Ezekiel 33:11 Tell them, ‘When sinful people die, it does not give me any joy. But when they turn away from their sins and live, that makes me very happy. And that is just...

33:11 NIrV

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New International Reader's Version - Tell them, ‘When sinful people die, it does not give me any joy. But when they turn away from their sins and live, that makes me very happy. And that is just as sure as I am alive,’ announces the Lord and King. ‘So turn away from your sins! Change your evil ways! Why should you die, people of Israel?’
新标点和合本 - 你对他们说，主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，惟喜悦恶人转离所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你们转回，转回吧！离开恶道，何必死亡呢？
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你要对他们说，主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，惟喜悦恶人转离他所行的道而存活。以色列家啊，你们回转，回转离开恶道吧！何必死亡呢？
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你要对他们说，主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，惟喜悦恶人转离他所行的道而存活。以色列家啊，你们回转，回转离开恶道吧！何必死亡呢？
当代译本 - 你要告诉他们，主耶和华说：我凭我的永恒起誓，我绝不喜欢恶人死亡，我更愿意恶人改邪归正，得以存活。以色列人啊，回头吧！改邪归正吧！何必自取灭亡呢？’
圣经新译本 - 你要对他们说：‘主耶和华这样宣告：我指着我的永生起誓，我绝不喜悦恶人死亡，却喜悦恶人离开他所行的，得以存活。以色列家啊，回转吧！离开你们所行的，何必死亡呢？’
现代标点和合本 - 你对他们说：‘主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，唯喜悦恶人转离所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你们转回，转回吧！离开恶道。何必死亡呢？’
和合本（拼音版） - 你对他们说，主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，惟喜悦恶人转离所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你们转回、转回吧！离开恶道，何必死亡呢？
New International Version - Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’
English Standard Version - Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?
New Living Translation - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?
The Message - “Tell them, ‘As sure as I am the living God, I take no pleasure from the death of the wicked. I want the wicked to change their ways and live. Turn your life around! Reverse your evil ways! Why die, Israel?’
Christian Standard Bible - Tell them, ‘As I live — this is the declaration of the Lord God — I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live. Repent, repent of your evil ways! Why will you die, house of Israel?’
New American Standard Bible - Say to them, ‘As I live!’ declares the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure at all in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then should you die, house of Israel?’
New King James Version - Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
Amplified Bible - Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back (change your way of thinking), turn back [in repentance] from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
American Standard Version - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
King James Version - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
New English Translation - Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?’
World English Bible - Tell them, ‘“As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, house of Israel?”’
新標點和合本 - 你對他們說，主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我斷不喜悅惡人死亡，惟喜悅惡人轉離所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你們轉回，轉回吧！離開惡道，何必死亡呢？
