Ezekiela 18
1 Niheo amako indraike ty tsara’ Iehovà nanao ty hoe;
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
2 Ino ty tea’ areo ho saontsieñe, ie manoñoñe o razan-drehake zao ty amy tane’ Israeley, manao ty hoe; Nikama valoboke makira o roae’eo vaho mangitsy ty nife’ o amori’eo?
Why do you make use of this saying about the land of Israel, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are on edge?
3 Aa kanao velon-dRaho, hoe t’Iehovà Talè, le tsy hanam-pototse ka nahareo hanoñoñe i razan-drehakey e Israele ao.
By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
4 Oniño te kila ahy ze arofo; fonga ahy ty fiain-drae naho ty fiain’anake; ze ondaty manao hakeo ro hihomake.
See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.
5 Fa naho vantañe t’indaty, manao ty hahiti’e naho ty havañonañe,
But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,
6 tsy mikama an-kaboañe ey, naho tsy miandra fihaino amo samposampon’ anjomba’ Israeleo naho tsy mandeotse ty valin-drañe’e, vaho tsy mitotoke rakemba miambolañe,
And has not taken flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel; if he has not had connection with his neighbour's wife, or come near to a woman at the time when she is unclean;
7 tsy mamorekeke ondaty, fe mañavak’ amy mpampisongoy ty nampitsaloha’e, tsy mampikametse, fe mamahañe ty kerè ami’ty mahakama’e vaho manaroñe ty mihalo an-tsikiñe;
And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
8 tsy mampisongo hangala’e ana’e naho tsy mandrambe tombo’e, manintake ty fità’e ami’ty hatsivokarañe, le manao zaka to añivo’ t’indaty naho t’indaty,
And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,
9 vaho mañavelo amo fañèkoo naho mitàna o fepèkoo hanao ty hiti’e. Vañon-dre tsi-mete tsy ho veloñe, hoe t’Iehovà Talè.
And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.
10 Aa ie mahatoly anake ho malaso ndra mpampiori-dio
If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,
11 (ndra te tsy manao ndra raik’ amy raha rezay ty rae’e); ie mifanjotse an-kaboañe ey, mamahotse ty valin-drañe’e,
Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,
12 mamorekeke ty rarake naho ty poi’e, mikizo, tsy mañavake songo, miandra amy ze samposampo, mbore manao hativàñe,
Has done wrong to the poor and to him who is in need, and taken property by force, and has not given back to one in his debt what is his, and has given worship to images and has done disgusting things,
13 mitake ana’e naho mampisongo naho mangala tombo’e, aa vaho ho velon-dre? Toe tsy ho veloñe; hativàñe iaby i nanoe’e rezay; tsy mahay tsy havetrake, vaho ho ama’e ty lio’e.
And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.
14 Aa ie misamak’ anake maharendreke o hene hakeo nanoen-droae’eo, le ndra te oni’e tsy orihe’e,
Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:
15 tsy mikama am-bohitsey, tsy miandra amo samposampo’ Israeleo, tsy mandeotse ty valin-drañe’e,
Who has not taken the flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel, and has not had connection with his neighbour's wife,
16 naho tsy mamorekeke ondaty, tsy mitana ty tsinoa’e, tsy mampikametse, te mone fahana’e ty saliko, saroña’e sikiñe ty miboridañe
Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
17 naho sintone’e ty fità’e tsy hanindry ty rarake, tsy mandrambe ana’e, tsy mampitombo, ie manao ze nandiliako iaby vaho mañavelo amo fañèkoo, le tsy hihomake an-tahin-drae’e, fa toe ho veloñe.
Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.
18 Ty rae’e ka, ie namorekeke am-pampisoañañe, naho nitavañe an-drahalahi’e, vaho nanao ty tsy havokarañe am’ ondati’eo; oniño t’ie tsy mete tsy hikenkañe ty amo hakeo’eo.
As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.
19 Aa naho manao ty hoe nahareo, Aa vaho akore te tsy vavè’ i ana’ey ty tahin-drae’e? Amy te niaiña’ i anakey o lilio, naho ty havañonañe, naho nivontitire’e iaby o fañèkoo, vaho nanoe’e, le toe ho veloñe.
But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.
20 T’indaty manao hakeo ty hihomake. Tsy hivave ty tahin-drae’e ty ana’e, vaho tsy hivave ty hakeon’ ana’e ty rae; fa ty havañona’ i vantañey ro aze, naho ty haratia’ i lo-tserekey ro aze.
The soul which does sin will be put to death: the son will not be made responsible for the evil-doing of the father, or the father for the evil-doing of the son; the righteousness of the upright will be on himself, and the evil-doing of the evil-doer on himself.
21 Aa naho iambohoa’ i raty tserekey o hakeo nanoe’eo naho mifahatse amo hene fañèkoo vaho mañavelo an-kamarentane naho an-kahiti’e, toe ho velon-dre fa tsy hivetrake.
But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.
22 Tsy ho volilieñe ama’e o fiolàñe iaby nanoe’eo; o havañonañe anoe’eo ro hiveloma’e.
Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.
23 Paiako hao ty fihomaha’ o lo-tserekeo? hoe t’Iehovà Talè, Tsy hàmake te apo’e o sata’eo, soa te ho veloñe?
Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?
24 Fa naho mienga i havantaña’ey ty vantañe naho manao hakeo, vaho fonga anoe’e ty sata tiva’ o tsivokatseo, ho veloñe hao? Toe tsy ho volilieñe ama’e ze hene havantañañe nanoe’e, fa i fiolàñe nandilara’ey naho o tahiñe nanoe’eo ty hivetraha’e.
But when the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, like all the disgusting things which the evil man does, will he have life? Not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory: in the wrong which he has done and in his sin death will overtake him.
25 Aa naho anoa’ areo ty hoe: Tsy mira ty lala’ i Talè. Mijanjiña arè ry anjomba’ Israele: Ty lalako hao ro tsy mira? kera ty anahareo ro mengoke.
But you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Give ear, now, O children of Israel; is my way not equal? are not your ways unequal?
26 Naho apo’ ty vantañe ty havantaña’e vaho manao hakeo, le hihomake re; o tahiñe nanoe’eo ty hivetraha’e.
When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.
27 Ie ka, naho aforintse’ i tsivokatsey o tsy havokarañe nanoe’eo, vaho mañavelo ami’ty fahiti’e naho ty havantañañe le hirombak’aiñe.
Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.
28 Kanao nioni’e naho fonga nado’e o fiolàñe nanoe’eo, le toe ho veloñe; tsy hihomake.
Because he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.
29 Aa ie henaneo, naho hanao ty hoe ty anjomba’ Israele, tsy vantañe ty lala’ i Talè; Ry Anjomba’ Israele, tsy mahity hao o lalakoo? Toe ty lala’ areo ro tsy vantañe.
But still the children of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O children of Israel, are my ways not equal? are not your ways unequal?
30 Aa le ho zakaeko nahareo ry anjomba’ Israele, songa ty amo sata’eo, hoe t’Iehovà Talè. Misolohoa vaho iambohò o fiolà’ areoo, tsy mone hampiantoe’ o tahi’ areoo.
For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.
31 Ahifiho tsy ho ama’ areo ze fonga fiolàñe niolà’ areo, naho itseneo troke vao, vaho arofo vao; fa ino ty hivetraha’ areo, ry anjomba’ Israele?
Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?
32 Toe tsy mahafale ahy ty fihomaha’ i mikoromakey, hoe t’Iehovà Talè; aa le mimpolia soa te ho veloñe.
For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.
