حِزْقِيال 47

١ 1 ثُمَّ أَرْجَعَنِي إِلَى مَدْخَلِ الْهَيْكَلِ، وَإذَا بِمِيَاهٍ تَتَدَفَّقُ مِنْ تَحْتِ عَتَبَتِهِ نَحْوَ الشَّرْقِ، لأَنَّ وَاجِهَةَ الْهَيْكَلِ كَانَتْ نَحْوَ الشَّرْقِ. وَكَانَتِ الْمِيَاهُ جَارِيَةً مِنْ تَحْتُ، مِنْ أَسْفَلِ الطَّرَفِ الأَيْمَنِ لِعَتَبَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ جَنُوبِيَّ الْمَذْبَحِ.

Then, [in the vision], the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple. There I saw water flowing out from under the entrance, flowing toward the east. The water was flowing from under the south side of the entrance, south of the altar.

٢ 2 ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي مِنْ طَرِيقِ بَابِ الشِّمَالِ، سَالِكاً بِيَ الطَّرِيقَ الْخَارِجِيَّةَ إِلَى الْبَابِ الشَّرْقِيِّ الْخَارِجِيِّ، وَإذَا بِالْمِيَاهِ تَجْرِي فِي الْجَانِبِ الأَيْمَنِ.

Then the man brought me out of the inner courtyard through the north entryway, and then he led me around to the outer entryway on the east side [of the inner courtyard].

٣ 3 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ خَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ نَحْوَ الْمَشْرِقِ شَرَعَ يَقِيسُ أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) بِخَيْطِ قِيَاسٍ كَانَ بِيَدِهِ. وَاجْتَازَ بِي الْمِيَاهَ الَّتِي بَلَغَ عُمْقُهَا إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ.

As the man continued walking toward the east, he had a measuring line in his hand. He measured off (1,750 feet/530 meters), and then led me through water that covered my ankles.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ قَاسَ أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) أُخْرَى وَاجْتَازَ بِيَ الْمِيَاهَ الَّتِي بَلَغَ عُمْقُهَا الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ، وَعَادَ فَقَاسَ أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) ثَالِثَةً وَاجْتَازَ بِيَ الْمِيَاهَ الَّتِي بَلَغَ عُمْقُهَا إِلَى الْحَقْوَيْنِ.

Then he measured off another (1,750 feet/530 meters) and led me through water that was up to my knees. Then he measured off another (1,750 feet/530 meters) and led me through water that was up to my waist.

٥ 5 ثُمَّ قَاسَ أَلْفَ ذِرَاعٍ (نَحْوَ خَمْسِ مِئَةِ مِتْرٍ) رَابِعَةً، وَإذَا بِنَهْرٍ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ خَوْضَهُ، لأَنَّ الْمِيَاهَ كَانَتْ طَاغِيَةً عَمِيقَةً، مِيَاهَ سِبَاحَةٍ لِنَهْرٍ يَتَعَذَّرُ عُبُورُهُ.

Then he measured off another (1,750 feet/530 meters) and led me through water that had become a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen [very high, with the result that] it would be necessary to swim across it. It was a river that no one could cross [by walking across it].

٦ 6 وَقَالَ لِي: «أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ؟» ثُمَّ أَعَادَنِي إِلَى شَاطِئِ النَّهْرِ،

Then he said to me, “You human, think carefully about what you have seen.”

٧ 7 وَإذَا بِي أَجِدُ عَلَيْهِ أَشْجَاراً كَثِيرَةً قَائِمَةً عَلَى ضَفَّتَيْهِ،

Then he led me to the bank of that river. There I saw many trees growing on each side of the river.

٨ 8 وَقَالَ لِي: «هَذِهِ الْمِيَاهُ جَارِيَةٌ نَحْوَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ، وَمُنْحَدِرَةٌ إِلَى الْغَوْرِ حَيْثُ تَصُبُّ فِي الْبَحْرِ (الْمَيِّتِ) فَتَجْعَلُ مِيَاهَهُ عَذْبَةً.

He said to me, “This water flows east and down into the [Dead] Sea. And when it flows into the [Dead] Sea, its salty water becomes fresh.

