Ezekiel 46
Amplified Bible
The Prince’s Offerings
46 ‘Thus says the Lord God, “The gate of the inner courtyard that faces east shall be shut during the six working days, but it shall be opened on the Sabbath day and opened on the day of the New Moon. 2 The prince shall enter by the porch (portico) of the gate from outside and stand by the post of the gate. The priests shall prepare and provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship [a]at the threshold of the gate and then go out; but the gate shall not be shut until evening. 3 The people of the land shall also worship at the entrance of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons. 4 The burnt offering which the prince shall offer to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish. 5 The grain offering shall be an ephah with the ram, and the grain offering with the lambs as much as he is able to give, and a hin of oil with an ephah. 6 On the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young bull without blemish, also six lambs and a ram, without blemish. 7 And he shall provide a grain offering, an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he is able, and a hin of oil with an ephah. 8 When the prince enters, he shall enter by way of the porch of the gate and go out by the same way. 9 But when the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, he who enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate. And he who enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. No one shall return by way of the gate through which he entered, but shall go out straight ahead [through the opposite gate].(A) 10 When they go in, the prince shall go in among them; and when they go out, he shall go out.
11 “At the feasts and the appointed festivals the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull and an ephah with a ram, and with the lambs [b]as much as one is able to give, and a hin of oil with an ephah. 12 When the prince provides a freewill offering, a burnt offering, or peace offerings voluntarily to the Lord, the gate that faces east shall be opened for him, and he shall provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he goes out the gate shall be shut.
13 “And you [priests] shall provide a lamb a year old without blemish as a burnt offering to the Lord each day; morning by morning you shall provide it. 14 Also you shall provide a grain offering with it morning by morning, one-sixth of an ephah with one-third of a hin of oil to sprinkle on the finely-milled flour. This is a perpetual ordinance for a continual grain offering to the Lord. 15 Thus they shall provide the lamb, the grain offering and the oil every morning as a continual burnt offering.”
16 ‘Thus says the Lord God, “If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons from his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons [permanently]; it is their possession by inheritance. 17 But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his until the year of liberty [the Year of Jubilee]; after that it shall be returned to the prince. His inheritance shall be only his sons’ [permanently]; it shall belong to them. 18 Moreover, the prince shall not take from the people’s inheritance by oppression and by evicting them from their property; he shall give his sons an inheritance from his own possession, so that My people will not be scattered, anyone from his possession.”’”
The Boiling Places
19 Then he [my guide] brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which faced the north; and behold, a place was there at their extreme westward end. 20 He said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil (cook) the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer courtyard to transmit holiness to the people.”
21 Then he brought me out into the outer courtyard and led me across to the four corners of the courtyard; and behold, in every corner of the courtyard there was a small courtyard. 22 In the four corners of the courtyard there were enclosed courtyards, forty cubits long and thirty wide; these four in the corners were the same size. 23 There was a row of masonry all around inside them, around [each of] the four courtyards, and it was made with cooking hearths under the rows all around. 24 Then he said to me, “These are the [c]kitchens of the cooks, where the ministers (Levites) of the temple shall boil (cook) the sacrifices of the people.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 46:2 Only the priests will be allowed in the inner courtyard.
- Ezekiel 46:11 Lit a gift of his hand.
- Ezekiel 46:24 Lit houses.
Ezekiel 46
New King James Version
The Manner of Worship
46 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The gateway of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be shut the six (A)working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened. 2 (B)The prince shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway from the outside, and stand by the gatepost. The priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings. He shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening. 3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the entrance to this gateway before the Lord on the Sabbaths and the New Moons. 4 The burnt offering that (C)the prince offers to the Lord on the (D)Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish; 5 (E)and the grain offering shall be one ephah for a ram, and the grain offering for the lambs, [a]as much as he wants to give, as well as a hin of oil with every ephah. 6 On the day of the New Moon it shall be a young bull without blemish, six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish. 7 He shall prepare a grain offering of an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, [b]as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah. 8 (F)When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way.
