Ezekiel 40

1 Misong ah a oh o haih saning pumphae pangato haih, saning amtong tangsuek haih khrah, ni hato naah, vangpui lakhaih saning hathlai palito akoephaih niah, Angraeng ih ban ka nuiah oh moe, to vangpui ah ang caeh haih.

Almost 25 years after we had been [to Babylonia], on the tenth day of the first month of that year, almost 14years after Jerusalem had been destroyed, in a vision [I felt] the power [MTY] of Yahweh on me, and he took me to Israel.

2 Sithaw hnuksakhaih hoiah Israel prae ah ang caeh haih moe, sang parai mae nuiah ang suek, to mae aloih bang ah loe vangpui baktih kaom im to oh.

He set me on a very high mountain. On the south side of that mountain there were some buildings that appeared to be [part of] a city.

3 Anih mah to ahmuen ah ang caeh haih naah, khenah, to ah hmawt suidik ih sum kamling baktih kampha, kami maeto oh; anih loe tahhaih cung hoi tlangqui to sinh moe, khongkha taengah angdoet.

When he took there, I saw a man whose face was like [SIM] bronze. He was standing in the entrance [of a building]. He had a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand.

4 To kami mah kai khaeah, Kami capa, na mik hoi khenah, na naa hoi tahngai ah loe, kang patuek han ih hmuennawk boih to poek ah; nang khae patuek han ih ni haeah kang hoih; na hnuk ih hmuennawk boih Israel imthung takoh khaeah thui paeh, tiah ang naa.

He said to me, “You human, look carefully at everything that I am going to show you, and pay attention to everything that I say and everything that I will show you, because that is why you have been brought here. [And then later] you must tell the Israeli people everything that you have seen [here].”

5 Tempul tasa bang ih ataeng boih ah tapang maeto oh, to kami loe dong tarukto kasawk cung to sinh, tapang to a tahhaih naah cung maeto sang moe, cung maeto thah.

[In the vision I saw that] there was a wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The measuring stick in the man’s hand was (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) long. He measured the wall: It was (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) thick and (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) high.

6 To pacoengah anih loe ni angzae bang ih khongkha ah caeh moe, thlak hoiah dawh tahang, khongkha akunhaih to a tah naah, cung maeto sang; kalah khongkha akunhaih doeh a tah let naah, cung maeto thah toeng.

Then he went to the entryway on the east [side of the temple]. He climbed the steps and measured the outer threshold/opening for the entryway: It was (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) deep.

7 Imthung kathoeng loe cung maeto sang moe, cung maeto kawk; tetta imkhaannawk loe maeto hoi maeto, dong pangato angthla o; tempul bang anghae kalah khongkha doeh cung maeto oh.

Next, there was an entry hallway with [three] (alcoves/very small rooms) along each side [where the guards stood]. Each of the alcoves was (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) on each side. There was a dividing wall between each alcove that was (8-3/4 feet/2.7 meters) wide. At the end of the entry hallway was the inner threshold/opening for the entryway, (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) deep. It led to the entry room [to the inner courtyard] and faced the temple.

8 To pacoengah athung akunhaih khongkha to a tah naah cung maeto oh.

Then he measured the entry room at the end of the entry hallway.

9 Khongkha akunhaih to tah naah, dong tazetto oh, khongkha tung loe dong hnetto thah; khongkha akunhaih loe a thung bang ah oh.

It was about (14 feet/4.2 meters) long, and its supporting columns were (3-1/2 feet/1.1 meters) thick. The entry room of the entryway was at the end of the entry hallway that faced the temple [and extended into the courtyard].

10 Ni angzae khongkha taeng maeto bang ah imkhaan tetta thumto oh boih; to imkhaan thumtonawk loe kalen hoi kasawk angvan boih; hae bang ih thoknawk hoi ho bang ih thoknawk doeh angvan o boih.

Inside the east entryway there were three alcoves on each side of the entry hallway. They each had the same length and width. And the measurements of the walls that divided the alcoves were all identical.

11 Akunhaih khongkha to a tah naah, dong hato kawk moe, dong hathlai thumto sawk.

Then he measured the threshold/opening for the entryway: It was (17-1/2 feet/5.3 meters) wide, and the entry hallway [between the alcoves] was (22-3/4 feet/6.9 meters) wide.

12 Ahma ih imkhaan tetta pakahaih loe, hae bang ah dong maeto, ho bang ah dong maeto oh; imkhaan tetta loe hae bang ah dong tarukto oh moe, ho bang dong tarukto oh o.

In front of each alcove was a low wall about (21 inches/53 cm.) high, and the alcoves were (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) on each side.

