Ezekiel 18

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

1 耶和华对我说：

2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?

2 “你们谈论以色列地时为什么说‘父亲吃了酸葡萄，儿子的牙酸倒了’这句俗语呢？

3 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

3 主耶和华说，我凭我的永恒起誓，你们在以色列必不再用这句俗语。

4 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

4 因为所有的生命都属于我，父和子都属于我。谁犯罪，谁死亡。

5 Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:

5 “倘若有义人秉公行义，

6 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.

6 不在山上的庙宇里吃祭物，不拜以色列人的偶像，不玷污别人的妻子，不亲近经期中的妇女；

7 He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

7 不欺压人，反而退还债户的抵押品；不抢夺财物，反而给饥饿的人食物吃，给赤身露体的人衣服穿；

8 He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.

8 不放债取利，不犯罪作恶，反而公平待人，

9 He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.

9 遵守我的律例，切实遵行我的典章——这样的人是义人，必能活着。这是主耶和华说的。

10 Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,

10 “倘若这人生的儿子凶残暴戾，嗜杀成性，无恶不作，

11 though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife.

11 常在山上的庙宇吃祭偶像之物，玷污别人的妻子，

12 He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.

12 欺压贫穷困苦的人，抢夺财物，扣留债户的抵押品，祭拜偶像，行可憎之事，

13 He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.

13 放债取利，这样的人还能活着吗？他必不能活。他多行可憎之事，必自取灭亡，自害己命。

14 Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:

14 “倘若这不肖子有一个好儿子，他看见父亲的所作所为，不愿步父亲的后尘。

15 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

15 他不在山上吃祭偶像之物，不拜以色列人的偶像，不玷污别人的妻子，

16 He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

16 不欺压他人，不扣留抵押品，不抢夺财物，反而给饥饿的人食物吃，给赤身露体的人衣服穿，

17 He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.

17 不压榨贫穷的人，不放债取利，反而遵守我的典章，顺从我的律例，这人必不因父亲的罪恶而死亡，他必活着。

18 As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.

18 他父亲因肆意欺诈，掠夺同胞，多行不义，必死于自己的罪恶。

19 Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.

19 “你们会问，‘儿子为什么不用承担父亲的罪恶呢？’这是因为儿子秉公行义，谨遵我的律例，所以他必活着。

20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

20 谁犯罪，谁死亡，儿子不用承担父亲的罪恶，父亲也不用承担儿子的罪恶。义人的义必归自己，恶人的恶也必归自己。

21 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

21 “恶人若肯改邪归正，遵守我的律例，秉公行义，就必活着，不致死亡。

22 None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.

22 他犯的一切罪过不会被追究，他必因行事正直而活着。

23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?

23 主耶和华说，我难道喜欢恶人死亡吗？我岂不是更愿他们改邪归正并活着吗？

24 But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

24 义人若弃善行恶，与恶人同流合污，这人岂能活着？他从前的义行不会被记念，他必因自己的背信和罪恶而死亡。

25 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

25 “你们说，‘主行事不公平。’以色列人啊，你们听着，是我行事不公平呢？还是你们行事不公平呢？

26 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

26 义人若离义行恶，必因恶行而死。

27 But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.

27 恶人若改邪归正、秉公行义，必保全性命。

28 Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.

28 因为他醒悟过来，改邪归正，必能活着，不致死亡。

29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

29 以色列人却说，‘主行事不公平！’以色列人啊，是我行事不公平呢？还是你们行事不公平呢？

30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

30 “所以主耶和华说，‘以色列人啊，我必按你们各人的行为审判你们。你们要悔改，改邪归正，免得死在罪中。

31 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?

31 你们要离弃从前所有的罪恶，洗心革面。以色列人啊！你们何必走向灭亡呢？’

32 For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!

32 主耶和华说，‘我断不喜欢任何人死亡，你们要悔改，便得存活。’”