Ezekyèl 44
1 Nan lè sa a, Li te mennen m retounen pa chemen a pòtay eksteryè sanktiyè a, ki bay fas li vè lès la; epi li te fèmen.
Then [in the vision] the man brought me back to the outer entryway to the temple [area], the one on the east side, but the outer entrance was shut.
2 SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Pòtay sa a va fèmen. Li p ap louvri, ni pèsòn p ap janm antre pa li, paske SENYÈ Bondye Israël la te, antre pa li. Akoz sa, li va fèmen.
Yahweh said to me, “This entrance must remain shut. It must not be opened [by anyone]; no one will be permitted to enter it. It must remain shut because [I], Yahweh, the God of Israel, have [caused it to be sacred by] entering through it.
3 Pou prens lan, li va chita ladann tankou prens pou manje pen devan SENYÈ a. Li va antre pa chemen galri pòtay la, e li va sòti pa menm chemen an.”
Only the king [of Israel] will be permitted to sit inside this entryway to eat food in the presence of Yahweh. But he will must enter and leave [the temple area] through the entry room of this entryway.”
4 Epi li te mennen m pa chemen pòtay nò a pou rive devan kay la. Konsa, mwen te gade e vwala glwa SENYÈ a te ranpli lakay SENYÈ a, e mwen te tonbe sou figi m.
Then the man brought me through the north entryway to the front of the temple. I looked and saw that the glory of Yahweh filled his temple, and I prostrated myself on the ground.
5 SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Fis a lòm, make byen, gade ak zye ou, e tande ak zòrèy ou tout sa ke M di ou konsènan tout règleman lakay SENYÈ yo, e konsènan tout lwa li yo. Epi make byen antre kay la, ak tout sòti ki gen nan sanktyè a.
Yahweh said to me, “You human, look carefully, and listen carefully to everything that I tell you about all the regulations concerning the temple. Note carefully the temple entrance and all the exits.
6 Ou va di a sila k ap fè rebèl yo: ‘Senyè BONDYE la di: “Se kont! Sispann fè tout abominasyon nou yo, O lakay Israël.
Say this to the rebellious Israeli people: ‘This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: You Israeli people, I will no longer endure the detestable things that you do!
7 Lè nou te mennen etranje yo antre, ensikonsi nan kè yo ak ensikonsi nan chè yo, pou antre nan sanktyè Mwen an, pou pwofane li, menm lakay Mwen an, lè nou te ofri manje Mwen an, grès ak san an; paske yo te anile akò Mwen an—tout sa, anplis de tout abominasyon nou yo.
In addition to all the other detestable things that you do, you brought into my temple foreign men who had not been circumcised and who were godless [IDM]. By doing that, you caused my temple to be an unacceptable place to worship me, while you offered food and fat and blood, and you disobeyed my agreement with you.
8 Epi nou pa t rete responsab nou menm, de bagay sen Mwen yo, men te mete etranje yo responsab de sanktiyè mwen an.”
Instead of doing what I commanded you to do in regard to my holy things, you appointed foreigners to be in charge of my temple.
9 Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Okenn etranje ensikonsi nan kè, ak ensikonsi nan chè, tout etranje ki pami fis Israël yo, p ap antre nan sanktyè pa M nan.
But this is what [I], Yahweh, have said: No foreigners, no men who are not circumcised, no godless people are permitted to enter my temple, not even foreigners who live among you [Israelis permanently].
10 “‘“Men Levit ki te ale lwen Mwen lè Israël te vin egare a, ki te vin egare kite Mwen ki t ap kouri dèyè zidòl yo, va pote pinisyon pou inikite pa yo.
[Most of] the descendants of Levi abandoned me along with [most of] the Israeli people, and started to worship idols. They must be punished for their sin.
11 Malgre sa, yo va fè sèvis nan sanktiyè Mwen an, pou gen zye sou pòtay kay yo, ak fè sèvis nan kay la. Yo va touye ofrann brile ak sakrifis pou pèp la, e yo va kanpe devan yo pou fè sèvis.
They are [still] permitted to work in my temple and to be in charge of the entrances of the temple, and they are permitted to slaughter the animals that will be completely burned on the altar, and [to burn other] sacrifices for the people, and they will [be able to] help the people.
12 Akoz yo te fè sèvis pou yo devan zidòl yo, e yo te vin yon wòch chite, inikite, pou lakay Israël; akoz sa, Mwen te sèmante kont yo”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “Ke yo va pote pinisyon pou inikite pa yo a.
But because they helped the people to worship idols and caused [many of] the Israeli people [MTY] to sin [by worshiping idols], I have lifted up my arm and solemnly declared that they must be punished for their sin.
13 Konsa, yo p ap vin rapwoche de Mwen, pou sèvi kon prèt pou Mwen, ni vin rapwoche de okenn nan bagay sen Mwen yo, vè bagay ki sen pase tout lòt yo; men yo va pote wont ak abominasyon ke yo te fè yo.
They must not come near me to serve as priests. They must not come near any sacred things or the holy offerings. They must be ashamed of the shameful things that they did.
14 Malgre sa, Mwen va deziye yo pou kenbe responsabilite kay la, pou tout sèvis ak tout sa k ap fèt ladann.
But I will still put them in charge of the work in the temple and allow them to do all the work that needs to be done there.
15 “‘“Men prèt Levit yo, fis a Tsadok yo, ki te kenbe responsabilite sanktyè pa M nan lè fis Israël yo te vin egare kite Mwen an, va vin rapwoche de Mwen pou fè sèvis pou Mwen. Yo va kanpe devan M pou ofri Mwen grès ak san an,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a.
