Ezekiel 18 Free Bible Version (Spanish)

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1 Me llegó un mensaje del Señor que decía:

1 Yahweh’s word came to me again, saying,

2 “¿Qué es ese proverbio que ustedes citan sobre el país de Israel? “‘Los padres comieron las uvas sin madurar, pero sus hijos obtuvieron el sabor agrio’?

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 “Mientras yo viva, declara el Señor Dios, no citarás más este proverbio en Israel.

3 “As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.

4 ¿No ves que todos me pertenecen? Sean padres o hijos, todos son míos. El que peca es el que 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 “Toma el ejemplo de un hombre que es una buena persona, que hace lo justo y lo correcto.

5 “But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,

6 “No va a los santuarios paganos de las montañas para comer una comida religiosa, ni adora a los ídolos de Israel. No tiene relaciones sexuales con la esposa de otro ni con una mujer durante su período.

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 No explota a nadie. Devuelve lo que un deudor le ha dado como garantía. No roba a los demás. Da de comer al hambriento y viste al desnudo.

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 No presta con intereses ni se lucra con los préstamos. Se niega a hacer el mal y se asegura de ser verdaderamente justo en sus decisiones entre las personas.

8 he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,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 Sigue mis reglas y cumple fielmente mis normas. Un hombre así vive según lo que es correcto y ciertamente vivirá, declara el Señor Dios.

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 “¿Qué pasa si ese hombre tiene un hijo que es un delincuente violento, que mata y hace esas cosas malas que se acaban de enumerar

10 “If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,

11 aunque el padre no actúe así en absoluto. El hijo va a los santuarios paganos en las montañas para comer una comida religiosa. Tiene relaciones sexuales con la mujer de otro.

11 or who does not do any of those things but has eaten at the mountain shrines and defiled his neighbor’s wife,

12 Explota a los pobres y a los necesitados. Roba a otros, y no devuelve lo que un deudor le ha dado como garantía. Adora a los ídolos. Comete pecados repugnantes.

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 Presta con intereses y se lucra con los préstamos. ¿Va a vivir alguien así? No, no lo hará. Porque ha hecho todas estas cosas ofensivas, morirá con seguridad, y será responsable de su propia muerte.

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 “Ahora bien, ¿qué pasa si este hombre tiene un hijo que ve todos los pecados que su padre ha cometido? Los ve pero no hace lo mismo.

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 No va a los santuarios paganos en las montañas para comer una comida religiosa, ni adora a los ídolos de Israel. No tiene relaciones sexuales con la mujer de otro.

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 No explota a nadie. No exige una garantía para un préstamo. No roba a los demás. Da de comer al hambriento y viste 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 Se niega a hacer el mal y no cobra intereses ni se lucra con los préstamos. Guarda mis normas y sigue mis leyes. Un hombre así no morirá por los pecados de su padre, ciertamente 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 Pero su padre morirá por sus propios pecados, porque explotó a otros, robó a sus parientes e hizo mal a su propio pueblo.

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 Ustedes preguntan: ‘¿Por qué no ha de pagar el hijo por los pecados de su padre?’ Si el hijo ha hecho lo justo y lo correcto, cumpliendo todas mis leyes, entonces vivirá, no será castigado.

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 “Es la persona que peca la que morirá. Un hijo no pagará por los pecados de su padre, y un padre no pagará por los pecados de su hijo. Las consecuencias buenas de vivir bien llegarán a los que son buenos; las consecuencias malas de la maldad llegarán a los que son malos.

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 “Sin embargo, si alguien que es malvado deja de pecar y guarda mis leyes, haciendo lo que es justo y correcto, ciertamente 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 Ninguno de sus pecados se les echará en cara. Porque ahora están haciendo lo que es justo, vivirán.

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 ¿Acaso me gusta que los malvados mueran? declara el Señor Dios. Claro que no; me encantaría que dejaran de pecar y vivieran.

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 “Pero si alguien que vive de acuerdo con lo que es correcto se detiene y hace el mal, haciendo las mismas cosas ofensivas que los malvados, ¿vivirá esa persona? Por supuesto que no. De hecho, todas las cosas buenas que hizo anteriormente serán olvidadas. Esa persona morirá por su traición a mí y por los pecados que ha cometido.

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 “Aun así, ustedes dicen: ‘Lo que hace el Señor no está bien’. “Pueblo de Israel, ¡escúchenme! ¿Es lo que hago lo que no está bien? ¿No es lo que tú haces lo que no está bien?

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 “Si alguien que vive de acuerdo con lo que es correcto deja de hacer lo correcto y hace lo incorrecto, morirá. Morirá a causa de las cosas malas que haya hecho.

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 “Pero si alguien malvado deja de hacer lo malo y hace lo que es justo y correcto, salvará su vida.

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 Por haber reflexionado y dejado de hacer lo malo, ciertamente vivirán; no morirán.

28 Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

29 “Pero el pueblo de Israel dice: ‘El camino del Señor no es justo’. “¿Son injustos mis caminos, pueblo de Israel? ¿No son sus caminos los que no son justos?

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 “En consecuencia, ¡voy a juzgarte, pueblo de Israel! Voy a juzgar a cada uno de ustedes según lo que hayan hecho, declara el Señor Dios. Arrepiéntanse y dejen de rebelarse para que sus pecados no los hundan.

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 ¡Deshazte de todos tus pecados rebeldes! Cambia tu forma de pensar y ten un espíritu nuevo. ¿Por qué quieres morir, pueblo 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 “No me gusta que nadie muera, declara el Señor Dios. Así que arrepiéntanse para poder vivir!”

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!

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Quotes verse 18:30 Clement of Rome, First Epistle to the Corinthians (Chapters VII–XIII)
… and the Lord of all things has himself declared with an oath regarding it, "As I live, saith the Lord, I desire not the death of the sinner, but rather his repentance;" adding, moreover, this gracious declaration, "Repent, O house of Israel, of your iniquity. Say to the children of My people, Though your sins reach from earth to heaven, …
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 18:23 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXI)
… not to despair of any so long as "the patience of God leadeth the ungodly to repentance," and doth not hurry him out of this life; "God, who willeth not the death of a sinner, but that he should return from his ways and live." He is a heathen today; but how knowest thou whether he may not be a …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Quotes verse 18:23 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXXXVI)
Doth he turn away, and not return?" and, "I do not will the death of the sinner, so much as that he should turn and live:" and, "To-day if ye will hear His voice:" and many other such things, both sayings and examples are set in the Scripture.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Quotes verse 18:21 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXXII)
… to thyself, "God hath promised me forgiveness, whenever I reform myself I am secure; I read the divine Scripture, "In the day that the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, I will forget all his iniquities." I am secure then, whenever I reform myself, God will give me pardon for my …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

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