Ezekiel 44
1 Derpå førte han mig tilbage ad helligdommens ydre østport til, og den var lukket."
Then the man brought me back to the outer sanctuary gate that faced east; it was closed tightly.
2 Og HERREN sagde til mig: Denne Port skal være lukket og må ikke åbnes! Ingen må gå ind derigennem, thi igennem den drog HERREN, Israels Gud, ind; derfor skal den være lukket.
Yahweh said to me, “This gate has been sealed shut; it will not be opened. No man will go through it, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has come through it, so it has been closed tightly.
3 Kun Fyrsten må sidde i den og holde Måltid for HERRENs Åsyn; men han skal gå ind igennem Portforhallens Dør og samme Vej ud.
The ruler of Israel will sit in it to eat food before Yahweh. He will enter by way of the gate's portico and go out the same way.”
4 Derpå førte han mig i Retning af Nordporten til Pladsen foran Templet, og jeg skuede, og se, HERRENs Herlighed fyldte HERRENs Hus, og jeg faldt på mit Ansigt.
Then he brought me by way of the northern gate to the front of the temple, and I looked, and behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh, and I fell on my face.
5 Da sagde HERREN til mig: Menneskesøn, mærk dig og se med dine Øjne og hør med dine Ører alt, hvad jeg taler til dig med Hensyn til alle Vedtægter og Love om HERRENs Hus, og læg vel Mærke til, hvad der gælder om Adgang til Templet gennem en hvilken som helst af Helligdommens Udgange.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Son of man, set your heart and look with your eyes and listen with your ears to all that I am declaring to you, to all the statutes of the house of Yahweh and all its regulations. Think about the house's entrance and exits.
6 Og sig til Israels Hus, den genstridige Slægt: Så siger den Herre HERREN: Lad det nu være nok med alle eders Vederstyggeligheder, Israels Hus,
Then say to the rebellious ones, the house of Israel, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Let all of your disgusting actions be enough for you, house of Israel—
7 at I lod fremmede med uomskårne Hjerter og uomskåret Kød komme ind i min Helligdommen, for at de skulde være der og vanhellige mit Hus, når I frembar min Mad, Fedt og Blod og således brød min Pagt ved alle eders Vederstyggeligheder.
that you brought foreigners with uncircumcised hearts and uncircumcised flesh to be in my sanctuary, profaning my house, while you were offering me food, fat and blood—you have broken my covenant by all your disgusting actions.
8 I tog ikke Vare på, hvad der var at varetage ved mine hellige Ting, men overlod de fremmede at tage Vare på, hvad der var at varetage i min Helligdom.
You have not carried out your duties regarding my holy things, but you appointed others to take up your duties, and you assigned them to care for my holy place.
9 Derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Ingen fremmed med uomskåret Hjerte og uomskåret Kød må komme i min Helligdom, ikke een af de fremmede, som lever blandt Israels Børn.
The Lord Yahweh says this: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, from any of those who live among the people of Israel, may enter my holy place.
10 Men de Leviter, som fjernede sig fra mig, da Israel for vild, idet de for vild fra mig og holdt sig til deres Afgudsbilleder, de skal bære deres Misgerning.
Yet the Levites went far from me—they wandered away from me, going after their idols—but they will pay for their sin.
11 De skal i min Helligdom gøre Vagttjeneste ved Tempelportene og udføre Arbejdet i Templet, idet de skal slagte Brændofrene og Slagtofrene for Folket og stå dem til Tjeneste og gå dem til Hånde.
They are servants in my sanctuary, watching the gates of the house and serving in the house and they slaughter the burnt offerings and the people's sacrifices, and they will stand before the people and serve them.
12 Fordi de gik dem til Hånde over for deres Afgudsbilleder og således blev Årsag til Skyld for Israels Hus, derfor løfter jeg min Hånd imod dem, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, på at de skal bære deres Misgerning.
But because they performed the sacrifices before their idols, they became stumbling blocks for sin for the house of Israel. Therefore I will lift up my hand to swear an oath against them—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—they will bear their punishment.
13 De må ikke nærme sig mig for at gøre Præstetjeneste for mig, ej heller må de nærme sig nogen af mine hellige Ting, det højhellige, men de skal bære deres Skændsel og de Vederstyggeligheder, de øvede.
They will not come near me to act as my priests or to approach any of my holy things, the most holy things. Instead, they will bear their reproach and their guilt for the disgusting actions that they have done.
14 Jeg sætter dem til at tage Vare på, hvad der er at varetage i Templet ved alt Arbejde der, ved alt, hvad der er at gøre derinde.
But I will place them as keepers of the work in the house, for all of its duties and everything that is done in it.
