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Reparto de la tierra

48 »Estos son los nombres de las tribus, partiendo desde la frontera norte y comenzando con la tribu de Dan, de este a oeste, y desde el Mediterráneo, pasando por Hetlón, hasta Lebó Jamat y Jazar Enán, que es la parte al sur de Damasco y Jamat:

»Debajo de Dan, de este a oeste, está la porción de territorio de Aser.

»Debajo de Aser, de este a oeste, está la porción de territorio de Neftalí.

»Debajo de Neftalí, de este a oeste, está la porción de territorio de Manasés.

»Debajo de Manasés, de este a oeste, está la porción de territorio de Efraín.

»Debajo de Efraín, de este a oeste, está la porción de territorio de Rubén.

»Debajo de Rubén, de este a oeste, está la porción de territorio de Judá.

»Debajo de Judá, de este a oeste, está la porción de territorio que reservarás. Será de doce mil quinientos metros de ancho, y de este a oeste su longitud será la misma que la de los otros territorios. En medio de esta porción estará el santuario.

»La parcela que debéis reservar para el Señor tendrá doce mil quinientos metros de largo por diez mil metros[a] de ancho. 10 Dentro de esta parcela sagrada, a los sacerdotes les corresponderá una sección exclusiva que medirá doce mil quinientos metros por el norte, y cinco mil metros por el sur. En medio de ella se levantará el santuario del Señor. 11 Esta sección estará destinada a los sacerdotes consagrados, descendientes de Sadoc, que cuando se descarrió el pueblo de Israel se encargaron de mi servicio y no se descarriaron, como los levitas. 12 Por eso, a los sacerdotes les corresponderá una sección santísima de la parcela consagrada al Señor, junto al territorio de los levitas. 13 También los levitas tendrán una parcela de doce mil quinientos metros de largo por cinco mil de ancho, a lo largo del territorio de los sacerdotes. En total, la parcela reservada tendrá doce mil quinientos metros de largo por diez mil metros de ancho. 14 Como parcela escogida del país, no se podrá vender, permutar ni expropiar ninguna parte de ella, pues está consagrada al Señor.

15 »La sección restante de doce mil quinientos metros de largo por dos mil quinientos metros de ancho es terreno profano. Se dedicará al uso común de la ciudad, para la construcción de viviendas y para pastizales. La ciudad quedará en el centro, 16 y medirá dos mil doscientos cincuenta metros de largo por el lado norte, y lo mismo por sus lados sur, este y oeste. 17 Los pastizales de la ciudad medirán ciento veinticinco metros de ancho alrededor de toda la ciudad. 18 A los lados de la ciudad quedará una sección, junto a la parcela consagrada al Señor, que tendrá cinco mil metros de largo por la parte este, y otros tantos por el oeste. Todo lo que allí se produzca servirá de alimento para los trabajadores de la ciudad. 19 La cultivarán los trabajadores de la ciudad, sin importar a qué tribu pertenezcan. 20 Toda la parcela consagrada, incluso lo que pertenece a la ciudad, formará un cuadrado de doce mil quinientos metros de lado.

21 »El terreno que quede a ambos lados de la parcela consagrada y de la que pertenece a la ciudad será para el príncipe. A él le tocará una parcela de doce mil quinientos metros por el lado este, hasta la frontera oriental, y doce mil quinientos metros por el oeste, hasta la frontera occidental. Todo esto quedará paralelo a las otras secciones. En el centro estarán la parcela consagrada y el santuario del templo. 22 Así mismo, la propiedad de los levitas y la de la ciudad se ubicarán entre las fronteras de Judá y Benjamín, en medio de la parcela que le corresponde al príncipe.

23 »En cuanto a las demás tribus, a Benjamín le tocará una sección de este a oeste.

24 »Debajo de Benjamín, a Simeón le tocará una sección de este a oeste.

25 »Debajo de Simeón, a Isacar le tocará una sección de este a oeste.

26 »Debajo de Isacar, a Zabulón le tocará una sección de este a oeste.

27 »Debajo de Zabulón, a Gad le tocará una sección de este a oeste.

28 »Debajo de Gad, partiendo de este a oeste, la frontera irá desde Tamar hasta el oasis de Meribá Cades y el arroyo de Egipto, y hasta el mar Mediterráneo.

29 »Este es el territorio que repartiréis por sorteo entre las tribus de Israel, y que será vuestra herencia. Así quedará distribuido el territorio. Lo afirma el Señor omnipotente.

Las puertas de Jerusalén

30 »Estas son las salidas de la ciudad:

»Por el norte, la ciudad medirá dos mil doscientos cincuenta metros. 31 Las puertas de la ciudad tendrán los nombres de las tribus de Israel. Al norte habrá tres puertas: la de Rubén, la de Judá y la de Leví.

32 »Por el este, la ciudad medirá dos mil doscientos cincuenta metros, y tendrá tres puertas: la de José, la de Benjamín y la de Dan.

