Hisqiʼeel 18
1 Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara koo dhufe:
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Isin yeroo, “‘Abbootiin ija wayinii dhangaggaaʼaa nyaannaan, ilkaan ijoollee hadoode’ jettanii waaʼee biyya Israaʼel mammaaktan, maal jechuu keessan?
“What's this proverb you people are quoting about the country of Israel: ‘The fathers ate the unripe grapes, but their children got the sour taste’?
3 “Ani jiraataadhaatii, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan; isin siʼachi mammaaksa kana Israaʼel keessatti hin mammaaktan.
As I live, declares the Lord God, you won't quote this proverb in Israel any more.
4 Lubbuun hundi kan koo ti; akkuma lubbuun abbaa kan koo taate sana lubbuun ilmaas kan koo ti. Lubbuun cubbuu hojjettu ni duuti.
Can't you see that everyone belongs to me? Whether parents or children, they are all mine. It's the person who sins who will die.
5 “Mee nama qajeelaa murtii qajeelaa fi waan qajeelaa hojjetu tokkotu jira haa jennu.
Take the example of a man who is a good person, doing what is fair and right.
6 Inni tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti hin nyaatu yookaan waaqota tolfamoo mana Israaʼel hin abdatu. Inni niitii ollaa isaa hin xureessu yookaan dubartii xurii qabdu wajjin hin ciisu.
He doesn't go to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal, or worship Israel's idols. He doesn't have sex with someone else's wife or with a woman during her period.
7 Inni nama tokko illee hin cunqursu; garuu waan qabsiisaan liqeeffate ni deebisa. Inni nama hin saamu; garuu nyaata ofii isaa nama beelaʼeef kenna; uffata isaas nama qullaa deemutti uffisa.
He doesn't exploit anyone. He gives back what a debtor has given him as security. He doesn't rob others. He feeds the hungry and clothes the naked.
8 Inni hiiqiidhaan namaaf hin liqeessu yookaan dhala nama irraa hin fudhatu. Inni waan hamaa hojjechuu irraa of qusata; nama tokkoo fi nama kaan gidduuttis murtii qajeelaa kenna.
He doesn't lend with interest or make a profit from loans. He refuses to do wrong and makes sure he's truly fair in his decisions between people.
9 Inni qajeelfama koo duukaa buʼee seera koos amanamummaadhaan eega. Namni akkasii qajeelaa dha; inni dhugumaan ni jiraata, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan.
He follows my rules and keeps my regulations faithfully. Such a man lives by what's right and he will certainly live, declares the Lord God.
10 “Mee inni ilma jeequmsa kaasu kan dhiiga namaa dhangalaasu yookaan wantoota kanneen fafakkaatan kan biraa hojjetu qaba haa jennu;
What if that man has a son who is a violent criminal, who kills and does do such evil things just listed
11 abbaan wantoota kanneen keessaa tokko illee gochuu baatu iyyuu, “Ilmi immoo tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti nyaata. Niitii ollaa isaa xureessa.
even though the father doesn't act like that at all. The son goes to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal. He has sex with someone else's wife.
12 Inni hiyyeeyyii fi rakkattoota cunqursa. Nama saama. Waan qabsiisaan qabate hin deebisu. Gara waaqota tolfamoo ilaala. Wantoota jibbisiisoo hojjeta.
He exploits the poor and those in need. He robs others, and he doesn't give back what a debtor has given him as security. He worships idols. He commits disgusting sins.
13 Inni hiiqiidhaan liqeessee dhala fudhata. Namni akkasii lubbuun ni jiraataa? Hin jiraatu! Inni sababii wantoota jibbisiisoo kanneen hunda hojjeteef dhugumaan ni ajjeefama; dhiigni isaas matuma isaatti deebiʼa.
He lends with interest and makes a profit from loans. Is someone like this going to live? No, he won't! Because he has done all these offensive things, he will die for certain, and he will be responsible for his own death.
14 “Ilmi kun garuu yoo ilma dhalchee, ilmi sun immoo cubbuu abbaan isaa hojjete hunda utuma arguu sodaatee hojjechuu dhiisa haa jennu:
Now what if this man has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed. He sees them but doesn't do the same.
15 “Inni tulluu waaqeffannaa irratti hin nyaatu yookaan gara waaqota tolfamoo mana Israaʼel hin ilaalu. Niitii ollaa isaas hin xureessu.
He doesn't go to the pagan shrines in the mountains to eat a religious meal, or worship Israel's idols. He doesn't have sex with someone else's wife.
16 Nama tokko illee hin cunqursu yookaan liqii liqeessuuf qabsiisa hin gaafatu. Inni nama hin saamu; garuu nyaata ofii nama beelaʼeef kenna; nama daares daara baasa.
He doesn't exploit anyone. He doesn't demand security for a loan. He doesn't rob others. He feeds the hungry and clothes the naked.
17 Harka isaa hiyyeeyyii miidhuu irraa eeggata; hiiqii yookaan dhala hin fudhatu. Inni seera koo ni eega; ajajawwan koo duukaas ni buʼa. Inni sababii cubbuu abbaa isaatiif hin duʼu; inni dhugumaan ni jiraata.
He refuses to do wrong and does not charge interest or make a profit on loans. He keeps my regulations and follows my laws. A man like that won't die because of his father's sins, he will certainly live!
