¹Ja mulle tuli Issanda sõna; ta ütles:

¹The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,

²'Mis teil on mõttes, kui lausute seda kõnekäändu Iisraeli maa kohta, öeldes: 'Isad sõid tooreid viinamarju, aga laste hambad on hellad'?

²What 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?

³Nii tõesti kui ma elan, ütleb Issand Jumal, ei tohi teil enam olla selle kõnekäänu lausujat Iisraelis.

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

⁴Vaata, kõik hinged on minu päralt: nagu isa hing, nõnda poja hing - need on minu. Hing, kes teeb pattu, peab surema!

⁴Behold, 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.

⁵Aga kui keegi on õige ja teeb, mis on seadusepärane ja õige:

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

⁶ei söö mägedel, ei tõsta silmi Iisraeli soo ebajumalate poole, ei häbista oma ligimese naist, ei ligine naisele, kellel on kuuveri,

⁶and 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,

⁷ei rõhu kedagi, annab tagasi oma võlglase pandi, ei röövi, annab oma leiba näljasele, riietab alastiolijat,

⁷and 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;

⁸ei anna raha rendi peale ega võta liigkasu, hoiab oma käe ülekohtust, teeb tõelist õigust inimeste vahel,

⁸he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

⁹käib mu määruste järgi ja peab mu seadusi, neid ustavalt täites - see on õige: ta peab tõesti elama, ütleb Issand Jumal.

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

¹⁰Aga kui temale sünnib üleannetu poeg, kes valab verd ja kes teeb üheainsagi neist tegudest -

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

¹¹kusjuures tema ise ei ole aga teinud kõike seda -, ja too sööb mägedel, häbistab oma ligimese naist,

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

¹²rõhub viletsat ja vaest, röövib, ei anna panti tagasi, tõstab silmad ebajumalate poole, teeb jäledust,

¹²has 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,

¹³annab raha rendi peale ja võtab liigkasu - kas peaks too jääma elama? Ta ei jää, ta on teinud kõiki neid jäledusi, ta peab surema, ta veri tulgu tema peale!

¹³has given forth 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.

¹⁴Aga vaata, kui temale sünnib poeg, kes näeb kõiki oma isa patte, mida see on teinud, ja ta kardab ega tee nõnda:

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

¹⁵tema ei söö mägedel, ei tõsta silmi Iisraeli soo ebajumalate poole, ei häbista oma ligimese naist,

¹⁵who 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,

¹⁶ei rõhu kedagi, ei võta panti, ei röövi, annab oma leiba näljasele, riietab alastiolijat,

¹⁶neither 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;

¹⁷hoiab oma käe viletsa kallalt, ei võta renti ega liigkasu, teeb mu seaduste järgi, käib mu määruste järgi - tema ei sure oma isa süü pärast, ta jääb tõesti elama.

¹⁷who 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.

¹⁸Aga tema isa, vaata, peab surema oma süü pärast, sest ta on rõhunud, on röövinud oma venda ja on teinud oma rahva keskel, mis ei ole hea.

¹⁸As 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.

¹⁹Ja teie küsite: 'Mispärast ei kanna poeg isa süüd?' Kui poeg on teinud, mis on kohus ja õige, on pidanud kõiki mu määrusi ja on neid täitnud - siis peab ta tõesti jääma elama!

¹⁹Yet 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.

²⁰Hing, kes teeb pattu, peab surema! Poeg ei kanna isa süüd ja isa ei kanna poja süüd: õige peale tulgu tema õigus ja õela peale tema õelus!

²⁰The 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.

²¹Aga kui õel pöördub kõigist oma pattudest, mis ta on teinud, ja peab kõiki mu määrusi ja teeb, mis on kohus ja õige - siis peab ta tõesti elama; ta ei sure.

²¹But 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.

²²Ühtegi tema üleastumist, mis ta on teinud, ei tule meeles pidada; oma õiguse pärast, mida ta on osutanud, peab ta jääma elama.

²²None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.

²³Kas mul tõesti peaks olema hea meel õela surmast, ütleb Issand Jumal? Kas mitte sellest, et ta pöördub ära oma teedelt ja jääb elama?

²³Have 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?

²⁴Ja kui õige pöördub oma õigusest ja teeb ülekohut, teeb kõiki neidsamu jäledusi, mida õel teeb, kas ta peaks jääma elama? Ühtegi tema õiget tegu, mis ta on teinud, ei tule meeles pidada; oma truudusetuse pärast, mida ta on osutanud, ja oma patu pärast, mida ta on teinud, peab ta surema.

²⁴But 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.

²⁵Aga teie ütlete: 'Issanda tee ei ole õige!' Kuulge ometi! Iisraeli sugu! Minu tee ei olevat õige! Kas mitte nõnda: teie oma teed ei ole õiged?

²⁵Yet 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?

²⁶Kui õige pöördub oma õigusest ja teeb ülekohut ning nende pärast sureb, siis ta sureb oma ülekohtu pärast, mida ta on teinud.

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

²⁷Ja kui õel pöördub oma õelusest, mida ta on teinud, ja teeb, mis on kohus ja õige, siis ta hoiab oma elu alles.

²⁷Again, 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.

²⁸Sest kui ta näeb ja pöördub kõigist oma üleastumistest, mida ta on teinud, siis ta jääb tõesti elama; ta ei sure.

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

²⁹Aga Iisraeli sugu ütleb: 'Issanda tee ei ole õige!' Minu teed ei olevat õiged, Iisraeli sugu! Kas mitte nõnda: teie oma teed ei ole õiged?

²⁹Yet 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?

³⁰Seepärast ma mõistan kohut teie üle, Iisraeli sugu, igaühe üle ta eluviiside kohaselt, ütleb Issand Jumal. Pöörduge ja taganege kõigist oma üleastumistest, et teie süü ei saaks teile komistuseks.

³⁰Therefore 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.

³¹Heitke eneste pealt ära kõik oma üleastumised, millega te olete üle astunud, ja valmistage enestele uus süda ja uus vaim! Miks te tahate surra, Iisraeli sugu?

³¹Cast 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?

³²Sest mul ei ole head meelt surija surmast, ütleb Issand Jumal. Seepärast pöörduge ja elage!

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