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你要對他們說，主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我斷不喜悅惡人死亡，惟喜悅惡人轉離他所行的道而存活。以色列家啊，你們回轉，回轉離開惡道吧！何必死亡呢？
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你要對他們說，主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我斷不喜悅惡人死亡，惟喜悅惡人轉離他所行的道而存活。以色列家啊，你們回轉，回轉離開惡道吧！何必死亡呢？
當代譯本 - 你要告訴他們，主耶和華說：我憑我的永恆起誓，我絕不喜歡惡人死亡，我更願意惡人改邪歸正，得以存活。以色列人啊，回頭吧！改邪歸正吧！何必自取滅亡呢？』
聖經新譯本 - 你要對他們說：‘主耶和華這樣宣告：我指著我的永生起誓，我絕不喜悅惡人死亡，卻喜悅惡人離開他所行的，得以存活。以色列家啊，回轉吧！離開你們所行的，何必死亡呢？’
呂振中譯本 - 你要對他們說：主永恆主發神諭說：我指着永活的我來起誓：我絕不喜悅惡人死亡；我乃是喜歡惡人回轉離開他的行徑以得活着。回轉吧！回轉！離開你們的壞行徑哦！何必死亡呢、以色列家啊？
現代標點和合本 - 你對他們說：『主耶和華說：我指著我的永生起誓，我斷不喜悅惡人死亡，唯喜悅惡人轉離所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你們轉回，轉回吧！離開惡道。何必死亡呢？』
文理和合譯本 - 爾告之曰、主耶和華云、我指己生而誓、惡人死亡、我所不悅、惟悅惡人轉離其道、而得生存、以色列家乎、爾其回轉、回轉、離爾惡途、何為自取死亡、
文理委辦譯本 - 然主耶和華曰、我指己而誓、我不以人作惡致死為悅、惟以人悛惡得生為悅、故爾以色列家當改厥惡、何必蹈於死亡、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾告之曰、主天主曰、我指己永生而誓、我不以惡人死亡為悅、惟以惡人悛改其惡行、而得生存為悅、以色列族歟、悛改、悛改、離爾惡行、何為自取死亡、○
Nueva Versión Internacional - Diles: “Tan cierto como que yo vivo —afirma el Señor omnipotente—, que no me alegro con la muerte del malvado, sino con que se convierta de su mala conducta y viva. ¡Conviértete, pueblo de Israel; conviértete de tu conducta perversa! ¿Por qué habrás de morir?”
현대인의 성경 - 나 주 여호와가 분명히 말하지만 나는 악인이 죽는 것을 기뻐하지 않고 오히려 악인이 악한 길에서 떠나 사는 것을 기뻐한다. 이스라엘 백성아, 너희는 악한 길에서 돌아서라! 너희가 어째서 죽으려고 하느냐?
Новый Русский Перевод - Скажи им: «Верно, как и то, что Я живу, – возвещает Владыка Господь, – Я хочу не смерти грешников, но того, чтобы они оставили свои пути и жили. Обратитесь! Оставьте свои неправедные пути! Дом Израиля, зачем вам умирать?»
Восточный перевод - Скажи им: «Верно, как и то, что Я живу, – возвещает Владыка Вечный, – Я хочу не смерти грешника, но того, чтобы он оставил свой путь и жил. Обратитесь! Оставьте свои неправедные пути! Народ Исраила, зачем вам умирать?»
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Скажи им: «Верно, как и то, что Я живу, – возвещает Владыка Вечный, – Я хочу не смерти грешника, но того, чтобы он оставил свой путь и жил. Обратитесь! Оставьте свои неправедные пути! Народ Исраила, зачем вам умирать?»
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Скажи им: «Верно, как и то, что Я живу, – возвещает Владыка Вечный, – Я хочу не смерти грешника, но того, чтобы он оставил свой путь и жил. Обратитесь! Оставьте свои неправедные пути! Народ Исроила, зачем вам умирать?»
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Dis-leur : « Aussi vrai que je suis vivant, le Seigneur, l’Eternel, le déclare, je ne prends aucun plaisir à la mort du méchant, mais je désire qu’il abandonne sa mauvaise conduite et qu’il vive. Détournez-vous, détournez-vous donc de votre mauvaise conduite ! Pourquoi devriez-vous mourir, gens d’Israël ? »
リビングバイブル - 彼らに告げなさい。神である主がこう語る、と。わたしは生きている。わたしは悪者どもの死を喜ばない。それどころか、悪者が悪の道から悔い改めて生きるようになることを願っている。さあ帰って来なさい。悪の道から離れ、立ち返るのだ。ああ、イスラエルよ。なぜ、そんなにも死にたがるのか。
Nova Versão Internacional - Diga-lhes: Juro pela minha vida, palavra do Soberano, o Senhor, que não tenho prazer na morte dos ímpios, antes tenho prazer em que eles se desviem dos seus caminhos e vivam. Voltem! Voltem-se dos seus maus caminhos! Por que o seu povo haveria de morrer, ó nação de Israel?
