Ezekiel 47
King James Version
47 Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.
2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.
3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.
5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.
7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.
10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
13 Thus saith the Lord God; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.
17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.
20 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
22 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 47
New King James Version
The Healing Waters and Trees
47 Then he brought me back to the door of the [a]temple; and there was (A)water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces (B)east; and there was water, running out on the right side.
3 And when (C)the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles. 4 Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist. 5 Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed. 6 He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.
7 When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many (D)trees on one side and the other. 8 Then he said to me: “This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into the [b]valley, and enters the sea. When it reaches the sea, its waters are healed. 9 And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever [c]the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes. 10 It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish (E)of the Great Sea, exceedingly many. 11 But its swamps and marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt. 12 (F)Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; (G)their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for (H)medicine.”[d]
Borders of the Land(I)
13 Thus says the Lord God: “These are the (J)borders by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. (K)Joseph shall have two portions. 14 You shall inherit it equally with one another; for I (L)raised My hand in an oath to give it to your fathers, and this land shall (M)fall to you as your inheritance.
15 “This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by (N)the road to Hethlon, as one goes to (O)Zedad, 16 (P)Hamath, (Q)Berothah, Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), to Hazar Hatticon (which is on the border of Hauran). 17 Thus the boundary shall be from the Sea to (R)Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus; and as for the north, northward, it is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
18 “On the east side you shall mark out the border from between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, along the Jordan, and along the eastern side of the sea. This is the east side.
19 “The south side, toward the [e]South, shall be from Tamar to (S)the waters of [f]Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South.
20 “The west side shall be the Great Sea, from the southern boundary until one comes to a point opposite Hamath. This is the west side.
21 “Thus you shall (T)divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22 It shall be that you will divide it by (U)lot as an inheritance for yourselves, (V)and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. (W)They shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 And it shall be that in whatever tribe the stranger dwells, there you shall give him his inheritance,” says the Lord God.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 47:1 Lit. house
- Ezekiel 47:8 Or Arabah, the Jordan Valley
- Ezekiel 47:9 Lit. two rivers
- Ezekiel 47:12 Or healing
- Ezekiel 47:19 Heb. Negev
- Ezekiel 47:19 Lit. Strife
Hesekiel 47
Svenska Folkbibeln
Tempelkällan
47 Sedan förde han mig tillbaka till husets ingång, och där fick jag se vatten rinna fram under husets tröskel på östra sidan, ty husets framsida låg mot öster, och vattnet flöt ner under husets södra sida, söder om altaret. 2 Sedan förde han mig ut genom norra porten och ledde mig fram på en yttre väg till den yttre porten, den som vette åt öster. Där fick jag se vatten välla fram från den södra sidan. 3 Sedan gick mannen med ett mätsnöre i handen ett stycke mot öster och mätte upp tusen alnar och lät mig gå genom vattnet, och det räckte mig till vristen. 4 Sedan mätte han upp ytterligare tusen alnar och lät mig där gå genom vattnet, och det räckte mig till knäna. Ännu en gång mätte han upp tusen alnar och lät mig gå genom vattnet som då räckte mig till höfterna. 5 Ytterligare en gång mätte han upp tusen alnar, och nu var det en ström som jag inte kunde vada över. Vattnet gick så högt att man måste simma. Det var en ström som man inte kunde komma över. 6 Han sade till mig: "Har du sett det, du människobarn?" Sedan förde han mig tillbaka upp på flodens strand. 7 När jag kom tillbaka, såg jag många träd längs stränderna på båda sidor om floden. 8 Då sade han till mig: "Detta vatten rinner fram mot den östra delen av landet och flyter ner över Hedmarken och sedan ut i havet.[a] Vattnet som bröt fram rinner till havet, och vattnet blir då sunt.
9 Överallt dit den dubbla strömmen kommer upplivas alla levande varelser som rör sig i stim, och fiskarna blir där mycket talrika, ty när detta vatten kommer dit blir vattnet sunt, och allt får liv där strömmen rinner ut.
10 Fiskare skall stå utmed den från En-Gedi ända till En-Eglajim, och hela den sträckan skall vara som ett enda fiskeläge. Det skall där finnas fiskar av olika slag och i stor mängd alldeles som i Stora havet.[b]
11 Men de gölar och dammar som finns där blir inte sunda utan skall tjäna till saltberedning. 12 Och vid strömmens båda stränder skall alla slags fruktträd växa upp. Deras löv skall inte vissna och deras frukt skall inte ta slut. Varje månad skall träden bära ny frukt, ty deras vatten kommer från helgedomen. Deras frukter skall tjäna till föda och deras löv till läkedom.
Det heliga landets gränser
13 Så säger Herren, Herren: Dessa är de gränser efter vilka ni skall utskifta landet som arvedel åt Israels tolv stammar. Josef skall ha två lotter. 14 Ni skall få det till arvedel, den ena stammen såväl som den andra. Därför att jag med upplyft hand lovade att ge det åt era fäder skall detta land bli er arvedel.
15 Detta skall vara landets gräns på norra sidan: Från Stora havet längs Hetlonsvägen, där vägen går till Sedad, 16 Hamat, Berota, Sibrajim, som ligger mellan Damaskus och Hamats områden, det mellersta Haser, som ligger vid Havrans gräns. 17 Så skall gränsen gå från havet till Hasar-Enon vid Damaskus gräns och vidare allt längre norrut upp mot Hamats gräns. Detta är norra sidan.
18 På östra sidan skall gränsen börja mellan Havran och Damaskus och gå mellan Gilead och Israels land och utgöras av Jordan. Från nordgränsen neråt till det östra havet, skall ni mäta ut den. Detta är östra sidan.
19 På sydsidan skall gränsen gå från Tamar till Meribots vatten vid Kadesh, längs bäcken fram till Stora havet. Detta är den södra gränsen. 20 På västra sidan skall gränsen utgöras av Stora havet och gå från sydgränsen till en punkt mitt emot det ställe där vägen går till Hamat. Detta är västra sidan.
21 Ni skall utskifta detta land åt er efter Israels stammar. 22 Ni skall dela ut det genom lottkastning till arvedel åt er själva och åt främlingarna, som bor och föder barn ibland er. De skall vara för er så som infödda bland Israels barn. De skall med er få arvslott bland Israels stammar. 23 I den stam där främlingen bor skall ni ge honom hans arvedel, säger Herren, Herren.
Footnotes
- Hesekiel 47:8 havet Dvs Döda Havet.
- Hesekiel 47:10 Stora havet Dvs Medelhavet.
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