18 Abbaan isaa garuu waan nama gowwoomseef, waan obboleessa isaa saamee uummata isaa gidduutti daba hojjeteef cubbuudhuma ofii isaatiin duʼa.
But his father will die for his own sins, because he exploited others, robbed his relatives, and did wrong to his own people.
19 “Isin garuu, ‘Ilmi maaliif cubbuu abbaa isaatiin hin adabamne?’ jettanii gaafattu. Ilmi sun waan qajeelaa fi sirrii hojjetee ajajawwan koo hundas of eeggannoodhaan eegeef inni dhugumaan lubbuudhaan ni jiraata.
You ask, ‘Why shouldn't the son pay for his father's sins?’ If the son has done what is fair and right, keeping all my laws, then he'll live, he won't be punished.
20 Lubbuun cubbuu hojjettu ni duuti. Ilmi cubbuu abbaa isaatiin hin adabamu yookaan abbaan cubbuu ilma isaatiin hin adabamu. Qajeelinni nama qajeelaa isumaaf taʼa; hamminni nama hamaas isumatti deebiʼa.
It's the person who sins who will die. A son won't pay for his father's sins, and a father won't pay for his son's sins. The good consequences of living right will come to those who are good; the evil consequences of wickedness will come to those who are evil.
21 “Namni hamaan tokko garuu yoo cubbuu hojjete hunda irraa deebiʼee ajajawwan koo hunda eegee, waan qajeelaa fi waan sirrii hojjete inni dhugumaan ni jiraata; hin duʼus.
However, if someone who is wicked stops sinning and keeps my laws, doing what is fair and right, they will certainly live—they won't die.
22 Balleessaa inni hojjete keessaa tokko iyyuu isatti hin herregamu. Sababii wantoota qajeelaa hojjeteef inni lubbuudhaan ni jiraata.
None of their sins will be held against them. Because they are now doing what's right, they will live.
23 Ani duʼa hamootaatti nan gammadaa? jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qooda kanaa yoo isaan cubbuu isaanii irraa deebiʼanii lubbuudhaan jiraatan ani hin gammaduu?
Do I like it when wicked people die? declares the Lord God. Of course not—I would be delighted if they stopped sinning and lived!
24 “Garuu namni qajeelaan tokko yoo qajeelummaa isaa irraa deebiʼee cubbuu hojjetee wantoota jibbisiisoo namichi hamaan sun hojjechaa ture sana hojjete inni lubbuudhaan ni jiraataa? Waan qajeelaa inni hojjete keessaa tokko iyyuu isaaf hin yaadatamu. Inni sababii amanamuu didee cubbuu hojjeteef ni duʼa.
But if someone who is living according to what's right stops and does wrong, doing the same offensive things as the wicked, will that person live? Of course not! In fact, all the good things they did previously will be forgotten. That person will die because of their betrayal of me and the sins they've committed.
25 “Isin garuu, ‘Karaan Gooftaa qajeelaa miti’ jettu. Yaa mana Israaʼel dhagaʼaa: Karaan koo qajeelaa dha mitii? Jalʼaan karaa keessan mitii?
Even so you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ People of Israel, listen to me! Is it what I'm doing that isn't right? Isn't it what you're doing that isn't right?
26 Namni qajeelaan yoo qajeelummaa isaa irraa deebiʼee cubbuu hojjete inni cubbuu sanaan ni duʼa. Inni sababii cubbuu hojjete sanaatiif ni duʼa.
If someone who lives according to what's right stops doing right and does wrong, they will die. They will die because of wrong things they've done.
27 Namni hamaan tokko garuu yoo hammina isaa irraa deebiʼee murtii qajeelaa fi waan qajeelaa hojjete inni lubbuu isaa ni oolfata.
But if someone wicked stops doing wrong and does what is fair and right, they will save their life.
28 Inni sababii yakka hojjete hunda hubatee irraa deebiʼeef dhugumaan lubbuudhaan ni jiraata; hin duʼus.
Because they thought about it and gave up their wicked ways, they will certainly live—they won't die.
29 Taʼu illee manni Israaʼel, ‘Karaan Gooftaa qajeelaa miti’ jedha. Yaa mana Israaʼel, karaan koo qajeelaa dha mitii? Jalʼaan karaa keessan mitii?
But the people of Israel say, ‘The Lord's way isn't right.’ Are my ways unfair, people of Israel? Isn't it your ways that aren't fair?
30 “Kanaafuu yaa mana Israaʼel, ani tokkoo tokkoo keessanitti akkuma hojii keessaniitti nan mura, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qalbii jijjiirradhaa! Yakka keessan hunda irraa deebiʼaa; yoos isin cubbuudhaan hin baddan.
Consequently I'm going to judge you, people of Israel! I will judge each of you depending on what you've done, declares the Lord God. Repent and stop rebelling so that your sins won't bring you down.
31 Daba natti hojjettan hunda of irraa gataatii garaa haaraa fi hafuura haaraa qabaadhaa. Yaa mana Israaʼel isin maaliif duutu?
Get rid of all your rebellious sins! Change your way of thinking and have a new spirit. Why do you want to die, people of Israel?
32 Ani duʼa nama kamiitti iyyuu hin gammaduutii, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan. Qalbii jijjiirradhaatii lubbuudhaan jiraadhaa!
I don't like it when anybody dies, declares the Lord God. So repent so you can live!”
