1Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: 2And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. 3And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.43.3 when…: or, when I came to prophesy that the city should be destroyed 4And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 5So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. 6And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
7¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. 8In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.43.8 and the…: or, for there was but a wall between me and them 9Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
10¶ Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.43.10 pattern: or, sum, or, number 11And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 12This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
13¶ And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.43.13 bottom: Heb. bosom43.13 edge: Heb. lip 14And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit. 15So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.43.15 the altar shall: Heb. Harel, that is, the mountain of God43.15 the altar and: Heb. Ariel, that is, the lion of God 16And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof. 17And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
18¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon. 19And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering. 20And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. 21Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. 22And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. 23When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 24And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 25Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish. 26Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.43.26 consecrate…: Heb. fill their hands 27And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.43.27 peace…: or, thank offerings
耶和華的榮光充滿聖殿
1後來，那人帶我來到東門， 2只見以色列上帝的榮光從東方而來，祂的聲音如澎湃的洪濤，大地也因祂的榮耀而發出光芒。 3這異象如同我從前在祂毀滅耶路撒冷時看見的異象，也像我在迦巴魯河邊看見的異象，我便俯伏在地。 4耶和華的榮光從東門進入聖殿。 5上帝的靈把我舉起，帶我進入內院，耶和華的榮光充滿聖殿。
6那人仍然站在我身旁，我聽見有一位從殿中對我說： 7「人子啊，這裡是我的寶座，是我踏腳的地方，我要與以色列人永遠同住。以色列的君民必不再因不忠貞或在高處為他們死去的君王立碑而玷污我的聖名。 8他們不再在我聖殿旁邊建廟宇，使它們的門檻和門柱緊挨著我的門檻和門柱，以致我與它們只有一牆之隔。他們曾經行可憎的事，玷污我的聖名，所以我發怒消滅他們。 9現在，他們要停止祭拜偶像和他們死去的君王，我就永遠住在他們當中。
10「人子啊，你要向以色列人描述所看見的聖殿，讓他們思考聖殿的設計，使他們為自己的罪惡而羞愧。 11他們若為自己的行為感到羞愧，你就把殿的構造、出入口等整個設計，以及殿中的一切律例和法則告訴他們，並且當著他們的面寫下來，讓他們忠於設計，遵守律例。 12殿所在的山頂周圍都是至聖之地，這是有關殿的法則。
13「以下是祭壇的尺寸，底槽深五十釐米，與四邊的寬度相等，周圍環繞著一條二十二釐米高的邊框， 14從底座到下層臺座高一米，邊寬五十釐米，下層臺座到上一層高二米，邊寬五十釐米。 15最高一層是祭台，高二米，祭台上的四角向上突起。 16祭台是方形的，長寬各六米， 17下面的臺座是方形的，長寬各七米，周圍環繞著一條二十五釐米高的邊框。底座四圍的邊寬五十釐米，上祭台的石階在東面。」
18祂對我說：「人子啊，主耶和華這樣說，『祭壇建成後，要按以下的規矩在上面獻燔祭和灑血。 19你要將一頭公牛犢作為贖罪祭給撒督後裔中做祭司的利未人，他們可以前來事奉我。這是主耶和華說的。 20取些公牛犢的血抹在祭壇的四角、臺座的四角和四邊，使祭壇潔淨，為祭壇贖罪， 21並把贖罪用的公牛犢拿到聖所外指定的地方焚燒。 22第二天，你要獻上一頭毫無殘疾的公山羊作贖罪祭，就像獻公牛一樣，使祭壇潔淨。 23祭壇潔淨後，你要取來一頭毫無殘疾的公牛犢和一隻毫無殘疾的公綿羊， 24祭司要把鹽撒在祭牲上，作為燔祭獻在耶和華面前。 25一連七天，每天都要獻上一隻公山羊、一頭公牛犢和一隻公綿羊作贖罪祭，都不可有殘疾。 26在這七天之內，他們要為祭壇贖罪，使壇潔淨，成為聖壇。 27從第八天開始，祭司要在祭壇上獻你們的燔祭和平安祭，我必悅納你們。這是主耶和華說的。』」
