Ezekiel, 40

1. In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth [day] of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.

1. In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, fourteen years after Jerusalem had been taken, the hand of Yahweh was upon me.

2. In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which [was] as the frame of a city on the south.

2. In a divine vision he took me away to the land of Israel and put me down on a very high mountain, on the south of which there seemed to be built a city.

3. And he brought me thither, and, behold, [there was] a man, whose appearance [was] like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

3. He took me to it, and there I saw a man who seemed to be made of bronze. He had a flax cord and a measuring rod in his hand and was standing in the gateway.

4. And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew [them] unto thee [art] thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

4. The man said to me, "Son of man, look carefully, listen closely and pay attention to everything I show you, since they brought you here for me to show it to you. Tell the people of Israel everything that you see."

5. And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits [long] by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

5. The House was surrounded with a wall, and the man was holding a measuring rod that was three meters long (six great cubits). He measured the thickness of this construction - one rod; and its height - one rod.

6. Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, [which was] one reed broad; and the other threshold [of the gate, which was] one reed broad.

6. He went to the east gate, climbed the steps and measured its threshold: one rod deep.

7. And [every] little chamber [was] one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers [were] five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within [was] one reed.

7. Each guardroom one rod by one rod; and the walls between the guardrooms five cubits thick;

8. He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

8. and the threshold of the gate inward from the porch of the gate: one rod.

9. Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate [was] inward.

9. He measured the porch of the gate: eight cubits; its jambs: two cubits; the porch of the gate was at the inner end.

10. And the little chambers of the gate eastward [were] three on this side, and three on that side; they three [were] of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

10. There were three guardrooms on each side of the east gate, all three the same size; the walls between them all the same thickness on each side.

11. And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; [and] the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

11. He measured the width of the entrance: ten cubits; and the width all down the gateway: thirteen cubits.

12. The space also before the little chambers [was] one cubit [on this side], and the space [was] one cubit on that side: and the little chambers [were] six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

12. There was a rail in front of the guardrooms; each rail on either side was one cubit. And the guardrooms on either side were six cubits square.

13. He measured then the gate from the roof of [one] little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth [was] five and twenty cubits, door against door.

13. He measured the width of the gate from the back wall of one guardroom to the back wall of the other; it was twenty-five cubits across from window to window.

14. He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.

14. He measured the entrance: twenty cubits; after the porch of the gate came the outer court.

15. And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate [were] fifty cubits.

15. From the entrance end of the gate to the porch opposite: fifty cubits.

16. And [there were] narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows [were] round about inward: and upon [each] post [were] palm trees.

16. On each side of the gate there were windows with screens both in the guardrooms and in the spaces between, and there were openings all around inside the porch as well, and palm trees decorating the pillars.

17. Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, [there were] chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers [were] upon the pavement.

17. He took me through to the outer court. There were rooms and a paved terrace going all the way around; there were thirty rooms on this terrace.

18. And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates [was] the lower pavement.

18. This terrace, which came right up to the sides of the gates and matched their depth, is the Lower Terrace.

19. Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.

19. He measured across the outer court from the lower gate to the outside of the inner court: a hundred cubits.

20. And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.

20. He measured the length and breadth of the north gate of the outer court.

21. And the little chambers thereof [were] three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

21. It had three guardrooms on each side; the thickness of the walls between them, and its porch too, all measured the same as those of the first gate: fifty cubits by twenty-five cubits.

22. And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, [were] after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof [were] before them.

22. Its windows, its entrance and its palm-tree decoration all measured the same as those of the east gate. There were seven steps up to it, and its porch was at the inner end.

23. And the gate of the inner court [was] over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

23. In the inner court there was, opposite the north gate, a gate like the one opposite the east gate. He measured the distance from one gate to the other: a hundred cubits.

24. After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

24. He took me to the south and there was a gate to the south gate; he measured its guardrooms, the thickness of its walls and porch; they were of the same dimensions as the others.

