Ezekyèl 18
1 Pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
2 “Kisa sa vle di lè ou sèvi pwovèb sa a konsènan peyi Israël e di: ‘Papa yo manje rezen si yo, epi dan timoun yo va kanpe apik’?
“What [is it] to you [that] you are using this allegory Concerning the ground of Israel, saying, Fathers eat unripe fruit, And the sons’ teeth are blunted?
3 “Jan Mwen viv la”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “nou p ap itilize pwovèb sa a an Israël ankò.
[As] I live,” a declaration of Lord YHWH, “You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel.
4 Gade byen, tout nanm yo se pa M yo ye. Nanm a papa a ansanm ak nanm a fis la se pa M. Nanm ki peche a, se li k ap mouri.
Behold, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son—they are Mine, The soul that is sinning—it dies.
5 “Men si yon nonm dwat e li aji ak jistis ak ladwati,
And a man, when he is righteous, And has done judgment and righteousness,
6 pou l pa manje nan lotèl mòn yo, ni leve zye li vè zidòl lakay Israël yo, ni souye ak madanm vwazen li, ni pwoche yon fanm pandan lè règ li—
He has not eaten on the mountains, And has not lifted up his eyes To idols of the house of Israel, And did not defile his neighbor’s wife, And did not come near to a separated woman,
7 Si yon nonm pa oprime okenn moun, men remèt a sila ki te prete li sa li te pwomèt, epi pa fè vòl, men bay pen li a sila ki grangou e kouvri moun toutouni ak rad,
He does not oppress a man, He returns his pledge to the debtor, He does not take away plunder, He gives his bread to the hungry, And covers the naked with a garment,
8 si li pa prete moun lajan ak enterè, ni pran plis, si li gade men l pou l pa fè inikite, e egzekite yon vrè jistis antre moun ak moun,
He does not give in usury, and does not take increase, He turns back his hand from perversity, He does true judgment between man and man.
9 si li mache nan règleman Mwen yo, ak lòd Mwen yo pou l aji ak fidelite; li se yon moun dwat, e anverite, li va viv,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a.
He walks in My statutes, And he has kept My judgments—to deal truly, He [is] righteous—he surely lives,” A declaration of Lord YHWH.
10 “Alò, li kapab gen yon fis ki volè, ki vèse san, e ki fè nenpòt nan bagay sa yo,
“And he has begotten a son, A burglar—a shedder of blood, And he has made a brother of one of these,
11 o malgre li pa t fè okenn nan bagay sa yo, men li konn manje kote lotèl mòn yo e souye ak madanm a vwazen li,
And he has not done all those, For he has even eaten on the mountains, And he has defiled his neighbor’s wife,
12 Oprime malere ak endijan, te fè vòl desepsyon an, pa remèt sa li pwomèt, epi te leve zye li a zidòl, te komèt abominasyon,
He has oppressed the afflicted and needy, He has taken away plunder violently, He does not return a pledge, And he has lifted up his eyes to the idols, He has done abomination!
13 te prete lajan sou enterè pou l pran benefis sou malere; èske l ap viv? Li p ap viv! Li te komèt tout abominasyon sila yo; anverite, li va mouri. San li va tonbe sou pwòp tèt li.
He has given in usury, and taken increase, And he lives? He does not live, He has done all these abominations, He surely dies, his blood is on him.
14 “Alò, gade byen, si li gen yon fis ki te wè tout peche papa l te komèt, e lè l wè sa, li fè lakrent pou l pa fè menm jan.
And—behold, he has begotten a son, And he sees all the sins of his father, That he has done, and he fears, And does not do like them,
15 “Li pa manje nan lotèl mòn yo ni leve zye li a zidòl lakay Israël yo, ni souye ak madanm vwazen li,
He has not eaten on the mountains, And he has not lifted up his eyes To idols of the house of Israel, He has not defiled his neighbor’s wife,
16 Ni oprime okenn moun, ni refize remèt sa li te pwomèt pou l te fè, ni pa vòlè, men li bay pen li a moun grangou yo e kouvri sila ki toutouni yo ak rad,
He has not oppressed a man, He has not bound a pledge, And he has not taken away plunder, He has given his bread to the hungry, And he covered the naked with a garment,
17 Li retire men li sou malere a, li pa egzije enterè, ni pwofi, men li fè règleman Mwen yo e mache nan lòd mwen yo; li p ap mouri pou inikite a papa li. Anverite, li va viv.
He has turned back his hand from the afflicted, He has not taken usury and increase, He has done My judgments, He has walked in My statutes, He does not die for the iniquity of his father, He surely lives.
