حِزْقِيَال 43

١ 1 ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِي إِلَى ٱلْبَابِ، ٱلْبَابِ ٱلْمُتَّجِهِ نَحْوَ ٱلشَّرْقِ.

And he led me to the gate which looked toward the way of the east.

٢ 2 وَإِذَا بِمَجْدِ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَاءَ مِنْ طَرِيقِ ٱلشَّرْقِ وَصَوْتُهُ كَصَوْتِ مِيَاهٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ أَضَاءَتْ مِنْ مَجْدِهِ.

And behold, the glory of the God of Israel entered along the way of the east. And his voice was like the voice of many waters. And the earth was resplendent before his majesty.

٣ 3 وَٱلْمَنْظَرُ كَٱلْمَنْظَرِ ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ، كَٱلْمَنْظَرِ ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتُهُ لَمَّا جِئْتُ لِأُخْرِبَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ، وَٱلْمَنَاظِرُ كَٱلْمَنْظَرِ ٱلَّذِي رَأَيْتُ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ خَابُورَ، فَخَرَرْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي.

And I saw a vision in accord with the form that I had seen when he arrived so that he might destroy the city. And the form was in accord with the sight that I had seen beside the river Chebar. And I fell upon my face.

٤ 4 فَجَاءَ مَجْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ مِنْ طَرِيقِ ٱلْبَابِ ٱلْمُتَّجِهِ نَحْوَ ٱلشَّرْقِ.

And the majesty of the Lord advanced into the temple, along the way of the gate which looked toward the east.

٥ 5 فَحَمَلَنِي رُوحٌ وَأَتَى بِي إِلَى ٱلدَّارِ ٱلدَّاخِلِيَّةِ، وَإِذَا بِمَجْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَدْ مَلَأَ ٱلْبَيْتَ،

And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court. And behold, the house was filled with the glory of the Lord.

٦ 6 وَسَمِعْتُهُ يُكَلِّمُنِي مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ، وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ وَاقِفًا عِنْدِي.

And I heard someone speaking to me from the house, and the man who was standing beside me

٧ 7 وَقَالَ لِي: «يَا ٱبْنَ آدَمَ، هَذَا مَكَانُ كُرْسِيِّي وَمَكَانُ بَاطِنِ قَدَمَيَّ حَيْثُ أَسْكُنُ فِي وَسْطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، وَلَا يُنَجِّسُ بَعْدُ بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱسْمِي ٱلْقُدُّوسَ، لَا هُمْ وَلَا مُلُوكُهُمْ، لَا بِزِنَاهُمْ وَلَا بِجُثَثِ مُلُوكِهِمْ فِي مُرْتَفَعَاتِهِمْ.

said to me: “Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the steps of my feet, is where I live: in the midst of the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel, they and their kings, shall no longer defile my holy name by their fornications, and by the ruinous ways of their kings, and by exalted places.

٨ 8 بِجَعْلِهِمْ عَتَبَتَهُمْ لَدَى عَتَبَتِي، وَقَوَائِمَهُمْ لَدَى قَوَائِمِي، وَبَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ حَائِطٌ، فَنَجَّسُوا ٱسْمِي ٱلْقُدُّوسَ بِرَجَاسَاتِهِمِ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلُوهَا، فَأَفْنَيْتُهُمْ بِغَضَبِي.

They have fabricated their threshold beside my threshold, and their doorposts beside my doorposts. And there was a wall between me and them. And they defiled my holy name by the abominations which they committed. Because of this, I consumed them in my wrath.

٩ 9 فَلْيُبْعِدُوا عَنِّي ٱلْآنَ زِنَاهُمْ وَجُثَثَ مُلُوكِهِمْ فَأَسْكُنَ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Now therefore, let them drive away their fornications, and the ruinous ways of their kings, from before me. And I will live in their midst forever.

١٠ 10 «وَأَنْتَ يَا ٱبْنَ آدَمَ، فَأَخْبِرْ بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنِ ٱلْبَيْتِ لِيَخْزَوْا مِنْ آثَامِهِمْ، وَلْيَقِيسُوا ٱلرَّسْمَ.

