Esekiel 18
1 Og Herrens ord kom til meg; han sagde:
The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
2 Korleis kann de bruka dette ordtøket i Israels land og segja: «Federne åt sure druvor, og borni vart sårtennte.»
“What do you mean, you who use this proverb concerning the land of Israel and say, 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt'?
3 So sant som eg liver, segjer Herren, Herren, de skal ikkje få bruka dette ordtøket meir i Israel.
As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—there will certainly no longer be any occasion for you to use this proverb in Israel.
4 Sjå, alle sjælerne er mine, både sjæli åt faren og sjæli åt sonen; mine er dei; den sjæl som syndar, ho skal døy.
Behold! Every life belong to me—the life of the father as well as the life of the son, they belong to me! The soul who sins is the one who will die!
5 Og når ein mann er rettferdig og gjer rett og rettferd:
What can be said about a man who is righteous and who carries out justice and righteousness—
6 ikkje et offermat på fjelli og ikkje kaster augo sine på dei ufysne avgudarne åt Israels-lyden og ikkje skjemmer kona åt grannen sin og ikkje kjem nær ei kvinna medan ho er urein,
if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, nor approached a woman during her monthly period, is he a righteous man?
7 og ikkje er hard imot nokon, let skuldmannen få pantet sitt att, ikkje fer med ransverk, gjev den hungrige sitt brød og klæder den nakne,
What can be said about a man who does not oppress anyone, and he gives back to the debtor what was put up as security for a loan, and he does not commit theft but gives his food to the hungry and he covers the naked with clothes, is he a righteous man?
8 ikkje låner ut for renta og ikkje tek yvermål, held si hand burte frå det som rangt er, dømer rett dom mann og mann imillom,
What can be said about a man who does not charge too much interest for the money he loans, and he does not take too much profit for what he sells? It is said of him that he carries out justice and establishes faithfulness between people.
9 ferdast i mine bod og held mine lover, so han gjer det som rett er - han er rettferdig, liva skal han, segjer Herren, Herren.
If that man walks in my statutes and keeps my decrees to act faithfully, then the promise for this righteous man is this: He will surely live!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
10 Men han fær kann henda ein son som tek til med valdsverk, renner ut blod eller gjer eitkvart sovore
But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any one of these things that were mentioned,
11 - endå han ikkje gjorde noko slikt - for han et ogso offermat på fjelli, skjemmer kona åt grannen sin,
(though his father has not done any of these things). He eats upon the mountains and he defiles his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?
12 er hard imot armingen og fatigmannen, fer med ransverk, gjev ikkje pant tilbake, kaster augo sine på dei ufysne avgudar, fer med styggedom,
This man oppresses the poor and needy, and he seizes and robs, and he does not return a pledge, and he lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits disgusting actions,
13 låner ut for rente og tek yvermål - og so skulde han liva! Han skal ikkje liva. Alle desse styggjor gjorde han; banen hans skal det verta, blodet hans skal koma yver honom.
and he lends out money at too high interest and he makes too much profit on what he sells, should that man live? Surely he will not! He will certainly die and his blood will be on him because he has done all these detestable things.
14 Men sjå, so fær han ein son, og han ser alle synderne åt far sin som han gjorde, han ottast og gjer ikkje etter deim;
But behold! Suppose there is a man who bears a son, and his son sees all the sins that his father has committed, and though he sees them, he does not do those things.
15 han et ikkje offermat på fjelli og kastar ikkje augo sine dei ufysne avgudarne åt Israels-lyden, skjemmer ikkje kona åt grannen sin
That son does not eat upon the mountains, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and he does not defile his neighbor's wife, what can be said about him?
16 og er ikkje hard mot nokon, tek ikkje pant og fer ikkje med ransverk, gjev den hungrige sitt brød og klæder den nakne,
That son does not oppress anyone, or seize a pledge, or take stolen things, but instead gives his food to the hungry and covers up the naked with clothes.
17 held handi si tilbake frå armingen, tek ikkje renta og yvermål, gjer etter mine lover og ferdast i mine bod. Han skal ikkje døy for misgjerningi åt far sin, liva skal han.
