Ezekiel, 44

1. And he turned me back, toward the way of the gate of the outer sanctuary, which looked toward the east. And it was closed.

1. Potom me odvede natrag k izvanjskim vratima Svetišta, koja gledaju na istok: bijahu zatvorena.

2. And the Lord said to me: “This gate will be closed; it will not be opened. And man shall not cross through it. For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered through it, and it shall be closed

2. I reèe mi Jahve: "Ova æe vrata biti zatvorena; neka se ne otvaraju i nitko neka ne ulazi na njih, jer ja, Jahve, Bog Izraelov, kroz njih proðoh - zato neka budu zatvorena.

3. to the prince. The prince himself will sit at it, so that he may eat bread before the Lord; he will enter by the way of the vestibule of the gate, and he will depart by the same way.”

3. Samo knez, jer je knez, smije sjesti tu i blagovati pred Jahvom; tada neka uðe kroz trijem vrata i istim putem neka izaðe."

4. And he led me in, along the way of the north gate, in the sight of the house. And I saw, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. And I fell upon my face.

4. Zatim me odvede k sjevernim vratima pred Dom. Pogledah, i gle: Slava Jahvina bijaše napunila Dom Jahvin. Padoh nièice.

5. And the Lord said to me: “Son of man, set within your heart, and see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I am speaking to you about all the ceremonies of the house of the Lord and about all its laws. And set your heart upon the ways of the temple, along all the exits of the sanctuary.

5. Jahve mi reèe: "Sine èovjeèji, pomno pripazi, dobro gledaj i pažljivo poslušaj što æu ti reæi o svim uredbama Doma Jahvina i o svim njegovim zakonima. Dobro pazi tko smije uæi u Dom i tko je iz Svetišta odijeljen.

6. And you shall say to the house of Israel, which provokes me: Thus says the Lord God: Let all your wicked deeds be sufficient for you, O house of Israel.

6. Reci rodu odmetnièkom, domu Izraelovu: 'Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: Previše je veæ vaših gnusoba, dome Izraelov!

7. For you bring in foreign sons, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, so that they may be in my sanctuary and may defile my house. And you offer my bread, the fat, and the blood, yet you have broken my covenant by all your wicked deeds.

7. Uvodili ste tuðince, neobrezana srca i neobrezana tijela, te su ušli u moje Svetište i oskvrnuli moj Dom dok ste vi prinosili moj kruh i pretilinu i krv; i tako ste raskinuli moj Savez svim tim gnusobama.

8. And you have not observed the precepts of my sanctuary, yet you have stationed observers of my vigil in my sanctuary for yourselves.

8. Niste sami èuvali moje svetinje, nego ste njih namjestili namjesto sebe kao èuvare u mojem Svetištu.'

9. Thus says the Lord God: Any foreigner, any foreign son who is in the midst of the sons of Israel, who is uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall not enter into my sanctuary.

9. Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: 'Nijedan tuðinac, neobrezana srca i neobrezana tijela, da više ne ulazi u moje Svetište - nijedan tuðinac koji živi meðu sinovima Izraelovim.

10. And as for the Levites, they have withdrawn far away from me, in the errors of the sons of Israel, and they have gone astray from me after their idols, and they have borne their iniquity.

10. A leviti koji su se udaljili od mene, kad je ono Izrael odlutao od mene za svojim kumirima, snosit æe svoje bezakonje.

11. They will be caretakers in my sanctuary, and doorkeepers at the gates of the house, and ministers to the house. They will slay the holocausts and the victims of the people. And they will stand before them, so that they may minister to them.

11. Služit æe u Svetištu samo kao stražari na vratima Doma i kao posluga Domu: klat æe narodu paljenice i druge žrtve i bit æe mu na službu.

12. But because they ministered to them in the sight their idols, and they became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, for this reason, I have lifted up my hand against them, says the Lord God, and they will bear their iniquity.

12. Služili su im pred njihovim kumirima i tako naveli Dom Izraelov na bezakonje. Zato podigoh ruku na njih - rijeè je Jahve Gospoda - da snose svoje bezakonje.

13. And they shall not draw near to me, so as to exercise the priesthood for me, and they shall not approach to any of my holy things, which are near the Holy of Holies. Instead, they will bear their shame and their wicked deeds, which they committed.

13. Više neæe pristupati k meni da mi služe kao sveæenici i neæe više prilaziti mojim najsvetijim svetinjama, nego æe snositi svoju sramotu i gnusobe koje poèiniše.

14. And I will make them doorkeepers of the house, for all its ministries and for all that will be done within it.

14. Postavit æu ih da u Domu rade svaki posao i sve što treba u njemu svršiti.

15. But the priests and the Levites who are the sons of Zadok, who observed the ceremonies of my sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from me, these shall draw near to me, so that they may minister for me. And they shall stand in my sight, so that they may offer to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord God.

