¹A stalo sa slovo Hospodinovo ku mne povediac:

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

²Čo tým chcete, vy, ktorí hovoríte v zemi Izraelovej také príslovie, že vraj otcovia jedli hroznové nedozrelky, a synom stŕply zuby?

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?

³Jako že ja žijem, hovorí Pán Hospodin, že nebudete mať viacej ako používať to príslovie v Izraelovi.

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

⁴Hľa, všetky duše sú moje; jako duša otcova tak i duša synova je moja; duša, ktorá hreší, tá zomrie.

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.

⁵A keby bol niektorý človek spravedlivý a činil by súd a spravedlivosť,

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

⁶na vrchoch by nejedol ani by nepozdvihnul svojich očí k ukydaným bohom domu Izraelovho a ženy svojho blížneho by nepoškvrnil ani by sa nepriblížil k žene v jej nečistote

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,

⁷a nikoho by neutiskoval a vrátil by jeho záloh, vzatý za dlh, cudzieho násilne by nevzal a svojho chleba by dával lačnému a priodieval by nahého rúchom;

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,

⁸na úžeru by nedal ani by nevzal úroku, od neprávosti by odvracal svoju ruku a činil by súd pravdy medzi človekom a človekom;

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.

⁹keby chodil v mojich ustanoveniach a ostríhal by moje súdy činiac pravdu, spravedlivý ten istotne bude žiť, hovorí Pán Hospodin.

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.

¹⁰Ale keby splodil syna lotra, ktorý by vylieval krv a vykonal by bratovi niektorú z tých vecí,

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

¹¹a tamtoho by nečinil ničoho, ale ešte by aj jedol na vrchoch a poškvrnil by ženu svojho blížneho;

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

¹²biedneho a chudobného by utiskoval a bral by násilne cudzie, zálohu by nevrátil a pozdvihol by svoje oči k ukydaným bohom, ohavnosť vykonal;

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!

¹³keby dával na úžeru a bral by úrok, či azda bude žiť? Nebude žiť! Vykonal všetky tie ohavnosti; istotne zomrie; jeho krv nech je na ňom!

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.

¹⁴A zase hľa, keby niektorý človek splodil syna, ktorý by videl všetky hriechy svojho otca, ktoré spáchal, a vidiac to nečinil by tak;

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,

¹⁵na vrchoch by nejedol ani by nepozdvihol svojich očí k ukydaným bohom domu Izraelovho, ženy svojho blížneho by nepoškvrnil

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,

¹⁶a neutiskoval by nikoho, zálohu by nezadržal ani by násilne nevzal cudzieho, svojho chleba by dával lačnému a priodial by nahého rúchom;

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,

¹⁷od biedneho by odvrátil svoju ruku, nevzal by úžery ani úroku, moje súdy by činil a chodil by v mojich ustanoveniach, ten nezomrie pre neprávosť svojho otca; istotne bude žiť.

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.

¹⁸Jeho otec, pretože krute utláčal, násilne bral cudzie veci bratove a to, čo nie je dobré, robil prostred svojho ľudu, preto hľa, zomrie pre svoju neprávosť.

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.

¹⁹A keby ste riekli: Prečo nenesie syn neprávosti otcovej? Ale syn činil súd a spravedlivosť, ostríhal všetky moje ustanovenia a činil ich; istotne bude žiť!

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.

²⁰Duša, ktorá hreší, tá zomrie. Syn neponesie neprávosti otcovej, ani otec neponesie neprávosti synovej. Spravedlivosť spravedlivého bude na ňom, a tiež i bezbožnosť bezbožného bude na ňom, na bezbožnom.

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.

²¹A keby sa bezbožný odvrátil od všetkých svojich hriechov, ktoré robil, a ostríhal by všetky moje ustanovenia a činil by súd a spravedlivosť, istotne bude žiť; nezomrie.

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.

²²Niktoré z jeho prestúpení, ktorých sa dopustil, sa mu nespomenú; vo svojej spravedlivosti, ktorú činil, bude žiť!

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

²³Či mám azda záľubu v smrti bezbožného, hovorí Pán Hospodin, či azda nie v tom, aby sa odvrátil od svojich ciest a žil?

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?

²⁴A keby sa odvrátil spravedlivý od svojej spravedlivosti a páchal by neprávosť robiac podľa všetkých ohavností, ktoré robí bezbožný, či azda bude žiť? Niktorá jeho spravedlivosť, ktorú činil, nespomenie sa. Pre svoju vierolomnosť, ktorej sa dopustil, a pre svoj hriech, ktorý spáchal, pre tie veci zomrie.

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.

²⁵A hovoríte: Nie je pravá cesta Pánova. Nože počujte, dome Izraelov: Či moja cesta nie je pravá? Či azda nie sú to vaše cesty, ktoré nie sú pravé?

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?

²⁶Keby sa odvrátil spravedlivý od svojej spravedlivosti a páchal by neprávosť a v tom by zomrel, zomrie pre svoju neprávosť, ktorú páchal.

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.

²⁷A zase keby sa odvrátil bezbožný od svojej bezbožnosti, ktorú robil, a činil by súd a spravedlivosť, ten zachová svoju dušu pri živote.

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.

²⁸A keby videl a odvrátil by sa od všetkých svojich prestúpení, ktorých sa dopúšťal, istotne bude žiť, nezomrie.

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

²⁹A dom Izraelov hovoria: Nie je pravá cesta Pánova. Ale či moje cesty nie sú pravé, dome Izraelov? Či azda nie sú to vaše cesty, ktoré nie sú pravé?

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?

³⁰Preto vás budem súdiť, každého podľa jeho ciest, dome Izraelov, hovorí Pán Hospodin. Navráťte sa a odvráťte sa od všetkých svojich prestúpení, a nebude vám neprávosť na závadu, klesnúť.

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,

³¹Odvrhnite od seba všetky svoje prestúpenia, ktorými ste prestupovali, a zadovážte si nové srdce a nového ducha! Lebo veď načo máte zomrieť, dome Izraelov?

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?

³²Lebo nemám záľuby v smrti zomierajúceho, hovorí Pán Hospodin. Obráťte sa tedy a žite!

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