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Hesekiel 44
Svenska Folkbibeln
Hesekiel 44
Svenska Folkbibeln
Det nya templets tjänare
44 Därefter förde han mig tillbaka mot helgedomens yttre port, den som vette åt öster. Den var nu stängd. 2 Herren sade till mig: "Denna port skall förbli stängd och inte mer öppnas, och ingen skall gå in genom den, ty Herren, Israels Gud, har gått in genom den. Därför skall den vara stängd. 3 Dock skall fursten, eftersom han är furste, få sitta där och äta sitt bröd inför Herrens ansikte. Han skall då gå in genom portens förhus, och samma väg skall han gå ut igen."
4 Sedan förde han mig genom norra porten till platsen framför huset. Jag fick då se hur Herrens härlighet uppfyllde Herrens hus. Då föll jag ner på mitt ansikte. 5 Herren sade till mig: "Du människobarn, ge akt på och se med dina ögon och hör med dina öron allt vad jag nu säger till dig om alla stadgar angående Herrens hus och om alla lagar som rör det. Lägg märke till ingången till huset och helgedomens alla utgångar. 6 Säg till Israels hus, det upproriska: Så säger Herren, Herren: Nu får det vara nog med alla vidrigheter ni har bedrivit, ni av Israels hus. 7 Ni har låtit främlingar med oomskuret hjärta och oomskuret kött komma in i min helgedom och vara där, så att mitt hus har blivit vanhelgat, medan ni bar fram min mat, fett och blod. Mitt förbund har därmed brutits, för att inte tala om alla era andra vidrigheter. 8 Ni har inte själva utfört tjänsten vid mina heliga föremål, utan ni har satt andra att göra tjänst åt er i min helgedom.
9 Men så säger Herren, Herren: Ingen främling med oomskuret hjärta och oomskuret kött får komma in i min helgedom, ingen av de främlingar som finns bland Israels barn. 10 Också de leviter som gick bort ifrån mig när Israel for vilse, de som då själva for vilse och gick bort ifrån mig och följde sina avgudar, de måste bära sin missgärning. 11 De skall i min helgedom svara för vakttjänstgöringen vid husets portar och annan tjänstgöring i huset. De skall slakta brännoffer och slaktoffer åt folket och skall stå inför dem och betjäna dem. 12 Eftersom de betjänade dem inför deras avgudar och därmed var en orsak till synd för Israels folk, därför har jag svurit med upplyft hand, säger Herren, Herren, att de skall få bära sin missgärning. 13 De skall inte få komma mig nära för att tjäna som präster inför mig eller för att komma nära mina heliga föremål, de högheliga, utan de skall bära sin skam och de avskyvärda synder som de har bedrivit. 14 Jag skall låta dem sköta om tempelbyggnaden och utföra allt arbete i den och allt som där skall göras.
15 Men de levitiska präster, nämligen Sadoks söner, som tjänstgjorde vid min helgedom, när de övriga israeliterna for vilse och gick bort ifrån mig, de skall få träda fram till mig för att göra tjänst inför mig. De skall stå inför mitt ansikte för att offra fett och blod åt mig, säger Herren, Herren. 16 De skall gå in i min helgedom, och de skall träda fram till mitt bord för att tjänstgöra inför mig och utföra vad som skall utföras åt mig. 17 När de kommer in i den inre förgårdens portar, skall de ta på sig linnekläder. De får inte ha på sig något av ylle, när de gör tjänst i den inre förgårdens portar och inne i templet. 18 De skall ha huvudbonader av linne på huvudet och benkläder av linne runt höfterna. De får inte klä sig i något som gör att de svettas. 19 När de sedan går ut på den yttre förgården, till folket på den yttre förgården, skall de ta av sig de kläder som de gjort tjänst i och lämna kvar dem i helgedomens tempelkamrar och klä sig i andra kläder, så att de inte gör folket heligt med sina kläder.
20 De skall inte raka huvudet, men inte heller låta håret växa fritt utan klippa sitt huvudhår kort. 21 Vin får ingen präst dricka när han har kommit in på den inre förgården. 22 En änka eller en frånskild kvinna får han inte ta till hustru utan endast en jungfru av Israels släkt. Men han får ta en änka, om hon är änka efter en präst. 23 De skall lära mitt folk att skilja mellan heligt och oheligt och undervisa dem om skillnaden mellan orent och rent. 24 I rättstvister skall de uppträda som domare och skall döma efter mina bud. Mina lagar och stadgar skall de iaktta vid alla mina högtider, och mina sabbater skall de hålla heliga.
25 Ingen av dem får orena sig genom att gå in till en död. Endast genom far eller mor, son eller dotter eller bror, eller genom en syster som inte har tillhört någon man får han orena sig. 26 Men när han därefter har blivit ren, måste han vänta ytterligare sju dagar, 27 och den dag, då han går in i helgedomen, på den inre förgården, för att göra tjänst i helgedomen, skall han bära fram ett syndoffer för sig, säger Herren, Herren.