Hoffnung für alle - Doch ich, Gott, der Herr, schwöre, so wahr ich lebe: Mir macht es keine Freude, wenn ein Gottloser sterben muss. Nein, ich freue mich, wenn er von seinen falschen Wegen umkehrt und am Leben bleibt. Kehrt um, verlasst die alten Wege! Warum wollt ihr sterben, ihr Israeliten?
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thật như Ta hằng sống, Chúa Hằng Hữu Chí Cao phán, Ta chẳng vui gì khi kẻ ác chết. Ta chỉ muốn chúng xoay khỏi đường tội ác của mình để chúng có thể sống. Hãy quay lại! Hãy lìa bỏ tội ác mình, hỡi dân tộc Ít-ra-ên! Tại sao các ngươi muốn chết?
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - จงบอกเขาว่า ‘พระยาห์เวห์องค์เจ้าชีวิตประกาศว่าเรามีชีวิตอยู่แน่ฉันใด เราไม่อยากให้คนชั่วต้องตายฉันนั้น แต่อยากให้เขาหันกลับจากทางชั่วและมีชีวิตอยู่ จงหันเสียจากทางชั่วเถิด! จะตายทำไมเล่า พงศ์พันธุ์อิสราเอลเอ๋ย?’
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระผู้เป็นเจ้าผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ประกาศว่า “เจ้าจงบอกพวกเขาดังนี้ ‘ตราบที่เรามีชีวิตอยู่ฉันใด เราไม่ชื่นชอบในความตายของคนชั่วร้าย แต่ต้องการให้พวกเขาหันไปจากวิถีทางของเขาและมีชีวิตอยู่ จงหันไป หันไปจากวิถีทางอันชั่ว โอ พงศ์พันธุ์อิสราเอลเอ๋ย แล้วทำไมเจ้าจึงจะตาย’

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Ezekiel 16:48 - Your sister Sodom and her daughters never did what you and your daughters have done. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.
Zephaniah 2:9 - So Moab will become like Sodom,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “Ammon will be like Gomorrah. Weeds and salt pits will cover those countries. They will be dry and empty deserts forever. Those who are still left alive among my people will take all their valuable things. So they will receive those lands as their own. And that is just as sure as I am alive.” The Lord is the God of Israel.
Romans 14:11 - It is written, “ ‘You can be sure that I live,’ says the Lord. ‘And you can be just as sure that everyone will kneel down in front of me. Every tongue will have to tell the truth about God.’ ” ( Isaiah 45:23 )
Jeremiah 22:24 - “King Jehoiachin, you are the son of Jehoiakim,” announces the Lord. “Suppose you were a ring on my right hand. And suppose the ring even had my royal mark on it. Then I would still pull you off my finger. And that is just as sure as I am alive.
Numbers 14:28 - So tell them, ‘Here is what I am announcing. I am the Lord. You can be sure that I live. And here is what you can be just as sure of. I will do to you the very thing that I heard you say.
Ezekiel 14:16 - And suppose these three men were in that country. Then they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. But the land would become a dry and empty desert. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.
Ezekiel 14:17 - “Or suppose I send swords to kill the people in that country. And I say, ‘Let swords sweep all through the land.’ And I kill its people and their animals.
Ezekiel 14:18 - And suppose these three men were in that country. Then they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.
Jeremiah 46:18 - “I am the King. My name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. Someone will come who is like Mount Tabor among the mountains. He is like Mount Carmel by the Mediterranean Sea. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the King.
Isaiah 49:18 - Look up. Look all around you. All your people are getting together to come back to you. You can be sure that I live,” announces the Lord. “And you can be just as sure that your people will be like decorations you will wear. Like a bride, you will wear them proudly.
Acts 26:20 - First I preached to people in Damascus. Then I preached in Jerusalem and in all Judea. And then I preached to the Gentiles. I told them to turn away from their sins to God. The way they live must show that they have turned away from their sins.
