Ezekiela 44

1 Dia nentiny niverina aho tamin’ ny lalana mankamin’ ny vavahady ivelany amin’ ny fitoerana masìna, dia ilay manatrika ny atsinanana; ka, indro, nirindrina io.

Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it [was] shut.

2 Dia hoy Jehovah tamiko: Ity vavahady ity dia hirindrina ka tsy hovohana ary tsy hidiran’ olona; fa efa nidiran’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, io, ka izany no hirindrinany.

Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

3 Kanefa kosa ny mpanjaka no mahazo mipetraka ao hihinan-kanina eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah, satria mpanjaka izy; amin’ ny lalana mankamin’ ny lavarangan’ ny vavahady no hidirany, ary amin’ ny lalana nalehany ihany toa no hivoahany.

[It is] for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of [that] gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

4 Dia nentiny nankamin’ ny vavahady avaratra ho eo anoloan’ ny trano koa aho, dia hitako fa, indro, feno ny voninahitr’ i Jehovah ny tranon? i Jehovah; ka dia nikarapoka nihohoka aho.

Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.

5 Ary hoy Jehovah tamiko: Ry zanak’ olona, mandiniha tsara, ka mijere amin’ ny masonao, ary aoka hohenoin’ ny sofinao izay rehetra lazaiko aminao ny amin’ ny didy sy ny lalàna rehetra amin’ ny tranon’ i Jehovah; ary diniho tsara ny fidirana amin’ ny trano sy ny fivoahana rehetra avy ao amin’ ny fitoerana masìna.

And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.

6 Ary lazao amin’ ireo maditra, dia ny taranak’ Isiraely hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Aoka izay ny fahavetavetanareo, ry taranak’ Isiraely!

And thou shalt say to the rebellious, [even] to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,

7 dia ny nitondranareo vahiny tsy mifora fo na nofo hitoetra ao amin’ ny fitoerako masìna mba handoto ny tranoko tamin’ ny nanateranareo ny haniko, dia ny sabora sy ny rà, ka dia nivadika ny fanekeko ireo ho fanampin’ ny fahavetavetanareo rehetra;

In that ye have brought [into my sanctuary] strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, [even] my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

8 ary tsy nitandrina ny anjara-raharaha ny amin’ ny fitoerako masìna ianareo, fa efa nanendry izay ho mpitandrina ny anjara-raharaha ao amin’ ny fitoerana masìna hisolo anareo.

And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

9 Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah Tompo: Ny vahiny tsy mifora fo sy nofo rehetra izay ao amin’ ny zanak’ Isiraely dia tsy misy hahazo miditra ao amin’ ny fitoerako masìna.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that [is] among the children of Israel.

10 Ary na dia ny Levita aza, izay nanalavitra Ahy tamin’ ny nivilian’ ny Isiraely, izay nivily niala tamiko ka nanaraka ny sampiny, dia hitondra ny helony izy.

And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.

11 Ary ho mpanao fanompoam-pivavahana ao amin’ ny fitoerako masìna izy, dia ho mpiadidy ny amin’ ny fiandrasana ny vavahadin’ ny tempoly sy ho mpanao fanompoam-pivavahana ao amin’ ny tempoly; hisolo ny olona hamono ny fanatitra dorana sy ny fanatitra hafa izy ary hitoetra eo anatrehany hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho azy.

Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, [having] charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

12 Satria nanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho azy teo anatrehan’ ny sampiny izy ka tonga fahatafintohinana nahameloka ny taranak’ Isiraely, dia izany no nananganako tanana hamely azy ka nilazako fa hitondra ny helony izy, hoy Jehovah Tompo,

Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.

13 ary tsy hanatona Ahy ho mpisoroko izy, na hanakaiky izay zavatra masìna na inona na inona, dia izay zavatra masìna indrindra; fa hitambesaran’ ny fahamenarany sy ny fahavetavetana nataony izy.

And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy [place: ] but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

14 Ary hotendreko ho mpitandrina ny anjara-raharaha ny amin’ ny trano izy, dia ny fanompoana rehetra sy ny zavatra rehetra atao ao.