15 Men Levitpræsterne, Zadoks Efterkommere, som tog Vare på, hvad der var at varetage i min Helligdom, dengang Israeliterne for vild fra mig, skal nærme sig mig for at gå mig til Hånde og være mig til Tjeneste og ofre mig Fedt og Blod, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
Then the Levitical priests, those sons of Zadok who fulfilled the duties of my sanctuary when the people of Israel were wandering away from me—they will come near me to worship me. They will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
16 De skal gå ind i min Helligdom og nærme sig mit Bord for at gå mig til Hånde og tage Vare på, hvad jeg vil have varetaget.
They will come to my sanctuary; they will approach my table to worship me and to fulfill their duties to me.
17 Og når de går ind ad den indre Forgårds Port, skal de være iført Linnedklæder; de må ikke have uld på Kroppen, når de gør Tjeneste i den indre Forgårds Porte eller længere inde.
So it will be that when they come to the gates of the inner courtyard, they will have to dress in linen clothes, for they must not come in wool inside the gates of the courtyard and its house.
18 De skal bære Linnedhuer på Hovedet og Linnedbenklæder om Lænderne; de må ikke omgjorde sig med noget, som fremkalder Sved.
There should be linen turbans on their heads and linen underclothes on their hips. They must not dress in clothes that make them sweat.
19 Og når de går ud i den ydre Forgård til Folket, skal de afføre sig de Klæder, i hvilke de gør Tjeneste, gemme dem i Helligdommens kamre og iføre sig andre Klæder, at de ikke skal gøre Folket helligt med deres Klæder.
When they go out to the outer courtyard, to the outer courtyard in order to go to the people, they must take off the clothes they wore when they served; they must take them off and lay them down in a holy room, so they do not make other people holy by contact with their special clothing.
20 Hovedet må de ikke rage, dog heller ikke lade Håret vokse frit, men de skal klippe deres Hår.
Also they must neither shave their heads nor allow their hair to hang loosely, but they must trim the hair of their heads.
21 Vin må ingen Præst drikke, når han går ind i den indre Forgård.
No priest may drink wine when he comes to the inner court,
22 Enke eller fraskilt må de ikke tage til Ægte, men kun Jomfruer af Israels Hus; dog må de ægte Enken efter en Præst.
nor take a widow or a divorced woman as a wife for himself, but only a virgin from the line of the house of Israel or a widow who was previously married to a priest.
23 De skal lære mit Folk at skelne mellem det, som er helligt, og det, som ikke er helligt, og undervise dem i Forskellen mellem rent og urent.
For they will teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane; they will make them know the unclean from the clean.
24 Ved Retstrætter skal de optræde som Dommere; efter mine Lovbud skal de dømme. De skal overholde mine Love og Vedtægter på alle mine Højtidsdage og helligholde mine Sabbater.
In a dispute they will stand to judge with my decrees; they must be just. They will keep my law and my statutes in every feast, and they will celebrate my holy Sabbaths.
25 Et Lig må de ikke komme nær, at de ikke skal blive urene derved; kun ved Fader, Moder, Søn, Datter, Broder eller ugift Søster må de gøre sig urene;
They will not go to a dead person so as to become unclean, unless it is their father or mother, son or daughter, brother or a sister who has not slept with a man; otherwise, they will become unclean.
26 og efter at være blevet uren skal han tælle syv Dage frem, så er han atter ren;
After a priest has become unclean, they will count off a period of seven days for him.
27 den Dag han atter går ind i Helligdommen, i den indre Forgård, for at gøre Tjeneste i Helligdommen, skal han frembære et Syndoffer, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
On the day he enters the holy place, into the inner courtyard to serve in the holy place, he must bring a sin offering for himself—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
28 De skal ingen Arvelod have; jeg er deres Arvelod. Og Ejendom i Israel må I ikke give dem; jeg er deres Ejendom.
This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance, and you must give them no property in Israel; I will be their property!
29 Afgrødeofferet, Syndofferet og Skyldofferet skal de spise, og alt, hvad der er lagt Band på i Israel, skal tilfalde dem.
They will eat the food offerings, the sin offerings, the guilt offerings, and everything devoted to Yahweh in Israel, will be theirs.
30 Det bedste af al Førstegrøde af enhver Art, alle Offerydelser af enhver Art, alt, hvad I måtte yde, skal tilfalde Præsterne, og Førstegrøden af eders Grovmel skal I give Præsten for at nedkalde Velsignelse over eders Huse.
The best of the firstfruits of all things and every contribution, anything from all of your contributions will belong to the priests, and you will give the best of your meal offerings to the priests so that blessing may rest on your house.
31 Intet Ådsel og intet, som er sønderrevet, være sig Fugl eller firføddet Dyr, må Præsterne spise.
The priests will not eat any carcass or animal torn by a beast, whether bird or beast.
