以西结书 40
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
量殿的異象
40 我們被擄後第二十五年，耶路撒冷城被攻陷後第十四年的年初；那月的初十日，正當那日，耶和華的手按在我身上；他把我帶到那裡去。 2 在 神的異象中，他帶我到以色列地，把我安置在一座很高的山上；在山上的南面，有好像是一座城的建築物。 3 他把我帶到那裡，我見有一個人，他看來像銅，手裡拿著麻繩和測量竿，站在門口。 4 那人對我說：“人子啊！我所要指示你的，你都要用眼看，用耳聽，並要放在心上，因為我帶你到這裡來，為的是要指示你；你所看見的，你都要告訴以色列家。”
殿的外牆
5 我見殿四圍有牆，那人手裡的測量竿長三公尺。他量了那建築物，牆厚三公尺、高三公尺。
外東門
6 他到了朝東的門，上了門的臺階，量度門檻，厚三公尺；又量另一個門檻，厚三公尺。 7 又有守衛室，長三公尺、寬三公尺；守衛室與守衛室之間，相隔兩公尺半；朝向殿內，在門廊旁邊的門檻，厚三公尺。 8 他又量朝向殿內的門廊（有古卷加“厚三公尺”）。 9 門廊深四公尺；牆柱厚一公尺；門廊是朝向殿內的。 10 東門的守衛室，這邊有三間，那邊有三間；三間都是一樣的長寬；兩邊的牆柱都是一樣的厚。 11 他量了東門，入口寬五公尺，通道寬六公尺半。 12 每個守衛室前面都有矮牆，高五十公分，兩邊守衛室都是一樣。守衛室長三公尺，兩邊都是一樣。 13 他量了東門，從這邊房頂到那邊房頂，就是從這邊守衛室後面的門到那邊守衛室後面的門，寬十二公尺半。 14 又沿著裡面各牆柱量度，直到朝向院子的牆柱，共長三十公尺（原文意思不詳，有古譯本作“又量了門廊，寬十公尺，牆柱外面周圍是院子”）。 15 從東門前面的入口到後面的門廊，共二十五公尺。 16 守衛室和東門裡面周圍的牆柱，以及門廊，都有小窗；裡面周圍都有小窗；牆柱上還刻有棕樹。
外院
17 他帶我到了外院，我見有些房子，院子周圍有鋪石地，鋪石地上有三十間房子。 18 鋪石地在各大門的旁邊，比門矮一點，寬度與門的長度相同。 19 他從下面的大門量到內院的外牆，共寬五十公尺；東面、北面，都是一樣。
外北門
20 他又量了外院朝北大門的長度和寬度。 21 裡面的守衛室，這邊有三間，那邊有三間；牆柱和門廊的尺寸都與東門的一樣；北門全長二十五公尺，寬十二公尺半。 22 它的窗子、門廊和雕刻的棕樹，都與東門的一樣；人要登七級臺階才到這門，前面盡頭是門廊。 23 內院有門與這門相對；北面、東面，都是一樣；他從這門量到那門，共有五十公尺。
外南門
24 他領我向南走，我就看見朝南的門。他量了牆柱和門廊，大小與先前的一樣。 25 門的裡面和門廊周圍都有窗子，與先前的窗子一樣。南門全長二十五公尺，寬十二公尺半。 26 人要登七級臺階才到這門，前面盡頭是門廊，牆柱上兩邊都刻有棕樹。 27 內院南面也有門；他從這門量到南門，共有五十公尺。
內院
28 他領我從內院的南門進到內院，量了這門，大小與先前的一樣。
內南門
29-30 守衛室、牆柱和門廊的尺寸都與先前的一樣；門的裡面和門廊周圍都有窗子。這門全長二十五公尺，寬十二公尺半（有古卷加“周圍有門廊，長十二公尺半，寬兩公尺半”之句）。 31 門廊朝向外院；牆柱刻有棕樹；臺階共有八級。
內東門
32 他領我到內院的東門，他量了那門，大小與先前的一樣。 33 守衛室、牆柱和門廊的尺寸都與先前的一樣；門的裡面和門廊的周圍都有窗子。這門全長二十五公尺，寬十二公尺半。 34 門廊朝著外院；牆柱上兩邊都刻有棕樹；臺階共有八級。
內北門
35 他領我到內院的北門，量了那門，大小與先前的一樣； 36 守衛室、牆柱和門廊，都是一樣。門的裡面周圍都有窗戶；這門全長二十五公尺，寬十二公尺半。 37 門廊（“門廊”這譯法是參考古譯本，原文作“牆柱”）朝向外院；牆柱上兩邊都刻有棕樹，臺階共有八級。
預備宰殺祭牲的地方
38 在各門的牆柱旁邊都有一間有門的房子；那裡是洗燔祭牲的地方。 39 在門廊裡，這邊有兩張桌子，那邊也有兩張桌子，在上面可以宰殺燔祭牲、贖罪祭牲和贖愆祭牲。 40 在北門入口的臺階那裡，朝向外面的一邊有兩張桌子，朝向門廊的另一邊也有兩張桌子。 41 在大門兩邊，這邊有四張桌子，那邊也有四張桌子，共有八張，供宰殺祭牲之用。 42 另有四張桌子供燔祭使用，是用鑿好的石頭做的，長七十五公分，寬七十五公分，高五十公分，宰殺燔祭牲和其他祭牲所用的器皿是放在那裡的。 43 周圍的牆上釘有鈎子，各長七公分半。桌子上放有獻祭的肉。
祭司廂房
44 內院的門外有兩間（按照《馬索拉文本》，“兩間”作“供歌唱的人使用的”；現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯）房子：一間在北門旁邊，朝向南面；一間在南門（按照《馬索拉文本》，“南門”作“東門”；現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯）旁邊，朝向北面。 45 他對我說：“這間朝向南面的房子是給那些負責聖殿職事的祭司使用的。 46 那間朝向北面的房子是給那些負責祭壇職事的祭司使用的。這些祭司都是撒督的子孫，在利未人中只有他們可以近前來事奉耶和華。” 47 他又量了內院，長五十公尺，寬五十公尺，是正方形的；祭壇就在殿的前面。
聖殿走廊
48 他領我到聖殿的門廊，量了門廊的牆柱，這邊厚兩公尺半，那邊厚兩公尺半。門口寬七公尺（原文沒有“七公尺”，這譯法是參考古譯本），門的內牆，這邊一公尺半，那邊一公尺半。 49 門廊寬十公尺，深六公尺（“六公尺”這譯法是參考古譯本，原文作“七公尺”）；人要登臺階才上到門廊；牆柱旁邊有柱子，這邊一根，那邊一根。
Ezekiel 40
New King James Version
A New City, a New Temple
40 In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after (A)the city was [a]captured, on the very same day (B)the hand of the Lord was upon me; and He took me there. 2 (C)In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and (D)set me on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the structure of a city. 3 He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was (E)like the appearance of bronze. (F)He had a line of flax (G)and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway.
4 And the man said to me, (H)“Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and [b]fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. (I)Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.” 5 Now there was (J)a wall all around the outside of the [c]temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring rod six [d]cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod.
The Eastern Gateway of the Temple
6 Then he went to the gateway which faced (K)east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide. 7 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod. 8 He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod. 9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was on the inside. 10 In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were all the same size; also the gateposts were of the same size on this side and that side.
