Ezechiele 40

1 Al principio dell'anno venticinquesimo della nostra deportazione, il dieci del mese, quattordici anni da quando era stata presa la città, in quel medesimo giorno, la mano del Signore fu sopra di me ed egli mi condusse là.

Almost 25 years after we had been [to Babylonia], on the tenth day of the first month of that year, almost 14years after Jerusalem had been destroyed, in a vision [I felt] the power [MTY] of Yahweh on me, and he took me to Israel.

2 In visione divina mi condusse nella terra d'Israele e mi pose sopra un monte altissimo sul quale sembrava costruita una città, dal lato di mezzogiorno.

He set me on a very high mountain. On the south side of that mountain there were some buildings that appeared to be [part of] a city.

3 Egli mi condusse là: ed ecco un uomo, il cui aspetto era come di bronzo, in piedi sulla porta, con una cordicella di lino in mano e una canna per misurare.

When he took there, I saw a man whose face was like [SIM] bronze. He was standing in the entrance [of a building]. He had a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand.

4 Quell'uomo mi disse: «Figlio dell'uomo: osserva e ascolta attentamente e fà attenzione a quanto io sto per mostrarti, perché tu sei stato condotto qui perché io te lo mostri e tu manifesti alla casa d'Israele quello che avrai visto».

He said to me, “You human, look carefully at everything that I am going to show you, and pay attention to everything that I say and everything that I will show you, because that is why you have been brought here. [And then later] you must tell the Israeli people everything that you have seen [here].”

5 Ed ecco il tempio era tutto recinto da un muro. La canna per misurare che l'uomo teneva in mano era di sei cubiti, d'un cubito e un palmo ciascuno. Egli misurò lo spessore del muro: era una canna, e l'altezza una canna.

[In the vision I saw that] there was a wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The measuring stick in the man’s hand was (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) long. He measured the wall: It was (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) thick and (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) high.

6 Poi andò alla porta che guarda a oriente, salì i gradini e misurò la soglia della porta; era una canna di larghezza.

Then he went to the entryway on the east [side of the temple]. He climbed the steps and measured the outer threshold/opening for the entryway: It was (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) deep.

7 Ogni stanza misurava una canna di lunghezza e una di larghezza, da una stanza all'altra vi erano cinque cubiti: anche la soglia del portico dal lato dell'atrio della porta stessa, verso l'interno, era di una canna.

Next, there was an entry hallway with [three] (alcoves/very small rooms) along each side [where the guards stood]. Each of the alcoves was (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) on each side. There was a dividing wall between each alcove that was (8-3/4 feet/2.7 meters) wide. At the end of the entry hallway was the inner threshold/opening for the entryway, (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) deep. It led to the entry room [to the inner courtyard] and faced the temple.

8 Misurò l'atrio della porta: era di otto cubiti;

Then he measured the entry room at the end of the entry hallway.

9 i pilastri di due cubiti. L'atrio della porta era verso l'interno.

It was about (14 feet/4.2 meters) long, and its supporting columns were (3-1/2 feet/1.1 meters) thick. The entry room of the entryway was at the end of the entry hallway that faced the temple [and extended into the courtyard].

10 Le stanze della porta a oriente erano tre da una parte e tre dall'altra, tutt'e tre della stessa grandezza, come di una stessa misura erano i pilastri da una parte e dall'altra.

Inside the east entryway there were three alcoves on each side of the entry hallway. They each had the same length and width. And the measurements of the walls that divided the alcoves were all identical.

11 Misurò la larghezza dell'apertura del portico: era di dieci cubiti; l'ampiezza della porta era di tredici cubiti.

Then he measured the threshold/opening for the entryway: It was (17-1/2 feet/5.3 meters) wide, and the entry hallway [between the alcoves] was (22-3/4 feet/6.9 meters) wide.

12 Davanti alle stanze vi era un parapetto di un cubito, da un lato e dall'altro; ogni stanza misurava sei cubiti per lato.