Proverbs 1:23 - Pay attention to my warning! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you. I will make known to you my teachings.
Ezekiel 5:11 - You have made my temple ‘unclean.’ You have set up statues of all your evil gods. You have done other things I hate. So I will cut you off just like Ezekiel cut off his hair. I will not spare you or feel sorry for you. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.
Daniel 9:13 - The curses that are written in the Law of Moses have fallen on us. We have received nothing but trouble. You are the Lord our God. But we haven’t asked for your favor. We haven’t turned away from our sins. We’ve refused to pay attention to the laws you gave us.
Proverbs 8:36 - But those who don’t find me harm only themselves. Everyone who hates me loves death.”
2 Samuel 14:14 - All of us must die. We are like water spilled on the ground. It can’t be put back into the jar. But that is not what God desires. Instead, he finds a way to bring back anyone who was driven away from him.
Ezekiel 14:6 - “So speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “Turn away from your sins! Also turn away from your gods. Give up all the evil things you have done. I hate them.
Numbers 14:21 - You can be sure that I live. You can be just as sure that my glory fills the whole earth.
Jeremiah 31:18 - “I have heard the groans of Ephraim’s people. They say, ‘You corrected us like a calf you were training. And we have been trained. Bring us back to you, and we will come back. You are the Lord our God.
Jeremiah 31:19 - After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’
Jeremiah 31:20 - Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.
Luke 15:20 - So he got up and went to his father. “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him. He was filled with tender love for his son. He ran to him. He threw his arms around him and kissed him.
Luke 15:21 - “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’
Luke 15:22 - “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Luke 15:23 - Bring the fattest calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
Luke 15:24 - This son of mine was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
Luke 15:25 - “The older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
Luke 15:26 - So he called one of the servants. He asked him what was going on.
Luke 15:27 - ‘Your brother has come home,’ the servant replied. ‘Your father has killed the fattest calf. He has done this because your brother is back safe and sound.’
Luke 15:28 - “The older brother became angry. He refused to go in. So his father went out and begged him.
Luke 15:29 - But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve worked like a slave for you. I have always obeyed your orders. You never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
Luke 15:30 - But this son of yours wasted your money with some prostitutes. Now he comes home. And for him you kill the fattest calf!’
Luke 15:31 - “ ‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me. Everything I have is yours.
Luke 15:32 - But we had to celebrate and be glad. This brother of yours was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ ”
Hosea 11:8 - The Lord continues, “People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.
Jeremiah 3:22 - “You have not been faithful,” says the Lord. “Return to me. I will heal you. Then you will not turn away from me anymore.” “Yes,” the people say. “We will come to you. You are the Lord our God.
Lamentations 3:33 - He doesn’t want to bring pain or suffering to anyone.
Hosea 14:1 - Israel, return to the Lord your God. Your sins have destroyed you!
Acts 3:19 - So turn away from your sins. Turn to God. Then your sins will be wiped away. The time will come when the Lord will make everything new.
Ezekiel 18:30 - “So I will judge you Israelites. I will judge each of you in keeping with what you have done,” announces the Lord and King. “Turn away from your sins! Turn away from all the evil things you have done. Then sin will not bring you down.
Ezekiel 18:31 - Get rid of all the evil things you have done. Let me give you a new heart and a new spirit. Then you will be faithful to me. Why should you die, people of Israel?
Ezekiel 18:32 - When anyone dies, it does not give me any joy,” announces the Lord and King. “So turn away from your sins. Then you will live!
Isaiah 55:6 - Turn to the Lord before it’s too late. Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.
Isaiah 55:7 - Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.
2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slow to keep his promise. He is not slow in the way some people understand it. Instead, he is patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. Instead, he wants all people to turn away from their sins.
1 Timothy 2:4 - He wants all people to be saved. He wants them to come to know the truth.
Ezekiel 18:23 - When sinful people die, it does not give me any joy,” announces the Lord and King. “But when they turn away from their sins and live, that makes me very happy.

