Ezekyèl 44

1 Nonm lan mennen m' bò pòtay ki bay sou bò solèy leve a. Pòtay la te fèmen.

And he brought me back toward the outer gate of the sanctuary which looked toward the east; and it was shut.

2 Seyè a di m' konsa: -Pòtay sa a fèt pou toujou ret fèmen. Piga yo janm louvri l'. Pa janm kite pesonn pase la. Paske se la mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, mwen te pase. Se pou l' toujou ret fèmen.

And Jehovah said unto me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter in by it: for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; and it shall be shut.

3 Tansèlman, wa a gen dwa vin chita la pou li manje pòsyon pa l' nan manje ofrann lan devan m'. L'a pase nan pòt ki nan gwo pyès nan bout koridò a pou l' antre. Se la l'a soti tou.

As for the prince, he, the prince, shall sit in it to eat bread before Jehovah: he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

4 Apre sa, nonm lan fè m' soti nan pòtay nò a. Rive devan Tanp lan, mwen leve je m' gade, mwen wè Tanp Seyè a te klere nèt ak gwo limyè prezans Seyè a. Mwen lage kò m' atè sou fas.

And he brought me the way of the north gate before the house; and I beheld, and lo, the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah: and I fell upon my face.

5 Epi Seyè a di m' konsa: -Nonm o! Pran tèt ou! Louvri je ou gade byen. Louvri zòrèy ou tande. Mwen pral ba ou lòd ak regleman pou Tanp mwen an. Gade byen ki moun ki gen dwa antre soti nan Tanp lan, ki moun ki pa gen dwa mete pye yo nan Tanp lan.

And Jehovah said unto me, Son of man, apply thy heart, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the statutes of the house of Jehovah, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary;

6 Pale ak bann moun tèt di pèp Izrayèl yo. Di yo, men mesaj Seyè sèl Mèt la voye ba yo. Mwen p'ap tolere ankò tout vye bagay derespektan yo t'ap plede fè yo.

and say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Let it suffice you of all your abominations, O house of Israel,

7 Yo derespekte Tanp mwen an, yo kite moun lòt nasyon ki pa pote mak kontra mwen an nan kò yo, ni ki pa soti pou fè volonte m', antre nan Tanp lan lè y'ap ofri grès ak san bèt yo touye pou mwen yo. Se konsa yo kase kontra mwen te pase ak yo a. Yo fè yon bann vye bagay derespektan ki pa fè m' plezi.

in that ye have brought strangers, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, [even] my house, when ye offered my bread, the fat and the blood; and they have broken my covenant besides all your abominations.

8 Yo derefize pran reskonsablite fè sèvis pou mwen nan Tanp lan. Yo mete moun lòt nasyon pou fè sèvis pou yo nan Tanp lan.

And ye have not kept the charge of my holy things, but have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

9 Men sa mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, mwen di: Ankenn moun lòt nasyon ki pa pote mak kontra a nan kò yo, ni ki pa soti pou fè volonte m', pa gen dwa mete pye yo nan Tanp lan, pa menm lòt nasyon k'ap viv nan mitan pèp Izrayèl la.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: No stranger, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.

10 Seyè a di m' ankò: Lè moun pèp Izrayèl yo te vire do ban mwen pou y' al sèvi zidòl yo, moun Levi yo te mete tèt yo ansanm ak pèp la. Se poutèt sa mwen pral pini yo pou sa yo fè a.

But the Levites who went away far from me, when Israel went astray, going astray from me after their idols, they shall even bear their iniquity;

11 Y'ap toujou sèvi m' nan Tanp lan. Se yo menm ki pral reskonsab veye pòtay Tanp lan, se yo ki pral fè tout kalite ti travay ki pou fèt nan Tanp lan. Se yo ki pral touye bèt pèp la va vin ofri pou boule nèt nan dife ak pou lòt kalite ofrann. Se yo ki pral la pou sèvi pèp la.

but they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and doing the service of the house: they shall slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

12 Tansèlman, paske yo te asepte fè sèvis pou pèp la devan zidòl yo, paske, lè yo fè sa, yo pòte pèp la tonbe pi rèd nan fè peche, mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, mwen fè sèman, m'ap pini yo pou sa yo fè a.

Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and were unto the house of Israel a stumbling-block of iniquity; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, that they shall bear their iniquity.

13 Yo pa gen dwa pwoche kote m' pou sèvi m' prèt ankò, ni yo pa gen dwa pwoche bò nenpòt bagay yo mete apa pou mwen, ni antre nan kote yo mete apa nèt pou mwen an. Men pinisyon m'ap ba yo pou tout vye bagay derespektan yo te fè a.

And they shall not draw near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to draw near to any of my holy things, [even] to the most holy; but they shall bear their confusion, and their abominations which they have committed.

14 M'ap ba yo lòt travay pou yo fè nan tanp lan. M'ap mete yo reskonsab tout kalite travay k'ap fèt nan Tanp lan.

And I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

15 Seyè sèl Mèt la di m' ankò: -Prèt ki fè pati branch fanmi Levi a men ki soti nan fanmi Zadòk la te toujou fè travay yo byen san melanj nan Tanp lan, lè tout rès pèp Izrayèl la menm te vire do ban mwen. Se poutèt sa, se yo menm ase ki ka pwoche vin fè sèvis pou mwen. Se yo menm ki gen dwa kanpe devan m' pou ofri m' grès ak san bèt yo touye pou mwen yo.

