Prophetia Ezechielis, 44

1. Et convertit me ad viam portae sanctuarii exterioris, quae respiciebat ad orientem, et erat clausa;

1. Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east; and it was shut.

2. et dixit Dominus ad me: “Porta haec clausa erit; non aperietur, et vir non transibit per eam, quoniam Dominus, Deus Israel, ingressus est per eam, eritque clausa.

2. And he said to me, "This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it shall remain shut.

3. Princeps, ut princeps ipse sedebit in ea, ut comedat panem coram Domino; per viam vestibuli portae ingredietur et per eandem viam egredietur”.

3. Only the prince may sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gate, and shall go out by the same way."

4. Et adduxit me per viam portae aquilonis in conspectum domus; et vidi: et ecce implevit gloria Domini domum Domini, et cecidi in faciem meam.

4. Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; and I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple of the LORD; and I fell upon my face.

5. Et dixit ad me Dominus: “Fili hominis, pone cor tuum et vide oculis tuis et auribus tuis audi omnia, quae ego loquor ad te de universis caeremoniis domus Domini et de cunctis legibus eius; et pones cor tuum in introitu templi et in omni exitu sanctuarii

5. And the LORD said to me, "Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I shall tell you concerning all the ordinances of the temple of the LORD and all its laws; and mark well those who may be admitted to the temple and all those who are to be excluded from the sanctuary.

6. et dices ad exasperantem me domum Israel: Haec dicit Dominus Deus: Sufficiant vobis omnes abominationes vestrae, domus Israel,

6. And say to the rebellious house, to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: O house of Israel, let there be an end to all your abominations,

7. eo quod induxistis alienigenas incircumcisos corde et incircumcisos carne, ut essent in sanctuario meo et polluerent domum meam, cum offertis panem meum, adipem et sanguinem; et dissolvistis pactum meum in omnibus abominationibus vestris

7. in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning it, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations.

8. et non explevistis ministerium sanctorum meorum et posuistis illos ministrantes mihi in sanctuario meo. Propterea

8. And you have not kept charge of my holy things; but you have set foreigners to keep my charge in my sanctuary.

9. haec dicit Dominus Deus: Omnis alienigena incircumcisus corde et incircumcisus carne non ingredietur sanctuarium meum, omnis alienigena, qui est in medio filiorum Israel.

9. "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, shall enter my sanctuary.

10. Sed Levitae, qui longe recesserint a me in errore filiorum Israel, qui erraverunt a me post idola sua, portabunt iniquitatem suam

10. But the Levites who went far from me, going astray from me after their idols when Israel went astray, shall bear their punishment.

11. et erunt in sanctuario meo aeditui et ianitores portarum domus et ministri domus: ipsi mactabunt holocausta et victimas populo et ipsi stabunt in conspectu eorum, ut ministrent eis.

11. They shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving in the temple; they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall attend on the people, to serve them.

12. Pro eo quod ministraverunt illis in conspectu idolorum suorum et facti sunt domui Israel in offendiculum iniquitatis, idcirco levavi manum meam super eos, dicit Dominus Deus; portabunt iniquitatem suam.

12. Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn concerning them, says the Lord GOD, that they shall bear their punishment.

13. Et non appropinquabunt ad me, ut sacerdotio fungantur mihi, neque accedent ad omnia sancta mea, ad sanctissima, sed portabunt confusionem suam et abominationes suas, quas fecerunt.

13. They shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my sacred things and the things that are most sacred; but they shall bear their shame, because of the abominations which they have committed.

14. Et faciam eos ministros in omni ministerio domus et in universis, quae facienda sunt in ea.

14. Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, to do all its service and all that is to be done in it.

15. Sacerdotes autem levitae filii Sadoc, qui custodierunt caeremonias sanctuarii mei, cum errarent filii Israel a me, ipsi accedent ad me, ut ministrent mihi, et stabunt in conspectu meo, ut offerant mihi adipem et sanguinem, ait Dominus Deus.

15. "But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me; and they shall attend on me to offer me the fat and the blood, says the Lord GOD;

16. Ipsi ingredientur sanctuarium meum et ipsi accedent ad mensam meam, ut serviant mihi et custodiant ministerium meum.

16. they shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

17. Cumque ingredientur portas atrii interioris, vestibus lineis induentur, nec ascendet super eos quidquam laneum, quando ministrant in portis atrii interioris et in domo.

17. When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments; they shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within.

18. Vittae lineae erunt in capitibus eorum, et feminalia linea erunt in lumbis eorum, et non accingentur in sudore.

18. They shall have linen turbans upon their heads, and linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causes sweat.

19. Cumque egredientur atrium exterius ad populum, exuent se vestimenta sua, in quibus ministraverunt, et reponent ea in exedris sanctis et vestient se vestimentis aliis et non sanctificabunt populum in vestibus suis.

19. And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off the garments in which they have been ministering, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, lest they communicate holiness to the people with their garments.

20. Caput autem suum non radent neque comam nutrient, sed tondentes attondent capita sua.

20. They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall only trim the hair of their heads.

21. Et vinum non bibet omnis sacerdos, quando ingressurus est atrium interius.

21. No priest shall drink wine, when he enters the inner court.

22. Et viduam et repudiatam non accipient sibi uxores sed virgines de semine domus Israel; sed et viduam, quae fuerit vidua a sacerdote, accipient.

22. They shall not marry a widow, or a divorced woman, but only a virgin of the stock of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

23. Et populum meum docebunt quid sit inter sanctum et profanum et inter mundum et immundum ostendent eis.

23. They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

24. Et cum fuerit controversia, stabunt ad iudicandum et in iudiciis meis iudicabunt; leges meas et praecepta mea in omnibus sollemnitatibus meis custodient et sabbata mea sanctificabunt.

24. In a controversy they shall act as judges, and they shall judge it according to my judgments. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts, and they shall keep my sabbaths holy.

25. Et ad mortuum hominem non ingredientur, ne polluantur, nisi ad patrem et matrem et filium et filiam et fratrem et sororem, quae virum non habuit: in quibus contaminabuntur.

25. They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person; however, for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves.

26. Et postquam fuerit emundatus, septem dies numerabuntur ei,

26. After he is defiled, he shall count for himself seven days, and then he shall be clean.

27. et in die introitus sui in sanctuarium ad atrium interius, ut ministret mihi in sanctuario, offeret pro peccato suo, ait Dominus Deus.

27. And on the day that he goes into the holy place, into the inner court, to minister in the holy place, he shall offer his sin offering, says the Lord GOD.

28. Et erit eis in hereditatem: ego hereditas eorum; et possessionem non dabitis eis in Israel: ego enim possessio eorum.

28. "They shall have no inheritance; I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.

29. Oblationem et pro peccato et pro delicto ipsi comedent, et omne anathema in Israel ipsorum erit;

29. They shall eat the cereal offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.

30. et primitiva omnium primogenitorum et omnia libamenta ex omnibus, quae offertis, sacerdotum erunt; et primitiva farinae vestrae dabitis sacerdoti, ut reponat benedictionem domui tuae.

30. And the first of all the first fruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests; you shall also give to the priests the first of your coarse meal, that a blessing may rest on your house.

31. Omne morticinum et captum a bestia de avibus et de pecoribus non comedent sacerdotes.

31. The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn.