Ezequiel 18
1 La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 ¿Por qué repiten ese dicho en la tierra de Israel: Los padres comieron las uvas agrias, y los hijos sufren la dentera?
Son of man, what mean you by this parable among the children of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten unripe grapes, and the children's teeth have been set on edge?
3 ¡Vivo Yo! dice ʼAdonay Yavé, que nunca más repetirán ese dicho en Israel.
[As] I live, says the Lord, surely this parable shall no more be spoken in Israel.
4 Ciertamente todas las almas son mías. Tanto el alma del padre como el alma del hijo son mías. La persona que peque, ésa morirá.
For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.
5 El hombre que es justo, que practica la justicia y la equidad,
But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,
6 que no come en [los altares de] las montañas, ni levanta sus ojos a los ídolos de la Casa de Israel, ni viola a la esposa de su prójimo, ni se une a una mujer en su período menstrual,
who shall not eat upon the mountains, and shall not at all lift up his eyes to the devices of the house of Israel, and shall not defile his neighbor's wife, and shall not draw near to her that is removed,
7 que no explota a nadie, al deudor le devuelve la prenda empeñada, no roba, da de su pan al hambriento y cubre con su ropa al desnudo,
and shall not oppress any man, [but] shall return the pledge of the debtor, and shall be guilty of no plunder, shall give his bread to the hungry, and clothe the naked;
8 que no presta con usura ni cobra intereses, que detiene su mano de la iniquidad, juzga de modo imparcial entre hombre y hombre,
and shall not lend his money upon usury, and shall not receive usurious increase, and shall turn back his hand from injustice, shall execute righteous judgment between a man and his neighbor,
9 anda en mis Ordenanzas, guarda mis Estatutos y los cumple fielmente, ése es justo. Ése ciertamente vivirá, dice ʼAdonay Yavé.
and has walked in my commandments and kept mine ordinances, to do them; he is righteous, he shall surely live, says the Lord.
10 Pero si engendra un hijo ladrón y homicida, o que hace cualquiera de estas cosas,
And if he beget a mischievous son, shedding blood and committing sins,
11 aunque no haga las otras, sino come sobre [los altares de] las montañas, o viola la esposa de su prójimo,
who has not walked in the way of his righteous father, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and has defiled his neighbor's wife,
12 que oprime al pobre y necesitado, roba, no devuelve la prenda, o levanta sus ojos a los ídolos y comete repugnancia,
and has oppressed the poor and needy, and has committed robbery, and not restored a pledge, and has set his eyes upon idols, has wrought iniquities,
13 presta por interés y toma usura, ¿vivirá éste? No vivirá. Hizo todas estas repugnancias y ciertamente morirá. Su sangre caerá sobre él.
has lent upon usury, and taken usurious increase; he shall by no means live: he has wrought all these iniquities; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
14 Pero si éste engendra un hijo, que a pesar de que vio todos los pecados de su padre, no los imita,
And if he beget a son, and [the son] see all his father's sins which he has wrought, and fear, and not do according to them,
15 no come [sobre los altares] en las montañas, ni levanta sus ojos a los ídolos de la Casa de Israel, no viola a la esposa de su prójimo,
and [if he] has not eaten on the mountains, and has not set his eyes on the devices of the house of Israel, and has not defiled his neighbor's wife,
16 ni oprime a alguno, no retiene la prenda ni roba; que comparte su pan con el hambriento y cubre al desnudo;
and has not oppressed a man, and has not retained the pledge, nor committed robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has clothed the naked,
17 que aparta su mano de la iniquidad y no recibe interés ni usura; que guarda mis Estatutos y anda en mis Ordenanzas, ése no morirá por la maldad de su padre. Ciertamente vivirá.
and has turned back his hand from unrighteousness, has not received interest or usurious increase, has wrought righteousness, and walked in mine ordinances; he shall not die for the iniquities of his father, he shall surely live.
18 En cuanto a su padre, porque cometió agravio, despojó con violencia al hermano y cometió en medio de su pueblo lo que no es bueno, ciertamente él morirá por su iniquidad.
