Hiezechielis Prophetæ 40
1 In vigesimo quinto anno transmigrationis nostrae, in exordio anni, decima mensis, quartodecimo anno postquam percussa est civitas: in ipsa hac die facta est super me manus Domini, et adduxit me illuc.
In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there.
2 In visionibus Dei adduxit me in terram Israel, et dimisit me super montem excelsum nimis: super quem erat quasi aedificium civitatis vergentis ad Austrum.
In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
3 Et introduxit me illuc: et ecce vir, cuius erat species quasi species aeris, et funiculus lineus in manu eius, et calamus mensurae in manu eius: stabat autem in porta.
So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
4 Et locutus est ad me idem vir: Fili hominis vide oculis tuis, et auribus tuis audi, et pone cor tuum in omnia, quae ego ostendam tibi: quia ut ostendantur tibi adductus es huc: annuncia omnia, quae tu vides, domui Israel.
“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
5 Et ecce murus forinsecus in circuitu domus undique, et in manu viri calamus mensurae sex cubitorum, et palmo: et mensus est latitudinem aedificii calamo uno, altitudinem quoque calamo uno.
And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.
6 Et venit ad portam quae respiciebat viam orientalem, et ascendit per gradus eius: et mensus est limen portae calamo uno latitudinem, id est, limen unum calamo uno in latitudine:
Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
7 et thalamum uno calamo in longum, et uno calamo in latum: et inter thalamos, quinque cubitos:
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.
8 et limen portae iuxta vestibulum portae intrinsecus, calamo uno.
Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;
9 Et mensus est vestibulum portae octo cubitorum, et frontem eius duobus cubitis: vestibulum autem portae erat intrinsecus.
it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.
10 Porro thalami portae ad viam Orientalem, tres hinc et tres inde: mensura una trium, et mensura una frontium ex utraque parte.
There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.
11 Et mensus est latitudinem liminis portae, decem cubitorum: et longitudinem portae, tredecim cubitorum:
And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits.
12 Et marginem ante thalamos cubiti unius: et cubitus unus finis utrimque: thalami autem, sex cubitorum erant hinc et inde.
In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.
13 Et mensus est portam a tecto thalami, usque ad tectum eius, latitudinem vigintiquinque cubitorum: ostium contra ostium.
Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway.
14 Et fecit frontes per sexaginta cubitos: et ad frontem atrium portae undique per circuitum.
Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard.
15 Et ante faciem portae, quae pertingebat usque ad faciem vestibuli portae interioris, quinquaginta cubitos.
And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.
16 Et fenestras obliquas in thalamis, et in frontibus eorum, quae erant intra portam undique per circuitum: similiter autem erant et in vestibulis fenestrae per gyrum intrinsecus, et ante frontes pictura palmarum.
The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
17 Et eduxit me ad atrium exterius, et ecce gazophylacia, et pavimentum stratum lapide in atrio per circuitum: triginta gazophylacia in circuitu pavimenti.
Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
18 Et pavimentum in fronte portarum secundum longitudinem portarum erat inferius.
which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.
19 Et mensus est latitudinem a facie portae inferioris usque ad frontem atrii interioris extrinsecus, centum cubitos ad Orientem, et ad Aquilonem.
Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.
20 Portam quoque, quae respiciebat viam Aquilonis atrii exterioris, mensus est tam in longitudine, quam in latitudine.
He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
21 Et thalamos eius tres hinc, et tres inde: et frontem eius, et vestibulum eius secundum mensuram portae prioris, quinquaginta cubitorum longitudinem eius, et latitudinem viginti quinque cubitorum.
Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
22 Fenestrae autem eius, et vestibulum, et sculpturae secundum mensuram portae, quae respiciebat ad Orientem: et septem graduum erat ascensus eius, et vestibulum ante eam.
Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
23 Et porta atrii interioris contra portam Aquilonis, et Orientalem: et mensus est a porta usque ad portam centum cubitos.
There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits.
24 Et eduxit me ad viam australem, et ecce porta, quae respiciebat ad Austrum: et mensus est frontem eius, et vestibulum eius iuxta mensuras superiores.
Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
25 Et fenestras eius, et vestibula in circuitu, sicut fenestras ceteras: quinquaginta cubitorum longitudine, et latitudine vigintiquinque cubitorum.
Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
26 Et in gradibus septem ascendebatur ad eam: et vestibulum ante fores eius: et caelatae palmae erant, una hinc, et altera inde in fronte eius.
Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.
27 Et porta atrii interioris in via australi: et mensus est a porta usque ad portam in via australi, centum cubitos.
The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.
28 Et introduxit me in atrium interius ad portam australem: et mensus est portam iuxta mensuras superiores.
Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.
29 Thalamum eius, et frontem eius, et vestibulum eius eisdem mensuris: et fenestras eius, et vestibulum eius in circuitu quinquaginta cubitos longitudinis, et latitudinis vigintiquinque cubitos.
Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
30 Et vestibulum per gyrum longitudine vigintiquinque cubitorum, et latitudine quinque cubitorum.
(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.)
31 Et vestibulum eius ad atrium exterius, et palmas eius in fronte: et octo gradus erant, quibus ascendebatur per eam.
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.
32 Et introduxit me in atrium interius per viam orientalem: et mensus est portam secundum mensuras superiores.
And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
33 Thalamum eius, et frontem eius, et vestibulum eius sicut supra: et fenestras eius, et vestibula eius in circuitu, longitudine quinquaginta cubitorum, et latitudine vigintiquinque cubitorum.
Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
34 Et vestibulum eius, id est atrii exterioris: et palmae caelatae in fronte eius hinc et inde: et in octo gradibus ascensus eius.
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
35 Et introduxit me ad portam, quae respiciebat ad Aquilonem: et mensus est secundum mensuras superiores.
Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
36 Thalamum eius, et frontem eius, et vestibulum eius, et fenestras eius per circuitum, longitudine quinquaginta cubitorum, et latitudine vigintiquinque cubitorum.
as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
37 Et vestibulum eius respiciebat ad atrium exterius: et caelatura palmarum in fronte eius hinc et inde: et in octo gradibus ascensus eius.
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
38 Et per singula gazophylacia ostium in frontibus portarum: ibi lavabant holocaustum.
There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed.
39 Et in vestibulo portae, duae mensae hinc, et duae mensae inde: ut immoletur super eas holocaustum, et pro peccato, et pro delicto.
Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.
40 Et ad latus exterius, quod ascendit ad ostium portae, quae pergit ad Aquilonem, duae mensae: et ad latus alterum ante vestibulum portae, duae mensae.
Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.
41 Quattuor mensae hinc, et quattuor mensae inde: per latera portae octo mensae erant, super quas immolabant.
So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
42 Quattuor autem mensae ad holocaustum, de lapidibus quadris extructae: longitudine cubiti unius et dimidii: et latitudine cubiti unius et dimidii: et altitudine cubiti unius: super quas ponant vasa, in quibus immolatur holocaustum, et victima.
There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.
43 Et labia earum palmi unius, reflexa intrinsecus per circuitum: super mensas autem carnes oblationis.
The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.
44 Et extra portam interiorem gazophylacia cantorum in atrio interiori, quod erat in latere portae respicientis ad Aquilonem: et facies eorum contra viam Australem, una ex latere portae Orientalis, quae respiciebat ad viam Aquilonis.
Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.
45 Et dixit ad me: Hoc est gazophylacium, quod respicit viam Meridianam, sacerdotum erit, qui excubant in custodiis templi.
Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
46 Porro gazophylacium, quod respicit ad viam Aquilonis, sacerdotum erit, qui excubant ad ministerium altaris. isti sunt filii Sadoc, qui accedunt de filiis Levi ad Dominum ut ministrent ei.
and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
47 Et mensus est atrium longitudine centum cubitorum, et latitudine centum cubitorum per quadrum: et altare ante faciem templi.
Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.
48 Et introduxit me in vestibulum templi: et mensus est vestibulum quinque cubitis hinc, et quinque cubitis inde: et latitudinem portae trium cubitorum hinc, et trium cubitorum inde.
Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side.
49 Longitudinem autem vestibuli viginti cubitorum, et latitudinem undecim cubitorum, et octo gradibus ascendebatur ad eam. Et columnae erant in frontibus: una hinc, et altera inde.
The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and ten steps led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side.
