Yehezkiel 18
1 Maka datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:
The word of the LORD came to me again, 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 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?'
3 Demi Aku yang hidup, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH, kamu tidak akan mengucapkan kata sindiran ini lagi di Israel.
As I live, says the LORD, you shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb 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.
Look, 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.
5 Kalau seseorang adalah orang benar dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran,
"But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
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,
and has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor's wife, neither has come near to a woman in her impurity,
7 tidak menindas orang lain, ia mengembalikan gadaian orang, tidak merampas apa-apa, memberi makan orang lapar, memberi pakaian kepada orang telanjang,
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;
8 tidak memungut bunga uang atau mengambil riba, menjauhkan diri dari kecurangan, melakukan hukum yang benar di antara manusia dengan manusia,
he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,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.
has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live," says the LORD.
10 Tetapi kalau ia melahirkan seorang anak yang menjadi perampok, dan yang suka menumpahkan darah atau melakukan salah satu dari hal-hal itu
"If he fathers a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,
11 --walaupun ayah tidak melakukan satupun--juga makan daging persembahan di atas gunung dan mencemari isteri sesamanya,
and who does not any of those duties, but even has eaten on the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,
12 menindas orang sengsara dan miskin, merampas, tidak mengembalikan gadaian orang, melihat kepada berhala-berhala dan melakukan kekejian,
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,
13 memungut bunga uang dan mengambil riba, orang yang demikian tidak akan hidup. Segala kekejian ini dilakukannya, ia harus mati; darahnya tertimpa kepadanya sendiri.
has given forth on interest, and has taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be 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:
"Now, look, if he fathers a son, who sees all his father's sins, which he has done, and fears, and does not such like;
15 ia tidak makan daging persembahan di atas gunung dan tidak melihat kepada berhala-berhala kaum Israel, tidak mencemari isteri sesamanya,
who has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, 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,
neither has wronged any, has not taken anything to pledge, neither has taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has 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.
who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who has not received interest nor increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
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.
As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, look, he shall die 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.
"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 shall surely live.
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 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.
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.
"But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
22 Segala durhaka yang dibuatnya tidak akan diingat-ingat lagi terhadap dia; ia akan hidup karena kebenaran yang dilakukannya.
None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
23 Apakah Aku berkenan kepada kematian orang fasik? demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Bukankah kepada pertobatannya supaya ia hidup?
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?" says the LORD; "and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
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.
But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them shall he die.
25 Tetapi kamu berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Dengarlah dulu, hai kaum Israel, apakah tindakan-Ku yang tidak tepat ataukah tindakanmu yang tidak tepat?
"'Yet you say, "The way of the LORD is not just." Hear now, house of Israel: "Is my way not just? Aren't your ways unjust?"
26 Kalau orang benar berbalik dari kebenarannya dan melakukan kecurangan sehingga ia mati, ia harus mati karena kecurangan yang dilakukannya.
When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in it; in his iniquity that he has done shall he die.
27 Sebaliknya, kalau orang fasik bertobat dari kefasikan yang dilakukannya dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, ia akan menyelamatkan nyawanya.
Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
28 Ia insaf dan bertobat dari segala durhaka yang dibuatnya, ia pasti hidup, ia tidak akan mati.
Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall 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?
Yet the house of Israel says, "The way of the LORD is not just." "House of Israel, aren't my ways just? Aren't your ways unjust?"
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 will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,' says the LORD. 'Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
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 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?
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 him who dies,' says the LORD: 'therefore turn yourselves, and live.'"
