Hesekiel 18
1 Och Herrans ord skedde till mig, och sade:
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
2 Hvad drifven I ibland eder, uti Israels land, detta ordspråket, och sägen: Fäderna hafva ätit sura vindrufvor, men barnomen äro tänderna deraf ömma vordna?
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 Så sant som jag lefver; säger Herren Herren, sådant ordspråk skall intet mer gå ibland eder i Israel;
By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
4 Ty si, alla själar äro mina; fadrens själ är så väl min, som, sonens själ; hvilken själ som syndar, hon skall dö.
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 Om nu en menniska är from, den der rätt och väl gör;
But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,
6 Den på bergomen icke äter, den sin ögon icke upphäfver till Israels hus afgudar; och sina nästas hustru icke besmittar, och icke ligger när qvinno uti hennes krankhet;
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 Den ingom skada gör; den gäldenäromen sin pant igengifver; den ingom något ifråtager med våld; den sitt bröd delar med dem hungroga, och kläder den nakota;
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 Den intet ockrar; den ingen slem vinning tager; den icke hjelper till att göra orätt; den emellan menniskorna rätt dömer;
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 Den efter mina rätter vandrar, och min bud håller, så att han allvarliga gör derefter; det är en from man, han skall få lefva, säger Herren Herren.
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 Men om han föder en son, och den samme varder en mördare, den der blod utgjuter, eller något af dessa stycke gör;
If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,
11 Och intet af de andra stycken gör; utan äter på bergom, och besmittar sins nästas hustru;
Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,
12 Gör dem fattiga och elända skada; tager något med våld; icke igengifver pant; upphäfver sin ögon till afgudar, dermed han en styggelse bedrifver;
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 Får ut på ocker; tager vinning; skulle han lefva? Han skall icke lefva; utan efter han sådana styggelse gjort hafver, så skall han döden dö; hans blod skall vara öfver honom.
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 Men om han föder en son, den der alla sådana synder ser, som hans fader gör, och han fruktar sig, och så icke gör;
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 Äter icke på bergom; upphäfver icke sin ögon till Israels hus afgudar; besmittar icke sins nästas hustru;
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 Gör ingom skada; behåller icke pant; tager intet med våld; delar sitt bröd med dem hungroga, och kläder den nakota;
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 Hjelper icke emot den elända; tager intet ocker eller slem vinning; utan håller min bud, och lefver efter mina rätter; han skall intet dö för sins faders missgernings skull, utan lefva.
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 Men hans fader, den våld och orätt brukat hafver, och ibland sitt folk; det som intet doger, gjort hafver: si, han skall dö för sina missgernings skull.
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 Så sägen I: Hvi skall sonen icke bära sins faders missgerning? Derföre, att han hafver gjort rätt och väl, och hållit och gjort alla mina rätter, skall han lefva.
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 Ty hvilken själ som syndar, hon skall dö; sonen skall icke bära fadrens missgerning; och fadren skall icke bära sonens missgerning, utan dens rättfärdigas fromhet skall vara öfver honom, och dens orättfärdigas arghet skall vara öfver honom.
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 Men om en ogudaktig omvänder sig ifrån alla sina synder, som han gjort hafver, och håller alla mina rätter, och gör rätt och väl, så skall han lefva, och icke dö.
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 Men på all hans öfverträdelse, som han gjort hafver, skall intet tänkt varda; utan skall lefva, för den rättfärdighets skull, som han gör.
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 Menar du, att jag lust hafver öfver dens ogudaktigas död, säger Herren Herren, och icke mycket mer, att han omvänder sig ifrå sitt onda väsende, och lefver?
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 Och om den rättfärdige vänder sig ifrå sine rättfärdighet, och gör det ondt är, och lefver efter all den styggelse som en ogudaktig gör, skulle han lefva? Ja, all hans rättfärdighet, som han gjort hafver, skall intet ihågkommen varda; utan han skall dö uti sin öfverträdelse och syndom, som han gjort hafver.
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 Och ändå sägen I: Herren handlar icke rätt. Derföre hörer nu, I af Israels hus: Hafver jag icke rätt, och I orätt?
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 Ty när den rättfärdige vänder sig ifrå sine rättfärdighet, och gör det ondt är, så måste han dö; men han måste dö för sina ondskos skull, som han gjort hafver.
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 Tvärtom, när den ogudaktige vänder sig ifrå sine orättfärdighet, som han gjort hafver, och gör nu rätt och väl, han varder behållandes sina själ lefvande.
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 Ty efter han fruktar sig, och vänder åter af sine ondsko, så skall han lefva, och icke dö.
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 Och ännu säga de af Israels hus: Herren handlar icke rätt. Skulle jag hafva orätt? I af Israels hus hafven orätt.
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 Derföre vill jag döma eder, I af Israels hus, hvar och en efter hans väsende, säger Herren Herren. Derföre vänder eder om, och låter eder omvända, på det I icke skolen falla för missgerningenes skull.
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 Kaster ifrån eder all edor öfverträdelse, der I med öfverträdt hafven, och görer eder ett nytt hjerta, och ny anda; ty hvi vill du så dö, du Israels hus?
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 Ty jag hafver ingen lust till hans död, som dör, säger Herren Herren; derföre omvänder eder, så fån I lefva.
For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.