13 To pacoengah imthung ih imkhaan tetta hae bang ih imphu hoi maeto bang ih imphu khoek to a tah naah, dong pumphae pangato sawk, thok loe maeto hoi maeto mikhmai angtong o.

Then he measured the width of the roof of the entrance hallway, the distance between the rear wall of one alcove to the rear wall of the opposite alcove, [including the supporting walls along each side]. It was (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters).

14 Akunhaih im tasa bang boih to a tah naah, dong qui tarukto kawk.

Then he measured all along the dividing walls between the alcoves all along the inside of the entry hallway: It was (105 feet/31.8 meters). He measured as far as the entry room of the entryway.

15 Khongkha akunhaih ahmuen hoi athung bang ih khongkha khoek to a tah naah, dong qui pangato oh.

The length from [outer] opening of the entryway to the far end of the entry room was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters).

16 Imthung ih imkhaan tetta hoi athung khongkha taeng ih thoknawk pongah, thokbuem tetta oh boih; thokbuemnawk loe akunhaih athung bang ah anghae o boih; thoknawk nui boih ah ungsikung krangnawk to soi o.

There were [small] windows in the outside walls of all the alcoves, and also in the inner dividing walls between the alcoves. There were also small windows in the entry room. The dividing walls were decorated with [carvings of] palm trees.

17 To pacoengah anih mah tempul tasa bang ih longhma ah ang hoih, khenah, to ah imkhaan kangkui ah thlung baih ih longhma to ka hnuk; to thlung hoi baih ih ahmuen nuiah imkhaan qui thumto oh.

Then [in the vision] he brought me to the outer courtyard. There I saw some rooms, and a stone path/pavement along the walls around the courtyard. There were thirty rooms along the path.

18 Thlung baih ih ahmuen loe khongkha taengah oh, to loe atlim ah kaom thlung hoi baih ih caehhaih ahmuen ah oh.

The stone path was all around the courtyard, and it extended out from the walls into the courtyard for the same distance as the entry room [of the entryway]. That was the lower path.

19 To pacoengah anih mah atlim ih khongkha hma hoiah athung ih khongkha tasa bang longhma khoek to a tah let, ni angzae bang hoi aluek bang loe dong cumvaito oh.

Then the man measured the distance [across the outer courtyard of the temple], between the inner [entrance of] the entryway and [the wall surrounding the] inner courtyard: It was (175 feet/53 meters) [on the east side and on the north side of the courtyard].

20 To pacoengah aluek bang anghae tasa bang ih khongkha longhma sanghaih hoi kawkhaih to anih mah tah.

Then he measured how long and how wide was the entryway that was on the north side, the entrance into the outer courtyard [of the temple].

21 To ah kaom imkhaan tetta loe hae bang ah thumto oh moe, ho bang ah thumto oh o; thoknawk hoi akunhaih khongkha loe, tah tangcae hmaloe koek ih khongkha baktiah oh; kasawk dong qui pangato oh moe, kalen dong qui pangato oh.

There were three alcoves on each side of the entryway hall. The measurements of the alcoves, the dividing walls between the alcoves, and the entry room were the same as as those in the first entryway. The length from [outer] opening of the entryway to the far end of the entry room was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters). The entryway was (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters) wide.

22 Thokbuemnawk, akunhaih khongkha hoi ungsikungnawk loe, ni angzae bang anghae khongkha tahhaih hoiah anghmong; dawh tahanghaih thlak sarihto oh tahang, akunhaih khongkha loe thlaknawk hma ah oh.

Its windows and the entry room and the palm tree [decorations all] measured the same as the ones on the east [side]. There were seven steps up to the outer threshold/opening for the entryway, and an entry room was at the other end of the entryway.

23 Athung khongkha longhma loe, ni angzae bang ih khongkha baktiah, aluek bang khongkha hoi mikhmai kangtong ah oh; anih mah khongkha maeto hoi maeto a tah naah dong cumvaito oh.

There was an entryway to the inner courtyard that faces the north entryway, like there was on the east [side]. The man measured [the distance] from [the north] entryway to the entryway [on the other side]; it was (175 feet/53 meters).

24 To pacoengah aloih bang ah ang caeh haih let, aloih bang anghae khongkha to ka hnuk; tungnawk hoi akunhaih khongkhanawk to tahhaih kanghmong cung hoiah a tah naah, kalah thok tungnawk hoi akunhaih khongkhanawk loe angvan o boih.

Then he brought me through the south entryway [into the outer courtyard], and he measured it. It measured the same as the other entryways. Its alcoves, its dividing walls between the alcoves, and its entry room measured the same as the ones on the other sides.

