Ezekiel 44

1 Derpå førte han mig tilbage ad helligdommens ydre østport til, og den var lukket."

Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary that looks eastward; and it was shut.

2 Og HERREN sagde til mig: Denne Port skal være lukket og må ikke åbnes! Ingen må gå ind derigennem, thi igennem den drog HERREN, Israels Gud, ind; derfor skal den være lukket.

And the Lord said to me, This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no one shall pass through it; for the Lord God of Israel shall enter by it, and it shall be shut.

3 Kun Fyrsten må sidde i den og holde Måltid for HERRENs Åsyn; men han skal gå ind igennem Portforhallens Dør og samme Vej ud.

For the prince, he shall sit in it, to eat bread before the Lord; he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go forth by the way of the same.

4 Derpå førte han mig i Retning af Nordporten til Pladsen foran Templet, og jeg skuede, og se, HERRENs Herlighed fyldte HERRENs Hus, og jeg faldt på mit Ansigt.

And he brought me in by the way of the gate that looks northward, in front of the house: and I looked, and, behold, the house was full of the glory of the Lord: and I fell upon my face.

5 Da sagde HERREN til mig: Menneskesøn, mærk dig og se med dine Øjne og hør med dine Ører alt, hvad jeg taler til dig med Hensyn til alle Vedtægter og Love om HERRENs Hus, og læg vel Mærke til, hvad der gælder om Adgang til Templet gennem en hvilken som helst af Helligdommens Udgange.

And the Lord said to me, Son of man, attend with your heart, and see with [your] eyes, and hear with your ears all that I say to you, according to all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the regulations thereof; and you shall attend well to the entrance of the house, according to all its outlets, in all the holy things.

6 Og sig til Israels Hus, den genstridige Slægt: Så siger den Herre HERREN: Lad det nu være nok med alle eders Vederstyggeligheder, Israels Hus,

And you shall say to the provoking house, [even] to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God; Let it suffice you [to have committed] all your iniquities, O house of Israel!

7 at I lod fremmede med uomskårne Hjerter og uomskåret Kød komme ind i min Helligdommen, for at de skulde være der og vanhellige mit Hus, når I frembar min Mad, Fedt og Blod og således brød min Pagt ved alle eders Vederstyggeligheder.

that you have brought in aliens, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, and to profane it, when you offered bread, flesh, and blood; and you transgressed my covenant by all your iniquities;

8 I tog ikke Vare på, hvad der var at varetage ved mine hellige Ting, men overlod de fremmede at tage Vare på, hvad der var at varetage i min Helligdom.

and you appointed [others] to keep the charges in my sanctuary.

9 Derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Ingen fremmed med uomskåret Hjerte og uomskåret Kød må komme i min Helligdom, ikke een af de fremmede, som lever blandt Israels Børn.

Therefore thus says the Lord God; No alien, uncircumcised in heart or uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of all the children of strangers that are in the midst of the house of Israel.

10 Men de Leviter, som fjernede sig fra mig, da Israel for vild, idet de for vild fra mig og holdt sig til deres Afgudsbilleder, de skal bære deres Misgerning.

But as for the Levites who departed far from me when Israel went astray from me after their imaginations, they shall even bear their iniquity.

11 De skal i min Helligdom gøre Vagttjeneste ved Tempelportene og udføre Arbejdet i Templet, idet de skal slagte Brændofrene og Slagtofrene for Folket og stå dem til Tjeneste og gå dem til Hånde.

yet they shall minister in my sanctuary, [being] porters at the gates of the house, and serving the house: they shall kill the victims and the whole burnt offerings for the people, and they shall stand before the people to minister to them.

12 Fordi de gik dem til Hånde over for deres Afgudsbilleder og således blev Årsag til Skyld for Israels Hus, derfor løfter jeg min Hånd imod dem, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, på at de skal bære deres Misgerning.

Because they ministered to them before their idols, and it became to the house of Israel a punishment of iniquity; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, says the Lord God.

13 De må ikke nærme sig mig for at gøre Præstetjeneste for mig, ej heller må de nærme sig nogen af mine hellige Ting, det højhellige, men de skal bære deres Skændsel og de Vederstyggeligheder, de øvede.

And they shall not draw near to me to minister to me in the priests' office, nor to approach the holy things of the children of Israel, nor [to approach] my holy of holies: but they shall bear their reproach for the error wherein they erred.

14 Jeg sætter dem til at tage Vare på, hvad der er at varetage i Templet ved alt Arbejde der, ved alt, hvad der er at gøre derinde.

They shall bring them to keep the charges of the house, for all the service of it, and for all that they shall do.

