Ezekiel 18

وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلاَمُ الرَّبِّ قَائِلاً:

The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,

«مَا لَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ تَضْرِبُونَ هذَا الْمَثَلَ عَلَى أَرْضِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، قَائِلِينَ: الآبَاءُ أَكَلُوا الْحِصْرِمَ وَأَسْنَانُ الأَبْنَاءِ ضَرِسَتْ؟

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

حَيٌّ أَنَا، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، لاَ يَكُونُ لَكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدُ أَنْ تَضْرِبُوا هذَا الْمَثَلَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

هَا كُلُّ النُّفُوسِ هِيَ لِي. نَفْسُ الأَبِ كَنَفْسِ الابْنِ، كِلاَهُمَا لِي. اَلنَّفْسُ الَّتِي تُخْطِئُ هِيَ تَمُوتُ.

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

وَالإِنْسَانُ الَّذِي كَانَ بَارًّا وَفَعَلَ حَقًّا وَعَدْلاً،

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

لَمْ يَأْكُلْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى أَصْنَامِ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلَمْ يُنَجِّسِ امْرَأَةَ قَرِيبِهِ، وَلَمْ يَقْرُبِ امْرَأَةً طَامِثًا،

And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,

وَلَمْ يَظْلِمْ إِنْسَانًا، بَلْ رَدَّ لِلْمَدْيُونِ رَهْنَهُ، وَلَمْ يَغْتَصِبِ اغْتِصَابًا بَلْ بَذَلَ خُبْزَهُ لِلْجَوْعَانِ، وَكَسَا الْعُرْيَانَ ثَوْبًا،

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

وَلَمْ يُعْطِ بِالرِّبَا، وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْ مُرَابَحَةً، وَكَفَّ يَدَهُ عَنِ الْجَوْرِ، وَأَجْرَى الْعَدْلَ الْحَقَّ بَيْنَ الإِنْسَانِ وَالإِنْسَانِ،

He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

وَسَلَكَ فِي فَرَائِضِي وَحَفِظَ أَحْكَامِي لِيَعْمَلَ بِالْحَقِّ فَهُوَ بَارٌّ. حَيَاةً يَحْيَا، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ.

Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

«فَإِنْ وَلَدَ ابْنًا مُعْتَنِفًا سَفَّاكَ دَمٍ، فَفَعَلَ شَيْئًا مِنْ هذِهِ،

If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,

وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ كُلَّ تِلْكَ، بَلْ أَكَلَ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ، وَنَجَّسَ امْرَأَةَ قَرِيبِهِ،

And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,

وَظَلَمَ الْفَقِيرَ وَالْمِسْكِينَ، وَاغْتَصَبَ اغْتِصَابًا، وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ الرَّهْنَ، وَقَدْ رَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى الأَصْنَامِ وَفَعَلَ الرِّجْسَ،

Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

وَأَعْطَى بِالرِّبَا وَأَخَذَ الْمُرَابَحَةَ، أَفَيَحْيَا؟ لاَ يَحْيَا! قَدْ عَمِلَ كُلَّ هذِهِ الرَّجَاسَاتِ فَمَوْتًا يَمُوتُ. دَمُهُ يَكُونُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.

Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

«وَإِنْ وَلَدَ ابْنًا رَأَى جَمِيعَ خَطَايَا أَبِيهِ الَّتِي فَعَلَهَا، فَرَآهَا وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ مِثْلَهَا.

Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,

لَمْ يَأْكُلْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ، وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى أَصْنَامِ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلاَ نَجَّسَ امْرَأَةَ قَرِيبِهِ،

That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,

وَلاَ ظَلَمَ إِنْسَانًا، وَلاَ ارْتَهَنَ رَهْنًا، وَلاَ اغْتَصَبَ اغْتِصَابًا، بَلْ بَذَلَ خُبْزَهُ لِلْجَوْعَانِ، وَكَسَا الْعُرْيَانَ ثَوْبًا

Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

وَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ عَنِ الْفَقِيرِ، وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْ رِبًا وَلاَ مُرَابَحَةً، بَلْ أَجْرَى أَحْكَامِي وَسَلَكَ فِي فَرَائِضِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَمُوتُ بِإِثْمِ أَبِيهِ. حَيَاةً يَحْيَا.

That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

أَمَّا أَبُوهُ فَلأَنَّهُ ظَلَمَ ظُلْمًا، وَاغْتَصَبَ أَخَاهُ اغْتِصَابًا، وَعَمِلَ غَيْرَ الصَّالِحِ بَيْنَ شَعْبِهِ، فَهُوَذَا يَمُوتُ بِإِثْمِهِ.