28 Detta skall vara deras arvedel, att jag själv är deras arvedel. Ni skall inte ge dem någon egendom i Israel, ty jag själv är deras egendom. 29 Matoffret, syndoffret och skuldoffret skall de äta, och allt tillspillogivet i Israel skall tillhöra dem. 30 Det första av förstlingsfrukterna och alla slags offergåvor, vad ni än bär fram som offergåva, skall tillhöra prästerna. Det första av ert mjöl skall ni ge åt prästen, för att välsignelse skall vila över ditt hus. 31 Inget självdött eller ihjälrivet djur får prästerna äta, vare sig fågel eller boskapsdjur.
Ezekiel 44
Good News Translation
Ezekiel 44
Good News Translation
The Use of the East Gate
44 The man led me to the outer gate at the east side of the Temple area. The gate was closed, 2 and the Lord said to me, “This gate will stay closed and will never be opened. No human being is allowed to use it, because I, the Lord God of Israel, have entered through it. It is to remain closed. 3 The ruling prince, however, may go there to eat a holy meal in my presence. He is to enter and leave the gateway through the entrance room at the inner end.”
Rules for Admission to the Temple
4 Then the man took me through the north gate to the front of the Temple. As I looked, I saw that the Temple of the Lord was filled with the dazzling light of his presence. I threw myself face downward on the ground, 5 and the Lord said to me, “Mortal man, pay attention to everything you see and hear. I am going to tell you the rules and regulations for the Temple. Note carefully which persons are allowed to go in and out of the Temple, and which persons are not allowed.
6 “Tell those rebellious people of Israel that I, the Sovereign Lord, will no longer tolerate the disgusting things that they have been doing. 7 They have profaned my Temple by letting uncircumcised foreigners, people who do not obey me, enter the Temple when the fat and the blood of the sacrifices are being offered to me. So my people have broken my covenant by all the disgusting things they have done. 8 They have not taken charge of the sacred rituals in my Temple, but instead have put foreigners in charge.
9 “I, the Sovereign Lord, declare that no uncircumcised foreigner, no one who disobeys me, will enter my Temple, not even a foreigner who lives among the people of Israel.”
The Levites Are Excluded from the Priesthood
10 The Lord said to me, “I am punishing those Levites who, together with the rest of the people of Israel, deserted me and worshiped idols. 11 They may serve me in the Temple by taking charge of the gates and by performing the work of the Temple. They may kill the animals which the people offer for burnt offerings and for sacrifices, and they are to be on duty to serve the people. 12 But because they conducted the worship of idols for the people of Israel and in this way led the people into sin, I, the Sovereign Lord, solemnly swear that they must be punished. 13 They are not to serve me as priests or to go near anything that is holy to me or to enter the Most Holy Place. This is the punishment for the disgusting things they have done. 14 I am assigning to them the menial work that is to be done in the Temple.”
The Priests
15 The Sovereign Lord said, “Those priests belonging to the tribe of Levi who are descended from Zadok, however, continued to serve me faithfully in the Temple when the rest of the people of Israel turned away from me. So now they are the ones who are to serve me and come into my presence to offer me the fat and the blood of the sacrifices. 16 They alone will enter my Temple, serve at my altar, and conduct the Temple worship. 17 (A)When they enter the gateway to the inner courtyard of the Temple, they are to put on linen clothing. They must not wear anything made of wool when they are on duty in the inner courtyard or in the Temple. 18 So that they won't perspire, they are to wear linen turbans and linen trousers, but no belt. 19 (B)Before they go to the outer courtyard where the people are, they must first take off the clothes they wore on duty in the Temple and leave them in the holy rooms. They are to put on other clothing in order to keep their sacred clothing from harming the people.[a]
20 (C)“Priests must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long. They are to keep it a proper length. 21 (D)Priests must not drink any wine before going into the inner courtyard. 22 (E)No priest may marry a divorced woman; he is to marry only an Israelite virgin or the widow of another priest.
23 (F)“The priests are to teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is not, and between what is ritually clean and what is not. 24 When a legal dispute arises, the priests are to decide the case according to my laws. They are to keep the religious festivals according to my rules and regulations, and they are to keep the Sabbaths holy.
25 (G)“A priest is not to become ritually unclean by touching a corpse, unless it is one of his parents, one of his children or a brother or an unmarried sister. 26 After he has become clean again, he must wait seven days 27 and then go into the inner courtyard of the Temple and offer a sacrifice for his purification, so that he can serve in the Temple again. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken.
28 (H)“The priests have the priesthood as their share of what I have given Israel to be handed down from one generation to another. They are not to hold property in Israel; I am all they need. 29 (I)The grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the repayment offerings will be the priests' food, and they are to receive everything in Israel that is set apart for me. 30 The priests are to have the best of all the first harvest and of everything else that is offered to me. Each time the people bake bread, they are to give the priests the first loaf as an offering, and my blessing will rest on their homes. 31 (J)The priests must not eat any bird or animal that dies a natural death or is killed by another animal.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 44:19 It was believed that ordinary people would be harmed by touching something holy.
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.
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