Ezekiel 47 – NIVUK & CCBT

New International Version – UK

Ezekiel 47:1-23

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 towards 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 round 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 530 metres 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 towards 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.

18On 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.

19On 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.

20On 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.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

以西結書 47:1-23

從聖殿流出的水

1他又領我回到聖殿門口,我看見有水從聖殿的門檻下往東流去。殿的正面朝東,這水從殿的南側經祭壇的南邊往下流。 2隨後他領我由北門出來,從外面繞到外院的東門,我見水從東門的南面涓涓流出。

3那人手拿量繩向東量了五百米,然後領我涉水前行,水深及踝。 4他又量了五百米,領我涉水前行,水深及膝。他又量了五百米,領我涉水前行,水深及腰。 5他又量了五百米,水已高漲成河,足可游泳,無法再涉水而行。 6他問我:「人子啊,你看見了什麼?」

然後,他帶我回到河邊, 7我發現河的兩岸長滿了樹木。 8他對我說:「這水向東流,經過亞拉巴流到鹽海,使那裡的鹹水變為淡水。 9河水流經的地方,萬物滋長,魚產豐盛,因為河水使那裡的鹹水變成淡水了。 10漁夫要站在岸邊捕魚,從隱·基底隱·以革蓮都是曬網的地方。那裡的魚就像大海的魚一樣種類繁多。 11但沼澤和濕窪之地卻不會改變,留作產鹽之地。 12沿河兩岸長著各種果樹,樹的葉子不會枯乾,果實也不會斷絕。樹必月月結出新果,不但果實可吃,葉子還可作藥用,因為這水是從聖所流出來的。」

地界

13主耶和華說:「你要按照我劃定的地界,把土地分給以色列的十二支派作產業,除約瑟支派47·13 約瑟支派」就是以法蓮和瑪拿西兩支派。要得兩份地業外, 14其他各支派都要均分,因為我曾起誓將這地方賜給你們祖先。這地方必成為你們的產業。

15「以下是這地方的地界:北界從地中海岸經希特倫哈馬口、西達達16比羅他大馬士革哈馬邊界中間的西伯蓮,一直到浩蘭邊界的哈撒·哈提幹17這樣,北界是從地中海岸一直到大馬士革邊界的哈撒·以難,以哈馬為界。

18「東界是從北界南下經浩蘭大馬士革、沿著基列以色列中間的約旦河為界,一直伸展到東部的海。

19「南界從他瑪西經米利巴·加低斯泉和埃及小河直到地中海。

20「西界從南界沿地中海的海岸到北界哈馬口對面的地方。

21「你們要按照以色列的各支派分這塊地, 22用抽籤的方法來分產業,也要分給在你們中間居住、生兒育女的外族人。你們要視他們如同以色列人,要讓他們與你們同分產業。 23他們居住在哪一支派,哪一支派便要把產業分給他們。這是主耶和華說的。」