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Ang Paghahati ng Lupain

48 Ito ang magiging ayos ng partihan ng bawat lipi: mula sa dulong hilaga, sa gawi ng Hetlon hanggang Lebohamat at Hazar-enan sa gawing timog ng Damasco, mula sa silangan hanggang kanluran ay para sa lipi ni Dan. Kahangga ng lipi ni Dan, mula sa silangan hanggang kanluran ay para sa lipi ni Asher. Kahangga ng lipi ni Asher mula sa silangan hanggang kanluran ay para sa lipi ni Neftali. Kahangga ng lipi ni Neftali mula sa silangan hanggang kanluran, isang bahagi para sa lipi ni Manases. Kahangga ng lipi ni Manases mula sa silangan hanggang kanluran ay para sa lipi ni Efraim. Kahangga ng lipi ni Efraim, mula sa silangan hanggang kanluran ay para sa lipi ni Ruben. Kahangga ng lipi ni Ruben, mula sa silangan hanggang kanluran, ay para naman sa lipi ni Juda.

Ang Gitnang Bahagi ng Lupain

Ang bahaging nasasakupan ng lipi ni Juda ay ibubukod; ang sukat nito ay 12.5 kilometro parisukat. Sa loob nito itatayo ang templo.

Ang iuukol ninyo kay Yahweh ay 12.5 kilometro ang haba at 10 kilometro ang luwang. 10 Ganito naman ang gagawing hati sa bahaging iniukol kay Yahweh: ang inilaang bahagi ay mauuwi sa mga pari: 12.5 kilometro ang haba, at limang kilometro naman ang luwang. Ang templo ni Yahweh ay sa gitna nito itatayo. 11 Ang bahaging ito ay para sa mga pari, sa mga anak ni Zadok pagkat patuloy nilang sinunod ang aking mga utos kahit noong tumalikod sa akin ang Israel. Di nila tinularan ang mga Levita. 12 Ang bahaging ito ng lupaing itatalaga kay Yahweh ay tanging para sa kanila. 13 Katabi nito sa gawing timog ay para naman sa mga Levita; 12.5 kilometro ang haba at limang kilometro naman ang luwang. 14 Hindi nila ito maaaring ipagbili o ipagpalit; ni hindi nila ito maaaring isalin sa iba pagkat itinalaga kay Yahweh.

15 Ang natitirang 2.5 kilometro sa luwang, at 12.5 kilometro sa haba ay para sa lahat. Maaari itong tirhan at gamitin ng kahit sino at sa gitna nito ang lunsod. 16 Ito naman ang sukat ng lunsod: 2,250 metro ang haba, gayon din ang luwang. 17 Sa paligid nito ay mag-iiwan kayo ng bakanteng 125 metro. 18 Ang natitira pa sa magkabilang dulo na humahangga sa bahaging iniukol kay Yahweh na tiglimang kilometro ang haba at dalawa't kalahating kilometro ang luwang ay para naman sa mga mag-aasikaso ng lunsod; lahat ng aanihin dito ay ukol sa kanila. 19 Ang mga manggagawang ito sa lunsod ay mula sa iba't ibang lipi ng Israel. 20 Lahat-lahat ng inyong ibubukod ukol kay Yahweh at sa lunsod ay 12.5 kilometrong parisukat.

Ang Kaparte ng Pinuno

21 Ang natitira sa magkabilang panig ng itinalaga kay Yahweh at ng bahagi para sa lunsod ay ukol naman sa pinuno. Ang ukol kay Yahweh 22 at sa lunsod ay nasa gitna ng dalawang bahagi ukol sa pinuno at ito naman ay nakapagitan sa bahaging ukol sa lipi nina Juda at Benjamin.

