Hezekiel 46
1 “‘Nya si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Ele be xɔxɔnu emetɔ ƒe agbo si dze ŋgɔ ɣedzeƒe la nanɔ tutu le dɔwɔŋkeke adeawo me, ke woaʋui le Dzudzɔgbe la kple Ɣleti Yeye la ƒe ŋkekenyui la dzi.
This is what the Lord God says: “The east gate of the inner court is to be kept shut during the six working days, but it shall be opened on the Sabbath and on the day of the New Moon
2 Fiavi ŋutsuvi la ato gota age ɖe eme to akpata la ƒe agbo me, eye wòatsi tsitre ɖe agbo la ƒe ʋɔtruti nu. Nunɔlaawo asa numevɔwo kple akpedavɔwo, asubɔ le agbo la ƒe agbali me, eye wòado go, gake womatu agbo la o va se ɖe fiẽ me.
The prince must come through the gateway porch from outside and he will stand by the gatepost, and the priests will sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in respect at the gate's threshold of the gate and leave, but the gate is not to be shut until evening.
3 Le Dzudzɔgbewo kple Ɣleti Yeyewo ƒe ŋkekenyuiwo dzi la, anyigba la dzi nɔlawo asubɔ le Yehowa ŋkume le agbo la ƒe mɔnu.
The people of Israel will also bow before the Lord at the gateway entrance on Sabbaths and New Moons.
4 Numevɔsa si fiavi ŋutsuvi la tsɔ vɛ na Yehowa le Dzudzɔgbe la dzi la, anye agbo fɛ̃ ade kple agbo ɖeka, lã siwo ŋu kpɔtsɔtsɔ aɖeke mele o.
The burnt offering that the prince is to offer to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six male lambs and a ram, all without defects.
5 Nuɖuvɔsa si wòna kpe ɖe agbo la ŋu la, anye wɔ agba ɖeka, eye nuɖuvɔsa si kpe ɖe agbo fɛ̃awo ŋu la asɔ gbɔ ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe didi nu, eye ami lita ene nakpe ɖe agba ɖeka ɖe sia ɖe ŋu.
The grain offering to accompany the ram shall be one ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he chooses, together with a hin of olive oil for every ephah of grain.
6 Le Ɣleti Yeye la ƒe ŋkekenyui dzi la, ana nyitsu fɛ̃ ɖeka, alẽvi ade kple agbo ɖeka, lã siwo katã ŋuti kpɔtsɔtsɔ aɖeke mele o.
On the day of the New Moon he is to offer a young bull, six lambs, and a ram. They are all to be without defects.
7 Nu siwo wòana hena nuɖuvɔsa la woe nye wɔ agba ɖeka kpe ɖe nyitsu la ŋu, eye wɔ agba ɖeka nakpe ɖe agbo la ŋu, wòana nu si eya ŋutɔ lɔ̃ la kpe ɖe alẽviawo ŋu, eye ami lita ene nakpe ɖe agba ɖe sia ɖe ŋu.
He is also to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is chooses with the lambs, together with a hin of olive oil for every ephah of grain.
8 Ne fiavi ŋutsuvi la ge ɖe eme la, ato akpata la ƒe agbo nu, eye wòado go to teƒe ma ke.
When the prince enters, he is to come in through the gateway porch, and leave the same way.
9 “‘Ne anyigba la dzi nɔlawo va Aƒetɔ Yehowa ŋkume le ŋkekenyui ɖoɖiawo dzi la, ame sia ame si age ɖe eme to agbo anyiehemetɔ me be yeasubɔ la, ado go to agbo dziehetɔ me. Nenema ke, ame sia ame si age ɖe eme to agbo dziehetɔ me la, ado go to agbo anyiehetɔ me. Ame aɖeke mado go to agbo si me wòto ge ɖe eme o, ke ame sia ame ado go to agbo evelia me.
When the people of Israel gather before the Lord at the regular religious festivals, anyone who enters through the north gate to worship has to leave through the south gate, and anyone who enters through the south gate leave through the north gate. No one is allowed to go back through the same gate through which they entered. Everyone must leave by the opposite gate.
10 Fiavi ŋutsuvi la anɔ wo dome age ɖe eme ne ameawo ge ɖe eme, ado go ne ameawo do go.
The prince is to enter when the people do; and leave when they leave.
11 “‘Le azãwo kple ŋkekenyui ɖoɖiwo dzi la, nuɖuvɔsa la anye wɔ agba ɖeka kpe ɖe nyitsu ɖeka ŋu, wɔ agba ɖeka nakpe ɖe agbo ɖeka ŋu, eye nu sia nu si dze ame aɖe ŋu la, nakpe ɖe alẽviawo ŋu, eye ami lita ene nakpe ɖe wɔ agba ɖeka ŋu.
At the religious festivals and regular meetings, the grain offering will be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and as much as people choose with the lambs, together with a hin of olive oil for every ephah of grain.
12 Ne fiaviŋutsu la wɔ lɔlɔ̃nununana na Aƒetɔ Yehowa, numevɔsa alo akpedavɔsa la, woaʋu agbo si dze ŋgɔ ɣedzeƒe la nɛ. Ana eƒe numevɔsa alo akpedavɔsawo abe ale si wòwɔna le Dzudzɔgbe la ene. Ekema ado go, eye ne edo go la, woatu agbo la.