33 »Por el sur, la ciudad medirá dos mil doscientos cincuenta metros, y tendrá tres puertas: la de Simeón, la de Isacar y la de Zabulón.

34 »Por el oeste, la ciudad medirá dos mil doscientos cincuenta metros, y tendrá tres puertas: la de Gad, la de Aser y la de Neftalí.

35 »El perímetro urbano será de nueve mil metros.

»Y desde aquel día el nombre de la ciudad será:

El Señor está aquí».

Footnotes

  1. 48:9 diez mil metros (lectura probable; lit. veinte mil [codos]); cinco mil metros (TM; lit. diez mil [codos]); también en v. 13.

48 “These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside (A)the way of Hethlon (B)to Lebo-hamath, as far as (C)Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of (D)Damascus over against Hamath), and extending[a] from the east side to the west,[b] (E)Dan, one portion. Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, (F)Asher, one portion. Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, (G)Naphtali, one portion. Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion. Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion. Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion. Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.

“Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be (H)the portion which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits[c] in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with (I)the sanctuary in the midst of it. The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000[d] in breadth. 10 (J)These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the Lord in the midst of it. 11 This shall be for (K)the consecrated priests, (L)the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, (M)as the Levites did. 12 And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites. 13 (N)And alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000.[e] 14 They (O)shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate (P)this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.

15 (Q)“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be (R)for common use for the city, for dwellings and for (S)open country. In the midst of it shall be the city, 16 and these shall be its measurements: (T)the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500. 17 And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250. 18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be 10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. (U)Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. 19 And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. 20 The whole portion that (V)you shall set apart shall be 25,000 cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city.

21 (W)“What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the 25,000 cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. (X)The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in its midst. 22 It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.

23 “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion. 24 Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion. 25 Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion. 26 Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion. 27 Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion. 28 And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run (Y)from Tamar to the waters of (Z)Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt[f] to (AA)the Great Sea.[g] 29 This is the land that (AB)you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.

The Gates of the City

30 “These shall be (AC)the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be (AD)4,500 cubits by measure, 31 (AE)three gates, the gate of (AF)Reuben, the gate of (AG)Judah, and the gate of (AH)Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel. 32 On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. 33 On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. 34 On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates,[h] the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. 35 The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And (AI)the name of the city from that time on shall be, (AJ)The Lord Is There.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:1 Probable reading; Hebrew and they shall be his
  2. Ezekiel 48:1 Septuagint (compare verses 2–8); Hebrew the east side the west
  3. Ezekiel 48:8 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters; a long cubit (see 40:5) was about 21 inches or 53 centimeters
  4. Ezekiel 48:9 Compare 45:1; Hebrew 10,000
  5. Ezekiel 48:13 Septuagint; Hebrew 10,000
  6. Ezekiel 48:28 Hebrew lacks of Egypt
  7. Ezekiel 48:28 That is, the Mediterranean Sea
  8. Ezekiel 48:34 One Hebrew manuscript, Syriac (compare Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts their gates three

Each tribe gets its part of the land

48 ‘This is the list of Israel's tribes, with the land that each tribe will receive:

Dan will receive land at the north border of Israel. Their north border goes east from the Mediterranean Sea along the road to Hethlon, as far as Lebo-Hamath. From there, it goes to Hazar-Enan, on the border between Damascus and Hamath.

Dan's part of the land goes all the way from Israel's border in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

South of Dan's land will be the land for Asher.

South of Asher's land will be the land for Naphtali.

South of Naphtali's land will be the land for Manasseh.

South of Manasseh's land will be the land for Ephraim.

South of Ephraim's land will be the land for Reuben.

South of Reuben's land will be the land for Judah.

South of Judah's land will be a special part of the land, with the temple in the middle of it. From east to west, it will be the same size as the parts of the land for Israel's tribes. From north to south, it will be 12½ kilometres.

The part that belongs to the Lord for his temple will be 12½ kilometres long and 10 kilometres wide. 10 The priests will have a part of this holy land. Their part will measure 12½ kilometres from east to west. It will measure 5 kilometres from north to south. The Lord's temple will be in the middle of this part. 11 This holy part of the land will belong to the priests who are descendants of Zadok. They are the priests who served me faithfully. They did not turn away from me as the other Levites did when Israel's people did not obey me. 12 So the priests will have that special part of the land, next to the part for the Levites. The priests' part will be the most holy part of the land.

13 The Levites will also have a special part, south of the part for the priests. It will be the same size. It will measure 12½ kilometres from east to west, and 5 kilometres from north to south. So the land for the priests and for the Levites will be 12½ kilometres from east to west and 10 kilometres from north to south. 14 The special part of the land that belongs to the Lord is the best of the whole land. You must not give his land to anyone else or sell it to anyone else. It is holy and it belongs to the Lord.