As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.

«وَأَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ: لِمَاذَا لاَ يَحْمِلُ الابْنُ مِنْ إِثْمِ الأَبِ؟ أَمَّا الابْنُ فَقَدْ فَعَلَ حَقًّا وَعَدْلاً. حَفِظَ جَمِيعَ فَرَائِضِي وَعَمِلَ بِهَا فَحَيَاةً يَحْيَا.

Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

اَلنَّفْسُ الَّتِي تُخْطِئُ هِيَ تَمُوتُ. اَلابْنُ لاَ يَحْمِلُ مِنْ إِثْمِ الأَبِ، وَالأَبُ لاَ يَحْمِلُ مِنْ إِثْمِ الابْنِ. بِرُّ الْبَارِّ عَلَيْهِ يَكُونُ، وَشَرُّ الشِّرِّيرِ عَلَيْهِ يَكُونُ.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

فَإِذَا رَجَعَ الشِّرِّيرُ عَنْ جَمِيعِ خَطَايَاهُ الَّتِي فَعَلَهَا وَحَفِظَ كُلَّ فَرَائِضِي وَفَعَلَ حَقًّا وَعَدْلاً فَحَيَاةً يَحْيَا. لاَ يَمُوتُ.

But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

كُلُّ مَعَاصِيهِ الَّتِي فَعَلَهَا لاَ تُذْكَرُ عَلَيْهِ. فِي بِرِّهِ الَّذِي عَمِلَ يَحْيَا.

All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.

هَلْ مَسَرَّةً أُسَرُّ بِمَوْتِ الشِّرِّيرِ؟ يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ. أَلاَ بِرُجُوعِهِ عَنْ طُرُقِهِ فَيَحْيَا؟

Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

وَإِذَا رَجَعَ الْبَارُّ عَنْ بِرِّهِ وَعَمِلَ إِثْمًا وَفَعَلَ مِثْلَ كُلِّ الرَّجَاسَاتِ الَّتِي يَفْعَلُهَا الشِّرِّيرُ، أَفَيَحْيَا؟ كُلُّ بِرِّهِ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ لاَ يُذْكَرُ. فِي خِيَانَتِهِ الَّتِي خَانَهَا وَفِي خَطِيَّتِهِ الَّتِي أَخْطَأَ بِهَا يَمُوتُ.

But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

«وَأَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ: لَيْسَتْ طَرِيقُ الرَّبِّ مُسْتَوِيَةً. فَاسْمَعُوا الآنَ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَطَرِيقِي هِيَ غَيْرُ مُسْتَوِيَةٍ؟ أَلَيْسَتْ طُرُقُكُمْ غَيْرَ مُسْتَوِيَةٍ؟

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

إِذَا رَجَعَ الْبَارُّ عَنْ بِرِّهِ وَعَمِلَ إِثْمًا وَمَاتَ فِيهِ، فَبِإِثْمِهِ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ يَمُوتُ.

When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

وَإِذَا رَجَعَ الشِّرِّيرُ عَنْ شَرِّهِ الَّذِي فَعَلَ، وَعَمِلَ حَقًّا وَعَدْلاً، فَهُوَ يُحْيِي نَفْسَهُ.

Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

رَأَى فَرَجَعَ عَنْ كُلِّ مَعَاصِيهِ الَّتِي عَمِلَهَا فَحَيَاةً يَحْيَا. لاَ يَمُوتُ.

Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

وَبَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَقُولُ: لَيْسَتْ طَرِيقُ الرَّبِّ مُسْتَوِيَةً. أَطُرُقِي غَيْرُ مُسْتَقِيمَةٍ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ أَلَيْسَتْ طُرُقُكُمْ غَيْرَ مُسْتَقِيمَةٍ؟

Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

مِنْ أَجْلِ ذلِكَ أَقْضِي عَلَيْكُمْ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ كَطُرُقِهِ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ. تُوبُوا وَارْجِعُوا عَنْ كُلِّ مَعَاصِيكُمْ، وَلاَ يَكُونُ لَكُمُ الإِثْمُ مَهْلَكَةً.

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

اِطْرَحُوا عَنْكُمْ كُلَّ مَعَاصِيكُمُ الَّتِي عَصَيْتُمْ بِهَا، وَاعْمَلُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ قَلْبًا جَدِيدًا وَرُوحًا جَدِيدَةً. فَلِمَاذَا تَمُوتُونَ يَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ؟

Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

لأَنِّي لاَ أُسَرُّ بِمَوْتِ مَنْ يَمُوتُ، يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ، فَارْجِعُوا وَاحْيَوْا.

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.