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40 ¶ Nan dizyèm jou premye mwa vennsenkyèm lanne depi yo te depòte nou an, ki vle di katòzan, jou pou jou, depi yo te fin kraze lavil Jerizalèm lan, mwen santi pouvwa Seyè a sou mwen. Li pran m', li mennen m' ale.

Nan yon vizyon, mwen wè li mennen m' nan peyi Izrayèl la. Li mete m' kanpe sou yon mòn byen wo. Mwen wè devan m' sou bò sid la yon bann kay bati ou ta di yon lavil.

Li fè m' pwoche. Lè sa a, mwen wè yon nonm ki te klere tankou kwiv. Li te kenbe nan men l' yon kòdon tou blan ak yon règ pou mezire. Li te kanpe bò yon pòtay.

Nonm lan di m' konsa: -Nonm o! Klere je ou gade. Louvri zòrèy ou gran pou ou koute. Mete tèt ou anplas pou ou wè tou sa mwen pral moutre ou la a. Se pou sa menm yo mennen ou isit la. Paske, ou gen pou ou fè moun pèp Izrayèl yo konnen tou sa ou pral wè.

¶ Sa m' te wè a se te tanp lan. Te gen yon gwo miray ki te fè wonn li nèt. Nonm lan te gen nan men l' yon règ pou mezire ki te gen dis pye longè. Li mezire miray la. Miray la te gen dis pye wotè, dis pye lajè.

Apre sa, li ale nan pòtay ki bay sou solèy leve a. Li moute mach eskalye yo. Lè li rive anwo, li mezire papòt pòtay la. Li jwenn dis pye fondè.

Apre pòtay la, te gen yon gwo koridò avèk sis chanm pou gad yo, twa chak bò. Chak chanm yo te kare kare, dis pye lajè, dis pye longè. Miray ki te separe chanm yo te gen wit pye lajè. Apre chanm yo, koridò a lonje sou dis pye ankò, li te mennen nan yon gwo pyès ki te bay sou Tanp lan.

Li mezire gwo pyès chanm sa a.

Li jwenn li te gen katòz pye longè. Chanm sa a te nan bout koridò a ki te pi pre Tanp lan. Miray la te gen kat pye lajè nan bout sa a.

10 Te gen twa chanm gad chak bò koridò ki bay sou solèy leve a. Tout chanm yo te menm fòs. Miray ki te separe pyès yo yo yonn ak lòt te gen menm lajè.

11 Apre sa, nonm lan mezire longè koridò a anba pòtay la. Li jwenn sèz pye. Li mezire lajè koridò a, li jwenn vennde pye.

12 Devan chak chanm gad yo, te gen yon ti mi tou ba ki te gen vin pous wotè, vin pous lajè. Chanm yo menm te kare kare anndan, dis pye longè, dis pye lajè.

13 Lèfini, li mezire distans ant miray dèyè yon chanm ale nan miray dèyè chanm ki anfas li lòt bò koridò a, li jwenn karannde pye. Pòt chanm yo te bay fas pou fas.

14 Gwo chanm ki te nan bout koridò a te louvri sou yon lakou. Li mezire lajè chanm lan, li jwenn trannkat pye.

15 Li mezire longè koridò a, depi miray pòtay la sou deyò rive nan bout dènye gwo chanm lan, li jwenn katrevenkat pye.

16 Te gen fennèt ak griyaj nan mi ki bay sou deyò chak chanm yo, ak nan mi ki separe chanm yo. Yo te fè pòtre pye palmis sou fasad miray separasyon yo ki bay sou koridò a.

17 Nonm lan fè m' pase nan gwo lakou deyò a. Te gen trant chanm yo te bati fè wonn lakou a. Do chanm yo te kole ak gwo miray ki te fèmen lakou a. Tout lakou a te pave nèt depi devan pòt chanm yo.

18 Gwo lakou a te pi ba pase ti lakou anndan an.

19 Te gen yon pòtay yon ti jan pi wo ki bay sou lakou anndan an. Nonm lan mezire depi sou pòtay deyò a rive nan pòtay anndan an. Li jwenn sanswasantwit pye.