15 The other part of the special land is 12½ kilometres from east to west and 2½ kilometres from north to south. That part is not holy. Ordinary people may use it. They may live there and use the fields. There will be a city in the middle of it. 16 The city will be square, 2,250 metres long on each side. 17 You must leave an open space 125 metres wide on each side of the city. 18 There will be two other pieces of land south of the special holy land. There will be a piece 2.5 kilometres wide on the east side of the city and a piece 2.5 kilometres wide on the west side. People who live in the city may use these pieces of land to grow crops. 19 There will be people from the different tribes of Israel who live in the city. Any of them may use the land to grow things.

20 The whole of the special land, including the holy part and the part for the city, will be a square. Each side will be 12½ kilometres.

21 The parts of land on each side of the square will belong to the ruler. The part on the east side will go as far as Israel's border in the east. The part on the west side will go as far as the Mediterranean Sea. The holy part of land where the temple is will be in the middle, between them. 22 The land that belongs to the Levites and the priests, as well as the city, will be between the two parts of land that belong to the ruler. The land for Judah will be on the north side of these lands. The land for Benjamin's will be on the south side.

23 The other tribes will each have a part of the land that is south of this special part. The land for each of these tribes will go all the way from Israel's border in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

South of the special land will be the land for Benjamin.

24 South of the Benjamin's land will be the land for Simeon.

25 South of Simeon's land will be the land for Issachar.

26 South of Issachar's land will be the land for Zebulun.

27 South of Zebulun's land will be the land for Gad.

28 The border on the south side of Gad's land goes from Tamar to the springs of water near Meribath Kadesh. From there, it goes along the stream at Egypt's border to the Mediterranean Sea.

29 That is how you must share the land among Israel's tribes. Each part will belong to one tribe and their descendants. I, the Almighty Lord, say this.

The gates of the city

30 These will be the entrance gates on each side of the city. The wall on the north side of the city will be 2,250 metres long. 31 There will be three gates on that side. Each gate will have the name of one of Israel's tribes, one for Reuben, the next for Judah, and the next for Levi. 32 The wall on the east side will also be 2,250 metres long. The three gates on that side will be for Joseph, for Benjamin and for Dan. 33 The wall on the south side will also be 2,250 metres long. The three gates on that side will be for Simeon, for Issachar and for Zebulun. 34 The wall on the west side will also be 2,250 metres long. The three gates on that side will be for Gad, for Asher and for Naphtali. 35 So the walls all around the city will measure 9,000 metres.

From that time on, the name of the city will be, “The Lord is there.” ’

The Division of the Land

48 “These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan(A) will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road(B) to Lebo Hamath;(C) Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.

“Asher(D) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west.

“Naphtali(E) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west.

“Manasseh(F) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

“Ephraim(G) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh(H) from east to west.(I)

“Reuben(J) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

“Judah(K) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.

“Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to present as a special gift. It will be 25,000 cubits[a] wide, and its length from east to west will equal one of the tribal portions; the sanctuary will be in the center of it.(L)

“The special portion you are to offer to the Lord will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits[b] wide.(M) 10 This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center of it will be the sanctuary of the Lord.(N) 11 This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites,(O) who were faithful in serving me(P) and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.(Q) 12 It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.

13 “Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits.(R) 14 They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.(S)

15 “The remaining area, 5,000 cubits[c] wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it 16 and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,[d] the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.(T) 17 The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubits[e] on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west. 18 What remains of the area, bordering on the sacred portion and running the length of it, will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.(U) 19 The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel. 20 The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits on each side. As a special gift you will set aside the sacred portion, along with the property of the city.

21 “What remains on both sides of the area formed by the sacred portion and the property of the city will belong to the prince. It will extend eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the sacred portion to the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. Both these areas running the length of the tribal portions will belong to the prince, and the sacred portion with the temple sanctuary will be in the center of them.(V) 22 So the property of the Levites and the property of the city will lie in the center of the area that belongs to the prince. The area belonging to the prince will lie between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin.

23 “As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin(W) will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.

24 “Simeon(X) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.

25 “Issachar(Y) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.

26 “Zebulun(Z) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.

27 “Gad(AA) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

28 “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar(AB) to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.(AC)

29 “This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Sovereign Lord.(AD)

The Gates of the New City

30 “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long, 31 the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah and the gate of Levi.

32 “On the east side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan.

33 “On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun.

34 “On the west side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher and the gate of Naphtali.(AE)

35 “The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.[f]

“And the name of the city from that time on will be:

the Lord is there.(AF)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:8 That is, about 8 miles or about 13 kilometers; also in verses 9, 10, 13, 15, 20 and 21
  2. Ezekiel 48:9 That is, about 3 1/3 miles or about 5.3 kilometers; also in verses 10, 13 and 18
  3. Ezekiel 48:15 That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers
  4. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, about 1 1/2 miles or about 2.4 kilometers; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34
  5. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, about 440 feet or about 135 meters
  6. Ezekiel 48:35 That is, about 6 miles or about 9.5 kilometers