The River From the Temple
1The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. 2He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the south side.
3As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits47:3 That is, about 1,700 feet or about 530 meters and then led me through water that was ankle-deep. 4He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist. 5He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross. 6He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?”
Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7When I arrived there, I saw a great number of trees on each side of the river. 8He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah,47:8 Or the Jordan Valley where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh. 9Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live. 10Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea. 11But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt. 12Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”
The Boundaries of the Land
13This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “These are the boundaries of the land that you will divide among the twelve tribes of Israel as their inheritance, with two portions for Joseph. 14You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your ancestors, this land will become your inheritance.
15“This is to be the boundary of the land:
“On the north side it will run from the Mediterranean Sea by the Hethlon road past Lebo Hamath to Zedad, 16Berothah47:15,16 See Septuagint and 48:1; Hebrew road to go into Zedad, 16 Hamath, Berothah. and Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer Hattikon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17The boundary will extend from the sea to Hazar Enan,47:17 Hebrew Enon, a variant of Enan along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.
18“On the east side the boundary will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Dead Sea and as far as Tamar.47:18 See Syriac; Hebrew Israel. You will measure to the Dead Sea. This will be the eastern boundary.
19“On the south side it will run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. This will be the southern boundary.
20“On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath. This will be the western boundary.
21“You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners residing among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance,” declares the Sovereign Lord.
从圣殿流出的水
1他又领我回到圣殿门口，我看见有水从圣殿的门槛下往东流去。殿的正面朝东，这水从殿的南侧经祭坛的南边往下流。 2随后他领我由北门出来，从外面绕到外院的东门，我见水从东门的南面涓涓流出。
3那人手拿量绳向东量了五百米，然后领我涉水前行，水深及踝。 4他又量了五百米，领我涉水前行，水深及膝。他又量了五百米，领我涉水前行，水深及腰。 5他又量了五百米，水已高涨成河，足可游泳，无法再涉水而行。 6他问我：“人子啊，你看见了什么？”
然后，他带我回到河边， 7我发现河的两岸长满了树木。 8他对我说：“这水向东流，经过亚拉巴流到盐海，使那里的咸水变为淡水。 9河水流经的地方，万物滋长，鱼产丰盛，因为河水使那里的咸水变成淡水了。 10渔夫要站在岸边捕鱼，从隐·基底到隐·以革莲都是晒网的地方。那里的鱼就像大海的鱼一样种类繁多。 11但沼泽和湿洼之地却不会改变，留作产盐之地。 12沿河两岸长着各种果树，树的叶子不会枯干，果实也不会断绝。树必月月结出新果，不但果实可吃，叶子还可作药用，因为这水是从圣所流出来的。”
地界
13主耶和华说：“你要按照我划定的地界，把土地分给以色列的十二支派作产业，除约瑟支派47:13 “约瑟支派”就是以法莲和玛拿西两支派。要得两份地业外， 14其他各支派都要均分，因为我曾起誓将这地方赐给你们祖先。这地方必成为你们的产业。
15“以下是这地方的地界：北界从地中海岸经希特伦到哈马口、西达达、 16比罗他和大马士革与哈马边界中间的西伯莲，一直到浩兰边界的哈撒·哈提干。 17这样，北界是从地中海岸一直到大马士革边界的哈撒·以难，以哈马为界。
18“东界是从北界南下经浩兰、大马士革、沿着基列和以色列中间的约旦河为界，一直伸展到东部的海。
19“南界从他玛西经米利巴·加低斯泉和埃及小河直到地中海。
20“西界从南界沿地中海的海岸到北界哈马口对面的地方。
21“你们要按照以色列的各支派分这块地， 22用抽签的方法来分产业，也要分给在你们中间居住、生儿育女的外族人。你们要视他们如同以色列人，要让他们与你们同分产业。 23他们居住在哪一支派，哪一支派便要把产业分给他们。这是主耶和华说的。”