25 Khongkha hoi akunhaih khongkha ah, thokbuem tetta oh boih; kasawk dong qui pangato oh moe, dong pumphae pangato kawk.

The alcoves and the entry room had [narrow] windows along the walls, like on the other [sides]. The length [of the outer opening of the] entryway [to the far end of the entry room was] was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters) and the entryway was (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters) wide.

26 Ranui bang dawhhaih thlak sarihto oh moe, akunhaih khongkha loe thlaknawk hma ah oh; hae bang hoi ho bang ih thok nuiah ungsikung krangnawk to soi o.

There were seven steps up to the outer threshold/opening for the entryway, and an entry room was (opposite it/at the end of the entryway facing the courtyard). It [also] had [carvings of] palm trees on the dividing walls that were between the alcoves.

27 Athung bang longhma ah doeh aloih bang anghae khongkha maeto oh; Anih mah tahhaih kanghmong cung hoiah aloih bang ih khongkha to a tah naah dong cumvaito oh.

The inner courtyard also had an entryway on the south [side]. He measured from that entryway to the entrance on the south [side of the outer courtyard; it was also] (175 feet/53 meters).

28 To pacoengah anih mah aloih bang khongkha hoiah athung ih longhma ah ang caeh haih; aloih bang ih khongkha to tahhaih kanghmong cung hoiah a tah;

Then [in the vision] he brought me through the south entryway into the inner courtyard, and he measured the south entryway. It measured the same as the other [entryways].

29 hae tahhaih kanghmong cung hoiah tetta imkhaan, khongkha tungnawk, akunhaih khongkhanawk to a tah; ataeng boih ah kaom thoknawk hoi akunhaih khongkhanawk ah thokbuem tetta oh boih; dong qui pangato sawk moe, dong pumphae pangato kawk.

Its alcoves [along the entry hallway], its dividing walls [between the alcoves], and its entry room measured the same as [the ones on] the other [sides]. The alcoves and the entry room had windows. The length [of the outer opening of the] entryway [to the far end of the entry room was] was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters) and the entryway was (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters) wide.

30 A taeng boih ah kaom imthung akunhaih khongkha loe, dong pumphae pangato sawk moe, dong pangato kawk.

The entry rooms around [the inner courtyard] were (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters) wide and (8.7 feet/2.6 meters) long.

31 Athung akunhaih khongkhanawk loe tasa longhma bang ah anghae o boih; thoknawk nuiah ungsikung krangnawk to soi o; dawh tahanghaih thlak tazetto oh.

The entry room faced the outer courtyard. There were [carvings of] palm trees that decorated the columns, and there were eight steps [up] to the entryway.

32 To pacoengah anih mah ni angzae bang ih imthung longhma ah ang caeh haih; akunhaih khongkha to hae tahhaih kanghmong cung hoiah a tah.

Then he led me to the east side of the inner courtyard, and he measured the entrance. It had the same measurements as the other [entrances]

33 Hae tahhaih kanghmong cung hoiah tetta imkhaannawk, khongkha tungnawk, akunhaih khongkhanawk to a tah; a taengah kaom thoknawk hoi akunhaih khongkhanawk ah thokbuem tetta oh boih; dong qui pangato sawk moe, dong pumphae pangato kawk.

Its alcoves and dividing walls and entry room measured the same as the others.

34 Athung akunhaih khongkhanawk loe tasa longhma bang ah anghae o; hae bang hoi ho bang ih thoknawk nuiah, bawksawkkung krangnawk to soi o; dawh tahanghaih thlak tazetto oh.

Its entry room faced the outer courtyard. It also had carvings of palm trees that decorated the walls, and it had eight steps up to it.

35 To pacoengah aluek bang khongkha ah ang caeh haih, anih mah hae tahhaih kanghmong cung hoiah a tah.

Then he led me to the entrance on the north side and measured it. It measured the same as the other entrances.

36 To ah kathoeng kae imkhaannawk, khongka tungnawk, akunhaih khongkhanawk to oh moe, a taengah thokbuemnawk oh boih; kasawk dong qui pangato oh moe, dong pumphae pangato kawk.

And its alcoves and walls between them and the entry room all had [small] windows in the walls. It was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters) long and (43.7 feet/13.3 meters) wide.

37 To ih thoknawk loe tasa longhma bang ah anghae o boih, hae bang hoi ho bang ih thoknawk nuiah ungsikung krangnawk to soi o; dawh tahanghaih thlak tazetto oh.

Its entry room faced the outer courtyard. There were [carvings of] palm trees that decorated its walls, and there were eight steps [up] to the entryway.

