Ezekiel 48
1 and these name [the] tribe from end north [to] to(wards) hand: to way: road Hethlon Lebo-(Hamath) Hamath Hazar-enan Hazar-enan border: boundary Damascus north [to] to(wards) hand: to Hamath and to be to/for him side east [the] sea: west Dan one
“Here is a list of the tribes of Israel [and the territory that each tribe is to receive]: [The tribe of] Dan will be allotted land at the northern boundary [of Israel]: It will extend east from the Mediterranean Sea east to Hethlon [city], then from there to Hamath Pass, and on to [the town of] Hazar-Enan south of Damascus, between Damascus and Hamath. The tribe of Dan will receive land on the northern border [of Israel] from the eastern end [of the country] west to the [Mediterranean] Sea.
2 and upon border: area Dan from side east till side sea: west [to] Asher one
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Asher.
3 and upon border: area Asher from side east [to] and till side sea: west [to] Naphtali one
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Naphtali.
4 and upon border: area Naphtali from side east [to] till side sea: west [to] Manasseh one
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Manasseh.
5 and upon border: area Manasseh from side east [to] till side sea: west [to] Ephraim one
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Ephraim.
6 and upon border: area Ephraim from side east and till side sea: west [to] Reuben one
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Reuben.
7 and upon border: area Reuben from side east till side sea: west [to] Judah one
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Judah.
8 and upon border: area Judah from side east till side sea: west [to] to be [the] contribution which to exalt five and twenty thousand width and length like/as one [the] portion from side east [to] till side sea: west [to] and to be [the] sanctuary in/on/with midst his
South of their land will be an area set apart for special use. The temple will be in the center of that area.
9 [the] contribution which to exalt to/for LORD length five and twenty thousand and width ten thousand
It must be (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (6.7 miles/10.6 km.) wide.
10 and to/for these to be contribution [the] holiness to/for priest north [to] five and twenty thousand and sea: west [to] width ten thousand and east [to] width ten thousand and south [to] length five and twenty thousand and to be sanctuary LORD in/on/with midst his
For the priests, there must be a strip of land (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (3.3 miles/5.3 km.) wide. The temple will be in the center of that area.
11 to/for priest [the] to consecrate: consecate from son: child Zadok which to keep: obey charge my which not to go astray in/on/with to go astray son: descendant/people Israel like/as as which to go astray [the] Levi
That area is for the priests who are descendants of Zadok. They are ones who served me faithfully and did not turn away from me, like most of the descendants of Levi and the other Israeli people did.
12 and to be to/for them contribution from contribution [the] land: country/planet holiness holiness to(wards) border: area [the] Levi
When the land is distributed, that area must be given to the priests; it is land that is very sacred. It will be next to the land that will be given to the other descendants of Levi.
13 and [the] Levi to/for close border: area [the] priest five and twenty thousand length and width ten thousand all length five and twenty thousand and width ten thousand
The land that will be allotted to the [other] descendants of Levi will be the same size as the land allotted to the priests. So together, those two portions of land will be (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (6.6 miles/10.6 km.) wide.
14 and not to sell from him and not to change and not (to pass *Q(K)*) first: best [the] land: country/planet for holiness to/for LORD
None of this special land will ever be permitted to be sold or traded or used by other people, because it belongs to me, Yahweh. It is set apart for me.
15 and five thousand [the] to remain in/on/with width upon face: before five and twenty thousand common he/she/it to/for city to/for seat and to/for pasture and to be [the] city (in/on/with midst his *Q(K)*)
The rest [of that sacred area, a strip of land] (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (1.7 miles/2.65 km.) wide will be allotted for other people to use. It will be land where they will be permitted to build homes and have pasturelands. There will be a city at the center.
16 and these measure her side north five hundred and four thousand and side south five (five *Q(K)*) hundred and four thousand and from side east five hundred and four thousand and side sea: west [to] five hundred and four thousand
The city will be square, (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) on each side.
17 and to be pasture to/for city north [to] fifty and hundred and south [to] fifty and hundred and east [to] fifty and hundred and sea: west [to] fifty and hundred
Around the city there will be an area for farming, that will be (150 yards/135 meters) in each direction.