15 Men Levitpræsterne, Zadoks Efterkommere, som tog Vare på, hvad der var at varetage i min Helligdom, dengang Israeliterne for vild fra mig, skal nærme sig mig for at gå mig til Hånde og være mig til Tjeneste og ofre mig Fedt og Blod, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

The priests the Levites, the sons of Sadduc, who kept the charges of my sanctuary when the house of Israel went astray from me, these shall draw night to me to minister to me, and shall stand before my face, to offer sacrifice to me, the fat and the blood, says the Lord God.

16 De skal gå ind i min Helligdom og nærme sig mit Bord for at gå mig til Hånde og tage Vare på, hvad jeg vil have varetaget.

These shall enter into my sanctuary, and these shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charges.

17 Og når de går ind ad den indre Forgårds Port, skal de være iført Linnedklæder; de må ikke have uld på Kroppen, når de gør Tjeneste i den indre Forgårds Porte eller længere inde.

And it shall come to pass when they enter the gates of the inner court, [that] they shall put on linen robes; and they shall not put on woollen garments when they minister at the gate of the inner court.

18 De skal bære Linnedhuer på Hovedet og Linnedbenklæder om Lænderne; de må ikke omgjorde sig med noget, som fremkalder Sved.

And they shall have linen mitres upon their heads, and shall have linen drawers upon their loins; and they shall not tightly gird themselves.

19 Og når de går ud i den ydre Forgård til Folket, skal de afføre sig de Klæder, i hvilke de gør Tjeneste, gemme dem i Helligdommens kamre og iføre sig andre Klæder, at de ikke skal gøre Folket helligt med deres Klæder.

And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their robes, in which they minister; and they shall lay them up in the chambers of the sanctuary, and shall put on other robes, and they shall not sanctify the people with their robes.

20 Hovedet må de ikke rage, dog heller ikke lade Håret vokse frit, men de skal klippe deres Hår.

And they shall not shave their heads, nor shall they pluck off their hair; they shall carefully cover their heads.

21 Vin må ingen Præst drikke, når han går ind i den indre Forgård.

And no priest shall drink any wine, when they go into the inner court.

22 Enke eller fraskilt må de ikke tage til Ægte, men kun Jomfruer af Israels Hus; dog må de ægte Enken efter en Præst.

Neither shall they take to themselves to wife a widow, or one that is put away, but a virgin of the seed of Israel: but if there should happen to be a priest's widow, they shall take [her].

23 De skal lære mit Folk at skelne mellem det, som er helligt, og det, som ikke er helligt, og undervise dem i Forskellen mellem rent og urent.

And they shall teach my people [to distinguish] between holy and profane, and they shall make known to them [the difference] between unclean and clean.

24 Ved Retstrætter skal de optræde som Dommere; efter mine Lovbud skal de dømme. De skal overholde mine Love og Vedtægter på alle mine Højtidsdage og helligholde mine Sabbater.

And these shall attend at a judgment of blood to decide it: they shall rightly observe my ordinances, and judge my judgments, and keep my statutes and my commandments in all my feasts; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

25 Et Lig må de ikke komme nær, at de ikke skal blive urene derved; kun ved Fader, Moder, Søn, Datter, Broder eller ugift Søster må de gøre sig urene;

And they shall not go in to the dead body of a man to defile themselves: only [a priest] may defile himself for a father, or for a mother, or for a son, or for a daughter, or for a brother, or for his sister, who has not been married.

26 og efter at være blevet uren skal han tælle syv Dage frem, så er han atter ren;

And after he has been cleansed, let him number to himself seven days.

27 den Dag han atter går ind i Helligdommen, i den indre Forgård, for at gøre Tjeneste i Helligdommen, skal han frembære et Syndoffer, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

And on whatever day they shall enter into the inner court to minister in the holy place, they shall bring a propitiation, says the Lord God.

28 De skal ingen Arvelod have; jeg er deres Arvelod. Og Ejendom i Israel må I ikke give dem; jeg er deres Ejendom.

And it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and no possession shall be given them among the children of Israel; for I am their possession.

29 Afgrødeofferet, Syndofferet og Skyldofferet skal de spise, og alt, hvad der er lagt Band på i Israel, skal tilfalde dem.

And these shall eat the meat-offerings, and the sin-offerings, and the trespass-offerings; and every special offering in Israel shall be theirs.

30 Det bedste af al Førstegrøde af enhver Art, alle Offerydelser af enhver Art, alt, hvad I måtte yde, skal tilfalde Præsterne, og Førstegrøden af eders Grovmel skal I give Præsten for at nedkalde Velsignelse over eders Huse.

[And] the first fruits of all things, and the firstborn of all [animals] and all offerings, of all your first fruits there shall be [a share] for the priests; and you shall give your earliest produce to the priest, to bring your blessings upon your houses.

31 Intet Ådsel og intet, som er sønderrevet, være sig Fugl eller firføddet Dyr, må Præsterne spise.

And the priests shall eat no bird or beast that dies of itself, or is taken of wild beasts.