Ezekiel 44 – KJV & CCBT

King James Version

Ezekiel 44:1-31

1Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. 2Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. 3It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

4¶ Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face. 5And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.44.5 mark well: Heb. set thine heart44.5 mark well: Heb. set thine heart 6And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations, 7In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.44.7 strangers: Heb. children of a stranger 8And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.44.8 my charge: or, my ward, or, ordinance

9¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.

10And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity. 11Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. 12Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.44.12 caused…: Heb. were for a stumblingblock of iniquity unto, etc 13And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed. 14But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

15¶ But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD: 16They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

17¶ And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 18They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.44.18 with…: or, in sweating places: Heb. in, or, with sweat 19And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments. 20Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads. 21Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. 22Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.44.22 put…: Heb. thrust forth44.22 that had…: Heb. from a priest 23And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. 24And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. 25And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 26And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. 27And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD. 28And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. 29They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.44.29 dedicated: or, devoted 30And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.44.30 And the first: or, And the chief 31The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

以西結書 44:1-31

君王,利未人和祭司

1那人又把我帶到聖殿外院的東門,門關閉著。 2耶和華對我說:「這門必須關閉,不可打開。沒有人能從這門進入,因為以色列的上帝耶和華已從這門進入,所以這門必須關閉。 3只有君王可以坐在裡面,在耶和華面前進食。他要從門廊進入,也要從原路出去。」

4他帶我從北門來到殿前,我看見耶和華的榮光充滿了祂的殿,我就俯伏在地。 5耶和華對我說:「人子啊,你要認真看,仔細聽我講有關聖殿的一切規矩和法則,記住所有的出入口。 6然後告訴那些叛逆的以色列人,『主耶和華這樣說,以色列人啊,你們行可憎的事,該夠了吧! 7你們獻上食物、脂肪和血的同時,竟將那些身心未受割禮的外族人領進我的聖所,褻瀆我的殿,破壞我的約,使你們罪上加罪。 8你們自己不管理我的聖物,卻把我的聖所給外人治理。

9「『因此,主耶和華說,以色列人中身心未受割禮的外族人不可進入我的聖所。

10「『以色列人走入歧途時,有些利未人也遠離我、追隨偶像,他們必須承擔自己犯罪的後果。 11然而,他們仍要在我的聖殿供職,看管殿門,為百姓屠宰燔祭牲和其他祭牲,服侍他們。 12因為利未人帶動以色列人拜偶像,使以色列人陷入罪中,所以我起誓,他們必承擔自己犯罪的後果。這是主耶和華說的。 13他們不得走近我,不可做我的祭司,也不得走近我的聖物或至聖之物,他們必因自己的可憎行徑蒙羞。 14然而,我要委派他們管理聖殿,辦理殿中所有的事務。

15「『以色列人走入歧途時,利未撒督的子孫仍然在我的聖所盡忠職守,因此他們可以接近我、事奉我,侍立在我面前,獻上脂肪和祭牲的血。這是主耶和華說的。 16只有他們可以進入我的聖所,在我的桌前事奉我,遵行我的吩咐。 17他們從內院的門進入殿內供職的時候,要穿細麻布衣服,不可穿羊毛衣服。 18他們要戴細麻布頭巾,穿細麻布褲子,不可穿使人容易出汗的衣服。 19他們出去外院見百姓的時候,必須脫下供職時穿的衣服,放在聖屋,穿上普通的衣服後再出去,免得通過聖衣把聖潔帶到百姓身上。 20他們不可剃光頭,也不可留長頭髮,只可修剪頭髮。 21祭司進入內院之前,不可喝酒。 22他們不可娶寡婦或被休的婦女為妻,只能娶以色列的處女或祭司的遺孀。 23他們要教導我的子民辨別聖與俗,潔淨與不潔淨。 24他們要審理訴訟之事,按我的律例斷是非。他們必須按我定的律例和法度遵守一切節期,守安息日為聖日。 25他們不可走近死屍,免得玷污自己,除非死者是自己的父母、子女、弟兄或未出嫁的姊妹。 26祭司得到潔淨後,要再等七天。 27他進入內院的聖所事奉時,要為自己獻上贖罪祭,這是主耶和華說的。

28「『祭司不可在以色列擁有自己的產業,因為我就是他們的產業。 29他們的食物是以色列人獻上的素祭、贖罪祭和贖過祭。凡獻給耶和華的都歸他們, 30各種初熟的出產和各種供物都應歸給祭司。你們將初熟的麥子磨成麵給祭司,福氣就必臨到你們的家。 31無論是自然死亡的,還是被其他野獸咬死的禽獸,祭司都不可吃。