Ezekieli 18
1 Yawe alobaki na ngai:
The word of Jehovah came to me again, saying,
2 « Bino bato, mpo na nini kati na mokili ya Isalaele bolobaka lisese oyo: ‹ Batata basili kolia bambuma ya vino ya mibesu, kasi minu ya bana nde ekomi ngayi; elakisi nini? ›
What do ye mean, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the son's teeth are set on edge?
3 Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, bokotikala lisusu koloba lisese oyo kati na Isalaele te.
As I live, says the lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
4 Pamba te bato nyonso ya bomoi bazali ya Ngai, ezala tata to mwana, bango mibale bazali ya Ngai; moto oyo akosala masumu, ye moko nde akokufa.
Behold, all souls are mine, as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul that sins, it shall die.
5 Tozwa ndakisa ya moto moko oyo asalaka makambo ya sembo mpe ya alima,
But if a man be just, and does that which is lawful and right,
6 aliaka te bilei na bisika ya bule ya likolo ya bangomba, atalelaka banzambe ya bikeko ya libota ya Isalaele te, akomisaka mbindo te mwasi ya moninga na ye, asangisaka nzoto te na mwasi oyo azali komona sanza na ye,
and has not eaten upon the mountains, nor has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor has defiled his neighbor's wife, nor has come near to a woman in her impurity,
7 anyokolaka moto te, azongisaka eloko oyo akangaki na niongo epai ya mokolo na yango, ayibaka te kasi apesaka bilei na ye epai ya moto oyo azali na nzala mpe alatisaka moto oyo azali bolumbu;
and has not wronged any man, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to a hungry man, and has covered a naked man with a garment,
8 adefisaka te mpo na kozwa mileki mpe litomba oyo eleka ndelo, abatelaka loboko na ye mpo ete esala mabe te, akataka makambo ya bato mibale na bosembo;
he who has not given forth upon interest, nor has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
9 atosaka bikateli na Ngai mpe abatelaka mibeko na Ngai na bosembo: moto ya lolenge wana nde azali sembo; akozala solo na bomoi, elobi Nkolo Yawe.
has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly, he is just. He shall surely live, says the lord Jehovah.
10 Kasi soki, ndakisa, moto yango azali na mwana moko ya mobulu, oyo asopaka makila ya bato to asalaka makambo ya ndenge wana,
If he begets a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,
11 atako tata na ye asalaki yango te, mwana oyo aliaka na bisika ya bule na likolo ya bangomba, akomisaka mbindo te mwasi ya moninga na ye,
and who does not do any of those duties, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,
12 anyokolaka mobola mpe moto oyo akelela, ayibaka, azongisaka te eloko oyo akangi na niongo epai ya mokolo na yango, atalelaka banzambe ya bikeko, asalaka makambo ya mbindo,
has wronged the poor and needy man, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,
13 adefisaka mpo na kozwa mileki mpe litomba oyo eleka ndelo; boni, mwana ya lolenge oyo akoki solo kozala na bomoi? Te, akozala na bomoi te! Mpo ete asalaki makambo wana nyonso ya mbindo, basengeli koboma ye, mpe makila na ye ekotangama na moto na ye moko!
has given forth upon 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 upon him.
14 Kasi soki, ndakisa, mwana yango azali na mwana oyo, atako amonaka masumu nyonso oyo tata na ye asalaka, kasi asalaka ndenge moko te na tata na ye:
Now, lo, if he begets a son, who sees all his father's sins, which he has done, and fears, and does not do such like,
15 aliaka te bilei na bisika ya bule na likolo ya bangomba mpe atalelaka te banzambe ya bikeko ya libota ya Isalaele, akomisaka mbindo te mwasi ya moninga na ye,
who has not eaten upon the mountains, nor has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor's wife,
16 anyokolaka moto te, akangaka eloko ya moto te soki adefisi ye niongo, ayibaka te kasi apesaka bilei na ye epai ya moto oyo azali na nzala, alatisaka moto oyo azali bolumbu,
nor has wronged any man, has not taken anything to pledge, nor has taken by robbery, but has given his bread to a hungry man, and has covered a naked man with a garment,
17 abatelaka loboko na ye mpo ete esala masumu te, adefisaka te mpo na kozwa mileki mpe litomba oyo eleka ndelo, abatelaka mibeko mpe atosaka bikateli na Ngai; solo, mwana wana akokufa te mpo na masumu ya tata na ye: akozala solo na bomoi.
who has withdrawn his hand from a poor man, 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 Ezali tata na ye nde akokufa mpo na masumu na ye moko, pamba te abotolaki bato biloko na makasi, ayibaki ndeko na ye mpe asalaki mabe kati na bato na ye.
