Prophetia Ezechielis, 47

1. Et convertit me ad portam domus, et ecce aquae egre diebantur subter limen domus ad orientem; facies enim domus respiciebat ad orientem, aquae autem descendebant a latere templi dextro a meridie altaris.

1. Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east); and the water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar.

2. Et eduxit me per viam portae aquilonis et convertit me ad viam foras ad portam exteriorem, quae respiciebat ad orientem; et ecce aquae exeuntes a latere dextro.

2. Then he brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me round on the outside to the outer gate, that faces toward the east; and the water was coming out on the south side.

3. Cum egrederetur vir ad orientem, qui habebat funiculum in manu sua, mensus est mille cubitos et traduxit me per aquam usque ad talos.

3. Going on eastward with a line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water; and it was ankle-deep.

4. Rursumque mensus est mille et traduxit me per aquam usque ad genua.

4. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water; and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water; and it was up to the loins.

5. Et mensus est mille et traduxit me per aquam usque ad renes. Et mensus est mille; torrens, quem non potui pertransire, quoniam intumuerant aquae, aquae ad natandum; torrens, qui non poterat transvadari.

5. Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

6. Et dixit ad me: “Certe vidisti, fili hominis”; et duxit me et convertit ad ripam torrentis.

6. And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he led me back along the bank of the river.

7. Cumque me convertissem, ecce in ripa torrentis ligna multa nimis ex utraque parte;

7. As I went back, I saw upon the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other.

8. et ait ad me: “Aquae istae, quae egrediuntur ad regionem orientalem et descendunt ad Arabam, intrabunt mare, aquas salsas, et sanabuntur aquae:

8. And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah; and when it enters the stagnant waters of the sea, the water will become fresh.

9. et omnis anima vivens, quae movetur, quocumque venerit torrens, vivet, et erunt pisces multi satis, postquam venerint illuc aquae istae, et sanabuntur et vivent omnia, ad quae venerit torrens.

9. And wherever the river goes every living creature which swarms will live, and there will be very many fish; for this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.

10. Et stabunt super mare piscatores; ab Engaddi usque ad Engallim siccatio sagenarum erit; plurimae species erunt piscium eius, sicut pisces maris Magni, multitudinis nimiae.

10. Fishermen will stand beside the sea; from En-ge'di to En-eg'laim it will be a place for the spreading of nets; its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

11. Palustria autem eius et stagna non sanabuntur, quia in salinas dabuntur.

11. But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt.

12. Et super torrentem orietur in ripis eius ex utraque parte omne lignum pomiferum; non defluet folium ex eo, et non deficiet fructus eius: per singulos menses afferet primitiva, quia aquae eius de sanctuario egredientur, et erunt fructus eius in cibum, et folia eius ad medicinam.

12. And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."

13. Haec dicit Dominus Deus: Hic est terminus, in quo possidebitis terram in duodecim tribubus Israel, quia Ioseph duplicem funiculum habet;

13. Thus says the Lord GOD: "These are the boundaries by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.

14. possidebitis autem eam, singuli aeque ut frater suus, super quam levavi manum meam, ut darem patribus vestris; et cadet terra haec vobis in possessionem.

14. And you shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

15. Hic est autem terminus terrae: ad plagam septentrionalem a mari Magno via Hethalon ad introitum Emath,

15. "This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, and on to Zedad,

16. Sedada, Berotha, Sabarim, quae est inter terminum Damasci et confinium Emath, usque ad Asarenon, quae est iuxta terminum Auran;

16. Bero'thah, Sib'raim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.

17. erit ergo terminus a mari usque ad Asarenon, cum fines Damasci et fines Emath sint in aquilone; haec est plaga septentrionalis.

17. So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-e'non, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This shall be the north side.

18. Porro plaga orientalis de loco inter Auran et inter Damascum et in medio inter Galaad et terram Israel, Iordanis disterminans usque ad mare orientale, usque Thamar; haec est plaga orientalis.

18. "On the east side, the boundary shall run from Hazar-e'non between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side.

19. Plaga autem australis meridiana a Thamar usque ad aquas Meribathcades et torrentem usque ad mare Magnum; haec est plaga ad meridiem australis.

19. "On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-ka'desh, thence along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side.

20. Et plaga maris, mare Magnum a confinio per directum, donec venias Emath; haec est plaga maris.

20. "On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite the entrance of Hamath. This shall be the west side.

21. Et dividetis terram istam vobis per tribus Israel

21. "So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel.

22. et mittetis eam in hereditatem, vobis et advenis, qui accesserint ad vos, qui genuerint filios in medio vestrum, et erunt vobis sicut indigenae inter filios Israel: vobiscum divident possessionem in medio tribuum Israel;

22. You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as native-born sons of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

23. in tribu autem quacumque fuerit advena, ibi dabitis possessionem illi, ait Dominus Deus.

23. In whatever tribe the alien resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.