In front of each alcove was a low wall about (21 inches/53 cm.) high, and the alcoves were (10-1/2 feet/3.3 meters) on each side.

13 Misurò poi il portico dal tetto di una stanza al suo opposto; la larghezza era di venticinque cubiti; da un'apertura all'altra;

Then he measured the width of the roof of the entrance hallway, the distance between the rear wall of one alcove to the rear wall of the opposite alcove, [including the supporting walls along each side]. It was (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters).

14 i pilastri li calcolò alti sessanta cubiti, dai pilastri cominciava il cortile che circondava la porta.

Then he measured all along the dividing walls between the alcoves all along the inside of the entry hallway: It was (105 feet/31.8 meters). He measured as far as the entry room of the entryway.

15 Dalla facciata della porta d'ingresso alla facciata dell'atrio della porta interna vi era uno spazio di cinquanta cubiti.

The length from [outer] opening of the entryway to the far end of the entry room was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters).

16 Le stanze e i pilastri avevano finestre con grate verso l'interno, intorno alla porta, come anche vi erano finestre intorno che davano sull'interno dell'atrio. Sui pilastri erano disegnate palme.

There were [small] windows in the outside walls of all the alcoves, and also in the inner dividing walls between the alcoves. There were also small windows in the entry room. The dividing walls were decorated with [carvings of] palm trees.

17 Poi mi condusse nel cortile esterno e vidi delle stanze e un lastricato costruito intorno al cortile; trenta erano le stanze lungo il lastricato.

Then [in the vision] he brought me to the outer courtyard. There I saw some rooms, and a stone path/pavement along the walls around the courtyard. There were thirty rooms along the path.

18 Il lastricato si estendeva ai lati delle porte per una estensione uguale alla larghezza delle porte stesse: era il lastricato inferiore.

The stone path was all around the courtyard, and it extended out from the walls into the courtyard for the same distance as the entry room [of the entryway]. That was the lower path.

19 Misurò lo spazio dalla facciata della porta inferiore da oriente a settentrione alla facciata della porta interna, erano cento cubiti.

Then the man measured the distance [across the outer courtyard of the temple], between the inner [entrance of] the entryway and [the wall surrounding the] inner courtyard: It was (175 feet/53 meters) [on the east side and on the north side of the courtyard].

20 Poi misurò la lunghezza e la larghezza della porta che guarda a settentrione e conduce al cortile esterno.

Then he measured how long and how wide was the entryway that was on the north side, the entrance into the outer courtyard [of the temple].

21 Le sue stanze, tre da una parte e tre dall'altra, i pilastri, l'atrio avevano le stesse dimensioni della prima porta: cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.

There were three alcoves on each side of the entryway hall. The measurements of the alcoves, the dividing walls between the alcoves, and the entry room were the same as as those in the first entryway. The length from [outer] opening of the entryway to the far end of the entry room was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters). The entryway was (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters) wide.

22 Le finestre, l'atrio e le palme avevano le stesse dimensioni di quelle della porta che guarda a oriente. Vi si accedeva per sette scalini: l'atrio era davanti.

Its windows and the entry room and the palm tree [decorations all] measured the same as the ones on the east [side]. There were seven steps up to the outer threshold/opening for the entryway, and an entry room was at the other end of the entryway.

23 Di fronte al portico di settentrione vi era la porta, come di fronte a quello di oriente; misurò la distanza fra portico e portico: vi erano cento cubiti.

There was an entryway to the inner courtyard that faces the north entryway, like there was on the east [side]. The man measured [the distance] from [the north] entryway to the entryway [on the other side]; it was (175 feet/53 meters).

24 Mi condusse poi verso mezzogiorno: ecco un portico rivolto a mezzogiorno. Ne misurò i pilastri e l'atrio; avevano le stesse dimensioni.

Then he brought me through the south entryway [into the outer courtyard], and he measured it. It measured the same as the other entryways. Its alcoves, its dividing walls between the alcoves, and its entry room measured the same as the ones on the other sides.