20 Lèfini, nonm lan al mezire pòtay kote ou pase antre nan gwo lakou a lè ou soti sou bò nò. Li pran longè l' ak lajè l'.

21 Twa chanm gad yo ki sou chak bò koridò a, miray ki separe yo a, ak dènye gwo chanm ki bay sou anndan an, yo tout te gen menm mezi ak sa li te jwenn pou pòtay ki bay sou solèy leve a. Koridò mitan an te gen katrevenkat pye longè sou karannde pye lajè.

22 Dènye gwo chanm lan, fennèt yo, ak pòtre pye palmis te tankou sa li jwenn pou pòtay bò solèy leve a. Te gen sèt macheskalye ki moute devan pòtay nò a. Gwo chanm lan te nan bout koridò a ki bay sou gwo lakou a.

23 Lòt bò gwo lakou a, devan koridò nò a, te gen yon lòt pòtay ki bay sou ti lakou anndan an, menm jan ak sou bò solèy leve a. Nonm lan mezire distans ant de pòtay yo, li jwenn sanswasantwit pye tou.

24 Apre sa, nonm lan mennen m' sou bò sid la. La tou, mwen wè yon lòt pòtay pou antre nan gwo lakou a. Li mezire l', li te tankou lòt pòtay yo.

25 Te gen fennèt nan chanm gad yo, tankou lòt yo. Koridò pasaj la te gen katrevenkat pye longè sou karannde pye lajè.

26 Te gen sèt macheskalye ki moute devan pòtay la sou deyò. Dènye gwo chanm lan te nan bout koridò a ki bay sou gwo lakou a. Te gen pòtre pye palmis sou fasad miray ki bay sou koridò a.

27 ¶ Sou bò sid la tou, te gen yon lòt pòtay ki mennen nan ti lakou anndan an. Nonm lan mezire distans ant de pòtay yo, li jwenn sanswasantwit pye tou.

28 Nonm lan fè m' pase nan pòtay sid la pou m' antre nan ti lakou anndan an. Li mezire koridò a, li te menm fòs ak koridò gwo miray deyò yo.

29 -(we vèsè pwochen)

30 Chanm gad yo, gwo chanm lan, ak miray li yo te tankou pou lòt koridò yo. Te gen fennèt nan chanm ki bay sou koridò yo tou. Longè koridò a te katrevenkat pye, lajè l' te karannde pye.

31 Men, gwo chanm lan te nan bout ki bay sou gwo lakou a. Pòtre pye palmis yo te sou tout fasad miray la sou anndan koridò a. Te gen wit macheskalye ki moute devan pòtay la.

32 Apre sa, nonm lan fè m' pase nan pòtay bò solèy leve a pou antre nan ti lakou anndan an. Li mezire pòtay la, li jwenn li te menm fòs ak lòt pòtay yo.

33 Chanm gad yo, gwo chanm lan, miray anndan li yo, yo tout te tankou pou lòt pòtay yo. Te gen fennèt toutotou koridò a ak nan gwo chanm lan tou. Li te gen katrevenkat pye longè sou karannde pye lajè.

34 Gwo chanm lan te bay sou gwo lakou deyò a. Pòtre pye palmis te sou tout miray la anndan koridò a. Te gen wit macheskalye ki moute devan pòtay la.

35 Lèfini, nonm lan mennen m' bò pòtay nò a. Li mezire l', li jwenn li te menm fòs ak lòt pòtay yo.

36 Tankou tout lòt yo, li te gen chanm pou gad yo, miray ak pòtre, yon gwo chanm ak fennèt toupatou. Li te gen katrevenkat pye longè sou karannde pye lajè.

37 Gwo chanm lan te bay sou gwo lakou deyò a. Pòtre pye palmis te sou tout miray anndan koridò a. Te gen wit macheskalye ki moute devan pòtay la.

38 Nan gwo lakou deyò a te gen yon chanm bò pòtay nò ki mennen nan ti lakou anndan an. Chanm sa a te louvri sou gwo chanm lan ki bay sou gwo lakou a. Se la yo te lave vyann bèt yo te fin touye anvan y' al boule yo nèt sou lotèl la.

