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.
Mto Kutoka Hekaluni
147:1 Za 46:4; Ufu 22:1; Yoe 3:18; Isa 55:1Yule mtu akanirudisha mpaka kwenye ingilio la Hekalu, nami nikaona maji yakitoka chini ya kizingiti cha Hekalu yakitiririkia upande wa mashariki (kwa maana upande wa mbele wa Hekalu ulielekea mashariki). Maji yalikuwa yakitoka chini upande wa kusini wa Hekalu, kusini mwa madhabahu. 247:2 Eze 40:35Ndipo akanitoa nje kupitia lango la kaskazini na kunizungusha mpaka kwenye lango la nje linaloelekea mashariki, nayo maji yalikuwa yakitiririka kutoka upande wa kusini.
347:3 Eze 40:3; Ufu 11:1Mtu yule alipokwenda upande wa mashariki akiwa na kamba ya kupimia mkononi mwake, akapima dhiraa 1,00047:3 Dhiraa 1,000 ni sawa na mita 450. kisha akanipitisha kwenye hayo maji ambayo yalifika kwenye vifundo vya miguu. 4Akapima dhiraa 1,000 nyingine na kunipitisha kwenye hayo maji ambayo yalifika magotini. Akapima dhiraa nyingine 1,000 na kunipitisha kwenye hayo maji ambayo yalifika kiunoni. 547:5 Isa 11:9; Hab 2:14; Mwa 2:10Akapima tena dhiraa 1,000 nyingine, lakini wakati huu yalikuwa mto ambao sikuweza kuvuka, kwa kuwa maji yalikuwa na kina kirefu ambacho ni cha kuogelea, mto ambao hakuna mtu yeyote ambaye angeweza kuvuka. 647:6 Ufu 22:2; Isa 41:19Akaniuliza, “Je, mwanadamu, unaona hili?”
Kisha akanirudisha mpaka kwenye ukingo wa huo mto. 747:7 Eze 47:12; Ufu 22:2; Za 1:3; 92:12Nilipofika pale, nikaona idadi kubwa ya miti kila upande wa ule mto.
847:8 Ufu 17:15; Yos 3:16; Isa 41:18; Kum 3:17Akaniambia, “Haya maji yanatiririka kuelekea nchi ya mashariki na kushuka mpaka Araba,47:8 Araba hapa ina maana ya Bonde la Yordani. ambapo huingia Baharini. Yanapomwagikia kwenye hiyo Bahari,47:8 Bahari hapa ina maana ya Bahari ya Chumvi. maji yaliyoko humo huponywa na kuwa safi. 947:9 Isa 12:3; Yn 4:14; 1Kor 15:45; Yn 7:37-38Popote mto huu uendapo kila kiumbe hai kinachoyaparamia hayo maji kitaishi, nako kutakuwa na samaki wengi mno, mara maji haya yafikapo huko. Maji hayo yatakuwa hai na kila kitu kitakachoishi kule mto uendako. 1047:10 Isa 19:8; Mt 4:19; Yos 15:62; Eze 26:5; Mt 13:47; Hes 34:6Wavuvi watasimama kando ya bahari, kuanzia En-Gedi hadi En-Eglaimu huko patakuwa mahali pa kutandaza nyavu za kuvulia samaki. Samaki watakuwa wa aina nyingi, kama samaki wa Bahari Kuu47:10 Bahari Kuu hapa ina maana ya Bahari ya Mediterania. 1147:11 Kum 29:23Lakini madimbwi yake na mabwawa yake hayatakuwa na maji yanayofaa kunywa, bali yatabakia kuwa maji ya chumvi. 1247:12 Mwa 2:9; Ufu 22:2; Yer 17:8; Ay 18:6; Eze 36:8Miti ya matunda ya kila aina itaota kwenye kingo zote mbili za mto huu. Majani yake hayatanyauka wala haitaacha kuwa na matunda katika matawi yake. Kila mwezi kutakuwa na matunda, kwa sababu maji yatokayo patakatifu yanaitiririkia. Matunda yake yatakuwa chakula na majani yake yatakuwa dawa.”
Mipaka Mipya Ya Nchi
1347:13 Hes 34:2-12; Yer 3:18; Mwa 48:5-16; 49:26Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “Hii ndiyo mipaka ambayo kwayo mtagawanya hiyo nchi kuwa urithi miongoni mwa hayo makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli, pamoja na mafungu mawili ya Yosefu. 1447:14 Kum 1:8; Mwa 12:7; Eze 36:12Mtagawa kwa usawa miongoni mwao. Kwa sababu niliapa kwa mkono ulioinuliwa kuwapa baba zenu, nchi hii itakuwa urithi wenu.
1547:15 Eze 48:1; Hes 34:2-8“Huu ndio utakuwa mpaka wa hiyo nchi:
“Upande wa kaskazini utaanzia Bahari Kuu kwa njia ya Hethloni kupitia Lebo-Hamathi hadi maingilio ya Sedadi. 1647:16 2Sam 8:8; Hes 13:21; Yer 49:23; Amo 6:2Berotha na Sibraimu (ambao uko kwenye mpaka kati ya Dameski na Hamathi), hadi kufikia Haser-Hatikoni, ambao uko katika mpaka wa Haurani. 1747:17 Hes 34:9; Eze 48:1Hivyo mpaka utaendelea kuanzia Baharini hadi Hasar-Enoni, ukiambaa na mpaka wa kaskazini wa Dameski, pamoja na mpaka wa Hamathi upande wa kaskazini. Huu utakuwa ndio mpaka wa kaskazini.
1847:18 Eze 27:18Upande wa mashariki mpaka utapita kati ya Haurani na Dameski, kuambaa Yordani na kati ya Gileadi na nchi ya Israeli, hadi bahari ya mashariki47:18 Bahari ya mashariki hapa ina maana ya Bahari ya Chumvi. na kufika Tamari. Huu utakuwa ndio mpaka wa mashariki.
1947:19 Mwa 15:18; Kum 32:51; Isa 27:12; Eze 48:28Upande wa kusini utaanzia Tamari hadi kufikia maji ya Meriba-Kadeshi, kisha utaambaa na Kijito cha Misri hadi Bahari Kuu. Huu utakuwa ndio mpaka wa kusini.
2047:20 Hes 13:21; 34:6; Eze 48:1Upande wa magharibi, Bahari Kuu itakuwa ndio mpaka hadi kwenye sehemu mkabala na Lebo-Hamathi. Huu utakuwa ndio mpaka wa magharibi.
2147:21 Kum 24:19; Efe 2:19-22; Rum 10:12; Law 24:22; Mal 3:5; Efe 3:6; Isa 56:6-7“Mtagawanya nchi hii miongoni mwenu kufuatana na makabila ya Israeli. 2247:22 Mdo 2:5; Efe 2:19-22; Rum 10:12; Efe 3:6; Ufu 7:9-10; Gal 3:28; Kol 3:11Mtaigawanya kuwa urithi kwa ajili yenu na kwa ajili ya wageni wanaoishi miongoni mwenu na ambao wana watoto. Wao watakuwa kwenu kama wenyeji wazawa wa Israeli, pamoja na ninyi watagawiwa urithi miongoni mwa makabila ya Israeli. 2347:23 Kum 10:19Katika kabila lolote mgeni atakapoishi hapo ndipo mtakapompatia urithi wake,” asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
