¹作恶必死

¹`And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

²“论到以色列地，你们为什么引用这俗语说：‘父亲吃了酸葡萄，儿子的牙酸倒了’呢？

²`What — to you, ye — using this simile Concerning the ground of Israel, saying: Fathers do eat unripe fruit, And the sons` teeth are blunted?

³我指着我的永生起誓：你们在以色列中必不再引用这俗语了。这是主耶和华的话。

³I live — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.

⁴看哪！所有的人都是属我的，作父亲的怎样属我，作儿子的也怎样属我，唯独犯罪的，才会灭亡。

⁴Lo, 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 doth die.

⁵行义必生“人若是公义，又行公道和正直的事：

⁵And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

⁶他不在山上吃祭肉，眼目也不仰望以色列家的偶像，不玷污邻舍的妻子，不亲近在经期中的妇人；

⁶On the mountains he hath not eaten, And his eyes he hath not lifted up Unto idols of the house of Israel, And the wife of his neighbour defiled not, And to a separated woman cometh not near,

⁷不欺压任何人，把欠债人的抵押归还；他不抢夺人的物件，却把自己的食物给饥饿的人，把衣服给赤身的人穿着；

⁷A man — he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,

⁸他借东西给人不取利息，也不多要，他使自己的手远离罪恶，在人与人之间施行诚实的判断；

⁸In usury he doth not give, and increase taketh not, From perversity he turneth back his hand, True judgment he doth between man and man.

⁹他遵行我的律例，谨守我的典章，行事诚实，这人是个义人，他必定存活。这是主耶和华的宣告。

⁹In My statutes he doth walk, And My judgments he hath kept — to deal truly, Righteous [is] he, he surely liveth, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

¹⁰父善子恶罚子“他若是生一个儿子，是个强暴的人，流人的血，又向兄弟行上述任何一件恶事

¹⁰And — he hath begotten a son, A burglar — a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these,

¹¹（虽然他父亲并没有作这样的事）：他在山上吃祭肉，又玷污邻舍的妻子；

¹¹And he all those hath not done, For even on the mountains he hath eaten, And the wife of his neighbour he hath defiled,

¹²他欺压困苦和贫穷的人，抢夺人的物件，没有把抵押品归还，眼目仰望偶像，并行可憎的事；

¹²The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away, A pledge he doth not return, And unto the idols he hath lifted up his eyes, Abomination he hath done!

¹³他借东西给人要收利息，也向人多要，这样的人能存活吗？他必不能存活；他行了这一切可憎的事，必要灭亡；他的罪（“罪”原文作“血”）要归到他身上。

¹³In usury he hath given, and increase taken, And he liveth: he doth not live, All these abominations he hath done, He doth surely die, his blood is on him.

¹⁴子善父恶罚父“他若生一个儿子，这儿子看见他父亲所犯的一切罪，他虽然看见了，却不照样去作：

¹⁴And — lo, he hath begotten a son, And he seeth all the sins of his father, That he hath done, and he feareth, And doth not do like them,

¹⁵他不在山上吃祭肉，眼目不仰望以色列家的偶像，不玷污邻舍的妻子；

¹⁵On the mountains he hath not eaten, And his eyes he hath not lifted up Unto idols of the house of Israel, The wife of his neighbour he hath not defiled,

¹⁶不欺压任何人，不索取抵押品，不抢夺人的物件，却把自己的食物给饥饿的人，把衣服给赤身的人穿着；

¹⁶A man — he hath not oppressed, A pledge he hath not bound, And plunder he hath not taken away, His bread to the hungry he hath given, And the naked he covered with a garment,

¹⁷他不伸手欺压困苦人，借东西给人不取利息，也不多要；他遵守我的典章，遵行我的律例，这人就必不因他父亲的罪孽而灭亡；他必要存活。

¹⁷From the afflicted he hath turned back his hand, Usury and increase he hath not taken, My judgments he hath done, In My statutes he hath walked, He doth not die for the iniquity of his father, He doth surely live.

¹⁸至于他的父亲，因为他勒索，抢夺兄弟的物件，在自己的同胞中行不善的事，所以他必因自己的罪孽而灭亡。

¹⁸His father — because he used oppression, Did violently Plunder a brother, And that which [is] not good did in the midst of his people, And lo, he is dying in his iniquity.

¹⁹“你们还问：‘儿子为什么不担当父亲的罪孽呢？’儿子若行正直和公义的事，谨守遵行我的一切律例，就必存活。

¹⁹And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And — the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth.

²⁰唯独犯罪的，才会灭亡；儿子必不担当父亲的罪孽，父亲也必不担当儿子的罪孽；义人的义必归他自己，恶人的恶也必归他自己。

²⁰The soul that doth sin — it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth 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.

²¹先恶后善主不念旧恶“恶人若回转，离开他所犯的一切罪，谨守我的一切律例，行正直和公义的事，就必存活，不致灭亡。

²¹And the wicked — when he turneth back From all his sins that he hath done, And he hath kept all My statutes, And hath done judgment and righteousness, He doth surely live, he doth not die.

²²他所犯的一切罪过都不会被记念，作控诉他的理由；他必因自己所行的义而存活。

²²All his transgressions that he hath done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he hath done he liveth.

²³难道我喜悦恶人死亡吗？我不是喜悦他回转离开他所行的而存活吗？这是主耶和华的宣告。

²³Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way — And he hath lived?

²⁴先善后恶主不念前善“义人若转离他的义去行恶，照着恶人所行一切可憎的事而行，他能存活吗？他所行的一切义都不会被记念；他必因他所行不忠的事和他所犯的罪而灭亡。

²⁴And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked hath done, he doth — thus he liveth, All his righteousnesses that he hath done are not remembered, For his trespass that he hath trespassed, And for his sin that he hath sinned, For them he doth die.

²⁵主行事公平“你们还说：‘主所行的不公平。’以色列家啊，你们要听！我所行的哪里不公平呢？岂不是你们所行的不公平吗？

²⁵And ye have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord. Hear, I pray you, O house of Israel, My way — is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?

²⁶义人若转离他的义去行恶，他就必因此灭亡；他必因着他所行的不义灭亡。

²⁶In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, And he is dying by them, for his perversity That he hath done he dieth.

²⁷还有，恶人若回转离开他所行的恶，行正直公义的事，他就可以使自己的性命存活。

²⁷And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.

²⁸因为他思量了，就转离他所犯的一切罪过，所以他必然存活，不致灭亡。

²⁸And he seeth and turneth back, From all his transgressions that he hath done, He doth surely live, he doth not die,

²⁹但以色列家还说：‘主所行的不公平。’以色列家啊，我所行的哪里不公平呢？岂不是你们所行的不公平吗？

²⁹And the house of Israel have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord, My ways — are they not pondered? O house of Israel — are not your ways unpondered?

³⁰“因此，以色列家啊，我必照着你们各人所行的审判你们。你们回转吧！离开你们的一切罪过吧！免得罪孽成为你们的绊脚石。这是主耶和华的宣告。

³⁰Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block,

³¹你们要把你们所犯的一切罪过弃掉，为自己造一个新的心和新的灵。以色列家啊，你们为什么要灭亡呢？

³¹Cast from off you all your transgressions, By which ye have transgressed, And make to you a new heart, and a new spirit, And why do ye die, O house of Israel?

³²劝离恶从善“我不喜悦任何人灭亡，所以你们要回转，得以存活。这是主耶和华的宣告。”

³²For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!