< Jezekiel 48 >
1 And these are the names of the tribes from the northern corner, on the side of the descent that draws a line to the entrance of Emath the palace of Aelam, the border of Damascus northward on the side of Emath the palace; and they shall have the eastern parts as far as the sea, for Dan, one [portion].
This is a list of the allocations according to the names of the tribes. At the northern frontier, Dan's allocation borders the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extends from the eastern boundary of the country to that on the west.
2 And from the borders of Dan eastward as far as the west sea-coast, for Asser, one.
Asher's allocation borders that of Dan from east to west.
3 And from the borders of Asser, from the eastern parts as far as the west coasts, for Nephthalim, one.
Naphtali's allocation borders that of Asher from east to west.
4 And from the borders of Nephthalim, from the east as far as the west coasts, for Manasse, one.
Manasseh's allocation borders that of Naphtali from east to west.
5 And from the borders of Manasse, from the eastern parts as far as the west coasts, for Ephraim, one.
Ephraim's allocation borders that of Manasseh from east to west.
6 And from the borders of Ephraim, from the eastern parts to the west coasts, for Ruben, one.
Reuben's allocation borders that of east to west.
7 And from the borders of Ruben, from the eastern parts as far as the west coasts, for Juda, one.
Judah's allocation borders that of Reuben from east to west.
8 And from the borders of Juda, from the eastern parts shall be the offering of first fruits, in the breadth twenty-five thousand [reeds], and in length as one of the portions [measured] from the east even to the western parts: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of them.
Adjacent to Judah's allocation, from east to west, is the special area you are to make provision for. It is to be 25,000 cubits wide, and extend the same length as a tribal allocation from east to west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
9 [As for] the first fruits which they shall offer to the Lord, [it shall be] in length twenty-five thousand, and in breadth twenty-five thousand.
The special allocation you make is for the Lord and shall be 25,000 cubits by 10,000 cubits.
10 Out of this shall be the first fruits of the holy things to the priests, northward, five and twenty-thousand, and towards the west, ten thousand, and southward, five and twenty thousand: and the mountain of the sanctuary, shall be in the midst of it,
This is to be the holy allocation for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north and south sides, and 10,000 cubits wide on the west and east sides. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
11 for the priests, for the consecrated sons of Sadduc, who keep the charges of the house, who erred not in the error of the children of Israel, as the Levites erred.
It is for the holy priests, descendants of Zadok, who stayed faithful and did not abandon me when the Israelites abandoned me.
12 And the first fruits shall be given to them out of the first fruits of the land, [even] a most holy portion from the borders of the Levites.
It will be a special part of the land provided for them, a most holy allocation next to that of the Levites.
13 And the Levites [shall have] the [part], next to the borders of the priests, in length twenty-five thousand, and in breadth ten thousand: the whole length [shall be] five and twenty thousand, and the breadth twenty thousand.
The Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits by 10,000 cubits adjacent to the allocation of the priests. Its entire length will be 25,000 cubits, and its width 10,000 cubits.
14 No [part] of it shall be sold, nor measured [as for sale], neither shall the first fruits of the land be taken away: for they are holy to the Lord.
They are not permitted to sell exchange or transfer any of it, for it is the best part of the land and is holy to the Lord.
15 But [concerning] the five thousand that remain in the breadth in the five and twenty thousand, they shall be a suburb to the city for dwelling, and for a space before it: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
The remainder, 5,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits, is for ordinary use by the city for houses and pastureland. The city will be in the middle of it,
16 And these [shall be] its dimensions; from the northern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the southern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the eastern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the western side [they shall measure] four thousand and five hundred.
and this will be its measurements: 4,500 cubits on all sides, north, south, east, and west.
17 And there shall be a space to the city northward two hundred and fifty, and southward two hundred and fifty, and eastward two hundred and fifty, and westward two hundred and fifty.
The city's pastureland will surround it for 250 cubits on all sides, north, south, east, and west.
18 And the remainder of the length that is next to the first fruits of the holy [portion shall be] ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and they shall be the first fruits of the sanctuary; and the fruits thereof shall be for bread to them that labour for the city.
What remains of the land bordering the holy allocation and running beside it will be 10,000 cubits on both the east side and the west side. The crops it produces will provide food for those who work in the city.
19 And they that labour for the city shall labour for it out of all the tribes of Israel.
These workers who farm the land will be from all the Israelite tribes.
20 The whole offering [shall be] a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall separate [again part] of it, the first fruits of the sanctuary, from the possession of the city.
The whole allocation will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to make provision for the holy allocation, together with the area for the city.
21 And the prince [shall have] the remainder on this side and on that side from the first fruits of the sanctuary, and [there shall be] a possession of the city, for five and twenty thousand cubits in length, to the eastern and western borders, for five and twenty thousand to the western borders, next to the portions of the prince; and the first fruits of the holy things and the sanctuary of the house [shall be] in the midst of it.
The land that remains on both sides of the holy allocation and of the area for the city will belong to the prince. This land will be next to the tribal allocations and extend east from the 25,000 cubits of the holy section to the eastern border, on the other side west from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. In the middle of them will be the holy section and the Temple sanctuary.
22 And there shall be [a portion taken] from the Levites, from the possession of the city in the midst of the princes between the borders of Juda and the borders of Benjamin, and it shall be [the portion] of the princes.
The Levites area and the city's area will lie in the middle of the prince's allocation, and will lie between the borders of the allocations of Judah and Benjamin.
23 And [as for] the rest of the tribes, from the eastern parts as far as the western, Benjamin [shall have] one [portion].
These are the allocations for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin's allocation extends from the eastern boundary of the country to that on the west.
24 And from the borders of Benjamin, from the eastern parts to the western, Symeon, one.
Simeon's allocation borders that of Benjamin from east to west.
25 And from the borders of Symeon, from the eastern parts to the western, Issachar, one.
Issachar's allocation borders that of Simeon from east to west.
26 And from the borders of Issachar, from the eastern parts to the western, Zabulon, one.
Zebulun's allocation borders that of Issachar from east to west.
27 And from the borders of Zabulon, from the east to the western parts, Gad, one.
Gad's allocation borders that of Zebulun from east to west.
28 And from the borders of Gad, from the eastern parts to the south-western parts; his coasts shall even be from Thaeman, and the water of Barimoth Cades, for an inheritance, to the great sea.
The southern border of Gad's allocation will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
29 This is the land, which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, says the Lord God.
This is the land you are to allocate for the tribes of Israel to own and pass on as an inheritance. These are their assigned allocations, declares the Lord God.
30 And these are the goings out of the city northward, four thousand and five hundred by measure.
These are to be the city exits, starting on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long.
31 And the gates of the city [shall be] after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; the gate of Ruben, one, and the gate of Juda, one, and the gate of Levi, one.
The city gates are to be named after the tribes of Israel. There will be three gates on the north side: the gates of Reuben, Judah, and Levi.
32 And eastward four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; the gate of Joseph, one, and the gate of Benjamin, one, and the gate of Dan, one.
There will be three gates on the east side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gates of Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
33 And southward, four thousand and five hundred by measure: and three gates; the gate of Symeon, one, and the gate of Issachar, one, and the gate of Zabulon, one.
There will be three gates on the south side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gates of Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
34 And westward, four thousand and five hundred by measure: [and] three gates; the gate of Gad, one, and the gate of Asser, one, and the gate of Nephthalim, one.
There will be three gates on the west side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
35 The circumference, eighteen thousand [measures]: and the name of the city, from the day that it shall be finished, shall be the name thereof.
The distance around the outside of the city will be 18,000 cubits. From that day on the name of the city will be “The Lord Is There.”