But [most of] the priests who are descendants of Levi and from the clan of Zadok worked in my temple when the [other] Israelis abandoned me. [So they] are permitted to come near to me to work for me. They will stand in my presence to offer [sacrifices of animals’] fat and blood.
16 Yo va antre nan sanktiyè Mwen an. Yo va vin rapwoche de tab Mwen an pou fè sèvis Mwen, e kenbe responsabilite Mwe, n an.
They [are the only ones who] are permitted to enter my temple. They are [the only ones who are] permitted to come near my altar to serve me and do what I tell them to do.
17 “‘“Li va fèt ke lè yo antre nan pòtay lakou enteryè yo, yo va abiye ak vètman len. Epi lenn p ap sou yo pandan y ap fè sèvis nan pòtay lakou enteryè yo ak anndan kay yo.
When they enter [one of] the entrances into the inner courtyard, they must wear linen clothes. They must not wear any clothes [made] of wool while they do their work at the entrances of the inner courtyard or inside [the temple].
18 Moso twal an len va sou tèt yo e souvètman fèt ak len va nan ren yo. Yo p ap abiye ak okenn bagay ki pou fè yo swè.
They must have linen turbans [wrapped] around their heads and wrap linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire.
19 Lè yo sòti deyò vè pèp la, nan lakou deyò a, yo va retire vètman yo te sèvi nan fè sèvis la, e lage yo nan chanm sen yo. Yo va mete lòt vètman pou yo pa transmèt sentete a pèp la avèk vètman yo.
Before they go out into the outer courtyard where [other] people are, they must take off the clothes that they have been wearing and leave them in the sacred rooms, and they must put on other clothes, in order that the other people are not punished because of [their touching] the sacred clothes.
20 “‘“Anplis, yo p ap pase razwa nan tèt yo, ni yo p ap kite cheve a vin long. Se sèl cheve nan tèt yo y ap koupe.
The priests must not shave their heads or allow their hair to become long; but they must regularly trim [the edges of] their hair.
21 Ni okenn nan prèt yo pa pou bwè divin pandan y ap antre nan lakou enteryè a.
Priests must not drink wine before they enter the inner courtyard.
22 Epi yo p ap marye ak yon vèv ni yon fanm divòse, men yo va pran vyèj ki soti nan desandan lakay Israël yo, oswa yon vèv ki se vèv a yon prèt.
[Also], priests must not marry widows [of men who were not priests] or women who have been divorced. [Priests are permitted to marry only] Israeli [MTY] virgins or widows of [other] priests.
23 Anplis, yo va enstwi pèp Mwen an pou distenge antre sa ki sen ak sa ki pwofàn, e fè yo distenge antre sa ki pa pwòp ak sa ki pwòp.
Priests must teach the people the difference between things that are holy/sacred and things that are not, and they must teach them the difference between things that are acceptable to me and things that are not.
24 “‘“Nan yon diskisyon, yo va kanpe pran plas yo pou jije. Yo va jije sa selon òdonans Mwen yo. Yo va anplis, kenbe lwa M yo, ak règleman Mwen yo, nan tout fèt chwazi Mwen yo. Yo va kenbe tout Saba Mwen yo sen.
When there are disputes [between people], the priests are the ones who must be the judges and decide according to my laws what must be done. They must obey all my laws and decrees concerning the sacred festivals, and they must keep my Sabbath days (holy/set apart).
25 “‘“Yo p ap ale kote yon moun mouri pou yo vin souye; sepandan, pou papa, manman, pou fis, fi, pou frè, oswa yon sè ki pa t gen mari, yo kapab souye tèt yo.
A priest is permitted to go near the corpse of his father or his mother or his son or his daughter or his brother or his unmarried sister; but he is still defiled by doing that. But a priest must not defile himself by going near a corpse of anyone else.
26 Aprè li fin netwaye, sèt jou va ekoule pou li.
But [even] if a priest touches the corpse [of a close relative, he must perform the rituals to become acceptable to serve me again]. After he performs those rituals, he must wait seven days.
27 Nan jou ke li antre nan sanktiyè a, nan lakou enteryè pou fè sèvis nan sanktiyè a, li va ofri lofrann peche pa li a”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a.
Then, on the day that he enters the inner courtyard [again] to serve me in the temple, he must give an offering to remove his guilt for his sin. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
28 “‘Epi sa va konsidere kon yon eritaj pou yo, ke se Mwen ki eritaj yo; epi ou p ap bay yo okenn posesyon an Israël——se Mwen menm ki posesyon yo.
The priests are not permitted to own any property. They will have only what I [provide for them].
29 Yo va manje ofrann sereyal la, ofrann peche a, ak ofrann koupabilite; epi tout bagay ki konsakre an Israël va pou yo.
They will eat the offerings [other people make] from grain, offerings to remove people’s guilt for having sinned, and offerings made when people fail to give to Yahweh the things that they are required to give. Everything [else] in Israel that is completely dedicated to [me], Yahweh, will belong to the priests.
30 Premye a tout premye fwi tout kalite ak tout don a tout kalite soti nan tout sa nou kontribye va pou prèt yo. Nou va, anplis, bay prèt la premye nan bòl farin nou yo, pou fè benediksyon vin poze sou lakay nou.
The best fruits of the first part of each harvest and all the [other] special gifts that are given to me will belong to the priests. You must give them the first part of your finely-ground flour, in order that I will bless [the people who live in] [MTY] your houses.
31 Prèt yo p ap manje okenn zwazo, bèt ki te mouri pa mò natirèl, oswa ki te dechire an mòso.
Priests must not eat the flesh of any bird or animal that was found dead or that has been killed by wild animals.’”