But if his father grievously afflict, or plunder, he has wrought enmity in the midst of my people, and shall die in his iniquity.
19 Y si dices: ¿Por qué el hijo no lleva el pecado de su padre? Porque el hijo actuó según la Ordenanza y la Justicia, guardó todos mis Estatutos y los cumplió. Ciertamente vivirá.
But you will say, Why has not the son borne the iniquity of the father? Because the son has wrought judgment and mercy, has kept all my statues, and done them, he shall surely live.
20 La persona que peque, ésa morirá. El hijo no recibirá el castigo por la iniquidad del padre, ni el padre recibirá el castigo por la iniquidad del hijo. La justicia del justo estará sobre él, y la perversidad del perverso caerá sobre él.
But the soul that sins shall die: and the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the iniquity of the transgressor shall be upon him.
21 Pero si el perverso se aparta de todos sus pecados que cometió, guarda todos mis Estatutos y hace según la Ordenanza y la Justicia, ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
And if the transgressor turn away from all his iniquities which he has committed, and keep all my commandments, and do justice and mercy, he shall surely live, and shall by no means die.
22 Ninguna de las transgresiones que cometió será recordada contra él. A causa de la justicia que practicó, vivirá.
None of his trespasses which he has committed shall be remembers: in his righteousness which he has done he shall live.
23 ¿Quiero Yo la muerte del perverso? dice ʼAdonay Yavé. ¿No vivirá si se aparta de sus caminos?
Shall I at all desire death of the sinner, says the Lord, as I [desire] that he should turn from [his] evil way, and live?
24 Pero, si el justo se aparta de su justicia, comete repugnancia y hace conforme a todas las repugnancias que comete el perverso, ¿vivirá? Ninguna de las justicias que practicó le será tomada en cuenta. Por su infidelidad que practicó y por el pecado que cometió, por ellos morirá.
But when the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, according to all the transgressions which the transgressor has wrought, none of his righteousness which he has wrought shall be at all remembered: in his trespass wherein he has trespassed, and in his sins wherein he has sinned, in them shall he die.
25 Y si dices: No es recto el camino de ʼAdonay. Oiga ahora, oh Casa de Israel: ¿Mi camino no es recto? ¿No son sus caminos los que no son rectos?
Yet you have said, The way of the Lord is not straight. Hear now, all the house of Israel; will not my way be straight? Is your way straight?
26 Cuando el justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, muere. A causa de la iniquidad que cometió muere.
When the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits a trespass, and dies in the trespass he has committed, he shall [even] die in it.
27 Pero al apartarse el perverso de la perversidad que cometió, y actuar según la Ordenanza y la Justicia, salva su vida.
And when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and shall do judgment and justice, he has kept his soul,
28 Porque reflexionó y se apartó de todas sus transgresiones que cometió. Ciertamente vivirá. No morirá.
and has turned away from all his ungodliness which he has committed: he shall surely live, he shall not die.
29 Si aún la Casa de Israel dice: No es recto el camino de ʼAdonay. Oh Casa de Israel, ¿no son rectos mis caminos? Ciertamente sus caminos no son rectos.
Yet the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not right. Is not my way right, O house of Israel? is not your way wrong?
30 Por tanto oh Casa de Israel, Yo los juzgaré a cada uno según su conducta, dice ʼAdonay Yavé. Conviértanse y apártense de todas sus transgresiones para que la iniquidad no les sea una piedra de tropiezo.
I will judge you, O house of Israel, says the Lord, each one according to his way: be converted, and turn from all your ungodliness, and it shall not become to you the punishment of iniquity.
31 ¡Echen de ustedes todas sus transgresiones que cometieron y fórmense un corazón nuevo y un espíritu nuevo! ¿Por qué morirán, oh Casa de Israel?
Cast away from yourselves all your ungodliness wherein you have sinned against me; and make to yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why should you die, O house of Israel?
32 Porque Yo no me complazco en la muerte de alguno, dice ʼAdonay Yavé. Por tanto conviértanse y vivan.
For I desire not the death of him that dies, says the Lord.
