< Hezekiel 48 >
1 “Esiawoe nye toawo le woƒe ŋkɔwo nu: “Tso dzigbemeliƒo dzi la, Dan axɔ mama ɖeka. Mama sia azɔ ɖe Hetlon mɔ ŋu ayi Lebo Hamat. Hazar Enan kple Damasko ƒe dzigbemeliƒo anye eƒe liƒo ƒe akpa aɖe tso ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo va yi ɣetoɖoƒe lɔƒo.
Now these are the names of the tribes, —At the northern extremity, beside the Hethlon road—as one entereth Hamath, Hazar-enan the boundary of Damascus northwards by the side of Hamath, and so they shall be his as east side and west-Dan, one.
2 Aser axɔ mama ɖeka; ado liƒo kple Dan ƒe anyigba tso ɣedzeƒe ayi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And, on the boundary of Dan from the east side unto the west side, —Asher one
3 Naftali axɔ mama ɖeka. Mama sia ado liƒo kple Aser ƒe anyigba tso ɣedzeƒe ayi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And, on the boundary of Asher from the east side even unto the west side, - Naphtali one.
4 Manase axɔ mama ɖeka. Mama sia ado liƒo kple Naftali ƒe anyigba tso ɣedzeƒe ayi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And, on the boundary of Naphtali from the east side unto the west side, — Manasseh one.
5 Efraim axɔ mama ɖeka. Mama sia ado liƒo kple Manase ƒe anyigba tso ɣedzeƒe ayi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And, on the boundary of Manasseh from the east side unto the west side, — Ephraim, one.
6 Ruben axɔ mama ɖeka. Mama sia ado liƒo kple Efraim ƒe anyigba tso ɣedzeƒe ayi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And, on the boundary of Ephraim from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one.
7 Yuda axɔ mama ɖeka. Mama sia ado liƒo kple Ruben ƒe anyigba tso ɣedzeƒe ayi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And, on the boundary of Reuben from the east side unto the west side, — Judah one.
8 “Anyigba si miana abe lɔlɔ̃nununana tɔxɛ ene la, anɔ Yuda ƒe anyigba ƒe liƒo dzi tso ɣedzeƒe yi ɣetoɖoƒe. Akeke mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃, eye eƒe didime tso ɣedzeƒe yi ɣetoɖoƒe asɔ kple to ɖeka ƒe anyigba tɔ. Kɔkɔeƒe la anɔ eƒe titina.
And, on the boundary of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the heave-offering which ye shall offer up, five and twenty thousand in breadth and, in length, like one of the portions from the east side unto the west side, so shall the sanctuary be in the midst thereof.
9 “Teƒe tɔxɛ si miana Aƒetɔ Yehowa la adidi mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃, eye wòakeke mita akpe atɔ̃.
the heave-offering which ye shall offer up to Yahweh shall be in length, five and twenty thousand, and in breadth, twenty thousand.
10 Teƒe sia anye teƒe kɔkɔe na nunɔlawo. Adidi mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃ le anyiehe, akeke mita akpe atɔ̃ le ɣetoɖoƒe, akeke mita akpe atɔ̃ le ɣedzeƒe, eye wòadidi mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃ le dziehe. Aƒetɔ Yehowa ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe la anɔ teƒe sia ƒe titina.
And pertaining to these, shall he the holy offering, even for the priests, northwards, five and twenty thousand, and westward, a breadth of ten thousand, and eastward, a breadth of ten thousand and southward, a length of five and twenty thousand, —so shall the sanctuary of Yahweh be in the midst thereof: —
11 Teƒe sia anye nunɔla siwo ŋuti wokɔ, Zadok ƒe viwo tɔ, ame siwo wɔ nuteƒe, subɔm, eye wometra mɔ abe Levitɔwo ene esime Israelviwo tra mɔ o.
for the priests that are hallowed—the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, —who went not astray when the sons of Israel went astray, as, the Levites, went astray.
12 Anye nunana tɔxɛ na wo tso teƒe kɔkɔe la ŋu, teƒe kɔkɔe aɖe ŋutɔe, eye wòado liƒo kple Levitɔwo ƒe teƒe.
So then they shall have an offering out of the offering of the land a holy of holies, —toward the boundary of the Levites;
13 “Le nunɔlawo ƒe teƒe ƒe axadzi la, Levitɔwo axɔ anyigba wòadidi mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃, eye wòakeke mita akpe atɔ̃. Eƒe didime blibo la anye mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃, eye eƒe kekeme blibo la anye mita akpe atɔ̃.
the Levites boundary answering to the boundary of the priests, five and twenty thousand in length and in breadth, ten thousand, —all the length five and twenty thousand, and the breadth twenty thousand.
