9. has walked in my statutes,and has kept my ordinances,to deal truly;he is just,he shall surely live,” says the Lord GOD.
10. “If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,
11. or who does not do any of those things,but even has eaten at the mountain shrines,and defiled his neighbour’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 lent with interest,and has taken increase from the poor;shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood will 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 hasn’t eaten on the mountains,hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,hasn’t defiled his neighbour’s wife,
16. hasn’t wronged any,hasn’t taken anything to pledge,hasn’t 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 who has withdrawn his hand from the poor,who hasn’t received interest or increase,has executed my ordinances,has walked in my statutes;he shall not die for the iniquity of his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 amongst his people, behold, he will 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 will 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 turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
22. None of his transgressions that he has committed will 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 GOD; “and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?