As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.
19 Bozali koloba: ‹ Mpo na nini mwana amema te ngambo ya bambeba ya tata na ye? › Ezali mpo ete mwana asalaki makambo ya sembo mpe ya alima, abatelaki mpe asalelaki na bokebi bikateli na Ngai nyonso, akozala solo na bomoi.
Yet ye say, Why does not 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 Moto oyo asali masumu, ye moko nde akokufa. Mwana akomema ngambo ya tata na ye te, mpe tata akomema ngambo ya mwana na ye te. Moto ya sembo akozwa litomba mpo na bosembo na ye, mpe moto mabe akozwa etumbu mpo na mabe na ye.
The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of a righteous man shall be upon him, and the wickedness of a wicked man shall be upon him.
21 Kasi soki moto mabe atiki masumu na ye nyonso, soki akomi kotosa bikateli na Ngai nyonso mpe kotambola kolanda bosembo mpe makambo ya alima, akozala solo na bomoi, akokufa te.
But if a wicked man turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
22 Mabe moko te oyo asalaki ekotangama lisusu na moto na ye; akozala solo na bomoi mpo na makambo ya sembo oyo azali kosala.
None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
23 Boni, bokanisi penza ete Ngai nasepelaka solo na kufa ya bato mabe, elobi Nkolo Yawe, to nasepelaka te tango batikaka banzela na bango ya mabe mpo ete bazala na bomoi?
Have I any pleasure in the death of a wicked man? says the lord Jehovah, and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
24 Kasi soki moto ya sembo atiki bosembo na ye mpe akomi kosala masumu, soki amipesi na makambo nyonso ya mbindo oyo moto mabe asalaka, bokanisi ete akozala solo na bomoi? Bakokanisa lisusu ata te makambo nyonso ya bosembo oyo asalaki. Akokufa solo mpo na bozangi boyengebene na ye mpe mpo na mabe na ye oyo asalaki.
But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that a 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 he shall die.
25 Bozali koloba: ‹ Nzela ya Nkolo ezali sembo te. › Oh libota ya Isalaele, boyoka! Boni, nzela na Ngai ezali sembo te? Ezali banzela na bino te nde ezangi bosembo!
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equitable. Hear now, O house of Israel. Is not my way equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?
26 Soki moto ya sembo atiki bosembo na ye, asali masumu mpe akufi mpo na yango, akufi nde mpo na masumu oyo asali.
When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in it, in his iniquity that he has done, he shall die.
27 Kasi soki moto mabe atiki mabe na ye oyo azalaki kosala mpe akomi kosala makambo ya sembo mpe ya alima, abikisi solo bomoi na ye.
Again, when a 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 Lokola asosoli mabe na ye nyonso oyo azalaki kosala mpe atiki yango, akozala solo na bomoi, akokufa te.
Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
29 Libota ya Isalaele ezali koloba: ‹ Nzela ya Nkolo ezali sembo te. › Oh libota ya Isalaele, nzela na Ngai ezali sembo te? Boni, ezali te penza banzela na bino nde ezangi bosembo?
Yet the house of Israel says, The way of the Lord is not equitable. O house of Israel, are not my ways equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?
30 Mpo na yango, oh libota ya Isalaele, nakosambisa bino, moto na moto kolanda misala na ye, elobi Nkolo Yawe. Bobongwana, botika mabe na bino nyonso mpo ete masumu na bino emema bino na kobebisama te!
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one according to his ways, says the lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
31 Botika mabe na bino nyonso oyo bozalaki kosala; bozwa mitema ya sika mpe molimo ya sika. Mpo na nini bokolinga kokufa, oh libota ya Isalaele?
Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit. For why will ye die, O house of Israel?
32 Solo, Ngai nasepelaka na kufa ya moto moko te, elobi Nkolo Yawe. Bobongwana mpe bozala na bomoi! »
For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies, says the lord Jehovah, therefore turn yourselves back, and live.
