Ezekiel, 18

1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

1. Doðe mi rijeè Jahvina:

2. “Why is it that you circulate among yourselves this parable, as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: ‘The fathers ate a bitter grape, and the teeth of the sons have been affected.’

2. "Što vam je te o Izraelu ponavljate poslovicu: 'Oci jedoše kiselo grožðe, sinovima trnu zubi!'

3. As I live, says the Lord God, this parable shall no longer be a proverb for you in Israel.

3. Života mi moga, rijeè je Jahve Gospoda: nitko od vas neæe više u Izraelu ponavljati tu poslovicu;

4. Behold, all souls are mine. Just as the soul of the father is mine, so also is the soul of the son. The soul that sins, the same shall die.

4. jer, svi su životi moji, kako život oèev tako i život sinovlji. I evo, onaj koji zgriješi, taj æe umrijeti.

5. And if a man is just, and he accomplishes judgment and justice,

5. Tko je pravedan i poštuje zakon i pravdu

6. and if he does not eat upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and if he has not violated the wife of his neighbor, nor approached a menstruating woman,

6. i ne blaguje po gorama i oèiju ne podiže kumirima doma Izraelova, ne oskvrnjuje žene bližnjega svoga i ne prilazi ženi dok je neèista;

7. and if he has not grieved any man, but has restored the collateral to the debtor, if he has seized nothing by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,

7. nikomu ne nanosi nasilja, vraæa što je u zalog primio i ništa ne otima; kruh svoj dijeli s gladnim, gologa odijeva,

8. if he has not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase, if he has averted his hand from iniquity, and has executed true judgment between man and man,

8. ne posuðuje uz dobit i ne uzima pridavka, ruku usteže od nedjela, po istini presuðuje,

9. if he has walked in my precepts and kept my judgments, so that he acts in accord with truth, then he is just; he shall certainly live, says the Lord God.

9. po mojim naredbama hodi i èuva moje zakone, postupajuæi po istini - taj je zaista pravedan i taj æe živjeti, rijeè je Jahve Gospoda.

10. But if he raises a son who is a robber, who sheds blood, and who does any of these things,

10. Ali, porodi li on sina nasilnika, koji krv prolijeva ili bratu takvo što uèini,

11. (even though he himself does not do any of these things,) and who eats upon the mountains, and who defiles the wife of his neighbor,

11. a ne radi kao njegov roditelj, nego blaguje po gorama, oskvrnjuje ženu bližnjega;

12. who grieves the needy and the poor, who seizes with violence, who does not restore the collateral, and who lifts up his eyes to idols, committing abomination,

12. ubogu i bijednu nanosi nasilje, otima, ne vraæa što je u zalog primio, oèi podiže kumirima èineæi gadosti;

13. who lends upon usury, and who takes an increase, then shall he live? He shall not live. Since he has done all these detestable things, he shall certainly die. His blood shall be upon him.

13. posuðuje uz dobit i uzima pridavak - ne, takav sin neæe živjeti! Uèinio je te gadosti i umrijet æe, a krv æe njegova na njega pasti.

14. But if he raises a son, who, seeing all his father’s sins that he has done, is afraid and so does not act in a way similar to him,

14. A porodi li on sina koji uvidi sve grijehe što ih njegov otac poèini, uvidi ih i tako više ne uèini;

15. who does not eat upon the mountains, nor lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and who does not violate the wife of his neighbor,

15. ne blaguje po gorama, oèiju ne podiže kumirima doma Izraelova, ne oskvrnjuje žene bližnjega;

16. and who has not grieved any man, nor withheld the collateral, nor seized by violence, but instead has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,

16. nikomu ne nanosi nasilja, ne prisvaja zaloga, ništa ne otima, kruh svoj dijeli s gladnim, gologa odijeva;

17. who has averted his hand from injuring the poor, who has not taken usury and an overabundance, who has acted according to my judgments and walked in my precepts, then this one shall not die for the iniquity of his father; instead, he shall certainly live.

17. ruku usteže od nedjela, ne uzima dobiti ni pridavka, vrši moje zakone i hodi po mojim naredbama - ne, taj neæe umrijeti zbog grijeha oèeva, on æe živjeti.

18. As for his father, because he oppressed and did violence to his brother, and worked evil in the midst of his people, behold, he has died by his own iniquity.

