Ezekiels syn af et nyt tempel
1På den tiende dag i den første måned i det 25. år af vores eksil, 14 år efter Jerusalems fald, kom Herrens kraft over mig, og han førte mig i ånden helt til Jerusalem. 2I mit syn ankom jeg til Israel og blev anbragt på et højt bjerg, hvorfra jeg foran mig40,2 Efter LXX. Den hebraiske tekst siger: „mod syd”. så noget, der lignede en by. 3Jeg fik øje på en mand, der lyste som skinnende bronze. Han stod ved den østlige port i muren omkring tempelpladsen, og i hånden holdt han en målesnor og en målestok. 4„Du menneske,” sagde han til mig. „Hold øjne og ører åbne og læg nøje mærke til alt, hvad jeg viser dig. Du er blevet ført hertil, for at jeg kan vise dig mange ting. Bagefter skal du fortælle det hele til Israels folk.”
5Jeg kunne se muren hele vejen rundt om tempelområdet, og manden målte murens højde og bredde, der svarede præcis til længden af hans målestok, som var 3 m.
6Manden kaldte mig nu hen til østporten i muren. Vi gik op ad trappen, hvorefter han målte tærsklen i portåbningen. Den havde målestokkens længde og var altså 3 meter bred. 7Inden for porten kom vi forbi nogle vagtrum, som alle var 3 gange 3 m, og imellem rummene var der 2,5 m. Dernæst kom vi til tærsklen til den modsatte port, den som førte ind mod templets ydre forgård. Den var også 3 m bred. 8Så målte han forhallen før porten, og den var 4 m. 9Dens søjler var en meter brede og den vendte ind mod templet. 10Af vagtrum var der tre på hver side af passagen mellem den ydre og indre port, og de havde samme mål. Og søjlerne på hver side havde også alle samme mål. 11Indgangspartiet i portåbningen mod øst var 5 m bredt, og passagen imellem portene var 6,5 m bred. 12Foran hvert af vagtrummene ud mod passagen var der stenbænke, som var en halv meter bred og en halv meter høj. 13Derefter målte manden bredden af hele portkomplekset fra ydermuren af vagtrummet på den ene side til ydermuren af vagtrummet, der lå lige overfor på den anden side. Den var 12,5 m. 14Søjlerne ved forhallen blev anslået til at være 30 m høje,40,14 Eller 10 m. Den hebraiske tekst er meget uklar, og det samme er LXX. og forhallen vendte som sagt ud mod templets ydre forgård. 15Der var i alt 25 m fra den ene ende af portkomplekset til den anden. 16Der var gittervinduer i vagtrummene og i murene imellem rummene. Alle søjler var dekoreret med palmemotiver.
17-18Manden førte mig nu videre ind i den ydre forgård, hvor der var 30 rum bygget op ad muren mod nord, øst og syd. Forgården var belagt med fliser i to niveauer. Det nederste niveau gik fra ydermuren og indad i en bredde, der svarede til portkompleksernes længde. Det øverste niveau dækkede resten af forgården ind til indermuren. 19Så målte han afstanden fra porten til den ydre forgård til porten til den indre forgård. Afstanden mellem de to portkomplekser var 50 m, og det gjaldt både mod øst og nord.
20Han førte mig derefter hen til portkomplekset mod nord og målte både dets længde og bredde. 21Det havde også tre vagtrum på hver side, og målene var de samme som for portkomplekset mod øst, 25 m i længden og 12,5 m i bredden. 22Også vinduer, forhal, søjler og palmemotiver var som i østporten. En trappe med syv trin førte op til den ydre portindgang, og forhallen vendte ind mod den ydre forgård. 23Overfor det ydre portkompleks lå der både mod nord og øst et indre portkompleks, som førte ind til den indre forgård. Afstanden mellem de ydre og indre portkomplekser var 50 m.
24Derefter førte han mig videre til portkomplekset mod syd. Der var også en forhal og søjler, som han målte, og det var de samme mål som før. 25Hele portkomplekset var 25 m langt og 12,5 m bredt som de andre, og der var vinduer i væggene og i forhallen som i de andre. 26Der var syv trappetrin op til den ydre indgang, forhallen vendte ind mod den ydre forgård, og der var palmemotiver på søjlerne. 27Overfor det ydre sydlige portkompleks lå det indre sydportkompleks, som førte ind til den indre forgård. Afstanden mellem de to portkomplekser var 50 m.
28Så førte han mig gennem det indre sydportkompleks ind i den indre forgård. Undervejs målte han portkomplekset, og det havde samme mål som de andre. 29Vagtrummene, søjlerne og forhallen havde nøjagtig samme mål som i de ydre porte, og der var vinduer i væggene og i forhallen. Portkomplekset var 25 m langt og 12,5 m bredt. 30Hver forhal i de tre portkomplekser omkring den indre gård var 12,5 m i bredden og 2,5 m dyb. 31Otte trappetrin førte op til portens indgang, forhallen vendte ud mod den ydre forgård, og der var palmemotiver på søjlerne.