25. And [there were] windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

25. All around it and its entrance were windows, like the other windows; it measured fifty cubits by twenty-five cubits,

26. And [there were] seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof [were] before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

26. and it had seven steps up to it; its entrance was at the inner end and had palm-tree decorations on its pillars, one on each side.

27. And [there was] a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

27. The inner court had a southern gate; he measured the distance southward from one gate to the other: a hundred cubits.

28. And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

28. He then took me into the inner court by the south gate; he measured the south gate which was the same size as the others.

29. And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and [there were] windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: [it was] fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

29. Its guardrooms, the thickness of its walls and entrance all measured the same as the others.

30. And the arches round about [were] five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

30. Its entrance had windows all around. It measured fifty cubits by twenty-five cubits. Its entrance, measured in all, all around, was twenty-five cubits by five cubits.

31. And the arches thereof [were] toward the utter court; and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it [had] eight steps.

31. The entrance gave on to the outer court. It had palm trees on its pillars, each side, and eight steps leading up to it.

32. And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

32. He took me to the east gate and measured it. It was the same size as the others.

33. And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, [were] according to these measures: and [there were] windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: [it was] fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

33. Its guardrooms, the thickness of its walls, its entrance all measured the same as the others. The gate and its entrance had windows all around. Its area was fifty cubits by twenty-five cubits.

34. And the arches thereof [were] toward the outward court; and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it [had] eight steps.

34. Its porch gave on to the outer court. There were palm trees on its pillars on either side, and eight steps leading up to it.

35. And he brought me to the north gate, and measured [it] according to these measures;

35. He took me to the north gate and measured it. Its guardrooms, the thickness of its walls and its entrance all measured the same as the others.

36. The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

36. It had windows all around. Its area was fifty cubits by twenty-five cubits.

37. And the posts thereof [were] toward the utter court; and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it [had] eight steps.

37. Its entrance gave on to the outer court. There were palm trees on its pillars on either side, and eight steps leading up to it.

38. And the chambers and the entries thereof [were] by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.

38. There was a room entered from the entrance of the gates. It was here that they had to wash the holocaust.

39. And in the porch of the gate [were] two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.

39. And on either side of the entrance of the gate there were two tables for slaughtering the burnt offering, the sacrifice for sin and the sacrifice of repayment.

40. And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, [were] two tables; and on the other side, which [was] at the porch of the gate, [were] two tables.

40. Going northward up to the gate, there were two tables outside and two more tables at the entrance end of the gate.

41. Four tables [were] on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew [their sacrifices].

41. There were four tables on the inside and four tables on the outside of the entrance; in all, eight tables on which the sacrifices were offered.

42. And the four tables [were] of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

42. There were also four tables of dressed stone for burnt offerings, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high, on which all the things necessary for killing the burnt offering and the sacrifices were put.

43. And within [were] hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables [was] the flesh of the offering.

43. Rims, a handbreadth broad, went all around the top, and on these tables was put the flesh of the offerings.

44. And without the inner gate [were] the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which [was] at the side of the north gate; and their prospect [was] toward the south: one at the side of the east gate [having] the prospect toward the north.

44. He took me into the inner court; there were two lodges in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate, facing south, the other at the side of the south gate, facing north.

45. And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect [is] toward the south, [is] for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

45. He told me, "The lodge looking south is for the priests in charge of the Temple,

46. And the chamber whose prospect [is] toward the north [is] for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these [are] the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.

46. and the lodge looking north is for the priests who serve the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only sons of Levi who approach Yahweh to serve him."

47. So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar [that was] before the house.

47. He measured the inner court. It was a quadrangle, a hundred cubits by a hundred cubits, with the altar in front of the House.

48. And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured [each] post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate [was] three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

48. He took me to the Hall of the House and measured its door pillars - five cubits each side; and the width of the entrance was fourteen cubits with a three-cubit wall each side.

49. The length of the porch [was] twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and [he brought me] by the steps whereby they went up to it: and [there were] pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

49. The Hall was twenty cubits by twelve cubits. There were ten steps leading up to it, and there were columns by the door pillars, one on each side.