But as for you, son of man, reveal the temple to the house of Israel, and let them be confounded by their iniquities, and let them measure the fabrication,

١١ 11 فَإِنْ خَزُوا مِنْ كُلِّ مَا فَعَلُوهُ، فَعَرِّفْهُمْ صُورَةَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَرَسْمَهُ وَمَخَارِجَهُ وَمَدَاخِلَهُ وَكُلَّ أَشْكَالِهِ وَكُلَّ فَرَائِضِهِ وَكُلَّ أَشْكَالِهِ وَكُلَّ شَرَائِعِهِ، وَٱكْتُبْ ذَلِكَ قُدَّامَ أَعْيُنِهِمْ لِيَحْفَظُوا كُلَّ رُسُومِهِ وَكُلَّ فَرَائِضِهِ وَيَعْمَلُوا بِهَا.

and let them be ashamed at all the things that they have done. Reveal to them the form and the fabrication of the house, its exits and entrances, and its entire description, and all of its precepts, and its entire order, and all of its laws. And you shall write in their sight, so that they may observe its entire description and its precepts, and so that they may accomplish them.”

١٢ 12 هَذِهِ سُنَّةُ ٱلْبَيْتِ: عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْجَبَلِ كُلُّ تُخْمِهِ حَوَالَيْهِ قُدْسُ أَقْدَاسٍ. هَذِهِ هِيَ سُنَّةُ ٱلْبَيْتِ.

This is the law of the house at the summit of the mountain, with all its parts all around. It is the Holy of Holies. Therefore, this is the law of the house.

١٣ 13 «وَهَذِهِ أَقْيِسَةُ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ بِٱلْأَذْرُعِ، وَٱلذِّرَاعُ هِيَ ذِرَاعٌ وَفِتْرٌ: ٱلْحِضْنُ ذِرَاعٌ، وَٱلْعَرْضُ ذِرَاعٌ، وَحَاشِيَتُهُ إِلَى شَفَتِهِ حَوَالَيْهِ شِبْرٌ وَاحِدٌ. هَذَا ظَهْرُ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ.

Now these are the measures of the altar by the most true cubit, which has a cubit and a palm. Its bend was a cubit, and it was a cubit in width. And its boundary, even to its edge and all around, was the width of one palm. The trough of the altar was like this also.

١٤ 14 وَمِنَ ٱلْحِضْنِ عِنْدَ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَى ٱلْخُصْمِ ٱلْأَسْفَلِ ذِرَاعَانِ، وَٱلْعَرْضُ ذِرَاعٌ. وَمِنَ ٱلْخُصْمِ ٱلْأَصْغَرِ إِلَى ٱلْخُصْمِ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ أَرْبَعُ أَذْرُعٍ، وَٱلْعَرْضُ ذِرَاعٌ.

And from the bend at the floor even to the furthest rim was two cubits, and the width was one cubit. And from the lesser rim even to the greater rim was four cubits, and the width was one cubit.

١٥ 15 وَٱلْمَوْقِدُ أَرْبَعُ أَذْرُعٍ. وَمِنَ ٱلْمَوْقِدِ إِلَى فَوْقُ أَرْبَعَةُ قُرُونٍ.

Now the hearth itself was four cubits. And from the hearth going upward, there were four horns.

١٦ 16 وَٱلْمَوْقِدُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشَرَةَ طُولًا، بِٱثْنَتَيْ عَشَرَةَ عَرْضًا، مُرَبَّعًا عَلَى جَوَانِبِهِ ٱلْأَرْبَعَةِ.

And the hearth was twelve cubits in length by twelve cubits in width, foursquare, with equal sides.

١٧ 17 وَٱلْخُصْمُ أَرْبَعَ عَشَرَةَ طُولًا بِأَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ عَرْضًا عَلَى جَوَانِبِهِ ٱلْأَرْبَعَةِ. وَٱلْحَاشِيَةُ حَوَالَيْهِ نِصْفُ ذِرَاعٍ، وَحِضْنُهُ ذِرَاعٌ حَوَالَيْهِ، وَدَرَجَاتُهُ تُجَاهَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ».

And the rim was fourteen cubits in length, by fourteen cubits in width, at its four corners. And the crown all around it was one half cubit, and its bend was one cubit all around. And its steps turned toward the east.

