Ezequiel 18
1 Volvió a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 ¿Por qué haces uso de este dicho sobre la tierra de Israel, los padres han estado probando uvas amargas y pero los dientes de los hijos tienen la dentera?
“You people quote [RHQ] this proverb [and say that it is] about Israel: ‘Parents/People eat sour grapes, but it is their children who have a very sour taste in their mouths', [which means that you think that it is not fair for you to be punished for your ancestors’ sins].
3 Por mi vida, dice el Señor Dios, ya no tendrán este dicho en Israel.
But [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, you Israeli people will no longer quote that proverb.
4 Mira, todas las almas son mías; como el alma del padre, así el alma del hijo es mía: la muerte será el destino del alma del pecador.
Everyone [who is alive] belongs to me. That includes children and their parents; they all belong to me. And it is those who sin who will [because of their sins].
5 Pero si un hombre es recto, vive correctamente y hace justicia,
[So, ] suppose there is a righteous person [always] does what is fair and right [DOU].
6 Y no come en los santuarios de los montes, ni ha adorado las imágenes de los hijos de Israel; no ha violado la esposa de su vecino, ni se ha acercado a una mujer en el momento de su menstruación;
He does not [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops, he does not request help from idols. He does not have sex with someone else’s wife or have sex with a woman during her monthly menstrual period.
7 Y no ha hecho ningún mal a nadie, sino que le ha devuelto al deudor lo que es suyo, y no ha robado a nadie, y le ha dado comida al hambriento, y ropa al desnudo;
He does not mistreat/oppress people; if [borrows money from him and gives him his cloak to guarantee that he will pay the money back], he always gives the cloak back to that [before the sun goes down]. He does not rob people. He gives food to hungry people. He gives clothing to people who need clothes.
8 Y no presta su dinero a intereses o tomado grandes ganancias, y, apartando su mano de la maldad, es Justo cuando juzga entre hombre y hombre.
When he lends money to people, he does not [do it just to] charge big interest. He does not do [SYN] things that are evil. He [always] decides things fairly.
9 Y ha sido guiado por mis reglas y ha guardado mis leyes y las ha cumplido; él es recto, la vida será ciertamente suya, dice el Señor.
He faithfully obeys all [DOU] my laws. That man is truly righteous; he will remain alive. [That is what I, ] Yahweh the Lord, promise.
10 Si tiene un hijo que es un ladrón y asesino, que hace cualquiera de estas cosas,
But suppose that man has a son who acts violently, who murders people and does any of these other things, even though his father has not done any of them:
11 Que en los santuarios de los montes ha comido, y ha violado la esposa de su prójimo.
He [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops. He has sex with other people’s wives.
12 Ha hecho mal a los pobres y al que lo necesita, y ha tomado propiedades por la fuerza, y no ha devuelto a sus deudores lo que había recibido en prenda, y ha adorado imágenes y ha hecho cosas repugnantes.
He mistreats/oppresses poor and needy people. He robs people. If someone gives him his cloak to [that he will pay the money back], he never gives the cloak back to [before the sun goes down]. He seeks help from idols. He does [other] detestable things.
13 Y ha prestado su dinero en intereses y ha obtenido grandes ganancias; ciertamente no seguirá viviendo: ha hecho todas estas cosas repugnantes, la muerte será su destino; Su sangre estará sobre él.
When he lends money, he [very big] interest. If you think that such a person [be allowed to] remain alive [RHQ], you are certainly wrong. Because he has done those detestable things, he will surely be executed, and it will be his own fault [IDM].
14 Ahora bien, si tiene un hijo que ve todos los pecados de su padre que ha cometido, y con miedo, no hace lo mismo:
But suppose that man has a son who sees all the sins that his father commits, but he does not do those things:
15 Que no ha comido en los santuarios de los montes, ni ha adorado las imágenes de los hijos de Israel, y no ha violado la esposa de su vecino,
He does not [meat sacrificed to idols] on the hilltops. He does not request help from idols. He does not have sex with other people’s wives.
16 O hecho mal a cualquiera, o tomar algo en prenda cuando le pidan prestado, o tomar bienes por la fuerza, pero le ha dado comida a quien la necesitaba, y ropa a quien no la tenía;
He does not mistreat/oppress people. If he lends money to someone, he does not require that person to give him his cloak to guarantee that he will pay the money back. He does not rob anyone. He gives food to those who need it. He gives clothes to those who need clothes.
17 Quien ha evitado hacer el mal y no preste dinero con usura o intereses, ha cumplido mis órdenes y ha sido guiado por mis reglas: ciertamente no será condenado a muerte por el mal hecho de su padre; ciertamente vivirá.
He does not commit sins, [like his father did], and does not charge big interest [DOU] when he lends money. He faithfully obeys [all] [DOU] my laws. That person will not be executed for his father’s sins; he will surely remain alive.
18 En cuanto a su padre, porque era cruel, tomó bienes por la fuerza e hizo lo que no es bueno entre su pueblo; en verdad, la muerte lo alcanzará en su maldad.