38 Hmai angbawnhaih moi pasaehhaih, imkhaannawk hoi akunhaih loe khongkha thok taengah oh.

[In the vision, I saw that] in the inner entry room of the north entryway there was a door to a side room. That side room was where the [carcasses of the] animals that would be burned completely [on the altar] were washed.

39 Hmai angbawnhaih, zae angbawnhaih, sakpazae angbawnhaih moinawk boh hanah akunhaih khongkha hae bang ah caboi hnetto, ho bang ah caboi hnetto oh boih.

In the entry room, there were two tables on each side [of the room]. On those tables would be slaughtered the animals that would be completely burned, and the animals for offerings for sins that people had committed, and offerings to cause people to longer be guilty for having sinned.

40 Aluek bang khongkha dawh tahanghaih tasa bang ah caboi hnetto oh; kalah khongkha akunhaih maeto bang ah doeh caboi hnetto oh.

Along the outside wall of the entry room, on each side of the steps at the opening to the entryway on the north side, were two tables.

41 Khongkha taeng hae bang hoi ho bang ah caboi palito oh; sangqum boih ah caboi tazetto oh, to caboi nuiah angbawnhaih moi to boh o.

[So] there were four tables outside the entrance and four tables inside the entry room, on which the [animals to be] sacrificed were slaughtered.

42 To ah hmai angbawnhaih sak hanah thlung kangphaek palito oh, dongto pacoeng ahap sawk moe, dongto pacoeng ahap kawk, sanghaih doeh dongto oh; to caboi nuiah hmai angbawnhaih moi bohhaih hmuennawk to a suek o.

There were also four tables of cut stone for the offerings to be completely burned, (31-1/2 in./80 cm.) on each side and (21 in./53 cm.) high. On those stone tables would be placed the tools for slaughtering all the animals for the sacrifices.

43 Karto kasawk moi patawnhhaih cakoihnawk to athung bang ih tapang taeng boih ah bangh o; angbawnhaih moi loe caboi nuiah a suek o.

The meat for the offerings would be placed on [stone] tables. There were hooks [on which the meat was hung], each with two prongs, each (3 in./8 cm.) long, fastened to the walls [of the entry room].

44 Athung khongkha tasa bang ih athung longhma ah laasah kaminawk ih imkhaan to oh, aluek khongkha taengah kaom imkhaan loe aloih bang ah anghae; aloih bang khongkha taengah kaom imkhaan loe aluek bang ah anghae.

Outside the inner entryway, inside the inner courtyard, were two rooms, one on the north side and one on the south side.

45 Anih mah kai khaeah, Aloih bang anghae imkhaan loe tempul im khenzawkung, qaimanawk han ih ni.

The man said to me, “The room whose door faces south is for the priests who are in charge of the work in the temple.

46 Aluek bang anghae imkhaan loe hmaicam khezawkung qaimanawk han ih ni; hae kaminawk loe angmacae ih tok to sak o hanah Angraeng khaeah angzo Levi acaengnawk thung hoi qoih ih, Zadok capanawk ni, tiah ang naa.

The room whose door faces north is for the priests who are in charge of [the work at] the altar. They are the descendants of Zadok; they are the only descendants of Levi who are permitted to approach Yahweh while they work for him.”

47 To pacoengah longhma to a tah, dong cumvaito sawk moe, dong cumvaito kawk, kasawk hoi kalen loe anghmong; hmaicam loe tempul im hmaa ah oh.

Then he measured the courtyard: It was square, (175 feet/53 meters) long and (175 feet/53 meters) wide. The altar was in front of the temple.

48 Anih mah tempul im akunhaih khongkha ah ang caeh haih, thok tungnawk to a tah, hae bang ih thok tungnawk hoi ho bang ih thok tungnawk loe dong pangato sawk; khongkha kawkhaih loe hae bang ah dong thumto oh moe, ho bang ah dong thumto oh.

Then [in the vision] he brought me to the entry room of the temple, and measured the walls on each side of the entrance: They were (8-3/4 feet/2.6 meters) thick. The entrance was (24-1/2 feet/7.4 meters) wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were (5-1/4 feet/1.6 meters) long.

49 Imthung akunhaih khongkha loe dong pumphaeto sawk moe, dong hathlai hnetto kawk; anih mah ranui bang dawh tahanghaih thlak ah ang hoih; tungnawk loe thok taengah oh, hae bang ah maeto oh moe, ho bang ah maeto oh.

The entry room was (35 feet/10.6 meters) wide on each side. There were ten steps up to it, and there were pillars on each side of the entrance.