9 “But when the people of the land (G)come before the Lord on the appointed feast days, whoever enters by way of the north (H)gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate; and whoever enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. He shall not return by way of the gate through which he came, but shall go out through the opposite gate. 10 The prince shall then be in their midst. When they go in, he shall go in; and when they go out, he shall go out. 11 At the festivals and the appointed feast days (I)the grain offering shall be an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah.
12 “Now when the prince makes a voluntary burnt offering or voluntary peace offering to the Lord, the gate that faces toward the east (J)shall then be opened for him; and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he did on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he goes out the gate shall be shut.
13 (K)“You shall daily make a burnt offering to the Lord of a lamb of the first year without blemish; you shall prepare it [c]every morning. 14 And you shall prepare a grain offering with it every morning, a sixth of an ephah, and a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour. This grain offering is a perpetual ordinance, to be made regularly to the Lord. 15 Thus they shall prepare the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil, as a (L)regular burnt offering every morning.”
The Prince and Inheritance Laws
16 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “If the prince gives a gift of some of his inheritance to any of his sons, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. 17 But if he gives a gift of some of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until (M)the year of liberty, after which it shall return to the prince. But his inheritance shall belong to his sons; it shall become theirs. 18 Moreover (N)the prince shall not take any of the people’s inheritance by evicting them from their property; he shall provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people may be scattered from his property.” ’ ”
How the Offerings Were Prepared
19 Now he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy (O)chambers of the priests which face toward the north; and there a place was situated at their extreme western end. 20 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall (P)boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall (Q)bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer court (R)to sanctify the people.”
21 Then he brought me out into the outer court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and in fact, in every corner of the court there was another court. 22 In the four corners of the court were enclosed courts, forty cubits long and thirty wide; all four corners were the same size. 23 There was a row of building stones all around in them, all around the four of them; and [d]cooking hearths were made under the rows of stones all around. 24 And he said to me, “These are the [e]kitchens where the ministers of the [f]temple shall (S)boil the sacrifices of the people.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 46:5 Lit. the gift of his hand
- Ezekiel 46:7 Lit. as much as his hand can reach
- Ezekiel 46:13 Lit. morning by morning
- Ezekiel 46:23 Lit. boiling places
- Ezekiel 46:24 Lit. house of those who boil
- Ezekiel 46:24 Lit. house
Ézéchiel 46
La Bible du Semeur
Les sabbats et les nouvelles lunes
46 Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur, l’Eternel : La porte orientale du parvis intérieur restera fermée les six jours de travail. Mais le sabbat et le jour de la nouvelle lune, elle sera ouverte. 2 Le prince, venant de l’extérieur, entrera par le portique de la porte[a] et se tiendra près du montant de la porte. Les prêtres offriront son holocauste et ses sacrifices de communion. Il se prosternera sur le seuil de la porte, puis se retirera, et la porte ne sera plus refermée avant le soir. 3 Les gens du peuple se prosterneront devant l’Eternel à l’entrée de cette porte, les jours de sabbat et lors des nouvelles lunes.
4 Le sabbat, le prince offrira à l’Eternel en holocauste six agneaux sans défaut et un bélier sans défaut. 5 Il présentera comme offrande quinze kilogrammes de grains avec le bélier, et ce qu’il voudra donner comme offrande accompagnant les agneaux. L’offrande d’huile sera de trois litres et demi par quinze kilogrammes de grains[b]. 6 Le jour de la nouvelle lune, il offrira un jeune taureau sans défaut, six agneaux et un bélier sans défaut. 7 Il joindra comme offrande quinze kilogrammes de grains pour le taureau et autant pour le bélier et, pour les agneaux, ce qu’il aura à disposition, plus trois litres et demi d’huile par quinze kilogrammes de grains[c].
Les règles pour le prince
8 Quand le prince viendra, il entrera par le portique de la porte et sortira par le même chemin. 9 Et quand les gens du peuple viendront devant l’Eternel lors des fêtes cultuelles, ceux qui entreront par la porte nord pour se prosterner, sortiront par la porte sud, et ceux qui entreront par la porte sud, sortiront par la porte nord. On ne repassera pas la porte par laquelle on sera entré, on sortira par la porte opposée. 10 Le prince sera au milieu de son peuple, entrant et sortant en même temps qu’eux.