But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall approach unto me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to present unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord Jehovah.

16 Se yo menm ase ki pou antre nan Tanp mwen an, ki pou sèvi devan lotèl mwen an, ki pou fè sèvis pou mwen nan Tanp lan.

They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall approach unto my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

17 Lè y'a antre nan pòtay ti lakou anndan Tanp lan, y'a mete rad fèt ak twal fin blan. Lè y'ap sèvi nan ti lakou anndan an osinon nan Tanp lan, yo pa fèt pou yo gen anyen fèt ak lenn sou yo.

And it shall come to pass when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court, and towards the house.

18 Konsa, yo p'ap janm swe. Y'ap mare tèt yo ak gwo mouchwa fèt ak twal fin blan. Y'ap mete pantalon fèt ak twal fin blan san sentiwon.

They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird on anything that causeth sweat.

19 Anvan yo soti nan gwo lakou a, kote pèp la ye a, se pou yo wete rad ki te sou yo lè yo te desèvis nan tanp lan. Y'a kite yo nan pyès yo mete apa pou sa a. Y'a mete lòt rad òdinè sou yo pou rad seremoni yo pa fè malè tonbe sou pèp la.

And when they go forth into the outer court, into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy cells; and they shall put on other garments, that they may not hallow the people with their garments.

20 Prèt yo pa gen dwa kale tèt yo, ni se pa pou yo kite cheve yo vin twò long. Se pou yo toujou taye cheve yo.

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long: they shall duly poll their heads.

21 Prèt yo pa gen dwa bwè diven jou pou yo antre nan ti lakou anndan an.

Neither shall any priest drink wine when they enter into the inner court.

22 Prèt yo pa gen dwa marye ak yon vèv osinon yon madanm divòse. Se pou yo marye ak yon jenn fi nan ras moun Izrayèl yo. Tansèlman, y'a gen dwa marye ak vèv yon prèt parèy yo.

And they shall not take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest.

23 Prèt yo va moutre pèp mwen an diferans ki genyen ant sa yo mete apa pou sèvis mwen ak sa yo pa mete apa pou sèvis mwen, ant sa ki nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou mwen ak sa ki pa nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou mwen.

And they shall teach my people [the difference] between holy and profane, and cause them to discern between unclean and clean.

24 Lè yon moun gen kont ak yon lòt, se prèt yo ki va jije yo dapre sa ki nan lalwa mwen an. Se yo ki pou òganize tout fèt mwen yo dapre lòd ak regleman mwen bay. Jou repo m' yo, yo pa gen dwa fè ankenn travay.

And in controversy they shall stand to judge: they shall judge it according to my judgments; and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my solemnities; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

25 Prèt yo pa fèt pou pwoche bò kadav moun mouri pou sa pa mete yo nan kondisyon yo pa ka fè sèvis pou mwen. Tansèlman, yo gen dwa pwoche bò kadav papa yo, manman yo, pitit fi yo, pitit gason yo, frè yo osinon yon sè yo depi sè a pa marye.

And they shall come at no dead person to become unclean; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may become unclean.

26 Apre l'a fin fè sèvis pou mete l' nan kondisyon ankò pou sèvi m', se pou l' tann sèt jou.

And after he is cleansed, they shall count unto him seven days.

27 Apre sa, jou l'a gen pou l' pran sèvis nan Tanp lan, l'a antre nan ti lakou anndan an, l'a fè ofrann pou mande Bondye padon pou peche l' yo. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.

And on the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall present his sin-offering, saith the Lord Jehovah.

28 Prèt yo pa gen ankenn pòsyon tè ki rele yo pa yo. Se mwen menm ki tout yo. Yo p'ap gen anyen nan peyi mwen bay pèp Izrayèl la k'ap rele yo pa yo. Se sèvis y'ap fè pou mwen an ki tout yo.

And it shall be unto them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.

29 Se yo ki va manje ofrann grenn jaden yo ak vyann bèt yo touye pou mande Bondye padon, ak vyann bèt yo touye pou repare sa pèp la fè ki mal. Tou sa y'a mete apa pou mwen, se pou yo la ye.

They shall eat the oblation and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.

30 Tou sa ki pi bon nan premye rekòt nou yo, tou sa n'a pran angajman pou ofri ban mwen, ak tout lòt ofrann n'a fè, se pou prèt yo y'a ye. Chak fwa n'ap kwit pen, se pou nou bay prèt yo premye pen an tankou ofrann, konsa benediksyon mwen va chita lakay nou.

And the first of all the first-fruits of every [kind], and every heave-offering of every [kind], of all your heave-offerings, shall be for the priests; ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest on thy house.

31 Prèt yo pa gen dwa manje ankenn bèt, kit se zwezo, kit se lòt bèt, ki mouri mò natirèl osinon bèt nan bwa devore.

The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or of that which is torn, whether of fowl or of beast.