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Ezekiel 18 Literal Standard Version
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1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
1 Y FUÉ á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
1 Yahweh’s word came to me again, saying,
2 “What [is it] to you [that] you are using this allegory || Concerning the ground of Israel, saying, || Fathers eat unripe fruit, || And the sons’ teeth are blunted?
2 ¿Qué pensáis vosotros, vosotros que usáis este refrán sobre la tierra de Israel, diciendo: Los padres comieron el agraz, y los dientes de los hijos tienen la dentera?
2 “What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
3 [As] I live,” a declaration of Lord YHWH, “You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel.
3 Vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, que nunca más tendréis [por qué] usar este refrán en Israel.
3 “As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
4 Behold, all the souls are Mine, || As the soul of the father, || So also the soul of the son—they are Mine, || The soul that is sinning—it dies.
4 He aquí que todas las almas son mías; como el alma del padre, así el alma del hijo es mía; el alma que pecare, esa morirá.
4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die.
5 And a man, when he is righteous, || And has done judgment and righteousness,
5 Y el hombre que fuere justo, é hiciere juicio y justicia;
5 “But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
6 He has not eaten on the mountains, || And has not lifted up his eyes || To idols of the house of Israel, || And did not defile his neighbor’s wife, || And did not come near to a separated woman,
6 Que no comiere sobre los montes, ni alzare sus ojos á los ídolos de la casa de Israel, ni violare la mujer de su prójimo, ni llegare á la mujer menstruosa,
6 and has not eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife, hasn’t come near a woman in her impurity,
7 He does not oppress a man, || He returns his pledge to the debtor, || He does not take away plunder, || He gives his bread to the hungry, || And covers the naked with a garment,
7 Ni oprimiere á ninguno; al deudor tornare su prenda, no cometiere robo, diere de su pan al hambriento, y cubriere al desnudo con vestido,
7 and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
8 He does not give in usury, and does not take increase, || He turns back his hand from perversity, || He does true judgment between man and man.
8 No diere á logro, ni recibiere aumento; de la maldad retrajere su mano, [é] hiciere juicio de verdad entre hombre y hombre,
8 he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
9 He walks in My statutes, || And he has kept My judgments—to deal truly, || He [is] righteous—he surely lives,” || A declaration of Lord YHWH.
9 En mis ordenanzas caminare, y guardare mis derechos para hacer verdad, éste es justo: éste vivirá, dice el Señor Jehová.
9 has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live,” says the Lord Yahweh.
10 “And he has begotten a son, || A burglar—a shedder of blood, || And he has made a brother of one of these,
10 Mas si engendrare hijo ladrón, derramador de sangre, ó que haga alguna cosa de éstas,
10 “If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,
11 And he has not done all those, || For he has even eaten on the mountains, || And he has defiled his neighbor’s wife,
11 Y que no haga las otras; antes comiere sobre los montes, ó violare la mujer de su prójimo,
11 or who does not do any of those things but has eaten at the mountain shrines and defiled his neighbor’s wife,
12 He has oppressed the afflicted and needy, || He has taken away plunder violently, || He does not return a pledge, || And he has lifted up his eyes to the idols, || He has done abomination!
12 Al pobre y menesteroso oprimiere, cometiere robos, no tornare la prenda, ó alzare sus ojos á los ídolos, [é] hiciere abominación,
12 has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,
13 He has given in usury, and taken increase, || And he lives? He does not live, || He has done all these abominations, || He surely dies, his blood is on him.
13 Diere á usura, y recibiere aumento: ¿vivirá éste? No vivirá. Todas estas abominaciones hizo; de cierto morirá; su sangre será sobre él.
13 has lent with interest, and has taken increase from the poor, shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood will be on him.
14 And—behold, he has begotten a son, || And he sees all the sins of his father, || That he has done, and he fears, || And does not do like them,
14 Pero si [éste] engendrare hijo, el cual viere todos los pecados que su padre hizo, y viéndolos no hiciere según ellos:
14 “Now, behold, if he fathers a son who sees all his father’s sins which he has done, and fears, and doesn’t do likewise,
15 He has not eaten on the mountains, || And he has not lifted up his eyes || To idols of the house of Israel, || He has not defiled his neighbor’s wife,
15 No comiere sobre los montes, ni alzare sus ojos á los ídolos de la casa de Israel; la mujer de su prójimo no violare,
15 who hasn’t eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife,
16 He has not oppressed a man, || He has not bound a pledge, || And he has not taken away plunder, || He has given his bread to the hungry, || And he covered the naked with a garment,
16 Ni oprimiere á nadie; la prenda no empeñare, ni cometiere robos; al hambriento diere de su pan, y cubriere de vestido al desnudo;
16 hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
17 He has turned back his hand from the afflicted, || He has not taken usury and increase, || He has done My judgments, || He has walked in My statutes, || He does not die for the iniquity of his father, || He surely lives.
