1 Y ahweh’s word came to me again, saying,

Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:

2 W hat 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?

«¿Qué pensáis vosotros, los que en la tierra de Israel usáis este refrán, que dice: »“Los padres comieron las uvas agrias, y a los hijos les dio dentera”?

3 A s I live, says the Lord Yahweh, you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.

»Vivo yo, dice Jehová, el Señor, que nunca más tendréis por qué usar este refrán en Israel.

4 B ehold, 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.

He aquí que todas las almas son mías: como el alma del padre, así el alma del hijo es mía. El alma que peque, ésa morirá.

5 B ut if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,

»El hombre que es justo, que actúa conforme al derecho y la justicia;

6 a nd has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither has come near to a woman in her impurity,

que no come sobre los montes ni alza sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel; que no viola a la mujer de su prójimo ni se une a la mujer menstruosa;

7 a nd 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;

que no oprime a nadie, sino que al deudor devuelve su prenda; que no comete robo alguno; que da su pan al hambriento y cubre con vestido al desnudo;

8 h e who has not lent on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

que no presta con interés o con usura; que retrae su mano de la maldad y practica verdaderamente la justicia entre unos y otros;

9 h as walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord Yahweh.

que camina en mis ordenanzas y guarda mis decretos a fin de actuar rectamente, éste es justo y vivirá, dice Jehová, el Señor.

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

»Pero si engendra un hijo ladrón y sanguinario que hace alguna cosa de éstas,

11 o r who does not do any of those things, but even has eaten on the mountains, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,

y no hace las otras, sino que come sobre los montes, viola a la mujer de su prójimo,

12 h as 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,

oprime al pobre y necesitado, comete robos y no devuelve la prenda, alza sus ojos hacia los ídolos y comete abominación,

13 h as lent on interest, and has taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be on him.

presta a interés y con usura, ¿vivirá éste? ¡No vivirá! Todas esas abominaciones cometió y, de cierto, morirá: su sangre caerá sobre él.

14 N ow, behold, if he fathers a son, who sees all his father’s sins, which he has done, and fears, and does not such like;

»Pero si éste engendra un hijo que ve todos los pecados que cometió su padre, pero que, aun viéndolos, no los imita:

15 w ho has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor’s wife,

no come sobre los montes ni alza sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, a la mujer de su prójimo no viola,

16 n either has wronged any, has not taken anything to pledge, neither has taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

no oprime a nadie, no retiene la prenda ni comete robos, da de su pan al hambriento y cubre con vestido al desnudo,

17 w ho has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who has not received interest nor increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

aparta su mano del pobre y no cobra interés o usura, guarda mis decretos y anda en mis ordenanzas, éste no morirá por la maldad de su padre: de cierto vivirá.

18 A s for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.

Pero su padre, por cuanto hizo agravio, despojó violentamente al hermano e hizo en medio de su pueblo lo que no es bueno, he aquí que él morirá por su maldad.

19 Y et 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 shall surely live.

»Y si preguntáis: “¿Por qué el hijo no llevará el pecado de su padre?” Pues porque el hijo actuó conforme al derecho y la justicia, guardó todos mis estatutos y los cumplió, de cierto vivirá.

20 T he 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.

El alma que peque, ésa morirá. El hijo no llevará el pecado del padre ni el padre llevará el pecado del hijo; la justicia del justo recaerá sobre él y la impiedad del impío recaerá sobre él. El camino de Dios es justo

21 B ut if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

»Pero si el impío se aparta de todos sus pecados que cometió, y guarda todos mis estatutos y actúa conforme al derecho y la justicia, de cierto vivirá: no morirá.

22 N one of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.

Ninguna de las transgresiones que cometió le será recordada; por la justicia que practicó, vivirá.

23 H ave 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?

¿Acaso quiero yo la muerte del impío? dice Jehová, el Señor. ¿No vivirá, si se aparta de sus malos caminos?

24 B ut when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them shall he die.

Pero si el justo se aparta de su justicia, y comete maldad y actúa conforme a todas las abominaciones que el impío hizo, ¿vivirá él? ¡Ninguna de las justicias que hizo le serán tenidas en cuenta! Por su infidelidad que cometió, por el pecado que cometió, por ello morirá.

25 Y et 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?

»Y si decís: “No es recto el camino del Señor”, oíd ahora, casa de Israel: ¿No es recto mi camino? ¿No son vuestros caminos los torcidos?

26 W hen the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies therein; in his iniquity that he has done shall he die.

Apartándose el justo de su justicia y cometiendo iniquidad, él morirá por ello; por la iniquidad que hizo, morirá.

27 A gain, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

Pero apartándose el impío de su impiedad que hizo y actuando conforme al derecho y la justicia, hará vivir su alma.

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

Porque miró y se apartó de todas sus transgresiones que había cometido, de cierto vivirá: no morirá.

29 Y et 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?

Si aún dice la casa de Israel: “No es recto el camino del Señor”; ¿no son rectos mis caminos, casa de Israel? ¡Ciertamente, vuestros caminos no son rectos!

30 T herefore 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 shall not be your ruin.

»Por tanto, casa de Israel, yo os juzgaré a cada uno según sus caminos, dice Jehová, el Señor. Convertíos y apartaos de todas vuestras transgresiones, y no os será la iniquidad causa de ruina.

31 C ast 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?

Echad de vosotros todas vuestras transgresiones con que habéis pecado, y haceos un corazón nuevo y un espíritu nuevo. ¿Por qué moriréis, casa de Israel?

32 F or I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies, says the Lord Yahweh: therefore turn yourselves, and live.

Porque yo no quiero la muerte del que muere, dice Jehová, el Señor. ¡Convertíos, pues, y viviréis!