エゼキエル書 18
1 主の言葉がわたしに臨んだ、
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 「あなたがたがイスラエルの地について、このことわざを用い、『父たちが、酢いぶどうを食べたので子供たちの歯がうく』というのはどんなわけか。
Son of man, what mean you by this parable among the children of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten unripe grapes, and the children's teeth have been set on edge?
3 主なる神は言われる、わたしは生きている、あなたがたは再びイスラエルでこのことわざを用いることはない。
[As] I live, says the Lord, surely this parable shall no more be spoken in Israel.
4 見よ、すべての魂はわたしのものである。父の魂も子の魂もわたしのものである。罪を犯した魂は必ず死ぬ。
For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.
5 人がもし正しくあって、公道と正義とを行い、
But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,
6 山の上で食事をせず、また目をあげてイスラエルの家の偶像を仰がず、隣り人の妻を犯さず、汚れの時にある女に近づかず、
who shall not eat upon the mountains, and shall not at all lift up his eyes to the devices of the house of Israel, and shall not defile his neighbor's wife, and shall not draw near to her that is removed,
7 だれをもしえたげず、質物を返し、決して奪わず、食物を飢えた者に与え、裸の者に衣服を着せ、
and shall not oppress any man, [but] shall return the pledge of the debtor, and shall be guilty of no plunder, shall give his bread to the hungry, and clothe the naked;
8 利息や高利をとって貸さず、手をひいて悪を行わず、人と人との間に真実のさばきを行い、
and shall not lend his money upon usury, and shall not receive usurious increase, and shall turn back his hand from injustice, shall execute righteous judgment between a man and his neighbor,
9 わたしの定めに歩み、わたしのおきてを忠実に守るならば、彼は正しい人である。彼は必ず生きることができると、主なる神は言われる。
and has walked in my commandments and kept mine ordinances, to do them; he is righteous, he shall surely live, says the Lord.
10 しかし彼が子を生み、その子が荒い者で、人の血を流し、これらの義務の一つをも行わず、
And if he beget a mischievous son, shedding blood and committing sins,
11 かえって山の上で食事をし、隣り人の妻を犯し、
who has not walked in the way of his righteous father, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and has defiled his neighbor's wife,
12 乏しい者や貧しい者をしえたげ、物を奪い、質物を返さず、目をあげて偶像を仰ぎ、憎むべき事をおこない、
and has oppressed the poor and needy, and has committed robbery, and not restored a pledge, and has set his eyes upon idols, has wrought iniquities,
13 利息や高利をとって貸すならば、その子は生きるであろうか。彼は生きることはできない。彼はこれらの憎むべき事をしたので、必ず死に、その血は彼自身に帰する。
has lent upon usury, and taken usurious increase; he shall by no means live: he has wrought all these iniquities; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
14 しかし彼が子を生み、その子が父の行ったすべての罪を見て、恐れ、そのようなことを行わず、
And if he beget a son, and [the son] see all his father's sins which he has wrought, and fear, and not do according to them,
15 山の上で食事せず、目をあげてイスラエルの家の偶像を仰がず、隣り人の妻を犯さず、
and [if he] has not eaten on the mountains, and has not set his eyes on the devices of the house of Israel, and has not defiled his neighbor's wife,
16 だれをもしえたげず、質物をひき留めず、物を奪わず、かえって自分の食物を飢えた者に与え、裸の者に衣服を着せ、
and has not oppressed a man, and has not retained the pledge, nor committed robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has clothed the naked,
17 その手をひいて悪を行わず、利息や高利をとらず、わたしのおきてを行い、わたしの定めに歩むならば、彼はその父の悪のために死なず、必ず生きる。
and has turned back his hand from unrighteousness, has not received interest or usurious increase, has wrought righteousness, and walked in mine ordinances; he shall not die for the iniquities of his father, he shall surely live.
18 しかしその父は人をかすめ、その兄弟の物を奪い、その民の中で良くない事を行ったゆえ、見よ、彼はその悪のために死ぬ。
But if his father grievously afflict, or plunder, he has wrought enmity in the midst of my people, and shall die in his iniquity.