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New International Reader's Version - Tell them, ‘When sinful people die, it does not give me any joy. But when they turn away from their sins and live, that makes me very happy. And that is just as sure as I am alive,’ announces the Lord and King. ‘So turn away from your sins! Change your evil ways! Why should you die, people of Israel?’
新标点和合本 - 你对他们说，主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，惟喜悦恶人转离所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你们转回，转回吧！离开恶道，何必死亡呢？
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你要对他们说，主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，惟喜悦恶人转离他所行的道而存活。以色列家啊，你们回转，回转离开恶道吧！何必死亡呢？
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你要对他们说，主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，惟喜悦恶人转离他所行的道而存活。以色列家啊，你们回转，回转离开恶道吧！何必死亡呢？
当代译本 - 你要告诉他们，主耶和华说：我凭我的永恒起誓，我绝不喜欢恶人死亡，我更愿意恶人改邪归正，得以存活。以色列人啊，回头吧！改邪归正吧！何必自取灭亡呢？’
圣经新译本 - 你要对他们说：‘主耶和华这样宣告：我指着我的永生起誓，我绝不喜悦恶人死亡，却喜悦恶人离开他所行的，得以存活。以色列家啊，回转吧！离开你们所行的，何必死亡呢？’
现代标点和合本 - 你对他们说：‘主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，唯喜悦恶人转离所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你们转回，转回吧！离开恶道。何必死亡呢？’
和合本（拼音版） - 你对他们说，主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，我断不喜悦恶人死亡，惟喜悦恶人转离所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你们转回、转回吧！离开恶道，何必死亡呢？
New International Version - Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’
English Standard Version - Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?
New Living Translation - As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?
The Message - “Tell them, ‘As sure as I am the living God, I take no pleasure from the death of the wicked. I want the wicked to change their ways and live. Turn your life around! Reverse your evil ways! Why die, Israel?’
Christian Standard Bible - Tell them, ‘As I live — this is the declaration of the Lord God — I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live. Repent, repent of your evil ways! Why will you die, house of Israel?’
New American Standard Bible - Say to them, ‘As I live!’ declares the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure at all in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then should you die, house of Israel?’
New King James Version - Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
Amplified Bible - Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back (change your way of thinking), turn back [in repentance] from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
American Standard Version - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
King James Version - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
New English Translation - Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?’
World English Bible - Tell them, ‘“As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, house of Israel?”’
新標點和合本 - 你對他們說，主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我斷不喜悅惡人死亡，惟喜悅惡人轉離所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你們轉回，轉回吧！離開惡道，何必死亡呢？
