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Ezekiel 47
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Water Flowing from the Temple

47 Then he brought me back to (A)the door of the temple, and behold, (B)water was issuing from below (C)the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of (D)the altar. 2 Then he brought me out by way of (E)the north gate and led me around on the outside to (F)the outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side.

3 Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, (G)the man measured a thousand cubits,[a] and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. 5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. 6 And he said to me, (H)“Son of man, (I)have you seen this?”

Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river (J)very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into (K)the Arabah, and enters the sea;[b] when the water flows into (L)the sea, the water will become fresh.[c] 9 And wherever the river goes,[d] every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea[e] may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. 10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From (M)Engedi to (N)Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of (O)the Great Sea.[f] 11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. 12 And on the banks, (P)on both sides of the river, there will grow (Q)all kinds of trees for food. (R)Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, (S)but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and (T)their leaves for healing.”

Division of the Land

13 Thus says the Lord God: “This is the boundary[g] by which (U)you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. (V)Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And you shall divide equally what (W)I swore (X)to give to your fathers. (Y)This land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

15 “This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from (Z)the Great Sea (AA)by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to (AB)Zedad,[h] 16 (AC)Berothah, Sibraim (which lies on the border between (AD)Damascus and (AE)Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 So the boundary shall run from the sea to (AF)Hazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north.[i] This shall be the north side.[j]

18 “On the east side, the boundary shall run between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between (AG)Gilead and the land of Israel; to (AH)the eastern sea and as far as Tamar.[k] This shall be the east side.

19 “On the south side, it shall run from (AI)Tamar as far as (AJ)the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along (AK)the Brook of Egypt[l] to (AL)the Great Sea. This shall be the south side.

20 “On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point (AM)opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.

21 (AN)“So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 (AO)You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and (AP)for the sojourners who reside among you and have had children among you. (AQ)They shall be to you as native-born children of Israel. With you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23 In whatever tribe the sojourner resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, declares the Lord God.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:3 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters; a long cubit (see 40:5) was about 21 inches or 53 centimeters
  2. Ezekiel 47:8 That is, the Dead Sea
  3. Ezekiel 47:8 Hebrew will be healed; also verses 9, 11
  4. Ezekiel 47:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Hebrew the two rivers go
  5. Ezekiel 47:9 Hebrew lacks the waters of the sea
  6. Ezekiel 47:10 That is, the Mediterranean Sea; also verses 15, 19, 20
  7. Ezekiel 47:13 Probable reading; Hebrew The valley of the boundary
  8. Ezekiel 47:15 Septuagint; Hebrew the entrance of Zedad, Hamath
  9. Ezekiel 47:17 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  10. Ezekiel 47:17 Probable reading; Hebrew and as for the north side
  11. Ezekiel 47:18 Compare Syriac; Hebrew to the eastern sea you shall measure
  12. Ezekiel 47:19 Hebrew lacks of Egypt
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Ezequiel 47
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El río del templo

47 El hombre me trajo de vuelta a la entrada del templo, y vi que brotaba agua por debajo del umbral, en dirección al oriente, que es hacia donde da la fachada del templo. El agua corría por la parte baja del lado derecho del templo, al sur del altar. 2 Luego el hombre me sacó por la puerta del norte, y me hizo dar la vuelta por fuera, hasta la puerta exterior que mira hacia el oriente; y vi que las aguas fluían del lado sur. 3 El hombre salió hacia el oriente con una cuerda en la mano, midió quinientos metros y me hizo cruzar el agua, la cual me llegaba a los tobillos. 4 Luego midió otros quinientos metros y me hizo cruzar el agua, que ahora me llegaba a las rodillas. Midió otros quinientos metros, y me hizo cruzar el agua, que esta vez me llegaba a la cintura. 5 Midió otros quinientos metros, pero la corriente se había convertido ya en un río que yo no podía cruzar. Había crecido tanto que solo se podía cruzar a nado. 6 Entonces me preguntó: «¿Lo has visto, hijo de hombre?»

En seguida me hizo volver a la orilla del río, 7 y al llegar vi que en sus márgenes había muchos árboles. 8 Allí me dijo: «Estas aguas fluyen hacia la región oriental, descienden hasta el Arabá, y van a dar al Mar Muerto. Cuando desembocan en ese mar, las aguas son saneadas. 9 Por donde corra este río, todo ser viviente que en él se mueva vivirá. Habrá peces en abundancia porque el agua de este río será saneada, y todo lo que se mueva en sus aguas vivirá. 10 Junto al río se detendrán los pescadores, desde Engadi hasta Eneglayin, porque allí habrá lugar para secar sus redes. Los peces allí serán tan variados y numerosos como en el mar Mediterráneo.[a] 11 Pero sus pantanos y marismas no serán saneados, sino que quedarán como salinas. 12 Junto a las orillas del río crecerá toda clase de árboles frutales; sus hojas no se marchitarán, y siempre tendrán frutos. Cada mes darán frutos nuevos, porque el agua que los riega sale del templo. Sus frutos servirán de alimento y sus hojas serán medicinales.