32Derpå førte han mig hen til det indre østlige portkompleks. Dets mål svarede til de øvrige portes: 33Vagtrummene, søjlerne og forhallen var de samme, og der var vinduer i væggene og i forhallen. Portkomplekset var 25 m langt og 12,5 m bredt. 34Forhallen vendte ud mod den ydre forgård, og der var palmemotiver på søjlerne. Også her var der otte trappetrin.
35Så førte han mig til det indre nordlige portkompleks, hvis mål svarede til de øvrige portes. 36Vagtrummene, søjlerne og forhallen var nøjagtig som de andre, og portkomplekset var 25 m langt og 12,5 m bredt. 37Forhallen vendte ud mod den ydre forgård, og der var palmemotiver på søjlerne. Også her førte otte trappetrin op til porten.
38Der ved det indre nordportkompleks40,38 Selv om Ezekiel kun beskriver det, han ser her ved nordporten, hvor han står, var der sandsynligvis tilsvarende rum og borde ved de andre to porte mod øst og syd. så jeg tæt ved søjlerne til forhallen et rum med en dør. Rummet var beregnet til at vaske offerkødet, før det blev lagt på alteret. 39I forhallen stod der på hver side af midtergangen to borde, der blev brugt til at lægge kødet fra de slagtede offerdyr på, hvad enten det var brændofre, syndofre eller skyldofre. 40Uden for forhallen var der tilsvarende to borde på hver side af indgangen. 41I alt var der altså otte borde, som blev brugt til at lægge de slagtede offerdyr på,40,41 Ordret: „til slagtningen”, dvs. til brug ved slagtningen. Selve slagtningen foregik i den ydre forgård og v. 43 klargør, at indvoldene og kødstykkerne fra de slagtede dyr blev lagt på bordene, så præsterne kunne tage dem derfra og bringe dem ind i den indre forgård til alteret. fire borde inde i forhallen og fire borde udenfor. 42Ved siden af trappetrinene op til porten stod der fire borde af tilhugne sten, hvorpå man opbevarede knivene og de øvrige redskaber, der blev brugt ved slagtningen. Stenbordene var 75 gange 75 cm med en højde på 50 cm. 43På ydermuren af portkomplekset var der fastgjort en lang række kroge af en håndsbreds længde til brug ved parteringen af offerdyrene. Efter parteringen og afvaskningen blev de udskårne stykker anbragt på bordene.
44Derpå førte han mig ind i den indre forgård, og jeg så, at der var bygget to rum til præsterne. Det ene lå tæt ved nordporten og havde indgang mod syd, og den anden lå tæt ved sydporten og havde indgang mod nord.
45Manden forklarede mig, at rummet ved nordporten skulle bruges af de præster, der havde ansvar for den daglige tjeneste i templet, 46mens rummet ved sydporten var for de præster, der skulle forrette altertjenesten, altså Zadoks efterkommere, de eneste levitter, der måtte nærme sig Herren og udføre denne tjeneste.
47Derefter målte han den indre forgård: Den var 50 m på hver led. Alteret stod foran tempelbygningen. 48Så førte han mig hen til selve tempelbygningens forhal. Den havde to enorme søjler hver på 2,5 gange 2,5 m. Indgangen var 7 m bred og de to sidemure var hver 1,5 m brede. 49Forhallen målte 10 m gange 5,5 m. En trappe førte op til forhallen, og der var søjler på begge sider af trappen.
1In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither. 2In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.40.2 by which: or, upon which 3And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. 4And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
5And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.
6¶ Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.40.6 which looketh…: Heb. whose face was the way toward the east 7And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed. 8He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed. 9Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward. 10And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. 11And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.40.12 space: Heb. limit, or, bound 13He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. 14He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate. 15And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits. 16And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.40.16 narrow: Heb. closed40.16 arches: or, galleries, or, porches40.16 inward: or, within 17Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement. 18And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement. 19Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.40.19 without: or, from without
20¶ And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.40.20 that looked: Heb. whose face was 21And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.40.21 arches: or, galleries, or, porches 22And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them. 23And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.
24¶ After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures. 25And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
27And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits. 28And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures; 29And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 30And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.40.30 broad: Heb. breadth 31And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
32¶ And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures. 33And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 34And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
35¶ And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures; 36The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 37And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps. 38And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.
39¶ And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering. 40And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.40.40 as one…: or, at the step 41Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices. 42And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.40.43 hooks: or, andirons, or, the two hearthstones
44¶ And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. 45And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.40.45 charge: or, ward, or, ordinance 46And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him. 47So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
48¶ And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. 49The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