11 He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12 There was a [e]space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side. 13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was twenty-five cubits, as door faces door. 14 He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost. 15 From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits. 16 There were (L)beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules. There were windows all around on the inside. And on each gatepost were (M)palm trees.
The Outer Court
17 Then he brought me into (N)the outer court; and there were (O)chambers and a pavement made all around the court; (P)thirty chambers faced the pavement. 18 The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north.
The Northern Gateway
20 On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width. 21 Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts and its archways, had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. 22 Its windows and those of its archways, and also its palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its archway was in front of it. 23 A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gateway, just as the eastern gateway; and he measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits.
The Southern Gateway
24 After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements. 25 There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. 26 Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side. 27 There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits.
Gateways of the Inner Court
28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway according to these same measurements. 29 Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 30 There were archways all around, (Q)twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. 31 Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.
32 And he brought me into the inner court facing east; he measured the gateway according to these same measurements. 33 Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; and there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34 Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps.
35 Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements— 36 also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. 37 Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and going up to it were eight steps.
Where Sacrifices Were Prepared
38 There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they (R)washed the burnt offering. 39 In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the burnt offering, (S)the sin offering, and (T)the trespass offering. 40 At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway were two tables. 41 Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices. 42 There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43 Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables.
Chambers for Singers and Priests
44 Outside the inner gate were the chambers for (U)the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the [f]southern gateway. 45 Then he said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for (V)the priests who have charge of the temple. 46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests (W)who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of (X)Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the Lord to minister to Him.”
