1 Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:

Yahweh’s word came to me again, saying,

2 ¿ Qué queréis decir al usar este proverbio acerca de la tierra de Israel, que dice: “Los padres comen las uvas agrias, pero los dientes de los hijos tienen la dentera ”?

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 V ivo yo —declara el Señor Dios — que no volveréis a usar más este proverbio en Israel.

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

4 H e aquí, todas las almas son mías; tanto el alma del padre como el alma del hijo mías son. El alma que peque, ésa morirá.

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 P ero el hombre que es justo, y practica el derecho y la justicia,

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

6 y no come en los santuarios de los montes ni levanta sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, ni amancilla a la mujer de su prójimo, ni se acerca a una mujer durante su menstruación;

and 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,

7 e l hombre que no oprime a nadie, sino que devuelve al deudor su prenda; que no comete robo, sino que da su pan al hambriento y cubre al desnudo con ropa,

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 q ue no presta dinero a interés ni exige con usura, que retrae su mano de la maldad y hace juicio verdadero entre hombre y hombre,

he who has not lent on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

9 q ue anda en mis estatutos y mis ordenanzas obrando fielmente, ése es justo; ciertamente vivirá —declara el Señor Dios.

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 P ero si engendra un hijo violento que derrama sangre y que hace cualquiera de estas cosas a un hermano

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

11 ( aunque él mismo no hizo ninguna de estas cosas), que también come en los santuarios de los montes y amancilla a la mujer de su prójimo,

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

12 o prime al pobre y al necesitado, comete robo, no devuelve la prenda, que levanta sus ojos a los ídolos y comete abominación,

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 q ue presta a interés y exige con usura; ¿vivirá? ¡No vivirá! Ha cometido todas estas abominaciones, ciertamente morirá; su sangre será sobre él.

has 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.

14 M as he aquí, si engendra un hijo que observa todos los pecados que su padre ha cometido, y viéndo lo no hace lo mismo,

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

15 n o come en los santuarios de los montes, ni levanta sus ojos a los ídolos de la casa de Israel, ni amancilla a la mujer de su prójimo,

who 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,

16 q ue no oprime a nadie, ni retiene la prenda, ni comete robo, sino que da su pan al hambriento y cubre al desnudo con ropa,

neither 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;

17 q ue retrae su mano del pobre, no cobra interés ni usura, cumple mis ordenanzas y anda en mis estatutos, ése no morirá por la iniquidad de su padre, ciertamente vivirá.

who 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.

18 S u padre, que practicó la extorsión, robó a su hermano e hizo lo que no era bueno en medio de su pueblo, he aquí, morirá por su iniquidad.

As 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.

19 Y vosotros decís: “¿Por qué no carga el hijo con la iniquidad de su padre ?” Cuando el hijo ha practicado el derecho y la justicia, ha observado todos mis estatutos y los ha cumplido, ciertamente vivirá.

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 shall surely live.

20 E l alma que peque, ésa morirá. El hijo no cargará con la iniquidad del padre, ni el padre cargará con la iniquidad del hijo; la justicia del justo será sobre él y la maldad del impío será sobre él.

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 P ero si el impío se aparta de todos los pecados que ha cometido, guarda todos mis estatutos y practica el derecho y la justicia, ciertamente vivirá, no morirá.

But 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.

22 N inguna de las transgresiones que ha cometido le serán recordadas; por la justicia que ha practicado, vivirá.

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

23 ¿ Acaso me complazco yo en la muerte del impío —declara el Señor Dios — y no en que se aparte de sus caminos y viva ?

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 P ero si el justo se aparta de su justicia y comete iniquidad, actuando conforme a todas las abominaciones que comete el impío, ¿vivirá? Ninguna de las obras justas que ha hecho le serán recordadas; por la infidelidad que ha cometido y el pecado que ha cometido, por ellos morirá.

But 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.

25 Y vosotros decís: “No es recto el camino del Señor.” Oíd ahora, casa de Israel: ¿No es recto mi camino? ¿No son vuestros caminos los que no son rectos ?

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 C uando el justo se aparta de su justicia, comete iniquidad y muere a causa de ello, por la iniquidad que ha cometido, morirá.

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

27 Y cuando el impío se aparta de la maldad que ha cometido y practica el derecho y la justicia, salvará su vida.

Again, 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.

28 P orque consideró y se apartó de todas las transgresiones que había cometido, ciertamente vivirá, no morirá.

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

29 P ero la casa de Israel dice: “El camino del Señor no es recto.” ¿No son rectos mis caminos, oh casa de Israel? ¿No son vuestros caminos los que no son rectos?

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 P or tanto, os juzgaré, a cada uno conforme a su conducta, oh casa de Israel —declara el Señor Dios —. Arrepentíos y apartaos de todas vuestras transgresiones, para que la iniquidad no os sea piedra de tropiezo.

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 shall not be your ruin.

31 A rrojad de vosotros todas las transgresiones que habéis cometido, y haceos un corazón nuevo y un espíritu nuevo. ¿Por qué habéis de morir, casa de Israel?

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 P ues yo no me complazco en la muerte de nadie —declara el Señor Dios —. Arrepentíos y vivid.

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