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Ezekiel 44
New International Version
Ezekiel 44
New International Version
The Priesthood Restored
44 Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east,(A) and it was shut. 2 The Lord said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through it.(B) It is to remain shut because the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered through it. 3 The prince himself is the only one who may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence(C) of the Lord. He is to enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.(D)”
4 Then the man brought me by way of the north gate(E) to the front of the temple. I looked and saw the glory of the Lord filling the temple(F) of the Lord, and I fell facedown.(G)
5 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look carefully, listen closely and give attention to everything I tell you concerning all the regulations and instructions regarding the temple of the Lord. Give attention to the entrance(H) to the temple and all the exits of the sanctuary.(I) 6 Say to rebellious Israel,(J) ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough of your detestable practices, people of Israel! 7 In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in heart(K) and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat and blood, and you broke my covenant.(L) 8 Instead of carrying out your duty in regard to my holy things, you put others in charge of my sanctuary.(M) 9 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh is to enter my sanctuary, not even the foreigners who live among the Israelites.(N)
10 “‘The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray(O) and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.(P) 11 They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings(Q) and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.(R) 12 But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the people of Israel fall(S) into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand(T) that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign Lord.(U) 13 They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame(V) of their detestable practices.(W) 14 And I will appoint them to guard the temple for all the work that is to be done in it.(X)
15 “‘But the Levitical priests, who are descendants of Zadok(Y) and who guarded my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat(Z) and blood, declares the Sovereign Lord.(AA) 16 They alone are to enter my sanctuary; they alone are to come near my table(AB) to minister before me and serve me as guards.(AC)
17 “‘When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen clothes;(AD) they must not wear any woolen garment while ministering at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple. 18 They are to wear linen turbans(AE) on their heads and linen undergarments(AF) around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.(AG) 19 When they go out into the outer court where the people are, they are to take off the clothes they have been ministering in and are to leave them in the sacred rooms, and put on other clothes, so that the people are not consecrated(AH) through contact with their garments.(AI)
20 “‘They must not shave(AJ) their heads or let their hair grow long, but they are to keep the hair of their heads trimmed.(AK) 21 No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.(AL) 22 They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.(AM) 23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common(AN) and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.(AO)
24 “‘In any dispute, the priests are to serve as judges(AP) and decide it according to my ordinances. They are to keep my laws and my decrees for all my appointed festivals,(AQ) and they are to keep my Sabbaths holy.(AR)
25 “‘A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself.(AS) 26 After he is cleansed, he must wait seven days.(AT) 27 On the day he goes into the inner court of the sanctuary(AU) to minister in the sanctuary, he is to offer a sin offering[a](AV) for himself, declares the Sovereign Lord.
28 “‘I am to be the only inheritance(AW) the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession. 29 They will eat(AX) the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings; and everything in Israel devoted[b] to the Lord(AY) will belong to them.(AZ) 30 The best of all the firstfruits(BA) and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal(BB) so that a blessing(BC) may rest on your household.(BD) 31 The priests must not eat anything, whether bird or animal, found dead(BE) or torn by wild animals.(BF)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 44:27 Or purification offering; also in verse 29
- Ezekiel 44:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
Ezequiel 44
Reina Valera Actualizada
Ezequiel 44
Reina Valera Actualizada
La puerta oriental del templo
44 Luego me hizo volver hacia la puerta exterior del santuario, la cual da al oriente, y estaba cerrada. 2 Entonces el SEÑOR me dijo: “Esta puerta ha de permanecer cerrada. No será abierta ni nadie entrará por ella, porque el SEÑOR Dios de Israel ha entrado por ella. Por eso permanecerá cerrada. 3 Pero el gobernante, porque es gobernante, se sentará allí para comer pan en la presencia del SEÑOR. Entrará por la vía del vestíbulo de la puerta y saldrá por la misma vía”.
Admitidos y excluidos del santuario
4 Luego me llevó por la vía de la puerta del norte, hacia el frente del templo. Entonces miré, y he aquí que la gloria del SEÑOR había llenado la casa del SEÑOR. Caí postrado sobre mi rostro, 5 y el SEÑOR me dijo: “Oh hijo de hombre, fíjate bien; mira con tus ojos y oye con tus oídos todo lo que yo hablo contigo sobre todos los estatutos de la casa del SEÑOR y sobre todas sus leyes. Fíjate bien en quiénes han de ser admitidos en el templo, y en todos los que han de ser excluidos[a] del santuario. 6 Dirás a los rebeldes, a la casa de Israel, que así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[b]: ‘¡Basta ya de todas sus abominaciones, oh casa de Israel! 7 Basta de haber traído extranjeros incircuncisos de corazón e incircuncisos de carne, para estar en mi santuario y profanar mi templo, ofreciendo mi pan —el sebo y la sangre— e invalidando mi pacto con todas las abominaciones de ustedes. 8 No han guardado las ordenanzas respecto de mis cosas sagradas, sino que han puesto extranjeros para guardar las ordenanzas de mi santuario a su gusto. 9 Así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[c]: Ningún extranjero, incircunciso de corazón e incircunciso de carne, de todos los extranjeros que están entre los hijos de Israel, entrará en mi santuario’.
