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Ezequiel 18

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1 De novo veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

2 Que quereis vós dizer, citando na terra de Israel este provérbio: Os pais comeram uvas verdes, e os dentes dos filhos se embotaram?

3 Vivo eu, diz e Senhor Deus, não se vos permite mais usar deste provérbio em Israel.

4 Eis que todas as almas são minhas; como o é a alma do pai, assim também a alma do filho é minha: a alma que pecar, essa morrerá.

5 Sendo pois o homem justo, e procedendo com retidão e justiça,

6 não comendo sobre os montes, nem levantando os seus olhes para os ídolos da casa de Israel, nem contaminando a mulher do seu próximo, nem se chegando à mulher na sua separação;

7 não oprimindo a ninguém, tornando, porém, ao devedor e seu penhor, e não roubando, repartindo e seu pão com o faminto, e cobrindo ao nu com vestido;

8 não emprestando com usura, e não recebendo mais de que emprestou, desviando a sua mão da injustiça, e fazendo verdadeira justiça entre homem e homem;

9 andando nos meus estatutos, e guardando as minhas ordenanças, para proceder segundo a verdade; esse é justo, certamente viverá, diz o Senhor Deus,

10 E se ele gerar um filho que se torne salteador, que derrame sangue, que faça a seu irmão qualquer dessas coisas;

11 e que não cumpra com nenhum desses deveres, porém coma sobre os montes, e contamine a mulher de seu próximo,

12 oprima ao pobre e necessitado, pratique roubos, não devolva o penhor, levante os seus olhos para os ídolos, cometa abominação,

13 empreste com usura, e receba mais do que emprestou; porventura viverá ele? Não viverá! Todas estas abominações, ele as praticou; certamente morrerá; o seu sangue será sobre ele.

14 Eis que também, se este por sua vez gerar um filho que veja todos os pecados que seu pai fez, tema, e não cometa coisas semelhantes,

15 não coma sobre os montes, nem levante os olhos para os ídolos da casa de Israel, e não contamine a mulher de seu próximo,

16 nem oprima a ninguém, e não empreste sob penhores, nem roube, porém reparta o seu pão com o faminto, e cubra ao nu com vestido;

17 que aparte da iniqüidade a sua mão, que não receba usura nem mais do que emprestou, que observe as minhas ordenanças e ande nos meus estatutos; esse não morrerá por causa da iniqüidade de seu pai; certamente viverá.

18 Quanto ao seu pai, porque praticou extorsão, e roubou os bens do irmão, e fez o que não era bom no meio de seu povo, eis que ele morrerá na sua iniqüidade.

19 contudo dizeis: Por que não levará o filho a iniqüidade do pai? Ora, se o filho proceder com retidão e justiça, e guardar todos os meus estatutos, e os cumprir, certamente viverá.

20 A alma que pecar, essa morrerá; o filho não levará a iniquidade do pai, nem o pai levará a iniquidade do filho, A justiça do justo ficará sobre ele, e a impiedade do ímpio cairá sobre ele.

21 Mas se o ímpio se converter de todos os seus pecados que cometeu, e guardar todos os meus estatutos, e preceder com retidão e justiça, certamente viverá; não morrerá.

22 De todas as suas transgressões que cometeu não haverá lembrança contra ele; pela sua justiça que praticou viverá.

23 Tenho eu algum prazer na morte do ímpio? diz o Senhor Deus. Não desejo antes que se converta dos seus caminhos, e viva?

24 Mas, desviando-se o justo da sua justiça, e cometendo a iniqüidade, fazendo conforme todas as abominações que faz o ímpio, porventura viverá? De todas as suas justiças que tiver feito não se fará memória; pois pela traição que praticou, e pelo pecado que cometeu ele morrerá.

25 Dizeis, porém: O caminho do Senhor não é justo. Ouvi, pois, ó casa de Israel: Acaso não é justo o meu caminho? não são os vossos caminhos que são injustos?

26 Desviando-se o justo da sua justiça, e cometendo iniqüidade, morrerá por ela; na sua iniqüidade que cometeu morrerá.

27 Mas, convertendo-se o ímpio da sua impiedade que cometeu, e procedendo com retidão e justiça, conservará este a sua alma em vida.

28 pois que reconsidera, e se desvia de todas as suas transgressões que cometeu, certamente viverá, não morrerá.

29 Contudo, diz a casa de Israel: O caminho do Senhor não é justo. Acaso não são justos os meus caminhos, ó casa de Israel, Não são antes os vossos caminhos que são injustos?

30 Portanto, eu vos julgarei, a cada um conforme os seus caminhos, ó casa de Israel, diz o Senhor Deus. Vinde, e convertei-vos de todas as vossas transgressões, para que a iniqüidade não vos leve à perdição.

31 Lançai de vós todas as vossas transgressões que cometestes contra mim; e criai em vós um coração novo e um espírito novo; pois, por que morrereis, ó casa de Israel,

32 Porque não tenho prazer na morte de ninguém, diz o Senhor Deus; convertei-vos, pois, e vivei,

   

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The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #141

  
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141. Internal Meaning of Ezekiel, Chapter 18

1-2 It is said, If the fathers are evil their offspring also are evil;, (2, 11)

3 but the offspring are not condemned on the father's account, but everyone on His own account. (2, 11, 11)

5-9 There are some of the offspring who do not commit evils, or act contrary to the goods and truths of the church, and these are saved. (2, 11, 11)

10-13 It is otherwise with the offspring who commit evils, or act contrary to the goods and truths of the church; these are condemned. (2, 11)

14-17 But He who does not do this is saved, (11, 3)

18 although the fathers are condemned. (2)

19-20 Everyone is dealt with according to His deeds. (2)

21-23 The impious man who is converted is saved, (2)

24 while the pious man, if he becomes impious, is condemned. (2)

25-29 Both are of Divine justice. (2)

30-32 Exhortation to be converted, because the Lord wishes the salvation of all. (2)

  
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Ezekiel 18

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

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

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

6 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 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 he 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,

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

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

12 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 has 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.

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

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

29 Yet says the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. house of Israel, are not my ways equal? Aren't your ways unequal?

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