Ezekiel 43
1 And he led me to the gate which looked toward the way of the east.
Kemudian laki-laki itu membawa aku ke gerbang yang menghadap ke timur,
2 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.
dan di situlah kulihat datang dari arah timur cahaya kemilau yang menandakan kehadiran Allah Israel. Suara Allah terdengar seperti gemuruhnya samudra, dan bumi bergemerlapan karena cahaya kehadiran Allah.
3 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.
Penglihatan itu sama seperti yang kulihat ketika Allah datang untuk menghancurkan Yerusalem, dan seperti yang kulihat di Sungai Kebar. Lalu aku merebahkan diri dan sujud.
4 And the majesty of the Lord advanced into the temple, along the way of the gate which looked toward the east.
Cahaya kemilau itu bergerak melalui gerbang timur lalu masuk ke dalam Rumah TUHAN.
5 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.
Roh TUHAN mengangkat aku dan membawa aku ke pelataran dalam; di situ kulihat Rumah TUHAN diliputi cahaya kehadiran TUHAN.
6 And I heard someone speaking to me from the house, and the man who was standing beside me
Ketika laki-laki itu masih berdiri di sampingku, kudengar TUHAN berkata kepadaku dari dalam Rumah TUHAN, kata-Nya,
7 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.
"Hai manusia fana, inilah takhta-Ku. Di sinilah Aku akan tinggal di tengah-tengah umat Israel dan memerintah atas mereka selama-lamanya. Baik mereka, maupun raja-raja mereka, tidak lagi akan mencemarkan nama-Ku yang suci dengan menyembah berhala atau dengan menguburkan jenazah raja-raja mereka di tempat ini.
8 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.
Dahulu raja-raja mereka membuat ambang-ambang dan tiang-tiang pintu istana mereka di samping ambang-ambang dan tiang-tiang pintu Rumah-Ku, sehingga hanya ada sebuah dinding saja di antaranya. Mereka telah mencemarkan nama-Ku yang suci dengan perbuatan mereka yang menjijikkan. Sebab itu Kubinasakan mereka dalam kemarahan-Ku.
9 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.
Tetapi mulai sekarang mereka harus berhenti menyembah berhala dan memindahkan jenazah raja-raja mereka. Setelah itu, Aku akan tinggal di tengah-tengah mereka untuk selama-lamanya."
10 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,
Lalu TUHAN berkata lagi, "Hai manusia fana, beritahukanlah kepada umat Israel tentang Rumah-Ku ini, dan suruhlah mereka meneliti rancangannya. Buatlah mereka menjadi malu karena segala dosa mereka.
11 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.”
Dan setelah mereka malu karena perbuatan-perbuatan mereka, terangkanlah rancangan Rumah-Ku ini kepada mereka: modelnya, pintu-pintu masuk dan keluarnya, susunan bangunannya, segala peraturan dan hukum-hukumnya. Tulislah semua itu bagi mereka supaya mereka dapat melihat dan memperhatikan cara mengatur segalanya, serta mentaati semua peraturannya.
12 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.
Inilah sifat khas dari Rumah TUHAN: Seluruh daerah sekitarnya di puncak gunung adalah sangat suci."
13 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.
Inilah ukuran mezbah menurut ukuran yang dipakai untuk mengukur Rumah TUHAN. Di sekeliling kaki mezbah ada sebuah parit yang dalamnya setengah meter dan lebarnya setengah meter juga, dengan pinggiran di tepi luarnya setinggi seperempat meter.
14 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.
Dari parit sampai jalur mezbah yang paling bawah, tingginya satu meter. Bagian tengahnya tingginya dua meter, dan setengah meter lebih sempit daripada keliling kaki mezbah. Bagian ketiga, yaitu puncak mezbah, juga setengah meter lebih sempit daripada keliling bagian tengahnya.
15 Now the hearth itself was four cubits. And from the hearth going upward, there were four horns.
Bagian ketiga ini ialah tempat membakar kurban; tingginya dua meter. Pada keempat sudutnya ada bagian yang menonjol seperti tanduk.
16 And the hearth was twelve cubits in length by twelve cubits in width, foursquare, with equal sides.
Puncak mezbah itu berbentuk persegi empat; tiap sisinya berukuran enam meter.
17 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.
Bagian tengahnya juga persegi empat, setiap sisinya berukuran tujuh meter, dengan sebuah tepi di pinggiran luar yang tingginya seperempat meter. (Lebar paritnya setengah meter.) Di sisi sebelah timur ada tangga yang menuju ke puncak mezbah.
18 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.
TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, dengarkanlah apa yang Kukatakan kepadamu. Jika mezbah itu selesai dibangun, engkau harus mentahbiskannya dengan membakar kurban di atasnya dan memercikkannya dengan darah kurban.
19 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.
Hanya imam keturunan Zadok dari suku Lewi saja yang boleh datang ke hadirat-Ku untuk menyelenggarakan kebaktian. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi yang memerintahkan hal itu. Berilah kepada mereka seekor sapi jantan muda untuk kurban pengampunan dosa.
20 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.
Ambillah sedikit darahnya dan sapukanlah pada tanduk-tanduk di keempat sudut puncak mezbah itu, juga pada sudut-sudut bagian tengahnya serta di sekeliling pinggiran mezbah itu. Dengan cara itulah engkau menyucikan mezbah itu dan mengkhususkannya bagi-Ku.
21 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.
Kemudian, ambillah sapi jantan untuk penghapus dosa itu, dan bakarlah di tempat yang sudah ditentukan, yaitu di luar lingkungan suci Rumah TUHAN.
22 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.
Besoknya engkau harus mempersembahkan seekor kambing jantan yang tidak ada cacatnya untuk kurban pengampunan dosa. Sucikanlah mezbah itu dengan darah kambing itu, sama seperti yang kaulakukan dengan sapi jantan muda itu.
23 And when you will have completed expiating it, you shall offer an immaculate calf from the herd and an immaculate ram from the flock.
Jika telah selesai engkau melakukannya, ambillah seekor sapi jantan muda dan seekor kambing jantan muda, kedua-duanya yang tidak ada cacatnya,
24 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.
lalu bawalah kepada-Ku. Para imam harus menaburkan garam ke atas kedua binatang itu dan membakarnya menjadi kurban bagi-Ku.
25 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.
Setiap hari selama tujuh hari, engkau harus mengurbankan seekor kambing, sapi jantan muda, dan kambing jantan untuk kurban pengampunan dosa. Binatang-binatang itu tidak boleh ada cacatnya.
26 For seven days, they shall expiate the altar, and they shall cleanse it, and they shall fill its hand.
Tujuh hari lamanya para imam harus mengadakan upacara pentahbisan mezbah itu dan mempersiapkannya untuk bisa dipakai.
27 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.”
Sesudah ketujuh hari itu berakhir, para imam harus mulai mempersembahkan di atas mezbah itu kurban bakaran dan kurban perdamaian untuk umat. Maka Aku akan senang dengan kamu semua. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara."