18. A njegov otac, koji je nemilice tlaèio i pljaèkao bližnjega, èineæi u narodu što ne valja, zbog svojega æe grijeha umrijeti.

19. And you say, ‘Why has not the son borne the iniquity of the father?’ Clearly, since the son has worked judgment and justice, has observed all my precepts, and has done them, he shall certainly live.

19. Ali vi kažete: 'Zašto da sin ne snosi oèev grijeh?' Zato što sin vrši zakon i pravdu, èuva i vrši sve moje naredbe, živjet æe.

20. The soul that sins, the same shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son. The justice of the just man shall be upon himself, but the impiety of the impious man shall be upon himself.

20. Onaj koji zgriješi, taj æe i umrijeti. Sin neæe snositi grijeha oèeva, ni otac grijeha sinovljega. Na pravedniku æe biti pravda njegova, a na bezbožniku bezbožnost njegova.

21. But if the impious man does penance for all his sins which he has committed, and if he keeps all my precepts, and accomplishes judgment and justice, then he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.

21. Ako se bezbožnik odvrati od svih grijeha što ih poèini, i bude èuvao sve moje naredbe i vršio zakon i pravdu, živjet æe i neæe umrijeti.

22. I will not remember all his iniquities, which he has worked; by his justice, which he has worked, he shall live.

22. Sva njegova nedjela što ih poèini bit æe zaboravljena: zbog pravednosti što je èini, živjet æe.

23. How could it be my will that an impious man should die, says the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways and live?

23. Jer, zar je meni do toga da umre bezbožnik - rijeè je Jahve Gospoda - a ne da se odvrati od svojih zlih putova i da živi?

24. But if a just man turns himself away from his justice, and does iniquity in accord with all the abominations that the impious man so often does, why should he live? All his justices, which he has accomplished, shall not be remembered. By the transgression, in which he has transgressed, and by his sin, in which he has sinned, by these he shall die.

24. Ako li se pravednik odvrati od svoje pravednosti i stane èiniti nepravdu i sve gadosti koje radi bezbožnik - hoæe li živjeti? Sva pravedna djela koja bijaše èinio zaboravit æe se, a zbog svoje nevjere kojom se iznevjerio i zbog grijeha što ih poèini, umrijet æe.

25. And you have said, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Therefore, listen, O house of Israel. How could it be that my way is not fair? And is it not instead your ways that are perverse?

25. A vi velite: 'Put Jahvin nije pravedan!' Èuj, dome Izraelov: Moj put da nije pravedan? Nisu li vaši putovi nepravedni?

26. For when the just man turns himself away from his justice, and commits iniquity, he shall die by this; by the injustice that he has worked, he shall die.

26. Ako li se pravednik odvrati od svoje pravednosti i stane èiniti nepravdu, pa zbog toga umre, umrijet æe zbog nepravde što je poèini.

27. And when the impious man turns himself away from his impiety, which he has done, and accomplishes judgment and justice, he shall cause his own soul to live.

27. A ako se bezbožnik odvrati od svoje bezbožnosti što je bijaše èinio, pa stane vršiti moj zakon i pravdu, živjet æe i neæe umrijeti.

28. For by considering and turning himself away from all his iniquities, which he has worked, he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.

28. Jer je uvidio i odvratio se od svojih nedjela što ih bijaše poèinio, živjet æe i neæe umrijeti.

29. And yet the sons of Israel say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ How could it be that my ways are not fair, O house of Israel? And is it not instead your ways that are perverse?

29. Ali dom Izraelov kaže: 'Put Gospodnji nije pravedan!' Putovi moji da nisu pravedni, dome Izraelov? Nisu li vaši putovi nepravedni?

30. Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge each one according to his ways, says the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities, and then iniquity will not be your ruin.

30. Dome Izraelov, ja æu suditi svakome po njegovim putovima - rijeè je Jahve Gospoda. Obratite se, dakle, i povratite od svih svojih nedjela, i grijeh vam vaš neæe biti na propast!

31. Cast all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, away from you, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. And then why should you die, O house of Israel?

31. Odbacite od sebe sva nedjela koja ste èinili i naèinite sebi novo srce i nov duh! Zašto da umirete, dome Izraelov?

32. For I do not desire the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. So return and live.”

32. Ja ne želim smrti nikoga koji umre - rijeè je Jahve Gospoda. Obratite se, dakle, i živite!