11 Lors des fêtes et des solennités, l’offrande sera de quinze kilogrammes de grains par taureau et par bélier, et, pour les agneaux, ce qu’il voudra donner ; avec chaque mesure de quinze kilogrammes de grains, on offrira trois litres et demi d’huile[d].
12 Quand le prince offrira à l’Eternel un holocauste ou un sacrifice de communion en offrande volontaire, on lui ouvrira la porte orientale, et il offrira son holocauste et son sacrifice de communion comme il le fait le jour du sabbat. Puis il sortira, et on refermera la porte derrière lui.
13 On offrira chaque jour en holocauste à l’Eternel un agneau d’un an sans défaut. On l’offrira chaque matin. 14 On y ajoutera chaque matin comme offrande deux kilogrammes et demi de fine farine que l’on pétrira avec un bon litre d’huile[e]. C’est une offrande pour l’Eternel. Ce sont les lois fixées pour toujours pour le sacrifice perpétuel. 15 On offrira chaque matin l’agneau, l’offrande et l’huile, c’est l’holocauste perpétuel.
Les droits du prince sur son patrimoine
16 Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur, l’Eternel : Quand le prince fera une donation à l’un de ses fils, elle appartiendra à ce fils et passera comme patrimoine héréditaire à ses enfants. 17 Mais lorsqu’il fera à l’un de ses serviteurs un don pris sur son patrimoine, ce don appartiendra au serviteur jusqu’à l’année de la libération[f] puis il reviendra au prince. Ainsi son patrimoine restera la propriété de ses fils. 18 Le prince ne prendra rien sur le patrimoine du peuple en le dépouillant de ses propriétés ; c’est seulement de son propre domaine qu’il donnera des parts à ses fils, afin que personne de mon peuple ne soit dispersé loin de sa propriété[g].
Les cuisines du Temple
19 Après cela, le personnage me fit pénétrer, par l’entrée qui est à côté de la porte nord, dans les salles saintes réservées aux prêtres. Tout au fond, du côté ouest, il y avait un emplacement 20 et le personnage me dit que les prêtres y feraient cuire la viande des sacrifices de culpabilité et des sacrifices pour le péché, ainsi que les offrandes, afin de ne pas emporter ces aliments sur le parvis extérieur où leur contact pourrait rendre saints des membres du peuple.
21 Puis il me fit sortir vers le parvis extérieur et me fit passer auprès des quatre coins du parvis, et je vis que dans chaque angle du parvis, il y avait une courette 22 fermée[h], de quarante coudées de long sur trente coudées de large. Les quatre courettes avaient les mêmes dimensions. 23 Chacune était entourée d’une enceinte, à la base de laquelle on avait aménagé des fourneaux tout autour. 24 L’homme me dit : Voici les cuisines où les serviteurs du Temple feront cuire la viande des sacrifices offerts par le peuple.
Footnotes
- 46.2 Rituellement purifiée (45.19). De là, le prince pouvait suivre les sacrifices offerts sur le grand autel du parvis intérieur, mais il ne lui était pas permis de pénétrer dans ce parvis.
- 46.5 Littéralement : un épha de grains avec le bélier… un hîn d’huile par épha de grains.
- 46.7 Littéralement : un épha de grains pour le taureau et un épha pour le bélier… plus un hîn d’huile par épha de grains.
- 46.11 Littéralement : un épha par taureau et par bélier… avec chaque épha de grains, on offrira un hîn d’huile.
- 46.14 Littéralement : un sixième d’épha de fine farine et le tiers d’un hîn d’huile pour la mouiller.
- 46.17 Voir Lv 25.8-55.
- 46.18 Comme ce fut le cas pour Achab qui déposséda Naboth de sa vigne (1 R 21.3-16).
- 46.22 fermée: terme hébreu de sens incertain.
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