18 and [the] to remain in/on/with length to/for close contribution [the] holiness ten thousand east [to] and ten thousand sea: west [to] and to be to/for close contribution [the] holiness and to be (produce his *Q(k)*) to/for food to/for to serve: labour [the] city
Outside the city, to the east and to the west, there will be a farming area. It will extend (3 miles/4.8 km.) to the east and (3 miles/4.8 km.) to the west. [Men who work there] will produce food for the people who work in the city.
19 and [the] to serve: labour [the] city to serve: labour him from all tribe Israel
[Some of] those who come from the various Israeli tribes to work in the city may also work on the farmland.
20 all [the] contribution five and twenty thousand in/on/with five and twenty thousand fourth to exalt [obj] contribution [the] holiness to(wards) possession [the] city
That entire special area, including the sacred lands and the city, will be a square that is (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) on each side.
21 and [the] to remain to/for leader from this and from this to/for contribution [the] holiness and to/for possession [the] city to(wards) face: before five and twenty thousand contribution till border: boundary east [to] and sea: west [to] upon face: before five and twenty thousand upon border: boundary sea: west [to] to/for close portion to/for leader and to be contribution [the] holiness and sanctuary [the] house: home (in/on/with midst his *Q(K)*)
The areas to the east and to the west of the sacred area and the city will belong to the king. One area will extend east to the eastern boundary of Israel and the other will extend west to the Mediterranean Sea. The sacred area in which the temple is located will be in the middle.
22 and from possession [the] Levi and from possession [the] city in/on/with midst which to/for leader to be between border: area Judah and between border: area Benjamin to/for leader to be
The area that belongs to the king will be between the land [of the tribe] of [to the north] and the land [of the tribe] of Benjamin [to the south].
23 and remainder [the] tribe from side east [to] till side sea: west [to] Benjamin one
South of that special area, each of the other tribes must be allotted one portion of land that extends from the eastern [boundary of Israel] west [to the Mediterranean Sea]. [Beginning at the north] will be land for [the tribe of] Benjamin.
24 and upon border: area Benjamin from side east [to] till side sea: west [to] Simeon one
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Simeon.
25 and upon border: area Simeon from side east [to] till side sea: west [to] Issachar one
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Issachar.
26 and upon border: area Issachar from side east [to] till side sea: west [to] Zebulun one
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Zebulun.
27 and upon border: area Zebulun from side east [to] till side sea: west [to] Gad one
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Gad.
28 and upon border: area Gad to(wards) side south south [to] and to be border: boundary from Tamar water Meribah (Meribath)-kadesh Brook upon [the] sea [the] Great (Sea)
The southern boundary of [the tribe of] Gad will extend south from Tamar to the springs at Meribah-Kadesh, and from there [to the west] along the dry riverbed at the border of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
29 this [the] land: country/planet which to fall: allot from inheritance to/for tribe Israel and these division their utterance Lord YHWH/God
That is the land that you must allot to the tribes of Israel, to belong to them permanently. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.”
30 and these outgoing [the] city from side north five hundred and four thousand measure
These will be the exits from the city: On the north side, which will be (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long,
31 and gate [the] city upon name tribe Israel gate three north [to] gate Reuben one gate Judah one gate Levi one
there must be three gates; each one will have the name of one of the tribes of Israel. The first one will be named for Reuben, the next for Judah, the next for Levi.
32 and to(wards) side east [to] five hundred and four thousand and gate three and gate Joseph one gate Benjamin one gate Dan one
On the east side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
33 and side south [to] five hundred and four thousand measure and gate three gate Simeon one gate Issachar one gate Zebulun one
On the south side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
34 side sea: west [to] five hundred and four thousand gate their three gate Gad one gate Asher one gate Naphtali one
On the west side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
35 around eight ten thousand and name [the] city from day The Lord (Jerusalem) Is There [to]
[So] the distance around the city will thus be (6 miles/9.6 km.). And from that time on, the name of the city will be ‘Yahweh Is There’.’
