Hiezechielis Prophetæ 48
1 Et haec nomina tribuum a finibus Aquilonis iuxta viam Hethalon pergentibus Emath, atrium Enan terminus Damasci ad Aquilonem iuxta viam Emath. Et erit ei plaga Orientalis Mare, Dan una.
“Here is a list of the tribes of Israel [and the territory that each tribe is to receive]: [The tribe of] Dan will be allotted land at the northern boundary [of Israel]: It will extend east from the Mediterranean Sea east to Hethlon [city], then from there to Hamath Pass, and on to [the town of] Hazar-Enan south of Damascus, between Damascus and Hamath. The tribe of Dan will receive land on the northern border [of Israel] from the eastern end [of the country] west to the [Mediterranean] Sea.
2 Et super terminum Dan, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris, Aser una:
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Asher.
3 et super terminum Aser, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris, Nephthali una.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Naphtali.
4 Et super terminum Nephthali, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris, Manasse una.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Manasseh.
5 Et super terminum Manasse, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris, Ephraim una.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Ephraim.
6 Et super terminum Ephraim a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris, Ruben una.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Reuben.
7 Et super terminum Ruben, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris, Iuda una.
South of their land will be the territory [for the tribe] of Judah.
8 Et super terminum Iuda, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris, erunt primitiae, quas separabitis, vigintiquinque millibus latitudinis et longitudinis, sicuti singulae partes a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris: et erit sanctuarium in medio eius.
South of their land will be an area set apart for special use. The temple will be in the center of that area.
9 Primitiae, quas separabitis Domino: longitudo vigintiquinque millibus, et latitudo decem millibus.
It must be (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (6.7 miles/10.6 km.) wide.
10 Hae autem erunt primitiae sanctuarii sacerdotum: ad Aquilonem longitudinis vigintiquinque millia, et ad Mare latitudinis decem millia, sed et ad Orientem latitudinis decem millia, et ad Meridiem longitudinis vigintiquinque millia: et erit sanctuarium Domini in medio eius.
For the priests, there must be a strip of land (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (3.3 miles/5.3 km.) wide. The temple will be in the center of that area.
11 Sacerdotibus sanctuarium erit de filiis Sadoc, qui custodierunt ceremonias meas, et non erraverunt cum errarent filii Israel, sicut erraverunt et Levitae.
That area is for the priests who are descendants of Zadok. They are ones who served me faithfully and did not turn away from me, like most of the descendants of Levi and the other Israeli people did.
12 Et erunt eis primitiae de primitiis terrae sanctum sanctorum, iuxta terminum Levitarum.
When the land is distributed, that area must be given to the priests; it is land that is very sacred. It will be next to the land that will be given to the other descendants of Levi.
13 Sed et Levitis similiter iuxta fines sacerdotum vigintiquinque millia longitudinis, et latitudinis decem millia. Omnis longitudo viginti et quinque millium, et latitudo decem millium.
The land that will be allotted to the [other] descendants of Levi will be the same size as the land allotted to the priests. So together, those two portions of land will be (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (6.6 miles/10.6 km.) wide.
14 Et non venundabunt ex eo, neque mutabunt, neque transferentur primitiae terrae, quia sanctificatae sunt Domino.
None of this special land will ever be permitted to be sold or traded or used by other people, because it belongs to me, Yahweh. It is set apart for me.
15 Quinque millia autem quae supersunt in latitudine per vigintiquinque millia, profana erunt urbis in habitaculum, et in suburbana: et erit civitas in medio eius.
The rest [of that sacred area, a strip of land] (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) long and (1.7 miles/2.65 km.) wide will be allotted for other people to use. It will be land where they will be permitted to build homes and have pasturelands. There will be a city at the center.
16 Et hae mensurae eius: ad plagam Septentrionalem quingenta et quattuor millia: et ad plagam Meridianam, quingenta et quattuor millia: et ad plagam Orientalem, quingenta et quattuor millia: et ad plagam Occidentalem, quingenta et quattuor millia.
The city will be square, (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) on each side.
17 Erunt autem suburbana civitatis ad Aquilonem ducenta quinquaginta, et ad Meridiem ducenta quinquaginta, et ad Orientem ducenta quinquaginta, et ad Mare ducenta quinquaginta.