39 ¶ Nan gwo chanm sa a, te gen kat tab, de sou chak bò pyès la. Se sou tab sa yo yo te touye bèt yo te ofri pou touye pou Bondye, kit pou yo boule l' nèt, kit pou wete peche yon moun fè, kit pou peye pou sa yon moun fè ki mal.

40 Sou deyò pyès la tou te gen lòt tab, de chak bò pòtay Nò a.

41 Antou sa te fè wit tab kote pou yo touye bèt yo ofri bay Bondye, kat anndan gwo chanm lan, kat nan gwo lakou deyò a.

42 Kat tab ki nan chanm sou kote pòtay la, kote yo pare bèt yo ofri pou boule nèt yo, te fèt an gwo moso wòch taye. Yo te gen vin pous wotè. Anwo tab yo te kare kare, trant pous chak bò. Tout zouti ki sèvi pou touye bèt yo ofri bay Bondye kit pou boule nèt, kit pou lòt sèvis, se sou tab sa yo yo te mete yo.

43 Yo fouye yon ti kannal twa pous lajè kouri sou rebò anwo tab yo. Se anwo tab sa yo yo mete vyann pou yo ofri nan sèvis yo.

44 Apre sa, li mennen m' antre nan ti lakou anndan an. Te gen de lòt chanm ki bay sou ti lakou anndan an, yonn bò pòtay nò a ak pòt li louvri sou sid, lòt la bò pòtay sid la ak pòt li louvri sou nò.

45 Nonm lan di m' konsa: -Ti chanm ki gen pòt li louvri sou sid la, se pou prèt k'ap sèvi nan tanp lan.

46 Lòt chanm ki gen pòt li louvri sou nò a, se pou prèt k'ap sèvi sou lotèl la. Tout prèt yo se moun menm fanmi Zadòk la. Nan tout branch fanmi Levi a, se yo menm ase ki te gen dwa antre devan Seyè a pou sèvi l' nan Tanp lan.

47 Nonm lan mezire ti lakou anndan an. Li te kare kare. Chak bò te mezire sanswasantwit (168) pye. Kay la menm te moute sou bò solèy kouche a ak lotèl la devan li.

48 Li fè m' antre nan premye pyès Tanp lan. Li mezire papòt chanm devan an, li jwenn li te gen nèf pye pwofondè ak vennkat pye lajè. Miray bò pòtay la te gen senk pye epesè.

49 Te gen dis macheskalye pou moute devan pòt premye pyès Tanp lan. Pyès la te mezire vin pye lajè ak trannkat pye fondè. Te gen de gwo poto won, yonn chak bò pòt la.

'Ezekyèl 40 ' not found for the version: Nouvo Testaman: Vèsyon Kreyòl Fasil.

The Temple Area Restored

40 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the fall of the city(A)—on that very day the hand of the Lord was on me(B) and he took me there. In visions(C) of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain,(D) on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city. He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze;(E) he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod(F) in his hand. The man said to me, “Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you,(G) for that is why you have been brought here. Tell(H) the people of Israel everything you see.(I)

The East Gate to the Outer Court

I saw a wall completely surrounding the temple area. The length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits,[a] each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured(J) the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high.

Then he went to the east gate.(K) He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep. The alcoves(L) for the guards were one rod long and one rod wide, and the projecting walls between the alcoves were five cubits[b] thick. And the threshold of the gate next to the portico facing the temple was one rod deep.

Then he measured the portico of the gateway; it[c] was eight cubits[d] deep and its jambs were two cubits[e] thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple.

10 Inside the east gate were three alcoves on each side; the three had the same measurements, and the faces of the projecting walls on each side had the same measurements. 11 Then he measured the width of the entrance of the gateway; it was ten cubits and its length was thirteen cubits.[f] 12 In front of each alcove was a wall one cubit high, and the alcoves were six cubits square. 13 Then he measured the gateway from the top of the rear wall of one alcove to the top of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits[g] from one parapet opening to the opposite one. 14 He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits.[h] The measurement was up to the portico[i] facing the courtyard.[j](M) 15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.[k] 16 The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.(N)

The Outer Court

17 Then he brought me into the outer court.(O) There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms(P) along the pavement.(Q) 18 It abutted the sides of the gateways and was as wide as they were long; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the inside of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court;(R) it was a hundred cubits[l](S) on the east side as well as on the north.