18 Alò, pou papa li, akoz li te pratike opresyon, te vòlè frè li, e te fè sa ki pa t bon pami pèp li a, gade byen, li va mouri nan inikite li a.
His father—because he used oppression, Violently plundered a brother, And did that which [is] not good in the midst of his people, And behold, he is dying in his iniquity.
19 “Malgre sa, ou di: ‘Poukisa fis la pa pote pinisyon pou inikite a papa li? Lè fis la pratike jistis ak ladwati, swiv tout lòd Mwen yo e fè yo, anverite, li va viv.
And you have said, Why has the son not borne of the iniquity of the father? And the son has done judgment and righteousness, He has kept all My statutes, And he does them, he surely lives.
20 Moun ki fè peche a va mouri. Fis la p ap pote pinisyon pou linikite a papa li, ni papa a p ap chaje ak pinisyon pou peche a fis la. Ladwati a moun ki dwat va sou pwòp tèt pa li e mechanste a mechan an va sou pwòp tèt li.
The soul that sins—it dies. A son does not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father does not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.
21 “Men si moun mechan an vire kite tout peche ke li te konn komèt yo pou vin swiv tout règleman Mwen yo, e pratike lajistis ak ladwati, anverite, li va viv, li p ap mouri.
And the wicked—when he turns back From all his sins that he has done, And he has kept all My statutes, And has done judgment and righteousness, He surely lives, he does not die.
22 Tout transgresyon ke li te konn komèt yo, p ap sonje ankò kont li. Akoz ladwati ke li te vin pratike a, li va viv.
All his transgressions that he has done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he has done he lives.
23 Èske Mwen pran plezi nan lanmò a mechan yo?” deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “pou M pa pito ke li ta vire kite chemen li an pou viv?”
Do I take pleasure [or] delight in the death of the wicked?” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Is it not in his turning back from his way—And he has lived?
24 “Men, lè yon nonm ladwati vire kite ladwati li a, komèt inikite e fè selon tout abominasyon ke yon nonm mechan konn fè, èske li va viv? Tout zèv ladwati ke li te konn fè yo, p ap sonje akoz trèt ke li te fè ak peche ke li te komèt la. Nan peche li ke li te peche a, li va mouri.
And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he has done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked has done, Does he then live? All his righteous deeds that he has done are not remembered, For his trespass that he has trespassed, And for his sin that he has sinned, For them he dies.
25 “Men nou di: ‘Wout Senyè pa dwat.’ Koute koulye a, O lakay Israël! Èske wout Mwen an pa dwat? Èske chemen Mwen pa nivo? Èske se pa chemen pa nou an ki pa nivo?
And you have said, The way of the Lord is not pondered. Now hear, O house of Israel, My way—is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?
26 Lè yon moun ladwati vire kite ladwati li, komèt inikite e mouri akoz li, pou inikite ke li te komèt la, li mouri nan inikite li te fè a.
In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he has done perversity, And he is dying by them, He dies for his perversity that he has done.
27 Ankò, lè yon nonm mechan vire kite mechanste ke li te komèt pou pratike lajistis ak ladwati, li va sove nanm li vivan.
And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he has done, And he does judgment and righteousness, He keeps his soul alive.
28 Akoz li te konsidere, e te vire kite tout transgresyon ke li te konn komèt yo, li va anverite viv. Li p ap mouri.
And he sees and turns back, From all his transgressions that he has done, He surely lives, he does not die,
29 Men lakay Israël ap di: ‘Wout Senyè a pa dwat.’ Èske wout Mwen yo pa dwat, O lakay Israël? Èske se pa wout pa ou yo ki pa dwat?
And the house of Israel has said, The way of the Lord is not pondered, My ways—are they not pondered? O house of Israel—are not your ways unpondered?
30 “Akoz sa a, Mwen va jije nou, O lakay Israël, chak moun selon kondwit li,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a. “Repanti e vire kite tout transgresyon nou yo, pou inikite sa a pa devni yon wòch chite ki pou fè nou tonbe.
Therefore, I judge each according to his ways, O house of Israel,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Turn back, indeed, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not for a stumbling-block to you,
31 Jete lwen nou tout transgresyon ke nou konn komèt yo, epi fè pou tèt nou yon kè tounèf avèk yon lespri tounèf! Paske poukisa ou ta mouri, O lakay Israël?
Cast away all your transgressions from over you, By which you have transgressed, And make a new heart and a new spirit for yourselves, And why do you die, O house of Israel?
32 Paske Mwen pa pran plezi nan lanmò a okenn moun ki mouri,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a. “Akoz sa, repanti pou viv.”
For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Therefore turn back and live!”
