46 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court(A) facing east(B) is to be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon(C) it is to be opened. The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico(D) of the gateway and stand by the gatepost. The priests are to sacrifice his burnt offering(E) and his fellowship offerings. He is to bow down in worship at the threshold of the gateway and then go out, but the gate will not be shut until evening.(F) On the Sabbaths(G) and New Moons the people of the land are to worship in the presence of the Lord at the entrance of that gateway.(H) The burnt offering the prince brings to the Lord on the Sabbath day is to be six male lambs and a ram, all without defect. The grain offering given with the ram is to be an ephah,[a] and the grain offering with the lambs is to be as much as he pleases, along with a hin[b] of olive oil for each ephah.(I) On the day of the New Moon(J) he is to offer a young bull, six lambs and a ram, all without defect.(K) He is to provide as a grain offering one ephah with the bull, one ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he wants to give, along with a hin of oil for each ephah.(L) When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico(M) of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way.(N)

“‘When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed festivals,(O) whoever enters by the north gate to worship is to go out the south gate; and whoever enters by the south gate is to go out the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which they entered, but each is to go out the opposite gate. 10 The prince is to be among them, going in when they go in and going out when they go out.(P) 11 At the feasts and the appointed festivals, the grain offering is to be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and with the lambs as much as he pleases, along with a hin of oil for each ephah.(Q)

12 “‘When the prince provides(R) a freewill offering(S) to the Lord—whether a burnt offering or fellowship offerings—the gate facing east is to be opened for him. He shall offer his burnt offering or his fellowship offerings as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he has gone out, the gate will be shut.(T)

13 “‘Every day you are to provide a year-old lamb without defect for a burnt offering to the Lord; morning by morning(U) you shall provide it.(V) 14 You are also to provide with it morning by morning a grain offering, consisting of a sixth of an ephah[c] with a third of a hin[d] of oil(W) to moisten the flour. The presenting of this grain offering to the Lord is a lasting ordinance.(X) 15 So the lamb and the grain offering and the oil shall be provided morning by morning for a regular(Y) burnt offering.(Z)

16 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: If the prince makes a gift from his inheritance to one of his sons, it will also belong to his descendants; it is to be their property by inheritance.(AA) 17 If, however, he makes a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, the servant may keep it until the year of freedom;(AB) then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs to his sons only; it is theirs. 18 The prince must not take(AC) any of the inheritance(AD) of the people, driving them off their property. He is to give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that not one of my people will be separated from their property.’”

19 Then the man brought me through the entrance(AE) at the side of the gate to the sacred rooms facing north,(AF) which belonged to the priests, and showed me a place at the western end. 20 He said to me, “This is the place where the priests are to cook the guilt offering and the sin offering[e] and bake the grain offering, to avoid bringing them into the outer court and consecrating(AG) the people.”(AH)

21 He then brought me to the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw in each corner another court. 22 In the four corners of the outer court were enclosed[f] courts, forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide;[g] each of the courts in the four corners was the same size. 23 Around the inside of each of the four courts was a ledge of stone, with places for fire built all around under the ledge. 24 He said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple are to cook the sacrifices of the people.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 46:5 That is, probably about 35 pounds or about 16 kilograms; also in verses 7 and 11
  2. Ezekiel 46:5 That is, about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters; also in verses 7 and 11
  3. Ezekiel 46:14 That is, probably about 6 pounds or about 2.7 kilograms
  4. Ezekiel 46:14 That is, about 1 1/2 quarts or about 1.3 liters
  5. Ezekiel 46:20 Or purification offering
  6. Ezekiel 46:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  7. Ezekiel 46:22 That is, about 70 feet long and 53 feet wide or about 21 meters long and 16 meters wide

君王献祭之例

46 ‘主耶和华如此说:内院朝东的门在办理事务的六日内必须关闭,唯有安息日和月朔必须敞开。 王要从这门的廊进入,站在门框旁边。祭司要为他预备燔祭和平安祭,他就要在门槛那里敬拜,然后出去。这门直到晚上不可关闭。 在安息日和月朔,国内的居民要在这门口,耶和华面前敬拜。 安息日,王所献于耶和华的燔祭要用无残疾的羊羔六只,无残疾的公绵羊一只。 同献的素祭要为公绵羊献一伊法细面,为羊羔照他的力量而献,一伊法细面加油一欣。

‘当月朔,要献无残疾的公牛犊一只,羊羔六只,公绵羊一只,都要无残疾的。 他也要预备素祭,为公牛献一伊法细面,为公绵羊献一伊法细面,为羊羔照他的力量而献,一伊法细面加油一欣。 王进入的时候,必由这门的廊而入,也必由此而出。

庶民献祭之例

‘在各节期,国内居民朝见耶和华的时候,从北门进入敬拜的必由南门而出,从南门进入的必由北门而出。不可从所入的门而出,必要直往前行,由对门而出。 10 民进入,王也要在民中进入;民出去,王也要一同出去。 11 在节期和圣会的日子同献的素祭,要为一只公牛献一伊法细面,为一只公绵羊献一伊法细面,为羊羔照他的力量而献,一伊法细面加油一欣。 12 王预备甘心献的燔祭或平安祭,就是向耶和华甘心献的,当有人为他开朝东的门。他就预备燔祭和平安祭,与安息日预备的一样,献毕就出去。他出去之后,当有人将门关闭。

13 ‘每日你要预备无残疾、一岁的羊羔一只,献于耶和华为燔祭,要每早晨预备。 14 每早晨也要预备同献的素祭,细面一伊法六分之一,并油一欣三分之一,调和细面。这素祭要常献于耶和华为永远的定例。 15 每早晨要这样预备羊羔、素祭并油为常献的燔祭。

王子承业之例

16 ‘主耶和华如此说:王若将产业赐给他的儿子,就成了他儿子的产业,那是他们承受为业的。 17 倘若王将一份产业赐给他的臣仆,就成了他臣仆的产业,到自由之年仍要归于王。至于王的产业,必归于他的儿子。 18 王不可夺取民的产业,以致驱逐他们离开所承受的。他要从自己的地业中,将产业赐给他儿子,免得我的民分散,各人离开所承受的。’”

祭司烹祭牲之所

19 那带我的,将我从门旁进入之处领进为祭司预备的圣屋,是朝北的,见后头西边有一块地。 20 他对我说:“这是祭司煮赎愆祭、赎罪祭,烤素祭之地,免得带到外院,使民成圣。” 21 他又带我到外院,使我经过院子的四拐角,见每拐角各有一个院子。 22 院子四拐角的院子周围有墙,每院长四十肘,宽三十肘,四拐角院子的尺寸都是一样。 23 其中周围有一排房子,房子内有煮肉的地方。 24 他对我说:“这都是煮肉的房子,殿内的仆役要在这里煮民的祭物。”