Hesekiel 43

1 Na ɔbarima no de me baa apueeɛ fam ɛpono no ano,

Then he took me unto the gate, —even the gate that looked toward the east;

2 na mehunuu Israel Onyankopɔn animuonyam sɛ apue wɔ apueeɛ fam reba. Na ne nne te sɛ nsusenee nworosoɔ ano den, na asase no so hyerɛnee wɔ nʼanimuonyam no mu.

when lo! the glory of the God of Israel coming from the way of the east, —and the sound of him, was as the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.

3 Anisoadehunu a menyaeɛ no te sɛ deɛ menyaa no ɛberɛ a ɔba bɛsɛee kuropɔn no ne deɛ menyaa wɔ Asubɔnten Kebar ho no, na mede mʼanim butuu fam.

And it was like the appearance of the vision which I had seen like the vision which I saw—when I came in to destroy the city, also the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar, —so I fell upon my face.

4 Awurade animuonyam faa ɛpono a ani kyerɛ apueeɛ fam no mu hyɛnee asɔredan no mu.

And the glory of Yahweh entered into the house, —by way of the gate which looked toward the east.

5 Na honhom no pagyaa me de me baa mfimfini adihɔ hɔ na Awurade animuonyam hyɛɛ asɔredan no ma.

So then the spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the inner court, —and lo! the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

6 Ɛberɛ a ɔbarima no gyina me ho no, metee sɛ obi rekasa firi asɔredan no mu kyerɛ me.

Then heard I one speaking unto me. out of the house, —and a man, there was standing beside me.

7 Ɔkaa sɛ, “Onipa ba, ɛha ne mʼahennwa siberɛ ne me nan ntiasoɔ. Ɛha na mɛtena wɔ Israelfoɔ mu afebɔɔ. Israel efie rengu me din ho fi bio da; wɔn anaa wɔn ahemfo remfa wɔn adwamammɔ ne ahemfo no ahoni a nkwa nni mu a wɔwɔ wɔn sorɔnsorɔmmea no rengu me din ho fi.

Then said he unto me, Son of man This is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet where I would dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel to times age-abiding, - But the house of Israel must, no more defile my holy Name. They, nor their kings by their unchastity, and by the carcases of their kings in their high places,

8 Ɛberɛ a wɔmaa wɔn aboboano bɛnee me deɛ, na wɔn aponnwa nso bɛnee me deɛ a na ɔfasuo na ɛtwa yɛn ntam no, wɔde wɔn akyiwadeɛ guu me din kronkron ho fi. Ɛno enti mesɛee wɔn wɔ mʼabufuo mu.

When they placed— Their threshold by my threshold and their door-post beside my door-post, With, only the wall, between me and them, then defiled they my holy Name by their abominations which they committed, Wherefore I devoured them in mine anger.

9 Afei ma wɔnyi wɔn adwamammɔ ne ahemfo no ahoni a wɔnni nkwa no mfiri mʼani so, na mɛtena wɔn mu afebɔɔ.

Now, let them remove their unchastity and the carcases of their kings far from me, - So will I make my habitation in the midst of them, to times age-abiding.

10 “Onipa ba, kyerɛkyerɛ Israelfoɔ sɛdeɛ asɔredan no teɛ na wɔn ani nwu wɔ wɔn bɔne ho. Ma wɔnsusu ne sie mfoni ho,

Thou, son of man, Declare the house unto the house of Israel, That they may be put to the blush for their iniquities, - Then let them measure the pattern.

11 na sɛ wɔn ani wu deɛ wɔayɛ ho a, twa asɔredan no mfoni kyerɛ wɔn; ne ntotoeɛ, apono a wɔfa mu pue ne deɛ wɔfa kɔ mu, ne mfoni nyinaa, ne ɛho akwankyerɛ nyinaa ne mmara. Twerɛ saa nneɛma yi wɔ wɔn anim na wɔadi me ntotoeɛ ne ne sie no mfoni no so.

And when they have blushed for all that they have done, then The form of the house. And the arrangement thereof And the exits thereof. And the entrances thereof And all the forms thereof, and all the statutes thereof. And all the forms thereof and all the laws thereof, make thou known unto them, And write [it] before their eyes; That they may keep— All the forms thereof And all the statutes thereof. And do them.

12 “Asɔredan no ho mmara nie: Asase a ɛda ho wɔ bepɔ no so nyinaa yɛ kronkron. Sei na asɔredan no ho mmara teɛ.

This shall be the law of the house, — Upon the top of the mountain, all the boundary thereof round about on every side, [shall be] most holy, Lo! this, shall be the law of the house.

13 “Afɔrebukyia no nsusuiɛ na ɛdidi soɔ yi. Ne nsuka mu dɔ yɛ anammɔn ne fa na ne tɛtrɛtɛ nso saa ara, na anoano hini a ɛtwa ho hyia no nso tɛtrɛtɛ bɛyɛ nsateakwaa nkron. Na yei nso ne afɔrebukyia no tentene:

And these, shall be the measures of the altar, in cubits, a cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth; and the hollow, shall be a cubit, and a cubit the breadth, and the boundary thereof unto the edge thereof round about shall be a single span. And this, shall be the upper part of the altar,

14 Ɛfiri ne nnyinasoɔ a ɛsi nsuka no so kɔ ne soro yɛ anammɔn mmiɛnsa, na ne pipiripie nso yɛ ɔnamɔn ne fa, na apa ketewa no ne apa kɛseɛ no ntam yɛ anammɔn nsia, na apa no pipiripie nso yɛ ɔnamɔn ne fa.