That son does not oppress anyone or take interest that is too high or make too much profit for a loan, but he carries out my decrees and walks according to my statutes; that son will not die for his father's sin: He will surely live!
18 Far hans som for med valdsverk og rana frå bror og gjorde det som ikkje er godt midt i lyden sin, sjå han laut døy for si misgjerning.
His father, since he oppressed others by extortion and robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people—behold, he will die in his iniquity.
19 Men de segjer: «Kvi skal ikkje sonen bera syndeskuldi åt far sin?» Sonen hev då gjort rett og rettferd alle mine bod hev han halde og gjort etter deim; liva skal han.
But you say, 'Why does the son not bear the iniquity of his father?' Because the son carries out justice and righteousness and keeps all my statutes; he does them. He will surely live!
20 Den sjæli som syndar, ho skal døy. Son skal ikkje bera syndeskuldi åt far sin, og far skal ikkje bera syndeskuldi åt son sin. Yver den rettferdige skal hans rettferd vera, og yver den gudlause skal hans gudløysa vera.
The one who sins, he is the one who will die. A son will not bear his father's iniquity, and a father will not bear his son's iniquity. The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be on himself.
21 Men når den ugudlege vender um frå alle sine synder som han hev gjort, og held alle mine bod og gjer rett og rettferd, då skal han liva og ikkje døy.
But if the wicked turns away from all his sins that he has done, and keeps all my statutes and performs justice and righteousness, then he will certainly live and not die.
22 Alle hans misgjerningar som han hev gjort, skal vera gløymde; ved si rettferd som han gjorde, skal han liva.
All the transgressions that he has committed will not be called to mind against him. He will live by the righteousness that he practices.
23 Skulde eg hava hugnad i det, at den ugudlege døyr? segjer Herren, Herren. Måtte ikkje det fegna meg, at han vendar um frå sin veg og liver?
Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?
24 Men når ein rettferdig vender um frå si rettferd og gjer urett, alle slike styggjor som den ugudlege gjer, skulde han gjera det og liva? All hans rettferd som han gjorde, skal verta gløymd. For den truløysa han for med, for det skal han døy.
But if the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and practices abominations like all the abominations that the wicked person does, then will he live? All the righteousness that he had done will not be called to mind when he betrays me in his treason. So he will die in the sins that he committed.
25 Og de segjer: «Herrens åtferd er ikkje rett.» Høyr då, du Israels-lyd! Er ikkje mi åtferd rett? Er det ikkje dykkar åtferd som ikkje er rett?
But you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' Listen, house of Israel! Are my ways unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?
26 Når ein rettferdig vender um frå si rettferd og gjer urett, so skal han difor døy; for sin urett som han gjorde, skal han døy.
When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity and dies because of them, then he will die in the iniquity that he has done.
27 Og når ein ugudleg vender um frå si gudløysa, som han hev gjort, og gjer rett og rettferd, so skal han halda si sjæl i live.
But when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has done and performs justice and righteousness, then he will preserve his life.
28 For han såg alle sine misgjerningar som han hadde gjort, og vende um frå deim; liva skal han, han skal ikkje døy.
For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He will surely live, and he will not die.
29 Men Israels-lyden segjer: «Herrens åtferd er ikkje rett.» Er ikkje mi åtferd rett, du Israels lyd? Er det ikkje dykkar åtferd som ikkje er rett?
But the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' How is my way not fair, house of Israel? It is your ways that are not fair.
30 Difor vil eg døma dykk, du Israels lyd, ein og kvar etter hans åtferd, segjer Herren, Herren. Vend um og vend dykk burt frå alle dykkar misgjerningar, so ikkje skuld skal føra dykk til fall!
Therefore I will judge each man among you according to his ways, house of Israel!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions so that they will not be stumbling blocks of iniquity against you.
31 Kasta frå dykk alle dykkar misgjerningar som de hev misfare dykk med, og få dykk eit nytt hjarta og ei ny ånd! For kvi vil de døy, du Israels lyd?
Throw away from yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed; make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
32 For eg hev ikkje hugnad i dauden åt den som døyr, segjer Herren, Herren. So vend då um, so skal de liva!
For I have no delight in the death of the one who dies—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—so repent and live!”