Dimensions of the Inner Court and Vestibule(Y)
47 And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple. 48 Then he brought me to the (Z)vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. 49 (AA)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were (AB)pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:1 Lit. struck
- Ezekiel 40:4 Lit. set your heart
- Ezekiel 40:5 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 40:5 A royal cubit of about 21 inches
- Ezekiel 40:12 Lit. border
- Ezekiel 40:44 So with LXX; MT, Vg. eastern
Ezekiel 40
English Standard Version
Vision of the New Temple
40 (A)In the twenty-fifth year (B)of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, (C)in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day, (D)the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me to the city.[a] 2 In (E)visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on (F)a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south. 3 When he brought me there, behold, there was (G)a man whose appearance was (H)like bronze, with (I)a linen cord and (J)a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway. 4 And the man said to me, (K)“Son of man, (L)look with your eyes, and (M)hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. (N)Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”
The East Gate to the Outer Court
5 And behold, there was (O)a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, (P)each being a cubit and a handbreadth[b] in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed. 6 Then he went into (Q)the gateway facing east, (R)going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.[c] 7 And (S)the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed. 8 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed. 9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; (T)and its jambs, two cubits; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end. 10 And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate. (U)The three were of the same size, and the jambs on either side were of the same size. 11 Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits. 12 There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side. 13 Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other. 14 He measured also (V)the vestibule, sixty cubits. And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court.[d] 15 From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits. 16 And the gateway had (W)windows all around, narrowing inwards toward the side rooms and toward their (X)jambs, and likewise the vestibule had windows all around inside, and on the jambs were (Y)palm trees.
The Outer Court
17 Then he brought me into (Z)the outer court. And behold, there were (AA)chambers and a (AB)pavement, all around the court. (AC)Thirty chambers faced the pavement. 18 And the pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. This was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court,[e] a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side.[f]
The North Gate
20 As for (AD)the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to (AE)the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth. 21 Its (AF)side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of (AG)the first gate. Its length was (AH)fifty cubits, and its breadth (AI)twenty-five cubits. 22 And (AJ)its windows, its vestibule, and (AK)its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps (AL)people would go up to it, and find its vestibule before them. 23 And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to (AM)the inner court. And (AN)he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits.
The South Gate
24 And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And (AO)he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others. 25 Both it and its vestibule (AP)had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 26 And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had (AQ)palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. 27 And there was a gate on the south of (AR)the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.
The Inner Court
28 Then he brought me to (AS)the inner court through the south gate, and (AT)he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others. 29 Its (AU)side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule (AV)had windows all around. (AW)Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 30 And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad. 31 Its vestibule faced the outer court, and (AX)palm trees were on its jambs, and (AY)its stairway had eight steps.
32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and (AZ)he measured the gate. It was of the same size as the others. 33 Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 34 (BA)Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.
35 Then he brought me to (BB)the north gate, and (BC)he measured it. It had the same size as the others. 36 Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others,[g] and it had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. 37 Its vestibule[h] faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.
38 There was (BD)a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate,[i] (BE)where the burnt offering was to be washed. 39 And in the vestibule of the gate were two (BF)tables on either side, on which the (BG)burnt offering and the (BH)sin offering and the (BI)guilt offering were to be slaughtered. 40 And off to the side, on the outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and off to the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables. 41 (BJ)Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, (BK)on which to slaughter. 42 And there were four tables (BL)of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the (BM)burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered. 43 And hooks,[j] a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid.
Chambers for the Priests
44 On the outside of the inner gateway there were two (BN)chambers[k] in the (BO)inner court, one[l] at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south[m] gate facing north. 45 And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests (BP)who have charge of the temple, 46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests (BQ)who have charge of the altar. These are (BR)the sons of Zadok, who alone[n] among the sons of Levi may come (BS)near to the Lord to minister to him.” 47 And he measured the court, (BT)a hundred cubits long and (BU)a hundred cubits broad, a square. And (BV)the altar was in front of the temple.
The Vestibule of the Temple
48 Then he brought me to (BW)the vestibule of the temple and measured the (BX)jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate[o] were three cubits on either side. 49 (BY)The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve[p] cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps.[q] And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 40:1 Hebrew brought me there
- Ezekiel 40:5 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters; a handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
- Ezekiel 40:6 Hebrew deep, and one threshold, one reed deep
- Ezekiel 40:14 Text uncertain; Hebrew And he made the jambs sixty cubits, and to the jamb of the court was the gateway all around
- Ezekiel 40:19 Hebrew distance from before the low gate before the inner court to the outside
- Ezekiel 40:19 Or cubits. So far the eastern gate; now to the northern gate
- Ezekiel 40:36 One manuscript (compare verses 29 and 33); most manuscripts lack were of the same size as the others
- Ezekiel 40:37 Septuagint, Vulgate (compare verses 26, 31, 34); Hebrew jambs
- Ezekiel 40:38 Hebrew at the jambs, the gates
- Ezekiel 40:43 Or shelves
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were chambers for singers
- Ezekiel 40:44 Hebrew lacks one
- Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east
- Ezekiel 40:46 Hebrew lacks alone
- Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate
- Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
- Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew and by steps that would go up to it
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