But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

15 Fa ny Levita mpisorona, taranak’ i zadoka kosa, izay nitandrina ny anjara-raharaha ny amin’ ny fitoerako masìna, tamin’ ny nivilian’ ny zanak’ Isiraely niala tamiko, dia izy no hanatona Ahy hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho Ahy, ary izy no ho eo anatrehako hanatitra ho Ahy ny sabora sy ny rà, hoy Jehovah Tompo.

But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:

16 Eny, izy no hiditra ao amin’ ny fitoerako masìna sy hanatona ny latabatro hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho Ahy ary hitandrina izay nasaiko hotandremana.

They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

17 Ary raha miditra any amin’ ny vavahadin’ ny kianja anatiny izy, dia hiakanjo rongony fotsy; fa tsy hisy volon’ ondry eny aminy, raha manao fanompoam-pivavahana ao am-bavahadin’ ny kianja anatiny sy ao anatiny izy.

And it shall come to pass, [that] when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

18 Satroka rongony no ho eo an-dohany, ary kalisaona fohy rongony fotsy no ho eo am-balahany, ary tsy hifehy zavatra mahatsemboka azy izy.

They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird [themselves] with any thing that causeth sweat.

19 Ary raha mivoaka ho any amin’ ny kianja ivelany hankany amin’ ny olona izy, dia hesoriny ilay fitafiana nentiny nanao fanompoam-pivavahana, ka havelany ao amin’ ny efi-trano masìna, ary hitafy fitafiana hafa izy, fa tsy hanamasina ny olona amin’ ireny fitafiany ireny.

And when they go forth into the utter court, [even] into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

20 Tsy hanaratra ny lohany izy, nefa kosa tsy hanao lava volo, fa hataony tsara hety.

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

21 Ny divay dia tsy hosotroin’ izay mpisorona, raha miditra any amin’ ny kianja anatiny izy.

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

22 Ary tsy hanambady vehivavy efa maty vady na izay efa nisaorana izy; fa virijiny avy amin’ ny taranak’ Isiraely, na izay novinadin’ ny mpisorona efa maty no hovadiny.

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

23 Ary hampianatra ny oloko ny tsi-fitovian’ ny masìna sy ny tsy masìna izy ary hampahafantatra azy ny tsi-fitovian’ ny tsy madio sy ny madio.

And they shall teach my people [the difference] between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

24 Ary raha misy mifanditra, dia ireo no hitsangana hitsara, ka araka ny fitsipiko no hitsarany azy; ary ny lalàko sy ny didiko dia hotandremany amin’ ny fotoam-pivavahana rehetra voatendriko, ary ny Sabatako dia hohamasininy.

And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; [and] they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

25 Ary tsy hiditra am-paty handoto ny tenany izy ireny; kanefa raha rainy, na reniny, na zananilahy, na zananivavy, na rahalahiny, na anabaviny tsy manam-bady, dia mahazo miditra am-paty ihany izy.

And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

26 Ary rehefa voadio aza izy, dia mbola hampiandrasina hafitoana aloha.

And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.

27 Ary amin’ ny andro hidirany ao amin’ ny fitoerana masìna, dia any amin’ ny kianja anatiny, hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ao amin’ ny fitoerana masìna, dia hanatitra ny fanatiny noho ny ota izy, hoy Jehovah Tompo.

And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.

28 Ary hisy lova ho azy, dia Izaho no lovany; ary tsy homenareo zara-tany eo amin’ ny Isiraely izy, fa Izaho no anjarany.

And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I [am] their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I [am] their possession.

29 Ny fanatitra hohanina sy ny fanatitra noho ny ota ary ny fanati-panonerana no hohaniny; ary ny zavatra rehetra izay voatokana eo amin’ ny Isiraely dia ho azy koa.

They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

30 Ary ny santatry ny voaloham-bokatra rehetra avy amin’ ny zavatra rehetra sy ny fanatitra rehetra izay alaina amin’ ny zavatra atao fanatitra dia ho an’ ny mpisorona; ary ny santatry ny kobanareo voafetafeta dia homenareo ny mpisorona koa, mba hampitoerana fitahiana ao an-tranonao.

And the first of all the firstfruits of all [things], and every oblation of all, of every [sort] of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

31 Ny zavatra maty ho azy sy izay noviraviraim-biby, na vorona na biby dia samy tsy hohanin’ ny mpisorona.

The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.