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你要對他們說，主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我斷不喜悅惡人死亡，惟喜悅惡人轉離他所行的道而存活。以色列家啊，你們回轉，回轉離開惡道吧！何必死亡呢？
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你要對他們說，主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，我斷不喜悅惡人死亡，惟喜悅惡人轉離他所行的道而存活。以色列家啊，你們回轉，回轉離開惡道吧！何必死亡呢？
當代譯本 - 你要告訴他們，主耶和華說：我憑我的永恆起誓，我絕不喜歡惡人死亡，我更願意惡人改邪歸正，得以存活。以色列人啊，回頭吧！改邪歸正吧！何必自取滅亡呢？』
聖經新譯本 - 你要對他們說：‘主耶和華這樣宣告：我指著我的永生起誓，我絕不喜悅惡人死亡，卻喜悅惡人離開他所行的，得以存活。以色列家啊，回轉吧！離開你們所行的，何必死亡呢？’
呂振中譯本 - 你要對他們說：主永恆主發神諭說：我指着永活的我來起誓：我絕不喜悅惡人死亡；我乃是喜歡惡人回轉離開他的行徑以得活着。回轉吧！回轉！離開你們的壞行徑哦！何必死亡呢、以色列家啊？
現代標點和合本 - 你對他們說：『主耶和華說：我指著我的永生起誓，我斷不喜悅惡人死亡，唯喜悅惡人轉離所行的道而活。以色列家啊，你們轉回，轉回吧！離開惡道。何必死亡呢？』
文理和合譯本 - 爾告之曰、主耶和華云、我指己生而誓、惡人死亡、我所不悅、惟悅惡人轉離其道、而得生存、以色列家乎、爾其回轉、回轉、離爾惡途、何為自取死亡、
文理委辦譯本 - 然主耶和華曰、我指己而誓、我不以人作惡致死為悅、惟以人悛惡得生為悅、故爾以色列家當改厥惡、何必蹈於死亡、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾告之曰、主天主曰、我指己永生而誓、我不以惡人死亡為悅、惟以惡人悛改其惡行、而得生存為悅、以色列族歟、悛改、悛改、離爾惡行、何為自取死亡、○
Nueva Versión Internacional - Diles: “Tan cierto como que yo vivo —afirma el Señor omnipotente—, que no me alegro con la muerte del malvado, sino con que se convierta de su mala conducta y viva. ¡Conviértete, pueblo de Israel; conviértete de tu conducta perversa! ¿Por qué habrás de morir?”
현대인의 성경 - 나 주 여호와가 분명히 말하지만 나는 악인이 죽는 것을 기뻐하지 않고 오히려 악인이 악한 길에서 떠나 사는 것을 기뻐한다. 이스라엘 백성아, 너희는 악한 길에서 돌아서라! 너희가 어째서 죽으려고 하느냐?
Новый Русский Перевод - Скажи им: «Верно, как и то, что Я живу, – возвещает Владыка Господь, – Я хочу не смерти грешников, но того, чтобы они оставили свои пути и жили. Обратитесь! Оставьте свои неправедные пути! Дом Израиля, зачем вам умирать?»
Восточный перевод - Скажи им: «Верно, как и то, что Я живу, – возвещает Владыка Вечный, – Я хочу не смерти грешника, но того, чтобы он оставил свой путь и жил. Обратитесь! Оставьте свои неправедные пути! Народ Исраила, зачем вам умирать?»
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Скажи им: «Верно, как и то, что Я живу, – возвещает Владыка Вечный, – Я хочу не смерти грешника, но того, чтобы он оставил свой путь и жил. Обратитесь! Оставьте свои неправедные пути! Народ Исраила, зачем вам умирать?»
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Скажи им: «Верно, как и то, что Я живу, – возвещает Владыка Вечный, – Я хочу не смерти грешника, но того, чтобы он оставил свой путь и жил. Обратитесь! Оставьте свои неправедные пути! Народ Исроила, зачем вам умирать?»
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Dis-leur : « Aussi vrai que je suis vivant, le Seigneur, l’Eternel, le déclare, je ne prends aucun plaisir à la mort du méchant, mais je désire qu’il abandonne sa mauvaise conduite et qu’il vive. Détournez-vous, détournez-vous donc de votre mauvaise conduite ! Pourquoi devriez-vous mourir, gens d’Israël ? »
リビングバイブル - 彼らに告げなさい。神である主がこう語る、と。わたしは生きている。わたしは悪者どもの死を喜ばない。それどころか、悪者が悪の道から悔い改めて生きるようになることを願っている。さあ帰って来なさい。悪の道から離れ、立ち返るのだ。ああ、イスラエルよ。なぜ、そんなにも死にたがるのか。
Nova Versão Internacional - Diga-lhes: Juro pela minha vida, palavra do Soberano, o Senhor, que não tenho prazer na morte dos ímpios, antes tenho prazer em que eles se desviem dos seus caminhos e vivam. Voltem! Voltem-se dos seus maus caminhos! Por que o seu povo haveria de morrer, ó nação de Israel?