25 Intorno al portico, come intorno all'atrio, vi erano finestre uguali alle altre finestre. Esso misurava cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.

The alcoves and the entry room had [narrow] windows along the walls, like on the other [sides]. The length [of the outer opening of the] entryway [to the far end of the entry room was] was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters) and the entryway was (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters) wide.

26 Vi si accedeva per sette gradini: il vestibolo stava verso l'interno. Sui pilastri, da una parte e dall'altra, vi erano ornamenti di palme.

There were seven steps up to the outer threshold/opening for the entryway, and an entry room was (opposite it/at the end of the entryway facing the courtyard). It [also] had [carvings of] palm trees on the dividing walls that were between the alcoves.

27 Il cortile interno aveva un portico verso mezzogiorno; egli misurò la distanza fra porta e porta in direzione del mezzogiorno; erano cento cubiti.

The inner courtyard also had an entryway on the south [side]. He measured from that entryway to the entrance on the south [side of the outer courtyard; it was also] (175 feet/53 meters).

28 Allora mi introdusse nell'atrio interno, per il portico meridionale, e misurò questo portico; aveva le stesse dimensioni.

Then [in the vision] he brought me through the south entryway into the inner courtyard, and he measured the south entryway. It measured the same as the other [entryways].

29 Le stanze, i pilastri e l'atrio avevano le medesime misure. Intorno al portico, come intorno all'atrio, vi erano finestre. Esso misurava cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.

Its alcoves [along the entry hallway], its dividing walls [between the alcoves], and its entry room measured the same as [the ones on] the other [sides]. The alcoves and the entry room had windows. The length [of the outer opening of the] entryway [to the far end of the entry room was] was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters) and the entryway was (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters) wide.

30 Intorno vi erano vestiboli di venticinque cubiti di lunghezza per cinque di larghezza.

The entry rooms around [the inner courtyard] were (43-3/4 feet/13.3 meters) wide and (8.7 feet/2.6 meters) long.

31 Il suo vestibolo era rivolto verso l'atrio esterno; sui pilastri c'erano ornamenti di palme; i gradini per i quali si accedeva erano otto.

The entry room faced the outer courtyard. There were [carvings of] palm trees that decorated the columns, and there were eight steps [up] to the entryway.

32 Poi mi condusse al portico dell'atrio interno che guarda a oriente e lo misurò: aveva le solite dimensioni.

Then he led me to the east side of the inner courtyard, and he measured the entrance. It had the same measurements as the other [entrances]

33 Le stanze, i pilastri e l'atrio avevano le stesse dimensioni. Intorno al portico, come intorno all'atrio, vi erano finestre. Esso misurava cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.

Its alcoves and dividing walls and entry room measured the same as the others.

34 Il suo vestibolo dava sull'atrio esterno: sui pilastri, da una parte e dall'altra vi erano ornamenti di palme: i gradini per i quali si accedeva erano otto.

Its entry room faced the outer courtyard. It also had carvings of palm trees that decorated the walls, and it had eight steps up to it.

35 Poi mi condusse al portico settentrionale e lo misurò: aveva le solite dimensioni,

Then he led me to the entrance on the north side and measured it. It measured the same as the other entrances.

36 come le stanze, i pilastri e l'atrio. Intorno vi erano finestre. Esso misurava cinquanta cubiti di lunghezza per venticinque di larghezza.

And its alcoves and walls between them and the entry room all had [small] windows in the walls. It was (87-1/2 feet/26.5 meters) long and (43.7 feet/13.3 meters) wide.

37 Il suo vestibolo dava sull'atrio esterno; sui pilastri, da una parte e dall'altra, c'erano ornamenti di palme: i gradini per cui vi si accedeva erano otto.

Its entry room faced the outer courtyard. There were [carvings of] palm trees that decorated its walls, and there were eight steps [up] to the entryway.