15. Sveæenici leviti, potomci Sadokovi, koji su mi vjerno služili u mojem Svetištu kad su ono sinovi Izraelovi odlutali od mene - oni smiju pristupati k meni da mi služe: služit æe preda mnom prinoseæi mi pretilinu i krv - rijeè je Jahve Gospoda.

16. They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall draw near to my table, so that they may minister for me, and so that they may observe my ceremonies.

16. Oni smiju ulaziti u moje Svetište i pristupati k mojem stolu da mi služe i da vrše službu.

17. And when they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. Neither shall anything woolen be placed over them, when they minister within the gates of the inner and the outer court.

17. Kad budu ulazili na vrata unutrašnjega predvorja, neka obuku lanene haljine: neka ne bude na njima ništa vuneno kad služe na vratima unutrašnjega predvorja i Doma.

18. They shall have linen bands on their heads, and linen undergarments over their loins, and they shall not be girded so as to sweat.

18. Na glavama neka nose lanene kape, oko bokova gaæe lanene: neka se ne pašu nièim od èega bi se znojili.

19. And when they go forth to the outer court to the people, they shall strip off their vestments, in which they ministered, and they shall place them in the storeroom of the sanctuary, and they shall clothe themselves with other garments. And they shall not sanctify the people in their vestments.

19. Kad izlaze u vanjsko predvorje k narodu, neka svuku haljine u kojima su služili i neka ih ostave u prostorijama Svetišta, a neka obuku druge haljine, da ne posvete puk svojim haljinama.

20. Now they shall not shave their heads, and they shall not grow long hair. Instead, they shall trim the hair of their heads.

20. I neka ne briju glave, a ni bujne kose neka ne puštaju, nego neka strigu kosu.

21. And no priest shall drink wine, when he will be entering into the inner court.

21. I nijedan sveæenik, kad mu je poæi u unutrašnje predvorje, neka ne pije vina.

22. And they shall not take as wife a widow or one who has been divorced. Instead, they shall take virgins from the offspring of the house of Israel. But they may also take a widow, if she is the widow of a priest.

22. Neka se ne žene udovicom ili puštenicom nego samo djevojkom iz roda Izraelova ili udovicom sveæenikovom.

23. And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and defiled, and they shall distinguish for them between clean and unclean.

23. Neka mi narod uèe razlikovati sveto od nesvetoga, luèiti neèisto od èistoga.

24. And when there has been a controversy, they shall stand in my judgments, and they shall judge. They shall observe my laws and my precepts, in all my solemnities, and they shall sanctify my Sabbaths.

24. U parnicama oni neka budu suci: neka sude po mojim zakonima; i neka èuvaju zakone i uredbe o svim mojim blagdanima i neka svetkuju moje subote.

25. And they shall not enter to a dead person, lest they be defiled, except to father or mother, or son or daughter, or brother, or to a sister who does not have another man. By these, they may become unclean.

25. K mrtvacu neka ne prilaze da se ne okaljaju; samo za ocem i za majkom, za sinom i kæerju, za bratom i sestrom još neudatom smiju se okaljati.

26. And after he will have been cleansed, they shall number for him seven days.

26. Pošto se nakon toga koji oèisti, neka mu se broji sedam dana:

27. And on the day when he enters into the sanctuary, to the inner court, so that he may minister to me in the sanctuary, he shall make an offering because of his offense, says the Lord God.

27. a onda kad uðe u Svetište, u unutrašnje predvorje da služi u Svetištu, neka prinese žrtvu okajnicu - rijeè je Jahve Gospoda.

28. And there shall be no inheritance for them. I am their inheritance. And you shall not give them any possession in Israel. For I am their possession.

28. Njima ne pripada nikakva baština - ja sam njihova baština; i zato im ne dajte nikakva posjeda u Izraelu - ja sam posjed njihov.

29. They shall eat the victim both for sin and for offenses. And every vowed offering in Israel shall be theirs.

29. Hranit æe se od žrtava prinosnica, okajnica i naknadnica, i sve zavjetovano u Izraelu njima pripada.

30. And the first-fruits of all the firstborn, and all the libations out of all that is offered, shall belong to the priests. And you shall give the first-fruits of your foods to the priest, so that he may return a blessing to your house.

30. Najbolje od svih vaših prvina i od svih vaših prinosa koje æete prinositi pripada sveæenicima; njima æete davati i najbolje brašno, da blagoslov poèiva na vašim domovima.

31. The priests shall not consume anything which has died on its own, or which was seized by a beast, whether from the fowl or the cattle.”

31. Sveæenici ne smiju jesti mesa od uginulih i razderanih životinja - bilo od ptica ili stoke.