٩ 9 وَفِي مَجَارِيهِ تَعِيشُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ حَيَّةٍ وَتَتَكَاثَرُ الأَسْمَاكُ، لأَنَّ مِيَاهَهُ تَبْلُغُ إِلَيْهَا، فَيَبْرَأُ كُلُّ مَا تَبْلُغُ إِلَيْهِ مِيَاهُ النَّهْرِ وَتَسْرِي الْحَيَاةُ فِيهِ.

Wherever the river flows, there will be lots of animals and fish. And there will be lots of fish in the [Dead] Sea, because the water that flows into it will cause the salt water to become (fresh water/water that people can drink). Wherever the river flows, everything [alongside it] will flourish.

١٠ 10 وَيَجْتَمِعُ الصَّيَّادُونَ عَلَى شَاطِئِهِ مِنْ عَيْنِ جَدْيٍ إِلَى عَيْنِ عِجْلايِمَ، فَيُصْبِحُ مَبْسَطاً لِشِبَاكِهِمْ، وَيَعِجُّ بِكُلِّ أَصْنَافِ الأَسْمَاكِ، كَسَمَكِ الْبَحْرِ الْعَظِيمِ (البَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ).

Fishermen will stand along the bank [of the Dead Sea to catch fish]. From En-Gedi [on the western side] to En-Eglaim [on the eastern side] there will be places [for fishermen] to spread their fishing nets. There will be many kinds of fish, like there are in the Mediterranean Sea.

١١ 11 أَمَّا مُسْتَنْقَعَاتُهُ وَبِرَكُهُ فَلا تَبْرَأُ مِنْ مُلُوحَتِهَا.

But the swamps and marshes [along the shore] will not become fresh; they will be left to the people to use make salt.

١٢ 12 وَتَنْمُو عَلَى ضَفَّتَيْهِ كُلُّ أَنْوَاعِ أَشْجَارِ الْفَاكِهَةِ الَّتِي تُؤْكَلُ. لَا يَذْبُلُ وَرَقُهَا وَلا يَنْقَطِعُ ثَمَرُهَا. تَحْمِلُ أَثْمَارَهَا فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، لأَنَّ مِيَاهَ النَّهْرِ تَنْبُعُ مِنَ الْمَقْدِسِ، فَتَكُونُ ثِمَارُ أَشْجَارِهِ لِلأَكْلِ وَوَرَقُهَا عَقَاقِيرُ لِلْمُدَاوَاةِ».

Many kinds of fruit trees will grow on both sides of the river. Their leaves will not wither, and they will always have fruit. They will bear fruit every month, because [they will continually get water from] the water [that comes] from the temple. Their fruit will be good to eat and their leaves will be [good] for healing.”

١٣ 13 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ حُدُودُ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي تَمْتَلِكُونَهَا بِحَسَبِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ. يَكُونُ لِذُرِّيَّةِ يُوسُفَ نَصِيبَانِ.

[In the vision], Yahweh [also] said this to me: “Here is a list of the twelve tribes of Israel and the territory that each tribe must receive. [The descendants of] Joseph will receive two portions; [the tribe of Levi will not receive any].

١٤ 14 وَتَقْسِمُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالتَّسَاوِي هَذِهِ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي أَقْسَمْتُ لِآبَائِكُمْ أَنْ أَهَبَهَا لَهُمْ لِتَكُونَ لَكُمْ مِيرَاثاً.

I lifted up my arm and solemnly declared to your ancestors that I would give you this land to own permanently. [So divide the land equally among all of the other tribes].

١٥ 15 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ حُدُودُ الأَرْضِ نَحْوَ الشِّمَالِ: مِنَ الْبَحْرِ الْكَبِيرِ مُرُوراً بِطَرِيقِ حِثْلُونَ حَتَّى صَدَدَ.

