Yehezkiel 18
1 Maka datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
2 "Ada apa dengan kamu, sehingga kamu mengucapkan kata sindiran ini di tanah Israel: Ayah-ayah makan buah mentah dan gigi anak-anaknya menjadi ngilu?
“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 Demi Aku yang hidup, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH, kamu tidak akan mengucapkan kata sindiran ini lagi di Israel.
[As] I live,” a declaration of Lord YHWH, “You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel.
4 Sungguh, semua jiwa Aku punya! Baik jiwa ayah maupun jiwa anak Aku punya! Dan orang yang berbuat dosa, itu yang harus mati.
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 Kalau seseorang adalah orang benar dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran,
And a man, when he is righteous, And has done judgment and righteousness,
6 dan ia tidak makan daging persembahan di atas gunung atau tidak melihat kepada berhala-berhala kaum Israel, tidak mencemari isteri sesamanya dan tidak menghampiri perempuan waktu bercemar kain,
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 tidak menindas orang lain, ia mengembalikan gadaian orang, tidak merampas apa-apa, memberi makan orang lapar, memberi pakaian kepada orang telanjang,
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 tidak memungut bunga uang atau mengambil riba, menjauhkan diri dari kecurangan, melakukan hukum yang benar di antara manusia dengan manusia,
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 hidup menurut ketetapan-Ku dan tetap mengikuti peraturan-Ku dengan berlaku setia--ialah orang benar, dan ia pasti hidup, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH.
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 Tetapi kalau ia melahirkan seorang anak yang menjadi perampok, dan yang suka menumpahkan darah atau melakukan salah satu dari hal-hal itu
“And he has begotten a son, A burglar—a shedder of blood, And he has made a brother of one of these,
11 --walaupun ayah tidak melakukan satupun--juga makan daging persembahan di atas gunung dan mencemari isteri sesamanya,
And he has not done all those, For he has even eaten on the mountains, And he has defiled his neighbor’s wife,
12 menindas orang sengsara dan miskin, merampas, tidak mengembalikan gadaian orang, melihat kepada berhala-berhala dan melakukan kekejian,
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 memungut bunga uang dan mengambil riba, orang yang demikian tidak akan hidup. Segala kekejian ini dilakukannya, ia harus mati; darahnya tertimpa kepadanya sendiri.
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 Sesungguhnya, kalau ia melahirkan seorang anak dan anak ini melihat segala dosa yang dilakukan ayahnya, tetapi menginsafi hal itu, sehingga tidak melakukan seperti itu:
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 ia tidak makan daging persembahan di atas gunung dan tidak melihat kepada berhala-berhala kaum Israel, tidak mencemari isteri sesamanya,
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 tidak menindas orang lain, tidak mau meminta gadai, tidak merampas apa-apa, memberi makan orang lapar, memberi pakaian kepada orang telanjang,
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 menjauhkan diri dari kecurangan, tidak mengambil bunga uang atau riba, melakukan peraturan-Ku dan hidup menurut ketetapan-Ku--orang yang demikian tidak akan mati karena kesalahan ayahnya, ia pasti hidup.
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 Ayahnya, yang melakukan pemerasan, yang merampas sesuatu, dan yang melakukan hal-hal yang tidak baik di tengah-tengah bangsanya, sungguh, ia akan mati karena kesalahannya.
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 Tetapi kamu berkata: Mengapa anak tidak turut menanggung kesalahan ayahnya? --Karena anak itu melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, melakukan semua ketetapan-Ku dengan setia, maka ia pasti hidup.
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 Orang yang berbuat dosa, itu yang harus mati. Anak tidak akan turut menanggung kesalahan ayahnya dan ayah tidak akan turut menanggung kesalahan anaknya. Orang benar akan menerima berkat kebenarannya, dan kefasikan orang fasik akan tertanggung atasnya.
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 Tetapi jikalau orang fasik bertobat dari segala dosa yang dilakukannya dan berpegang pada segala ketetapan-Ku serta melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, ia pasti hidup, ia tidak akan mati.
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 Segala durhaka yang dibuatnya tidak akan diingat-ingat lagi terhadap dia; ia akan hidup karena kebenaran yang dilakukannya.
All his transgressions that he has done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he has done he lives.
23 Apakah Aku berkenan kepada kematian orang fasik? demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Bukankah kepada pertobatannya supaya ia hidup?
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 Jikalau orang benar berbalik dari kebenarannya dan melakukan kecurangan seperti segala kekejian yang dilakukan oleh orang fasik--apakah ia akan hidup? Segala kebenaran yang dilakukannya tidak akan diingat-ingat lagi. Ia harus mati karena ia berobah setia dan karena dosa yang dilakukannya.
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 Tetapi kamu berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Dengarlah dulu, hai kaum Israel, apakah tindakan-Ku yang tidak tepat ataukah tindakanmu yang tidak tepat?
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 Kalau orang benar berbalik dari kebenarannya dan melakukan kecurangan sehingga ia mati, ia harus mati karena kecurangan yang dilakukannya.
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 Sebaliknya, kalau orang fasik bertobat dari kefasikan yang dilakukannya dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, ia akan menyelamatkan nyawanya.
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 Ia insaf dan bertobat dari segala durhaka yang dibuatnya, ia pasti hidup, ia tidak akan mati.
And he sees and turns back, From all his transgressions that he has done, He surely lives, he does not die,
29 Tetapi kaum Israel berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Apakah tindakan-Ku yang tidak tepat, hai kaum Israel, ataukah tindakanmu yang tidak tepat?
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 Oleh karena itu Aku akan menghukum kamu masing-masing menurut tindakannya, hai kaum Israel, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Bertobatlah dan berpalinglah dari segala durhakamu, supaya itu jangan bagimu menjadi batu sandungan, yang menjatuhkan kamu ke dalam kesalahan.
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 Buangkanlah dari padamu segala durhaka yang kamu buat terhadap Aku dan perbaharuilah hatimu dan rohmu! Mengapakah kamu akan mati, hai kaum Israel?
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 Sebab Aku tidak berkenan kepada kematian seseorang yang harus ditanggungnya, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Oleh sebab itu, bertobatlah, supaya kamu hidup!"
For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Therefore turn back and live!”