14 Mele be miadzra anyigba la ƒe akpa aɖeke alo aɖɔlii kple naneke o. Esiae nye anyigba la ƒe akpa nyuitɔ, eye mage ɖe ame bubuwo ƒe asi me o, elabena ele kɔkɔe na Aƒetɔ Yehowa.
And they shall not sell thereof, nor shall one exchange or alienate the first-fruits of the land, —for it is holy unto Yahweh.
15 “Teƒe si asusɔ, si akeke mita akpe eve alafa atɔ̃, eye wòadidi mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃ la, anɔ anyi na dua ƒe ŋu dɔ wɔwɔ, hena aƒewo kple lãnyiƒewo. Du la anɔ teƒe la ƒe titina,
And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, facing the five and twenty thousand, common shall it be to the city, for dwelling and for open space, —and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
16 eye wòadidi mita akpe eve alafa eve kple blaatɔ̃ le anyiehe lɔƒo, mita akpe eve alafa eve kple blaatɔ̃ le dziehe lɔƒo, mita akpe eve alafa eve kple blaatɔ̃ le ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo, mita akpe eve alafa eve kple blaatɔ̃ le ɣetoɖoƒe lɔƒo.
These moreover shall be the measures thereof the north side, four thousand and five hundred, and the south side, four thousand and five hundred, —and the east side, four thousand and five hundred, and the west side, four thousand and five hundred.
17 Du la ƒe lãnyiƒe adidi mita alafa ɖeka kple blaetɔ̃ vɔ atɔ̃ le anyiehe lɔƒo, mita alafa ɖeka kple blaetɔ̃ vɔ atɔ̃ le dziehe lɔƒo, mita alafa ɖeka kple blaetɔ̃ vɔ atɔ̃ le ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo, eye wòadidi mita alafa ɖeka kple blaetɔ̃ vɔ atɔ̃ le ɣetoɖoƒe lɔƒo.
And the open space of the city shall be, northward, two hundred and fifty, and southward, two hundred and fifty, —and eastward, two hundred and fifty, and westward, two hundred and fifty,
18 Anyigba la ƒe akpa si susɔ, si ɖe liƒo kple teƒe kɔkɔe la, eye wòmlɔ eƒe didime xa la, adidi mita akpe atɔ̃ le ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo, mita akpe atɔ̃ le ɣetoɖoƒe lɔƒo. Eƒe agblemenukuwo anye nuɖuɖu na dua me dɔwɔlawo.
And the residue in length answering to the offering of the holy portion, shall be ten thousand on the east and ten thousand on the west, so shall it answer to the offering of the holy portion, - and the increase thereof shall be for food, for them who serve the city.
19 Dua me dɔwɔlawo, ame siwo ade agble ɖe edzi la atso Israel ƒe toawo katã me.
And they who serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
20 Teƒe blibo la ƒe didime kple kekeme asɔ, eye ɖe sia ɖe adidi mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃. Abe nunana tɔxɛ ene la, miaɖe teƒe kɔkɔe la ɖi wòamlɔ dua ƒe anyigba ŋu.
All the offering shall be five and twenty thousand, by five and twenty thousand, —foursquare, shall ye offer up the offering of the holy portion, towards the possession of the city.
21 “Nu si asusɔ le teƒe la ƒe akpa eveawo ŋu la le teƒe kɔkɔe la kple dua ƒe anyigba ŋu la, anye fiaviŋutsu la tɔ. Akeke ayi ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo tso teƒe kɔkɔe la mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃ va se ɖe ɣedzeƒeliƒo la dzi, eye wòayi ɣetoɖoƒe lɔƒo tso mita akpe wuieve alafa atɔ̃ ŋu va se ɖe ɣetoɖoƒeliƒo la dzi. Teƒe eve siawo, siwo xe ɖe toawo ƒe teƒewo ƒe didime ŋu la anye fiaviŋutsu la tɔ, eye teƒe kɔkɔe la kple gbedoxɔ la anɔ woƒe titina.
And the residue shall be for the prince, on this side and on that side of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, facing the five and twenty thousand of the offering, as far as the east boundary, and westward, facing the five and twenty thousand by the west boundary, answering to the portions for the prince, - thus shall it be the holy offering, with the sanctuary of the house in the midst thereof.