17 Apartare su mano del pobre, usura ni aumento no recibiere; hiciere mis derechos, y anduviere en mis ordenanzas, éste no morirá por la maldad de su padre; de cierto vivirá.
17 who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who hasn’t received interest or increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father. He shall surely live.
18 His father—because he used oppression, || Violently plundered a brother, || And did that which [is] not good in the midst of his people, || And behold, he is dying in his iniquity.
18 Su padre, por cuanto hizo agravio, despojó violentamente al hermano, é hizo en medio de su pueblo lo que no es bueno, he aquí que él morirá por su maldad.
18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he will die in his iniquity.
19 And you have said, Why has the son not borne of the iniquity of the father? And the son has done judgment and righteousness, || He has kept all My statutes, || And he does them, he surely lives.
19 Y si dijereis: ¿Por qué el hijo no llevará por el pecado de su padre? Porque el hijo hizo juicio y justicia, guardó todas mis ordenanzas, y las hizo, de cierto vivirá.
19 “Yet you say, ‘Why doesn’t the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he will surely live.
20 The soul that sins—it dies. A son does not bear of the iniquity of the father, || And a father does not bear of the iniquity of the son, || The righteousness of the righteous is on him, || And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.
20 El alma que pecare, esa morirá: el hijo no llevará por el pecado del padre, ni el padre llevará por el pecado del hijo: la justicia del justo será sobre él, y la impiedad del impío será sobre él.
20 The soul who sins, he 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 on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
21 And the wicked—when he turns back || From all his sins that he has done, || And he has kept all My statutes, || And has done judgment and righteousness, || He surely lives, he does not die.
21 Mas el impío, si se apartare de todos sus pecados que hizo, y guardare todas mis ordenanzas, é hiciere juicio y justicia, de cierto vivirá; no morirá.
21 “But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
22 All his transgressions that he has done || Are not remembered to him, || In his righteousness that he has done he lives.
22 Todas sus rebeliones que cometió, no le serán recordadas: en su justicia que hizo vivirá.
22 None of his transgressions that he has committed will be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done, he shall live.
23 Do I take pleasure [or] delight in the death of the wicked?” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Is it not in his turning back from his way—And he has lived?
23 ¿Quiero yo la muerte del impío? dice el Señor Jehová. ¿No vivirá, si se apartare de sus caminos?
23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” says the Lord Yahweh, “and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
24 And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, || And he has done perversity, || According to all the abominations || That the wicked has done, || Does he then live? All his righteous deeds that he has done are not remembered, || For his trespass that he has trespassed, || And for his sin that he has sinned, || For them he dies.
24 Mas si el justo se apartare de su justicia, y cometiere maldad, é hiciere conforme á todas las abominaciones que el impío hizo, ¿vivirá él? Todas las justicias que hizo no vendrán en memoria; por su rebelión con que prevaricó, y por su pecado que cometió, por ello morirá.
24 “But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, should he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done will be remembered. In his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.
25 And you have said, The way of the Lord is not pondered. Now hear, O house of Israel, || My way—is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?
25 Y si dijereis: No es derecho el camino del Señor: oid ahora, casa de Israel: ¿No es derecho mi camino? ¿no son vuestros caminos torcidos?
25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?
26 In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, || And he has done perversity, || And he is dying by them, || He dies for his perversity that he has done.
26 Apartándose el justo de su justicia, y haciendo iniquidad, él morirá por ello: por su iniquidad que hizo, morirá.
26 When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in it, then he dies in his iniquity that he has done.
27 And in the turning back of the wicked || From his wickedness that he has done, || And he does judgment and righteousness, || He keeps his soul alive.
27 Y apartándose el impío de su impiedad que hizo, y haciendo juicio y justicia, hará vivir su alma.
27 Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he will save his soul alive.
28 And he sees and turns back, || From all his transgressions that he has done, || He surely lives, he does not die,
28 Porque miró, y apartóse de todas sus prevaricaciones que hizo, de cierto vivirá, no morirá.
28 Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
29 And the house of Israel has said, The way of the Lord is not pondered, || My ways—are they not pondered? O house of Israel—are not your ways unpondered?
29 Si aun dijere la casa de Israel: No es derecho el camino del Señor: ¿No son derechos mis caminos, casa de Israel? Cierto, vuestros caminos no son derechos.
29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ House of Israel, aren’t my ways fair? Aren’t your ways unfair?
30 Therefore, I judge each according to his ways, || O house of Israel,” || A declaration of Lord YHWH, || “Turn back, indeed, turn yourselves back, || From all your transgressions, || And iniquity is not for a stumbling-block to you,
30 Por tanto, yo os juzgaré á cada uno según sus caminos, oh casa de Israel, dice el Señor Jehová. Convertíos, y volveos de todas vuestras iniquidades; y no os será la iniquidad causa de ruina.