19 しかしあなたがたは、『なぜ、子は父の悪を負わないのか』と言う。子は公道と正義とを行い、わたしのすべての定めを守っておこなったので、必ず生きるのである。
But you will say, Why has not the son borne the iniquity of the father? Because the son has wrought judgment and mercy, has kept all my statues, and done them, he shall surely live.
20 罪を犯す魂は死ぬ。子は父の悪を負わない。父は子の悪を負わない。義人の義はその人に帰し、悪人の悪はその人に帰する。
But the soul that sins shall die: and the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the iniquity of the transgressor shall be upon him.
21 しかし、悪人がもしその行ったもろもろの罪を離れ、わたしのすべての定めを守り、公道と正義とを行うならば、彼は必ず生きる。死ぬことはない。
And if the transgressor turn away from all his iniquities which he has committed, and keep all my commandments, and do justice and mercy, he shall surely live, and shall by no means die.
22 その犯したもろもろのとがは、彼に対して覚えられない。彼はそのなした正しい事のために生きる。
None of his trespasses which he has committed shall be remembers: in his righteousness which he has done he shall live.
23 主なる神は言われる、わたしは悪人の死を好むであろうか。むしろ彼がそのおこないを離れて生きることを好んでいるではないか。
Shall I at all desire death of the sinner, says the Lord, as I [desire] that he should turn from [his] evil way, and live?
24 しかし義人がもしその義を離れて悪を行い、悪人のなすもろもろの憎むべき事を行うならば、生きるであろうか。彼が行ったもろもろの正しい事は覚えられない。彼はその犯したとがと、その犯した罪とのために死ぬ。
But when the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, according to all the transgressions which the transgressor has wrought, none of his righteousness which he has wrought shall be at all remembered: in his trespass wherein he has trespassed, and in his sins wherein he has sinned, in them shall he die.
25 しかしあなたがたは、『主のおこないは正しくない』と言う。イスラエルの家よ、聞け。わたしのおこないは正しくないのか。正しくないのは、あなたがたのおこないではないか。
Yet you have said, The way of the Lord is not straight. Hear now, all the house of Israel; will not my way be straight? Is your way straight?
26 義人がその義を離れて悪を行い、そのために死ぬならば、彼は自分の行った悪のために死ぬのである。
When the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits a trespass, and dies in the trespass he has committed, he shall [even] die in it.
27 しかし悪人がその行った悪を離れて、公道と正義とを行うならば、彼は自分の命を救うことができる。
And when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and shall do judgment and justice, he has kept his soul,
28 彼は省みて、その犯したすべてのとがを離れたのだから必ず生きる。死ぬことはない。
and has turned away from all his ungodliness which he has committed: he shall surely live, he shall not die.
29 しかしイスラエルの家は『主のおこないは正しくない』と言う。イスラエルの家よ、わたしのおこないは、はたして正しくないのか。正しくないのは、あなたがたのおこないではないか。
Yet the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not right. Is not my way right, O house of Israel? is not your way wrong?
30 それゆえ、イスラエルの家よ、わたしはあなたがたを、おのおのそのおこないに従ってさばくと、主なる神は言われる。悔い改めて、あなたがたのすべてのとがを離れよ。さもないと悪はあなたがたを滅ぼす。
I will judge you, O house of Israel, says the Lord, each one according to his way: be converted, and turn from all your ungodliness, and it shall not become to you the punishment of iniquity.
31 あなたがたがわたしに対しておこなったすべてのとがを捨て去り、新しい心と、新しい霊とを得よ。イスラエルの家よ、あなたがたはどうして死んでよかろうか。
Cast away from yourselves all your ungodliness wherein you have sinned against me; and make to yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why should you die, O house of Israel?
32 わたしは何人との死をも喜ばないのであると、主なる神は言われる。それゆえ、あなたがたは翻って生きよ」。
For I desire not the death of him that dies, says the Lord.