Ang Kaparte ng Ibang Lipi

23 Ito naman ang para sa iba pang lipi: mula rin sa silangan hanggang kanluran ay para sa lipi ni Benjamin. 24 Karatig ng bahagi ng lipi ni Benjamin ang bahagi naman ukol sa lipi ni Simeon. 25 Karatig ng lipi ni Simeon ang ukol sa lipi ni Isacar; 26 karatig ng lipi ni Isacar ang ukol sa lipi ni Zebulun; 27 karatig ng lipi ni Zebulun ang ukol sa lipi ni Gad. 28 Sa timog, ang hangganan ng ukol sa lipi ni Gad ay mula sa Tamar hanggang sa may bukal ng Kades, sa hangganan ng Egipto hanggang sa Dagat Mediteraneo. 29 Ganyan ang magiging paghahati ng lupain sa mga lipi ng Israel.

Ang mga Pintuan ng Jerusalem

30 Ganito(A) naman ang tungkol sa mga pintuan ng lunsod: Sa hilaga—ang luwang ay 2,250 metro— 31 ay tatlong pinto para sa lipi nina Ruben, Juda at Levi. Ang pangalan ng mga pintong ito ay isusunod sa pangalan ng mga lipi ng Israel. 32 Sa gawing silangan—ang luwang ay 2,250 metro—ay tatlong pinto rin para naman sa lipi nina Jose, Benjamin at Dan. 33 Sa gawing timog—ang luwang ay 2,250 metro—ay tatlo rin ang pinto at para naman sa lipi nina Simeon, Isacar at Zebulun. 34 Sa gawing kanluran—ang luwang ay 2,250 metro—ay tatlong pinto rin at para naman sa lipi nina Gad, Asher at Neftali. 35 Ang sukat sa paligid ng lunsod ay 9,000 metro. Mula ngayon, ang ipapangalan sa lunsod ay, ‘Naroon si Yahweh.’

The Division of the Land

48 “These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan(A) will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road(B) to Lebo Hamath;(C) Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.

“Asher(D) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west.

“Naphtali(E) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west.

“Manasseh(F) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

“Ephraim(G) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh(H) from east to west.(I)

“Reuben(J) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

“Judah(K) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.

“Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to present as a special gift. It will be 25,000 cubits[a] wide, and its length from east to west will equal one of the tribal portions; the sanctuary will be in the center of it.(L)

“The special portion you are to offer to the Lord will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits[b] wide.(M) 10 This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center of it will be the sanctuary of the Lord.(N) 11 This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites,(O) who were faithful in serving me(P) and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.(Q) 12 It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.

13 “Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits.(R) 14 They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.(S)

15 “The remaining area, 5,000 cubits[c] wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it 16 and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,[d] the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.(T) 17 The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubits[e] on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west. 18 What remains of the area, bordering on the sacred portion and running the length of it, will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.(U) 19 The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel. 20 The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits on each side. As a special gift you will set aside the sacred portion, along with the property of the city.

21 “What remains on both sides of the area formed by the sacred portion and the property of the city will belong to the prince. It will extend eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the sacred portion to the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. Both these areas running the length of the tribal portions will belong to the prince, and the sacred portion with the temple sanctuary will be in the center of them.(V) 22 So the property of the Levites and the property of the city will lie in the center of the area that belongs to the prince. The area belonging to the prince will lie between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin.

23 “As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin(W) will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.

24 “Simeon(X) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.

25 “Issachar(Y) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.

26 “Zebulun(Z) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.

27 “Gad(AA) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

28 “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar(AB) to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.(AC)

29 “This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Sovereign Lord.(AD)

The Gates of the New City

30 “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long, 31 the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah and the gate of Levi.

32 “On the east side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan.

33 “On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun.

34 “On the west side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher and the gate of Naphtali.(AE)

35 “The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.[f]

“And the name of the city from that time on will be:

the Lord is there.(AF)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:8 That is, about 8 miles or about 13 kilometers; also in verses 9, 10, 13, 15, 20 and 21
  2. Ezekiel 48:9 That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometers; also in verses 10, 13 and 18
  3. Ezekiel 48:15 That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers
  4. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, about 1 1/2 miles or about 2.4 kilometers; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34
  5. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, about 440 feet or about 135 meters
  6. Ezekiel 48:35 That is, about 6 miles or about 9.5 kilometers