30 “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity will not be your ruin.
31 Cast away all your transgressions from over you, || By which you have transgressed, || And make a new heart and a new spirit for yourselves, || And why do you die, || O house of Israel?
31 Echad de vosotros todas vuestras iniquidades con que habéis prevaricado, y haceos corazón nuevo y espíritu nuevo. ¿Y por qué moriréis, casa de Israel?
31 Cast away from you all your transgressions in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, house of Israel?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” || A declaration of Lord YHWH, || “Therefore turn back and live!”
32 Que no quiero la muerte del que muere, dice el Señor Jehová; convertíos pues, y viviréis.
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!
Cross references (30)
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- 2 Jeremiah 31:29–30; Lamentations 5:7; Ezekiel 37:11; Ezekiel 37:19; Ezekiel 37:25
- 3 Ezekiel 18:19–20; Ezekiel 33:11–20; Ezekiel 18:30; Ezekiel 36:31–32; Romans 3:19
- 4 Ezekiel 18:20; Romans 6:23; Numbers 16:22; Hebrews 12:9; Galatians 3:10–13
- 5 Ezekiel 33:14; Proverbs 21:3; 1 John 3:7; 1 John 5:2–5; 1 John 2:29
- 6 Ezekiel 18:15; Deuteronomy 4:19; Ezekiel 20:24; Ezekiel 6:13; Ezekiel 22:9–11
- 7 Ezekiel 18:16; Exodus 22:26; Ezekiel 18:12; Deuteronomy 24:12–13; Ezekiel 33:15
- 8 Exodus 22:25; Zechariah 8:16; Deuteronomy 23:19–20; Leviticus 25:35–37; Psalm 15:5
- 9 Ezekiel 20:11; Habakkuk 2:4; Amos 5:4; Deuteronomy 10:12–13; Romans 1:17
- 10 Exodus 21:12; Exodus 22:2; Malachi 3:8–9; 1 John 3:12; Leviticus 19:13
- 11 Ezekiel 18:15; 1 Kings 13:22; 1 John 3:22; Matthew 7:21–27; John 15:14
- 12 Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 8:6; Amos 4:1; 2 Kings 21:11; Zechariah 7:10
- 13 Exodus 22:25; Ezekiel 18:8; Leviticus 20:9; Ezekiel 18:32; Ezekiel 33:4–5
- 14 2 Chronicles 34:21; Proverbs 23:24; Isaiah 44:19; Ezekiel 18:28; Jeremiah 8:6
- 15 Ezekiel 18:6–7; Ezekiel 18:11–13
- 16 Ezekiel 18:7; Proverbs 25:21; Psalm 41:1; Job 22:7; Luke 14:13
- 17 Ezekiel 18:8–9; Matthew 18:27–35; Jeremiah 16:11–13; Ezekiel 33:15–16; Ezekiel 18:28
- 18 Ezekiel 3:18; Ezekiel 18:24; John 8:21; Ezekiel 18:26; John 8:24
- 19 Exodus 20:5; Zechariah 1:3–6; Deuteronomy 5:9; Ezekiel 18:9; Jeremiah 15:4
- 20 2 Kings 14:6; Deuteronomy 24:16; Ezekiel 18:4; Jeremiah 31:29–30; Matthew 16:27
- 21 Ezekiel 33:19; Titus 2:11–14; Ezekiel 18:27–28; Romans 8:13; Acts 3:19
- 22 Micah 7:19; Isaiah 43:25; Ezekiel 33:16; Psalm 18:20–24; Ezekiel 18:24
- 23 Ezekiel 33:11; 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9; Ezekiel 18:32; Luke 15:10
- 24 Ezekiel 33:18; Proverbs 21:16; 2 John 8; Ezekiel 33:12–13; 2 Chronicles 24:17–22
- 25 Ezekiel 33:17; Malachi 3:13–15; Malachi 2:17; Ezekiel 33:20; Genesis 18:25
- 27 Ezekiel 18:21; Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 55:7; Acts 3:19; Acts 20:21
- 28 Deuteronomy 32:29; Luke 15:17–18; James 2:10–12; Colossians 3:5–9; Ezekiel 12:3
- 29 Proverbs 19:3; Ezekiel 18:25; Ezekiel 18:2
- 30 Matthew 16:27; Ezekiel 18:21; Matthew 3:2; Luke 13:3; Ezekiel 14:6
- 31 Psalm 51:10; Ezekiel 36:26; Romans 8:13; Ezekiel 11:19; Isaiah 1:16–17
- 32 2 Peter 3:9; Ezekiel 18:23; Ezekiel 33:11; Lamentations 3:33
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