10 “Los levitas que se alejaron de mí, mientras Israel anduvo errante lejos de mí, y fueron en pos de sus ídolos, cargarán con su castigo 11 y estarán en mi santuario como servidores, encargados de las puertas del templo y sirviendo en el templo. Ellos degollarán el holocausto y el sacrificio por el pueblo, y estarán de pie delante de los sacerdotes para servirles. 12 Debido a que les sirvieron delante de sus ídolos y llegaron a ser un tropiezo de iniquidad para la casa de Israel, por eso he alzado mi mano contra ellos jurando que cargarán con su castigo, dice el SEÑOR Dios[d]. 13 No se acercarán a mí para serme sacerdotes, ni se acercarán a ninguna de mis cosas sagradas ni a las muy sagradas, sino que cargarán con su afrenta y con las abominaciones que cometieron. 14 Pero los pondré a cargo de las tareas del templo, en todo su servicio y en todo lo que se ha de hacer allí.
Leyes acerca de los sacerdotes
15 “Sin embargo, los sacerdotes levitas, los hijos de Sadoc que cumplieron con mi ordenanza relativa a mi santuario, cuando los hijos de Israel se desviaron de mí, ellos sí se acercarán a mí para servirme y estarán de pie delante de mí para ofrecerme el sebo y la sangre, dice el SEÑOR Dios[e]. 16 Ellos sí entrarán en mi santuario y se acercarán a mi mesa para servirme, y cumplirán con mi ordenanza.
17 “Sucederá que cuando entren por las puertas del atrio interior, se vestirán con vestiduras de lino. Cuando sirvan en las puertas del atrio interior y dentro del templo, no se cubrirán con tela de lana. 18 Tendrán turbantes de lino sobre sus cabezas y pantalones de lino sobre sus lomos. No se ceñirán nada que les haga sudar. 19 Cuando salgan al pueblo, al atrio exterior, se quitarán las vestiduras con que habían servido y las dejarán en las cámaras del santuario. Luego se vestirán con otras vestiduras, no sea que con sus vestiduras transmitan santidad al pueblo.
20 “No se raparán sus cabezas ni se dejarán crecer el cabello; solamente lo recortarán.
21 “Ninguno de los sacerdotes beberá vino cuando haya de entrar en el atrio interior.
22 “No tomarán por esposa una viuda ni una divorciada, sino solo vírgenes de la descendencia de la casa de Israel, o una viuda que sea viuda de un sacerdote.
23 “Enseñarán a mi pueblo a discernir entre lo santo y lo profano, y entre lo impuro y lo puro.
24 “Ellos estarán para juzgar en los pleitos. Conforme a mis juicios los juzgarán.
“Guardarán mis instrucciones y mis estatutos en todas mis festividades, y santificarán mis sábados.
25 “No entrarán donde haya alguna persona muerta, de modo que se contaminen. Pero se les permite contaminarse por causa de padre, madre, hijo, hija, hermano o hermana que no haya tenido marido. 26 Pero después de su purificación le contarán siete días[f]. 27 El día que entre al santuario, al atrio interior, para servir en el santuario, ofrecerá su sacrificio por el pecado, dice el SEÑOR Dios[g].
28 “Habrá para ellos una heredad: Yo soy su heredad. No les darán posesión en Israel: Yo soy su posesión. 29 Comerán de la ofrenda vegetal, del sacrificio por el pecado y del sacrificio por la culpa. Todo lo que sea dedicado en Israel será para ellos. 30 Para los sacerdotes será lo mejor de todas las primicias de todo y toda ofrenda alzada de todo lo que se ofrezca de todas sus ofrendas. Asimismo, darán a los sacerdotes las primicias de las masas de ustedes, para hacer reposar la bendición en sus casas.
31 “Los sacerdotes no comerán ningún animal que sea encontrado muerto ni que haya sido despedazado por una fiera, tanto de aves como de cuadrúpedos.
Footnotes
- Ezequiel 44:5 Cf. Peshita y Targum; heb., las salidas.
- Ezequiel 44:6 Lit., Señor YHWH.
- Ezequiel 44:9 Lit., Señor YHWH.
- Ezequiel 44:12 Lit., Señor YHWH.
- Ezequiel 44:15 Lit., Señor YHWH.
- Ezequiel 44:26 Cf. Lev. 21:1-13; Núm. 19:1 ss.
- Ezequiel 44:27 Lit., Señor YHWH.
Ezekiel 44
King James Version
Ezekiel 44
King James Version
44 Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
2 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
22 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 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 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 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 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
27 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 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 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering: and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.
30 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 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
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