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, which looks toward the east; 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.
Yahweh said to me, “This gate shall be shut. It shall not be opened, no man shall enter in by it; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered in by it. Therefore 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.
As for the prince, he shall sit in it as prince to eat bread before Yahweh. He shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out the same way.”
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.
Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and behold, Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house; so I fell on 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.
Yahweh said to me, “Son of man, mark well, and see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I tell you concerning all the ordinances of Yahweh’s house and all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every exit of the sanctuary.
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,
You shall tell the rebellious, even the house of Israel, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “You house of Israel, let that be enough of all your abominations,
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.
in that you have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood; and they have broken my covenant, to add to all your abominations.
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.
You have not performed the duty of my holy things; but you have set performers of my duty in my sanctuary for yourselves.”
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.
The Lord Yahweh says, “No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any foreigners who are among the children 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 the Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray, who went astray from me after their idols, they will 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 be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house. They shall kill the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them 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 became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have lifted up my hand against them,” says the Lord Yahweh, “and they will bear their iniquity.
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.
They shall not come near to me, to execute the office of priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they will bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed.
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.
Yet I will make them performers of the duty of the house, for all its service and for all that will be done therein.
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.
“‘“But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who performed the duty of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me. They shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood,” says the Lord Yahweh.
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.
“They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my instruction.
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.
“‘“It will be that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. No wool shall come on them while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
18 De skal bære Linnedhuer på Hovedet og Linnedbenklæder om Lænderne; de må ikke omgjorde sig med noget, som fremkalder Sved.
They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and shall have linen trousers on their waists. They shall not clothe themselves with anything that makes them sweat.
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.
When they go out into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they minister and lay them in the holy rooms. They shall put on other garments, that they not sanctify the people with their garments.
20 Hovedet må de ikke rage, dog heller ikke lade Håret vokse frit, men de skal klippe deres Hår.
“‘“They shall not shave their heads, or allow their locks to grow long. They shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
21 Vin må ingen Præst drikke, når han går ind i den indre Forgård.
None of the priests shall drink wine when they enter 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.
They shall not take for their wives a widow, or her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
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.
They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the 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.
“‘“In a controversy they shall stand to judge. They shall judge it according to my ordinances. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts. They shall make my Sabbaths holy.
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;
“‘“They shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister who has had no husband, they may defile themselves.
26 og efter at være blevet uren skal han tælle syv Dage frem, så er han atter ren;
After he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him 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.
In the day that he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,” says the Lord Yahweh.
28 De skal ingen Arvelod have; jeg er deres Arvelod. Og Ejendom i Israel må I ikke give dem; jeg er deres Ejendom.
“‘They shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel. 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.
They shall eat the meal offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every devoted thing 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.
The first of all the first fruits of every thing, and every offering of everything, of all your offerings, shall be for the priest. You shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.
31 Intet Ådsel og intet, som er sønderrevet, være sig Fugl eller firføddet Dyr, må Præsterne spise.
The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself or is torn, whether it is bird or animal.