And from the hollow of the ground unto the lower ledge, [shall be] two cubits, and the breadth, one cubit, - and from the smaller ledge unto the larger ledge, [shall be] four cubits, and the breadth, a cubit.

15 Afɔrebukyia no wisie tokuro no ɔsorokɔ yɛ anammɔn nsia na mmɛn ɛnan a ano hwɛ soro tuatua ho.

And the hearth, [shall, be] four cubits, —and from the hearth and upward, the horns [shall be] four.

16 Afɔrebukyia wisie tokuro no yɛ ahinanan, na ɛfa biara yɛ anammɔn dunwɔtwe.

And the hearth shall be twelve cubits in length, by twelve in breadth—square in the four sides thereof.

17 Afɔrebukyia no apa a ɛwɔ soro no nso yɛ ahinanan a afanan no mu biara yɛ anammɔn aduonu baako, na kawa a ɛyɛ nsateakwaa nkron da apa no ano na nsuka a atwa ho ahyia yɛ ɔnamɔn ne fa. Atwedeɛ a ɛkɔ afɔrebukyia no so no ani hwɛ apueeɛ fam.”

And the ledge shall be fourteen in length, by fourteen in breadth, unto the four sides thereof, —and the boundary round about it shall be half a cubit and, the hollow thereto, a cubit round about, with, the steps thereof, looking toward the east.

18 Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Yeinom na ɛbɛyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ a wɔbɛfa so abɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne ɛkwan a, sɛ wɔsi afɔrebukyia no wie a wɔbɛfa so de mogya apete ho:

Then said he unto me, Son of man, Thus saith My Lord, Yahweh, These, shall be the statutes of the altar, in the day when it is made, —for offering up thereon—an ascending-sacrifice, and for dashing thereon—blood.

19 Ɛsɛ sɛ wode nantwie ba ma asɔfoɔ a wɔyɛ Lewifoɔ na wɔfiri Sadok abusua mu na wɔba mʼanim bɛsom me no, sɛ bɔne afɔrebɔdeɛ, Otumfoɔ Awurade asɛm nie.

So then thou shalt give unto the priests the Levites those who are of the seed of Zadok who approach unto me Declareth My Lord Yahweh. to wait upon me—a young bullock as a sin-bearer,

20 Ɛsɛ sɛ wofa nantwie ba no mogya no bi na wode keka afɔrebukyia mmɛn ɛnan no ho. Wode bi bɛkeka apa a ɛwɔ soro no ntwɛtwɛaso ne anoano kawa a atwa ho ahyia no ho na wɔnam so ate afɔrebukyia no ho de ayɛ mpata nso.

Then shalt thou take of the blood thereof and place upon the four horns thereof and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the boundary, round about, —and shalt cleanse it from sin and put a propitiatory-covering over it.

21 Ɛsɛ sɛ wofa bɔne afɔrebɔdeɛ nantwie no na wokɔhye no wɔ asɔredan no ho beaeɛ a wɔayi ato hɔ, wɔ kronkronbea no akyi.

Then shalt thou take the bullock bearing sin, - and shalt burn it in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary,

22 “Ɛda a ɛtɔ so mmienu no, ɛsɛ sɛ wode ɔpapo a ɔnni dɛm ma sɛ bɔne afɔrebɔdeɛ, na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔdwira afɔrebukyia no ho sɛdeɛ wɔde nantwie no yɛeɛ no.

And on the second day, shalt thou bring near a kid of the goats without defect as a sin-bearer, —and they shall cleanse the altar from sin just as they cleansed it from sin with the bullock,

23 Sɛ wowie ɛho dwira a, ɛsɛ sɛ wode nantwie ba ne nnwennini a wɔfiri ebuo no mu a wɔnni dɛm bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ.

When thou hast made an end of cleansing from sin, thou shalt bring near a young bullock without defect, and a ram out of the flock without defect;

24 Ɛsɛ sɛ wode wɔn ba Awurade anim, na asɔfoɔ de nkyene pete wɔn so na wɔde bɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade.

and shalt bring them near before Yahweh, —and the priests shall cast over them salt, so shall they cause them to go up as an ascending-sacrifice to Yahweh.

25 “Ɛsɛ sɛ wode ɔpapo ba sɛ bɔne afɔrebɔdeɛ nnanson. Afei ɛsɛ sɛ wode nantwie ba ne nnwennini a wɔfiri ebuo mu na wɔnni dɛm nso ba.

Seven days, shalt thou offer a sin-bearing goat for each day, —and a young bullock and aram out of the flock without defect, shall they offer.

26 Wɔbɛyɛ mpatadeɛ ama afɔrebukyia no nnanson de ate ho; sei na wɔbɛyɛ de asi hɔ ama dwumadie.

Seven days, shall they put a propitiatory covering over the altar, and shall purify it, —and shall consecrate it.

27 Saa nna yi akyi, ɛfiri ɛda a ɛtɔ so nnwɔtwe de rekorɔ no, ɛsɛ sɛ asɔfoɔ no de mo ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ ne asomdwoeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ no ba afɔrebukyia no so. Afei mɛgye mo atom, Otumfoɔ Awurade asɛm nie.”

When the days shall be accomplished, then shall it be on the eighth day and forward, that the priests shall offer upon the altar your ascending-sacrifices and your peace offerings. And I will accept you Declareth, My Lord Yahweh.