The North Gate

20 Then he measured the length and width of the north gate, leading into the outer court. 21 Its alcoves(T)—three on each side—its projecting walls and its portico(U) had the same measurements as those of the first gateway. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 22 Its openings, its portico(V) and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.(W) 23 There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured from one gate to the opposite one; it was a hundred cubits.(X)

The South Gate

24 Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements(Y) as the others. 25 The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(Z) 26 Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.(AA) 27 The inner court(AB) also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits.(AC)

The Gates to the Inner Court

28 Then he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements(AD) as the others. 29 Its alcoves,(AE) its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(AF) 30 (The porticoes(AG) of the gateways around the inner court were twenty-five cubits wide and five cubits deep.) 31 Its portico(AH) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.(AI)

32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements(AJ) as the others. 33 Its alcoves,(AK) its projecting walls and its portico had the same measurements as the others. The gateway and its portico had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34 Its portico(AL) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.

35 Then he brought me to the north gate(AM) and measured it. It had the same measurements(AN) as the others, 36 as did its alcoves,(AO) its projecting walls and its portico, and it had openings all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 37 Its portico[m](AP) faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.(AQ)

The Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices

38 A room with a doorway was by the portico in each of the inner gateways, where the burnt offerings(AR) were washed. 39 In the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings,(AS) sin offerings[n](AT) and guilt offerings(AU) were slaughtered.(AV) 40 By the outside wall of the portico of the gateway, near the steps at the entrance of the north gateway were two tables, and on the other side of the steps were two tables. 41 So there were four tables on one side of the gateway and four on the other—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were slaughtered. 42 There were also four tables of dressed stone(AW) for the burnt offerings, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit high.[o] On them were placed the utensils for slaughtering the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.(AX) 43 And double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth[p] long, were attached to the wall all around. The tables were for the flesh of the offerings.

The Rooms for the Priests

44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two rooms, one[q] at the side of the north gate and facing south, and another at the side of the south[r] gate and facing north. 45 He said to me, “The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,(AY) 46 and the room facing north(AZ) is for the priests who guard the altar.(BA) These are the sons of Zadok,(BB) who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.(BC)

47 Then he measured the court: It was square—a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.(BD)

The New Temple

48 He brought me to the portico of the temple(BE) and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits[s] and its projecting walls were[t] three cubits[u] wide on either side. 49 The portico(BF) was twenty cubits[v] wide, and twelve[w] cubits[x] from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs,[y] and there were pillars(BG) on each side of the jambs.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:5 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters; also in verse 12. The long cubit of about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters is the basic unit of measurement of length throughout chapters 40–48.
  2. Ezekiel 40:7 That is, about 8 3/4 feet or about 2.7 meters; also in verse 48
  3. Ezekiel 40:9 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts gateway facing the temple; it was one rod deep. Then he measured the portico of the gateway; it
  4. Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 14 feet or about 4.2 meters
  5. Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 3 1/2 feet or about 1 meter
  6. Ezekiel 40:11 That is, about 18 feet wide and 23 feet long or about 5.3 meters wide and 6.9 meters long
  7. Ezekiel 40:13 That is, about 44 feet or about 13 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 30, 33 and 36
  8. Ezekiel 40:14 That is, about 105 feet or about 32 meters
  9. Ezekiel 40:14 Septuagint; Hebrew projecting wall
  10. Ezekiel 40:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
  11. Ezekiel 40:15 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36
  12. Ezekiel 40:19 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 23, 27 and 47
  13. Ezekiel 40:37 Septuagint (see also verses 31 and 34); Hebrew jambs
  14. Ezekiel 40:39 Or purification offerings
  15. Ezekiel 40:42 That is, about 2 2/3 feet long and wide and 21 inches high or about 80 centimeters long and wide and 53 centimeters high
  16. Ezekiel 40:43 That is, about 3 1/2 inches or about 9 centimeters
  17. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were rooms for singers, which were
  18. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east
  19. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  20. Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance was
  21. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.6 meters
  22. Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 35 feet or about 11 meters
  23. Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
  24. Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
  25. Ezekiel 40:49 Hebrew; Septuagint Ten steps led up to it