١٨ 18 وَقَالَ لِي: «يَا ٱبْنَ آدَمَ، هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ: هَذِهِ فَرَائِضُ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ يَوْمَ صُنْعِهِ لِإِصْعَادِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَةِ عَلَيْهِ وَلِرَشِّ ٱلدَّمِ عَلَيْهِ:

And he said to me: “Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the rituals of the altar, in whatever day it will be made, so that holocausts may be offered upon it, and blood may be poured out.

١٩ 19 فَتُعْطِي ٱلْكَهَنَةَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ نَسْلِ صَادُوقَ ٱلْمُقْتَرِبِينَ إِلَيَّ لِيَخْدِمُونِي، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ، ثَوْرًا مِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ لِذَبِيحَةِ خَطِيَّةٍ.

And you shall present these to the priests and to the Levites, who are of the offspring of Zadok, those who draw near to me, says the Lord God, so that they may offer to me a calf from the herd on behalf of sin.

٢٠ 20 وَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ دَمِهِ وَتَضَعُهُ عَلَى قُرُونِهِ ٱلْأَرْبَعَةِ، وَعَلَى أَرْبَعِ زَوَايَا ٱلْخُصْمِ وَعَلَى ٱلْحَاشِيَةِ حَوَالَيْهَا، فَتُطَهِّرُهُ وَتُكَفِّرُ عَنْهُ.

And you shall take from its blood, and you shall place it on its four horns, and on the four corners of the rim, and on the crown all around. And so shall you cleanse and expiate it.

٢١ 21 وَتَأْخُذُ ثَوْرَ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ فَيُحْرَقُ فِي ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلْمُعَيَّنِ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ خَارِجَ ٱلْمَقْدِسِ.

And you shall take the calf, which will be offered for sin, and you shall burn it in a separate place in the house, outside of the sanctuary.

٢٢ 22 وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّانِي تُقَرِّبُ تَيْسًا مِنَ ٱلْمَعْزِ صَحِيحًا ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيَّةٍ، فَيُطَهِّرُونَ ٱلْمَذْبَحَ كَمَا طَهَّرُوهُ بِٱلثَّوْرِ.

And on the second day, you shall offer an immaculate he-goat from among the she-goats on behalf of sin. And they shall expiate the altar, just as they expiated it with the calf.

٢٣ 23 وَإِذَا أَكْمَلْتَ ٱلتَّطْهِيرَ، تُقَرِّبُ ثَوْرًا مِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ صَحِيحًا، وَكَبْشًا مِنَ ٱلضَّأْنِ صَحِيحًا.

And when you will have completed expiating it, you shall offer an immaculate calf from the herd and an immaculate ram from the flock.

٢٤ 24 وَتُقَرِّبُهُمَا قُدَّامَ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَيُلْقِي عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلْكَهَنَةُ مِلْحًا وَيُصْعِدُونَهُمَا مُحْرَقَةً لِلرَّبِّ.

And you shall offer them in the sight of the Lord. And the priests shall sprinkle salt over them, and they shall offer them as a holocaust to the Lord.

٢٥ 25 سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ تَعْمَلُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ تَيْسَ ٱلْخَطِيَّةِ. وَيَعْمَلُونَ ثَوْرًا مِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَكَبْشًا مِنَ ٱلضَّأْنِ صَحِيحَيْنِ.

For seven days, you shall offer daily a he-goat on behalf of sin. Also, they shall offer a calf from the herd, and a ram from the flock, ones that are immaculate.

٢٦ 26 سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ يُكَفِّرُونَ عَنِ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ وَيُطَهِّرُونَهُ وَيَمْلَأُونَ يَدَهُ.

For seven days, they shall expiate the altar, and they shall cleanse it, and they shall fill its hand.

٢٧ 27 فَإِذَا تَمَّتْ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامُ يَكُونُ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّامِنِ فَصَاعِدًا أَنَّ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ يَعْمَلُونَ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ مُحْرَقَاتِكُمْ وَذَبَائِحَكُمْ ٱلسَّلَامِيَّةَ، فَأَرْضَى عَنْكُمْ، يَقُولُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّبُّ».

Then, when the days have been completed, on the eighth day and thereafter, the priests shall offer your holocausts upon the altar along with the peace offering. And I will be pleased with you, says the Lord God.”