Hoffnung für alle - Doch ich, Gott, der Herr, schwöre, so wahr ich lebe: Mir macht es keine Freude, wenn ein Gottloser sterben muss. Nein, ich freue mich, wenn er von seinen falschen Wegen umkehrt und am Leben bleibt. Kehrt um, verlasst die alten Wege! Warum wollt ihr sterben, ihr Israeliten?
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thật như Ta hằng sống, Chúa Hằng Hữu Chí Cao phán, Ta chẳng vui gì khi kẻ ác chết. Ta chỉ muốn chúng xoay khỏi đường tội ác của mình để chúng có thể sống. Hãy quay lại! Hãy lìa bỏ tội ác mình, hỡi dân tộc Ít-ra-ên! Tại sao các ngươi muốn chết?
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - จงบอกเขาว่า ‘พระยาห์เวห์องค์เจ้าชีวิตประกาศว่าเรามีชีวิตอยู่แน่ฉันใด เราไม่อยากให้คนชั่วต้องตายฉันนั้น แต่อยากให้เขาหันกลับจากทางชั่วและมีชีวิตอยู่ จงหันเสียจากทางชั่วเถิด! จะตายทำไมเล่า พงศ์พันธุ์อิสราเอลเอ๋ย?’
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระผู้เป็นเจ้าผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ประกาศว่า “เจ้าจงบอกพวกเขาดังนี้ ‘ตราบที่เรามีชีวิตอยู่ฉันใด เราไม่ชื่นชอบในความตายของคนชั่วร้าย แต่ต้องการให้พวกเขาหันไปจากวิถีทางของเขาและมีชีวิตอยู่ จงหันไป หันไปจากวิถีทางอันชั่ว โอ พงศ์พันธุ์อิสราเอลเอ๋ย แล้วทำไมเจ้าจึงจะตาย’

Ezekiel 16:48 - Your sister Sodom and her daughters never did what you and your daughters have done. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.
Zephaniah 2:9 - So Moab will become like Sodom,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “Ammon will be like Gomorrah. Weeds and salt pits will cover those countries. They will be dry and empty deserts forever. Those who are still left alive among my people will take all their valuable things. So they will receive those lands as their own. And that is just as sure as I am alive.” The Lord is the God of Israel.
Romans 14:11 - It is written, “ ‘You can be sure that I live,’ says the Lord. ‘And you can be just as sure that everyone will kneel down in front of me. Every tongue will have to tell the truth about God.’ ” ( Isaiah 45:23 )
Jeremiah 22:24 - “King Jehoiachin, you are the son of Jehoiakim,” announces the Lord. “Suppose you were a ring on my right hand. And suppose the ring even had my royal mark on it. Then I would still pull you off my finger. And that is just as sure as I am alive.
Numbers 14:28 - So tell them, ‘Here is what I am announcing. I am the Lord. You can be sure that I live. And here is what you can be just as sure of. I will do to you the very thing that I heard you say.
Ezekiel 14:16 - And suppose these three men were in that country. Then they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. But the land would become a dry and empty desert. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.
Ezekiel 14:17 - “Or suppose I send swords to kill the people in that country. And I say, ‘Let swords sweep all through the land.’ And I kill its people and their animals.
Ezekiel 14:18 - And suppose these three men were in that country. Then they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.
Jeremiah 46:18 - “I am the King. My name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. Someone will come who is like Mount Tabor among the mountains. He is like Mount Carmel by the Mediterranean Sea. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the King.
Isaiah 49:18 - Look up. Look all around you. All your people are getting together to come back to you. You can be sure that I live,” announces the Lord. “And you can be just as sure that your people will be like decorations you will wear. Like a bride, you will wear them proudly.
Acts 26:20 - First I preached to people in Damascus. Then I preached in Jerusalem and in all Judea. And then I preached to the Gentiles. I told them to turn away from their sins to God. The way they live must show that they have turned away from their sins.
Proverbs 1:23 - Pay attention to my warning! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you. I will make known to you my teachings.