38 C'era anche una stanza con la porta vicino ai pilastri dei portici; là venivano lavati gli olocausti.

[In the vision, I saw that] in the inner entry room of the north entryway there was a door to a side room. That side room was where the [carcasses of the] animals that would be burned completely [on the altar] were washed.

39 Nell'atrio del portico vi erano due tavole da una parte e due dall'altra, sulle quali venivano sgozzati gli olocausti e i sacrifici espiatori e di riparazione.

In the entry room, there were two tables on each side [of the room]. On those tables would be slaughtered the animals that would be completely burned, and the animals for offerings for sins that people had committed, and offerings to cause people to longer be guilty for having sinned.

40 Altre due tavole erano sul lato esterno, a settentrione di chi entra nel portico, e due tavole all'altro lato presso l'atrio del portico.

Along the outside wall of the entry room, on each side of the steps at the opening to the entryway on the north side, were two tables.

41 Così a ciascun lato del portico c'erano quattro tavole da una parte e quattro tavole dall'altra: otto tavole in tutto. Su di esse si sgozzavano le vittime.

[So] there were four tables outside the entrance and four tables inside the entry room, on which the [animals to be] sacrificed were slaughtered.

42 C'erano poi altre quattro tavole di pietre squadrate, per gli olocausti, lunghe un cubito e mezzo, larghe un cubito e mezzo e alte un cubito: su di esse venivano deposti gli strumenti con i quali si immolavano gli olocausti e gli altri sacrifici.

There were also four tables of cut stone for the offerings to be completely burned, (31-1/2 in./80 cm.) on each side and (21 in./53 cm.) high. On those stone tables would be placed the tools for slaughtering all the animals for the sacrifices.

43 Uncini d'un palmo erano attaccati all'interno tutt'intorno; sulle tavole si mettevano le carni delle offerte.

The meat for the offerings would be placed on [stone] tables. There were hooks [on which the meat was hung], each with two prongs, each (3 in./8 cm.) long, fastened to the walls [of the entry room].

44 Fuori del portico interno, nell'atrio interno, vi erano due stanze: quella accanto al portico settentrionale guardava a mezzogiorno, l'altra accanto al portico meridionale guardava a settentrione.

Outside the inner entryway, inside the inner courtyard, were two rooms, one on the north side and one on the south side.

45 Egli mi disse: «La stanza che guarda a mezzogiorno è per i sacerdoti che hanno cura del tempio,

The man said to me, “The room whose door faces south is for the priests who are in charge of the work in the temple.

46 mentre la stanza che guarda a settentrione è per i sacerdoti che hanno cura dell'altare: sono essi i figli di Zadòk che, tra i figli di Levi, si avvicinano al Signore per il suo servizio».

The room whose door faces north is for the priests who are in charge of [the work at] the altar. They are the descendants of Zadok; they are the only descendants of Levi who are permitted to approach Yahweh while they work for him.”

47 Misurò quindi l'atrio: era un quadrato di cento cubiti di larghezza per cento di lunghezza. L'altare era di fronte al tempio.

Then he measured the courtyard: It was square, (175 feet/53 meters) long and (175 feet/53 meters) wide. The altar was in front of the temple.

48 Mi condusse poi nell'atrio del tempio e ne misurò i pilastri: erano ognuno cinque cubiti da una parte e cinque cubiti dall'altra; la larghezza del portico: tre cubiti da una parte e tre cubiti dall'altra.

Then [in the vision] he brought me to the entry room of the temple, and measured the walls on each side of the entrance: They were (8-3/4 feet/2.6 meters) thick. The entrance was (24-1/2 feet/7.4 meters) wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were (5-1/4 feet/1.6 meters) long.

49 La lunghezza del vestibolo era di venti cubiti e la larghezza di dodici cubiti. Vi si accedeva per mezzo di dieci gradini; accanto ai pilastri c'erano due colonne, una da una parte e una dall'altra.

The entry room was (35 feet/10.6 meters) wide on each side. There were ten steps up to it, and there were pillars on each side of the entrance.