/with iniquity: crime father his to live to live
18 Ke fofoa ya aku ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta, elabena exɔa nu sesẽtɔe le ame si, daa adzo nɔvia, eye wòwɔa nu si gblẽ la le eƒe amewo dome.
father his for to oppress oppression to plunder robbery brother: male-sibling and which not pleasant to make: do in/on/with midst kinsman his and behold to die in/on/with iniquity: crime his
19 “Ke miebia be, ‘Nu ka ta viŋutsu maxɔ fofoa ƒe nu vɔ̃ ƒe akpa aɖe o?’ Esi viŋutsu la wɔ nu si le dzɔdzɔe, henyo, eye wòkpɔ egbɔ be yelé nye ɖoɖowo katã me ɖe asi ta la, anɔ agbe godoo.
and to say why? not to lift: guilt [the] son: child in/on/with iniquity: crime [the] father and [the] son: child justice and righteousness to make: do [obj] all statute my to keep: careful and to make: do [obj] them to live to live
20 Luʋɔ si wɔ nu vɔ̃ lae aku. Viŋutsu la maxɔ fofoa ƒe nu vɔ̃ ƒe akpa aɖeke o. Woatsɔ ame dzɔdzɔe ƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye ana eya ŋutɔ, eye woatsɔ ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nu vɔ̃ɖiwo wɔwɔ nɛ.
[the] soul [the] to sin he/she/it to die son: child not to lift: guilt in/on/with iniquity: crime [the] father and father not to lift: guilt in/on/with iniquity: crime [the] son: child righteousness [the] righteous upon him to be and wickedness ([the] wicked *Q(K)*) upon him to be
21 “Ke ne ame vɔ̃ɖi aɖe ɖe asi le nu vɔ̃ siwo katã wòwɔ la ŋuti, eye wòlé nye ɖoɖowo katã me ɖe asi, eye wòwɔ nu si dzɔ, henyo la, anɔ agbe godoo; maku o.
and [the] wicked for to return: repent from all (sin his *Q(K)*) which to make and to keep: obey [obj] all (statute my *LAB(h)*) and to make: do justice and righteousness to live to live not to die
22 Womagaɖo ŋku nu vɔ̃ siwo wòwɔ la dometɔ aɖeke dzi ɖe eŋu o. Le nu nyui siwo wòwɔ ta la, anɔ agbe.
all transgression his which to make not to remember to/for him in/on/with righteousness his which to make: do to live
23 Ɖe mekpɔa dzidzɔ le ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe ku ŋutia? Ke boŋ ɖe nyemekpɔa dzidzɔ ne wotrɔ tso woƒe mɔ vɔ̃wo dzi henɔ agbe nyui oa?” Nenemae Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ.
to delight in to delight in death wicked utterance Lord YHWH/God not in/on/with to return: repent he from way: conduct his and to live
24 “Ke ne ame dzɔdzɔe aɖe ɖe asi le eƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye ŋu, eye wòwɔ nu vɔ̃ kple ŋukpenanu siwo ame vɔ̃ɖiwo wɔna la, ɖe wòanɔ agbea? Womagaɖo ŋku nu dzɔdzɔe siwo wòwɔ la dometɔ aɖeke dzi o. Le nuteƒe si mewɔ o kple nu vɔ̃ siwo wòwɔ ta la, aku.
and in/on/with to return: repent righteous from righteousness his and to make: do injustice like/as all [the] abomination which to make: do [the] wicked to make: do and to live all (righteousness his *Q(K)*) which to make: do not to remember in/on/with unfaithfulness his which be unfaithful and in/on/with sin his which to sin in/on/with them to die
25 “Ke miegblɔna be, ‘Aƒetɔ la ƒe mɔ mele eteƒe o.’” See, O! Israel ƒe aƒe. Ɖe nye mɔ mele eteƒe oa? Menye miawo boŋ ƒe mɔwoe mele eteƒe oa?
and to say not to measure way: conduct Lord to hear: hear please house: household Israel way: conduct my not to measure not way: conduct your not to measure
26 Ne ame dzɔdzɔe aɖe ɖe asi le eƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye ŋu, eye wòwɔ nu vɔ̃ la, aku le eta. Le nu vɔ̃ si wòwɔ ta la, aku.
in/on/with to return: repent righteous from righteousness his and to make: do injustice and to die upon them in/on/with injustice his which to make: do to die
27 Ke ne nu vɔ̃ wɔla aɖe ɖe asi le eƒe nu vɔ̃ siwo wòwɔ ŋu, eye wòwɔ nu si dzɔ, eye wònyo la, aɖe eƒe agbe.
and in/on/with to return: repent wicked from wickedness his which to make and to make: do justice and righteousness he/she/it [obj] soul: life his to live
28 Esi wòbu nu vɔ̃ siwo katã wòwɔ ŋu, eye wòɖe asi le eŋu ta la, anɔ agbe godoo; maku o.
and to see: examine (and to return: repent *Q(k)*) from all transgression his which to make to live to live not to die
29 Ke Israel ƒe aƒe le gbɔgblɔm be, “Aƒetɔ la ƒe mɔ mele eteƒe o?” Menye miawo ƒe mɔwo boŋue mele eteƒe oa?
and to say house: household Israel not to measure way: conduct Lord way: conduct my not to measure house: household Israel not way: conduct your not to measure
30 Eya ta Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔ be, “O! Israel ƒe aƒe, esia ta madrɔ̃ ʋɔnu mi, ame sia ame ɖe eƒe mɔwo nu. Mitrɔ dzi me! Miɖe asi le miaƒe dzidadawo katã ŋuti, ekema nu vɔ̃ manye miaƒe anyidzedze o.
to/for so man: anyone like/as way: conduct his to judge [obj] you house: household Israel utterance Lord YHWH/God to return: return and to return: repent from all transgression your and not to be to/for you to/for stumbling iniquity: crime
31 Miɖe miaƒe nu vɔ̃ siwo katã miewɔ la ɖa le mia ɖokuiwo ŋu, eye miaxɔ dzi yeye aɖe kple gbɔgbɔ yeye aɖe. Nu ka ta miaku, O! Israel ƒe aƒe?
to throw from upon you [obj] all transgression your which to transgress in/on/with them and to make to/for you heart new and spirit new and to/for what? to die house: household Israel
32 Elabena nyemekpɔa dzidzɔ le ame aɖeke ƒe ku ŋuti o. Mitrɔ dzi me ne mianɔ agbe. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
for not to delight in in/on/with death [the] to die utterance Lord YHWH/God and to return: repent and to live