Ezekiel 5:11 - You have made my temple ‘unclean.’ You have set up statues of all your evil gods. You have done other things I hate. So I will cut you off just like Ezekiel cut off his hair. I will not spare you or feel sorry for you. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the Lord and King.
Daniel 9:13 - The curses that are written in the Law of Moses have fallen on us. We have received nothing but trouble. You are the Lord our God. But we haven’t asked for your favor. We haven’t turned away from our sins. We’ve refused to pay attention to the laws you gave us.
Proverbs 8:36 - But those who don’t find me harm only themselves. Everyone who hates me loves death.”
2 Samuel 14:14 - All of us must die. We are like water spilled on the ground. It can’t be put back into the jar. But that is not what God desires. Instead, he finds a way to bring back anyone who was driven away from him.
Ezekiel 14:6 - “So speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “Turn away from your sins! Also turn away from your gods. Give up all the evil things you have done. I hate them.
Numbers 14:21 - You can be sure that I live. You can be just as sure that my glory fills the whole earth.
Jeremiah 31:18 - “I have heard the groans of Ephraim’s people. They say, ‘You corrected us like a calf you were training. And we have been trained. Bring us back to you, and we will come back. You are the Lord our God.
Jeremiah 31:19 - After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’
Jeremiah 31:20 - Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.
Luke 15:20 - So he got up and went to his father. “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him. He was filled with tender love for his son. He ran to him. He threw his arms around him and kissed him.
Luke 15:21 - “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’
Luke 15:22 - “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Luke 15:23 - Bring the fattest calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
Luke 15:24 - This son of mine was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
Luke 15:25 - “The older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
Luke 15:26 - So he called one of the servants. He asked him what was going on.
Luke 15:27 - ‘Your brother has come home,’ the servant replied. ‘Your father has killed the fattest calf. He has done this because your brother is back safe and sound.’
Luke 15:28 - “The older brother became angry. He refused to go in. So his father went out and begged him.
Luke 15:29 - But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve worked like a slave for you. I have always obeyed your orders. You never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
Luke 15:30 - But this son of yours wasted your money with some prostitutes. Now he comes home. And for him you kill the fattest calf!’
Luke 15:31 - “ ‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me. Everything I have is yours.
Luke 15:32 - But we had to celebrate and be glad. This brother of yours was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ ”
Hosea 11:8 - The Lord continues, “People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.
Jeremiah 3:22 - “You have not been faithful,” says the Lord. “Return to me. I will heal you. Then you will not turn away from me anymore.” “Yes,” the people say. “We will come to you. You are the Lord our God.
Lamentations 3:33 - He doesn’t want to bring pain or suffering to anyone.
Hosea 14:1 - Israel, return to the Lord your God. Your sins have destroyed you!
Acts 3:19 - So turn away from your sins. Turn to God. Then your sins will be wiped away. The time will come when the Lord will make everything new.
Ezekiel 18:30 - “So I will judge you Israelites. I will judge each of you in keeping with what you have done,” announces the Lord and King. “Turn away from your sins! Turn away from all the evil things you have done. Then sin will not bring you down.
Ezekiel 18:31 - Get rid of all the evil things you have done. Let me give you a new heart and a new spirit. Then you will be faithful to me. Why should you die, people of Israel?
Ezekiel 18:32 - When anyone dies, it does not give me any joy,” announces the Lord and King. “So turn away from your sins. Then you will live!
Isaiah 55:6 - Turn to the Lord before it’s too late. Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.
Isaiah 55:7 - Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.
2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slow to keep his promise. He is not slow in the way some people understand it. Instead, he is patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. Instead, he wants all people to turn away from their sins.
1 Timothy 2:4 - He wants all people to be saved. He wants them to come to know the truth.
Ezekiel 18:23 - When sinful people die, it does not give me any joy,” announces the Lord and King. “But when they turn away from their sins and live, that makes me very happy.