But his father will be executed for the sins that he committed, because he cheated people and robbed people and did [other] things that are evil.
19 Pero tú dices: ¿Por qué el hijo no es castigado por la maldad del padre? Cuando el hijo haya hecho lo que está ordenado y correcto, y haya cumplido mis reglas y las haya hecho, la vida será ciertamente suya.
[If] you ask, ‘Why should the [man’s] son not (suffer/be punished) for the evil things that his father did?’, [I will answer that] the son has done what is fair and right [DOU] and has obeyed all my laws, so he will surely remain alive.
20 El alma que comete pecado será condenada a muerte; el hijo no será responsabilizado por las malas acciones del padre, o el padre por las malas acciones del hijo; la justicia de los rectos será sobre sí mismo, y la maldad del malvado sobre sí mismo.
It is those who sin who will [because of their sins]. People will not be punished for the sins of their parents, or for the sins of their children. Good/Righteous people will be rewarded for their being good/righteous, and evil people will be punished for [doing] evil.
21 Pero si el malvado, alejándose de todos los pecados que ha cometido, mantiene mis reglas y hace lo que está ordenado y correcto, la vida será ciertamente suya; La muerte no será su destino.
But if a wicked person (turns away from/quits) doing all the evil things that he did previously, and if he starts to obey faithfully all my laws, and does what is fair and right [DOU], he will surely remain alive; he will not be executed.
22 Ninguno de los pecados que ha cometido se guardará en memoria contra él: en la justicia que ha practicado, tendrá vida.
He will not be punished for the sins he committed [previously]. Because of the good/righteous things that he has done [since that time], he [be allowed to] remain alive.
23 ¿Me complace la muerte del malvado? dice el Señor: ¿no estoy contento si se desvía de su camino para que pueda tener vida?
[I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that I certainly am not [RHQ] happy about wicked people dying. Instead, I am happy when they turn away from their wicked behavior, [because of that, they] remain alive.
24 Pero cuando el hombre recto, apartándose de su justicia, haga el mal, como todas las cosas repugnantes que hace el hombre malo, ¿tendrá vida? Ninguno de sus actos rectos se guardará en la memoria; en el mal que hizo y en su pecado, la muerte lo alcanzará.
But if a righteous person stops doing righteous things and [starts to] commit sins and does the same detestable things that wicked people do, he will certainly not [RHQ] [be allowed to] remain alive. I will not think about the righteous things that he did previously. Because he did not [do what pleases me], and because of [all] the sins that he has committed, he will be executed.
25 Pero tú dices: El camino del Señor no es recto. Escucha, oh hijos de Israel; no es mi camino recto? ¿No son tus caminos los que no son rectos?
But you say, ‘Yahweh does not act fairly!’ You Israeli people, listen to what I say: It is certainly not [RHQ] what I do that is unfair, it is what you continually do that is not fair/right!
26 Cuando el hombre recto, apartándose de su justicia, hace el mal, la muerte lo alcanzará; en el mal que él ha hecho la muerte lo alcanzará.
If a righteous person (turns away from/quits) doing what is righteous and commits sins, he will [for committing those sins].
27 De nuevo, cuando el malhechor, apartándose del mal que ha hecho, haga lo que está ordenado y correcto, tendrá vida para su alma.
But if a wicked person turns away from doing wicked things and does what is just and right [DOU], he will save [from being executed/punished].
28 Debido a que tuvo miedo y se arrepintió por todo el mal que había hecho, la vida ciertamente será suya, la muerte no será su destino.
Because he has thought about all the evil things that he did and has turned away from doing them, he will [be allowed to] live. He will not be executed [for having done evil things].
29 Pero aun así los hijos de Israel dicen: El camino del Señor no es recto. Oh hijos de Israel, ¿no son mis caminos rectos? ¿No son tus caminos los que no son rectos?
But [you] Israeli people [MTY] say, ‘Yahweh does not act fairly.’ You people of Israel, my behavior is certainly not [RHQ] unfair! It is your behavior that is not right.
30 Por esta causa seré tu juez, oh hijos de Israel, juzgando a cada uno por sus caminos, dice el Señor. Vuélvanse de todos sus pecados; para que no sean la causa de que caigas en el mal.
Therefore, you Israeli people [MTY], I, Yahweh the Lord, will judge each of you according to what you have done. Repent! Turn [away] from all your wicked behavior! Then you will not be destroyed [PRS] because of your sins.
31 Apártense de toda su maldad por la cual han cometido pecado; y háganse un corazón nuevo y un espíritu nuevo: ¿por qué desean la muerte, oh hijos de Israel?
Get rid of all your wicked behavior, and get a new way of thinking [IDM, DOU]. You Israeli people [MTY], (do you really want to be executed for your sins?/you act as though you want to be executed [for your sins]) [RHQ].
32 Porque no tengo placer en la muerte de aquel que muere, dice el Señor Dios: apártense del mal entonces, y vivirán.
[I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that I am not pleased about your dying. So repent, and remain alive!”