When the prince decides to make a freewill offering to the Lord, whether it's a burnt offering or a peace offering, the east gate is to be opened for him. He shall offer his burnt offering or peace offering in the same way he does on the Sabbath. When he leaves, the gate must be closed after him.
13 “‘Gbe sia gbe la, miana alẽvi aɖe si xɔ ƒe ɖeka, lã si ŋu kpɔtsɔtsɔ aɖeke mele o hena numevɔsa na Aƒetɔ Yehowa; mianae ŋdi sia ŋdi.
Every morning a year-old lamb without defects is to be sacrificed as a daily burnt offering to the Lord.
14 Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, ŋdi sia ŋdi miana nuɖuvɔsa wɔ agba ɖeka kple ami lita ene be woatsɔ ablu wɔ lae. Nuɖuvɔsa sia nana Aƒetɔ Yehowa nye ɖoɖo mavɔ.
Every morning a grain offering of a sixth of an ephah with a third of a hin of olive oil to moisten the best flour is to be provided as a grain offering to the Lord. This regulation is to be followed forever.
15 Ale woana alẽvi la kple nuɖuvɔsa la kple ami la ŋdi sia ŋdi hena gbe sia gbe ƒe numevɔsa.
Make sure the lamb, the grain offering, and the olive oil is presented every morning as a regular burnt offering.
16 “‘Nu si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Ne fiaviŋutsu la na nu via ŋutsuwo dometɔ aɖe tso eƒe domenyinu me la, anye Via ŋutsu la ƒe dzidzimeviwo hã tɔ; anye wo tɔ to domenyinyi me.
This is what the Lord God says: If the prince gives a gift of property to any of his sons to own, it will belong to his descendants. They will be able to inherit the property.
17 Ke, ne ena nane eƒe subɔlawo dometɔ ɖeka tso eƒe domenyinyi me la, anye subɔla la tɔ va se ɖe ablɔɖeƒe la dzi, ekema agazu fiaviŋutsu la tɔ. Eƒe domenyinuwo nye viawo ɖeɖe ko tɔ; woawo tɔe.
However, if he gives a gift of his property to one of his servants, that servant will only own it until the Jubilee Year. Then ownership will return to the prince. His property that he passes on through inheritance belongs only to his sons—it is theirs.
18 Fiaviŋutsu la maxɔ ameawo ƒe domenyinuwo, anya ameawo le woƒe domenyinuwo gbɔ o. Ana domenyinuwo viawo tso eya ŋutɔ ƒe domenyinuwo me, ale womama nye ameawo dometɔ aɖeke ɖa tso nu si nye etɔ la gbɔ o.’”
The prince is not to take people's land, driving them off their property. He is to give land to his sons from his own property, so that none of my people shall be evicted from their property.”
19 Azɔ la, ŋutsu la kplɔm to mɔnu si le agbo la xa yi xɔ kɔkɔe siwo dze ŋgɔ anyiehe la gbɔ; xɔ siawo nye nunɔlawo tɔwo, eye wòfia teƒe aɖem le axadzi le ɣetoɖoƒe lɔƒo.
The man took me through the entrance beside the gate into the north-facing holy rooms that belonged to the priests. He showed me a place at the far western end
20 Egblɔ nam be, “Afi siae nunɔlaawo aɖa fɔɖivɔsawo kple nu vɔ̃ ŋuti vɔsawo le. Woame nuɖuvɔsawo hã le afi sia be womatsɔ wo ava xɔxɔnu egodotɔ, eye woakɔ ameawo ŋuti o.”
and told me, “This is where the priests cook guilt offerings and sin offerings, and where they bake the grain offering. This is so that they don't take them to the outer courtyard and carry holiness to the people.”
21 Azɔ la, ekplɔm yi xɔxɔnu egodotɔ, eye wòkplɔm yi xɔxɔnu la ƒe dzogoe eneawo dzi.
He took me into the outer courtyard and led me to each of its four corners. I saw a separate courtyard in each corner.
22 Le xɔxɔnu egodotɔ ƒe dzogoe eneawo dzi la, mekpɔ xɔxɔnu bubu le dzogoe ɖe sia ɖe dzi, ɖe sia ɖe didi mita blaeve, eye wòkeke mita wuiatɔ̃. Dzidzeme ɖeka li na xɔxɔnu eneawo le dzogoe eneawo dzi.
There were separate walled courtyards in the four corners of the outer courtyard. They each measured forty cubits by thirty cubits—they were all the same size.
23 Woɖo kpegli ɖe xɔxɔnu eneawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe me ƒo xlãe, eye woɖi mlekpui ɖe kpegliawo ŋu ƒo xlãe kpe ɖo.
Each of the four courts had a stone ledge with ovens built into the base of the walls on every side.
24 Egblɔ nam be, “Esiawoe nye dzodoƒe siwo me ame siwo subɔna le gbedoxɔ la me la aɖa ameawo ƒe vɔsanuwo le.”
He told me, “These are the kitchens where those who serve in the Temple will cook the people's sacrificial offerings.”
