Prophetia Ezechielis, 43

1. Et duxit me ad portam, quae respiciebat ad viam orientalem,

1. Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east.

2. et ecce gloria Dei Israel ingrediebatur per viam orientalem, et vox erat ei quasi vox aquarum multarum, et terra splendebat a maiestate eius.

2. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the east; and the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with his glory.

3. Et vidi visionem secundum speciem, quam videram, quando venit, ut disperderet civitatem, et species secundum aspectum, quem videram iuxta fluvium Chobar; et cecidi super faciem meam.

3. And the vision I saw was like the vision which I had seen when he came to destroy the city, and like the vision which I had seen by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

4. Et maiestas Domini ingressa est templum per viam portae, quae respiciebat ad orientem.

4. As the glory of the LORD entered the temple by the gate facing east,

5. Et levavit me spiritus et introduxit me in atrium interius; et ecce repleta erat gloria Domini domus.

5. the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

6. Et audivi loquentem ad me de domo, cum vir staret iuxta me,

6. While the man was standing beside me, I heard one speaking to me out of the temple;

7. et dixit ad me: “Fili hominis, locus solii mei et locus vestigiorum pedum meorum, ubi habitabo in medio filiorum Israel in aeternum; et non polluent ultra domus Israel nomen sanctum meum, ipsi et reges eorum, in fornicationibus suis et in cadaveribus regum suorum in morte eorum,

7. and he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their harlotry, and by the dead bodies of their kings,

8. qui fabricati sunt limen suum iuxta limen meum et postes suos iuxta postes meos, et paries erat inter me et eos, et polluerunt nomen sanctum meum in abominationibus, quas fecerunt; propter quod consumpsi eos in ira mea.

8. by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them. They have defiled my holy name by their abominations which they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger.

9. Nunc ergo repellant procul fornicationem suam et cadavera regum suorum a me, et habitabo in medio eorum semper.

9. Now let them put away their idolatry and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst for ever.

10. Tu autem, fili hominis, ostende domui Israel templum, et confundantur ab iniquitatibus suis et metiantur fabricam.

10. "And you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple and its appearance and plan, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities.

11. Et si erubuerint ex omnibus, quae fecerunt, describe domum et supellectilem eius, exitus et introitus, et omnem figuram eius et universa praecepta eius et omnes leges eius ostende eis et scribes oculis eorum, ut custodiant omnem figuram eius et omnia praecepta illius et faciant ea.

11. And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, portray the temple, its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, and its whole form; and make known to them all its ordinances and all its laws; and write it down in their sight, so that they may observe and perform all its laws and all its ordinances.

12. Ista est lex domus in summitate montis: omnes fines eius in circuitu sanctum sanctorum sunt; haec est ergo lex domus”.

12. This is the law of the temple: the whole territory round about upon the top of the mountain shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

13. Istae autem mensurae altaris in cubitis, cubitus habebat cubitum et palmum; fossae in circuitu eius erat cubitus in altitudine et cubitus in latitudine; et saepto eius ad marginem eius in circuitu palmus unus. Haec autem erat altitudo altaris:

13. "These are the dimensions of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): its base shall be one cubit high, and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar:

14. de fossa terrae usque ad crepidinem inferiorem duo cubiti, et latitudo cubiti unius; et a crepidine minore usque ad crepidinem maiorem quattuor cubiti, et latitudo unius cubiti.

14. from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, with a breadth of one cubit;

15. Ipse autem focus quattuor cubitorum, et a foco usque sursum cornua quattuor.

15. and the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth projecting upward, four horns, one cubit high.

16. Et focus duodecim cubitorum in longitudine per duodecim cubitos latitudinis, quadrangulatum aequis lateribus.

16. The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad.

17. Et crepido quattuordecim cubitorum longitudinis per quattuordecim cubitos latitudinis in quattuor angulis eius; et saeptum in circuitu eius dimidii cubiti, et fossa eius unius cubiti per circuitum; gradus autem eius versi ad orientem.

17. The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit round about. The steps of the altar shall face east."

18. Et dixit ad me: “Fili hominis, haec dicit Dominus Deus: Hi sunt ritus altaris: in qua die fuerit fabricatum, ut offeratur super illud holocaustum, et effundatur sanguis,

18. And he said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: These are the ordinances for the altar: On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and for throwing blood against it,

19. dabis sacerdotibus levitis, qui sunt de semine Sadoc, qui accedunt ad me, ait Dominus Deus, ut ministrent mihi, vitulum de armento pro peccato.

19. you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, says the Lord GOD, a bull for a sin offering.

20. Et assumens de sanguine eius, pones super quattuor cornua eius et super quattuor angulos crepidinis et super saeptum in circuitu et mundabis illud et expiabis.

20. And you shall take some of its blood, and put it on the four horns of the altar, and on the four corners of the ledge, and upon the rim round about; thus you shall cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.

21. Et tolles vitulum, qui oblatus fuerit pro peccato, et combures illum in destinato loco domus extra sanctuarium.

21. You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area.

22. Et in die secunda offeres hircum caprarum immaculatum pro peccato, et expiabunt altare, sicut expiaverunt in vitulo.

22. And on the second day you shall offer a he-goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be cleansed, as it was cleansed with the bull.

23. Cumque compleveris expians illud, offeres vitulum de armento immaculatum et arietem de grege immaculatum;

23. When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a bull without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish.

24. et offeres eos in conspectu Domini, et mittent sacerdotes super eos sal et offerent eos holocaustum Domino.

24. You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall sprinkle salt upon them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD.

25. Septem diebus facies hircum pro peccato cotidie, et vitulum de armento et arietem de pecoribus immaculatos offerent.

25. For seven days you shall provide daily a goat for a sin offering; also a bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be provided.

26. Septem diebus expiabunt altare et mundabunt illud et consecrabunt illud.

26. Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it.

27. Expletis autem diebus, in die octava et ultra facient sacerdotes super altare holocausta vestra et pacifica, et placatus ero vobis”, ait Dominus Deus.

27. And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer upon the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, says the Lord GOD."