Around the city there will be an area for farming, that will be (150 yards/135 meters) in each direction.
18 Quod autem reliquum fuerit in longitudine secundum primitias sanctuarii, decem millia in Orientem, et decem millia in Occidentem, erunt sicut primitiae sanctuarii: et erunt fruges eius in panes his, qui serviunt civitati.
Outside the city, to the east and to the west, there will be a farming area. It will extend (3 miles/4.8 km.) to the east and (3 miles/4.8 km.) to the west. [Men who work there] will produce food for the people who work in the city.
19 Servientes autem civitati, operabuntur ex omnibus tribubus Israel.
[Some of] those who come from the various Israeli tribes to work in the city may also work on the farmland.
20 Omnes primitiae, vigintiquinque millium, per vigintiquinque millia in quadrum, separabuntur in primitias sanctuarii, et in possessionem civitatis.
That entire special area, including the sacred lands and the city, will be a square that is (8.3 miles/13.3 km.) on each side.
21 Quod autem reliquum fuerit, principis erit ex omni parte primitiarum sanctuarii, et possessionis civitatis e regione vigintiquinque millium primitiarum usque ad terminum Orientalem: sed et ad Mare e regione vigintiquinque millium usque ad terminum maris, similiter in partibus principis erit: et erunt primitiae sanctuarii, et sanctuarium templi in medio eius.
The areas to the east and to the west of the sacred area and the city will belong to the king. One area will extend east to the eastern boundary of Israel and the other will extend west to the Mediterranean Sea. The sacred area in which the temple is located will be in the middle.
22 De possessione autem Levitarum, et de possessione civitatis in medio partium principis: erit in terminum Iuda, et in terminum Beniamin, et ad principem pertinebit.
The area that belongs to the king will be between the land [of the tribe] of [to the north] and the land [of the tribe] of Benjamin [to the south].
23 Et reliquis tribubus: A plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Occidentalem, Beniamin una.
South of that special area, each of the other tribes must be allotted one portion of land that extends from the eastern [boundary of Israel] west [to the Mediterranean Sea]. [Beginning at the north] will be land for [the tribe of] Benjamin.
24 Et contra terminum Beniamin, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Occidentalem, Simeon una.
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Simeon.
25 Et super terminum Simeonis, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Occidentalem, Issachar una.
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Issachar.
26 Et super terminum Issachar, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Occidentalem, Zabulon una.
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Zebulun.
27 Et super terminum Zabulon, a plaga Orientali usque ad plagam Maris, Gad una.
South of their land will be the territory for [the tribe of] Gad.
28 Et super terminum Gad, ad plagam Austri in Meridie: et erit finis de Thamar usque ad aquas contradictionis Cades, hereditas contra mare magnum.
The southern boundary of [the tribe of] Gad will extend south from Tamar to the springs at Meribah-Kadesh, and from there [to the west] along the dry riverbed at the border of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
29 Haec est terra, quam mittetis in sortem tribubus Israel: et hae partitiones earum, ait Dominus Deus.
That is the land that you must allot to the tribes of Israel, to belong to them permanently. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.”
30 Et hi egressus civitatis: A plaga Septentrionali quingentos et quattuor millia mensurabis.
These will be the exits from the city: On the north side, which will be (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long,
31 Et portae civitatis ex nominibus tribuum Israel, portae tres a Septentrione, porta Ruben una, porta Iuda una, porta Levi una.
there must be three gates; each one will have the name of one of the tribes of Israel. The first one will be named for Reuben, the next for Judah, the next for Levi.
32 Et ad plagam Orientalem, quingentos et quattuor millia: et portae tres, porta Ioseph una, porta Beniamin una, porta Dan una.
On the east side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
33 Et ad plagam Meridianam, quingentos et quattuor millia metieris: et portae tres, porta Simeonis una, porta Issachar una, porta Zabulon una.
On the south side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
34 Et ad plagam Occidentalem, quingentos et quattuor millia, et portae eorum tres, porta Gad una, porta Aser una, porta Nephthali una.
On the west side, [also] (1.5 miles/2.4 km.) long, will be gates named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
35 Per circuitum, decem et octo millia: et nomen civitatis ex illa die, Dominus ibidem.
[So] the distance around the city will thus be (6 miles/9.6 km.). And from that time on, the name of the city will be ‘Yahweh Is There’.’