Los límites del país

13 »Así dice el Señor omnipotente: Estos son los límites del país que se repartirá como herencia a las doce tribus de Israel, teniendo en cuenta que a José le tocará una doble porción. 14 A vuestros antepasados les juré darles este país como herencia. Ahora cada uno de vosotros recibirá una parte igual, porque este país es vuestra herencia.

15 »Por el lado norte, comenzando desde el mar Mediterráneo y pasando por la ciudad de Hetlón hasta la entrada de Zedad, los límites del país serán: 16 Jamat, Berotá, Sibrayin —que está entre el territorio de Damasco y el de Jamat— y Jazar Haticón, que limita con Jaurán. 17 Así el límite norte se extenderá desde el mar Mediterráneo hasta Jazar Enán. Al norte quedarán los territorios de Jamat y Jaurán.

18 »Por el oriente, la frontera entre la tierra de Israel y Jaurán, Damasco y Galaad será el río Jordán hasta la ciudad de Tamar, que está junto al Mar Muerto; este será el lado oriental.

19 »Por el sur, la frontera irá desde Tamar hasta el oasis de Meribá Cades, en dirección al torrente de Egipto hasta el mar Mediterráneo. Este será el límite sur.

20 »Por el occidente, la frontera será el mar Mediterráneo, desde el límite sur hasta la costa que está a la altura de Lebó Jamat.[b] Este será el límite occidental.

21 »Deberéis repartiros esta tierra entre las doce tribus de Israel. 22 La sortearéis como herencia entre vosotros, y entre los extranjeros que habiten entre vosotros y que entre vosotros hayáis tenido, a los cuales deberéis considerar israelitas de nacimiento. Por tanto, estos extranjeros recibirán una herencia con vosotros entre las tribus de Israel. 23 Y en la tribu donde esté residiendo el extranjero, allí le daréis su herencia. Lo afirma el Señor omnipotente.

Footnotes

  1. 47:10 mar Mediterráneo. Lit. mar grande; también en vv. 15,19,20.
  2. 47:20 Lebó Jamat. Alt. la entrada de Jamat; también en 48:1.
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Ezekiel 47
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The River From the Temple

47 The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water(A) coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.(B) 2 He then brought me out through the north gate(C) and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the south side.

3 As the man went eastward with a measuring line(D) in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits[a] and then led me through water that was ankle-deep. 4 He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist. 5 He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river(E) that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross.(F) 6 He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?”

Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river.(G) 8 He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah,[b](H) where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh.(I) 9 Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live.(J) 10 Fishermen(K) will stand along the shore; from En Gedi(L) to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets.(M) The fish will be of many kinds(N)—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.(O) 11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.(P) 12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river.(Q) Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit(R) fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary(S) flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.(T)”

The Boundaries of the Land

13 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “These are the boundaries(U) of the land that you will divide among the twelve tribes of Israel as their inheritance, with two portions for Joseph.(V) 14 You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your ancestors, this land will become your inheritance.(W)

15 “This is to be the boundary of the land:(X)

“On the north side it will run from the Mediterranean Sea(Y) by the Hethlon road(Z) past Lebo Hamath to Zedad, 16 Berothah[c](AA) and Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath),(AB) as far as Hazer Hattikon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 The boundary will extend from the sea to Hazar Enan,[d] along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.(AC)

18 “On the east side the boundary will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Dead Sea and as far as Tamar.[e] This will be the eastern boundary.(AD)

19 “On the south side it will run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah Kadesh,(AE) then along the Wadi of Egypt(AF) to the Mediterranean Sea.(AG) This will be the southern boundary.

20 “On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath.(AH) This will be the western boundary.(AI)

21 “You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22 You are to allot it as an inheritance(AJ) for yourselves and for the foreigners(AK) residing among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.(AL) 23 In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance,” declares the Sovereign Lord.(AM)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:3 That is, about 1,700 feet or about 530 meters
  2. Ezekiel 47:8 Or the Jordan Valley
  3. Ezekiel 47:16 See Septuagint and 48:1; Hebrew road to go into Zedad, 16 Hamath, Berothah.
  4. Ezekiel 47:17 Hebrew Enon, a variant of Enan
  5. Ezekiel 47:18 See Syriac; Hebrew Israel. You will measure to the Dead Sea.
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