22 Ale Levitɔwo ƒe teƒe kple dua ƒe teƒe anɔ titina na teƒe si nye fiaviŋutsu la tɔ. Fiaviŋutsu la ƒe teƒe anɔ Yuda ƒe liƒo kple Benyamin ƒe liƒo dome.
And out of the possession of the Levites and out of the possession of the city, in the midst of that which is for the prince, shall it be: between the boundary of Judah, and the boundary of Benjamin, for the prince shall it be.
23 “Le to bubuawo gome la: “Benyamin axɔ teƒe ɖeka; atso ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo ayi ɣetoɖoƒe lɔƒo.
And the residue of the tribes, —from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin one.
24 Simeon axɔ teƒe ɖeka; ado liƒo kple Benyamin ƒe teƒe tso ɣedzeƒe yi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And on the boundary of Benjamin from the east side unto the west side, Simeon one.
25 Isaka axɔ teƒe ɖeka; ado liƒo kple Simeon tso ɣedzeƒe yi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And on the boundary of Simeon from the east side unto the west side, Issachar one.
26 Zebulon axɔ teƒe ɖeka; ado liƒo kple Isaka ƒe anyigba tso ɣedzeƒe yi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And on the boundary of Issachar. from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun, one.
27 Gad axɔ teƒe ɖeka; ado liƒo kple Zebulon ƒe anyigba tso ɣedzeƒe yi ɣetoɖoƒe.
And on the boundary of Zebulun from the east side unto the west side, Gad, one.
28 Gad ƒe anyigba ƒe dzieheliƒo ayi dziehe tso Tamar ayi Meriba kple Kades ƒe tsiwo gbɔ, ato Egipte ƒe Wadi ŋu ayi Atsiaƒu Gã la to.
And on the boundary of Gad, by the south side southward, - so shall there be a boundary from Tamar [unto] the waters of Meribath-kadish, towards the torrent-bed, as far as the great sea.
29 “Esiae nye anyigba si miama abe domenyinu na Israel ƒe towo ene, eye esiawoe anye woƒe teƒewo.” Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.
This is the land which ye shall divide by lot for inheritance to the tribes of Israel, —and these shall be their portions, Declareth My Lord Yahweh,
30 “Esiawoe anye du la ƒe agbowo: “Tso dzigbeme lɔƒo, afi si didi mita akpe eve alafa eve kple blaatɔ̃,
And these are the exits of the city, —on the north side, four thousand five hundred measures,
31 woatsɔ Israel ƒe towo ƒe ŋkɔwo na du la ƒe agbowo. Anyiehegbo etɔ̃awo anye Ruben ƒe agbo, Yuda ƒe agbo kple Levi ƒe agbo.
And the gates of the city, shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel; three gates, northward, -the gate of Reuben, one the gate of Judah, one the gate of Levi one;
32 Le ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo, afi si didi mita akpe eve alafa eve kple blaatɔ̃ la, agbo etɔ̃ anɔ anyi, eye woayɔ wo be, Yosef ƒe agbo, Benyamin ƒe agbo kple Dan ƒe agbo.
and on the east side, four thousand and five hundred, with three gates, — even the gate of Joseph, one the gate of Benjamin, one the gate of Dan, one;
33 Le dziehe lɔƒo, afi si didi mita akpe eve alafa eve kple blaatɔ̃ la, agbo etɔ̃ anɔ anyi, eye woayɔ wo be Simeon ƒe agbo, Isaka ƒe agbo kple Zebulon ƒe agbo.
and on the south side, four thousand and five hundred in measure, with three gates, — the gate of Simeon, one the gate of Issachar, one the gate of Zebulun, one;
34 Le ɣetoɖoƒe lɔƒo, afi si didi mita akpe eve alafa eve kple blaatɔ̃ la, agbo etɔ̃ anɔ anyi, eye woayɔ wo be Gad ƒe agbo, Aser ƒe agbo kple Naftali ƒe agbo.
on the west side, four thousand and five hundred, their gates three, —the gate of Gad, one the gate of Asher, one, the gate of Naphtali one.
35 “Teƒe la katã ƒe didime anye mita akpe asiekɛ. “Eye du la ƒe ŋkɔ tso ɣe ma ɣi dzi yina la anye, ‘Aƒetɔ Yehowa le afi ma.’”
Round about, eighteen thousand. And the name of the city, from the day of Yahweh shall [continue to] be the name thereof.