Ezekiel 18
1 LEUM GOD El kaskas nu sik
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 ac fahk, “Mea soakas se inge ma mwet uh kalwenina in fahk in facl Israel? ‘Nina ac papa kangla grape mukol, A inwalin tulik uh mukolla kac.’”
“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
3 LEUM GOD Fulatlana El fahk, “In oana ke nga pa God moul, kowos ac tia sifil kalweni soakas se inge in Israel.
As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
4 Moul lun kais sie mwet oan inpouk — moul lun papa ac nina, oayapa moul lun tulik uh. Mwet se su orala ma koluk, el pa ac misa.
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
5 “Fin pa oasr sie mwet arulana wo moul lal, su sie mwet suwoswos ac pwaye.
Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
6 El tia alu nu ke ma sruloala lun mwet Israel, ku mongo ma kisakinyuk ke nien alu ma oal. El tia pwanla mutan kien siena mukul in orek kosro yorol, ku oan yurin sie mutan ke pacl el mas mutan.
He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
7 El tia kutasrik ku pisre ma lun mwet. El folokonang ma el ngisrala sin sie mwet, ac el kite mwet masrinsral ac sang nuknuk nu sin mwet koflufol.
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
8 El tia sang mani lal nu sin mwet in orek kapak kac, ac el tiana oru ma koluk. El orala wotela suwohs ke pacl oasr akukuin inmasrlon mwet uh.
He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
9 Mwet ouinge se el akos ma nga sapkin, ac el oaru in liyaung ma sap luk. El sie mwet suwoswos, ac el ac fah moul.” LEUM GOD Fulatlana pa fahk ma inge.
He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live,
10 “Na fin oasr sie mwet, su wen se natul orek pisrapasr ku akmas, ku oru kutu sin ma inge
Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
11 ma papa tumal tiana oru. El mongo ke ma kisala nu ke kain alu ma oal, ac orek kosro nu sin mutan kien siena mukul.
though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife.
12 El kiapu mwet sukasrup, ac el pisre ac sruokya ma sie mwet el sang elan akkapyauk. El som pac nu nien alu lun mwet pegan, ac alu nu ke ma sruloala
He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
13 ac eis mani in orekmakin. Ku el ac moul? Mo, el ac tia. El oru ma koluk inge nukewa, ac ouinge el ac misa, ac el ac eis mwatan misa lal.
He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.
14 “Na mukul se ingan fin oasr wen se natul, su liye ma nukewa ma papa tumal ah oru tusruk el tia oru oana papa sac.
Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
15 El tia wi alu nu ke ma sruloala lun mwet Israel, ku mongo ke ma kisala nu ke ma sruloala uh. El tia kosro nu sin mutan kien siena mukul
He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
16 ku oru ma upa nu sin kutena mwet, ku pisre ma lun kutena mwet. El folokonang ma itukyang nu sel elan akkapye. El kite mwet masrinsral, ac nokomang mwet koflufol.
He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
17 El srangesr oru ma koluk, ac tia ngusr mani in akkapye. El karinganang ma sap luk, ac akos ma nga sapkin. El ac tia misa ke sripen ma koluk lun papa tumal, tuh el ac moul na pwaye.
He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
18 Ac funu papa tumal ah, el kiapu ac pisre mwet, ac pacl nukewa oru ma koluk nu sin mwet. Ke ma inge el ac misa, ke sripen ma koluk su el sifacna orala.
As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
19 “Tuh pa kom siyuk ouinge, ‘Efu ku wen el tia keok ke ma koluk lun papa tumal an?’ Topuk uh pa inge: mweyen wen el oru ma suwohs ac wo. El liyaung ma sap luk ac fahsr kac ke suwohs, ac ouinge pwayena lah el ac moul.
Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.
20 Pwayena lah el su oru ma koluk, el pa ac misa uh. Sie wen ac tia keok mweyen papa tumal el oru ma koluk, ac papa se ac tia keok mweyen wen natul el oru ma koluk. Sie mwet wo fah eis molin orekma wo lal, ac sie mwet orekma koluk ac fah keok ke ma koluk su el orala.
The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
21 “Sie mwet koluk fin tui liki oru ma koluk, ac el liyaung ma sap luk, ac el fin oru ma su suwohs ac wo, el ac fah tia misa — pwayena lah el ac fah moul.
But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
22 Ma koluk lal nukewa ac fah nunak munas nu sel, ac el ac moul mweyen el oru ma su suwohs.”
None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
23 LEUM GOD Fulatlana El siyuk, “Ku kom nunku mu nga insewowo in liye sie mwet koluk misa? Mo, nga ke liye elan auliyak ac moul.
Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
24 “Tuh sie mwet suwohs el fin tui liki, ac el mutawauk in oru kain in ma koluk nukewa su mwet koluk elos oru, ku mea el ac moul? Mo! Ac wanginna ma wo ac esamyuk kacl. El ac misa ke sripen sesuwos lal ac ma koluk lal.
But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
25 “A kom fahk mu ‘Ma LEUM GOD El oru tia suwohs.’ Kowos mwet Israel, lohngyu. Ku kowos nunku mu usyen orekma luk uh tia suwohs? Inkanek in usya suwos uh pa tia suwohs.
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
26 Sie mwet oru ma suwohs fin tui liki orekma wo lal, ac mutawauk in oru ma koluk, na el misa mweyen el oru ma tia wo.
If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
27 Ke sie mwet tui liki orekma koluk lal, ac oru ma suwohs ac wo, el molela moul lal.
But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
28 El akilenak ma el oru, tuh na koluk, na el tui tila oru ma koluk, ouinge pwayena lah el ac tia misa. El ac moul na.
Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
29 A kowos mwet Israel uh fahk mu ma LEUM GOD El oru uh tia suwohs. Ya kowos nunku mu inkanek luk uh tia suwohs? Inkanek lowos an pa tia suwohs.
Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
30 “Inge nga, LEUM GOD Fulatlana, fahk nu suwos mwet Israel, lah nga fah nununkekowos kais sie ke ma el orala. Forla liki ma koluk su kowos oru, ac nikmet lela ma koluk in kunauskowosla.
Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
31 Sisla ouiyen moul koluk nukewa kowos oasr kac, ac eis ngun sasu ac inse sasu nu in kowos. Efu kowos mwet Israel uh ku lungse misa?”
Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
32 LEUM GOD Fulatlana El fahk, “Nga tia lungse kutena mwet in misa. Forla liki ma koluk lowos an, ac moul.”
For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