These will be the boundaries of the land: On the north side, [it will extend] from the Mediterranean Sea east along the road to Hethlon, past Lebo-Hamath to Zedad,

١٦ 16 وَمِنْ حَمَاةَ وَبَيْرُوثَةَ وَسِبْرَائِمَ الْوَاقِعَةِ بَيْنَ تُخْمِ دِمَشْقَ وَتُخُمِ حَمَاةَ وَحَصْرَ الْوُسْطَى الَّتِي عَلَى حُدُودِ حَوْرَانَ.

to [the cities of] Berothah and Sibraim, which are on the border between Damascus and Hamath. [From there the boundary will extend] as far [the city of] Hazer-Hatticon, which is on the border of the Hauran [region].

١٧ 17 فَتَمْتَدُّ الْحُدُودُ الشِّمَالِيَّةُ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ إِلَى حَصْرَ عِينَانَ الَّتِي عَلَى الْحُدُودِ الشِّمَالِيَّةِ مَعَ حَمَاةَ وَإِلَى حُدُودِ دِمَشْقَ جَنُوباً. فَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ هِيَ حُدُودُكُمُ الشِّمَالِيَّةُ.

So the boundary will extend from the [Mediterranean] Sea to [the city of] Hazar-Enan on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus [to the south]. That will be the northern boundary.

١٨ 18 وَتَمْتَدُّ الْحُدُودُ الشَّرْقِيَّةُ مِنْ حَصْرَ عِينَانَ، بَيْنَ حَوْرَانَ وَدِمَشْقَ وَعَلَى طُولِ الأُرْدُنِّ الْفَاصِلِ بَيْنَ جَلْعَادَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ، مُرُوراً بِالْبَحْرِ الْمَيِّتِ حَتَّى ثامَارَ. فَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ هِيَ حُدُودُكُمُ الشَّرْقِيَّةُ.

On the east side, the boundary [will extend] between Hauran and Damascus, [south] along the Jordan [River] between the Gilead [region] and the land of Israel, along the Dead Sea as far as [the town of] Tamar. That will be the eastern boundary.

١٩ 19 أَمَّا الْحُدُودُ الْجَنُوبِيَّةُ فَتَمْتَدُّ غَرْباً مِنْ ثَامَارَ إِلَى مِيَاهِ مَرِيبُوثَ قَادَشَ، وَمِنْ مُتَفَرَّعِ نَهْرِ مِصْرَ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ الْكَبِيرِ، فَتَكُونُ هَذِهِ هِيَ حُدُودُكُمُ الْجَنُوبِيَّةُ.

On the south side, the boundary will extend from Tamar [southwest] to the springs near [the town of] Meribah-Kadesh. Then [the boundary will extend west] along the dry riverbed [at the border] of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. That will be the southern boundary.

٢٠ 20 أَمَّا الْحُدُودُ الْغَرْبِيَّةُ فَتَكُونُ تُخْمَ الْبَحْرِ الْكَبِيرِ، فَتَمْتَدُّ مِنَ الْحُدُودِ الْجَنُوبِيَّةِ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ حَمَاةَ شَمَالاً. فَتَكَونُ هَذِهِ هِيَ حُدُودُكُمُ الْغَرْبِيَّةُ.

On the west side, the boundary will be the Mediterranean Sea, north to near Lebo-Hamath.

٢١ 21 وَهَكَذَا تَقْتَسِمُونَ هَذِهِ الأَرْضَ بِحَسَبِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

You must distribute this land among yourselves, among the tribes of Israel.

٢٢ 22 تَقْتَسِمُونَهَا بِالْقُرْعَةِ لِتَكُونَ مِيرَاثاً لَكُمْ وَلِلْغُرَبَاءِ وَالْمُقِيمِينَ بَيْنَكُمْ، الَّذِينَ أَنْجَبُوا أَبْنَاءَ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ، فَيَكُونُونَ لَكُمْ كَالْمُوَاطِنِينَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيَرِثُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي وَسَطِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

You must allot the land to be a permanent possession for yourselves, and [also] to be a permanent possession of any foreigners who are living among you and raising their children. You must consider those people to be like you who were born Israelis, and they must be allotted land among the tribes of Israel.

٢٣ 23 فَتُعْطُونَ الْغَرِيبَ مِيرَاثاً فِي أَرْضِ السِّبْطِ الَّتِي يَتَغَرَّبُ فِيهَا يَقُولُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ.

Wherever foreigners are living, you must give them some land to belong to them permanently. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.”